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Post by Ryan McKnight on Aug 8, 2011 18:08:56 GMT -5
 stop there and let me correct it ,
i wanna live a life from a new perspectiveIts August, which means in about four weeks he'll be back in a classroom, this exact one he was standing in right now. He'll be staring out into the empty seats which won't be empty come September, and look each student in the eye. He'll know exactly what they're thinking because he's thought it up before. "is this our teacher? he's so...young. I bet he's like super mean, he's gonna be so boring. We're gonna get away with murder in this class". Ryan McKnight has heard them all, he's been there, done that, dealt with the Hudsons and the Puckerman's of the world.
Ryan sat on the edge of the desk, he hated faculty meetings, mainly because Figgins just bored the living life out of him. Ryan sait gingerly on the desk, his hands inside his jeans pants pockets. People in the school said himself and William Schuester were the eye candy teachers, one who spoke and taught Spanish and one who spoke and taught English. Perfect ends of the spectrum as some students said, but Ryan was just Ryan and he loved what he did.
Humming along words to some random country song he heard on the radio on the way to McKinley, Ryan sighed. This was going to be a long year. "This is what you got yourself into Ryan..." he spoke to no one in particular. Shaking his head and humming along the song he heard once more, Ryan sat in the chair and sighed. Messing with the knobs on the desk he smiled. "This year will be a pretty good one. Why? Because after this is closer to forty and its all downhill from there" Ryan joked to himself before hearing footsteps approach the door.
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Post by Sapphire Lewis on Aug 8, 2011 18:48:51 GMT -5
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She didn't know why the impulse had struck her. She didn't know why she had driven their-well, hers since her Mother never got off the couch anymore, except to pass out next to the toilet- decrepit car all the way to McKinley High School. It was a common fact that once you got out of school, you didn't come back unless you had to.
This trip wasn't a necessity, it was a nuance to her well-planned day. Dragging her hand roughly through her hair, Sapphire Lewis trudged up the stairs and stopped to stare at the brutally familiar door. Tossing her hair back over her shoulders, she pulled open the door and stepped into the long hallway.
She scanned the familiar area. There was nobody there but she thought she could see a slight sparkle at the end of the hallway. The English Classroom. Hmmmm, maybe the new eye-candy was in today. Looking down at her outfit, Seph allowed her trademark smirk to appear on her lips.
She made her way to the door. Yep, that was light that she could see. She pulled open the door and leaned against the sill, allowing a lighter(at least it wasn't a smirk) smile to place itself on her lips.
"Mr.McKnight,right" Pushing herself from her leaned perch, she strolled over to a desk in the front row, took a seat on it, and waited for a reply.
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Post by Ryan McKnight on Aug 8, 2011 19:23:12 GMT -5
stop there and let me correct it ,
i wanna live a life from a new perspective Ryan's eyes of blue scanned the room, enjoying the silence because in a few weeks it wouldn't be as quiet. Suddenly a voice called out his name and he turned in his seat to catch sight of a female. Her eyes were big and wide, but beautiful. She had something close to a playful smirk instead of the usual scowl she was known to have on. Ryan squinted at first but then smiled warmly.
Her name was Sapphire, he remembered her. There were a few times she sat in front of the class, ask for extra help but her papers were amazing...from time to time when she didn't have someone do it for her. "Sapphire? Hey how are you?" he smiled before adjusting how he was sitting in the chair. "Besides its technically not the school year yet so you can just...call me Ryan. Mr. McKnight always makes me cringe" Ryan joked before standing from his seat and leaning against the desk. "What brings you here? Its only August and I am technically not open for English teaching yet." Ryan added with a small chuckle and folding his arms.
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Post by Sapphire Lewis on Aug 8, 2011 19:55:32 GMT -5
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"I've been great... How have you been" The pleasantries that she had drilled into her head done, Sapphire continued on."Thank you, Ryan. But since we're skipping right into friendly territory, you can call me Seph." Tucking a strand of brown hair behind her ear, Seph smiled lightly and glanced around the classroom.
