The sky was grey and over cast as a white jet pulled into the large modern airport. The private runway had a Rolls Royce waiting on it for the passenger. This is the scene which starts to grow smaller on the screen of the black flat screen plasma TV as the news reader comes back into view. The news reader was a middle aged man. His once handsome features were worn with age and stress. His dark auburn hair was flicked with premature grays. He wore a smart black tailored suit, a white shirt and a dark blue tie. He sat behind a glass oval desk with a red background behind him.
"In other local news the shocking return of Arianna Wayne." He read in a casual voice. "Miss Wayne was seen disembarking from the family jet earlier today. Miss Wayne has been a controversial figure within Gotham high society since her birth. The daughter of a convicted burglar Selina Kyle and wealthy businessman Bruce Wayne. Arianna first caused controversy when, at the age of 18 months, her mother was sent to prison and her father took custody of her. She again surfaced as a figure of controversy when at the age of 6 she was sent to an elite boarding school in England. It was confirmed today that Miss Wayne has returned from boarding school for good now, and that she will be attending Gotham Academy, starting this coming Monday."
The television is turned off, and the remote angrily thrown on to the glass coffee table. "Why do they always have to obsess about the bad? Did you notice that there is no mention of any of the positives things Arianna's done? No mention of her academic achievements or her charity work. Vultures!" A tall 24 year old man states angrily. The man was slim but muscularly built, with smooth pale skin. This contrasts with his dark brown almost black hair and crystal blue eyes. He was dressed in a dark blue designer suit with a white cotton shirt and a black silk tie. From where he sat in the black leather armchair facing the television.
"Because the positives don't sell Tim. People don't want to hear how great our family is doing; they want to hear how we've messed up." Another man replies from where he sits by a large wooden desk on the right of where Tim sat. He was a tall 29 year old, with pale smooth skin, dark brown almost black hair and crystal blue eyes. "You're coming to dinner tonight, right?"
"Of cause, I am Dick. It's a family dinner. Cassie and I will be there. Just out of interest, what made Bruce decided to bring Arianna back now, anyway?"
"Honestly, I have no idea. He just said that something happened at the school, but he wouldn't elaborate."
Arianna's POV
When we are children, we know a world of magic and mystery.
Where flowers hold pixies and fairies,
Where wishes come true,
Where magical and mythical creatures walk the earth,
And heroes always win.
Then as we grow older this wonderful world takes a turn for the dark side.
When we see ghosts in the shadows,
Monsters under the bed,
And demons around corners.
This is the time that magic is still real but we begin to understand that good does not always triumph over evil.
This is the world I knew.
The world that I thought I had left behind.
But came back to haunt me.
The driveway at the front of Wayne manor consists of a long stone driveway. That is surrounded by green lawns. This leads to a garage at the side of the house. Wayne manor is a big 1800s manor house with a neo-gothic architectural style. It stands two stores tall on the outside with four three store towers which make up the wings, and a third store element in the middle which is mostly the library. The brick work is painted a pale sandy yellow. The windows are big and look like ones from a cathedral. There are 8 large stone steps at the front of the manor which leads up to the front door. Before the front door there is a flat balcony like area, there are 2 step that lead from this to the front door. The front door is two big double oak doors that have been painted black.
Arianna's dressing room is a large room with painted light cream walls and cream fluffy carpets. On the back there is a large built in dark wooden wardrobe that covers the whole of the wall. The wardrobe has six doors, all with mirrors on the inside of them and silver stainless steel hand grip handles. The door on the end on the right side is open. Inside the wardrobe there are several dresses hanging on silk covered hangers, on the top shelve of the wardrobe are several scarf's, and pashminas. On the base of the wardrobe are several clear plastic shoe boxes with high heel shoes in them. On the right side of the room is a large white dressing table with matching chair which has a light pink cushion on the seat. The dressing table has three draws inside it on either side. Above the dressing table hangs a large mirror with pale wooden frame. On top of the dressing table in the middle of the table are several perfume bottles, a black comb, a brown comb, 2 tubs of moisturizer, a long mirror with ornate butterfly handles, an orange hair brush with a floral pattern on the back, and a hairbrush with a picture of a Geisha on the back. On the left side there are 2 bottles of spray deodorant, 1 roll on deodorant, a tub of glow cream, a tube of spot teat gel, a bottle of hair volume moose, 2 cans of hair spray, a can of heat protection hair spray. On the right side there is a bottle of face moisturizer, a pot with several make up brushes and eye liner pencils in it and several other types of makeup. Next to the dressing table on the left side, is a large mirror with a dark wooden frame stand. On the right side is a white box washing basket. Sat on top of the washing basket is a box of hair accessories, inside which are several hair bands, hair clips, head bands, and hair curlers. On the left wall there are four large dark wooden chests of draws with six large and deep draws in them. On top of one of the chest of draws are three large jewelry boxes and four smaller jewelry boxes.
