Zodiacs' Academy

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Gemini POV
I gather my papers and stand up, ready to walk out of the classroom when I hear someone walking. I look up, startled. I clear my throat and gather myself. It's the boss of everyone. Not Leo, nope. The Mayor.

"Judith, hello! How's your day?" I ask, standing straight with my hands behind my back.

"Thank you for asking dear, it's been great." He smiles at me. I nod. "I came to check up and see how the academy is doing.. It looks like it's doing great."

He moves towards me a little bit. "Especially you," he crosses his arms and smirks, looking at me up and down.

I feel so bare and naked now. I hold my arm in hopes that he will leave and stop... flirting.

"Uh.. umm. Th-thank you,"

"How about we hang out when you're done working?" He moves closer. "I give great massages and I make a killer breakfast sandwich in the morning." He winks and his hand grazes my thigh.

I step back, once again startled, and the back of my leg hits the metal desk hard. I begin feeling pain rush into my knee and I look around, hoping some student left their belongings and would come see what's happening.

"No thanks."

"Come on, Gemmie, it'll be fun!" His finger pulls my skirt up a little bit.

I slap his arm away and he grabs it, stepping back. "What was that for?" He asked.

"I said no, you pervert!"

"I can get you fired," his voice is demeaning.

"Are you threatening me? I'm not going to sleep with you!" I storm out before he can grab me in any means.

I rush to Leo's office, blood rushing to my face. "I need the rest of the day off!" I say strictly as I barge in. I ignore the look of shock on Aries and Taurus's face.

"I'm in the middle of a meeting." Leo folds his fingers together, looking straight into my eyes.

"I need the rest of the day off. I'm going home."

I turn to walk out. "Hey! I didn't dismiss you," Leo calls.

"I need the rest of the day off or else I'm going to break down and punch someone." I say, anger in my voice.

"Okay.. fine, you can leave."

I get out as fast as possible. I'm angry, and I feel harassed. I sit in my car and touch the spots on my thigh that were grazed by that psycho perv. If I lose my job because this guy decided he was horny for a minute, I'm gonna sue him. I don't give a crap if he's the president of the world. If some man touches me-or any woman for that matter- he is not a man, and he decides to be fought against.

A few hours after I get home, there's a knock. I peek through the blinds and open. "Aries?"

"Hey," he runs a hand through his hair. Nervous habit. "Can I come in?"

"Kay..."

I let him in and we go sit in the living room.

"What happened? What made you so angry that you had to leave?"

"Nothing," I shake my head and avoid his eyes. If I look into his eyes, I'm going to start crying and admit how he harassed me and how the whole time I was thinking that I needed Aries to come and help me. That I needed him to hold me and kiss me like he used to. I need to look away because I need to realize that Aries doesn't care and I shouldn't either. I don't care. I'm only acting like this because I was approached in a terrible way today,

"Gem." He says my name sternly. I know he is prodding me to confess with his tone. I have to tell him.

"I was harassed. Well, not really.. he just-"

"Who the hell even touched you? Where? How? Why would you let him?! Who touched you?"

"Judith, the mayor, he was coming to see-"

"Oh, when I get my hands on him I'm gonna.." he clenches his fists.

"No, please! I don't want you to get into any trouble."

"You think I care about getting in trouble? Your honor is worth more than however I can get in trouble."

"You can go to jail for harassing someone in power! Please, don't do it. I'm begging you."

He sighs. "You don't know how bad I want to smash his face through the wall. What'd he do?"

"Not a lot. He touched me. My thigh.. that's it.."

He takes a deep breath. "How could you let him do that?"

"I was shocked. I didn't know what to do. I hit my leg trying to leave..." I lift it up and look at the back.

"Holy shit, that bruise covers the whole back of your knee! You can take this to court. He can get put in prison for domestic violence."

"I don't want to put drama in my life." I shake my head and look at him.

He puts his hand on my hair. "Gem, I love you more than anything."

We meet eyes and he looks just as shocked as I am to hear that.