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"It's your first day, be nice to everyone, make friends and don't cause too much of a ruckus, alright?" Harry tucks a stray piece of his curls behind his little ear, kissing on his boy's chubby cheek.
"Yes daddy." Andrew rolls his eyes but giggles and kisses his daddy's cheek before running towards his class.
"Stay in the nursery after your class, I'll pick you up then, okay?" He shouts as a reminder.
He gets a thumbs up in return. It was only yesterday that he was born, Harry reminisces. Nevertheless, he walks back to his car and goes off to his work.
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Andrew gasps, "PRETTY LOUIS!" and he runs to hug Louis's legs, throwing him a little off balance.
"Oh- hey, little lad!" Louis runs a hand over his wild curls before the little alpha lets loose.
"What are you doing here?!" He jumps up and down in excitement.
Louis chuckles, "I will teach this class."
Andrew gasps again, smiling a little too wide. "Really?"
"Yes, darling. Are you in this section?"
He nods in reply, elated just to be in the omega's presence. Louis peeks at his ID card to make sure.
"That's lovely. Why don't you go take a seat and when everybody is here, we can start the class."
Begrudgingly- but he does- he pulls away from his favourite omega and sits down beside Sarah.
"That's my pretty Louis!" He tells her as much.
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"Did you have fun?" Louis asks everybody and a chorus of 'yes, mister Louis' brings a smile to his face. "That's great. It's almost time to go home, why don't you guys pack your bags. Make sure to pack your things, do not take each other's crayons or pencils." He walks through the rows, looking for anyone who might need help.
Another teacher comes in the class and hands him over a slip with two names. "Alright, Andrew and Maya, you can follow Miss Neva to the nursery."
Andrew shoulders his bag. His dad gets to school a little late from his work so he sometimes has to stay for half an hour or so in the school nursery with other kids in a similar situation.
But he pouts at Louis, tugging at his trousers again. The omega bends down to hear the boy. "Wanna stay wi' you."
"I've got my duty in the nursery today, don't worry darling. I'll drop all your classmates with their parents and I will come to play with you in the nursery, okay?"
"Promise?"
"Ofcourse." He hooks their pinkies together, loving how Andrew brightens up immediately. "Now, be a good boy and go with Miss Neva."
Nodding, Andrew does that much.
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"-an'- an' we saw them go up an' boom!"
Louis gasps listening to the kids' stories. "That must look so pretty!"
"Yesh! But you prettier. Even daddy said!" The other kids wierdly agree with Andrew. That definitely makes the older omega blush.
"Well, so are you all. You all are very smart and kind and obviously the prettiest." He says, continuing with the next kid's story.
His job is lovely, the kids are bundles of innocence and cuteness and according to Louis, it's the best job you can get in the adult world. These little beings will keep reminding you of all the good things in the world while everything outside is falling apart- it's a dirty dirty world, you see.
"Louis? Mr. Styles is here for Andrew and Ms. Fields is here for Maya." He nods, calling for the kids. He is in charge of the kids from lower-KG while the other two teachers look after pre-KG and upper-KG.
Both the kids hold his hands while walking out of the room, both trying to run to their parent. "Careful, loves." He reminds them and lets them go.
He watches as Andrew hugs his father- Moon, he's always that handsome, innit? Oh-oh, when did he start lusting over dads?
He watches as Ms. Fields walk towards him and starts introducing herself. Polite parents are always welcomed to talk. So he gets indulged in that, not noticing the Styles duo approaching him.
After Maya waves him goodbye, a familiar voice says, "Hey!"
Louis tries not to swoon over that smile. And the dimples. Moon, the dimples! "Hi, nice to see you again, Mr. Styles."
The alpha blinks at him, scrunching up his nose quickly, before realising. "Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't introduce myself the other day."
Andrew nods from where he is perched up in his father's arm. "That rude, daddy."
The father gives his son a little stare and rolls his eyes before turning to Louis. "Right, I'm Harry Styles and this is Andrew Styles."
"I already in-tro-duced me, daddy!"
"Alright, alright." He turns back to Louis. "Thank you for taking care of Andy today."