"Frankly,Ryan, I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing here" She shrugged her shoulders lightly."I guess I just wanted to come back early" She paused, wondering what to ask him next. The good person routine always worked out best in the long run even though it wasn't strictly wasn't true and it definitely wasn't her.
Placing her clasped hands in her laps, Seph swung her feet against the desk and smirked( Yep, it was back again). "Are you ready to come back and spend months of your life teaching us" she quizzed. She wouldn't want to come back when her alarm clock rang four weeks later but she had realized that- when she was a lowly freshman- that it was better to spend her time in school rather then spend it at home taking care of her mother and working.
Looking down, her fingers traced the faded imprints of a long-ago drawing as she waited for a reply.
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Post by Ryan McKnight on Aug 8, 2011 20:20:14 GMT -5
stop there and let me correct it ,
i wanna live a life from a new perspective Ryan chuckled and looked down at his feet, a habit he's always had. Ryan's brown hair, shaggy at its best but fell perfectly over his eyes. They were in friendly territory now huh? Lifting his head slowly, his blue eyes caught sight with hers and he sighed, standing up straight and shoving his hands into his pockets once again.
"Well, its August correct? So shouldn't you be in the auditorium practicing songs with Schuester or something of that matter?" Ryan asked while raising his eyebrow slightly. He knew that Will was the advisor and choir instructor to New Directions and Ryan knew that the young girl was in New Directions. It was just an observation he made, most of the time he was right when it came to those kind of things. "I'm just asking, feel free to say no"
Sighing, Ryan looked around the empty room "Can't you tell? I'm here early to claim my seat before everyone lines up outside my door to learn in my class" Ryan spoke, his Nashville country accent blaring through louder than ever in his speech. "I mean you can't see but I actually like my job. I like to teach you guys, you guys keep me young or whatever" he shrugged non-chalantly. It was the truth, he liked being around the kids. It was the energy. "What I'm not looking forward to, is the paper grading. I trust you'll do your own papers Seph?" Ryan asked with a smirk, raising one eyebrow once again, joking around with Sapphire.
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Post by Sapphire Lewis on Aug 8, 2011 20:43:36 GMT -5
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Sapphire wrinkled her nose and shook her head a couple of times. "Nope" she replied,popping the P. "Mr.Schue doesn't want us there for another couple of days... Let's just call these my last days of freedom." She winked at him, her smirk becoming a smile. Tossing her long, dark brown hair over a shoulder with her right hand, she listened to him speak.
She hopped up from her perch and walked a little closer to him. God, he was tall. Apparently, she had never realized that but she had now. "You have a very nice accent" Seph had always liked accents and it didn't matter which type but her favorite had always been Southern. "You are young and all the Gleeks truly like you, including myself." She continued on, punctuating her words with a couple of hand gestures.
She threw her head back and laughed, the sound echoing through the classroom,at his final words. "Who said I don't" she replied, tilting her head and looking at him inquisitively. She had always been the type to do her work even if the other students didn’t. Locking his eyes with her own, she waited for a reply, a smile playing on her lips.
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Post by Ryan McKnight on Aug 8, 2011 21:16:25 GMT -5
stop there and let me correct it ,
i wanna live a life from a new perspective Nodding his head slowly and only once showing he understood, Ryan clicked his tongue and turned to his bag on the desk. He knew he had errands to run, but living the single life, they could wait. Besides he had to check out the school library and see exactly what they would cover this year in class before he did anything else. "Freedom. Freedom is fun, its...freedom for the lack of a better terminology" Ryan spoke, his accent still flowing from his voice like water. He was such a country boy at heart, it should sicken him but let's face you can't choose your roots. Besides that made Ryan who he was. An African American white boy with a Nashville accent and military roots. Good ol' Ryan McKnight.
