Roses and Hooks /// Harry Hook

Chapter 7: First Day

The next morning, I wake up to the sun shining down on my face. Today is the first day of school for my four new friends and I can't wait to show them around. I wonder if they got settled in alright last night. Jumping up out of my bed that's covered in my dark rose red blankets, I run over to my closet to get ready for the day. Looking through my options, I decide to go with another one of my own designs.

Grabbing my clothes, I go into the bathroom to take a shower. I wonder what I can show the new guys that would help them settle more. Maybe help them make a few new friends. I shake my head. Everyone is most likely going to avoid them, so making new friends isn't going to be easy. I wonder what they like to do for fun. Probably not anything we have around here. I know Evie mentioned that she enjoys making her own clothes, and Mal looks like she likes art. Maybe I'll get Mal into an art class and show Evie to my studio where I make all my clothes.

Getting out of the shower, I wrap a towel around myself and start blow drying my hair. I wonder what they boys would be into. I'll have to ask them when I see them today. After my hair dries in its natural waves, I put it up into a high ponytail. My outfit is a pair of black leather pants with gold rose designs down the sides, a red long sleeve top with a large gold rose on the front, my combat boots, and my leather jacket. I do my regular make-up, and grab my pastel rose colored side bag that holds all my school supplies.

I leave my room, locking the door behind me and stop by the girl's dorm room before knocking. A voice calls out to me telling me that I can come in. Mal is fixing her shirt while Evie sits at her vanity doing her make-up and fixing her tiara in her hair.

"Hey." I tell them as I sit down on Mal's bed. "How'd you guys settle last night? Nothing to terrible I hope." They quickly glance at each other before looking at me. What is that about?

"Nothing eventful happened last night. We just went to bed. You know. To prepare for our wonderful classes." Mal tells me. The fact that it's so painfully obvious that she's hiding something almost makes me laugh. I know they're not looking forward to classes, and I know that they're even less looking to be surrounded by everyone.

"Mal, I know you aren't looking forward to classes. There's no need to lie about it. You can talk to me; you guys do know that right?" Evie looks ready to spill every secret she has, but Mal stops her with a look.

"Yeah, we know that." Mal tells me before we all grab our bags and leave the room. "What about you? How'd your night go?"

"Pretty good. I just drew a little more before going to bed. Evie, didn't you say you like making your own clothes?" I ask my blue haired friend.

"Yes! I love making my own clothes and expressing myself through my work. Why do you ask?" We turn the corner and make it into the main hall before going outside to where the lockers are lined up along the wall.

"Oh, wondered if you wanted to see my fashion studio after school." Evie's whole face lights up and she squeals as she hugs me tightly.

"Oh my god! Yes! I would love to see it." She jumps up and down excitedly. Mal smiles at her excitement and opens her locker, which is right next to mine. After we finish at our lockers, we talk as we head to class. Mal tells me about her love for art and how she used to spray paint all over her territory on the Isle. Evie talks about a little girl named Dizzy who is the granddaughter of Cinderella's former wicked stepmother. She talks about how she dyes everyone's hair and how she even helps Evie make accessories. She's definitely going to be in the next group I have Ben bring over.

I drop the girls off at their classes, promising to see them throughout the day. After my third period, Jane walks up to me asking me to come with her to see her mother. Though I think it's strange that she needs backup to see her mother, I agree to go with her. As we walk, she talks about how she wishes her mother would let her grow out her hair like all the other girls in the school. She also wants to know what the new kids are like, to which I tell her to just talk to them herself. She didn't like that.