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Aries's eyes grew large sweat pouring down her forehead as she dug her long slender fingers through her matted hair pulling at it. Her breath grew significantly warmer with the ever booming ticking of the clock that was hung behind her. She began to slightly rock back and forth as she forced her eyes closed, "Okay..okay- okay.." Aries let out a long held breath. "He can't still be staring at me right?" Aries thought an enormous frown grew on her pale lips. She lowered her head letting her eyes slowly shift up as she caught hold of a mysterious shooting glare. She quickly let her gaze fly elsewhere. Her dumbfounded glare spun around the room but only to her horror she met his gaze. He still had his eyes dead planted on her. "How long has it been?!" She hammered in thought eyes dart at her test she kept her gaze low eyeing the obvious question. What is the lightest element? All the questions seemed fairly easily just like this one and she, of course, had studied the night before but something had stopped her from finishing it with lightning speed. The glare she was receiving but not from her soon-to-be-former peers. No, they had long begun the anxious fidgeting glances to their own exams; still, the thoughtful glare studied her. His fixated look made her shake from her core. His dark aura making it's way to the back of the room to where she sat pressuring her to anxiety. Aries's teacher stood at the front of the room a poised expression in place ignoring the other children's frustration with their test keeping his hand firmly placed around his chin giving him an almost confused look. Aries could almost make out the outline of his other arm under his desk. Aries bit her upper lip blinking rapidly. "Please... don't be doing what I hope you're not doing!" She begged her thoughts eyes dilated she shook her head slowly.
"I'm finished," Virgo muttered. She slowly rose her hand. Aries pulled her head up eyeing her friend. Studying Virgo's form- she was limping and probably still tired or waiting for the announcement to release the student council. Aries directed her attention towards her teacher who promptly shoved himself up with both of his arms keeping his gaze focused solely on Aries. He passed the six or seven children in front of Virgo swiftly standing next to the lacy dressed girl.
"What Audrey Hepburn?" He asked a small smirk in place. Virgo ignored his comment pulling her test up handing it to him,
"Done." She huffed. Aries couldn't help let a small giggle show on her lips.
"Okay. Go to sleep?" He scratched his head, "Or somethin'." He spoke in disgust as Virgo rolled her eyes slumped her head over her arm instantly preparing to snooze.
"Whatever..." Virgo murmured rubbing an eye she tilted her head to the other side. Aries's heart stumbled back almost stopping in place as he took up Virgo's test and continued walking until he reached her desk. Aries held her breath as he crouched down next to her letting his hand reach over pulling over her test.
"Are you very much done, Miss Ramm?" He asked in a deep hushed whisper turning the paper toward him. "Oh.. You don't get this?" He looked up to her deep auburn eyes she tried to look calm still Aries could only stare at his filthy lab coat. It must have been white.. once right? Now it was a stale creme hue she cringed at the thought of its scent. She shook her head,
"I-get-it?" She murmured her voice strangely shaken she took up a hand smothering her mouth a bit.
" Are you sure?" He turned his head a bit. "I could give you a hand.." He rose a brow, "If you were to aid me after school..." He whispered taking his hairy arm and lightly brushed her wrist. Aries froze eyes flashed open,
"No, I am fine." She shook her head viciously. " I don't need any-" She lightly rocked herself back but she instantly regretted it as she flung herself carelessly back. She scrambled to grab hold of the desk in front of her only for it to fall back with her crushing her with a loud thud as they both hit the hard surface.
"Gahh!" She fell on her back. Aries could feel her head hit the ground. Aries could feel a warm feeling coming from her head. A prickling sensation. Aries's hair felt damp but only on the far end, her eyes were feeling droopy again like when she was a young child trying to keep consciousness on New Years waiting eagerly to see any burst of lights in the clear dark rural sky but sleep wanting to consume her. Everyone turned to Aries her teacher hastily rushed and reached forward pulling the large wooden desk off her small shriveled figure as she slowly tried to sit up. She found her weight almost impossible to withstand, her elbows shook at her the load as she tried to hold herself up.
"Aries-" He slowly asked eyebrows knitted, "are you okay?" He asked. Aries rubbed the aching spot of her head as she pulled away she felt her fingers moisten, a sticky wet feeling she honestly didn't like still Aries's fears fell elsewhere. She was scared that he had actually used her first name. Teachers weren't allowed to call you by your first name at this school no one was. The school had a strict equal treatment policy so she was always addressed by her surname unless she allowed them otherwise. Still, Aries's vision blurred a bit rubbing her eyes she felt the sticky liquid cover her face. She moaned a bit in pain.
