Family Part 19
"Shit shit shit shit shit." Freddie chanted as he ran back to his room. He was almost ready to leave for school when he'd gone into the bathroom and actually looked into the mirror. He then ran back to his bedroom and was tossing the place trying to find something specific.
"Darling, are you ready to go?" Crowley asked from the bottom of the stairs.
"Yeah, almost!" Freddie called back. Everyone else was waiting for him. He finally managed to find what he was looking for, then grabbed his bag and headed downstairs. "Alright, let's go."
"Okay then." Crowley chuckled and locked the door behind them, taking the kids to school.
Crowley was enjoying a quiet lunch with her husband, who had suddenly gotten a bit amorous, when her phone rang.
"Ignore it." Aziraphale said as he continued to kiss her neck. Crowley picked up the phone and looked at the caller ID.
"It's the school, Zira. I have to take it." She sighed heavily and answered the phone. "Hello?"
"Mrs Crowley?" The headmaster asked.
"Yes?" Crowley replied, swatting at Aziraphale's wandering hands.
"This is Headmaster Worthington. I'm calling about your son Freddie." The headmaster said.
"Is everything alright?" Crowley asked, suddenly getting worried. She shifted away from Aziraphale a bit.
"I'm afraid he's being suspended. A situation with one of his teachers." The headmaster answered. Crowley relaxed a little bit.
"And what kind of situation exactly?" Crowley asked. Aziraphale looked at her confused and she just held up a hand. "Right, I'll be there to pick him up." Crowley hung up the phone and looked at Aziraphale.
"So what's going on?" Aziraphale tilted his head. Crowley got to her feet and went over to get her jacket and keys.
"Our son is being suspended because he refused to take off his sunglasses and was rather vocal about it." Crowley cleared her throat.
"He's never behaved like that before...." Aziraphale furrowed his brow. Freddie was usually very well behaved.
"Think about it, darling. He's a teenager. He's dealing with puberty. He's not human. And now he's absolutely refusing to remove his sunglasses indoors." She made a point to put her sunglasses on as she said it.
"You don't think....." Aziraphale gasped.
"I think so, yes. He seemed rather frantic this morning." She walked over and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "I'm going to go pick him up. Could you actually work on something to eat for lunch?" She smiled a little. Aziraphale nodded.
"I'm sorry." Freddie said as they walked out to the car.
"Why are you apologizing, son?" Crowley asked with a bit of a smile.
"For getting suspended." Freddie got into the car and stared out the window.
"You want to tell me what happened?" Crowley asked as she got in and started to drive. Freddie wasn't really paying attention to where they were going.
"The teacher got mad because I wouldn't take my sunglasses off." Freddie shrugged.
"And why wouldn't you take your sunglasses off?" Crowley asked gently. She wasn't trying to push but she wanted him to be honest.
"Because I didn't want them to see." Freddie said quietly.
"Your eyes are a bit different now, aren't they dear?" Crowley asked, keeping her eyes on the road.
"Maybe." Freddie said and cleared his throat. He looked at her for a moment and then looked out the window again. That was when he noticed that they weren't heading home. "Where are we going?"
"We're going to see Dr Franklin." Crowley smiled a little.
"So you're saying there's something wrong with me?" Freddie looked at his mother a bit panicked.
"No, darling. But Dr Franklin has dealt with our kind of situation before. He's going to give you a note that you can take to school saying that you need to wear your sunglasses at all times. If you still want to go to school." Crowley cleared her throat.
"But I have to go to school..." Freddie said with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm saying that we can home school you if you would prefer." Crowley said with a shrug.
"I'll think about it." Freddie said, going back to looking out the window. It took them a little while to get to the doctor's office and about an hour after that to be seen.
"So, what seems to be the problem?" The doctor asked as he looked at Freddie. Freddie shifted on the exam bed a bit and then removed his sunglasses to reveal eyes that looked identical to his mother's.
"Darling, are you ready to go?" Crowley asked from the bottom of the stairs.
"Yeah, almost!" Freddie called back. Everyone else was waiting for him. He finally managed to find what he was looking for, then grabbed his bag and headed downstairs. "Alright, let's go."
"Okay then." Crowley chuckled and locked the door behind them, taking the kids to school.
Crowley was enjoying a quiet lunch with her husband, who had suddenly gotten a bit amorous, when her phone rang.
"Ignore it." Aziraphale said as he continued to kiss her neck. Crowley picked up the phone and looked at the caller ID.
"It's the school, Zira. I have to take it." She sighed heavily and answered the phone. "Hello?"
"Mrs Crowley?" The headmaster asked.
"Yes?" Crowley replied, swatting at Aziraphale's wandering hands.
"This is Headmaster Worthington. I'm calling about your son Freddie." The headmaster said.
"Is everything alright?" Crowley asked, suddenly getting worried. She shifted away from Aziraphale a bit.
"I'm afraid he's being suspended. A situation with one of his teachers." The headmaster answered. Crowley relaxed a little bit.
"And what kind of situation exactly?" Crowley asked. Aziraphale looked at her confused and she just held up a hand. "Right, I'll be there to pick him up." Crowley hung up the phone and looked at Aziraphale.
"So what's going on?" Aziraphale tilted his head. Crowley got to her feet and went over to get her jacket and keys.
"Our son is being suspended because he refused to take off his sunglasses and was rather vocal about it." Crowley cleared her throat.
"He's never behaved like that before...." Aziraphale furrowed his brow. Freddie was usually very well behaved.
"Think about it, darling. He's a teenager. He's dealing with puberty. He's not human. And now he's absolutely refusing to remove his sunglasses indoors." She made a point to put her sunglasses on as she said it.
"You don't think....." Aziraphale gasped.
"I think so, yes. He seemed rather frantic this morning." She walked over and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "I'm going to go pick him up. Could you actually work on something to eat for lunch?" She smiled a little. Aziraphale nodded.
"I'm sorry." Freddie said as they walked out to the car.
"Why are you apologizing, son?" Crowley asked with a bit of a smile.
"For getting suspended." Freddie got into the car and stared out the window.
"You want to tell me what happened?" Crowley asked as she got in and started to drive. Freddie wasn't really paying attention to where they were going.
"The teacher got mad because I wouldn't take my sunglasses off." Freddie shrugged.
"And why wouldn't you take your sunglasses off?" Crowley asked gently. She wasn't trying to push but she wanted him to be honest.
"Because I didn't want them to see." Freddie said quietly.
"Your eyes are a bit different now, aren't they dear?" Crowley asked, keeping her eyes on the road.
"Maybe." Freddie said and cleared his throat. He looked at her for a moment and then looked out the window again. That was when he noticed that they weren't heading home. "Where are we going?"
"We're going to see Dr Franklin." Crowley smiled a little.
"So you're saying there's something wrong with me?" Freddie looked at his mother a bit panicked.
"No, darling. But Dr Franklin has dealt with our kind of situation before. He's going to give you a note that you can take to school saying that you need to wear your sunglasses at all times. If you still want to go to school." Crowley cleared her throat.
"But I have to go to school..." Freddie said with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm saying that we can home school you if you would prefer." Crowley said with a shrug.
"I'll think about it." Freddie said, going back to looking out the window. It took them a little while to get to the doctor's office and about an hour after that to be seen.
"So, what seems to be the problem?" The doctor asked as he looked at Freddie. Freddie shifted on the exam bed a bit and then removed his sunglasses to reveal eyes that looked identical to his mother's.
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