The Dean of the School for Evil

Part 1

I saw them, I paid them close attention and they, in return, pretend they don't see me, my judging look. Maybe it's for the best, the last boy that deviated his eyes long enough to try to read my thoughts almost got decapitated, nervousness kills, stupidity kills. Luckily for him I wasn't nervous. I was paying attention and entervin before he lost his head, literally.

I kept watching, I was little older than then maybe 5 to 8 years and yet we seemed ages apart, technique wise. I couldn't help but frown in disgust at their foot work and poor balance. And, the worst thing of all, their creativity, no one plays a little bit dirty anymore, no one takes winning above all things anymore, how are they supposed to make it in the real world?

I felt like my brain cells were dying watching this, I couldn't take it anymore. At that moment I was sure I had made the right decision, teaching this little fencing, defence classes wasn't for me. There was no excitement, no rush, no real danger, there was only cringe and headaches. I couldn't stand this much longer. I'm surprised I even lasted 5 years.

I stood up, slowly but with confidence, I didn't have to make any noise, as soon as the boys saw me they took their position, straight back, swords down, turned to me. They waited for me to speak like dogs, God this was boring, I scared their souls so deep hoping they would fight back that I just broke them and now they are just... obedient.

I breathed out and rubbed my temple to ease the pain.

"This is about the most disgust and suffering I can take. Please... do yourselves a favour and just take a look in the mirror" I looked at them, hoping for a reaction, a challenge, some brave kid who would dare to fight me to prove me wrong, nothing "Get out of my sight"

With that they retrieve to whatever the hell place they usually go when I get tired of seeing them fail.

"They are terrified of you... and yet... they seem your approval" said a voice behind me, a voice so familiar I didn't even have to turn to know who it belonged to.

"That's even sadder... If they don't react out of fear what do they react to"

Now by my side, stood the grand chancellor of this institution, if you could call it that. Evylin Poole, a hypnotising woman who always fell on my soft side. She was the boss, the mother witch of this coven and I was supposed to train and command the grand army that would protect it from anything and anyone. Truly, if it was anyone asking me to take this task I would have laughed and left but the things I do for strong, independent women...

"I was so much happier as a sword for sell"

"I told you this place would make you bitter and bored"

I finally turned to her with a smirk.

"You think I'm bitter?"

She raised her eyebrow looking at me, as if it was revealing news.

"Then, lord of all wisdom, why did you ask me to stay? To do... this?"

"Well" she said wrapping her arm around my waist, pulling me closer to her, making me relax and put down the ice wall "You can't blame me for trying to keep you around"

I melted into her touch, with her I didn't even try to resist anymore, there was really no use. I let my head fall on her shoulder and she leaned her on mine. It hurt to have to tell her that I was leaving, maybe it was one of the few people who it hurt me to do so, who made me reconsider just to not have to let them down.

"For the record my dear," I looked at her hopping but she kept her eyes focused on the distance of the ball room "I think you did the right call, even if it pains me so to see you leave"

My heart sank, it pained me too, the thought of not seeing her everyday, I didn't have to say it, I couldn't but she knew it. I leaned my head back on her shoulder and hoped I could just kidnap her to take her with me, she would come, only if just for the fun of it and to be close to me but she had responsibilities and I couldn't ask that of her. So I just enjoyed the last moment before I left.

"I got in contact with the Dean to make sure they would take care of my girl" she laid her hand softly on my cheek and I felt some tears starting to escape, I fought it the best I could but some of the assholes managed to run down my cheeks. I don't remember the last time I felt this small, I didn't liked it for one bit, but at least now I was sure she knew how much she meant to me and how hard it was to say goodbye "For what she said... the school is a chaos" her voice cracked a bit and I saw how my tears triggered hers "You will have a lot of fun"

I escaped her hand that held the side of my face so I could hold her properly, I hugged her like I was never seeing her again, like she was the one leaving, but that wasn't the truth I was leaving, willingly and leaving her behind.

"If you need me, if anyone tries to hurt you I will run back and cut their head" I said, fooling myself, she didn't need protection, she was the last person in the world who needed it.

That made her laugh, not because she didn't believe in me but because of how much she was going to miss me playing guard dog like she couldn't smite me with a twist of her finger.

"Don't say that too much little one, I might just put myself in harm's way every time I miss you" she pulled away from the hug so that she could look me in the eye one last time, my green eyes where now pools of tears and it broke her heart when most people even doubted she had one to begin with "then I wouldn't get anything done now would I?"

"Just promise me you will come back when you're bored with all of it"

I leaned my forehead against her.

"I wouldn't dream of running anywhere else..." I looked around the ballroom to the practice swords and equipment all over the ground "Just not as a fencing teacher"

We laughed together and whipped our tears as if it had never happened, ready to face the outside world with our fences up once again. I went to my chambers to retrieve my things, ready to leave, the goodbye with Evelyn made it so much harder though, some part of me wishes I had left without saying goodbye to her, but I could never do something like that. My students were probably happy that I was leaving, more growing room for their self confidence, some will be frustrated that they never got to prove me wrong, probably bragging to their friends how I was lucky to have left because they were this close to put me back on my place, while watching their tone to make sure I wouldn't listen. Better for them, I thought, I was never a good teacher anyway, at least not like this. I was like gravity, I would thought you down so you would learn to stand up and stop being afraid to fall, but instead of standing up they just made friends with the floor and learned how to crawl like snakes. Anyway, evil is not as it used to be, at least not here.

I gave Evelyn one last hug and made my way to The School of Good and Evil where I would be the new commanding officer in charge of a team whose only duty was to protect the school and the students. That was a hard goal, children start eating dirt and provoking wild dogs the second they are left unsupervised, it's incredible the level of stupidity kids nowadays have, but if they didn't die until now they probably won't die all during my shift.