The beginning (Chase and Walker)

[Darcy Leone]

Victor sat in his chair feeling a slight melancholy in his emotional spectrum. His eyes shifted through the empty room envisioning a future. He imagined pictures of a new start all over his spacious room. At the moment unfortunately, all that was in this newly acquired office was a chair, a desk, and a computor. His coke bottle glasses covered his eyes as he read the newspaper, The Gotham Inquirer. He was exausted from all of the paperwork and getting this school up to par with city regulations. Who knew being a principal was this tough?

He removed his special glasses after hearing the buzzer go off by his desk. He pressed the red button near the speaker.

[red]"Yes Allison?"[/red]

The speaker responded with the raspy voice of an old woman, whom it seemed was far beyond her expiration date. The dark circles under his eyes remained constant as he paid close attention to her vocabulary.

[blue]"Ms. Pennington and Mr. Walker are here to see you as requested."[/blue]

His Spanish accent only seemed to make his voice dark and brooding, doing little justice to his physical image. You'd think a principal to be the annoying, abnoxious type when instead you get an ex-convict. Life works in a funny way. He rubbed the bridge of his nose and pressed the red button.

[red]"Thank you. Let them in."[/red]

He straightened his tie and tried to make his already scary appearance a little more presentable. He heard the click of his door opening as he rested his palms together on the desk. His brooding glare pierced the entrance as he waited patiently.

[Peter Bishop]

Chase held her face in the palm of her hand. It was never good when you were called to the principal's office. Even if you were a teacher. She had been called out of class to see him, which was extremely embarrassing. It was like she was in high school all over again. As soon as the old women on the intercom buzzed her room and told her to report to the office, her classroom filled with immature students going "ooooo".

To add onto that, she was nervous as to why she had been called to the office. Chase knew she wasn't exactly the 'best' teacher, she also knew that she sometimes lost her temper. And she threatened people. Hopefully this wouldn't be that dreadful meeting where the principal tells her to clean out her desk and leave the school forever. She sank in the chair she was sitting in, all of these thoughts made it seem more likely that was the case.

She heard the door to the 'room thats not the principal's but was located right next to it' open and peered up to see who it was. Chase didn't recognize him, he looked really young though, but he was dressed professional. Probably a new teacher or something. She didn't give him much acknowledgement, though she had to admit he was kind of cute. "The two of you can go in now," The old lady at the front desk said.

Chase stood up and noticed the other guy that walked in heading for the office's entrance. Well, the lady did say 'the two of you', so he must have been called there as well. She made it to the door first and held it open for the guy that she didn't know. "Uhm, you wanted to see me?" Chase paused and looked at the other guy again. "I mean, us?" She corrected herself.

[Darcy Leone]

Victor stood up and walked towards the two. One a young man, the other a pretty young woman. The young man looked very polite and jus out of college while the woman had a clear attitude judgeing her facial expressions. His serious face remained unchanging as he shook their hands.

[red]"We never formally met but I hired the both of you online if you recall. My name is Victor Zsasz, but we're all adults here so call me Victor."[/red]

Walking back to his desk, he sat down and his muscular arm motioned them to the chairs in front of his desk.

[red]"Have a seat."[/red]

He rubbed his palms quietly on the surface of the desk as his malicious look glared at both of the teachers. They probably were under impression that they were getting fired. Or at least some form of consequence. This was not it at all. The tired looking man had a proposition for the two. He'd thought to wait until they spoke to mention it.

[red]"I presume you both know why you're here?"[/red]

He asked as a trick question. His sinister eyes stared through the both of them.

[alexander]

Alexander smiled slyly as he leaned on the counter outside the Principal's office, "hello beautiful, i'm here to see the Principal." One of his tendencies was to flirt with women and this female receptionist would be treat no different, even if she was aging. That wasn't what mattered right now though, Alexander had been called to the Principal's office for some unknown reason, he had hoped that it was a joke but the fact that the receptionist was telling the Principal he, and some other person, was here seemed to confirm that this was very much real.

