A Heart of Gold A Heart of Stone (Complete)

Chapter Sixteen

The lesson finally ended, and Coral left in a hurry. She didn't want to run into Jack and watch him and that fairy make puppy eyes at each other, it sickened her to even think about it. She had finally started to let some walls down and he betrayed her.
Just like everyone else around you.
The pirate halted in the middle of the deserted corridor as she recognized the voice.
"You're the one from the forest, aren't you?" She said, her voice calm and confident. Out of the shadows the familiar shape of the red headed male appeared from the darkness.
"How very clever Coral." He bowed in front of her his cape billowing around him. "I am Rothbart; the spell weaver and master of the Forbidden arts."
Coral crossed her arms and looked at him in disinterest.
"Yes, very impressive. What are you doing here?"
"Join me. Leave this place and I will accept you for who you are not what they want you to be." He circled around Coral smiling.
"And help you get Adelaide? Because that's what you want right? I saw you staring at her over me. You think I'll help you with that? In. Your. Dreams." She hissed at the imposing male.
"With or without your help my 'dreams' will become reality."
Coral swung around, her fist clenched as she aimed for his jaw, but it never connected and in effect caused Coral to rock on her feet as she twisted with the strength she put into the fist.
"Coward!" She yelled as she realized he had vanished.
"Coral!" A loud voice echoed through the deserted corridor.
"What?"
Gaston strode forward engulfing the space between himself and his girl within seconds and grasped her wrist in his hands.
"You were yelling like a mad man." He stated, she scowled at him.
"Correction: I was yelling at a mad man. Anyway, what's it to you?"
Gaston rolled his eyes and pulled her forward.
"You need to go to your room." He grunted as she struggled to free herself from his grip.
"I'm not a child Gaston!" His laugh vibrated through his barreled chest and he turned to look at her but continued marching on.
"Well you're acting like a spoilt little brat recently."

Facilier watched their interaction as Gaston dragged Coral towards him.
"Fal. Take Coral back to her room." He shoved her forward and she stumbled into Facilier's chest. She glared up at the voodoo man but didn't move.
"l wish you'd understand what I'm going through." She whispered, Gaston gave a snort and Coral rolled her eyes at him, Facilier chuckled before pushing Coral towards Gaston. She slapped his hand away.
"Don't you dare push me."
"See that's the witch I know." Gaston laughed, Coral turned to Gaston eyes blazing.
"I'm not a witch!" Coral yelled, Facilier flicked his wrist and a spark zapped between the fighting couple.
"I would love to help you out Gaston, but I have somewhere to be. Au revoir." He disappeared quickly, and Coral and Gaston glared at each other.
"I don't need a baby sitter. Nor do I need you." Coral turned on her heels and stormed off ignoring the calls from Gaston. Gaston stared after her and scanned the canteen, a boy with white hair followed his girl and Gaston clenched his fists.
"It's fine. She'll call me." Gaston slowly turned however his anger boiled over and he headed after them. He followed and watched them from the distance.

"Hey Coral wait!" A voice yelled, Coral groaned inwardly picking up her pace, trying to ignore Jack. "Come on Coral! Please!" A hand gripped her forearm and he pulled her back with force causing her to turn around to face him "Wait!"
"What?!" She cried back, he was taken aback for a moment as he witnessed the pirate with tears in her eyes. He held her forearm softly and she stood there lowering her head. Gaston clenched at the pillar and hissed at passing students to go another way.
"Coral... what happened?"
"None of your business."
"You're doing it again!"
"Shut up you don't know me!"
"I know you pretty well, princess." Coral gasped and pushed him away "What? I've seen you do things no villain nor pirate should do. You honestly want me to believe you are the Queen of Darkness? Adie even told me you saw me and Tooth, that you were jealous but Coral, listen-"
Her eyes widened as her chest tightened and the tears welled up,
"shut up Jack! Don't you ever call me jealous!" She yanked her arm away from him and shoved him back "you know nothing about it... you don't know me." She turned around and began to walk away however a pair of arms wrapped around her shoulders her eyes widened.
"I do know you Coral... It's alright."
The tears fell off her bottom lashes and she felt him tightened his arms around her.
"Then, why were you with her?" She whimpered softly, he pressed his cheek against the top of her head as she began to clench her fists. Gaston growled and moved forward.
"Coral!" He snapped, Jack pulled away from Coral and shoved his hands in his pockets, Coral stood firmly rooted to the spot. Gaston gave Jack a look and stood behind Coral "We have to go."
"Go where?"
"Away from him. Please babe, I love you - let's go."
Coral felt a hand slip into hers and she was roughly pulled forward following behind Gaston. Jack shook his head and closed his eyes.
"Oh Jack!" Tooth ran up behind him and jumped on his back, he stared forward as Coral looked back at him for a moment before following sadly away with Gaston.

Adelaide was sat in the chair on the opposite side of the head teacher's desk. It was strange, she felt like she had been in here more often than any other place in the school and it was starting to get frustrating. Mickey and Minnie Mouse were stood by the door looking between the King and his daughter.
"Gosh we'll leave you to it then King Roland." He said after a long debate, with the King and Minnie.  Taking Minnie's hand in his Mickey led her out of the room. A silence lingered between the two before Adelaide broke it.
"So, what brings you here Father?"
"Your sisters were worried, since you hadn't written back to them and since I was traveling past this area, I thought I would put their minds at ease." It had been a while since she had been alone with her father in a room, every time he saw her in the halls at home he would run into his study where all the girls knew he was not to be disturbed. Eventually he had ordered Adelaide to see him once every other week. Ever since her mother, Queen Calissa, had died two years earlier he had begun to sink into himself, ashamed that he could do nothing to help her or soothe her passing. Other than on Wednesdays, he would not see Adelaide, he kept her busy with lessons and looking after her younger siblings. After some time, Adelaide began to hate the responsibilities given to her by her absent father. "I also have another motive for coming here today."
The princess snapped out of her day dream and looked at her Father. 
"You did?" He hummed his response.
"Yes, I have been advised to start looking for a husband for you." Adelaide raised an eyebrow, she looked at her father carefully, he wasn't joking. 
"No!" She stated and stood up.
"No? Adelaide you do not understand the position..." Adelaide opened the door before she spun to face her Father.
"I understand well enough!  You cannot make me marry a man I do not love, and if that's the way you feel I wish it had been you who died and not Mother!" She yelled slamming the door behind her causing the frame to rattle. The princess ran down the hallway angry at what had just happened before she realized she was being watched. "What do you want Hans?" She let out a soft sigh as he came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her chest.
"I heard everything." She rested the back of her head on his shoulder.
"Yeah I think everyone in school heard that."
The Prince laughed lightly smiling at the ceiling.
"You should apologize to him. It's not like it's uncommon. He just doing what all the advisers say..." Hans added, Adelaide pulled away from his arms and turned to face him, her scowl intensifying. 
"No, he should apologize to me! He had made my life a misery since my mother died and I am not giving him the satisfaction of ruining it any further..." She hit his chest with her fist causing Hans to step backwards. "Just leave me alone. You're a villain how could you even comprehend what he's asking me to do?" Hans frowned and looked down at the princess.
"You're right I'm just a villain and if that's what you want me to be that then fine." With that Hans turned around glaring at Adelaide before disappearing around the corner leaving Adelaide in the quiet corridor sobbing gently.

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