Prologue
Trees flashed by as I sat in the car, James, my body guard just sat like a stone beside me. I can never get more than a smirk out of him. Even with an IQ of 193 I still can't find a way to make him show more emotion. The car came to a sudden halt, and I found myself staring at the university that I was suppose to go to this year. James got out of the car and held the door open for me as the driver went to the back to get the wheel chair from the truck; I wobbled forward a little as I looked around. I can feel the stares and hear the whispers that went around the second I stepped out of the car. It was something I should be use to by now, if they didn't know me for my name, then my pure white hair and slivery purple eyes would have caught their attention. Even with these qualities overlooked a fourteen year old sitting in a wheel chair, at a university like Cal Tech was sure to catch most people attention. After getting settled into the wheelchair, James slowly pushes me towards the main campus to get my dorm key and other things to start my new university life.
"Ms. Amerson, your first class is at 10am on the west side of the main campus. Here is the map, and the key to your dorm. It is also confirmed that Mr. James Matthews will be staying with you as well," the secretary stated as she handed me the items, she gave a polite smile and went back to doing her work. James rolled me outside, and once again I was enveloped with whispers and stares. People say news travel fast in only in small communities. Were they ever wrong. Rumors spread like wildfire, and the only daughter of the Amerson group at Cal Tech was probably the fastest rumor to go around campus this month. And because of my name, I never once had trouble fitting in. There would always be people trying to befriend because of my status, the naïve thought that someone would really want to know me for who I am vanished the day I heard some of the things my "friends" said behind my back. So putting the mask on of a proper lady, James continued to push me towards my dorm without a single word.
I looked over my schedule quickly as James prepared breakfast for me, by the time breakfast was finished it was only 9am. With an hour left, James and I settled to spend some time touring the campus. Looking at the different facilities and departments allowed me to see the different sides of the university, and the diversity of people and culture. Just as we crossed the football field, I noticed a group of people gather around a goalpost, pointing and laughing. Now most times, I would ignore this and just keep going, but for some reason this time I wanted to see what the commotion was all about. James being slightly disgruntled by my whims, grumbled as he pushed me towards the goalpost. As we drew nearer, I was able to see the frame of a boy hanging on the goalpost, but that was not what the most curious thing. The most curious thing was the boy with light brown hair hanging on the goalpost was stark naked and no one, not even one person offered to help him. James hesitated when he saw the scene before him; I gave a curt nod that indicated to keep going. My usual light slivery purple eyes turned darker than usual, as we drew nearer to the crowd. The people soon noticed my presence and created an opening for me. The laughing and snickering had all stopped by the time I was sitting right in front of the boy. The boy that looked no older than me, looked up at the crowd as a heavy silent settled in on the group. James shrugged off his coat quickly and went over to let the boy down and covered him up. He helped him up as the boy mumbled his thanks to the both of us. A light giggle escaped through my lips, as I held my hand out to shake his hand. "My name is Ariella Amerson, pleasure to meet you." I said with a slight smile. "Spencer Reid, and I can think of multiple situations that are more pleasant then this." He shyly replied back.