He smiled nervously before standing up straight and sorting out his suit so that he was presentable, "this isn't a joke then?" Fiddling with his tie Alexander watched as the old woman gave him the all clear to go through to the office, it wasn't that far, just a couple of steps away. A few steps of anticipation and worry. He muttered a quick "thank you" as he slowly made his way to the door not paying any attention to the people around him.

He paused as a much younger female began walking in front of him and pushed the door open. There was nothing he could do but stare at her in amazement for a couple of seconds. Finally stepping inside the room he turned to face the Principal. Now that was scary. Alexander had been worried before but the sight of this guy sent those problems through the roof. After merely giving the female a quick nod and a small smile as a thank you Alexander listened contently to what the Principal was saying, something about how he had hired them both online. So this female was a teacher here as well? That made this place a whole lot better.

Glancing at the seats the man had gestured to Alexander slowly made his way to one of them, cleverly trying to brush past the female teacher as he did so. Smiling polietly at both of them he finally took a seat an once again listened to the Principal as he asked them why they thought they were here. Looking up at the Principal's face Alexander suddenly spoke up, "my personal guess, sir, is that someone as probably complained about us and we may be getting a warning or fired. Would that be correct?"

[Peter Bishop]

Chase gave a small smile back to the guy that she had held the door for. She looked at the principal for a moment, yep, he was really intimidating. This was the first 'actual' time she had met the principal, she didn't even know what his name was in the first place. Chase only nodded at the principal when he intorduced himself. She knew that he already knew her, so why would she introduce herself?

She took a small look at the chairs than back at the other guy and let him sit down first. He did bump into her slightly, but it wasn't anything to get all pissed off about. Chase was in the principal's office, so any unnessecsary antics could get her fired. She sat down in the other open chair in front of Victor's desk and folded her legs. She just stared at Mr. Zsasz, it was an entremely uncomfortable situation.

"I presume you both know why you're here?"

Chase's eyes widened at what he said. she thought she knew why she was here, but she thought it might be best to just play dumb. "Actually, I have no idea why," She asnwered as professionally as she could. Chase listened to what the man had to say. Yep, thats exactly what she thought, but hopefully it wasn't the case.

[Darcy Leone]

Zsasz's eyes narrowed as he spoke in his normal low growly tone. His fingers slid around the back of his head as he kicked his feet up on the desk. These teachers were likely candidates. He had to know whether or not to trust them though. The most promising ones sometimes fell the hardest.

[red]"As you both know, the school is short on staff suitable of teaching 'gifted' children. I hired you both as you had the most promiseing records. Clean slates. Graduated top of your classes at each univeristy you attended. Hiring you was a good thing."[/red]

He continued opening his squinty Clint Eastwood eyes. His Spanish accent was cold and chilling.

[red]" Every teacher here will soon be required to teach two classes to compensate and there is still the issue of who will be the Athletic Director and Vice Principal."[/red]

He smiled at Chase.

[red]"Ms. Pennington. You were a cheerleader in highschool correct? You have a competetive attitude suitable of the Athletic Director position. Undertaking this responsibility will mean that all extra curricular activities are under your supervision. You will need to hire the coaches and provide the school with programs from our trust fund."[/red]

He turned to Andrew.

[red]"You minored in psychology at your university. As the Vice Principal, your job will be to provide pep assemblies for the students and advise each one along the way to graduation. Your second job as Vice Principal will be to provide counsiling for students who need it as you are best qualified."[/red]

He put his feet back down and scooted his chair in clasping his fingers together.

[red]"Your salaries for undertaking these responsibilities will rise from 63,000 a year to 93,000. Bear in mind that you have to teach your other classes too. This isn't a change of jobs. I found you both to be the most reliable of the teachers that have come and gone from this school. Can I count you in?"[/red]

[alexander]

Alexander leaned forward slightly so that he could listen more contently to what the man was saying. It seemed the exact opposite of what he had predicted, rather than getting fired they were getting a promotion. Alexander personally didn't see why he would be getting a promotion, it wasn't like he was the best of people, but there would be no arguments coming from him.

