The Queen's Keeper

❄ Prelude ❄

"AUBREE BELLATRIX KNIGHT!" Ms. Tainor's loud and clear voice was music to my ears, though, not very melodious but enjoyable. Too bad the whole school, actually, the entire block, must have heard her take that horrible name of mine.

Seriously what were my parents thinking naming their daughter after Bellatrix Lestrange. Have they not read or watched Harry Potter?

"Ms. Tainor, you do know that I am only three feet away from you right?" I said while she kept shooting daggers my way.

"Aubree," she said calmly, pacing around her table back and forth. Ms. Tainor was my aunt. She is my mom's younger sister whom I love messing around with because she barely tells me off. However, today wasn't the day where my lovely aunt would forgive me for my shenanigans.

I stood there smirking at her, not sorry at all. She finally stopped pacing around, turning towards me before saying, "Detention after school room 455."

Excuse me what Miss?

"WHAT?" my eyes must have popped out of its socket hearing her say detention. "WHY?" I continued my questionnaire.

"Why?" she repeated after me. She looked at me as if I had grown two heads. "Why don't you answer that yourself Ms. Knight," she paused, "in room 455 after school."

"But aunty...," I whined while pouting like an innocent five year old. Who am I kidding, five year olds are devils. Don't believe me? I personally invite you to come and see my five year old brother.

"Don't aunty me! You have detention and that's it, either you like it or not."

Damn lady it was just a silly prank.

"But I have volleyball practice today after school. I really need to be there!" I tried convincing her. This time, however, excuse of the practice was not a lie. It was the real deal. I have skipped enough practices so far and if I don't show up Kelly won't hesitate killing me.

"Well, you should have thought about that before interfering into my personal matters."

"Personal matters?" I ask in utter disbelief. Oh please the whole school knows that you're head over heels for him and vice versa. "Umm... Ms. Tainor I'm not trying to be disrespectful or anything but the whole school knows you like Mr. Asher and that he feels the same way about you. It's quite evident if you ask me," I shrugged.

"Did I ask you?" she retorted.

No, but it's sort of my business to get into my Aunt's business.

"Uhh... no ma'am." I looked down at our shoes to avoid looking at her while she kept rambling. "I like your heels," I said randomly, hoping the tension between us would decrease.

"Oh thanks," she said looking down at her heels before letting out a gasp. "Stop changing the subject Aubree!"

"It was a joke for God's sake!" I let out a frustrated groan as she kept bringing up such unimportant matters.

"Joke?" her eyes widened, "Joke?" Uh-oh. "Because of this 'joke' of yours, I can't even look at Brian now!"

Now we're getting somewhere.

"Oh you can't look at him, does that mean you want to look at him?" I teased, "And I see you guys are on first name basis now," I winked at her. She began to blush furiously while I tried holding in a laugh.

"What? No!" She protested as I started to laugh. "Stop laughing Aubree and go to class. Don't forget you still have detention."

Ugh why is she making my life so difficult?