Starstruck II: Saruman's Curse

Tex Ed (Texas Abstinence Program AU)

  It was a beautiful Wednesday morning in Wichita Falls, Texas. The birds were chirping, the flowers were opening, and the sun was creeping up over the snow-capped mountains. Everything about this day screamed perfection. What could possibly go wrong on this amazing day?

Down below, families were stirring. Mothers were waking their sleepy children and fathers were showering and reading the morning paper before heading off to work. In the middle of the town, at St. John's High School, teachers were preparing their lessons for the day. All except for one, Mrs. C'Dello.

"Now Janis, we've gone over this a hundred times. You can't teach what you're teaching. It's just... not right." A bulky, balding man was sitting behind a mahogany desk. He was sweating a little bit, and his uneven nipples were just visible through his ugly button down shirt. "I'm sorry. We have to let you go." Janis looked up clutching a tissue with tears in her eyes.

"You can't do this! I've done nothing wrong. All I'm trying to do is give those kids a proper understanding on how their bodies are changing. I've taken these kids from mindless, immature children to well informed young adults. You can't possibly tell me that teaching them is a reason to fire me!"

"Janis, my hands are tied. Our curriculum for health is abstinence only. I've gotten calls from angry parents who are ready to go to the superintendent and the local news." He looked down at his hands knowing that he was wrong but knowing the alternative was even worse. "You'll have 30 minutes to collect your things and be off the premises." He got up from his chair and walked over to the door gesturing for Janis to leave.

The hallways were filled with sleep deprived teenagers walking to their lockers and talking with their friends. Some were rushing to finish the homework that was assigned last night, others were catching up on the latest gossip, and some were mindlessly standing at their open lockers staring at the head cheerleader and she bent over to pick up the pencil she "dropped".

"Whatcha lookin' at?"

The boy at the locker jumped hitting his head on the top shelf of his locker. "What the hell Dean! Don't sneak up on me like that."

"Well, you seemed to really be enjoying the view. I can't say I blame you for staring though. She is grade A meat." Dean was now watching her walk down the hall with his mouth open and was drooling a little.

"Boys are so obvious." Startled, both the boys jumped. Standing behind them was a group of giggling girls. "You know if you take a picture it would last longer." Sammy blushed and could feel the front of his pants becoming abnormally tight.

"Ha-ha. Yeah, I mean, I wasn't staring. I was just trying to see the poster behind her."

"Nice save." The boy next to him hissed in his ear.

"Shut up Dean. I'll see you at lunch."

Dean glared at him for a minute before reading the air and leaving.

*Ring*

"Ezri, come on. We can't be late again."

"I'll be right behind you guys." Ezri turned around and gave the girl a 'go or I'll kill you' look and turned back to Sammy who was now red from ear to ear.

"So, wanna walk me to class?" Ezri asked with a sly smile.

"I'll do you one better. I'll go to class with you."

"What? You can't just go to a different class because you want to."

Sammy chuckled and dug through his notebook pulling out a crisp white piece of paper. "Here. Look at this. My schedule changed."