"What's got you so worked up?" Ariel asked as Aria pulled her from the class into the hall.
Aria didn't reply; she continued to tug Ariel down the hall towards the doors leading to the girl's bathroom. Once they were inside Aria looked up at Ariel, her eyes glistening with unshed tears while she stared at her best friend.
They stood there staring at each other in silence, a silence that seemed to last an eternity until Aria spoke.
"I can't be near them Ariel" Aria's lip trembled and the tears rolled down her cheeks. Ariel looked at her friend, not understanding who she was talking about until it clicked.
"oh, hun" Ariel swooped Aria into a hug and held her trembling form, rubbing her back trying to soothe her until Arias's body stopped trembling.
Aria took a deep breath and pulled back from Ariel. "Colton will hurt me again if he finds out I'm talking to them" her voice wavered and a fresh set of tears formed in her eyes again, threatening to cascade down her cheeks like a river.
"Colton done this to you?" Ariel asked while searching her friend's eyes. "Aria how long has he been doing this? Why did he do this? Are you hurt anywhere else?" Three questions came one after the other as Ariel stood staring at her best friend, waiting for her to answer.
"Yes, he's the one that's been punishing me Ariel. I don't know why he's listening to the rumours going around. He calls me a slut a whore " Aria started to tremble again wiping her eyes with her sleeve.
Ariel grabbed her and pulled her in for a hug when Aria flinched and let out a low hiss, Ariel pulled back looking at her, Aria sighed and lifted her T-shirt to reveal the purple bruises up and down her right side.
Ariel gasped her hand shot up to cover her mouth, Aria lowered her top just as the door to the girl's bathroom swung open, making both the girls jump their heads snapping to look at the door.
Cindy (Colton's girlfriend) sneered as she saw the girls in the bathroom. "What are you doing here?" She snapped at Aria.
Aria lowered her gaze to the floor not wanting to anger Cindy.
"Nothing, we were just using the restroom," she said but her voice was barely a whisper.
"We'll get the fuck out no one wants to use the same restroom as a pathetic excuse of a dragon that can't even shift yet, and goes around spreading her legs for every guy on campus!" Cindy snapped.
Aria stood there eyes trained on the floor, listening to her brother's girlfriend hate for her spew out of her mouth.
She bent down and gathered her bag with her eyes still trained on the floor and moved towards the door when Cindy blocked her way.
"Why do you continue to torment your family with your disgusting self, do them all a mercy and disappear" she whispered to Aria.
Ariel, who had been watching in silence, grabbed her bag and linked her arm with Aria's, shoving Cindy out the way and moving to the door with Aria.
As they made their way out of the bathroom into the hall they could hear Cindy shouting from behind them.
"Your regret that you fucking bitch!"
Everyone that was in the hall turned to look at the bathroom and then to Aria and Ariel, who continued to walk down the hall towards the cafeteria.
Aria hadn't said a word and kept her gaze trained to the floor, Ariel held her head high and took long strides until they reached the doors of the cafeteria....
"Look at me Aria, don't let anything that came out of her vile mouth get to you. she's wrong, don't let her ever think her words mean anything to you"
Dragus POV
Aria's POVAs I ran from the clearing and into the woods I could hear my heart pounding in my chest, my feet hitting the ground but all I could think
I walked through the maze of people in the station holding my bag close to me. I had no idea where I was staying or where I was going but for once I felt free and happy.
After a few more hours hanging out with the guys, my eyes started to feel heavy and I yawned I decided it was time to head up to bed. "I'm gonna head up goodnight" I rose from the couch and made my way to the stairs, as I got to the second landing someone grabbed my hand I turned to see Drake holding my hand in his I looked at him a tilted my head to the side waiting for him to say something. "Aria I just wanted you to know you are safe here no one can hurt you anymore, and don't worry about your dragon it doesn't make you any less of a person" I could see the sincerity in his eyes swirling around, I smiled up at him while he was still holding my hand after a few more seconds of standing there I slid my hand from his. "Thank you, Drake, I feel safe here, you guys mean so much to me already and we haven't even known each other that long but you guys make me feel
Dragus POV It's been 6 days since we found out that Aria had left 6 fucking days and I was going crazy my dragon was constantly pacing both me and Darian were on edge we couldn't understand why were we feeling the way we were towards her. Two days after she left we were both woken we the same dream, a dream of us in the clearing with her she was standing in the middle staring up at the stars she looked amazing just standing there we could see her from the darkness of the trees she turned and looked at us staring right into our eyes when we made our way over to her I couldn't keep my eyes from her, I had the sudden urge to touch her so I lifted my hand and stroked her face the sparks that flew up my arm were unimaginable when the breeze that surrounds us picked up her hair whipping around her I heard a voice whisper "MATES" and then it ended I woke up in my bed my sheets soaked from the sweat that had come from my body I could still feel the tingles
Aria POVIt's the day before my birthday and to say I'm nervous is an understatement, the guys have been super supportive and have tried to keep my mind from wondering if I'll get my dragon or not. I lay on my bed staring up at the ceiling in my room my mind wondering about the dream I've been having since I left Azira the one with Dragus and Darian each time its the same thing and that voice in the wind saying the same thing "MATES" I wonder if it's true I mean I wouldn't mind any girl would be lucky to have either of the twins as a mate but there's little old me that may have both of them. I'm startled from my thoughts when a knock at my door pulls me away from my wandering mind, I lift myself from the bed and pad my way over to the door of my room I swing the door open and find Landon and Duncan standing in the hall both smiling at me as I stand there taking them in I cock my head to the side and raise an eyebrow at the pair wo
Darian POVDragus and I made our way across the street from the train station towards a hotel, we entered the hotel and checked in we made our way to the elevator once we were inside the doors started to close before someone jabbed their arm between the doors stopping them from closing. A girl rushed in with a guy and stood in front of us and started chatting. "I think she's going to love it I mean she's not had a proper birthday" "Are you sure she'll like it Dana you know how Ari gets being centre of attention" "Yeah well in the dress I've got her she will be the girl's fire she just needs a little shove to realise it" "So where are we going again?" "Tavaz so you guys will meet me and Aria there at 8 pm, make sure the others aren't late Landon and her friend is coming tonight as well so we girls we get ready together"