They found Bolton in the hall, outside the art rooms. He grabbed onto the back of Kyle's jacket and threw him down on the floor. He then turned him around and gripped onto Kyle's jumper from the front and then punched him across the face. Shouting things in his face about what he said to Faith was out of order etc. A few punched later and Bolton was finally dragged off of him by Eddie.
"That's enough Bolton!" Rachel exclaimed as she gripped hold of Kyle until Chris came around and held onto him. Bolton viciously pointed to Kyle from behind Eddie and yelled again "You're finished here, man!"
"I said enough!" she yelled back in a more stern tone.
Faith stood at the side lines with her arms crossed and just watched. She hadn't seen Rachel snap at him like this before. And Rachel hadn't found herself doing it in a long time either, it was a surprise to them both. Rachel sighed and shook her head "Get to the cooler I'll deal with you later"
She looked over to Chris "Chris get him to the nurse and then bring him up to my office"
Chris nodded and took Kyle to the nurse. As she watched Eddie take Bolton to the cooler, her eyes fell to Faith, as did Faith to Rachel, she crooked her finger towards her and said as she began to walk away "Come on, office with me now"
She then carried on hearing Bolton yell and yell. Both Rachel and Faith shut their eyes for a moment and took a deep breath, slowly running her tongue across her bottom lip Rachel looked to Faith and pointed to where the noise was coming from "Actually you better go and calm him down. I need to speak to him too and I'd rather do it when he's not raging like that"
Faith nodded and muttered in a whisper with an exhausted look on her face as she began to walk the opposite way "Yeah"
When Faith got up to the cooler, Bolton was pacing up and down the room whilst Eddie did his best to calm down. Faith used a much more abrupt approach as she walked into the room, slamming the door behind her "Bolton!"
He stopped. He looked at her, taking deep angry breaths.
"Calm the hell down!"
"He shouldn't have-"
"No he shouldn't have but who gives a toss about what some skivvy has to say?"
Poor choice of words in Eddie's opinion but it seemed to be working cause he was slowly beginning to calm down. He sat on the table and stared down to his hands. Faith sighed and slowly walked over to Bolton, she leaned on the table opposite him and stared at him, she lightly tapped his foot with hers "You calm?"
"Little bit"
"Well good. Cause you better calm down fully mum wants a word"
"It was him!"
"He didn't go around hitting you, Bolt!"
Bolton shook his head and looked away from her. Faith kept her eyes on him and muttered "God. Your mum is gonna have a field day"
"She don't need to know-"
"That you battered that Kyle Stack erm yes Bolt, my mum's probably getting her along the way" She tugged on his jacket "Come on"
"You mad at me?"
Faith sighed and turned back to him "No. You were protecting me and I appreciate that. But it isn't me you've got to worry about this time round"
"She's right there, lad" Eddie eventually spoke up "Miss Mason did not look happy"
Bolton tutted and walked past stage to out of the cooler. Faith rolled her eyes and then turned back herself and followed the two men out towards her mothers office. As Bolton walked in, Kyle Stack walked out. Smirking at him. Bolton went to lunge forward at him but Faith grabbed hold of his arms and said in a tiresome tone "Leave it out" and then pushed him forward towards the door. Totally ignoring Kyle herself.
As soon as Bolton walked in, Rachel ordered him to sit down. Candice wasn't there, which surprised them all. Bolton sat in the chair in front of the desk. Faith grabbed a chair at the table with Eddie and just stared at Bolton, all closed up and angry, not saying anything as Rachel tried to get through to him. Faith rolled her eyes and groaned "Bolton turn off the badman act and just speak. She'll understand"
Bolton looked at her, seeing her stern face as she raised her eyebrows to him, he was then to roll his eyes as he looked back to Rachel "He was shooting his mouth off bout Faith"
Rachel looked to Faith and then back to Bolton, she crossed her arms and leaned down on the desk "Okay...well...Kyle said he did nothing"
Faith shook her head "Well he's lying there"
Rachel looked at Faith and softly asked "What did he say?"
Faith ran her tongue across her teeth and looked away, down to her strumming fingers on the table, Eddie and Rachel both gave each other a concerned look. Eddie took his eyes to Faith and laid his hand on her arm gently "Faith?"
Bolton then spoke back up "He was saying stuff to her...about what happened to her"
"What?!" Rachel exclaimed.
Faith rubbed her forehead and sighed "He was just-he was asking questions. But. It's the way he was saying it. Dead blunt...Donte had a go at him and he said he could say it because he didn't do it"
Rachel sat back in her chair, looking very much taken back, she looked to Eddie who looked disgusted "I'd have asked him to smack him for me-"
"Eddie!" Although she agreed. He can't be saying that in front of Bolton or any student, it would any be seen as encouragement. But still, deep down she agreed. Bolton looked back and forth between the two "So what does this mean for me?"
"Regardless of the situation and whether he deserved it or not, I have to show some sort of justification for your actions"
"Meanin?"
