As soon as they got back, Bethany was waiting in the hallway, her makeup redone and even more glamorous and a new sparkly peach coloured dress. She gave Zoe and Alfie a dazzling smile.
"Miss Irvine is in her office. I'll be waiting out here."
She smiled again, specks of glitter falling off of her cheeks as they moved. Zoe and Alfie exchanged puzzled looks while Aria smirked to herself. Bethany thought they were going to take her out, that they didn't like Aria anymore.
They entered Miss Irvine's office. Alfie gave her a quick smile and said,
"We'd like to adopt Aria."
Even though she already new it, the words sent a new wave of nervous excitement through her. Miss Irvine raised an eyebrow.
"Are you sure?"
She asked.
"Yes."
Zoe replied quickly. Miss Irvine pinched her lips together.
"Ok. Who's last name will she be taking?"
"Mine."
Replied Zoe.
"Ok, would you mind signing some papers? Aria, why don't you go and pack your things with Mr Deyes?"
"Sure"
Aria shrugged and turned, beckoning to Alfie to follow her. She kept her calm as she skipped out of the room and up the stairs but inside her intense happiness and excitement made her feel slightly dizzy, especially when they passed a rather confused looking Bethany.
Once they were in her room, she grabbed the old, worn black suitcase kept under her bed that Miss must have bought at some charity shop and opened it, laying it on the bed.
She opened her wardrobe and took out the only clothes she actually liked, which wasn't much.
"Woah, did you draw this?"
Alfie asked, pointing to the drawing of Dan and Phil stuck on her wall.
"Oh, um, yeah."
She turned a deep shade of red as she shoved her clothes in the suitcase.
"Wow, it's really good!"
He said.
She silently pleaded that he wouldn't notice the one of him and Zoe but, thankfully, he turned away. She quickly took down all of her posters before stashing them in a black and white bag. Alfie helped back the rest of her stuff away and then carried her suitcase down stairs. She simply slung her backpack over one shoulder and followed him down where Zoe was waiting for them.
Giving her a small smile, Zoe extended her hand out towards her, and Aria gladly slipped her own in hers.
"I think we're going to be very close."
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Adopted by Zalfie
FanfictionAria was ten when her mother died. Her dad, depressed, decided he could not care for her on his own while he was in that state. So one and a bit years later, Aria found herself hoping desperately to escape what she saw as hell before the month was o...