He listened carefully as the Principal began talking about the two new roles that needed to be filled. They both seemed fairly reasonable jobs, probably well paid as well. Leaning back he put his hand under his chin and took in everything that the Principal was saying. So this woman was the famous Chase Pennington? Alexander had heard a fair bit about her during his time in the school but he had never actually met her. Someone had once said that one look from her could make a student petrified, Alexander didn't see that. What he say was just beauty. She was plain and simply beautiful.

Chase had got the Athletic Director position, that only left Alexander with the Vice Principal role, his insides seemed to be doing cartwheels in excitement. It wasn't every day an opportunity like this came up. "That sounds good with me." This statement confirmed that he was up for the job an, as always, would do the best he could at it. He casually turned to look at Chase and gave her a half-smile, chicks dig that kind of thing, or so he was told...

[Peter Bishop]

Okay, this was not what she had thought at all. Chase raised her eyebrows slightly, yes she was a cheerleader, captain of the team to be exact, but why her? Why not some ultra buff teacher who was a football player or whatever? She was surprised,and she wasn't so sure whether or not she would take the position. It would be a lot more work, and she would still have to teach english. Chase contemplated the offer, while Mr. Zsasz was offering that guy the position he wanted him to fill. She still didn't know the guys name, because Victor hadn't mentioned it yet, and she was curious if she had heard of him before.

She listened as the principal finally came to what she had wanted to hear. The pay. And it sounded really really good, so she couldn't help but take the job. Chase waited until the other guy would give his answer, which he did, and he accepted. "Yep, I accept the offer," She answered him, a lot more formal than how the other guy had said it.

Chase looked at the guy who gave her a half smile, and so she gave him a smile back. She didn't know him, so she didn't have a reason to hate or dislike him. He was just some guy, so she decided maybe she should give him a chance. He did seem somewhat different than all of the other teachers.

[Darcy Leone]

[red]"Good. Good."[/red]

That was all Victor Zsasz could say in that moment. He didn't smile but that was because he wanted to make himself look like a scary ass teacher. His black suit made him look like he was straight out of an Edgar Allan Poe story. His bloodshot eyes matched it perfectly as he seemed pale in the face from not eating breakfast. He saw that they were both sitting there and shrugged raising his eyebrows.

[red]"Well? What do you want? Another raise? Get out of my office."[/red]

He pulled out his newspaper now ignoring them seeing as he was the boss and anything they said or did that offended him would count as insubordination. They're getting a promotion. They better be fucking grateful..., He thought. They now make about 20,000 more then I do. His cokebottle glasses covered his eyes as he read the sports section of his newspaper. He took a sip of coffee out of his mug.

[alexander]

"Well? What do you want? Another raise? Get out of my office." What would he have done if one of them decided to say they would like another raise? Alexander was tempted just to say he wanted more, just so that he could see the Principal's reaction but it was best not to mess with this guy, especially when your job could be at risk. Standing up Alexander thought for a second before he casually walked to the door and tugged on it's handle. It was about time he got out of that place. Going to the Principal's office was always one of the worst experiences, even if it was for a promotion and raise.

Walking slowly to the counter outside the Principal's office Alexander winked at the receptionist, "hey there sweet cheeks." As he spoke he put one of his arms on the counter and smiled at the woman before looking to see if Chase had come out of the office yet. He wanted to see if the rumours were true, if she was as cruel as people made out. Alexander planned on getting to know her and seeing just exctly how she was. Glancing at a little waiting area just nearby he noticed a man change into a wolf. They let werewolves into this place? That was quite strange. "What's with the wolf?" He was speaking to no one in particular but was hoping someone would answer.

(OOC: The wolf dude is... Conrad... lol )

[Peter Bishop]

Chase stood up from her seat after Victor Zsasz had told them to get out. She wasn't used to getting yelled at, but she was getting yelled at by the principal who had happened to give her a promotion, so she wasn't complaining. "Uhm, thanks again," Chase said to Victor, before exiting the room. When it came to people who were superior to her, she didn't mind sucking up. It would only help with promotions, such as today, to get away from those other idiotic teachers.

