Remember: A father`s daughter
Birthday girl
One month later
"UGH!" Aria shouted as she hit the ground, she groans and looked at her ghost uniform that had some smoke coming from the impact, she groans in annoyance and stood up.
"You're doing well, Aria" Danny said while he landed and walked towards her
"I couldn't even hit you once, dad" Aria said turning back to her human form, "My attacks are weak"
"Hey!" Danny said smiling at her and placing his hand on her shoulder, "I was terrible at first but over time I`ve gotten stronger"
"Yeah….." Aria sighed and rub her cut on her cheek
"Come on…. Enough training it's your birthday," he said walking towards the house. Aria sighed and followed her father to the house, she sat down at the kitchen`s table and touched her cheek slightly.
"Danny! Are you going easy on her?" Ember asked placing her notebook down and went to check on her daughter, "I hope your training isn't too tough on her?"
"I'll be fine, mom" Aria said moving her mother's hands from her cheek
"Don't move" Ember said going to the bathroom to get bandages
"Aria, I promise things will get better," Danny said taking some juice from the fridge, he pours a glass and gave it to her. "Drink, birthday girl," he said smiling at her, Aria smiled slightly and took the glass in her hands.
"I can't believe your fifteen, Aria" Ember said turning Aria's head slightly, as she placed some cream on her cut.
"It's not a big deal, mom" Aria said while her mother placed the bandage on her cheek, "Just a birthday... Not a big deal"
"Of course it is," Ember said kissing Aria's forehead.
"FENTON!" Claire shouted as she knocks on the door frantically, "HEY! OPEN THE DOOR!"
"Who's that?" Danny asked
"Claire" Aria said sitting up and going towards the door, "She's crazy"
"Crazy?" Danny asked looking at Ember and smiled, "Ah! Reminds me when we roleplayed, and you played the-!"
"Shut up!" Ember said covering his mouth with her hand before he could finish, she smiled and blushed slightly. "That's private" Ember whispered and wink at him.
"Hey, Claire" Aria said opening the door, "What's up?"
"What do you mean? Birthday girl!" Claire asked wrapping her arm around her, "You're probably happy it's the weekend, aren't you? So, no one from school can mob you"
"Kind of," Aria said moving her arm
"You know what! I pretty sure Atticus wants to see you….." she said and smirk as she nudge her
"Stop it" Aria blushed and looked away slightly
"I don't think so!" Danny said standing behind them with a death glare, "They have to get through me first!"
"Mom!" Aria shouted while Ember walked towards them with a sigh
"Come with me," Ember said taking Danny's arm and pulling him away, "And leave them alone!"
"Your parents are cool," Claire said taking Aria's arm, "Let go and celebrate!"
"I don't really have time, Claire" Aria said stopping her, "My family is coming over in a few minutes"
"Ugh… seriously?" she said and sighed
"Yeah, my mom and dad's side of the family are coming over, and my family is pretty crazy," Aria said laughing softly
"Ugh! Fine but tomorrow we're celebrating alright!" Claire said punching her shoulder, "Happy birthday, Aria"
"Thanks," Aria said smiling at her. Claire waved at her before she left, Aria sighed and went back to her parents, she walked in and saw her mother nagging her father.
"And stop being such a dad!" Ember said crossing her arms and glaring at him, "And go get my parents and aunt!"
"Yes, ma'am!" Danny said saluting her and smiled slightly, "I'll be back"
"Dummy" Ember mumble watching him leave; she sighed and saw Aria, "What did Claire want?"
"She wanted to hang out," Aria said going to the kitchen
"Well, next time," Ember said going back to the fridge and pulled out a few things, "Now! Get ready, your grandparents will be here soon"
"Okay" Aria nodded going upstairs, she went to her room and turned on the tv while she got dress. She put on a nice classic light yellow dress along with some nice flats, she normally wouldn't wear dresses but her mother had gotten her this dress and wanted to make her happy.
"Today! It's Aria Fenton's birthday!" the new anchor said while Aria glance at the tv, "It isn't confirmed if Danny and his family will make an appearance at today's small celebration, but we wish Aria a happy birthday!"
