A Heart of Gold A Heart of Stone (Complete)

Chapter 64

Authors note: enjoy!

The two headed quietly through the school until they came to a familiar door. Coral had spent a lot of time here when she wanted to get away from just about everyone. Everyone knew where her room was, so Hans had offered his room as a safe escape. She knocked on the door lightly as Jack hopped from foot to foot, she glanced back at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Are you really that worried about Hans?"
"No." Jack muttered, "I just know we're not huge fans of each other's." He sighed, Coral rolled her eyes.
"Boys." She huffed and the door opened, Hans was stood at the door, he smiled at Coral until his eyes met with Jack's and they narrowed.
"What are you guys doing here... together?" He said, Jack gave Coral an I-told-you-so look and she dismissed him with a wave of her hand.
"We need to talk. It's urgent." She explained, Hans didn't speak for a moment as he stared into Coral's eyes. Jack Frost watched the pair, as an unspoken conversation conversed between them. Hans eyes softened and he stepped out of his room, and closed it quietly behind him.
"Not here. We need to go to yours." He said, Coral raised her eyebrow. "Gaston and the others are in there." He murmured, Coral nodded and took them both by the hand and quickly and quietly dragged them to her room, sticking to the shadows as teachers and guards patrolled the corridors.

Once they had made it to the room, both boys were in shock as they stared at the blackening room. Coral shut the door behind them, and turned to face the pair before sitting herself cross legged on the bed. She sighed and clapped her hands together snapping the two boys out of their thoughts.
"So. Discussion time." She announced, Jack came and sat by her as Hans propped himself up against the desk. "Okay, I know it's been a while since I've been in your room. But can you please explain this." He said gesturing around her room, Jack nodded in agreement and Coral sighed dramatically.
"Well... since I was attacked... a darkness is growing and its manifested in my room, more emotions I have, the further the black magic spreads... the walls used to have the four elements but now it's just transferring into that." She said glancing up at the ceiling.
"Can we stop it?" Jack asked, Coral shrugged her shoulders.
"I don't really understand it to be honest. All I know is, is that it has something to do with Rothbart." She said before glancing over at Hans. "And that is one of the reasons we wanted to talk to you." She added, Hans folded his arms over his chest and waited patiently. Coral and Jack exchanged a look before they both nodded Coral turned to Hans.
"No one else can know about this Hans. Promise me you won't tell anyone." She pleaded, Hans leant forward in his seat, a serious aura surrounding him.
"I won't. I promise you Coral." He said firmly, Coral gave him a small smile as Jack sat back, leaning on his elbows as Coral began to explain everything she knew.
"The first thing you need to know is that my story is not Peter Pan." She said, Hans kept a blank face as she continued. "My story is actually linked to Adelaide. Her mother and my mother, but that's all I really know and that they were tied in with Rothbart. A lot of their story had been blackened out... because of that, I believe that's why Rothbart is after myself and Adelaide. My powers are something he wants, to do whatever is he wants to." She kept staring at Hans, who placed his head in his hands, staring at the floor. "The teachers know and are trying to figure out what that message on the wall means. They're trying to find out what Rothbart wants, but Jack and I believe they aren't working fast enough, the princesses are being taken, that is why I kept ending up in the hospital because I was trying to stop the shadows form taking the princesses. This time, with Jasmine, Jack and I couldn't save her." She took a breath and gripped the edge of her coat. "But, someone else is working for Rothbart and we believe they go to this school." She stopped suddenly and glanced at Jack, who raised his eyebrow at her, she turned back to Hans.
"We have some theories, of who it could be. It's someone who isn't around and my powers spike- they spike around Gaston and..." She closed her eyes and exhaled shakily, Jack sat up and reached over her gripping her hand, and squeezing it gently. She opened her eyes and glanced over at Jack, even now she felt a darkness clawing at her, the two boys glanced up at the ceiling watching the darkness grow. She shuddered, as she thought of who could be working with Rothbart. "Facilier, he- it could be him." She said, Hans stood up abruptly. Jack and Coral stared at Hans as he paced the room.