Ezra's POV
So far I've spent my entire free period sneaking glances at Aria while she converses with her friends. After school we are meeting up with Derek Black in Philadelphia so we can figure out what caused our families to feud. I'm so glad this is our last period because I can't go much longer without knowing the truth.
" Ezra, stop staring at Aria and engage in our conversation." Caleb says whilst rolling his eyes.
" I'm not staring at Aria, I'm staring at Hanna." I say teasing Caleb.
" I already have dibs on her." Caleb reminds me.
" Fine." I say as I open my biology book.
Hardy is still the only person who knows that Aria and I are romantically involved. Aria and I agreed that telling anybody else could potentially jeopardize our already complicated relationship. When Caleb looks away, I sneak another glance at Aria. Her shoulders tense up, and fear fills her hazel eyes. What could be bothering her? My question is answered when I see Noel Kahn approaching her with a smirk on his face. It takes all of my will power to keep me from attacking Noel. As long as he stays away from Aria, I'll leave him alone. Instead of avoiding Aria, he walks straight up to her and rubs his hands up her thighs. I can literally see Aria shaking with fear from across the library. I immediately feel strongly protective over Aria. Not thinking things through, I jump out of my seat and sprint over to Noel. Hardy and Caleb are extremely confused and sprint after me.
" Don't you dare touch her." I yell at Noel angrily.
" I'm sorry, you don't mean like this do you?" Noel asks as he grinds up against Aria.
A whimper immediately escapes her lips. Unable to control myself, I jump on Noel and push him to the ground.
" What the Hell are you doing?" Caleb shouts at me.
I continue to punch Noel while a crowd in the library gathers around us. A group of teachers shout angrily at us to stop.
" Ezra, you're going to get yourself in trouble." Hardy screams through the commotion.
I ignore him, and continue to fight off Noel.
" Hardy's right Ezra, please stop!" Aria says with tears of fear in her eyes.
" Someone break these two up!" Mrs. Harmaning shouts angrily.
After much effort, Hardy and Caleb are finally able to pull me off of Noel.
" Aria, Ezra, and Noel come to the principal's office this second!" Mrs. Harmaning shouts.
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Aria sits next to me in the Mr. Tamborellie's waiting room, while Noel sits across from us.
" I called Derek Black and told him we would reschedule." Aria whispers to me.
" Good. I'm so sorry I got you into this mess." I whisper back.
Aria shakes her head and says, " Actually, I think it was the opposite."
" What are you two idiots whispering about?" Noel asks furiously.
" You can talk to me that way, but don't you dare say that about Aria." I tell him angrily.
" Haven't you boy's fought enough today?" Mr. Tamborellie asks as he enters the waiting room.
Noel and I stare at the ground and don't answer.
" I've called all of your parents, they will be here shortly." Mr. Tamborellie tells us.
" Aria isn't in trouble is she? None of this is her fault." I explain to the principal.
" You're right about that, but this fight was obviously centered around her." Mr. Tamborellie tells me as he leaves the room.
Tears begin to flood out of Aria's eyes.
" Don't cry, I'll tell everyone the truth about what happened. You won't get in trouble." I assure her.
" Ezra, he called our parents! When they found out you got into a fight for me, they are going to freak!" Aria says terrified.
" I'll fix this, I promise." I say as I take her hand.
" What are we going to do?" She asks me fearfully.
" The only thing we can do, tell everyone the truth." I say to Aria.
My dad is the first parent to enter Mr. Tamborellie's room. The principal moves us out of the waiting room and into his actual office.
" Please tell me what stupid thing my son did this time so I can sign some papers and get on with my life." My dad says with no emotion.
" This is very serious Mr. Fitz, your son could potentially be suspended or even expelled." Mr. Tamborellie informs my dad.
My heart sinks, there goes my chances of getting into college.
Aria's parents enter the office shortly after this. Anger and hatred fill both of our dad's eyes.
" What did your son do to my daughter?" Aria's dad practically shouts.
" Please control yourself." Mr. Tamborellie says to Aria's father.
He immediately quiets down, but everybody can feel the strong tension in the small room. Aria's parents continuously shoot angry looks at me, while Noel sits in his seat amused. Aria seems terrified, and my dad could care less about what's going to happen to me. Noel's parents finally arrive and we are able to start the conference that will decide my future.
" Can you please tell us why we are here?" Noel's mom asks the principal anxiously.
" Today during sixth period, these two boys got into a physical fight in the library." Mr. Tamborellie explains.
" Why is my daughter here? This obviously does not concern her." Byron tells the principal.
I can tell that Byron cares a lot about Aria, and that he is very protective of her. I feel a little bit jealous of Aria because I wish my dad was this way with me.
" Actually it does concern Aria, these two boys were fighting for her." The Principal informs everyone.
Aria blushes when her mom shoots her a confused look.
" Miss Montgomery, why don't you tell us all what happened. I'm sure you can explain it best." The principal tells her.
Aria glances at me nervously, I give her a reassuring nod.
" I was studying with my friends in the library when Noel approached me. He started to brush against me inappropriately, Ezra saw this and rushed to my defense." Aria explains.
" Did you ask Noel to stop Miss Montgomery?" The principal asks.
Aria nods her head nervously, while Noel looks down ashamed.
" How about you tell them what happened at the party Aria." I say to her.
" You mean the night you broke her heart?" Noel smirks.
" I meant the night you tried to rape her." I shout furiously.
All of the parents let out a startled gasp. Tears begin to form in Ella's concerned eyes.
" I never tried to rape her, she voluntarily came with me." Noel lies.
" I did not!" Aria says crying.
"Everyone calm down! Aria, what happened at the party?" Mr. Tamborellie asks calmly.
" I was with Noel the entire night. He offered me a drink, and I took it. I started to feel dizzy, so Noel offered to take me to a room where I could lie down. I realized what was happening so I started to cry, shortly after I passed out." Aria manages to say through her tears.
" Noel, is this true?" The principal asks.
Noel does the opposite of what I expect him to do, and nods his head as tears roll down his face.
" Noel!" His father shouts ashamed.
" This is beyond unacceptable Mr. Kahn." The principal says angrily.
" How did Ezra find her?" Aria's mom asks obviously shaken.
" I found sleeping pills in one of the Kahn's cabinets. I went looking for Aria so I could warn her, but I found Hanna instead. When I asked her about Aria, she told me that Aria wasn't feeling well and that Noel was taking care of her. I rushed up to Noel's bedroom, and found Aria lying on his bed unconscious and him cutting off her dress." I explain to the group.
" How could you do that to this poor girl?" Noel's mom asks through her tears.
" I couldn't help it, she is just so beautiful!" Noel says defensively.
Aria's dad is about to get out of his seat and beat the crap out of Noel, but Ella somehow manages to hold him back.
" This is an inexcusable offense Mr. Kahn. You're official expelled from Rosewood Day." The principal declares.
The Kahn's leave the room to talk to Mr. Tamborellie privately. A couple of minutes later he comes back into the room without the Kahn's.
" Excuse me Sir, what's going to happen to me?" I ask nervously.
" We have a zero tolerance policy for violence Mr. Fitz, but your actions were clearly justified. I'm going to let you off the hook this one time." Mr. Tamborellie decides.
" Thank you so much!" I say relived.
" Does this mean I can leave?" My dad asks annoyed.
" Go right ahead." The principal says to him.
Aria, her parents, and I are left alone in the office.
" Why were you so quick to jump to our daughter's defense?" Byron asks me.
" Mr. Montgomery, I'm in love with Aria." I say boldly.
How will Ella and Byron react? Please review!