A Heart of Gold A Heart of Stone (Complete)

Chapter 37

Author's note: Enjoy! Early post as I'm not around tomorrow

The day was coming to a close and the students had two lessons left. Esmeralda walked along with Aladdin and headed into the drama hall.
"Another day without Coral in class." Aladdin said sighing, Esmeralda frowned at the street urchin.
"Why?"
"Because she and Helga were always quite comical in class, kind of like Genie, except not as loud." Aladdin laughed as he took off his shoes and sat down near the front with the gypsy girl. The Blue Fairy fluttered in with Tooth on her heels, Hans and Helga had entered from the other side talking to each other until both caught sight of the Tooth fairy. Helga's nostrils flared and Hans pinched her arms.
"No, no! You promised you wouldn't start anything."
"What? Why not? She hasn't been here for a few days and suddenly she's back. I'm telling you she harmed Coral."
The Blue Fairy gasped in horror as she heard the accusation, Tooth's fluttering wings stopped and she hugged herself tightly and lowered her head, Esmeralda got up and wrapped an arm around Tooth's shoulder, ready to defend the poor girl from the blonde. Hans pinched the bridge of his nose and puffed out his chest.
"Helga. Do you honestly believe Tooth, is any match for Coral?"
"I-... well. No." She sulked into her seat and gestured to the Blue Fairy, "go on, carry on with your lesson."
The class chuckled lightly and Hans went to the other side of the room eyeing Tooth. The Blue Fairy sighed and began to explain how to make a performance believable, and not a comedy, in regards to Helga's witty and rather rude comments. Hans closed his eyes and rubbed his face, he hadn't been sleeping since Coral's coma incident and it hadn't gotten any better since Ariel had bumped into him. From the information he had been gathering and from following Facilier around he had begun to think there was more to Coral's condition and there was more to the princesses acting strangely than the teachers were making out it to be.  A piece of paper landed in front of him, he frowned at it before picking it up.
"Why do you and Helga hate me so much?"
He screwed up the piece of paper and sighed, he didn't have time to be talking to her. Tooth bit her lip before she raised her hand.
"I would like to improvise a scene."
The Blue Fairy smiled gently.
"Of course, who would you like to work with?"
"Hans."
Hans heard the giggling of many students in the class and rubbed his eyes with his thumb and forefinger.
"Oh come on!" Helga yelled as Hans stood up and pinched her arm.
"Behave."
"Begin,"
Tooth walked towards Hans.
"Tell me why? Tell me why you think I am to blame?"
"Because we do!" Helga yelled the Blue Fairy glared at the other blonde, Hans folded his arms and stepped back from Tooth.
"I don't remember saying I blamed you."
"You don't?" Tooth sounded hopeful.
"I don't blame you, in fact the person I blame-" He stopped himself. "I don't blame you." Gasps filled the room and Helga clenched her fists.
"So why can't we be friends?" Tooth said, Hans' eyes widened "you're friends with Adelaide even though it's against everyone's wishes." She added he spun around to face her and was about to respond angrily when a flash of white flew passed him and tackled Tooth to the ground.
"Helga!" The Blue Fairy screamed, Hans made eye contact with Aladdin who was pleading with him to stop Helga, he sighed and walked forward, he pulled out a piece of paper read it and folded it up. 'In the event of a Helga emergency, pinch her arm...' He walked forward and wrapped an arm round Tooth's waist his other hand went to Helga's shoulder where he pinched hard causing her to let out a scream.  Yanking Tooth up he pushed her towards Esmeralda. Helga whipped round and kicked Hans in the stomach, he doubled over and groaned.
"Helga stop it." He managed to get out as he tried to regain his breathing. She stopped and stare horrified at Hans
"I didn't mean to kick you."
"Uh-huh." His hands were resting on his thighs pulling his body over giving his lungs more room to breathe.
"I didn't."
"Forget it Helga. Let it go." They both shared an unhappy look before Hans bowed to the Blue Fairy, "we have to go."
Tooth ran forward.
"Helga, Hans I'm sorry."
"Leave it be." He looked at the fairy. "Just stay away Tooth and you'll be safe from Helga and the others." Hans said in a low voice, he shut the door behind them and the class sat in silence before the Blue Fairy continued with the last ten minutes of class.