"Meaning...a week of detention at lunch"
Considering what had happened, the outcome of his punishment wasn't that bad. A week in the cooler wasn't too bad. Rachel looked to Faith and added "You can't go and see him though"
"What!"
"No one is allowed to go and see their mates or boyfriends and so on whilst they are in there, I can't make an exception"
Faith grumbled a moan and sunk down in her chair. Bolton took his eyes off of Faith and back to Rachel "Are you gonna tell my mum?"
"Well I'm sure word would have got around by now but if not then yes I'll have to. It's my job Bolton"
Bolton understood, he just wasn't looking forward to the bollocking he was going to get off Candice. Rachel rubbed her forehead and waved her hand to Bolton "Alright. Go on. I've got enough on plate so the quicker I dismiss this the better. Faith could you just hand back for a moment?"
As Bolton stood, he didn't move. He just looked to Faith. Faith looked up to him as Rachel said "Bolton you have a lesson to get to, the bell will be ringing soon and you don't want to be late"
"What about Faith?"
"Faith has Art with Miss Campbell next. And she was there when Faith came running into the staff room so I think she will understand"
Faith tugged on his had and nodded "Go on"
Bolton sighed and nodded "Sorry Miss" he muttered as he walked out of the office.
Faith sighed and laid her head in her hands on the table.
"Faith are you alright?" Rachel asked as she tilted her head to him. Faith just nodded, unconvincingly. Rachel once again looked to Eddie and then muttered "Maybe you coming in today was a mistake"
"Are you saying I caused that? I kept to myself" Faith scoffed as she looked up to Rachel, Rachel quickly shook her head and leaned forward as she did her best to keep the situation calm "No. Of course not"
"Your mum isn't saying that, Faith. What she-what we both just think is that, maybe after the news you've gotten today, you should've just stayed at home"
"Everything seems to think that what has happened as come as a shock. The guy can literally get away with murder I always doubted he'd get real time for what he did to me. Are you just saying this because you have enough on your plate"
"Don't be daft. No it's not that"
Faith settled and sat back in her chair "So what is on your plate?"
"Ralph Miller"
"What? Flicks dad? Why what's he saying?"
Rachel sighed "He's just. He's trying to make threats because of what is going on between Flick and Marley"
"He's threating you?"
"Well. The school"
"Same bloody thing, mum!" Faith snapped as she stood up. Rachel sighed and stood up "Faith come on it's fine"
"No it's not" Faith muttered bitterly as she walked over to the door.
"Faith. Baby-" Her sentence was cut off by the slam of the door. Rachel groaned as sat back in her chair. Eddie stood up and looked to her "What do you think she's going to do?"
"She just needs to calm down. If anything happens she'll just be sent back here"
"Want me to go after her?"
"No leave it, we can't always chase her around now can we?"
"Oh" Eddie muttered in a teasing, high tone as he walked over to her and rested his hands on her shoulder from behind the chair "You're such a mum"
Rachel giggled as Eddie leaned down and placed kisses on her neck. He then slowly spun the chair around to have her face him and whispered "You fit the role well"
"Yes, well it comes with the job"
They smiled to each other, Rachel gripped onto his jacket and pulled his lips back down onto hers.
Flick was in Faith's art lesson, the perfect chance to have a word and warn you to warn her dad off.
As she was walking down the hall, she barged past Nikki. Nikki let out a small laugh "Oi"
But Faith continued to walk on. Nikki then grew a little concerned about her, she quickly walked after her and grabbed her arm "Hey" she spoke softly.
"Take a breath there"
"Can't. Gotta get to class" Faith sighed as she put her hands on her hips.
Nikki tilted her head and rubbed the young girls arm "Are you alright, after-"
"Please. Nikki. I've had enough of people asking me if I'm alright. I not alright but I'm not surprised either"
Nikki sighed and rubbed her forehead "I can't help but feel guilty"
"And why on earth should you or do you feel guilty?"
"Because...Faith I was going to get out of there, remember back up in London? Where I was going to put forward a case to be you guardian, they found out moved you down here"
Faith nodded and tilted her head "And why does that make it your fault? You were going to save me, Nikki"
"Should've been quicker"
"There's no point wondering on what should or what should not have been. The way I see it, if I hadn't of moved down here I would have never found my mum. But now I have, I'm in a loving home with her and you're back here. So it all turned out okay. No matter what happened...look I really have to go. I need to talk to Flick"
"About?" Nikki raised an eyebrow to her. Faith smiled and rolled her eyes "Don't worry about it. I'm not going to start anything" she muttered as she began to walk away, then hearing Nikki call "Yeah, I've heard that before!"
Faith was only about three minutes late, not too bad. Faith came through the door "Sorry"
"It's fine. It's fine, is everything okay?"
"More or less. Bolton just...he just lost his temper with someone that's all"
"Right, okay, just take a seat and you're just carrying on with your drawings from last lesson"
Faith looked over, Flick was sat with Chlo, Danielle and Alicia. She quickly walked over, she grabbed her sketchbook from the side and sat down with them, the first thing she said was to Flick and in a whisper "You need to sort out your dad"
Flick's eyebrows pinched together "What are you talking about?"
