Chapter Three
Remedial Goodness 101. A class that none of the villain kids wanted to take. At the back two tables, Mal and Evie sat at one table and the boys at the other back table. Hadley sat at the table in front of the other two girls. The youngest teen was not really paying much attention to the questions that Fairy Godmother was asking. Her head was down on the desk. The black hood of her oversized hoodie pulled up over her head to hide her messy blue hair. Face on the desk, her arms being a pillow for her.
As class ended, Fairy Godmother sat in the chair next to Hadley's wheelchair. She puts her hand on Hadley's shoulder and briefly shakes her shoulder to wake the teenager. "Hadley, sweetie. You need to wake up," the fairy says quietly.
The fourteen-year old mumbles under her breath. Slowly shaking the headmistress's hand off her shoulder. She lifts her head up from the table, a blank sheet of notebook paper stuck to her forehead. Dark bags under her eyes completely visible to the teacher. "Did I fall asleep?" she asks blinking awake.
"Yes you did. Did you not sleep last night?" the blue clad fairy asks noticing the dark bags under Hadley's eyes. Next to her hand, a stack of papers rested with a pencil sitting on top of them.
"The bed was soft. It was weird," Hadley says before yawning. "And my leg still hurts. The ice Elyse put on it melted within 10 minutes."
"Well before I give you your placement test, let's get you to the doctor. Your leg needs to be fixed," Fairy Godmother says as she gets out of her seat. "I have a doctor at the clinic who can look at your leg," she adds moving behind the wheelchair. She starts to push the chair towards the door to the classroom.
"What's a doctor?" Hadley asks looking up at Fairy Godmother. Confusion shining in her dark emerald eyes. "Does the doctor cut off broken legs? Or put those people down? That's what they do on the Isle."
"A doctor is a healer! They… help people. This isn't the Isle," the headmistress says failing to hide the shock that appeared on her face due to Hadley's questions. Did the Isle really not have any doctors? Surely with all the children King Adam sent some help. Was the Isle really that bad?
"People are allowed to help people here? They don't get hurt for helping?" Hadley asks looking at the wooden walls as she is pushed towards the clinic. The number of students and classrooms decreased as the pair begins to approach a set of tall wooden doors on the right side of an empty hallway. A small sign was hung next to the door that read Clinic in gold calligraphy. Fairy Godmother knocks on the door. A tall woman in a long white coat opens the door and looks down at the small teen and short woman. Her long blonde hair pulled into a ponytail.
"So this is the student with the broken leg. I can take it from here. Because she is a minor and was unplanned, she will need a guardian to sign off on all medical treatments," the doctor says taking the wheelchair from the headmistress.
"Artemis is teaching a PE class in the fields. I can go get her," Fairy Godmother says before giving the doctor a little curtsy. She leaves the chair filled waiting room to head to the fields.
The fields consisted of more than just the tourney field the boys used. Another field laid beyond it. One without any clear markings other than the scuff marks of shoes on green grass. A group of thirty or so students were running around doing passing drills for soccer. A tall woman with green skin and hair was watching the students as they practice passing the soccer ball back and forth. The woman turns to see the blue clad fairy walking towards her. The green skinned woman jogs on over and stops in front of the headmistress. "Is something wrong?"
"You know how an extra villain kid came with the others yesterday? A young teen who is injured?" Fairy Godmother says gripping her hands together nervously.
"Yes. Why are you so nervous? Did something happen?" the woman asks crossing her arms over her blue and gold workout shirt.
"Turns out, she is Hades' daughter. And before any medical treatment can be done, she needs a guardian," Fairy Godmother says after a moment of wringing her hands.
"I'll cancel the rest of my classes for today. Once I know that my cousin is alright, I'll contact my father about her. He may insist on her going to school on Olympus," the woman says before turning towards her students and blowing the whistle that is around her neck. "Class is dismissed early! Go change back into your normal clothes!"
The students take off for the locker room at a run. Passing the two teachers on their way.
"Thank you, Artemis. I will go and see if I can find any records of this child. So far, I've had no luck," Fairy Godmother says with a smile before leaving the field. She had spent hours trying to find anything on a Hadley. She found quite a few records on a Hadie, but nothing on Hadley.
As Artemis went to the clinic to see the doctor, her eyes were instantly drawn to a blue haired teen flinching away from a needle. With a chuckle, she walks over and sits next to the scared Hadley. "There is no reason to fear the needle."
"I'm not scared of it!" Hadley insists seeing it as a challenge. Failing to realize that Artemis had managed to trap her left arm against her side as the doctor takes Hadley's right arm and injects the vaccine.
"Thank you for holding her still, Artemis. I assume that you will be filling the role of guardian," the doctor says throwing the needle in the trash container marked sharp objects. "I can get the papers in just a moment."
"I will be her guardian. Once I sign the papers, will you be able to treat her leg?" Artemis asks letting go of her little cousin.
"Yes. I just needed permission from a guardian," the doctor says before walking into her office.
"What's a guardian?" Hadley asks looking over at her much older cousin. Blue hair still in her face.
"An adult who isn't your parent that takes care of a minor," Artemis answers after a moment of thought. She looks down at her younger cousin. Takes note of the nonflaming blue hair. The black hoodie that is falling apart. Blue jeans ripped in random places, exposing old scars from fights back on the Isle.
"Why did you agree to be my guardian? After all… my father did release the titans and tried to take over Olympus," Hadley asks as she moves her eyes away from Artemis to stare at the broken blue laces of her black boots. Skulls painted onto the sides.
"You aren't your father. You're your own person. And Auradon will give you the chance to discover who you are," Artemis explains as she puts her hand on Hadley's shoulder. As the doctor walks back into the clinic with the papers, Artemis removes her hand from Hadley. "Where do I need to sign the papers?"
"On the dotted line on the last page. Once that is done, I can get an x-ray done to see if she just needs a cast or needs surgery," the doctor says handing a thick stack of papers to the goddess.
Artemis quickly signs where she was told and hands it back to the doctor. "Get to work then."
A/N: Sorry for only having irregular updates, I've been busy at work lately. Hopefully I'll get time to write more at some point. I've been out with friends and travelling a lot.