Ryan chuckled and looked up at Sapphire "Its only a Southern accent Seph, its not like a European one which is really cool by the way" he spoke with a smile. Seph spoke that all the Gleeks liked him and he chuckled before folding his arms again and leaning against the desk; one of these days that desk is gonna sue him for sexual harassment for how much he leans against it within an entire school year. "Let's rephrase that Seph, I'm cool with the female Gleeks, Kurt, Artie and Mike Chang. Puckerman falls asleep and Hudson stares into space" Ryan joked.
Ryan stopped to think about it. Who said she didn't do her own work? Shrugging at her laugh, Ryan cleared his throat "I actually read your work Ms. Lewis" he said laughing at using that term of endearment for her. Everyone hated being called Mr. or Ms and then enter their last name. He always knew the kids hated it due to the groan that would follow after he said it. Ryan shook his head and spoke again "The in class assignments are raw and deep, you're a natural writer. Its like there's something tortured and hidden in you. Then papers come around and that passion is gone. Disappeared in thin air. It doesn't add up to me is all" Ryan argued while looking at Sapphire. "Just a mere observation is all."
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Post by Sapphire Lewis on Aug 8, 2011 22:15:27 GMT -5
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Seph shook her head. “I’ve always found Southern accents-“she stopped, blushing profusely. She was really starting to hate her bodily reactions. Was she really going to finish that sentence?
Apparently, she was since her mouth opened and she distantly heard herself finishing with the word “Sexy”. Crap. “Ummmm” she trailed off awkwardly, hoping to find a way to change the subject. With his next words, Seph found her perfect opening.
“You forgot to add that Finn kinda drools when he daydreams” she added, laughing slightly. Feeling the heat begin to fade from her face, Seph sighed quietly in relief.
Sapphire Lewis did not flirt and she most certainly did not blush. What was wrong with her today? Tapping her manicured fingers against her jeans, she listened to Ryan again.
“Miss” she scoffed and added a light groan to the end of her sentence. She nodded albeit a little grudgingly at his last statements. “Fine then” she replied. “What if I told you that I would actually do my own work this year?”
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Post by Ryan McKnight on Aug 10, 2011 15:21:39 GMT -5
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i wanna live a life from a new perspective Ryan folded his arms, his eyebrow raising with amusement. What was Sapphire going to say about his accent? "Southern accents are what exactly?" Ryan asked in an amused voice. This wasn't the first time someone had called his accent any level of sexy, he didn't see it. Maybe because it was his voice and not someone elses. No matter where he went, that happened. Here in Ohio or anywhere else that wasn't Nashville, Southern accents are as sexy as Spanish or French.
Chuckling, he shook his head"Relax I'm only jerking your chain, you don't have to answer" he spoke with a smile. Ryan remembered distinctively each New Directions member, mainly the ones who stood out like Finn who just seemed lost in every subject known to man. Sapphire made a point the young boy who was taller than him, had the basic intelligence of a toddler to a certain extent. He was actually really good, just a bit challenged. "You're absolutely right, he does drool. Its kind of disturbing from time to time." Ryan said, a chuckle leaving his speech.
Ryan chuckled at the sound of the groan that left Sapphire's throat, he always knew how to get under the skin of his students playfully. Ryan hated being called that when he was a kid so of course it would annoy the hell out of the students. "Well, if you do your own work and its up to par with the in-class assignments that you do Seph, then I would not only jump for joy..." Ryan spoke with a smile "...but I would also get to see exactly what you're capable of. You're a very pretty girl Seph, I'm pretty sure there's a smart mind in there too" Ryan smirked, tapping lightly at her temple.
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Post by Sapphire Lewis on Aug 10, 2011 15:40:30 GMT -5
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Sapphire paused to think for a moment. "I just think that there is something elegant and refined about a man with a Southern accent" she replied."I mean it's nice to know that Chivalry isn't dead in at least some part of the States." But Chivalry was definitely dead in Lima, Ohio. You couldn't see a guy opening a door for anyone... except for maybe himself.