The omega waves it off. "He's a very nice young man."
"See!" The boy huffs at his father.
The father is clearly amused by the sudden politeness radiating from his pup. "That's probably because he is obsessed with you."
"It's pretty Louis!" The boy exclaims as if that explains everything.
"Moon, no one else has ever hyped me up as much as you." Louis tells the boy as much and chuckles when Andrew just lets out a 'huh?' in confusion.
"Well, you're a lovely boy and I'll see you tomorrow, bright and early, yeah?"
Andrew nods, waving at him. "B-bye, Pretty Louis! I love you!"
Louis's heart melts again. "I love you too, little lad. Don't tell anyone, but you might be my favourite." The omega gives him a little wink.
Andrew squeals in joy, giggling, blushing even.
Harry notices the 'I love you's with a little skepticism, but hopes that there is not much depth to it. His boy wears his heart on his sleeve just like his father and it might not be convenient if Andy gets too attached to Louis. It's cute, yes, but there needs to be a limit to it.
For now, Harry lets it go.
"It was a nice surprise." Harry says to Louis, passing him a smile.
"Oh, it was a surprise alright when this little bugger ran and hugged me the first thing in the morning. But really, he's clearly had a very good upbringing so cheers to you for that." Louis winks at Harry and that surely takes the alpha by surprise.
"Uhm- thank you."
"Is that your car?" Louis points to the black Range Rover parked behind them. Harry takes a look and nods.
"Andy, why don't you go get in the car, I have to talk to your daddy for a minute." Andrew pouts but wiggles until Harry puts him down. "No running, alright?" Nodding, the boy starts walking towards the car. Both men watch and Harry unlocks the car with his key.
"I wanted to talk to you about Andrew." They both keep their eyes on Andrew as he opens the door and climbs in. Once that's done, Harry locks the car back again. "He's a very affectionate child. Which is great, you know what I mean, right, I grew up in a very affectionate household meself." Harry nods in his periphery. "But ofcourse, I'm a near stranger to him and he hugs me and tells me 'I love you'. I want to know if that is okay with you as his parent." Louis turns to look at the alpha- why does his side profile have to be so sexy???? And the man's biting his lip??? Like does he plan on killing Louis or what?
Clearing his throat, Harry turns to look at Louis too. "I'm- thank you for asking that, it, um, it's really important to me, actually. Our family is quite affectionate too, so it clearly shows in him. And sometimes I do worry about his safety regarding that, right? He's just a pup, he doesn't know what's good for him, who is good for him. And the worst thing is he doesn't have any idea about good or bad touches. And- I don't mean to offend you or anything- the world is just... not a safe place."
"I understand Mr. Styles. I wouldn't be completely okay if it was my child either."
Harry smiles at him sadly. "I'm okay with him hugging you once in a while, he likes you very much- the day we met you, he wouldn't stop taking about you, you know." He sighs, looking at his pup making wierd faces from the window.
Louis nods.
"But I will be honest, I'm not completely on board with the 'I love you's." Harry wants to explain further- that once, it was alright, but everyday?- but that is as an alpha, not as a parent. He has learnt to distinguish it now. "I'll talk to him about it."
Louis nods again. "Thank you so much for being honest, it's just what I needed. I will be more careful. Now, I have to get going, the kids are waiting. But really, thank you." Louis waves at him, smiling and goes back to his class.
Harry watches the omega walk back inside the school, sighing at the retreating figure.
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"Good morning, class. How are you all today?"
Louis starts his class with singing the alphabet. He makes the kids sing the letters out loud and then trace 'C' in their notebooks. Making rounds, he corrects their work, helping them write.
He claps his hands twice to get all their attention. "Alright, let's do a fun activity. Who would like to learn how to spell their name?"
Everyone cheers, talking all at once and Louis grins. He can do something like that everyday.
"Alright, we can do one name everyday. Hm, I think I should pick a name from the bowl?"
Everyone cheers yes! 'The bowl' is basically a glass bowl filled with small chits with each student's name. It makes activities like these easier.
Louis picks one. "Okay, Betty, stand up and slowly say your name. We'll all together try to hear how it sounds, yes? And then slowly we can learn to spell it."