In front of the large mirror with the dark wooden frame stand next to the dressing table is a 16 year old girl stands looking at her reflection. She is a slender, athletic young girl with a toned and slightly muscular figure. Her body is free of flab, toned, taut, and lean. Her skin is perfect, smooth and pale. Her cheeks are flushed and rosy. Her complexion is flawless. She has lapis lazuli like deep dark blue eyes. She has thick lashes that never require any form of makeup. Her hair is gorgeous, long, and straight, brunette almost black in colour, which falls in loose curls. Her lips are not too thin, but not too plump. She was wearing a knee length medium purple chiffon dress with ruffles around the shoulders and v neck front, as well as a black silk belt around the waist. As well as a pair of black strappy high heels shoes and a pair of large diamond shaped silver earrings.
"You look beautiful, Miss Arianna." A posh British voice from the doorway states. The man standing there is tall and in his late sixties. He is slim with wrinkled pale skin. His grey hair is neatly trimmed around his baled head. His grey mustache is also neatly trimmed. He is dressed in a black suit with a cotton white shirt, a dark red waistcoat, and a black ascot.
"Thank you, Alfred." Arianna replies, turning to face him in the doorway. Her voice also had a posh British accent, and was softly spoken.
The dining room is a large room with wooden floors. The walls are painted a golden creamy colour with waist level white panels. There are small iron lighting fixtures that are two to a wall with small cream lamp shades. In the middle of the room is a large iron lighting fixture with six arms with the lights on and small cream lamp shades. On the left side the room along the front wall there is a medium wooden table with a globe and a copy of the New York Times, Financial Times, Gotham Gazette and the Gotham Goble newspapers. Next this is a large wooden chest of draws with two lamps with square bases with long necks to the lamp with a white lamp shade on either sides of it. In the middle of these is a silver vase with white roses in it. On the left wall is a medium round wooden table with a silver ice bucket with a bottle of rosé wine in it and a glass decanter with whiskey in it on top of it. Next to this is a large painted white radiator. On the back wall are two large wooden tables with three draws in them each. On the first table is a lamp the same as the other two and a china tray with a flower pattern on it. On the tray is a salt and pepper shaker and small china pots with a compliments in them. On the second table sits a metal ice bucket, a round glass vase with pink petunias' in it, and another lamp the same as the others. After this is a large glass French window, followed by a medium size wooden table with a blue vase with purple lilacs and blue hydrangeas in it. In the middle of the room is a large rectangle table with twelve chairs around it. The chairs are wooden with royal blue cushions on the seat and the back of the chairs. In the middle of the table are four small candles with leaf pattern glass holders. The table is usually set with part of the 134 pieces dinner serves, today this consists of 6 main plates, 6 bread plates, 2 serving dishes with potatoes in one and carrot and green in the other, 1 serving plate with a pork roast on it, gravy jug and saucer. The dinner part of the dinner serves is white china with a circular gold leaf pattern around the edge of it. Also on the table there are 6 napkins and rings, 6 wine glasses, 6 place mats, and a 124 piece silver cutlery set, today this consists of 6 x table knives, table forks, dessert knives, dessert forks, dessert spoons, 2 serving spoons.
At the head of the table sat a tall man with a muscularly built body, smooth pale skin, dark brown almost black hair and crystal blue eyes. He is dressed in a black designer suit with a white cotton shirt and a dark blue silk tie. On his right hand side sat Dick and next to him a slim young woman with smooth pale skin, long jet black hair and crystal blue eyes. She is wearing a knee length dark grey suit dress with a plunging neckline. On his left there was an empty chair for her. Then sat Tim and next to him a young woman with smooth pale skin, long golden blonde hair, and crystal blue eyes. She is wearing a high necked, knee length black velvet short sleeved dress. Arianna took her seat next to her father and was unfolding her napkin when the silence is broken by the woman sat next to Dick.
"So, Arianna are you happy to be home?" She asks with a casual smile towards Arianna.
"Delighted, Thank you Zatanna." Arianna replies returning the smile.
"So, tell us Arianna. What did happen at boarding school, for you to be brought home so quickly?" The woman next to Tim asks with a sneer in her voice, as she looked towards Arianna expectantly.
