Chapter One:
Mother had wanted me to move to America with her and her new boyfriend. Of course, I refused. I liked it here in England. It was home – always had been and always would be. I didn't want to move for her or for anyone.
That's why I decided to move in with my father. He lived in a small rural town at the north of England called St. Helens. A long time ago, when I was just three, my mother took me and left my father saying she was sick of living in a small lazy village. He lived alone, after breaking up with my mother. As I recall, even though I was living with my mother, I had always visited him in the summer, and hated it. Every time I went, I could tell why my mother didn't want to live in that town anymore; it was like a sleeping town. There was nothing to do there. It was insanity to actually want to move in with him… but it was better than going off to America with mother and her "hunk" of a boyfriend.
"Are you sure you have everything?" my mother asked my worriedly. I rolled my eyes and sighed.
"Mother, I've got everything, calm down," I assured her.
"Be careful ok? And watch your temper in school. You don't want to get into trouble with the principal like you did in your other school," she reminded me.
I grimaced. I didn't like to remember those unspeakable days; they were the black marks in my otherwise almost perfect life. I used to be a really bad kid – telling off teachers, smoking, getting into fights – the sort. But I've gotten better – I swear. I'm a gentleman now.
"You worry too much," something I seemed to have inherited from her, "I'll be fine," I said, picking up my bags. I was to take a plane to where my father lived; it only took an hour. My mother pulled me in for one more hug. Groaning, I awkwardly hugged back, with the bags still in my hands, knowing I'd miss her. I didn't have any friends apart from her. I wasn't very good at making them.
"Be good," she murmured into my ear before letting go of me. I smiled.
"I'll try," I replied, turning my back to her.
And so, my adventure began.
A/N: Fun fact - Arthur's parents are Victoria and Albert Kirkland after Queen Victoria and her husband.
