His Midnight Shadow

Chapter Five

Adrien sat with his back hunched over looking at the seat in front of him as he tried drowning out his own thoughts with the sounds of his popping knuckles. On the other hand Ella sat next to him, ecstatic, looking over at the buildings she had already seen a hundred times before, though the streets of her home felt more alive.

Both Nathalie and Gorilla accompanied them, it proved to be embarrassing but necessary to estate them into the school especially on the first day. Ella knew behind Adrien's cold exterior he wanted to go to this school, he tried once sneaking out of the house the first day of year two secondary school, but was miserably unsuccessful.

It would be half an hour till school would officially start when their car pulled into the expansive parking lot. At first Adrien held a sluggish stance getting out of the car but he quickly darted across the street, his eyes landing upon a short chinese man who fell over and his walking stick out of his reach.

Ella on the other hand didn't see the man and rolled her eyes at her brothers frantic running, walking ahead of Nathalie to the school. A large staircase was guided to two brown doors placed inside the creme brick. The building reflected the sun not only because of its light color but the lack of dirt and grime which coated many other buildings.

Adrien followed Ella inside as she called for him, saying goodbye to the older man he just met. Walking into the front doors, heads turned to the two, which was something they were used to. Being famous their whole lives made attention and praise just as much of a surviving need as food or water. Some for this very fact ridiculed them or would draw sorrows out for the two.

Though Ella was only looking out into the crowd for two people, two of which she couldn't find. So she averted her eyes back to her phone looking at the school map Chloe sent her the night before, leading everyone to the principal's office.

Adrien looked around and saw how bright this main room truly was when looking up he discovered that it was the gym and was truly open by the lack of a ceiling. He let out a breath shaking out tension in his shoulder blades and neck. Gaining the same swift walk as his sister. Nathalie soon ended up in front of them --noticeable with each clack of her stilettos--  opening the door to the principal's office.

"Oh my hello, hello!" The principal smiled. "Please the three of you sit. Get comfortable, though it shouldn't take long for you to get enrolled."

Ella smiled at him taking a seat first, "Thank you Mr. Damocles for making the school feel all so more welcoming."

"Yes, thank you," Nathalie replied, taking a seat pushing up her glasses. "Now what papers or documents do I need to show you in order for my children to be official students in your school?"

"These ones right here. It isn't that much since you already sent in their previous school flies," Mr. Damocles announced passing the files to Nathalie. "For the two of you, I just need a signature here."

Nathalie slammed her hand down on the papers before they reached the twins, "Do you truly need these students' signatures? You do know that if they were to ever get out it would be detrimental to the Agreste brand?"

"I'm sure it'll be fine Nathalie," Adrien defended, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Yes, Ms. Sancoeur Adrien is correct in there being no reason to worry. All signatures are confidential and shouldn't find a way back into the public," Mr. Damocles responded and continued to pass the papers once Nathalie removed her hand with a nod.

Ella wrote her signature in a way she wouldn't typically while Adrien scribbled in the way he always would. The two of them were dismissed though Nathalie had a few papers left to fill out. Looking at their schedule they were nearly as identical as they were, only with a few minor differences in electives.