"Your dad. Ralph Miller"
"Yes?"
Faith sighed and pressed her finger down on her sketch book
"Your dad is making threats against my mum"
"What!" she yelled in a whisper. Faith looked around her and then looked back to Flick and carried on in a hushed tone "You've been getting hastle off him for Marley, correct?"
Flick's eyes jumped back and forth between and Faith and the other girls and then weakly nodded as she looked back to Faith "Yeah but-"
"Yeah but nothing. That sucks. It really does but he's making threats towards the school"
"So not your mum?"
"My mum is the school. Without her there is no this. So yes. He is threatening my mum a well" Faith took a breath and shook her head "Flick, listen, I get it, I get how it's hard. My foster family tried to keep me away from Bolton as much as they could, but you've got to nip it in the bud. Difference is, is that although your dad is...well a prick...he loves you and eventually he will listen. So make him listen. Or I'll end up throwing threats back at him"
Faith sat back in her seat and added "And I don't give threats lightly"
Flick took what Faith said on board and nodded to her "Okay, Faith. I'm sorry"
"You don't have to apologise. I'm just letting you know, I'll fight tooth and nail to protect my mum. She's not only bestfriend as cringey as that may sound. But she's also had a rough life, she's built a life here with this school and Eddie and now me. I won't let anyone threaten that. I'm no bloody picnic as it is so I don't want more stress being added"
Chlo shook her head and nudged Faith with her shoulder "You don't stress her out"
"Yeah right" Faith scoffed and then shrugged "I have problems with my anger which causes me to lash out. Therefore stresses her out"
"Mason loves you more than anyone, and Faith by what you just did shows that you're a really good daughter" Chlo said with a soft smile, Faith looked up at the rest of them, with soft expressions on their faces and lightly nodding along to Chlo's words. Faith gave them a brief smile and then shook her head as she laughed the sentimental crap off "Alright, so what were you guys talking about before I came in?"
She then caught up with all the latest gossip, whilst doing very little work as usual.
It was the end of the day, Eddie was dealing with some issue that Ruby was having in the kitchen and promised that he wouldn't be long. Faith told Bolton that she just wanted to stay in her own home and keep to herself, she wasn't shutting him out or anything, she had gone out with him nearly every night lately, either back to his place or getting changed and going for dinner at Nandos or something. But no, tonight she just wanted some alone time.
Faith walked in to the office and saw Rachel putting some files in her bag, hearing the shuffle of footsteps, Rachel look up and was surprised to see her daughter stood at the door of the office "Faith. I thought-"
"Told Bolt that I just wanted a night in alone"
Rachel crossed her arms "Everything alright between you two?"
"Yes, it's great in fact...today has just been straining that's all"
"I understand, sweetheart"
Faith let out a deep breath and shut her eyes, rubbing her lips together she then looked at her mum, her eyes began to prickle from her tears. She looked down to the ground as she walked over to Rachel, she kept it down as she wrapped her arms around Rachel and sunk her head into the crook of Rachel's neck. Staying silent, she just needed Rachel to hold her. It took her by surprise, Rachel wrapped her arms around Faith and then cradled her head.
"Faith" she whispered, with sympathy in her tone, just wishing there was something she could do. Rachel kiss her temple "My baby. Don't cry" she added, softly stroking her daughter's hair. She rubbed Faith's back and shut her eyes as she softly rocked side to side, like a mother does with her baby. Rachel dropped her head down on Faith's shoulder.
"I love you, mum" Faith spoke, her words all muffled as her head as still buried in Rachel's neck. Rachel brought her head up and went back to cradling Faith's head as she whispered back "Darling I love you too"
"Everything okay?" Rachel looked up to see Eddie stood at the door. She extended her arm and motioned with her hand for him to come over, Eddie did so and wrapped his arms around them both. Kissing the top of Faith's head to then kissing Rachel's. He rubbed both their backs and pulled his head back to look at them as they then did the same "What's going on then?"
"Nothing" Rachel muttered, lightly pushing the strands of hair back from Faith's face to behind her ears "It just been a long day"
"Yeah it has" Eddie groaned in a sigh, then after a moment and silence, an idea came to his head "I know what'll cheer us up. How about we have a nice night in? Phillip is staying over at his mates, we can get film. Sweets. Pizza"
"Pizza" Faith smirked with a joking gasp "We only pizza on weekends"
"I'm willing to make an exception" Eddie smiled as they all began to walk out of the office, linking his hands with Rachel as her other rested on Faith's shoulder and said with a light laugh "Well, if dad has made an exception then we should be feeling really lucky"
Eddie laughed and kissed her cheek as they all laughed and left the office.
Already, they were making her feel better. Sometimes, she really had no idea what she would do without them.
I had a no college snow day so I just got this done! So hope you guys enjoy it!
So yeah like I've mentioned before I'm putting in my favourite characters from different seasons and also my favourite storylines!
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