"And we won't make an appearance" Aria mumbled fixing her dress and turning the tv off, "I'm surprised they aren't going crazy with my dad's birthday"
Aria went to her mirror and tied her hair in a ponytail, she fixed her side hairs from her face when she heard something hitting her window. Aria lowered her hands and walked towards the window, she opened it and looked down and was surprised to see Atticus waving at her.
"Atticus?" Aria said raising a brow, "What are you doing here?"
"Happy birthday, Aria," he said
"Thanks," Aria said smiling at her, "But you could have wished me a happy birthday on Monday"
"I could... But it's more special today" he said smiling at her, "Can you come down? I got you something"
"Oh….. sure" Aria back away from the window before she phased through the wall, she slowly flew down and landed in front of him. "You didn't have to get me anything," she said.
"Wow…. She's so beautiful in that dress" Atticus smiled and watched her gracefully land and walked towards him, he could feel his heart skip a beat but did his best to keep a natural expression.
"I wanted too," he said taking out a small box, "Here"
Aria took the box and removed the ribbon wrap around it, she removed the box's lid and saw a nice necklace inside. The necklace had a simple chain with a heart at the end, she gently touched it and realised there were diamonds on the heart.
"Atticus….. wow….. you didn't have too….." Aria said looking up at him and was surprised he would spend money for her.
"And don't worry about the price," Atticus said laughing slightly, "What's the point of being a Lockwood if I can't buy you something nice"
"Thank you, Atticus" Aria said smiling warmly at him, "I love it"
"I'm glad," he said taking the box from her hands, he took the necklace out and place it around her neck. Atticus attached the necklace and gently touched her neck, he blushed slightly but knew Aria wouldn't see it.
"I love you….. but she would never love me in return," Atticus thought and looked down slightly, he smiled when he saw Aria turn around and touch the necklace. He loved her and only realised this with the help of his mother, but he didn't have the guts to admit it and he doubt she would love him in return. Why would she want to be with a Lockwood? The messed up family with a terrible history, not to mention Glitter was related to him.
"Thank you again, Atticus" Aria said smiling some more
"Your welcome," he said and gave the box back, "See you around, alright?"
"Bye" Aria waved watching him leave. Aria touched the heart and turned around, she walked towards the house before she phased through the wall. She placed the box down and went to the living room, she was immediately hugged by her grandmother, Elizabeth.
"Happy birthday, sweetheart!" Elizabeth shouted hugging her tightly
"Thank you," Aria said hugging her back before her great aunt joined them, "Hello, Aunt Vera…."
"Fifteen years old! I can't believe it!" Vera said kissing her cheek, "Next thing you'll know she's going to get married!"
"WHOA! Slow down!" Danny shouted crossing his arms
"You sounded like me when you were dating my daughter, Fenton," James said crossing his arms and glaring at him.
"Shut up, Danny" Ember said tapping his cheek slightly, "Okay, okay! Mom, aunt Vera, stop crushing my daughter"
"Not true" Danny mumbled
"Ember, we haven't seen her in weeks," Elizabeth said in her defence and admiring Aria's dress, "You look lovely, Aria"
"Thanks! Mom got it for me" Aria said brushing down her dress slightly, "I hate wearing dresses"
"It looks lovely on you," Maddie said walking in and placing her gift down, "Happy birthday, Aria"
"Hey, Grandma" Aria said as she went to hug her grandmother
"Hey, there squirt!" Jack shouted giving Aria a bear hug
"Hey!" Aria gasp and smiled at him
"Is Jazz coming?" Danny asked glancing at his mother
"She's going to come later," Maddie said taking out the birthday cake, "I'm surprised the press and the public are leaving you alone"
"Me too," Danny said and couldn't believe it himself! The world made a huge fuss when Aria had her first birthday, but he did notice they gradually calm down. He smiled and went to the kitchen to set up a few things, he prepared some drinks and food.
