Chapter 19, Music and Remorse.

Kelly exited the roof half an hour later, Kate's package held tightly between her curled fingers. She held her face emotionless as she passed a few of the girls. The girls saw her coming and hit the wall, not wanting to get in her way. Kelly had calmed down now and she didn't want to loose her power and influence over the girls but she didn't want them to fear her as if she was Hitler. Instead, she flashed a dazzling smile and lifted her hand. "Alright girls."
She didn't need to turn to know that the girls were freezing in their positions, not knowing what to say to their leader. As Kelly made her way to the dorm, a first year by the name of Steph darted past with a hammer in her hands.

"Hi Kewl." Kelly couldn't help but laugh and say hey back. It never surprised her to see the unruly first years scurrying about with tools and other bits and bobs. Not even in the late afternoon or night. St Trinians first years never ran out of energy. As she turned the final corner before the dorm, Kelly decided that she would find Kate during dinner. That way the halls would be quiet, no chance of eavesdropping or interruption and Kate would feel as much ease as she could…which is probably not much considering I basically beat her up over nothing and shes got a bunch of mafia after her…hang on, didn't she say they were in Buckinghamshire already? Would they attack the school...No, I should think not. After all, I doubt they could get in. Better to be safe then dead. I'll have the Geeks and the twins meet up tonight and have a discussion.

Kelly took one step in the dorm when the twins launched themselves at her, knocking the package out of her hand.
"KEEELLY!" Kelly was trapped by Tania and Tara's hug.
"Er, hey girls…" She blinked. A hug wouldn't hurt.
The twins glowed when their Head Girl hugged them back. They asked her if she was ok now to which she replied with a smirk and confirmation that she was. Something clicked in her head telling her that she should probably use this opportunity to inform her two little devils of the need to have a plotting and planning session with the Geeks.
"Oi girls, after dinner get Polly together with her Geeks and meet me in my room yeah." Kelly's voice was soft and affectionate. No one loved the twins more then Kelly. They beamed extensively and nodded, their pigtails bobbing up and down.
"Okay Kewl. See you at dinner!" Kelly extracted herself from the twins and knelt down to there height making sure she kept the package close.
"Do something else for me girls."
Tania and Tara shared a look. Kelly smirked, knowing that the girls were about to speak in unison.

"Yeah?"
"I won't be at dinner tonight, I have some…business to sort out. But get cook to send up one of your girls with dinner to my room yeah…That girl who was running around with the hammer before…"
The twins let out a giggle. They are so adorable! "You mean Steffie Van Der Boom? She was going to play baseball with Matron's cocktails."
Kelly pulled back, eyebrow raised. "Baseball…with a hammer?"
The twins watched their head girl tilt her head to the side, suddenly afraid that their idol would not approve. "What happened to Cleaver's baseball bats?"
The twins shared an evil look just when Annabelle swept past Kelly with Chelsea, both discussing the latest fashion Liz Hurley was getting into.
"Hold that thought girls. Tell me later. I gotta sort something out."

Tania and Tara pouted puppy dog's eyes but obeyed Kelly and went off to the dinner hall at their own pace.

Kelly kept her current expression, picked up the package and went over to Annabelle in the Posh Totty Boudoir. Before she could open her mouth, Chloe hurried over from the Chav area, and after recently talking to Bianca, she grabbed Kelly's arm and asked her over and over if Annabelle had a bun in the oven. Bianca and the Chavs shrieked with laughter. Annabelle blushed at the thought. Again.
Kelly choked on her tongue. "Excuse me Chloe!"
"AHAHAHA!"
Kelly whipped her head around, eyes blazing. "Shut up Bianca or else I'll come over there!" Bianca swallowed her laughter immediately. Kelly narrowed her eyes before turning back to the Posh Totty.
"What the fuck is going on Chloe?"
Chloe shrunk somewhat. Now regretting that she had opened her mouth.
"Bianca said that Belle was pregnant with your kid because Belle spent the night in your room after the party and she said that she heard lots of moaning and she said that you two were shagging each other and then Belle came out and went back in to throw up then Chelsea said to Bianca that Belle had morning sickness because she just vomited and so I just wanted to know if you're shagging Belle and she has your kid."
Chloe gasped from her rapid worded sentence and sucked in breath.
Kelly's mouth opened and closed. How the fuck did they get that from Belle's hangover? Kelly glanced at Annabelle. Although she was blushing, she defiantly had a sly glint in her eye. She's finally learned how to play St Trinian.
Kelly swallowed and decided to go along with it, after all, Kelly Jones was an opportunist.
"You weren't supposed to tell the whole school Chloe!" Kelly hissed, putting up an expression of shock mixed with false embarrassment.
The Posh Tottys OMG-ed and began to scream: "Kelly's a mum!"
Kelly grinned evilly as the girls ran off to the dinner hall, screaming over and over again. Annabelle shared her smile. "You are a bitch Kelly Jones."
Kelly laughed throatily. "According to them, you're my bitch." Annabelle shared a laugh but could not prevent a deep shade of crimson coloring her ears.

"Just wait till the betting starts and then when their all wrong, we can go shopping with our winnings." Kelly looked at the door, shaking her head in good humor.
"Posh Totty. What would we do with out 'em." Annabelle added and used her efforts to get rid of her blushing.

