REWRITE THE STARS ― doctor who

school reunion

Chapter Seven : School Reunion

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CLAUDIA DIDN'T CARE MUCH FOR CHILDREN.

She never had and she probably never would. She liked Ben, Lisa's son, and occasionally other kids they'd end up with on hunts. But she didn't really get along with them very well. Claudia always thought they were rambunctious, reckless, and frankly, annoying.

Besides, most of them were blessed with a childhood she'd never get to have and a part of her was jealous of that.

So going undercover as a Latin teacher in the small private school, Deffry Vale High School seemed just about the worst cover she could think of. She'd prefer to be a lunch lady but when she interviewed for the position, the Headmaster stated they were missing a Latin teacher and would love to refill the position.

The Headmaster, who, was by all means, incredibly creepy.

With an annoyed look at the Doctor for dragging her into this position in the first place, she used her knowledge of the language and was to teach the extra-curricular at the will of students.

So far: five had signed up.

"Say it with me, class," she said again, staring out at the blank faces of the kids in front of her. "Bonum. Mane. Good morning."

Nothing.

Claudia sighed, gesturing a hand up and taking a seat at her desk. "Yeah, whatever, I don't even care. Just do your other homework, use it as a free period."

Lost in her thoughts, she stared down at The Hobbit, which she hadn't read a page of since beginning her travels with the Doctor, and thought about the last time she'd gone undercover at a school.

She and her brothers were investigating a string of murders at a high school they'd spent months in. It was one of the longer schools and they all felt attached to it, or at least, the boys. Claudia hadn't had the best time in school, especially there, where she was mocked for her baggy clothes and unruly hair and "boyish demeanor."

Dean protected her for a while, but he got a girlfriend and Sam made a few friends. She defended herself against the bullies physical torments, but the notes and crude drawings; the mental torture really did her head in.

She wasn't very happy to go back.

Looking on it now, sat in a British private school teaching Latin to five students, she'd do anything to be a kid again -- to be with Sam and Dean again. Before the demons and angels, before Sam died and her and Dean stopped being a family.

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"Do you like the fries?" Claudia asked, taking a seat next to the Doctor in the cafeteria. "I don't think I like them, they're strange."

"Nor me," he smiled, "fries, you're so American."

"That's been established, thanks for pointing out the obvious."

His smile fell and he looked over her face curiously. Her eyes were darting around the school, landing on certain kids an a painful look would cross her face.

"You alright?"

She nodded, half-listening, her mind full of thoughts of her brother. "Yeah," she smiled tightly. "Fine."