9 What's wrong, Aurora?

Aiden fixes his tie and his coat. He has to attend the meeting, if not, he wouldn't wear this formal suit. His phone ringing and he picks it up.

"Hello?" Aiden answer while he went out.

"Yo Aiden. I already waiting outside but why your princess hasn't come out?" Jack asks.

"What? She didn't?" Aiden frowns.

"Yeah. She will be late for school." Jack says.

Aiden furrows his eyebrows and walks towards the kitchen. Hoping that she was there. But, nope. She didn't. The maid bowed.

"Good morning, sir." The maid wish.

"Where is Aurora?" Aiden asks.

"I don't know, sir. She hasn't wake up I think." She answers.

Aiden groans and rushes upstairs. Even he was a mafia, he still wants Aurora to study for her own future. Doesn't mean she lives with her, she can stay at home doing nothing.

"Aurora, are awake already?" Aiden knocks on her door. He waits for her response but nothing.

"Hey, you will be late for school." Aiden opens the door.

Only being welcome by her curled up like a ball on her bed. He let out a heavy sigh and walks toward her.

"Aurora, come on, wake up. You have school." Aiden says.

Even she didn't respond, Aiden still can see that she shaking her head as no. He sits beside her and shakes her arms.

"I don't take 'no' as your answer. Let's get you ready." Aiden insisted.

"No!!!" Aurora smacks his hand away.

Aiden's eyes widen. Aurora glares at him. "I don't want to go to school..."

She sits up and looks down. Aiden hates it when she likes this. He stands up and uses his serious tone.

"You better get up now and get ready before I did something." Aiden warns her.

"I rather get hurt than going to school." Aurora mutters.

He could hear it clearly. He let out a heavy sigh and pinched his bridge nose. He doesn't want to hurt her since her condition is not stable.

"I will call Jack to take care of you. Make sure you go to school." Aiden went out and leave her.

If he doesn't have any important thing to do, he already settles Aurora by himself. Aurora let out a heavy sigh.

She takes out her phone and saw Melda text her.

'You better come or not- It will be worse.'- Melda.

She sighs again and keeps staring at her phone. She knows, if she going, there's nothing good came. Plus, her step-brother is also there. Which is, she doesn't know his name yet.

Now, everything is messed up. She thought, having Melda as her bully is still okay. She still can take it. But having someone that not your true family there is hurting her.

"Aurora?" Jack in front of her without notice.

"Huh? Yes." Aurora answer.

"I called you many times already. Are you okay?" Jack asks.

"Yeah..." She nods slowly.

"If that so, I'm Jack. Aiden right hand." Jack smiles.

"Nice to meet you, I guess." Aurora gives him a small smile.

"Get ready for school. You wouldn't like it if Aiden is angry right?" Jack jokes.

Aurora didn't say anything but just get up.

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She made it in time to arrive at school before the bell ring. Aurora opens her locker and gets her book. Suddenly, someone leans their back on the locker beside her.

"Well, look who's here?" Melda smirks.

Aurora grips on the book become tight. She really wants a peaceful day without her around.

"The gossips about you and that hot mafia, Aiden is spread around school, you know." Melda says.

"W-What!?" Aurora gasp.

"I don't know you having a debt with him." Melda chuckles.

Debt? Look like Melda and everyone have a wrong thought about her. Aurora looks down because she thinks it okay. She doesn't want to spread about Aiden that having an obsession with her.

"Of course because you are...poor." Melda whispers the last words.

"Can you move aside?" Aurora asks.

"Wow!!" Melda gasp. Surprised by her braveness.

"This bit*h is talking back now." Melda talks to her friends.

Aurora sighs. She wants to walks but Melda pushes her harshly and she falls to the ground. All her books on the ground.

"Oops!! Sorry. I couldn't see you there." Melda close her mouth.

Melda kneels and grabs her chin harshly. She looks like she scanning her face.

"Don't you act brave with me. If you don't want your day is ruin." Melda warns.

Ruin her day? Her day already ruin. Every day is ruin. Melda chuckles and pushes her face away and walks away.

The students ignore her like she didn't exist. Aurora still in her position, calming herself down. Then, someone kneels in front of her and picks up her book.

"Are you okay, sis?" Someone speaks.

That voice...

Aurora familiar with it so she lifted her gaze. Only to see, the guy that she calls step-brother.

"You should fight back. You can't stay like this forever." He says while picking her books.

Aurora just looking at her.

"Well, I know how you felt. We haven't known each other very well before. I'm Lucien. You can call me Luci." He smiles.

He helps Aurora to stands up but still, Aurora hasn't said anything. Lucien grabs her backpack and puts all the things inside her bag.

"Oh! I forgot to mention my age. We're the same age but my month is more early than you. So, we like twins but I'm older." Lucien chuckles.

He notices that Aurora didn't say anything but just keep looking at her. He blinks his eyes and checks her body, just incases she's hurt or something that makes her quite like this.

"Aurora? Why you didn't say anything?" Lucien asks.

She startled. It like, she in deep thought. Without any words, she takes her bag from him and walks away.

Leave Lucien standing there dumbfounded.

"O...kay." Lucien blinks his eyes.

It ends at the school. Aurora is already being reminded that Jack will pick her up. Jack also told her that he is her personal bodyguard while Aiden's gone. Well, not only when Aiden's gone. Let say every day.

She let out a heavy sigh. First, the powerful mafia obsessed with her, Second, her father kicked her out, Third, she got to know that her mother marries again. Fourth, she has a step-brother.

"Everything happens in just one blink of an eye." Aurora mutters.

Suddenly, someone wrapped their arms around her.

"Hey, sis!!!!!!" Lucien grins.

"Ahhh!!" Aurora pushes him away.

"Woah, are you okay?" Lucien asks.

Aurora breathes heavily. She wonder why this guy always calms while she's freak out knowing they're step-siblings.

"Aurora?" Lucien tilted his head. She just notices that he change his hair color.

He dyed it with silver color. Aurora looks away and ignores him. She walks as fast as she can.

"Aurora, what happened?" Lucien asks.

Ignored.

"Okay, I know you must still freak out about...everything. But trust me, even I am." Lucien chuckles.

Aurora looks at him then look away. They already outside the school and she can see Jack waiting for her while playing on his phone.

Aurora runs towards him and Lucien watches her.

"Goodbye to you too!!" Lucien yells with a big smile on his face.

Jack furrows his eyebrows, not knowing who is that.

"Who is that? Your friend" Jack asks curiously.

"I-I don't know him." Aurora looks down. Jack just shrugs it off and opens the door for her.

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