Back to school
Disclaimer: I don't own them, but everything else that's mine yes.
AN: Okay I am beyond truly sorry, I have been on interviews left and right and I haven't had the time to write a new chapt so this one might b shortish…Good news is that I did get a job!! I start training on the 28th of april so woohoooo. Bad news is that I might not have as much free time to write so I'll try to write on the way back home from work and on the weekends but there are no guarantee's; so for the sake of the fic I think I should start to wrap it up after the whole mystery of the thief is solved. Once again I am truly sorry for keeping you all waiting!! And please don't let that stop you from reviewing.
(Arobella POV)
It had been a week since I went back to school and aside from Kira and her group of bitches saying that "I probably staged the robbery to get more attention to myself everyone has been pretty sympathetic and watchful to the point where I have to hide in the storage room of the drama department just to get some alone time to think and just be alone.
Tyler gets it and as long as I let him know where I am for my alone time he leaves me alone. But Reid…geesh he's taking his big brother role a little too seriously. He was sending bi-daily reports to her mom and Archibald and has taken to roughing up people and interrogating any guy who came within 10 feet of her, that weren't Caleb or Pogue.
On her way back to her room Arobella bumped into a guy she never met before, he was tall and had dark black hair with hazel eyes but by the way he was dressed she didn't know if he was one of the students our of their uniform or one of the janitors the school had.
"Oh sorry, didn't mean to walk into you like that" The guy said.
"No it's okay, I was rushing to get to my room and wasn't paying attention to corners."
"No problem, I'm John by the way and you are?"
Arobella looked around john to see if there was anyway to get out of this fast and said "Arobella, look sorry to dash like this but I really have to go. I'll see you around." With that she ran down the hall to the stair case.
John looked at Arobella's retreating form and gave an appreciative smirk "Damn straight you'll see me around little Arobella." He turned around and walked to one of the abandoned rooms where he slept and kept a watch of everyone.
(Arobella's room)
When Arobella walked in she found Reid pining Maggie down on her bed making out with her. "Oh dude Sorry didn't mean to walk in on you two."
Reid laid his head down on Maggie's before rising from on top of her and standing with his hands on his hips "And where exactly have you been? I asked around and no one knew"
"I was busy and Tyler knew where I was so lay off"
He turned to Maggie and said "Do you hear that? Lay off, LAY OFF when she was attacked the other week and could have been hurt worse? You know mother and father aren't going to be happy about this."
"Oh geez shut up already, I'm not happy with you calling them every other day and telling them when I take a shit, pee or nap. And the wedding hasn't happened yet so stop acting like you have rights over me."
"Arobella! That was harsh; he's just worried about you like everyone is."
Maggie was rubbing Reid's arm up and down and shaking her head at Arobella.
Reid turned to Maggie and kissed her goodbye before pushing past Arobella. Arobella threw her bag on the floor and flopped down on her bed. Maggie stood over her bed looking like an angry rapunzel.
"Arobella!! How could you talk to Reid like that? He was only looking out for you. Yea sure he can be overbearing sometimes but that's just his way of showing that he cares."
Arobella looked up at Maggie and rolled over. "Well he started it"
"Ugh I don't care who started what, and at this point it's stupid. What you said really hurt him. You know he's never had a real family and he feels like he's getting one with you and your mom. So why'd you have to go and say that? If you weren't my best friend right now I'd kick the shit out of you." With that she turned and went into the bathroom.
Arobella sighed and stared up at the ceiling knowing that she shouldn't have blown up at Reid like that. Heaving another large sigh she got off the bed and left her dorm to go up to Reid's room.
When she knocked Tyler was the one that answered. "Hey Bella, I didn't know you were coming up here. Just give me a sec to get rid of Reid."
"No, don't it was Reid who I actually came to see."
"Leaving me already for him huh?" Tyler said jokingly Arobella smiled and kissed Tyler briefly.
"I'd never leave your sweet ass, but I really need to talk to him alone."
"Alright, I'll just go get something from the cafeteria while you talk to him." With that Tyler left and Arobella walked into the room.
Reid was laying down on his stomach flipping through a comic book facing away from the door with head phones on when Arobella approached his bed. Kneeling down on the side of him she lifted one ear up. "Hey bro"
Reid turned, surprised that he didn't hear her come in but quickly frowned "Not your brother yet as you said earlier. So what do you want?" Reid got up into a sitting position and Arobella sat next to him.
Sighing she said "I'm sorry Reid, I shouldn't have blown up at you like that. Yea I was mad at you for yelling at me and for tattling on me to mom but I didn't mean any of what I said about you not being my brother."
At Reid's silence Arobella grabbed his hand and hugged it to her "You're the only brother that I've ever been close to having and I don't care that our parents aren't married yet, you're still my brother. So if you don't say something to me now I'm going to end up crying and that will only get Tyler worried when he comes back not to mention make me all puffy so please say something."
"It hurt."
Despite it all Arobella did start to cry "I know and I'm sorry. It was mean of me and I was just taking out my frustration on you and I shouldn't have."
"You already know how it's like with my dad. So having you and your mom around has been great for me. I don't feel weird for being the only one without at least one parent that cares and you guys made up for that and even got my dad to think of me as a son instead of some person who's always in the way and getting into trouble. So yea it hurt having you say it could all change and it's not set in stone yet."
Arobella turned and wrapped her arms around Reid and hugged him close "I'm so sorry Reid, you know I love you like a brother. I didn't mean any of it."
Reid wrapped his arms around her back and turned his head to whisper in her ear "And I only tell mom and dad because I worry about you. I don't want to loose the only sister I have. Or did you only think you were a life line to Tyler? You and Maggie are my rocks without you two I'm not worth much."
Arobella pulled back and smoothed some of his hair from his forehead "Of course you're worth something Reid! You always think you don't bring anything to the group but you're the heart. Everyone is always bitching at you or yelling at you because you have so many emotions and you bring them out in people just like the heart. So don't think you're not worth much. Not to mention Maggie is devoted to you to a sickeningly degree."
That got Reid to smirk "That much huh?" that got Arobella to smack his arm. "Geez Reid!"
Reid only patted her hair and said "So we're good now?"
"Yeah we're good now."
"Good…you do know I'm still going to call them and let them know how you're doing, right?"
"Yeah…I'll suffer through it. Or I can always get Maggie to distract you."
"Yeah right."
Arobella just smiled and said "Where's Tyler? And how come I never noticed before that you have Gryffindor scarf?"
Reid snatched it up off his bed post. "I don't know where Tyler is, and Maggie got me that for our anniversary as a joke."
"Aw you're blushing, admit it you like Harry Potter."
"Hell no!"
At that point Tyler walked in to the room with his arms full of food and said "Don't let him fool you Bella he secretly wears it under his jacket when it's chilly outside."
Arobella just laughed and Reid grabbed her in a head lock to give her a noggie. Tyler just looked on knowing that whatever happened while he was gone set things right between them again.
Meanwhile
Upstairs in the in the abandoned room was a wall of screens monitoring the boys room and the girls room. And John watching them all plotting for ways to get what was left behind without getting caught by any of the protective boys who always surrounded the little rich princess.