A silence developed between them. While it was comfortable, it was slightly on the awkward side. Kelly picked up on this straight away, although not knowing why it became awkward between them.
"So Belle, you didn't mention anything to Miss F about Kate did you?"
Annabelle looked up at her best friend, a relaxed expression on her face.
"No I didn't, but knowing her, she'll probably figure out eventually. That's after she wakes up." Kelly lifted an eyebrow, amused. "Your Aunty knocks the bottle back quick. No wonder she's Headmistress." The bell rang for dinner. Celia and Lucy, along with some of the others who stayed behind went off to fill their stomachs. Kelly sent Annabelle off, telling her that she was going to use this time when everyone was at dinner to find Kate. It had been over one hour since Kate was last seen and Kelly wanted to make things right between them. As Annabelle had said, Kate was a good kid.

Waiting for a while, Kelly left her seat on Chelsea's bed and casually walked over to Kate's bed, where the 16 year old's laptop bag was open. Giving Kelly an unobstructed view of Kate's laptop. Kelly looked at it frowning.
Kate's laptop! When Pol…No. You're not going to do that right now! You've pissed her off enough. Leave it alone Kelly…just walk away from it.
Kelly hated pushing away her curiosities as she delighted in finding things out but she figured that she had kicked the hornets nest enough so to speak. Forcing her eyes away from the laptop bag, her gaze strayed to Kate's pillow. An natural bulge elevating the left side. Curiosity peaked inside the Head Girl once more and before she could control it, her hand darted underneath the pillow and searched for the reason of the bulge. Her slim fingers coming into contact straight away with something square and glossy.

"What are you doing?"
Kelly jumped at the voice behind her. She turned around, obscuring the object in her hand behind her body in such away that it could not be seen and it wasn't obvious that she was hiding something.
Andrea peered at her from behind the dark curtain of hair across her face.
"Oh hey Rea. Just found this." Kelly stepped over to the Head Emo's side, skirting the guilty feeling of being caught snooping. What the hell, I shouldn't be feeling guilty. This is my school and I look after my girls. Pull your head in Kelly Jones.

Andrea cocked her head to the side and took the photo from Kelly's hands. Her dark eyes contemplating the people in the photo.

"Hm. Kate's the one holding the baby I presume." Kelly nodded. "And the baby is Kate's sister Kelly-Marie?" Added Andrea, looking at Kelly.
The Head Girl frowned. "How did you know?" Andrea shrugged and gave Kelly a shady I-know-something-you-don't-know smirk before sliding away to the dinner hall.

Replacing the photo, Kelly took leave of the dorm to search for Kate.

6:20. The ground floor and first floor Kelly had turned upside down and Kate wasn't to be seen. Becoming increasingly irritated, her emotionless mask began to drop, showing her displeasure. Refraining from stomping up the stairs, only just, Kelly made her way to the third floor and after that, she would search the fourth floor before she took to the grounds. She was determined to find Kate, not only for her guilt at hurting the girl, but her concern as disappearing right after screaming that the Mafia were out to kill her was not a good thing, however the girl was upset and when one is upset, the urge to act impulsively takes over. Usually.

Kelly entered one of the English classrooms at the south end of the 2nd floor, looking under desks and in cupboards. Her stomach growling.
"Nothing. Not here or probably anywhere else!" Kelly Groaned, now really annoyed. She was hungry and her dinner was probably in her room getting cold. "No, gotta find Steel first." Kelly patted her growling stomach. Probably should have gone over the cameras, probably could hav…"

A pleasant sound in the distance reached the Head Girl's ears, stopping her in her step and thought. She moved into alert mode, straining her ears to hear the sound better as she shut the door of the classroom behind her quietly. Her eyes scanned down the hall ahead of her, looking at each door. All of them were shut. . At that moment, she identified the sound as piano. Kelly followed the sound of a piano from the bottom floor towards, where she assumed it was coming from, the top. She padded down the hall carefully as she didn't want to startle the girl which could send her packing again. Thankful that she was skillful in sneaking, running, hopping and whatever you could think of doing in heels. "What is that?"

As Kelly neared the main stairwell with a frown of concentration on her face, the music grew louder. At the foot of the stairs, she craned her neck up, her shiny bob brushing the nape of her neck. Upon lowering her head down, her frown intensified.
"Since when did anyone play piano here apart from Fritton?"

Ascending the first couple of stairs, her footfalls became lighter and more carefully placed. The music coming from the piano was slow and gentle. She knew that it was defiantly not classical or rock. No nothing like that..Oh god!…One republic!
Kelly mouthed the F word and mentally slapped herself. Kate was playing the instrumental piano to Apologize by One Republic.
Too late to apologize…fuck I hope not. This could get awkward. Zoë probably would take this as a bad omen or something.

Inside an abandoned classroom, Kate sat at Miss Fritton's grand piano, her fingers moving across the keys. Although her eyebrows were furrowed, she was calm and a peaceful state of mind. Her thoughts revolved around each sound of each key she pressed, the pace of her fingers across the keys and the music seeping into her veins. Her emotional out let. Kate Steel was so absorbed in her music that she didn't see or notice Kelly Jones in the doorway, leaning against the frame on her hip. Kelly's guards were down now and her fear of how to proceed was shown as clear as day. Although Kate's back was to the 18 year old, if Kate was to look up and straight ahead, Kelly would be shown in the reflection of the window.

Kelly watched and listened as Kate played the chorus, waiting for the right notes when she would say…

"I hope it's not too late to apologize." Kelly's sincerity was suggested in her tone and expression. No authoritive smirk this time. Just, normal Kelly Jones.
Kate's eyes flashed open, her hands dropped heavy on the keys and she span around so fast, the seat shot out from underneath her body. Not waiting to fall, Kate avoided hitting the ground for the third time today by pushing out her arm, she stayed on her feet and backed away from Kelly. Eyes wide with fear, eyebrows frowning to their extreme. She was already breathing deeply and this time, her fists were half clenched.

Oh what oh what is Kate going to say? I vote she's going to hit Kelly…you'll just have to see *wink*