"Arie!" Aries heard Virgo screech, her eyes shook in pain as she looked at Aries. Pushing past her teacher she kneeled next to Aries. "Honey, listen to me are you okay?" She grabbed her chin forcing her to make eye contact. Aries could barely make out her eyes they were unusually large but something else was off. The hue in them now was a light shade of gray.
"H-huh?" She asked Aries began blinking rapidly, her head pounded as the light began to make her headache even more painful. Throbbing pain making her want to shut her eyes closed.
"I'm taking her to the nurse!" Virgo called she waited for no response pulling Aries up she slung Aries over her shoulder only for Aries to pulled back. Aries simply stood.
"No-" Aries called pushing her limp arm free from Virgo as she tumbled forward, "I'm fine-" Aries pushed herself up. She grabbed forced her weight on her wobbling knee standing straight up. Her knees knocked at her weight and her eyes looked at her thrown desk her test flung elsewhere in the room, "I need to finish my test-" Someone must've noticed something Aries hadn't as they screamed they called,
"She's bleeding!" Aries rose a brow,
"Who is?" She questioned but as fast as Aries gained balance she lost it. Stumbling forward she landed on something it held her steadily.
" Aries!" Virgo scrambled in a broken sob she extended an arm to her lightly brushing the back of the head, "Let me take her to the nurse-" She pulled her hand away from someone, Aries could only make out a familiar hairy arm grip Virgo's shoulder. Aries cocked her face to the right she fought the drowsiness eyes refusing to stay open.
"Wait, where's the color?" Aries thought she rose her hand letting it fall to her eyes.
"I will help." Aries could barely make out the voice though her eyes began to darken and fade she could make out where it came from. It was the thing or rather person holding her up. She saw a swirl of gray shades as her eyes fell closed.
"Arie! Hey!" The doorway thumped open. "You still alive Ramms?!" Virgo pounded the thick auburn wooden door. Aries's head perked up at the noise cracking open the glass curtain she stuck her head out, hair drenched as she tilted it back a bit letting it trickle.
"I'm almost done!" She called sliding the crystal door closed behind her. She closed her eyes as she let the roaring water splash her face, letting the pink soapy foam fall from her locks. She combed her fingers through it, "I'm really tired." Aries thought she harshly shook her head attempting to shake the sleep from her. She took up the slender conditioner bottle slowly pouring its creamy contents on her rosy palm. Aries lifted her hand to her head massaging it deeply into her scalp. She paused as she felt a small bump at the back right of her head. She wasn't alarmed. She had gained many unusual scars from her childhood. She wasn't the most cogitated person, after all, still, she was just a little surprised but Aries continued her hair still felt as full and luscious as the conditioner flew from it. The fragrance of lavender and orange rinds spread around the room. The soft-lit candles lights with a nice tone of Vivaldi's Four Season Winter Aries smiled as she stepped on the adhesive duck stickers she had bought just the other day, she refused to let anyone know about them, it would lower the class of the house Virgo would say. So she hid them for safe keep. Aries felt the boiling steam of the shower make little droplets over her body as they got heavier and hefty they slowly began to trickle down her. Moaning a bit she slumped to the ground shaking her head. She urged her eyes closed her as she saw the clear milky water flow down the drain the steam felt nice and made her a bit sleepy. She could honestly go to sleep right then and there... sure Virgo would wonder if she really had died but sleep seemed to be on the winning side of a tipping scale. Her eyes were heavy and she had felt like this once before but she really couldn't place a picture to it. Aries loved showers especially when she took long and warm ones. They gave her time to think about random things that were brought to light by her curious and muggy mind. "I wonder what Mother and Father want to discuss...?" She bumped her head on the screen door. "Probably scold me for still being single. Or maybe just Mother?" She let out a small scoff. "Father would discuss finances-" She slid to her back laying on the floor, "Or how much of a failure I am?" She let the steaming water fall on her. "If I lived in my dreams-" She let out a long sigh, "I would make everyone proud." Aries bit her lower lip, " Huh? That's right!" She sat up she crossed her legs letting her hand sit on her lap, "I had such a great dream last night-" She let a silly smile show, but then a large sigh escaped her lips "Oh no... I forgot what it was again." She turned her head low letting it hang above her chest. Aries grunted as she took hold of the silver bar that hung on the wall. She balanced her weight finally standing straight up. Grimacing, Aries turned the silver notch turning the steaming water off. She wrung out her hair letting all the small built up water fall from her hair. She pulled the glass door wide open as she stepped out. She hopped out of the cozy glass room and onto a regular shower rug still Virgo made sure it was a shade of marble to match the rest of the bathroom. She took a towel from the silver rack, she gingerly wrapped it around her figure grabbing another fuzzy warm cloth she threw her head forward, hair hanging over her head. Aries shook her hair, drying it from excessive water. She made a nice towel hair wrap around her head rubbing her warm face. Even with the shower she still felt some longing for sleep.
