I Never Meant to Hurt the Ones Who Cared

Bellona sighed as she watched Mr. Baker teach in class about what they would be covering this semester. Logic Pro, Cubase, and all that jazz. She already knew how to work those programs, and without problems, but she needed to take this course so that she could get into Advanced Audio Eng.

When he spoke about how Cubase was a rather difficult program to work with, a silent chuckle left her lips. It wasn't difficult unless someone decided to try and open every single application on the computer, then told you to fix it.

She wasn't paying much attention to what he was saying, rather thinking back to all the good times that Jimmy and her had. He had taught her how to professionally record instruments, teaching her how to use all the software and such. She couldn't help but think about how much different her life would have been if he was still around. She wouldn't be stuck in this shitty school with the possibility of running into her old classmates. Owen would be growing up with a father figure in his life, and she would be able to take care of him all the time instead of pushing him towards a pre-school that he was too young for.

The bell suddenly rang which made Bellona jump in her seat a tiny bit. She could have sworn she saw Baker laugh a tiny bit when that happened. Packing up her books, she headed out the door and down the hall to her next class which was Music Appreciation.

There were only ten people seated in the class when the second bell rang. It shocked her a bit to be in such a small class and it scared her a bit that it may mean they were up for doing more group work.

Her thoughts got interrupted as a big bulky man stepped into the classroom. He had short hair that seemed like it was just growing out from a buzz cut and was dressed in a white button up shirt and dress pants. The get-up seemed to make him look a bit out of place and Bellona tried not to laugh as he struggled with reaching for the markers, his arms almost bulging out of the shirt.

As he wrote his name on the whiteboard Bellona couldn't help but roll her eyes. He had to be the most typical teacher ever, or a new one, with doing such rookie moves.

"I'm Mr. Sanders" He spoke loudly "I'll be your Music Appreciation teacher."

After he spoke he paused for a while. He didn't know what to say next and Bellona could see the quick panic in his eyes before he regained his composure and started talking to the class about what they were to expect out of this class.

He went on for a while about the requirements to be in the class and what marks we needed to get into the next course. As he babbled on, Bellona couldn't help but smile at the way he sometimes got nervous. She wondered if this was his first time teaching, and if it wasn't, she hoped to God his first day as a teacher wasn't worse than this.

He finished his speech early which left him confused as to what he should say or do. He took a second to pause before he spoke up again enthusiastically.

"Well since we're a rather small class, why don't we get to know each other?" He grinned "We'll go from left to right - introduce yourself, your name, age, and… your favourite band/artist!"

Bellona groaned inside. Great, the last thing she needed was for people to know who she was. She preferred to be on the sidelines and unseen. She didn't go to college to make friends, rather just so she could get in, get out, and get a good job.

When the line reached her, she shuffled a bit in her seat, uncomfortable with all eyes on her.

"Err, my name's Bellona Sullivan" She stuttered a tiny bit which he thought was adorable "I'm twenty five, and my favourite band… is Metallica I guess"

He stood there in awe for a second. He couldn't believe that he didn't notice her at first but in his defence he was scared shitless of how his first day of teaching would go. Even though he was known as a heartless bastard in his previous "career", he wanted to do this correctly. He just hoped his students wouldn't be that afraid of him.

Bellona shifted in her seat again awkwardly as she waited for him to say something. He blinked a few times before jumping up from his desk enthusiastically.

"Well my name's Matthew Sanders, I'm twenty nine, my favourite band's Guns N Roses… however I do fancy Metallica quite a bit" He smirked in Bellona's direction which made her blush a tiny bit.

He then started a discussion with the students talking about music which Bellona just sat there quietly listening to. It disappointed him a bit but he could tell that there were some barriers that he would have to break down to get to know the girl.

When the bell rang again he bid them farewell, letting him know how excited he was to get to know all of them. He made sure to put emphasis on "all" hoping that she could catch onto that. He watched as Bellona made her way out of the class quickly and couldn't help but to think to himself that this would be an interesting ride.