Today, you might actually learn something [Blaine]

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High school had never been a high point in Edward Nigma’s life, so it was odd that he would ever reenter one. He walked in with a clean cut black suit and a dark green tie. He looked far too professional compared to the messy teachers around him. They all had on ugly sweaters and kakis, a sign they all had basically given up on their lives. It was a prime example why stupidity continued to breed like the black plague. It started from poor schooling. Now, Edward didn’t wake up one day and decide he was going to give teaching a chance. He had far large lessons to teach this city that couldn’t be contained for a mere school. However, this was the top private school in Gotham, the most expensive and small school in the city and likely in the entire state. It was the very school Batman’s new little Robin went to.

He had taken on a substitute teaching position for the week. A week was all he needed to require the information he was after. Of course, the administrators had been impressed by his knowledge of Literature, which the position was for. If they had taken more time to discuss other topics with him, they would have realized that Edward was knowledgeable in all topics, but why attempt to surpass their mouse like brains. They could only handle so much in a small period of time.

He arrived on school at the appropriate time and went the classroom he would be teaching in for the week. No one recognized Edward when he was out of costume. He appeared to blend into the crowd, except for his expensive suit. He ignored the brat kids, running in the halls, gossiping against their lockers, and yammering about nonsense like the latest X-Men movie. Oh kids these days. The future had no hope. He went into the classroom and up to the desk. He opened up the folder the teacher had supplied with the week’s lesson plans for each class. It only took him a few moments to look over and have memorized. It was quite dull, and hardly provided a challenge. If he was going to waste his time teaching, he certainly would not be following something so unproductive.

The bell rang and student’s started to fill the classroom. He would have three classes then lunch. At lunch, he could get the information he needed. Until then…he would try to educate them small minded children.

“Hello class, call me Joseph because I have no interest in wasting my time with names,” he stated flatly, looking around the class.

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Blaine sat at his desk, tapping his fingers and his pencil in a beat. He lost the beat, and threw the pencil onto the desk. Blaine leaned back in his chair, and sighed loudly. It was ten minutes until class, but he had gotten there early. Besides, he didn't have anything better to do in the morning. His Dad went to work at 6:00. So, Blaine gotten up at 6:30, showered, gotten dressed, and finished up some homework. It didn't take him long anyway.

So, Blaine got in his new car that was a gift for his 16th birthday, and got a bagel and a coffee at a nearby coffee shop. He drove to school and had been sitting in the classroom for about an hour and fifteen minutes. Blaine ran his fingers through his fine brown hair. He hated school. He knew everything they taught him, hell, he was smarter than all of the teachers in the school combined. But, the state still mad him go to school. Blaine pulled out the book he had been reading for pleasure, the Odyssey. He read a few pages, before putting it away as the other students began filing in. He had the daily paperballs and spitballs thrown at him. He crankily flipped off his tormentors, and leaned farther back in his chair, leaning on two chair legs.

Blaine perked up a little as the teacher walked into the room.

“Hello class, call me Joseph because I have no interest in wasting my time with names,” Blaine sat back up in his chair. He examined the substitute. He was wearing a dark black suit and had dark green eyes. He had a bit of a sophisticated craziness to him, something that made the young vigilante suspicious. However, this is not what Blaine found most interesting about the man. The substitute had an air of knowledge, as if he actually knew something. Unlike the minimum wage paid, middle age, stupid public teachers of this school. Blaine smiled a little bit and raised one of his eyebrows. Finally, someone that might give him a challenge.