The School of Lost Causes

Chapter 3

It was early in the morning when I woke up and took me a second to figure out where exactly I was. Slowly I looked around seeing Jax still sleeping but with a firm grip around my waist, a small smile on his lips with his hair in his face. "Good morning Rox. How did you sleep?" Noah's voice was groggy and still filled with sleep. His hair was a mess, and you could see in his eyes that he was still tired. He had his hands on my legs and was tracing little patterns with his fingers. "I slept fine. But what about you? You kind of look like you got hit by a bus" I realized my own voice was just as rough and winced. "Well you kept sliding of and almost onto the floor a couple of times. But I'm used to not sleeping well. I haven't had a good night sleep since I got the letter" A smile danced across my lips since I knew exactly how he felt. "believe me, I get it I only got my letter a couple days before the trip and still feel like I haven't slept in weeks." Noah had an understanding smile on his face, and we sat there in a silence that neither of us felt the need to fill with small talk. I closed my eyes again and thought about what was going to happen and how my life is going to change the second we get off of this bus. It was only when Jax started to move underneath me that I opened my eyes again seeing Noah's gaze flickering between Jax and me. As Jax opened his eyes his grip on my waist started to loosen. His eyes landed on me before they wandered over to Noah as his lips formed a lazy smile. "Wow you two look terrible. And here I was thinking I slept like shit." A small laugh escaped my lips as I finally got up to stretch, both boys following my example.

As my gaze glanced around the bus, I saw that the rest of the students were still asleep, and my smile turned into a grin. "Well, seems like we're the first ones up." Before I was finished with my sentence I already had Noah's arms wrapped around me his breath tickling my ear as he spoke in a low voice. "Well that means we don't have to care if they stare at us now do we?" The teasing tone in his voice quickly got the attention of Jaxon and within seconds he was turned around walking towards me and Noah, his voice just as low and teasing and with a dangerous glint in his eyes. The two shared a look, silently communicating, and from one moment to another Noah was no longer pressing against my back. Instead Jax lifted me up so we were face to face and I had no choice but to wrap my legs around his torso and my arms around his neck. Lowering my voice no match theirs I pressed myself even closer to Jax. "Boys please you don't want to start something you can't finish now do you?" With this Noah was pressed against my Back again, his voice not louder than a whisper. "Don't worry your pretty little head about that." Just as I'm about to answer the bus stops which makes us fall to the ground

We stand up and start to laugh again. My laughter gets stuck in my throat as I realize why we stopped. We made it to our destination and reality started to set on. This meant I had to say goodbye to the two goofballs. Kind of amazing how we became this close on such a short abound of time. And now all of it had to be over and a big knot started to form in my stomach. Apparently they could see the sadness in my face because they just pulled me into a big hug. "We will still see each other Rox. And maybe we will have a couple of classes together. And even if not we can hang out when we aren't at the school or something." Noah's voice was hopeful, yet still you could here the doubt in it. "Yea, Noah is right this isn't goodbye forever. I won't let that happen." It was cute that they tried to make me feel better, but it was easy for them. They would still be able to talk, and they might even be in the same room. "I'm fine guys really. Don't worry about me just stick to the rules and well see what happens." They let go of me and I gave them a smile I wasn't sure if I meant or not. I grabbed my bag and hugged them one more time. The rest of the teenagers were already leaving the bus, so we just stood behind them slowly moving forward. "And please don't try and find a way around the rule or anything. Promise me you won't." They looked at each other and then at me bevor they nodded and spoke once again in unison "promise". I turned my attention back to the front of the bus. Of course I knew they didn't 100% mean it. I knew they would try to find me or get the teachers to pair us up together, but I didn't care at that point. All I really cared about was getting out of this bus bevor I broke down in front of them. I needed to be strong. If I broke down they would be worried and even more determined to find a way for us to be able to hang out.

I stepped of the bus and got my luggage before following the other students that were being led by suit guy. We walked one after another like some kind of prisoners or something. No one talked and the silence was suffocating. I took this opportunity to look around and was amazed by how big everything was. There was a main "building", even if castle would be a better description, and more buildings around that. Despite the fact that everything looked old nothing was really run down or even overgrown by vines or moss. Instead of walking towards the castle like we all expected we took a sharp left and continued. A large iron gate came to view and as we got closer I could make out a worn-down sign with the word "Misfits" on it. Suit guy opened the gate with a key and let all of us pass through before he locked it again. There were six separate buildings, and these looked a little more like normal old buildings. They weren't about to collapse or anything they just weren't as well kept as the ones before. We entered the smallest building that was also the closest to the gate. Right above the door there were letters engraved in the stone spelling "Fate's Hall". It was just one giant room that looked an awful lot like a school gym. The only difference was the stage at the back. We were told to leave our luggage at the door and sit down in front of the stage.

I waited until most of the students had taken a seat before settling at the back. To no surprise Noah and Jax sat right next to me trying to look as innocent as possible. I kept my eyes trained to the front as the two tried to get my attention. Luckily, they stopped as a woman walked on stage. Her hair was blond chin length and completely straight. She was wearing a dress that just screamed professional and her makeup was done to perfection. As she spoke her voice was soft but not lacking an authoritative edge that left no room for any sort of misbehaviour. "Welcome children to the rest of your lives. I hope you had a nice trip and I promise I will not keep you long. My name is principal Lowers. I can imagine all of you are exhausted and that is why your first day attending classes will be tomorrow. As most of you probably have guessed by now, this is the part of the school where we send the rule breakers. So take a good look and hope you never see the inside of this room ever again. It is your duty as students to know the rules. Ignorance is not an excuse and will not save you. It is also your duty to make sure that your grades are always at their best even if that means skipping out on some kind of social gathering with friends. You are adults now and have to make the correct decisions for your future. If there are problems of any kind you can and should talk to a teacher or myself. Everyone here has potential to become something fantastical so don't let that potential go to waste. I believe in all of you, and I hope you become the best you can. With that I will let you get to your rooms now and we will see each other tomorrow."