The next Morning, I walked into History class and sat at my seat silently. I got out my notebook and looked at the board and was confused by what I saw.

1990's-2000's Pop Culture

      Before I could ask anyone around me anything, Mr. Faustus cleared his throat and walked to the front of the room.

        "Good morning students. It has come to my attention that you all are stressed and unhappy with the way I've been grading your work lately. I do realize I've been harsh and for that I apologize. So, today I decided we could do a bit of a history trivia jeopardy game on something you all might find more familiar and relatable....Pop culture." He said pointing to the board.

       "Now then, there are 3 categories of pop culture: Tv/Movies, Fads, and Internet." Mr. Faustus explained. Everyone started getting all excited as he handed out items to use as buzzers. One girl got a "Yee" button, one boy got a Woody (toy story) doll with a pull string, another kid got a Bop It toy and the list goes on. I received a toy chicken/rubber chicken.

    "Alright then. Mr.Peterson, what category would you like?" He asked a boy in the second row.

     "Um...TV/Movies for 200," the kid requested. Mr. Faustus nodded and pulled out a notecard.

     "Ahem. What is the most popular non-animated sitcom series in the 90's-2000's?," he read off the card.

Without missing a single beat I squeezed my chicken rapidly.

"Yes Miss (L/N)?," Mr. Faustus stood beside me at my desk.

      "Friends," I Answered. Mr.Faustus checked the card and nodded.

      "Friends is indeed the correct answer. Now, would you like the bonus question for answering right on the first try?" He asked me.

        I nodded. He smirked slightly, and went over to his laptop and pulled a timer down to the center of the screen and set it to 30 seconds. Mr. Faustus then stood up straight and looked at me.

        "In 30 seconds give as many iconic quotes and bits from the show as possible.....ready?" He asked hovering his hand over the space bar. I gave him an okay.

         "Alright, ready...set...GO!" He tapped it and I immediately went off.

        "We were on a break!, Regina Phalange., Joey doesn't share food!! Princess Consuella Banana Hammock. Smelly Cat. PIVOT! Um...oh-WHOOPAH!...How you doin?....and ahem- *in Janice voice*-OH. MY. GAWD!"

       Right after that, the timer went off and the class applauded.

"Well done miss (L/N). That's 9 bonus points for you." He said with a somewhat impressed look on his face.

We continued and I won the game somehow with my encyclopedic level knowledge of How I Met Your Mother, Disney, YouTube, and Cringy 2000's fashion trends like: deep spray tans, stick brows and weird clothing layers.

"Congratulations Miss (L/N), since you answered the most questions correctly, you and your classmates will all have A's!" He said proudly. The whole class cheered and I got a few pats on the back from those siting by me. Then the dismissal bell rang and everyone cleared out. After I stood up and packed my things, I put my backpack on and approached Mr. Faustus at his desk.

"Mr.Faustus?" I said to get his attention.

"Yes Miss (L/N)?" He said turning to me. Without a moment to lose, I leapt forward and hugged him. He was taken aback for a moment but then wrapped his long arms around me.

"Thank you sir." I said softly. Suddenly I heard a heartbeat in his chest. It was rapid. I lifted my head from his chest and felt him lift my chin with his fingers. Then before I knew it, a soft, cool pair of lips were pressed against mine....

Mr.Faustus, kissed me.