Full Summary: Rhyme Jaine is the first female student Dalton Academy has ever let into its halls. After a rough year, Rhyme hopes to find solitude in the walls of quiet, tea-leaf smelling Dalton. She couldn't have been so wrong. You see, these rich boys aren't all thrilled to have little Rhyme "breaking the Dalton pride" Rhyme isn't thrilled about the evil glares and graffiti in her dorm room…which she happens to share with a certain Warbler. After some spying the Warblers find they need her, and she needs them. For all the right reasons.

Pro-Log

"Alright Miss. Rhyme, it seems you are now an official student of Dalton Academy."

The Head Master shakes the small girls hand. Her smile is to sweet for her own good but one can clearly see that she got it from her sly father, who sat next to her.

"Thank you for having me, Head Master."

Another smile, to sweet, to innocent….to pained. She returns the hand shake, her father smiles.

"She takes after you, Patrick. It's been a long time since we've spoken. I hear you're Patrick Jaine, CEO of Smythe Inc."

The man smiles and nods, his eyes too hide pain just like his daughters.

"Yes yes, that's correct. For almost a year, speaking of that, I have a meeting in half an hour."

He gets up, kisses his daughter's head and leaves with a red-carpet smile.

"Looks like your dad is a busy man now, what is your mother's option on such long hours."

The headmaster laughs at the harmless joke, unknowingly causing all the harm in the world. Rhyme looks at the floor with a broken expression.

"Mother died in a car crash 3 months ago…"

Headmaster stops to watch the girl, his eyes soften and suddenly he is trying to find a way out of such an awkward situation. Luckily that way out knocks on the door.

"Head master?"

Her head doesn't turn, she knows the voice, and if she speaks she knows he will recognize it.

"Ah, Miss. Rhyme, I'd like you to meet your escort for the rest of the year. You two will be sharing a dorm apartment and he will help you throughout your classes, I'd like you to meet…"

She cuts Head Master off with the turn of her head and a small grin appears on the boy's face as she speaks.

"Hello Mr. Sebastian Smythe…"

"Nice to hear your voice Miss. Rhyme Jaine."

Head Master smiles to himself and he dismisses him. She grabs her bag and stands as Head Master hands her a uniform which she tucks under her arm. She bows before turning in Sebastian's direction. With only the locking of eyes he offers her his arm and she takes it as they leave the office. They don't speak as the make there way up the spiral stair case, but after a while, when they are in a secluded hallway he speaks up.

"I'm sorry about your Mother…"