They spend a few minutes trying- it's harder than it seems but they get the hang of it. Each name will take a few days but Louis is sure, by the end of the year, they'll all learn how to spell all their names with no problem.
The bell rings and Louis puts the bowl away, getting started with the math activity.
"Who can count till ten?"
Several hands raise and he makes them count together, they repeat until he is confident everyone is fluent enough. Sure, most of them won't remember it all tomorrow but steady.
"Excellent! Now take out your math workbooks."
He moves around the room, making sure that it's math they are opening, he flips to the page where they start tracing '5'.
"Hi, little lad. How are you doing?" Louis crouches beside his favourite little alpha.
Andrew proudly shows him the number he just traced.
"Very good. Continue filling the whole sheet, yes?"
"Yeah." Apparently Andy is feeling a little shy today.
"Are you feeling alright? Do you want to say something?" Louis asks just to make sure everything is alright. Because the whole class knows, Andy is one ruckus-causing pup.
He nods, eyebrows furrowed. "'M sleepy." The boy also looks flustered.
It worries Louis seeing they all have just had their post-lunch nap. "Andy, I'm going to check your forehead, okay?" The omega tells him so before checking his temperature. He does feel warm.
Running his fingers through the curls, he stands up. "Come on darling, let's take you to the nurse."
The boy whines at that, attaching himself to the omega's leg. Louis bends down again and cuddles him close in hopes that it'll soothe the boy to some extent.
Picking him up, he runs his palm along Andrew's back.
"Is everyone feeling alright?" Everyone hums in affirmation. He still takes a good look at everyone's face to see if they look off. Positive that everyone else is fine, he calls in for a substitute teacher and takes Andrew to the infirmary as soon as she arrives.
"Why didn't you tell me you weren't feeling good, hm?" Louis tries to soothe him as the boy lays on the big bed covered in a soft blanket. He whines, moving closer to the omega.
"Shh, I'm here, I'm here, love. And we've called your daddy, he'll be here soon too." The omega keeps softly running his fingers through the boy's hair, murmuring sweet nothings to him.
"Daddy-" the poor boy calls out and Louis tries to calm him.
"He'll be here, pup, he'll be here." Looking around for the nurse, he tells her, "I'll be back in a minute."
Leaving the poor boy like this breaks his heart but he remembers Andrew telling him yesterday that his daddy always scents his handkerchief. So he almost runs to his classroom, gesturing the substitute teacher to continue, and searches for the hanky in the boy's bag. Thankfully he finds it. He carries all the boy's stuff and the hanky back to the infirmary, handing him the cloth immediately.
It's almost miraculous to see how quick it soothes the boy. The little alpha is nuzzling into his hanky, scenting it subconsciously. It brings a smile to his face.
About ten minutes later, the receptionist brings a woman in who rushes to Andrew. Louis makes a quick eye contact with the receptionist and she nods. She must be the mother then. Andy does actually look a lot like her. She is an alpha though... be progressive!
"Um, hello, I'm his class teacher." He introduces himself and she passes him a hurried smile before picking the sleeping boy up and checking his forehead.
"What happened?" She asks him.
That gets him into the teacher mode. "He was fine when he came in the mornin'. He was a bit shy today, which is not usual so I checked in with him and he said he felt sleepy. Turned out to be a fever." She nods, swaying the boy in her arms instead.
"Did you give him anything for it?"
"We gave him ibuprofen half an hour ago so the fever should be breaking anytime now."
She nods. Taking his bag in the other hand she starts to leave. Louis catches up with her and hands her the hanky.
Taking a deep breath, she stops for a second and smiles at him. "Thank you for taking care of him."
"Ofcourse. He is my responsibility when he is in this building. Besides, he is my favourite." He whispers the last part conspiratorially, happy that it loosened a little of her tension.
"He tends to have that effect." The woman looks at the boy lovingly, kissing his head as it lays on her shoulder. "My poor baby."
"I hope he feels better soon."
"Thank you." With that, the woman signs in the register- proof that she is registered in contacts and is taking the child- and leaves.
Louis really hopes the boy feels better.