Argent and Gold

One

I walk down the dark empty hall of my new school. As I walk I keep hearing growling and I feel like someone is watching me. Like I'm being followed by a giant dog. I see a door suddenly creak open and I stop walk looking at it for a second then around me. "Hello?" I ask the empty halls. "Is anyone here? Hello?" I get nothing back. I keep walking and decide to go through the open door. I see a man there. It is too dark to make out any features and his back was to me. "Hello?" I ask him. With a flicker and quick movement a light comes on as the man turns around. I scream as I see my father hanging from a belt tied to the ceiling, his eyes are ripped out of his sockets, there is mass amounts of blood dripping from his finger tips from deep claw marks on his arms, and he is cut half way across his waist causing his legs to be half way on the rest of his body. I feel myself suddenly jolt up. Still screaming I look around and see I'm sitting on my bed in my nice unpainted bedroom. I hear running and my bedroom door flies open. My dad comes in and runs right to me. I'm still freaking out from my awful nightmare. He wraps his arms around me to calm me down. Sitting on my bed so I can lay back down. 

"Hey, shh!" He says whispering and petting my hair. I'm no longer screaming just sobbing in his arms. I some how manage to get back to sleep but I know the last thing I heard was my fathers voice which makes me feel better about sleep.

I wake up the next morning still sweaty and gross from the nightmare, but my father is gone. I hear a knock at my door and it opens quickly. I'm greeted by my mom's smiling face. "Oh good you're awake. You better hurry or you will miss your very first day at your new school," she says in her usually rise and shine voice. I roll my eyes and turn my Spotify on. 

'Tip Toe, through the window, through the tulips,' I quickly turn it off. I've never had that creepy Insidious song how did it get on my favorite songs playlist. I look at my phone and see the song that is suppose to be playing is Human by Christina Perri. I tilt my head and play the song.
'Tip Toe through the-' I cut it off before it says another word. I decide to shut my Spotify down then I end up deleting it. I head to my bathroom to get ready thinking how I liked Pandora better anyway. 

As I am finishing my makeup after getting showered,dressed, and brushing my teeth I see my dad behind me standing in the doorway. "Uh, you sure you want to go school today?" He asks I swing around in my chair and actually look at him not just through my mirror.

"Dad come on it was just a nightmare. I'll be fine," I say with a small smile and putting some Chapstick on. I stand and walk downstairs. I grab the doorknob of the front door but my parents stop me. 

"Honey," my mom says. I turn to look at her and she throws me keys. I look at them catching them in my hands and then looking at her confused. 

"I'm taking the car?" I ask thinking she needs it for work why would I take it. She shakes her head as my dad puts his arm around her. They are both grinning like crazy people. "Whaaaat?" I ask stepping towards them.

"Go to the garage," my mom says excitedly. I look at her confused but do as she says. When I get out there my dad opens the garage door to show a nice, shiny, black Harley motorcycle. I squeal and run to it hopping on. 

"For real?!" I ask them excitedly. My parents nod. "Oh my gosh! I thought you hated these Mom?" I ask. She shrugs.

"But you love them," she says. I smile as my dad hands me an all black helmet. I pull my hair back to where you can't tell if I'm male or female. The only thing to give it away would be my boobs. I start up the bike and head to school.

I drive to my new school on my new motorcycle with a smile. I whip into the parking lot and take a spot and leave enough room for a small car or at least three more bikes. Just as I turn my bike off a little green dirt bike parks right next to me. He turns his bike off as I'm getting off undoing my helmet. "Woah that is an awesome bike dude," he says after taking his helmet off. I laugh and take my helmet away from my head. 

"Thanks," I say with a smile. He loses his smile and just stares at me. I lose my smile as well and look at him awkwardly. "Um, okay I'm gonna go," I say pointing to the school and before I can move my foot I hear him speak.

"No," he says gets off the seat of his bike. "No I'm sorry I just thought, um, I just thought," I hold my hand up to stop him.

"I know, you thought I was a guy," I say. He smiles awkwardly and nods. I smile. "No big, I thought someone would think that," I say. He slings his bag over his shoulder the same time I do. "Well, um, I better get going don't want to be late for my first day," I say. I start to walk away but I hear his voice which causes me to stop. 

"Scott," he says. I turn and look at him.

"Sorry?" I ask him. 

"My name, I know you didn't ask, but it's polite. Scott," He says. I smile and move my bag up.

"Arial," I say. "People call me Aria." He smiles and I turn around and walk away a little but once again I hear him. "Sorry?" I ask.

"I said my last name is-" He's cut off by a boy by a blue junker jeep. 

"McCall!" He yells. Scott looks and turns back to me. 

"Sorry, got to go," Scott says running off. I think and suddenly yell out.

"Argent." He stops and looks at me.

"Sorry?" He asks me. 

"You told me your last name you should know mine," I pause. "Argent. Aria Argent is my name."