Trapped by the Past

Chapter 5: Classmates

        Aurora's POV

After lunch I headed straight to my next class. It was English. I headed to a sit in the front since I discovered that the back sits were for "trouble makers".

As the class filed I felt a pair of eyes looking at me. I looked up to the door and saw that Aiden was looking at me. As our eyes met he stood in place and just stared at me. If it wasn't for one of the girls that tapped on his shoulder, I think we would have stared at each other the whole day.

He quickly looked away from me and turned his attention back to the beautiful blonde. I don't know what came over me but suddenly I felt jealous that the girl was allowed to talk to him and touch him but I wasn't. I shook my head as they continued to make their way to the back of the classroom. 

When the teacher finally cleared her throat to get everyone's attention I looked away from Aiden.

My head was filled with questions about who the girl was.

Who is she? I thought. Is she his girlfriend? Are they dating? But I thought Aiden didn't date. Then again, I wouldn't know- 

I didn't realized that the teacher had gotten to the introduction part until there was a light tap on my should that brought me back to reality.

"Hey." The girl from, my first period I realized, said to me. "It's your turn to introduce yourself." I looked from the girls, Abby, to the teacher who was looking at me expectedly.

"Um... Sorry." I muttered before introducing myself. "My name is Aurora Walker." I said. 

I could feel the whole class looking at me, I guess that was expected since in all my classes that was the reaction in all of my classes. 

"Named after the Princess, I guess." I said with a shrug.

I looked over my shoulder at the classroom since I was in the front of the class. I saw Aiden staring at me with his mouth open. Our eyes locked and I found myself lost in his beautiful green eyes. I would have stared at him if it wasn't for the teacher clearing her throat after she, herself had gotten over the shock. 

I quickly turned my focus to the teacher as the other students continued to introduce themselves.

Aurora was not a very common name, a few people named their kids Aurora for some reason that I didn't know. But this reaction from the people was not what I was expecting. 

After the teacher, Miss Andrews, went over the syllabus, she let us be since this was the first day and they don't have any other stuff to teach.

I took out my phone and saw that there was a text from dad and one from the group chat that the boys and I have. 

I opened the text from dad first

         DAD:  Hey Rosie. How was your first day been going so far? Any problems?

I couldn't help but giggle at that. Typical dad, use the nickname that he and my mom and one other person would call me and ask that kind of question. He would ask a question in a casual way that you would think he just wanted to know, not that he would have a little chat with that person, not as my dad but as a King.

            ME: No dad, everything has been going good so far. I will be home shortly and then                     I can tell you all about my day. How does that sound?

After that I opened the text from the boys. I was expecting something like the text that dad had sent to me. And sure enough that it was like that. 

                LIAM: Hey Aurora. How was your day? Any trouble so far that I need to take care                                   of?

                 ETHAN: Hey baby sis. How was your day? Any accidents with other students and                                    teacher that I need to know? You know that you can tell me anything,                                           right?

What is it with all of them being annoying? It's just school. I huffed and answered them.

                    ME: All of you, STOP. BEING. ANNOYING. I'm just at school and it's the first day.

As I sent that I couldn't help but smile. I know that they all love me and they just want to protect me. And I love that about them. 

Suddenly I could feel a pair of eyes burning at the back of my head. I turned around and there he was, Aiden looking at me, more like staring at me. There was something strange about his eyes, I couldn't read the emotion that was in there.

I quickly looked away, and the teacher started the class with passing out the syllabus and going over it and his expectations.

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As soon as the bell rang, I jumped out of my seat and went straight for the door. 

I don't know why but I had a feeling that Aiden was following me. When I looked over my shoulder, sure enough he was. 

But I lost him in the sea of other students who were trying to get to their classes. I reached my next class and took a seat in front of the classroom. As I looked around I saw Aiden coming in the classroom. When our eyes met both of our eyes widened. I quickly looked away. I was half expecting him to confront me or at least try to talk to me. But he just walked past my seat. 

To say I was shocked would be an understatement. To be honest I was a little disappointed that he didn't come and talk to me, but I guess that was fair. 

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I had the rest of my classes with him and he didn't try to talk to me. He just stared at me. 

Finally, the bell rang that announced we could leave for the day. 

Finally, I thought to myself. I can get out of Aiden's piercing gaze. I walked out of class and walked to the front of the school and out the main doors. I was looking around to find any sign of dad or the boys but I couldn't find them. Suddenly there was tap on my shoulder. I spun around and was ready to slap whoever it was. I know it was too much but I was the Princess, remember? I don't like being touched and so that was part of my defense.

But I was met with a pair of dark hazel eyes. I stood there and looked at the person who was in front of me, with confusion. He still had the hand that I was trying to slap him with in an iron, but gentle grip. I tried to free my hand but he wouldn't let go. 

"Let go of my hand." I hissed at him. "And who do you think you are?" I asked.

"I'm your bodyguard, remember Princess?" He said in a voice that only I could hear.

Oh, s**t. I totally forgot about him. 

" Do not use my title in front of other people in school, do you understand?" I hissed at him in a firm tone. "And let go of my hand." I looked around and saw that some people were looking at us.

As if suddenly remembering who he is and in who I am, and that he was holding the Princess's hand, he let go of my hand and looked down, the mused expression that he wore when I turned around was gone and was replaced with a blank one. 

"I'm sorry, Your-" He said but cut himself off when he realized what he was about to say and where we were. "You Father informed me that he and your brother are waiting for you." 

"Where are they?" I asked and looked around.

"They are behind you, to your right." He said. I looked to where he was pointing at and sure enough Ethan was getting out of a car and was looking at me with a blank expression on his face. 

I walked toward him with a smile on my face. I was looking at him but he looked at something behind me. I turned around to find out what, or rather who he was looking at. 

Aiden. He was looking at Aiden, who was looking at Ethan with an equally blank expression. I looked back at Ethan again and looked at Aiden again. 

What was going on between them? I was confused. But then something more important got my attention. Ethan was hear without any disguise. 

As the realization hit me, I hurried to Ethan.

"What the hell, Ethan?" I asked while fuming with anger. "Are you trying to blow up my cover?" 

He didn't take his eyes away from Aiden, he didn't even acknowledge me. I was mad. What the hell?

I snapped my fingers in front of his face to get his attention. That seemed to work because I got his attention. 

"Get in the damn car Ethan." I said when he looked at me in a puzzled expression. "Now." I said more firmly this time.

He got in the car without asking anything. I was still fuming with anger when I got in the car and dad turned around in the front seat to look at me. 

"Is everything ok, Aurora?" He asked in concern. 

"No, it's not." I said while glaring at Ethan who was looking at me from the rearview mirror with a confused expression.

"What did I do?" Ethan asked. 

"I don't know, let me think," I said while tapping on my chin with my index finger and pretending to think. "Oh what about you getting out of the car? Hmm?" 

"What are you talking about?" 

"Ethan, you got out of the car as ETHAN.ASHTON.WALKER. as in ETHAN THE PRINCE." I yelled at him.

"Calm down, will you?" He said. "I'm sorry, ok? no one recognized me so calm down." 

I sent him a glare before looking out of the window. The rest of the car ride was silent.