"Do you get what I'm trying to say" she asked. She thought of the Gleek guys. Puck was a player and she didn't know how good of a student he was. Kurt was out of the closet and a surprisingly good student. Finn was a Neanderthal and good student. Mike... she didn't really know anything about Mike. Kurt, Puck, and Finn were the only ones she could really describe. Making a face, she nodded,
"It's disturbing all the time" she corrected him,winking playfully. Her attitude changed at his last words."You have no idea exactly what I'm capable of... Unless you've heard the rumors" she replied, allowing a bitter laugh to escape her lips. "But I get what you're saying."
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Post by Ryan McKnight on Aug 10, 2011 16:04:34 GMT -5
stop there and let me correct it ,
i wanna live a life from a new perspective "High school rumors, got to love them. Its what makes high schools the survival of the fittest kind of area it is" Ryan added to Sapphire's comment. He's heard all the rumors about everyone. He's heard about Will and Emma, he's heard of the Rachel Berry had a crush on Will Schuester rumor. He heard about Quinn's pregnancy and that it was Puckerman's and not her current then boyfriend, Finn Hudson's. Ryan heard it all, so of course he knew about the rumors of Sapphire.
He heard everything about her, about how she could be for the lack of a better term, a bitch. Ryan heard about how cocky and arrogant she could be, how she could stab someone's back as quickly as someone could blink or breathe. "Trust me I know about the high school rumor things. I was pretty much the ass of it all" he remembered back to his high school days, sighing and sitting back down in the chair behind his desk. "I come from a strict Military family and I wasn't born here in the states. I'm a legal resident because I was born on an American base, but nonetheless not here. I was actually born in Africa. Ethiopia to be exact" Ryan spoke candidly, his bright white teeth shining as he smiled, thinking of his next statement. "So try and think about when teachers hear about an African American new student is coming into their class. They expect a guy with a bone in his nose and can't speak a lick of English, and in walks a white kid with blue eyes."
Ryan laughed as he remembered how it was for him when going to school. He was always known as the white African kid but it was names like that, that didn't bother him. That's basically what he was. He knew what he was even though in retrospect, he was really a pure bred American man. Stretching his arms behind his head, Ryan looked deep into Sapphire's eyes. "The moral of this nice little story here is, rumors are what people think. There's a difference between rumors and truth, perspective and assumptions. So people make rumors about you, its up to you to prove them right or wrong" he replied truthfully and sincerely. Ryan always wanted to be the good guy to his students, not like half the staff who didn't care or the Sue Sylvesters of the world who just wanted trophies at the expense of any and everyone. "I'm sure behind every rumor there's one hidden truth. I think your hidden truth is how smart and amazing you are Seph. I want to see all of that this year...are we clear?" Ryan asked, giving her a small wink and a smirk as he waited for her response.
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Post by Sapphire Lewis on Aug 10, 2011 16:23:38 GMT -5
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"I don't have an amazing story like yours" she giggled. "I'm just a girl with a horrible home life." Rumors were known to be like a sword, swift and cutting. Unbreaking and definitely unbend-able.
He really did have amazing eyes. That was the lame thought that echoed through Sapphire's head as she looked at him.
"But what if those rumors are true"she muttered, under her breath. Of course she knew they were all true. She wasn't afraid to admit it, either.
She was willing to do whatever it would take as not to lose her sanity(even though she was tottering on the line between crazy and insane) and to keep her social standing as well. Drawing in a small breath, she looked away and moved to sit on the desk she had been perched on before. Nibbling on her bottom lip, she waited for him to finish as her hair tickled her neck.
Her hair was really starting to bug her. Pulling her favorite scrunchie off of her wrist, she expertly pulled her hair into a messy bun. "Amazing, huh" she replied, raising an eyebrow."Crystal and I will try my best this year." She winked back and smiled back at him.
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Post by Ryan McKnight on Aug 10, 2011 16:44:49 GMT -5
stop there and let me correct it ,
i wanna live a life from a new perspective Ryan nodded his head "My story is everything less than amazing and fantastic, its just the truth. As for you, even though you say you have a horrible home life, you're still alive right?" Ryan asked. There was always something better about having a life compared to having none. There was always something morbidly beautiful about someone or something broken, maybe its because he always thought there was always hope for the broken because they can or even you can fix them. Something about giving something its luster and beauty back and maybe making it stronger was the best part.
