The Academy: Discovery

Stay

A/N: This is a short one but I'll make up for it with the next update. :)

"Alright f*ckers listen up." Gabriel says throwing his arm over my shoulder. "This beautiful girl has never had a sleepover. Tonight we change that. Victor get the sheets for a fort. Luke and North you've got snacks. And before you two start your bullsh*t brother fighting, make it a mix of junk and healthy. Kota show Elsie our surprise. We'll do this in there so she gets used to it. Nathan you get movies. You'll have to move the TV and DVD player in there. Kota we'll need some sleeping bags to sleep in. Silas I'll need your help getting all the shit together for activities. Alright? Alright. Chop chop."

It's odd seeing the boys jump at orders given by someone other than Kota or Mr. Blackbourne. I was sure they were the leaders of the group but each guy does exactly as Gabriel's orders. Kota crosses the room and holds out a hand for me to take. "I get a surprise?" I confirm.

"A big one." He chuckles when I jump up and clap unintentionally ignoring his hand. When I quit acting like a giddy little girl I slide my hand in his and let him lead me upstairs to a door in the middle of the long hallway full of doors. "It's not finished. Gabriel wants your input with the design." I nod like I understand but I really don't.

I'm still confused as Kota opens the door to an empty stark white room slightly bigger than Victors. "It's so big." I observe. "And beautiful." I gesture to the large windows and double doors on the other side of the room showing him I mean those especially. The doors look like stain glass without any color. There are cool lines and angles as well as three small diamond shapes in the center of each door. Looking closer I see the tiny diamonds are tinted a pale purple. "What's this room?" I ask Kota not looking away from my favorite colored diamonds and the doors that hold them. It's still dark and rainy out but I imagine the view is typically beautiful. I'm tempted to walk out onto the porch and see but the fear of the thunder still bothers me.

"Elsie." Kota says softly. I turn to see him shifting from foot to foot. Is he nervous? "We want this to be your room." He misinterprets my gasp "You don't have to take it. We wont make you. You're more than welcome to stay in my room again or any of the others if you'd like..." Before he stops his rambling my knees give out and I slump to the floor. "Shoot. I'm messing this up." he cringes kneeling next to me. "We just thought... if you really want you can go home but I hope you don't."

"You want me to...to..."

"Stay." he finishes for me. "We want you to stay, yes."

I lunge toward him closing the small distance and wrapping myself around him. Just as I do the door opens and the others start to come into the room. One by one they approach Kota and I, wrapping their arms around us. Soon everyone including Scary North is surrounding me in a big group hug. I giggle along with some of them. "So how about it, Sugar, are you staying?" Luke ask from beside me.

"Yes. I'll stay."

A/N: The next update is a bit mature so if you don't like that kind of thing skip over it. You wont miss anything important to the story other than her getting a little closer to the guys.