My teacher. | l.s. [Rewrite]

Back again

"You have to tell me how they react when you enter the classroom." Zayn laughed when him and Louis were driving to school in the car.

"For the hundredth time, yes Zayn." Louis groaned, but he was smiling.

He was more than happy to start teaching again and to see his class. Since it was his first day back, he had spent a little more time getting ready this morning to look his best. He had styled his hair into a soft quiff, the hair on the side was quite short again thankfully. Since he had been released from the hospital he hadn't been to the barber and his messy mop was always standing in every direction and he wasn't able to tame it, but yesterday on his way home he had stopped and cut his hair. He had even spent a little more money and had his beard neatly trimmed and shaped. He wore some dark blue dress pants and a light blue button up paired with his black coat. It was still cold outside even though it was already March, but he didn't complain. He loved his coat and he liked cool temperatures so he didn't have to worry about sweating in his shirt.

As usual Louis and Zayn were greeted with whispers and glances when they entered the school, but they were too deep in their conversation about getting new tattoos to worry about it. Harry, Liam and Niall hadn't arrived yet when Louis and Zayn walked past their lockers which made Zayn laugh.

"This is perfect! They'll only see you in class, I can't wait!" He said excitedly.

"You are aware that you won't be there?" Louis asked amused as he looked at his best friend sideways.

"Yes, but you tell me everything in detail, so it's like I was really there." Zayn said as if it was obvious and Louis shook his head at him in amusement.

"You're crazy, man. See you later." He laughed as they parted ways. He wanted to stop by Robert's to clear up a few more things, so he knocked on his door before going inside after hearing Robert calling him inside.

"Louis. Good morning." He smiled as he sat in his chair behind his desk as usual.

"Morning." Louis smiled. "I won't bother you for long, I was just wondering when we can start with the preparation for the finals and if there is anything that has changed while I was away?" Louis got straight to the point after sitting down.

"As far as I know you have already planned your lessons as preparation for the finals during the whole year so you can just continue like this. We both know how well it went, so why change anything?" He shrugged his shoulders happily. "And no, nothing has changed. I suppose you talked to Zayn about what he had taught while you were away?"

"Yes, he gave me all the material and told me where they had stopped." Louis nodded.

"Great." Robert smiled.

"There's one more thing." Louis said slowly. Robert motioned for him to go ahead. "I would like to tutor a group of students who are struggling with certain topics. Would that be possible?" Robert looked at Louis with wide eyes for a moment.

"Louis, I have already given you a raise, I can't pay you extra for this. My resources are limited." He shook his head sadly.

"No, no. You got it wrong. I don't want anything for it. I just want everyone to have a decent degree and unfortunately I can't concentrate on them during classes, so I thought why don't I offer to help them after school?" Louis explained sheepishly.

"You really want to win this price and work here permanently?" Robert chuckled and Louis rolled his eyes jokingly.

"Well, yes. But the main reason is because I know how hard the finals are and if I didn't have help back then I wouldn't be where I am now. I want my students to have a good future unlike other teachers." Louis said seriously and to say that Robert was impressed was an understatement. He knew that Louis had always been someone who cared deeply for others, but this went beyond altruism.