Goodnight Princess

Chapter 25

I woke up earlier than normal in the morning, so I decided to just get up and start to get ready. I have a couple bruises from Ben yesterday, some on my neck and on my jawline. And then my entire shoulder is a purplish blue for the one clean hit he was able to land against me. I just covered up the visible markings with the makeup that I had received from Narcissa a little while ago. I finish about the same time I would normally since I had to be extra careful with my makeup. I head over to our meeting spot at the end of the street. He was already waiting for me when I got there.

Mattheo POV

    I was a little early today, so I was kind of just standing there.  That was when I saw this perfect white Daisy growing on the side of the road. I bend down and pick it. I see Y/n approaching in the distance, so I  stand back up and hold it behind my back. She makes it to me. I can see the slight outline of bruises on her jaw that she tried to cover up. Like she could hide something from me. I just smile pretending that I didn't notice anything.
    "I picked this for you princess." I brought the daisy out from behind my back, tucking it behind her ear . She smiles up at me.

    "Thank you Theo." We start to walk side by side up the road to school. Making small talk about the assignments that I missed yesterday. Once we made it to school, everything seemed different.

    "Morning y/n." Greeted Simon

    "Morning Simon." Y/n greeted back. It's strange no one has talked to her the entire year now everyone is waving to her or smiling at her. Then the strangest thing happened. Ava came over and fell in step with us and started to have a conversation with y/n. I was not really paying attention to what they were saying but I swear that I heard her thank y/n for something that happened yesterday.

    "Y/n... what happened, what changed?"

    "Oh umm I will explain later. It's kind of a long story. Also I don't want you to get mad."

    "I'm not mad, just a little confused."

"I'll explain it at lunch. But right now we have to go get ready for class." With that she walks away to her locker. Strange. I could just ask someone; but I guess I should just let her tell me it in her own time. I also walk away to my locker, then return to my seat next to her. I would talk to her but people keep coming up to her. I am not necessarily mad, just...

"Can you talk to me about something? Maybe they will stop coming up to me then. It's kind of annoying, they don't talk to me for a year, and now they are acting like we're best friends, over one little thing. The only one I really want to talk to is you and maybe Ava but... Please just start a conversation before anyone else comes over." I hear in my head

    "So umm the Greek gods project, I'm doing Hades right. I researched him a little yesterday, since I got bored. Did you know that he can turn invisible while wearing his helm of darkness?" I really don't know why this is what I started to talk about but it was the first thing I thought of.

"No I did not know that." I could tell by her voice that she probably did know that but was just trying to carry on the conversation. Just then the bell rang and we were to go back to our seats, meaning no one was to get up or talk. She let out a sigh and just looked forward. She seems uncomfortable, not with me but with the people around her. I know that she didn't want to be exiled, but she said she did not mind that people weren't constantly talking to her, she likes to stick to people she knows well. She doesn't mind meeting new people but she can only take so many people at once. I knew she just wanted them all to leave her alone.

We make it through all of our morning classes and know it is lunch time. We are sitting like normal at our own table; though many people invited her to sit with them, I think she needed to just sit by herself. After turning down many we made it to the table. I really want to know what happened but she seems to be overwhelmed right now so I sit there in silence to give her a minute.  She sits there for like two minutes kind of spacing out. Then she finally came back to earth.   

"Ok so what do you want to know?" Her voice is calm but from the seven months of knowing her I can tell from her poster that she is nervous.

"Just tell me the story and I will ask questions at the end, I will not interrupt you." I sit there and start to eat my lunch waiting for her to start.

"So umm you know how I said that you weren't exactly my first kiss?" I nod my head remembering the day on the roof after the game of truth or dare. "Well you asked what I meant, I told you that I was used once, but I didn't tell you who. It was last year; Ben took me behind the shed and forced himself on me. I was so scared I couldn't do anything. Luckily the bell rang before he could do anything bad, but it was horrible. Ella had already left, so I told Ava what happened, and she twisted what I said. She spread it around the school; destroyed my reputation. Well yesterday Ben tried again..." oh how I wanted to jump out of my chair and yell. But I promised not to interrupt her. " This time he went for Ava. I was not going to let him do that to anyone else. So I followed them." She started to hesitate, but I gestured for her to continue.

"I showed Ava out of the way and stood in her place, he pinned me to the wall but I did what you taught me. I turned around so he was on the wall and bashed his head into the wall, thin kneed him in the stomach. He fought back a little but I punched him in the nose. I think I broke it. And he backed off. Everyone heard the commotion so they came and saw everything. Now they all think I am some sort of hero, and understand the rumors were false."

"So that's why you have bruises on your jaw." I reach out and gently trace the outlines with my thumb. She smiles weakly nodding her head. "Hey I'm proud of you, you did the right thing. You gave him what he deserved, and you stood up to the person who hurt you. I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at Ben but the rest of them... I will leave that up to you. Ok?"  She nods her head once again.

We continue our day on from there with little to no drama, other than the fact that no one will leave us alone.  We walk back home then part ways for the night. I apparate back to the manor. I eat then go up to the roof and just sit in silence staring out at the herision. Wishing Y/n was with me. Until day turns night.

"Goodnight Princess."

"Goodnight Theo."