fandomhigh | Sex Ed, Wednesday, Period 2, Class #1

When the students entered, they found that on each of the desks was an 8.5" x 11" piece of white cardboard, a printed list and colored markers. A young, pale man with tousled bronze hair and a beige shirt stood at the front of the room.

"Welcome," Edward said, once the students were seated. "This is Sex Ed. I am Edward Cullen. I know that I look young, but I am older than I appear and I have a graduate degree in medicine." Two, actually, but he knew that would sound unlikely for a human as young as he supposedly was. "You may call me Mr. Cullen, though. Dr. Cullen is my father." He smiled, though he did not expose his teeth. "I would like to have two teaching assistants for this class. If you are interested, talk to me after class or in my office.

"This semester, we will deal with a number of delicate subjects. Know right now that the number one requirement for this class is respect. You must show respect for me as well as respect for your fellow students. There will be no crude remarks, vulgar language or snide comments. We must establish an environment of trust.

"I know how much pressure there can be to relax your values in exchange for a bit of fun. I want you to be there for your fellow classmates and provide a support system. There is plenty of fun to be had without giving in to base urges. One day, each of you will find your soulmate. Do you want to give the most important person in your life a gift that is tarnished and worn or do you want to give them a gift that is fresh and new?

"If you see any of the people here," he gestured around the room with one pale hand, "in a situation which may lead to regret, please step in. We are stronger together than we are separately."

"To begin, we will create a totem 'pole' that represents us together. I would like each of you to choose your totem animal from the list on your desk. Draw that animal on the cardboard in front of you. Then post your totem over there." He gestured to a board on one side of the classroom. "When everyone is finished, you will introduce yourselves and explain why you chose the animal you did."

[OCD ~~coming~~ up.]

[Reminder: Edward is telepathic.]

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Claire took a long moment to get started on her drawing; she'd never seen a teacher quite that hot, and she slipped into a daydream.

"Today, in sex ed, practical demonstrations," Mr. Cullen said. "With, ah, Claire, you be my partner?"

She rose from her seat, too dumbfounded to say anything, and was swept into a passionate kiss.

Then she heard a voice from the side. "Get her to suck your toes," Gabe supplied. He was munching popcorn and looking quite amused. "The little freak likes that."

With a start, she snapped herself out of it, and started sketching a raven in heavy pencil marks. Freaking Gabe, ruining even her imaginary sex life...

[OOC: Of course Edward can pick up on Claire's little fantasy sequence.]

Joan waved over at Claire, grateful for a familiar face in the most embarrassing class ever.

Claire was a little flushed when she waved back at Joan. Leaning over, she whispered, "My mother wanted me to take this."

"Mine too," Joan whispered back, rolling her eyes.

Claire matched Joan's eyeroll. Mothers.

"It's so weird the teacher looks like that," she commented. "I thought for sure it would be some old lady. Or a nun."

"Seriously," Joan agreed. "Like a guy that hot would know anything about abstinence."

Claire nodded, glancing at Mr. Cullen again from the corner of one eye. "Maybe this is some kind of community service he's doing, to get us to look but not touch. Or maybe he's gay and way in the closet."

"But gay people have sex," Joan pointed out. "And some of the boys in the class might be gay too."

Maybe God had directed Edward to teach. That would be... weird.

"Yeah, okay," Claire had to admit. "I guess I thought of it because my brother took forever to come out, and he got all religious. But he was engaged to a girl and everything."

She had no idea if David had slept with Jennifer. She really didn't want to know.

"He got religious after he came out?" Joan asked. "That seems kind of weird, since a lot of religious people are weird about homosexuality."

She wondered what God thought about it. Not like He'd give her a straight answer if she asked.

"Before," Claire clarified. "Like, our mom always went to church? But all of us except him quit when she let us. He was even a deacon for a while." She shrugged. "I don't know how it works for him. I guess it just does."

Joan nodded. "Good for him. I don't think God discriminates the way that religious leaders want us to believe."

"Not if he's God," Claire agreed. "God has to be way too big to think about who people are sleeping with."

And now they were veering dangerously close to awkward topics for Joan so she changed the subject. "What animal are you picking for your totem?"

Claire noticed the lack of segue, but it wasn't like she had so much more to say about religion anyhow. She moved her arm so Joan could see her half-finished sketch of a raven. It was done well, in bold strokes.

"Raven," she said. "I guess I just like them?" Plus they were appropriate to the girl who grew up in a funeral home. "How about you?"

"I picked a dragonfly," Joan said. Her sketch was... nowhere near as well done as Claire's. "People tend to think I'm flighty."

"Dragonflies are pretty," Claire decided, squinting at Joan a little. "So are you? Flighty."

Joan shrugged. "I guess a little."

Not like she could tell people that she was doing weird things because God said so.

Edward tried to ignore Claire's fantasy. Teenagers were so predictable.

Although the addition of "Gabe" to the scenario was a new twist. Claire seemed to have some issues regarding this boy.

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