Orion: Missionary Love (ON HOLD)

Chapter 1

CLAIRE'S P.O.V

I am Claire Lorren Harlem. A simple pre-school teacher with the age of 28. I have a one-story house. Its quite big for me with the lot of 200 meters.

Like seriously, what does a young teacher like me, have to do with a big lot? I just need a shelter. In my house I got two big bed rooms. One for my room, one for my guest, just in case someone pays a visit like my brother and mother. I have a kitchen, as any house would, a separate dining area, then for my living room.... Well there's nothing much you need to know about my house, but myself..... Im kinda lonely.

My surname actually came from my mother.... Oh wait, correction, OUR mother, because my father left us when I was like..... 12 years old? I dont wanna talk about it though, why am I talking about it? It puts my good mood off. Anyways, my brother - Marsh Carmichael Harlem- works in Canada and took mother with him. He's a hotel manager, correct me if I'm wrong but, he's like a leader of a certain group there who he tells what to do.. Or if a tourist inquires about the hotel.... Well it's not my bussiness.

I was left here due to my profession, being teacher. I like my job, I like the children.. It's like music when I hear their laughter, or I see a scenery on their drawings.. I dont know, it's like I'm attached to their characters, different types of character, and I have fun when I'm with them. Well, it's natural for teachers, more or less.

I have two best friends, Rose Lyre and Skylar Umbre. Rose is married to Andrew Stellary, and they have a son named Percy Stellary. The three of us-Rose,I, and Skylar- are undeniably close. We used to tease my brother and call him 'Marshmallow', and you guys figure out why.

Back to 6-years-old Percy. He belonged to my class, and part of my responsibility was to look after him. Not like he's more important to other kids but, he is different. His parents are agents,their group is kept as secret,associated and linked with the FBI. Who knows? Maybe their enemies will use the kid as bait or somewhat. So yeah, gotta be careful.

Present time...

Its was near dismissal time, and my pupils were making an activity, which was to draw and make a picture of what they want to be when they grow up. Percy stood up holding his poster. "Excuse me." he said with a thin voice, which appeared cute to me. When his classmate moved, he ran to me holding his artwork. " Miss Claire, does my drawing look nice?" the little boy asked. " May I see?" I reached for the thin A4 bond paper. It was a security guard at a school gate, holding a baton, which made me smile." It is very beautiful, Percy. But if I may ask, why would you like to be a police officer?" I asked. "I just wanted to protect the school from bad guys, and.. And, protect kids like me!" Percy pounced like a boxer and punched the air lightly. I laughed, seeing him act that way. He wanted a dream. A dream to think of, a dream to fulfill.

The school bell rang.

"Class , make sure to review what I taught you today, we'll be having a quiz tomorrow."

"Yes, Miss Claire!"

The children packed up their bags. They skipped their way outside the room. Their laughter filled the air.

When I started to head back to my desk, I saw Percy, just starting to leave. "Oh, Percy! Wait for me." I ran to my chair and took my bag. I approached him and place a hand at his head."Let's go?" We started walking our way to the main gate. With the waiting area empty, I realized that his father hasn't arrived yet.

"Is your father fetching you today?"

"Nope! But my uncle will!"

"Your uncle Marcus?"

I know Marcus. He was Andrew and Rose's teammate, and such a coincidence because he is my brother's best friend.

"Nope! Keep guessing Aunt Claire!"

Yes, he called me Aunt, since his mother IS one of my best friends, after all, but I told him not to call me 'aunt' when his classmates are around.

"Uhhhh... Your uncle Toby?"

Toby is the youngest at their team. He introduced himself to me when it was his first time around fetching the kid. He's charming one of my school co-teacher, same age of his, 22. Shanny Tiffany. They suite each other. ANNND he is Marcus's younger brother.

"Your uncle Kai?"

Kai is my best friend Skylar's boyfriend, so he was kinda scared of me the first time he fetched Percy. I told him if he cheats on Skylar, I'll wreck his life.

Ok... No more uncle to guess with. Rose said she had one teammate I haven't met yet, so I guess he is going to be the one fetching Percy today.

Running out of patience, I looked around and saw a dark blue motorcycle heading towards our way. It stopped right in front of us.

" I'm here to fetch my nephew, Percy." the driver said.

I haven't seen his face yet. But if he's the uncle that Percy had been talking about, he'd introduce himself first.

"I'm John Walker." the guy said, stretching out his hand. I shook it. "Nice to meet you. But I need you to remove your helmet so I'll know who to blame on if something happens." It's better to know who you are trusting than know that he's really the one who's supposed to fetch him. The driver then removed his helmet. Ok... I regret.....

He had a brown charmer hair, blue eyes. And his face... His face had a chiseled feature that made me draw a deep breath. He was well-shaven as he has no mustache or beard.

WELL WHAT DO I CARE ABOUT THAT THINK ABOUT PERCY'S SAFETY!

"Uncle Johny!" the pupil jumped happily and hugged John . Ok, so he's the uncle he was talking about.

"Might you be Claire Lorren Harlem?" he asked. "Mhm. That's my name." I said in a welcoming voice. "Wait, do I know you? How'd you know my name?" I shook my head when I realized he just declared my name without telling him.