Angel academy

Questions

History ticks by slowly, I can't help but get nervous as I think about Xander locked away all bruised and battered. Why had Caleb hurt him? Was he still hurting him? What did they mean Caleb was mute? How could someone make him mute? He certainly didn't seem mute to me.

All these questions and more were swirling around my head as Indigo places her hand on my shaking leg and gives me a questioning look before passing me a piece of paper she has scrawled on; 'what's up?' I write my reply 'nothing, just thinking about this school. I feel like I should be more freaked out than I am, I could end up in the whore house, we all could, but no one seems to mind?'
I quickly slip the note back to her, indigo lifts her head to me after reading my reply, she looks as if she is contemplating something, then quickly replies, 'You're over thinking it, follow me after class' was all the reply I got then thankfully the bell rings.

I follow indigo as instructed out of the classroom, "so what subject will you be doing for independent studies?" I shrug, I have no idea. Indigo grabs me by the elbow and leads me to her room, she quickly throws her books on her bed then leads me into her bathroom, "this is the only spot I think is free from everyone else" I go to speak, but my ability to talk once again fails me, "I, uh- y-you know..." Indigo gives me a look then walks out of the room. Perhaps I have scared her off, I am about to follow her when she comes back in with her notebook and pen. "Write" I nod my head and get to writing.

'Aren't you scared? About the whore house I mean, about any of this?' She reads the note then replies; "I don't know, I was so excited to come here, even after they told me about the whore house, I was still excited" I grab the notebook back; 'I definitely didn't want to come, I even thought about not going to any classes and putting up a fight, but when I try to, it just slips from my mind' indigo nods. "We better go to I.S. before they send a search party, I don't mind it here, I mean the pampering and my nails look way better than they ever have aaaand I could be the next vampire queen! Doesn't that excite you? I think the thought of all those riches and eternal beauty is what keeps me going and maybe for some, the whore house actually sounds better than the life they had before this." She mumbles the last part so I'm not sure if I even heard right. "I'll see you around okay, I'm going to my one-on-one spanish, better not be late!" Indigo skips out of the room, maybe she is right? Maybe I'm being too serious, I mean it hasn't been horrible here, I just miss my family, seeing Xander bought all these emotions up.

Walking out, I realise I have no idea which subject to study for my independent studies, walking around aimlessly, I spot the most beautiful thing I have seen since arriving. There before me is a glass room that soaks up all the sun and inside sits the most glorious grand piano, I am instantly drawn to it, slipping inside the room, I lightly play on the piano until I am transported to another world through the piano.
It plays wonderfully and I feel almost complete again. I play song after song and I am not sure how long I play for, but I feel so at home.
The sun no longer streaks through the windows and it feels as if I am playing in space as I am completely surrounded by darkness.
I pause after playing a long set to just soak in the beauty of the sound and suddenly the sound of the piano is not the only thing. Someone is clapping for me, I suddenly go red with embarrassment, "with more practice, you could have been great."

I don't miss the 'could have', it's a harsh reminder that my fate has been set, I will never be a pianist, I can only be a whore house girl or Lucas Valentine's mistress. I am suddenly angry as I turn to face Headmistress Cherub. Before I can say something nasty, I remember my mothers mantra; "kill your enemies with kindness" I plaster on a smile.

"Forgive me Headmistress if I appear to not care for your opinion, but I find myself not able to give any fu-" Cherub quickly cuts me off,
"You will learn to respect me little Harrington, You see it does not matter to me one bit who you are, you are one of my students now and I will tolerate no one stepping above their station, watch where you pick your fights. Dinner is in five." With that she swishes out of the room and I watch her stalk down the hallway and out of sight.

I slam my fists down onto the piano and the noise fills the room, I slam my fists over and over until the sound drowns out my anger.
"Whoa, what did that piano ever do to you?" I turn and see Caleb leaning against the door frame. I grumble something unintelligible then slump forward onto the piano.

"I just don't get it" I sigh,
"What's there to get?" He asks,
"This school...you... why everyone seems to talk in code... all of it, I don't get anything" I feel tears threaten to spill, but I refuse to let them fall.
Caleb sits down next to me and begins to softly play the piano.
Shocked that someone so... so... manly?, could play something so beautiful, I forget my troubles and listen, completely in awe of the man in front of me. I stare at his fingers as they fly across the keys. I realise the tune is familiar and I begin to play along with him so our two tunes come together to form something so beautiful.

As the song comes to an end, I feel myself begin to relax. We sit in silence, neither one of us wanton to break the spell the piano has cast.
"I better drop you off to dinner, I'll pick you up at 11?" I nod and we make our way to dinner.

Still on high from the piano, I sit with Indigo and await dinner to be served. "I got you something" Indigo smiles and her eyes twinkle as she slides over a beautiful notebook with a matching pen. I'm overcome with happiness at the kind gesture, "thank you" I say without stutter as I wrap my arms around my friend. Indigo laughs "I figured since you're a woman of few words, you could use it to write to me" she explains with a shrug. "And I was thinking about what you were saying earlier about not even wanting to come here and I realise you must be missing your family, so you could even use it to journal. You really are one of a kind Aria, I've never met someone reluctant to come to Angel academy, it's a dream come true for most, so I hope this makes it easier... oh God, I'm blabbing" she gives a nervous laugh.

Opening the notebook I see Indigo has filled the front page with 'Badass Aria' and beautiful scribbles around my name. I flip to the next page and write: 'it's perfect' with a small love heart and show it to her.

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Hey guys, sorry this took so long, this chapter has been written and rewritten a thousand times! All with different outcomes, hope it's okay.

Question! Who do you think could be Arias's older brother, Xander?
I was thinking Sam claflin could work?
Let me know who you think!