The final lesson of the day and the students were tired and feeling down. Hans had managed to drop Helga into her room where she stayed as for Hans, he headed down to History. Hoping for a stress free lesson. Adelaide opened the door and walked in with Kristoff and Flynn,
"So how have you been enjoying Disney Academy so far?" Kristoff asked as he took his seat, Adelaide shrugged her shoulders, and Flynn slapped his forehead at the stupidity of his friend.
"Well, lessons suck and I watched my... friend, die. It's been great." She said sarcastically, Kristoff blushed
"Oh yeah... Coral... How is she?"
"I haven't seen her today, and I presume she's getting better..."
"Look Adelaide I know you think we all hate her, it's not that we are genuinely worried about what happened to her... it's just..." Kristoff trailed off and Flynn sighed.
"Hard to talk about it."
They all sighed and got their work out as Hans walked into the room with Drusilla next to him, he stopped at the door and stared at Adelaide, she was currently fiddling with her pens when she heard Flynn groan. Drusilla pulled at Hans arm.
"He's looking at you."
She glanced up and blushed, Hans rolled his eyes and headed to his seat as Hades followed him in.
"Greek mythology? Anyone else hate it? Or just me?" Hades walked around the front of the room and Drusilla flicked through her book absently every so often glaring at Adelaide. Hans yawned and rested his chin on his palm, his mind was working overtime. He thought about his friend in the hospital bed and how he wandered what she was thinking and what had happened to her, he knew everyone was thinking about it he knew that everyone had their own theories but deep down he knew the only one who knew was Coral, the only girl he's really talked to at this school without hurling insults at her, the girl that no one knew if she would wake up or not. He clenched his pen and shut his eyes, he couldn't be thinking like that.
"Hans?!" Hades yelled as the pen snapped, Hans blinked.
"Oh what now?" He whined causing the class to giggle, Hades scowled at the younger male, and pointed to the pen.
"You have ink all over your desk."
"I'm not cleaning it up." He said bluntly, the class went silent for a moment before Hades exploded into a long rant about respect. Adelaide rolled her eyes as the pair continued to argue, she stared out the window and looked on passed the gates and to the forest where this whole nightmare began. Her mind wandered to Hans who was stood up now and yelling back at Hades, she couldn't help but feel she was to blame for him becoming colder and ruder, she sighed and her eyes travelled up and down him taking in his tall stance and handsome features. Her cheeks reddened, Hades turned red himself.
"Hans! Enough sit down."
"Alright!" He yelled dramatically he sat down and folded his arms, Kristoff leant back
"You just love the sound of your voice."
Hans turned his head.
"Come at me ice boy. See what happens."
"Don't tempt me." Kristoff hissed back, Hades glanced between one to the other before having another fit, Adelaide exhaled loudly and they all turned to her.
"Would you just get over yourself." Mentally she was beating herself up, she couldn't help herself when it came to Hans, no matter how much she wanted to say she was sorry all that came out of her mouth was more arguments and more reasons for him to hate her. He turned on her in an instant.
"No one asked you princess."
"Hey leave her out of this." Flynn piped up, Hans rolled his eyes and Adelaide gritted her teeth together, Hans stood up and walked over to her and leant over her desk smirking slightly.
"Do you always have the boys fight your battles?"
"No."
"Oh that's right Coral fights them too." Hans growled Adelaide gasped in horror and Hans mentally kicked himself, before his mind went into a long apology for bringing Coral's name into this childish disagreement.
"How dare you! She's unconscious and no she doesn't! She just cares! Unlike you! You cold conniving and cruel man!" Adelaide screamed angrily Hans licked his teeth and smirked.
"Really? That's how you see me? I'm clearly not showing my true colours to you." His face was inches from hers and if he wasn't so clouded by anger he would have felt the heat radiating from the princesses face.
"You are a spoilt little brat who does everything she can to satisfy herself! Who doesn't think about how her actions will affect others!" He roared, her hand flew up and a loud clap filled the room. Hans stepped back and Adelaide blinked and stared down at her hand. Hades jaw dropped and everyone in the class fell into silence apart from Drusilla who was crying with laughter.
"This is like some bad Greek myth! Haha! Oh you crack me up!"
Hans took that as his moment to give up and leave, he headed towards the door and gripped Drusilla's collar and dragged her out with him. Before he closed the door behind him he muttered.
"Sorry for the lesson Hades. Oh and Adelaide thank you for ruining the second lesson today." Adelaide slumped in her seat as Hades finally began his important lecture, with only ten minutes left only one thing stuck in Adelaide's mind.
"The tale of Praymus and Thisbe, it began when....."

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