That was his inner carpenter talking.
"Some of the best writers and artists were from bad homes and were tortured. Even music artists came from bad places. Unless you're Bieber then you came from a small town in Canada..." he joked hoping she wasn't a rabid Bieber fan who would kill him for making fun of him. "Sometimes you just need someone to find the beauty in what's broken. A home may be broken but don't let it break you" Ryan spoke so clearly like it was effortless. He wouldn't be the best advocate to make life better, because his life was pretty much okay but he knew if he could at least drill that into someone's head then he'd be okay. He'd done his part to potentially help someone see their brillance. "I'm pretty good at this...advice issuing stuff. Maybe I should get my own talk show. Then you can hear my country voice blaring through television" Ryan joked.
Ryan laughed at Sapphire's comment "Ha! I knew you would say something like that. Now I'm gonna give your paper two grades. Good grade for Crystal and just a smiley face sticker for you because you managed to hand it in on time" he replied as Sapphire returned the wink he issued. Shaking his head he sighed "You are something else Seph. I'm sure you'll be smart enough to earn your own grades"
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Post by Sapphire Lewis on Aug 10, 2011 17:05:00 GMT -5
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She considered his words carefully. They seemed to ring with truth and she had a very good feeling he was sincere. She was still alive and she was still breathing. Life wasn’t even close to perfect but she was fighting and if you fought that was all that mattered. She smiled brilliantly and this time she smiled with her teeth. Tracing a pattern on the desk, she thought of what to say next.
"I know I’m still alive and I know that I’m still breathing"she replied, her eyebrows furrowing. "I don’t want to seem as though I’m complaining. But what if I want a normal life like Rach- I mean semi-normal life like Rachel." She was wishing for something that Rachel Berry had. Hell had officially frozen over.
Wrinkling her nose at the mention of Justin Bieber, she laughed and pushed herself back up. "Thank you for the smiley face, Ryan"she replied, as she walked forward until they were face to face.
Instantly her eyes were drawn to his lips.
“Now, do you wanna go get coffee with me and continue this conversation with me? Or do you wanna stay here or be bored out of your mind? It’s your choice” Placing a soft kiss to his cheek, she sauntered over to the classroom door and leaned against it, waiting for him to make his decision.
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Post by Ryan McKnight on Aug 10, 2011 19:21:37 GMT -5
stop there and let me correct it ,
i wanna live a life from a new perspective "Having someone else's life doesn't mean you become glamorous Seph. And just because she seemingly has a good life, doesn't mean its best for you. Your life was given to you as yours, and if you feel like having a different life is gonna make you...better than so be it" Ryan replied simply with a shrug. He knew how it is to have your mind set on one thing, especially an escape. Life is all about survival and if you find a weakness, you can lose. Sapphire's weakness was her desire to be someone else and even making others wish she was. It was like feeding an insecurity, or letting a cut get infected.
Ryan felt his throat tighten slightly at the closeness of Sapphire to his face. This would be a horrible time for any of the faculty to walk by and see the two like this. He wasn't that kind of guy, he wasn't the one to date a minor. Ryan knew that in his mind, but Seph was clearly a beautiful girl. There was something about her that amazed him and intrigued him beyond compare.
Sapphire's lips landed on his cheek and he closed his eyes for a small second before opening them quickly, feeling her pull away. What was she doing? Ryan didn't want to be bored half to death, that was pretty much the truth but in the end he didn't want to give her the wrong idea. "Listen, Seph we need to set a line here. If we get coffee, that's it. We're just making conversation over coffee. This whole...whatever is going on or what just happened, can't." he spoke to Sapphire before grabbing his bag. It was August, not September. They could be around each other, school hasn't started yet. Simply put in his mind, that's how it was going to go. "Lead the way Ms. Lewis" Ryan stated with a chuckle and followed her out the door.
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