WitheringNight: Hello! Welcome to the 11th chapter of Fall No More. I hope you enjoy it.

-Story: Fall No More

-Chapter 11: The Agreement

-Ethan's POV

The next day, after my conversation with Grandma Weir, I decided to go and talk to Aria again. I wanted to help even if she didn't want any.

"So, are we going to talk to her again?" Benny questioned. I turned from my locker to look at Aria, who was at her own.

"Yeah, well...I am...you don't have to." I told him. He raised an eyebrow, "So you wanted me to earlier and now you don't." He said. I looked at him like it explained everything, "Yep." was all I said.

"Well, all I have to say is..." He looked at Aria, "...good luck." He then walked off down the hallway. I sighed, closing my locker, and then I walked over to Aria.

"Hey." I told her. She didn't look at me.

"Ari-" A hand was placed over my mouth. Even though I couldn't see her face, I knew she was glaring at me. After looking around she let me go and raised her hands in a "What?" kind of way.

"Uh...I just wanted to talk..." I started nervously. She crossed her arms. So I continued.

"Um...it's kind of a private thing..." I then leaned forwards a little, "And I don't think you want everyone to know this." The books in her hands dropped, clattering over the floor. I watched as she stood there and clenched her hands, angrily, before unclenching them. She then bent down and picked up all her books.

"Let me help." I said getting on my knees and picking up a few things. After everything was picked up I put it in her hands.

"C-can we meet somewhere after school perhaps?" I questioned, still nervously. Honestly, I never thought I'd get into a situation where I'd be trying to get Aria to befriend me.

Anyways, coming out of my thoughts, I looked at Aria. She stood there with something outstretched to me. I took it.

"Meet me at the park at 5. I'll be in the dark wooded area." When I looked up she was gone. I looked around, "Her class must be nearby." I thought before heading to my own. I hope I'm doing the right thing.

...

After school, after making excuses to my friends, I headed home. Once there, I looked at the time. 4:10 it read.

"50 more minutes." I thought. What to do until then...

Looking around, I noticed it was quite quiet in the house. Mom and Dad must not be home.

"Like they ever are." I thought before shaking my head. I have more things to worry about now. What was I going to do about Aria? What was I going to say when we met? I knew I had to word this conversation carefully. And why do we have to meet in a dark wooded area? Not that I was afraid or anything.

"This whole situation thing is a lot harder without Benny, Sara, Erica, or even Rory included in it." I thought. Though I did feel like I was getting closer to Aria...even though she didn't know it. It's that feeling you get when you know a secret and nobody else does.

"Hm..." I pondered looking into the fridge. What to eat? What to eat? I was about to choose when someone knocked on my door.

"I wonder who that could be?" I wondered closing the fridge door. I then walked over to the front door. I could see a figure but I didn't know who it was.

"Who is it?" I called out. I hope it wasn't...

"It's me." It was. Opening the door I glared at them, and by them I mean Benny.

"Dude, I told you that I had somewhere to go." I told him, "Why are you here?" He grinned and held up a game.

"Well, since you're not leaving until 5...and it's only 4:25. I thought that we could play some games before then...besides Grandma is trying out Yoga and I don't really want to be there for that..." I grimaced at the thought. I then shook my head.

"Any other time I would be thrilled to play games, but not today." I told him, "I don't want to be distracted and lose the time."

"We can always just check every few minutes." Benny responded. I gave him a "really?" look.

"Benny we once stayed up until 3 in the morning playing video games...and we were supposed to be watching out for Jane. She snuck out remember?" I said. Even though we got her back, my parents still found out and I was grounded for three weeks.

"Yeah, I remember." He said, "Well, whenever you get back just call, I'll be at that new Pizza place up the street." I nodded and closed the door. I hated keeping secrets, especially from my friends, but like Grandma Weir said...this was different. And whenever Aria would let me, if she would let me, I will tell. Until then...I'll have to keep this to myself.

"I just hope this doesn't ruin my friendship with the others." I thought. That, and what's going with Aria, were the only things I was worried about now.

"I just hope that's all I have to worry about." I thought going back into the kitchen.

-Aria's POV-

I was in the living room, pacing around, frantically. I was worrying about what that kid knew. Did he know about what I was? I hope not.

"Aria, sit down, you'll wear out the floor if you keep pacing like that." My grandma said. I sighed and sat down on the couch next to her.

