Remember: A father`s daughter
The Lockwood family
"What do you mean?" Aria asked staring at them
"Come on, Aria," Claire said sitting up and putting her tray away, "Somewhere in private... Our family has bad reputation already, we don't need people to know more about our fuck up, family"
Aria took her cookie and followed, Claire and Atticus to the rooftop. Aria was starting to ask herself what was the deal with rooftops? Her parents had told her countless of stories which involved rooftops! Atticus opened the rooftop door for her and smiled, he let the door hit Claire who swore at him.
"Your such an ass, Atticus!" Claire said pushing him slightly, "Moron!"
"You two act like brother and sister," Aria said laughing at the two argue
"Last thing I need," Claire said
"Anyway….. our family is separated into two branches" Atticus explained showing two fingers, "The main which is me, and the side which is Claire"
"Why?" Aria asked
"It all started with Laura," Claire said pushing Atticus slightly, "She's the one who started this... I guess you can call it a feud?"
"Yeah," he said nodding his head
"Anyways... Her mother originally left The Lockwood family and its standers, she wanted to separate herself as much as she could" Claire continued to explain, she couldn't believe she was explaining their family history to an 'outsider.'
"Our great-aunt, Laura simply continued her mother's point of view," Atticus said picking off from where Claire had stopped, "The rest of the family wasn't too happy about this. A Lockwood woman, marrying a commoner…. It was unheard of!"
"It wasn't acceptable either," Claire said crossing her arms, "I'm pretty sure you have a good idea…. What our family standers are…."
"I do," Aria said thinking back to Glitter, and her constant ranting about the perfect man. Not to mention her mother ranting about it, and how much she hated Glitter which she already knew by the time she was three.
"Well, I'm pretty sure you aware of the expectation of our grandmother, Laura and Star have both choose to stay away from the family ways" Atticus explained
"But what about your grandfather? He's so nice... And…. Well, the total opposite of Glitter" Aria said and started to get all confused.
"Times has changed and so should we," Claire said smiling, "Maybe one day our family will realise their mistakes, and see how stupid they were acting."
"Aunt Star hasn't even met half of the family because of this stupid side branch," Atticus said and shaking his head slightly, "And I haven't even meet Grandfather Josh, Uncle Andy, and let alone Laura!"
"So, this stupid family side thing... Is breaking your family apart" Aria said shaking her head slightly, and couldn't believe how family views can destroy relationships.
"And the main branch got even stricter about seeing the side, because of Glitter and her crazy bullshit," Atticus said and walked around the rooftop slightly.
"And she was a part of the side branch too! Which made it worst" Claire said opening the rooftop door, "So, now you know about our fuck up family"
"Man…... The Lockwood family is so….different than they are in the public eye" Aria said as they returned to the lower levels of the school.
"My father doesn't want Lockwood's dirty secrets and discrimination to go public," Atticus said as they walked through the hallways.
"Either way... Our family messed up" Claire said leaning against some lockers, "Okay! We missed fourth and fifth period"
"Thanks a lot, Claire," Atticus said crossing his arms
"Who cares! It's the first day and teachers just rant about the school year" Claire said hunching her shoulders.
"You're such a slacker, Claire," Atticus said glaring at her
"Whatever, cuz!" Claire shouted and took Aria's arm, "Come on Aria!"
"Hey!" he shouted and sighed
"What?! Do you want to kiss her or something?!" Claire shouted and smirking when she saw Atticus blush and look away.
"Ugh!" Atticus looked away and felt his red cheeks, he sighed and headed home since the bell was going to ring anyway. Atticus went outside and took out his phone, he called the family's car and waited.
"How do you think Aria's day went?!" Atticus stop and turned his head, he didn't see anyone walking or anyone behind him. He looked up and saw Danny landing and placing Ember down, he smiled at them and went to see them.
"Ember! Danny! Hello!" Atticus said waving at them
"Oh! I didn't know the son of Jasper Lockwood would attend Casper high" Danny said crossing his arms, "Hard to believe the future head of Lockwood industries is here"
"Don't be an ass, Danny" Ember said hitting his chest, "Ignore him! Was this your first day of tenth grade?"