Everyone froze at this comment. Bruce sat at the head of the table turned away from Alfred, who had stopped midway through filling his glass of wine, to inspect the blonde woman. He had always found Tim's wife Cassie to be annoying, even when she had just been Wonder Girl. Dick looked up from his meal and glanced concernedly at Arianna before fixing his gaze on Cassie as well. He wasn't really surprised that Cassie had been the one to bring it up, but he was surprised that she had done so with such confidence. Zatanna who had been helping herself to some potatoes, look between Dick, Arianna, and Bruce at the head of the table. She held her breath as she waited for the fight to begin. Tim slammed his wine glass down on the table, before turning to his wife sat next to him.
"You know sometimes I wonder if your mother taught you any manners at all Cassie." He says to her with an angry voice. He then turns to Arianna and smiles warmly at her. "Besides it doesn't matter. We're just glad to have you home, little sister."
Arianna wore a long white silk night dress with a low v-neck. Her hair was down and fell in lose curls. She was standing in middle of an old forest. The trees were a large and covered in thick crawling of ivy. The leaf covered ground was thick with damp mist. She looked around the forest in terror.
A shadowy figure moved in the mist coming towards Arianna through the trees. Suddenly a woman grasped her hands the other side. The woman was tall with pale smooth skin, dark blue eyes, and auburn red curly hair. She wore a long green 1700s style dress and a silver pendant necklace with a black opal at the end of the pendant.
"Keep it safe. Don't let them get it!" She screamed, as she looked desprately at the shadowy figure moving in the mist.
Arianna awoke with a start and shot up. She was in her bed in her room at Wayne Manor.
Gotham academy is large 1800s style building. The building had lots of big glass windows and grey stone walls. The front of the building has three large stone pillars that support four archways, with lead on to four double glass entrance doors. Above these archways is a stone sign with Gotham Academy carved into it. In front of the building there are two bush hedge-ways running from the driveway up to the building. On the driveway just before the building and in front of the hedges there is a wooden bench on either side.
Arianna stood in front of the Gotham Academy lockers with were light beige and split into one top and one bottom locker. She wore the Gotham Academy uniform, which consists of a royal blue skirt and blazer, a white shirt, a dark red tie, black stockings and black kitten heel shoes. She looked down at a small piece of paper in her hands. She finally locating her locker, Arianna was just opening the locker when a voice came from behind her.
"Arianna Wayne?" The girl who spoke was a tall 16 year with smooth pale skin. She had warm chocolate brown eyes and dark chocolate brown wavy hair. She wore the same Gotham Academy uniform and was clutching a Russian History text book to her chest. The girl smiled warmly at Arianna but there was a nervous tone in her voice as she continued. "Hi, I'm Katherine Stone, but everyone calls me Kate."
"Hi. And it's Aria." Arianna replied politely.
"If you need anything, I'd be happy to help. Um, are you coming to the Java after school?" Kate asked with the nervousness still in her voice. "It's where everyone hangs out. My friend Hannah and I are going to be there. If you'd like to join us?"
"Um, thanks, but I've got a lot of unpacking to do and I have to find a dress for this event that my dad and I are attending this weekend." Aria replied
"Oh ok. Maybe some other time then." Kate replied a little disappointed.
The walls of the Wayne manor library are all covered in bookshelves, this goes up to the top of the second floor. Then there is a balcony walk way around the whole room and which the room is again covered in bookshelves. The floor is covered in red soft carpet. In front of the front wall there is a walk way then there are three separate and evenly spaced out long wooden tables with six red chairs around each table. On top of these tables are two hexagon shaped prism lamps. Then after these are two red arm chairs with a small table in between them and the same type of lamp on the table. In the middle of the room are four small book racks. Then in front of the back wall are two tables the same as the previous ones, then two arm chairs the same as before, and finally another table the same as the previous ones. On these bookshelves are books about History, Music, Fiction, Philosophy, ect.
In front of one of these bookshelves on the right side of the room Aria stood reading a book on Greek Mythology. Suddenly, feeling eyes on her Aria looked around towards the stairs. In front of the stairs stood the auburn hair woman from Aria's dream. Aria stared in shock. The woman beckoned for Aria to follow her, and then she moved up the stairs to the third floor. Aria followed her up the stairs, although she wasn't sure why she did this. The woman walked to the left side of the back wall and stopped in front of the last bookshelf in the corner. Then she pointed to the bookcase and vanished in a cloud of mist. Aria walked to the bookcase and ran her hands around the bookcase. As she ran her hand over the left side of the bookcase, something clicked and the bookcase flow open, like a door.