In A Different Time | COMPLETED

Amidst

Payton sat at the back of the car staring into the outskirts, they had been driving for nearly two hours now and they were only a few minutes away from Amidst.

"Payton!" Mrs. Kent called shouted her name when no response came. Payton looked up locking eyes with her mother through the rear view mirror, her mum's brown eyes still seemed furious with what she had discovered, her dad on the other hand was completely cool.

She smiled at her mother to annoy her even further, "Yes sweet mother, you called." her tone was as soft and sweet as the smile she pulled on. Payton Kent knew exactly which nerve to pull for her mother's annoyance, and for that reason she was going to miss her mother a lot, equally as much as she would miss her father.

Habiba narrowed her eyes at her daughter even when a slight smirk appeared at the corner of her lips, she wouldn't admit she had let the whole incident go. Mrs. Kent cleared her throat before speaking, "Don't do that thing of yours, I'm still upset. And how could you do that-" she stopped talking when her husband stepped on the emergency break.

Everyone glared at him, he gave them side glances then a bright smile came after, "We're here!!" he exclaimed with excitement as if he was the one being enrolled.

Payton looked back to the window her eyes glimmered in excitement without waiting for parents she got out studying the place with awe.

All the things she heard about Amidst were true it was a beautiful sight to see. Buildings stood in all corners, students were scattered throughout the school grounds. A particular sight interested Payton never in her life had she ever seen a fay, now she was just feet away from one.

On the out fields, they were two centaurs racing eachother, Payton watched completely amazed they ran like lightening.

Payton felt a piecing pain shoot through her right ear, when she looked to her right her mother was gripping onto her ear with an irritated look. "Mum you're hurting me." Payton now bent down to her Mother's height, her dad leaned back against the car watching the scene unfold not bothering to intervene because it would soon be replaced with his if he did.

"Well where did you think you were going." Mrs. Kent hissed at her daughter pulling her ear even further.

Payton jerked in pain, "What?" she asked puzzled what did her mother mean when she said that. Her mother began pulling her towards the middle building with less floors, "Come on, we have to go to the headmaster."

It wasn't untill they began walking that she noticed they were really far from the car, now that's what her mother meant, Payton was walking towards the grounds without realising it.

She walked through the building door her ear still in her Habiba's palm. As they walked down the hall she spotted a fauns her eyes trailed looking in awe, that's when her mother's grip tightened. "Mum my ear!" Mrs. Kent pulled it even hard, Payton began shouting and jumping in pain. "Ouche! Ouche!"

Her mother's hand left her ear, the woman glared at Payton one more time. "That should teach you a lesson." she began walking away leaving Payton alone rubbing her hot ear.

She heard giggling coming from behind when she turned a group of about three girls stood their laughing at the scene they had encountered, she instantly felt embarrassed what a way to make an impression.

Her father's hand pressed down on her shoulder sometimes he forgot how strong he was. "Come on lover girl before she kills us." he spoke while pulling his daughter by her shirt to the headmasters office, the girls kept on laughing as the walked away.

Payton stepped into the office with her father, her mother was already seated at glaring at them as they entered the room. The headmaster wasn't in at the moment.

They didn't wait for long about after a minute the doors to the office opened, a woman in a blue suit walked in. all their eyes followed the headmistress untill she sat down. To Habiba it wasn't a stranger face at all, Mrs. Kent face grew into a bright smile.

"Kassandra is that you." Mrs. Kent asked with a wide smile on her face. The woman on the other side of the table looked at Mrs. Kent too and she instantly remembered her, "Habiba long time no see." the two women embraced eachother in a long tight hug.

Habiba and Kassandra were long time friends when they both went to Amidst. As soon as their hug ended the two sat down, "I would like to catch up sometime." Kassandra spoke.

"That would be great, you can tell me how you became the headmistress of Amidst." Her mother kept rumbling on, Her dad made a dramatic sigh that got the attention of everyone.

The headmistress looked over at Mr. Kent with a raised eyebrow, "Nice to see you too Nathaniel." yes they both went here a while ago and these two were the best of friends at the time, for different things reasons that did not involve there species.

Habiba glared at her husband while their daughter laughed at the sight. At that moment the headmistress noticed their daughter, she was a replica of the two. "Well you must be Payton, you look so much like both of them." The headmistress spoke with a friend tone and a big bright smile.

Payton agreed with a swift head nod, "In my attempt to not pick a side, I'll agree with you, I do look like BOTH of them." she got grumbling from both her parents.

The head mistress and Payton both bursted into laughter, "I like this one." she said while looking at her mother.

Her father huffed crossing his arms in front of his chest, "Makes one of us." he rumbled annoyed. Payton and the headmistress kept on laughing, she was truly going to enjoy it here.

The four stayed in the office longer than expected exchanging some talk. Payton was notified on how everything worked at Amidst and Habiba got to spend time with her friend, while Mr. Kent got to experience the boredom.

"You'll be roomed with my daughter Dahlia." The headmistress informed Payton getting a spark from her friend, she couldn't wait to hear all about it. With on press of a button she summoned for her daughter.

The door to her office opened, Dahlia walked in. The girl was dressed in a black skirt with a overly sized shirt tucked into her skirt. She had light brown eyes like her mother, her pink lips as well as short blonde hair, they only thing dahlia didn't get from her mother was her height. Dahlia was way taller than the short woman the same way Payton was to her mother, Dahlia

"Don't f**k her or I'll kill you." Mrs. Kent whispered in her daughter ear when she noticed the way Payton kept staring at Dahlia. Payton gave her mother a light giggle.

"Okay, shall we?" the headmistress spoke gesturing for everyone to leave now. Everyone followed her out the door.