"What am I supposed to do?" I questioned, "This kid knows something about me, that nobody else knows, what if he tells his friends? I'll be labeled an even bigger freak than before." I placed my face in my hands. I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"No you won't Aria." Grandma said, "If anything you'll be even better accepted. This town is full of the supernatural." I looked at her.

"Yeah, but what about the humans? The normal ones? My non-supernatural classmates?" I questioned, "What am I supposed to do about them?"

"Don't worry about them, if they don't want anything to do with you then they're not worth the trouble." She answered. I sighed and stood up, "What if they find out and go tell more people? I don't want half the world knowing my problem." I was turned around.

"Aria, if anything, this is a blessing." She said, "You don't even know how many humans wish they weren't so normal, to do the unexpected, to see things others can't, to have powers beyond circus magic." I blinked.

"It doesn't feel like a blessing, more like a curse." I responded. She gave me a sad smile, "Yes, right now it does, but just wait until you've gotten better control then you'll feel a whole lot more confident about all this." Would it really hurt to try? I'm split in half on this choice. Yes or No?

"I guess..." I started to say, "...I guess I could give it a try." Grandma smiled, "That's my girl. And if you want more people to accept you, I suggest you stop hiding yourself underneath your hood everyday. You're lucky that it keeps people from seeing what you look like." I found that out on my 5th day of staying here and it answered a lot of questions.

"I don't know, I mean, I've..." I had just turned and noticed the clock. It was 5:55. I had five minuted to get to the park.

"You know, I'll just think about it for a few days and then I'll decide what to do." I said hurriedly before running over to the door, "I'll be back later." I then ran to the park. Luckily, it was close by...

Ethan's POV

I was standing near the trees, near the dark wooded area. I was waiting for Aria.

"I thought she would've been here before me." I thought. Turns out I was wrong. Anyways, I was about to search another part of the trees when a someone came up to me. They were male, obviously, and tall. And they looked like they could beat me with one hand...

"Uh...hello." I said, "...uh...if I may ask...who are you?" He grinned, maliciously. I gulped and stepped back.

"I'm just here to give you a message Ethan Morgan." He started, "My boss wants you to stay away from the girl. If you don't then there will be dire, and I mean, dire consequences." He made a slashing notion at his throat. I think my heart just stopped.

"Uh...I have no idea what you're talking about." I told him, "What girl?" He laughed, "Yeah, right, like you don't know." I gave him a serious look whilst he gave me a "Really?" look.

"Her name is Aria, Aria Evans." I was about to say something when I saw the girl in question behind him. She was hidden behind a tree and motioned for me to not say a word.

"No, I've heard of her, but I've never actually spoken to her." I said. The guy stared at me before smiling, "Alright, whatever you say, I was just here to deliver a message. It's up to you to follow it or not." He then walked away. After he was out of sight, I turned around to be faced with Aria. She had her hood down, surprisingly, and now I had a better look of her.

"I've never seen someone with grey eyes before." I thought. It was kind of strange. Anyways...

"So, you wanted to talk?" She questioned. I nodded, "Yeah, but first, do you know that guy?" I questioned. She was quiet for a minute or so.

"Yes, I can't tell you why..not yet..but I do know him." She said. I nodded, "Alright, well, I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for everyone being..you know..rude to you. Nobody deserves that."

"Apology...not accepted." She said, "I don't want someone who hasn't done a thing to me to apologize. The people who did should, it should come from their mouths." I nodded, understanding.

"Okay...um...so..." I started, "I was just curious as to...if...you know...if...there's anything going on with you." I paused for a moment, "...supernatural wise." I was looking down during all this so I looked back up to see her, not angry, to my surprise, but calm and still. After a moment she let out sigh.

"I guess it wouldn't hurt to tell you." She said, "After all my grandma wants me to and it'll get her to stop talking to me about it." I chuckled.

"So, what's going on?" I questioned. She then went into explanation of her supposed curse. All I can say is...wow...

...

"You promise not to tell, right?" She questioned as we were beginning to leave. I nodded, "Yeah, unless you want me to. Because I have..." She held up a hand.

"I know." She said, "Maybe when the time comes I'll let you tell him, but for right now I'm only comfortable with letting one person know." I nodded, "Alright...so...do you want to talk during school? Or act like none of this happened?" She blinked and looked in thought.

"You'll see." She said before walking off. I stared after her. She was strange but at least now I understood why...

"Hey." I thought, "How did that guy know my name?" Even though I didn't know it, I had a lot left to learn.

WitheringNight: I hope you enjoy this chapter folks? By the way, who's ready to go back to school?