Chapter 8: Arguments Between A Teacher and A Student

"No, I am not your classmate. I am your teacher for today." Ethan replied to the child.

"Oh... good morning teacher!" They greeted him. Ethan just nodded at them. He was not good at handling children.

That was the reason why he was really mad early this morning when he learned that he was assigned to the class of the younger ones.

'Hmm, so Ethan is one of the teachers here in the academy.' Titania thought to herself.

She smiled and sat down to her seat. Titania noticed that something was off with Ethan today.

'Is he tense or nervous? But why? Hmm, maybe it is just my imagination.'

Ethan cleared his throat before he began his class.

"Okay, class. At what lesson or chapter did you stop last time?"

"About werewolves sir, Chapter 2." one child answered. Ethan nodded and he picked up the book and opened it to Chapter 3.

Titania raised her brows.

'Is this how Ethan teaches the children? If someone answered his question, he should acknowledge him or say something like okay, thank you, very good. But Ethan just nods at him. So weird!'

She wanted to correct him but it was improper to do that in front of the children.

Seconds later, Ethan raised the book, completely hiding his face from his students.

'Ethan, don't cover your face if you will read a book in your class. You must have eye contact with your students!!!'

Titania looked at Ethan helplessly. Does he know what he is doing?

Ethan started to read loudly about what was written in the book.

"Werewolf is depicted as a man who transforms into a wolf and vice versa in a given period of time."

"When they transformed, they grow sharp teeth, more hair covers the body, nails become claws, and facial features including the nose, eyes, and mouth become larger."

"They are monsters, who attack humans. They are blood lustful creatures. They eat human flesh, and a human heart is their favorite food."

The children gasped in fear and anger after hearing that. Aside from them, there was also one person who was now very angry.

Titania had reached her breaking point after hearing that passage. She stood up and slammed her desk, making a loud thud.

"Yes, Ms. Eros... do you have something to say?" Ethan looked at her confusedly

"I beg to disagree, sir!" she exclaimed.

"Do you have proof that werewolves are eating human hearts? Have you seen it with your own eyes?"

"No." Ethan simply said.

"Then why are you telling us that?" She sounded very aggravated.

He shrugged at her, giving her an innocent look as he pointed out the book in his hand.

"Because it is written in this book," Ethan said a matter-of-factly as he pointed out the book he was currently holding in his hand.

Titania felt like the blood inside her body was boiling due to extreme anger.

'This is a big lie. They are slandering us, werewolves. They don't have proof, and they have not seen a werewolf eating a human heart!'

'But here they are, preaching and teaching the younger ones a big lie! They even made a book about their lies! Pesky humans!'

If Titania could transform, then she might have already transformed in her werewolf form and show them that what was written in that book was not true at all.

"Do you have something else to say, Ms. Eros? Or you want me to accompany you to the author of this book and ask him or her personally if he or she had seen on?" Ethan said to her sarcastically.

"Yes, sir. Let's go. Bring me to that person and I will ask him or her for proof. I wonder if that author really saw it with his or her own eyes." Titania insisted.

The children just stared at both of them with a confused look with the same question in mind.

'Is our elder sister fighting with our new teacher?'

On the other hand, Ethan just looked at Titania with disbelief.

'I should have listened to the security guard. This girl is really a stubborn one.'

He suddenly felt like his head was swelling because of this girl's stubbornness. He dropped the book at the table and he massaged his temples.

"Uh...Today is really a bad day for me," he mumbled to himself.

Ethan's brows knitted in a frown as he turned to look at Titania who was still having a serious expression on her face.

"Okay Class, is it okay to you that I and Ms. Eros here will leave for a while?" He asked the children for approval.

The young ones just nodded vehemently as a sign of their approval.

"Ms. Eros follow me," Ethan said with his stern voice. Both of them left the classroom.

Ethan decided to confront her in the hallway, three blocks away from their classroom.

"What is that all about?" He immediately asked her.

"Why are you so worked up? Are you trying to go against me? I am your teacher here remember." he added.

"I am just trying to correct that wrong statement in the book. That was a misconception about werewolves." Titania answered him with conviction.

"How can you say that? Have you seen a werewolf once? Are you really a student of Hunters  Association Academy or are you spokesperson of werewolves?" Ethan said with his right eyebrow raised.

'Oops... Is he suspecting me now?' Titania thought as she met his intense gaze.

She was rendered speechless. She bit her lower lip as the realization came to her.

'Oh my, It looks like I overreacted.' She started to regret her actions. Ethan was still waiting for her response.

"Well? Do you have nothing to retort about that? I thought you wanted to be a hunter. So if you want to become one then clear your mind first." he started to rant at her.

"I did not say that I want to be a hunter." she softly mumbled but Ethan was able to hear it.

"Then why are you here?"

Titania pouted before answering him. "I never said that. Did you forget? I said I want to be a student here because I want to protect my family."

Ethan looked at her with disbelief. "Are they not the same?"

"Of course not, they are two different things." she insisted. Ethan tapped his forehead. This girl was giving him a headache.

"Oh... by the way... can I give you some advice?" Titania was very careful with her word. She did not want to annoy him more.

"What is it? Tell me while I am still being patient here." he gave her permission to talk.

'If I did not find you cute, then I would not bother talking and listening to you.' He thought to himself.

"Ahem... if your students answer your questions please acknowledge them like saying, 'very good', 'okay, thank you', 'you are right' and 'that's great'."

"They are still children, why are you giving them just a nod as a response? You can do better than that." Titania started to lecture him.

Ethan's lips already formed a thin line and Titania did not mind his warning glare. She just continued talking to him like a principal critiquing her a student-teacher.

"One more thing, while reading a book, don't cover your face and you should make eye contact with your audience and listeners."

"How will you know that they are still listening to you if you are not looking at them?" Titania even put her hands on her waist to emphasize what she really means.

'Okay. I change my mind now. I take back my words, saying that she is cute... she is so annoying. Yes... annoying and stubborn brat is the right words.'

Ethan wanted to say something but he was interrupted by Jeston who came running to them.

"Ethan... come with me. You need to see something. It is about Samuel. Someone sent a message to the headquarter."

Ethan's expression darkened as soon as he heard Samuel's name. Meanwhile, Titania sensed the urgency in Jeston's voice.

'It looks like something is wrong here.' she said to herself.

The two men left without saying a word. But because of Titania's curiosity, she decided to follow the two men.