"Aire?" Virgo rapped on the door, "I'm gonna make some coffee, okay?!" She called knocking on the door again her voice seemed tired as well no doubt she had to pull another all-nighter to finish all her work again. Aries held her breath as she spoke, "So, don't just take your time!" She called over the solid door.
"Kay, make some cookies too, kay?!" Aries peeped walking over to the door she opened the entrance peering into the sleepy ocean-hued eyes.
"Kay, Oh-" She paused as she saw Arises muddy gaze/ " I laid your clothes out on your bed..." She pulled up her phone and stared at the time, "Hurry up so we can head out." Virgo said eyes as cold like usual. Still, she rubbed her temple eyes pressed closed and gave Aries's a hint of a grin.
"Mmm." Aries nodded turning back. She slowly made her way back into her room through the vacant home. The hall was cave-like and enormous as was the entire home. Seven bedrooms in total she did live alone so she got to keep the master room at the end of the house because all the other rooms were filled to the rim with her products trials and such. Aries cracked the door open, she shook as the cool air hit her. Stepping in she closed it behind her; she slipped off her towel from her figure, patting her hair again massaging her scalp she threw the damp towel to an empty chair in the middle of the room. Aries made her way to her satin covered bed. Pulling the curtain open, seeing her newly made bed she couldn't help the grin sneak onto her lips. " Virgo?" She shook her head, "Always so nice." She thought slowly turning her attention to the summer dress. It was fairly small and quite short but still, it was a beautiful strapless ivory-colored frilly dress though it gave her a feeling of overexposure. She grinned at the matching stockings, yet they were laced with satin to the sides, and a pair of small doll like heels, she had gotten them from that one website the other night on one of her late night shopping sprees. "I thought she hated these shoes!" Aries whispered. They were not very much Virgo's style but she did love cosplaying. So maybe she could come around? Still, Aries walked over to a Chinese white shelf as she reached for her Chantecaille Nano Gold Engineering Cream, it was expensive she honestly didn't even want it... She would have rather wanted to go to bed bath and beyond, and buy a twenty dollar cream, but no her mother was with her asking her if she can even afford food so naturally, Aries bought this weird smelling one. She took hold of it, making her way to a table. She took a chair turning it she sat down unscrewing the bottle she took a generous amount slapping it down on her leg. She patted it until she finally began to spread the thick goo around her leg, she did the same for her other leg then her arms. She let the towel fall from her figure as she took up the dress smiling a bit.
"She always takes forever..." Virgo shook her head vigorously. She went into back to an ebony cover pulling out two matching heart shaped gloves she turned back as she went over to the oven bending down in front of the oven she pulled open the closed white panel door pulling out the cookie sheet. She sat up, letting it sit on the stovetop, "Aries! Are you-" She stopped herself as she heard the clanking of the shoes she hated the most make a step. "Honestly we're gonna be late!" Virgo called fanning the cookies before she slid the gloves off of her hands tossing them aside to the marble counter.
"But, Virgo... I like these shoes!" Aries whined in a hushed whisper she lifted a foot admiring the black lines with the white contouring. She lowered it when she saw the vicious glare she received from Virgo,
"It looks like something an anime character would wear!" Virgo huffed she shook her head away. " Arie I know you love anime... But seriously don't wear those every day!" She beckoned for the young girl to come forward. Aries muttered something along the lines of,
"I'm twenty!" But still, she eagerly hopped forward stopping only when Virgo rose an extended arm. She examined her, measuring the skirts length, her height, weight, and skin tones. She made a full 360, eyeing every inch of Aires, only pausing when she saw the shoes.
