Scandal (A Brittana Fanfic)

Lima Bean

I walk into Lima Bean later. Everyone turns to stare at me. 

Screw them.

I see Ms. Pierce sitting at a table reading the newspaper. 

I slowly sit across from her, scared she's going to say I'm a bad person or that I let her down. 

"Hey," she says, smiling. 

Am I in a dream? 

Seriously, someone pinch me. 

"Hi," I mumble. 

"So where do we start?" she asks. 

"Wait, you aren't going to lecture me about how violence isn't the answer?" 

Ms. Pierce looks right into my eyes. It sends shivers down my spine. 

"We've all had bad days." 

"Am I going to be suspended?" I ask. 

"Quinn told Figgins she provoked you. Said some things she shouldn't have. But you still broke her nose and dislocated her shoulder, so you have a month's worth of detention." 

"Damn. I'd almost rather be suspended," I say. 

"Don't worry. I made sure that I was down for monitoring detention this month." 

She did that for me? 

I try not to look happy about having detention with her. I pull my calc book out of my bag. 

"What'd she say to you?" Ms. Pierce asks. 

I look up, startled by her question. 

"Gay stuff. You wouldn't understand," I say quietly. 

Ms. Pierce opens her mouth to say something, but then stops herself. 

The air feels really thick. 

"So calc, huh? I was actually a math genius," she says with a cocky yet adorable grin. 

"You were?" I ask. She breaks out in laughter.

"Hell no. But I can try, can't I?" 

She opens the book and her eyes widen.

"Complicated, isn't it?" I ask with a smirk. 

"No way! I so got this!" she playfully scoffs. 

She takes out a piece of paper and starts writing down an equation. She looks up and sees me staring. I feel my face heat up in embarassment.

"Write!" she says. 

I do as I'm told.