Familia • Klaroline [SLOW UPDATES] ✗

𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦

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The sound of Josie's pumps meeting the old wooden floors echoed through the hallway. A light chatter drifted through the building, each room having a group of teenagers discussing something or other. Endless hallways meshed together, creating a maze throughout the school. If you didn't know where you were going then you would surely get lost.

Josie walked with purpose, papers tucked under her arm and a bag on her shoulder. Turning through the countless corridors, she emerged through the arch leading from the dorms to the main section of the school. She reached her destination soon after - the headmasters office. Unsurprisingly, the chairs outside reserved for those about to be scolded were occupied, once again unsurprisingly by her sisters.

"I really wish I could say this surprises me." she said, catching the attention of the two girls. Alexia displayed a proud smirk, it wasn't shocking that she wasn't regretful of whatever landed her there; she never was. Lizzie simply looked bored.

"What can I say little sis, I have a fondness for mischief."

Josie rolled her eyes and playfully scoffed as the door to the headmasters office creaked open. Two students shuffled out of the room and disappeared around the corner. Alaric followed them out and sighed heavily at the sight of one of his daughters and her half-sister sitting on the chairs.

Gesturing to the doorway, he turned back into the office and began to mentally form the argument he knew was about to play out. When the two girls settled into the leather seats, he turned and raised an eyebrow, waiting for an explanation from either one about why they were here.

Lizzie and Lexi shared a look and withheld their grins, this would happen at least once a week and the result was always the same.

Alaric sighed again. "Alright, what happened?"

Lizzie sat forward in her seat and opened her mouth to speak, no doubt to state that the incident wasn't their fault. "It wasn't our fault."

Bingo. Lexi rolled her eyes and leaned back in her seat, throwing her head back and staring at the ceiling. She tried to tune out the voices of her sister and her father. It didn't work.

Earlier that day Lizzie and Lexi had attempted to have lunch at The Grill, only that proved impossible when a group of boys didn't seem to want to take the hint and leave them alone. They made comments about the girls and one boy seemed intent on getting into Lizzie's skirt because he kept getting closer and closer to her by the second. It was when his hand got a bit too adventurous that Lexi snapped.

Lexi's werewolf anger issues didn't help the situation, so she slashed their tyres and keyed their car.

"Why would you damage someone else's property like that?" Alaric asked, exasperated.

"Spite." Lexi said breathily, not looking away from the ceiling. Lizzie chuckled under her breath whilst Alaric looked on disapprovingly.

"Well, I'm sure they-"

"You know what," Lexi stood up from her seat rather quickly, "I'm going to stop you there. I don't feel like going on a rant about the patriarchy and rape culture today."

She walked casually away from the desk and opened the door before hesitating. "Tell mum I'm eagerly awaiting whatever punishment I get for this."

"Now, wait a second, I'm really-"

"I get you're the headmaster and all but you don't have to play disappointed dad with me. You may be her father," she nodded her head towards Lizzie, "but you're not mine."

She walked out and closed the door quickly behind her, not wanting to hear more Alaric's calls for her to come back. These sort of spats and comments were made often, 'you're not my dad' and of course to counter, 'you're not my daughter'. Despite the comments they still remained close.

Josie was sat flicking through the papers she'd brought with her to the office. Lexi collapsed into the chair and released all the air in her lungs, Josie smiled slightly at her sister.

"So what's happening today then?" There was an unusual amount of papers stacked up on the chair next to Josie and more seemed to be spilling out of her bag.

"New student." Josie muttered. She was inspecting the paper very closely and her eyebrows were pulled together.

"Ooh, new blood. Who?" Lexi sat up, her face had lift up ever so slightly; it was always fun when the newbie didn't know what mischief the youngest Forbes would wreck.

"Hope Mikaelson."