She closed the door softly and noticed that the guy was still in the room. "What's with the wolf?" Chase rolled her eyes and stood beside him. There was only one person in the school that he could be talking about. "Him? He's just some asshole who thinks he's better than everyone else," She answered, even though she didn't think that his question was directed towards anyone. Chase stared in disgust at Conrad. God..I hate him soo much.

[alexander]

Alexander glanced at Chase, it seemed like she didn't like this guy at all, her expression gave it away really. Looking back at the wolf he smiled slightly, "It must be Conrad Gallagher then." He paused for a moment as he turned his head to look at Chase again, "he's not that fond of you either, or so i've heard. Best not let his daughter hear you call him an asshole, he may not want to hurt anyone but I doubt that she'd even think about it."

"My name is Alexander Walker by the way, i'm the new history teacher, and as far as I am aware i'm also the only person in this school that can control all forms of electricty." He smiled slightly before turning his whole body to face her, "and you're Chase Pennington, right?" As he spoke he held out his right hand and waited for a response.

[Peter Bishop]

Chase looked at him curiously and then peered back over at Conrad. "He has a daughter?" She was a little mad at this, mostly because he had beat her in the whole 'having a kid' category, and since she had more dates than him, their scores were tied. Chase shook her head, trying to forget that Conrad was a couple of yards away from her, she didn't want to get all steamed up for nothing.

"My name is Alexander Walker by the way, i'm the new history teacher, and as far as I am aware i'm also the only person in this school that can control all forms of electricty." She couldn't control herself from saying the first thing that came to mind once she heard this. "Thats nifty," Chase sighed with annoyance and looked right up at him. "Interesting. I mean to say interesting," She corrected herself and gave him a small smile.

Chase shook his hand softly and then pulled it away."Mhmm, I am Chase Pennington. Its nice to meet you, Alexander." His name came out funny from her mouth, it sounded a little more pronounced than the other things she had said. Chase didn't know why, and she hoped he didn't notice. Obviously, there was something wrong with her today, maybe it was the whole promotion.

[alexander]

Alexander chuckled slightly at the pronunciation of his name but he didn't mention anything about it, he wasn't interested in that. What interested him was Chase. "So, why do you hate him so much?" he asked nodding in Conrad's direction, that was merely the tip of the iceberg when it came to finding out about her, he had plenty more still to come. "Oh, and, do you have any powers?" How ironic would it be if it turned out that she could control water?

He glanced down at hand slightly, hoping Chase wouldn't notice he wasn't paying that much attention. A blue wave of energy completely covered his hand, at the moment it was just a thin layer hovering above his skin, it wouldn't take long before it became a ball of energy. That was just one part of his ability, he could create balls of electricity, but that wasn't the full potential, there was all sorts of cool things that he could do, like cover his body with a layer of energy or manipulating any form of electrical power for example. It was fun being able to click his fingers and turn off the lights, of course that did have it's down sides though, just like with everything else he could do.

"Rose Tyler, that's her name. His daughter. She goes to this school." He seemed to just pull this from no where and as he spoke he shook his hand to get rid off the energy and looked up at Chase once more.

[Peter Bishop]

Chase was caught of guard with his question. "Why-why do I hate him?" She repeated and thought it about her answer for a few moments. "I dunno, I just think he's a douchebag," Chase answered and gave a small shrug. Come to think of it, there wasn't a real reason why she hated him anymore.

"Oh no, I'm a boring normal person who can't do anything special like that," She said and smiled slightly. "But, I'm a pretty good fighter. I could kick anyone's ass," Chase added and looked down at his hand because he seemed to have directed his attention to it. "Woa..thats cool," She stared at his hand for a moment, before looking back up at his face.

God, he's cute. Chase couldn't tell if she was red or not, but her face felt kind of hot. "Hmm, I might have her. The name doesn't ring a bell, but then I don't know half of my students. So I might," She answered, trying to think if Conrad's daughter was in her english class. The name didn't ring a bell.