Long Live the King

One

~One~

Alia's POV

It is the first day of Senior year I'm so excited, Anna has been talking about it all summer. I get up from my hard bed and stretch out my arms out, and yawn. I casually stride to my bathroom and look in the mirror and look at my abstract hair, its brown flow is everywhere and I grasp it all in one hand. I tilt my head and shake it thinking it'll look better down. I grab my brush and comb it through its curls and tangles. I hear my phone buzz and I set down the brush and walk over to it and smile at what is on the screen.

From: Anna

6:46 am

You ready babe?!

I giggle and type back to her.

To: Anna

6:47 am

You kidding? I've been looking forward to this day since Junior High!

I laugh and set down my ancient phone and walk back into the bathroom and finish combing out my hair. I grab my thin green tooth brush and slide it under the running sink and let it become wet, then I grab the tooth paste and put a strand on it and start brushing my teeth. I finish brushing my teeth and spit out, then stand up and smile wide into the mirror,

"Hey sweetheart." I hear my mother from my bathroom door, I smile and turn to her.

"Hello Mother." she smiles and walks up to me and grabs a piece of my hair into her hand, and wipes a tear from her eye.

"Mom why are crying?" I ask frantically and put her face into my hands and wipe her tears away with my thumbs, she sniffles and turns with her hand on her waist.

"It's just my baby is already a Senior in High School!" She laughs sadly and wraps her arms around me and engulfs in a hug, I oblige and hug her back,

"Mom I'm still your baby." I smile at her as I pull away and she smiles and wipes another tear.

"What about me mama?!" I hear my little brother from my door, he runs to my mom and jumps into her arms, she pokes his nose and he giggles.

"You are my baby boy and always will be." she says and tickles his stomach,

"Carter is mamas boy Awia." he says and I shake my head and take him into my arms,

"I'm her baby girl." I say and tickle him and he tries to stop me between laughs. I set him down and he hugs my leg then runs out of the room and my mother tells me breakfast is ready and I nod. When she leaves the room I walk to my closet and pulls out a shirt, blue, and some blue jeans. I put my clothes on and look in my body mirror and pull my shirt down and smile at my cute self. I walk over to my dresser and pull out my necklace my dad gave me before he had passed away. I sigh and put it on and then slip on my shoes. I grab my backpack and my phone and walk downstairs and greet my baby brother, mother, and Alan; my step father.

"Hello Alia." he says and looks through his newspaper and I mutter a 'good morning' under my breath. I scurry past him and walk over to my mother,

"Dear, would you like some bacon?" I nod and she sets the bacon next to my eggs and toast. I pick up the plate and fork then walk over to the chair next to Carter and sit next to him. He looks at me with hopeful eyes,

"No Carter." I say picking up my fork and turn away from him, he groans and I turn back to him. This time he has big eyes and his bottom lip is sticking out. I groan and say fine and hand him my bacon. For a 5 year old, he is persuasive. What? He's my brother and he has me locked into his brain on how to make me do things. I look at the clock and it says 7:06 am,

"Oh I must be going." I get up and peck my mothers cheek and hug my brother, I ignore Alan and grab my keys then walk to my car and sit in the front. I pull out and am on my way to Richard High School. I park in the front of the school and get out. I walk into the corridors of the school and I see Anna. She waves at me dramatically and I laugh and wave back. She runs up to me and interlocks our arms together.

"Babe!" she screams and I roll my eyes playfully.

"Yes Anna?"

"Your locker is next to that weird new kid."

"What weird new kid?" She points at the boy standing at a locker with his foot up against the lockers playing with a pocket knife. I gasp and walk slowly to my locker, I hesitantly walk past him and he doesn't even glance at me, then he walks away. Anna looks at me with wide eyes,

"He is creepy."

"Anna! Don't say something about someone you don't know!" I whisper/yell at her and she rolls her eyes,

"I heard he got out of jail two weeks ago." I gasp and look at the boy wearing black skinny jeans and leather jacket walk down the hall, he flicks what looks like a cigarette bud too the ground and walks away. I glare at him and go pick up the cigarette bud,

"Hey! You can't through this on school grounds, especially in school!" he turns around and I set my hand on my hip and glare at him. He walks up to me and shoves me, I gasp and drop the bud and push him back,

"Oh little miss bitch big and bad now?" he shoves me again and I turn to see where Anna went but she's gone. I groan and turn back to him and he grabs my wrist and twirls me and I trip,

"Not so tough anymore huh?" that's it! I stand up and push him, hard. He falls on his butt, then I feel a tap on my shoulder. I freeze and turn to see Mrs. Stark holding the bud,

"Is this yours Ms. Winters?" I shake my head fast and point at the boy,

"Mr. Weathers, Ms. Winters to the office." I groan and start walking to the office and feel the presence of the boy behind me. I walk into the office crossing my arms and see Mrs. Stall,

"Hello, Mr. Stark will see you now." I walk in and the boy follows and I sit down and look at the greasy boy.

"Alia, were you smoking?" I shake my head at Mr. Stark and he turns to the boy,

"Were you Guy?" Guy? What a strange name.

"Yes, but not on school grounds sir." I roll my eyes,

"Okay well since its the first day of school I'm just going to give you both two weeks detention." What?

"Two weeks?!" I yell and Guy laughs,

"Yes for touching a tobacco product and getting into a fight." I groan and sit back,

"Okay you're free to go." I stand up and walk out into the hallway as does Guy, then I feel a hand grab my wrist and turn me around.

"Don't mess with me." Guy growls at me and I huff then walk to my locker. I open it and see a king card from a deck, and what it said on it confused the hell out of me,

'Beautiful.'