"Can you believe it, Danny" Ember said softly wrapping her arms around his chest, "She's fifteen years old"
"And next thing we know she going to be eighteen," he said turning around and hugging his wife.
"Do… do you think….. our first would have been a good older sibling?" Ember asked softly placing her hands on his chest, as she looked down. Danny looked down at her and was a bit surprised, he wraps his arms around her and brought in her a hug. He smiled slightly when he suddenly remembered, that the anniversary of first child's death was two days ago.
"Of course….." Danny smiled and hug her tightly in his arms, he knew the miscarriage was no longer on Ember's mind since they have Aria to protect, but she always felt sad on the anniversary.
"The best older sibling," he said kissing the top of her head, "Now! It's Aria's birthday let's celebrate"
"Sounds good to me, Danny" Ember smiled and peck his lips. Danny held Ember's hand and squeezed it slightly, they went to the living room to join their family.
"So, Aria any boyfriends?" Vera asked smirking at her
"No!" Aria said looking away and blushed slightly
"I sure hope not!" James said crossing his arms and glared with the same expression as Danny.
"That makes two of us," Danny said nodding his head
"We could hunt down the boy!" James said pointing his finger and getting great ideas to scare boys.
"And then mount their heads on the wall!" Danny added loving the idea
"And I could hunt down their ghost!" Jack teased as he joins in.
"No, you won't!" Ember said throwing crackers at them, "I won't allow you!"
"Why are men so protective?" Elizabeth asked looking at the women
"Good question" Maddie agreed as she glared at the men
"What?" Danny said looking back at them
"Aria, where did you get that necklace?" Vera asked pointing to the heart shape necklace around her neck.
"A friend gave it to me," Aria said bending the truth slightly since she didn't want her murderous grandfathers and father to go after Atticus.
"Okay, should we do dinner first?" Maddie asked
"We're just going to order out," Ember said taking the phone
"I'll be back," Aria said and headed to the bathroom, she walked passed some windows and notice Ashton was standing outside. She raised a brow slightly and looked back, hearing her family argue about something. Aria looked back at the window and watched Ashton motion her to come, she hesitated slightly before she phased through the wall once more and landed in front of him.
"Hey! Happy birthday" Ashton said waving at her
"Uh…. thanks," Aria said walking towards him, "Why are you here?"
"Just wanted to see you," Ashton said smiling at her while he placed his hands in his pocket, "What are you doing?"
"Just celebrating my birthday with family….. nothing else really" she explained while she moved her hands behind her back.
"Are you planning on attending this party for you?" he asked
"Not really, I prefer avoiding the press and the public on my birthday," Aria said sighing slightly, "Look….. Ashton its nice to see you and all, but I have to get back to my family"
"Oh, I wanted to give you something," Ashton said as he approached her
"What?" she asked blushing slightly as he stood practically nose to nose with her. Ashton smiled and placed his hands on her cheek, he brought her closer and kissed her on the lips.
One block over from the Fenton's home
Atticus made his way home and placed his hand inside his pocket when he pulled out a card, he stopped and remembered he had brought the card for Aria as well.
"Oh….. I forgot the card" Atticus mumble looking back and saw the Fenton's home from the distance, "I should go back and give it to her"
Aria's eyes widen as she felt Ashton kiss her on the lips, she was simply in shock and didn't know how to react. She stared in shock as Ashton parted from her, he smirks and turned his head when he heard someone stop. Aria blink slightly before she followed his gaze and saw Atticus staring at them as he held a card in his hand. Atticus smiled and looked down, trying to avoid this scene.
"I guess she's mine, Atticus," Ashton said smirking and crossing his arms.
"Atticus….." Aria whispered looking down slightly, "I…."
"Here," Atticus said placing the best fake smile he could, he gave Aria the card before he turned around and walked away. Atticus clenched his fist and knew he was stupid to ever fall in love with her, he wasn't worth Aria's time and she didn't want him.
"Atticus….." Aria whispered as she watched him leave, "Wait….."
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Atticus's parents are going to be introduced in the next chapter! Any suggestions on their personalities or appearance? Let me know.