"I would confuse you for Ariana Grande, but I guess you win some you lose some," Virgo said pressing her eyes closed. She let the large frown stick on her lips as she walked back to the stove, "Oh!" She smirked, "And the cookies won't be ready until we come back." Virgo said as she looked to her side opening a clear marble drawer she pulled out a spatula and took up a heart glove.
"Hey, she's not bad!" Aries called hands in fist at her frail side,
"No, but I don't want your parents seeing you wearing that tonight. I'll be buying tonight's dresses." Virgo fished a plate from a covert and placed it next to the stove. She slid the glove on and lightly scraped the aroma filled cookie. The smell of chocolate filled the room leaving a small frown on Aries's lips.
"I don't think I need fashion advice from a person wearing a dead lady's dress." Arie's muttered she kept a small scowl on her face as she pulled out a chair.
"You what?" Virgo asked Aries shook up shaking her head,
"No! Absolutely nothing." Aries rose her hands in defense, "I think your advice would bring me great honor!"
"Good because.." She paused turning her head back, "Is Ms. M in?" Virgo asked turning her head back.
"No, she went out... Went to go buy more... Groceries.. Why?" Aries asked curiosity consuming her previous until Virgo went over to her purse they were usually small handbags except for today. Today she brought a fairly large purse, a Tory Burch Robinson doubles zip white leather purse to be exact. It was as delicately designed as when she first bought it. She unzipped it open digging deeply into it. She finally found what she was searching for so with a large smile, she fished out her protected goods.
"Huh?" Aries gasped as she lunged herself out of her seat letting her auburn dining chair fall back with a loud thud. "How?! Where'd you get them?!" Aries exclaimed. Aries grabbed Virgo's shoulders eyes in deep confusion.
"Not just them-" Virgo went back into her bag it rattled as she pulled out a familiar green box.
"Them too?!" Aries exclaimed she hopped a bit in excitement.
"Yup... No one saw me, so.." She smirked a bit setting them down on the table she gave off a small chuckle. Aries only eyed the girl then back at the packaging they were both neatly packaged one of them were off season and the other Ms. M had forbidden them from eating due to the previous incident.
"Did you steal those from a little girl!?" Aries's eyes widened in question, "Or what?" She asked Aries pulled her hand over her mouth eyes in awe.
"No. This new receptionist has a little cousin who buys them all and then sells them back to you for like- honestly, I didn't care," She shook it off with her hand. "My mother hasn't allowed me to eat any of them since I told her I wanted to be a ballerina.." She smirked a bit, "Boy that dream took me places." Virgo took up the green box, harshly attempting to open it, she struggled a bit until she finally tore it open with her teeth.
"Hey, I feel ya," Aries nodded in agreement, "I said I wanted to be the next Miss America and first female president..." Aries bit her lip as she held in her laughs. "Still paying for that one..." She let a large smirk cross her lips, "Though being Mrs. America would be delightful." She bit her lip in question.
"Get over that." Virgo scoffed but nodded in agreement. She crossed her arms over her chest still firmly holding the box in place huffing.
"How could I-" She was stopped as Virgo slammed the chocolate covered cookie in her open mouth, Aries was taken aback before promptly chewing. " Gosh... I love thin mints." She curled her lips in a smile.
"I know, right?!" Virgo demanded, eagerly taking one up herself.
Dun! dUN! DUN! Yup, I know I have problems... By the way, the lightest element is Hydrogen! But whatevs! I apologize in advance if you catch any grammar issues, please bear with my tired soul... Oh! Something else too, I want thin mints, like this little girl, sells them near where I live... And, there out of season so, I can't buy any... So I feel regret for not buying more! Anyways I hope you enjoyed reading, I think this chapter is more about building the story up, so I'm sorry if it honestly just bore you, but I hope to introduce more characters in the next chapter! I want to know If you want any specific couples, jobs for characters, or just random people who want to be thrown in the story and be a waiter, or just a worker! Please let me know, and don't forget to PM me, or just review! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and if you didn't tell me what would make it more intriguing? I want to expand this more, so help us in this mission of FANDOM! And by all means, make fun of me! Or yourself, just let me know How I'm doing, or that'll be messy. Hope you enjoyed, and If you combed your hair today, be productive, because I'm not!-avv90