"Yup!" Atticus said nodding his head at them
"How was it?" she asked
"It was okay... Just talked to Claire and Aria, really" he said
"Wh…," Danny mumbled staring at Atticus, he frowns and didn't want his little girl to DATE! She was too young, she wasn't ready, and, and, well she couldn't date until he was dead.
"Don't!" Ember mumbled back since she knew exactly what her husband was thinking, "Excuse us"
"Sure" Atticus mumble watching Ember pull Danny to the side
"You're not allowed to hurt him," Ember said poking his chest, "NO, you can't scare him! NO, you can't be mean, and NO you can't plot his murder!"
"Ugh! Fine" Danny mumbled crossing his arms
"God, you're such a guy!" Ember said kissing his cheek
"Mom!" Aria shouted running towards her parents, "You guys are going to get mobbed!"
"So, will you," Danny said hugging her slightly, "But she has a point…. We better go before the bell rings"
"Bye, Atticus," Aria said waving at him; Atticus waved back and watched her go ghost, he smiled watching the family take flight and disappear into the sky.
"You love her!" Claire shouted slapping Atticus's back, he frowned and rub it while he glared at her.
"Not true!" Atticus shouted denying his true feelings, "She just a friend!"
"Sure….." Claire mumbled and smirk
"Oh! The family's car here….. you better go before it happens again" Atticus said thinking back to the horrible incident, which almost cost Claire's family everything they cared about it.
"Right…" Claire sighed and walked away before the driver could see her, and rat her out to Jasper.
"I'm sorry, Claire" he whispered glancing at her, "Once I'm head of the family... I'll end the branches once and for all"
"I sure hope so" Claire whispered quickly hiding behind a tree. Atticus smiled at the family's driver and entered the car, he waited for a few moments to see if the driver would comment on Claire speaking with him.
"Phew…. I don't think he saw her" Atticus sighed in relief while he drove away from the school
Rivers's home
"What is this?!" Andy asked holding a bag, "Star!"
"Put that down, Andy," Star said taking the bag from his hand, "Claire brought this and you know how she gets when you look through her things"
"Don't remind me" Andy said laughing slightly remembering the time Claire stop talking to him for a day because he peeks into her shopping bag.
"Dad! Don't look through my things!" Claire shouted closing the door and taking her bag from her mother, "It's private!"
"I wasn't looking, Claire," Andy said sitting down with the tv remote, "And don't be mean"
"Hm" Claire glared at her father and put the bag away, she came back to her mother and watched her make dinner.
"How was your first day of school?" Star asked putting the meatloaf in the oven, "Made any new friends?"
"Actually, yes," Claire said smiling at her mother, "Aria Fenton or Phantom… I don't know why people use both"
"Aria Fenton?! You mean Danny and Ember's daughter?" Star asked in disbelief, unable to believe Aria was willing to befriend with the granddaughter of Glitter.
"What? Claire is friends with Aria?" Andy asked walking towards his wife and daughter, "I didn't know Claire could make friends!"
"Wow, dad…." Claire mumbled glaring at her father.
"Andy!" Star rolled her eyes and simply returned making dinner.
Fenton's home
"Welcome home, Aria!" Vera shouted hugging her tightly in her arms once the family had entered the home.
"Ugh!" Aria managed to gasp, being crushed by her great aunt.
"Aunty! We talk about this! Don't crush our child!" Ember shouted
"Sorry," Vera smiled and let Aria go, "So! How was your first day?"
"It was okay….. they just talked about the school year," Aria said sitting down on the sofa, "That's pretty much it"
"The first day is always boring," James said sitting down beside his granddaughter.
"Where did you come from, grandpa?" Aria asked looking around the home.
"Kitchen," he said showing her a plate of cookies, "Want one?"
"Sure" Aria smiled and took the cookie, she soon saw her grandparents from her father's side enter the home.
"Tell us all about your first day!" Maddie shouted once she had finished kissing her granddaughter's face.
"Gosh, my family crazy" Aria sighed while she watched her family sitting down, all waiting to hear about her first day went. Aria found her family annoying at times, she knew her father's side was crazy, her mother's side was too protective and caring. But compared to the Lockwood family, she was thankful her family was so close. "But I wouldn't have it any other way!"
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