ℝ𝕠𝕤𝕖 | 𝐋𝐞𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳 [Greenhouse Academy] ¹

Chapter 2: Opening Challenge

I get settled in the girl's dorm and look for my name on the headboards of the beds, I find my bed just next to a mini library and a window seat. I unpack my stuff in the chest and put my things on the dresser. I take note of my class schedule on a bulletin and put it into my louie.

I get changed and brush my teeth before I go into the common room, and see Max, the boy from the bathroom, and Jackie, the girl with the handcuffs, complaining about a video game Jackie is playing. Leo quickly stops the fight and walks away, right up to me.

"Hey, Angel. How is your first night at Greenhouse?", he asks leaning on a column next to me.

"Good. I was just about to go to the Eagles clubhouse to say goodnight to Brooke.", I say giving him a small smile.

"Well...lights out at 11:00 so be sure to be back before then.", he says in a captain voice.

"Ok Cap.", I say fake saluting him and walking away.

I go to the Eagles dorm to see Hayley talking to my dad.

"Hey, Hayley.", I say as I walk up to knock on the Eagles door.

"Careful they are a tough crowd", she warns my dad and me. Brooke answers the door with an annoyed look asking,"Wha-Dad! Ang!"

We all quickly hug and say goodnight. Brooke asks me to stay but after I explain to Brooke I have to go to sleep or Leo will have my head, she lets me go.

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I wake up this morning to see the sunlight streaming through the window panes in the girl's dorm, I make my bed and go to get ready for my first day. I go to the bathrooms and get ready. I wear Raven appropriate attire, making sure that my colors go with the house, which is a cute pair of navy shorts with a red tank top and a white crop over it and braid my blonde hair into a waterfall.

I go to sit down on a chair in the small library nook in the clubhouse. I pull out my louie and see a ridiculous picture of Alex showing off his abs. I wonder why Sophie would do that to him...

I was pulled away from my thoughts by Leo who, call all Ravens to the couch so he could give us a speech about the opening challenge,"No house wants to lose the first challenge."

"-Because winning is the only option?", Hayley interrupts making fun of Leo's over-the-top captain-like ambition as I laugh with her.

"-Exactly.", Leo says, not understanding the joke and happy to see Hayley's participation,"The Eagles beat us last year. The legacy of our house is at stake. When we lose, I feel sick. And when I feel sick, I'm not nice. Now, you want me to be nice, don't you?"

Everyone cheers yes before they all go outside chanting 'Ravens!'. I reach my hand out to Hayley knowing she would try to ditch and we slowly trail after them. It is not that I am not super excited to be a Raven or to participate in this challenge, I just have never been one to get overly excited about a competition.

We walk up to see Alex who is looking around for someone and stops when he spots us, "Hayley!"

"Oh, so now you do want to talk?", Hayley questions Alex with an angry/hurt look.

I decide to leave the two not wanting to be involved in family drama and run up to walk with Brooke and Daniel.

"Hey! So are you guys pumped for the challenge?", I ask them once I catch up to the couple.

Daniel greets me with a smile," Totally. You Raven's better be prepared to lose."

I raise my eyebrow at him, questioning his confidence.