Aaron POV

I wanted to hit Hercules so much, but I remembered Alexander. He is his friend and it is better that I don't hit him. If I do it, it sure will never please me, so I forgave Hercules.

Speaking with him, I noticed he's not as bad as I thought. I'm sure he has a good background, even if he hits me often.

The only person I can't forgive is Alexander. Before I had feelings for him, but at the same time I loved Theodosia and she told me about her feelings. I decided to go out with her and leave Alexander to someone else even if I could not forget her, but as soon as he started to intimidate me, my feelings for him disappeared. I told myself he hates me and wants me dead. But in fact, he intimidated me because he could not bear to see me with Theo?

I am so frustrated that I can't even accept the feelings of the one I loved before. I am so frustrated that I can't keep all this for myself and I have to write it in a diary. I am really a fool.

"Aaron." Thomas says.

"mmmh." I says, looking for James.

"Where is James?" I always ask looking for him.

"He's with his cousin." Thomas says.

"Is it true that you're going out with Alex?" He asks.

"And you, it's true that you started smoking again?" I ask him insistently.

"Answer my question." He says shyly.

"..." I say nothing and wait for him to answer me.

"I felt bad, so I started again ...." I cut it.

"Is it because I told you that I love James?" I ask worried. He hesitates, but finally nods.

"I'm so sorry." I say.

"Why do you apologize? It's my fault and the fault of nobody else. " He says. I smile at him and I sigh at the same time.

"Yes, I'm going out with Alex." I says reluctantly. He takes my shoulder.

"He forced you?" I shake my head and my hands.

"Not at all," I say, wanting to calm him down.

"Don't tell me you accepted, because it's safer for you?" I nod, slowly embarrassed that he's found so quickly. He sighs.

"I don't think it's a good idea." He says.

"I don't think either, but for the moment it works."I say sure of myself.

The bell rings. James come to us and we go to class together.

Alexander POV

During the class, people keep looking at Reynolds. He has bandages on his head, bandages on his face and scars. He keeps looking at Aaron furiously.

"James Reynolds and Aaron Burr in my office." the manager says from the intercom.

Everyone starts to talk to each other, not because Reynolds has to go, but because Aaron goes there. Usually Aaron is a student who does not really notice each other, so that's why everyone is a little stunned.

"Shut up!" Says the professor, King George. He always wears a ridiculous
crown on his head.

"Aaron and James, you can go." Says the professor, rubbing his temples.

Aaron gets up first and leaves class followed by Reynolds.

I wonder what's going to happen to him.

Aaron POV

I walk followed by James Reynolds. I sigh while watching him walk behind me with a smile in my face.

We arrive at the office of the director, John Adams. He sits on a white chair and puts his hands on a rectangular table. He is sitting in the middle of the edge of the table. I notice that there are two red chairs on opposite sides to the left and right of the director. I sit on the red chair and watch James do the same with a smile.

"So Aaron Burr? James came to my office bleeding to tell me that you had hit him, is that right? " Asks the director in a cold tone. I show no emotion.

"No, sir." I say in a neutral tone.

"So how do you explain that he comes to complain that you hit him?" He asks in the same tone. I look at Reynolds who keeps smiling and looks at the director.

"I don't know, sir." I always say in a neutral tone. The director lets out a long sigh and massages his temples. I raise my hand to speak.

"Yes, Aaron?" He says coldly and at the same time exhausted.

"Who doesn't say that Reynolds didn't lie to you?" I always say in the same neutral tone.

"You're insinuating that one of my students would have lied to me?" Says the outraged director of this reflection. I see that Reynolds' smile has disappeared.

"Sorry sir. He has proof that I hit him? " I ask.

Third POV eye

The director does not know that he accidentally activated the intercom.

Aaron POV

"IT'S YOU WHO HITTED ME !!! I HAVE SEEN YOU! " James shouts, rising from his seat.

"Oh really? I hit you? But why would I hit you, huh? "I ask, the director is on my side.

"YOU HITTED ME because I...eh..." James doesn't finish his sentence. The director motioned him to sit down. Reynolds does it reluctantly.

"James, you fought with almost everyone in this school and for some reason I do not understand you say it's me who's hurting you. 1) you have no proof, 2) it could be anyone,3) This shows that you fought because you're not one to let people hit you without taking revenge and 4) Do you really think a guy like me could face a guy like you? " I say, crossing my arms.

He frowns and squeezes his teeth.

"Mr. Reynolds, I told you to explain yourself," said the edgy director.

"I ... I ..." Reynolds can not seem to find the words. We stay a moment in silence. The director gets up frustrated. I think he must be annoyed at having lost his time with stupidity like this.

"Reynolds, you're going to stay 4 hours in school more than the others and you'll be helping the janitor clean up the school on a Saturday." He says coldly.

"WHAT?!?!" Says Reynolds pissed off.

"SILENCE!" Shouts the director to James. I didn't know he could scream like that. He made me gasp with his big voice. James falls silent and lowers his head.

"I'm so sorry Aaron for bothering you, you can go to class, James will stay talking to me and ..."

Knock knock knock!

The director watches the door open.

"Excuse me, sir." Says Professor Washington.

"What's the matter with interrupting me, Mr. Washington?" The director asks firmly. Washington points to the intercom turned on.

The director hastens to extinguish it. Shit! It means everyone has heard our discussion.

"Thank you, sir, for informing me." Says the director in a less severe voice. The teacher nods and leaves the room.

I get up and leave the room. I walk slowly down the halls, smiling that the director thought me. I knock on the door and open it and close it behind me. Everyone looks at me and talks while I go to my place.

"I missed something on the class?" I ask James Madison, whispering.

"Nothing, we just watched a very boring movie about the story." James murmurs.

"SILENCE!" Exclaims Professor King George.

"It's almost time to go home, arrange your things without arguing." He says clapping his hands several times to tell us to hurry up. I put my things away and put them in my bag.

"Aaron?" Says a familiar voice. I put my bag on my back. And look at the person who called me. I see Eliza, Peggy, Angelica, Alexander, Hercules, Lafayette, Laurens, Thomas and James.

"Eeh ... yes? Why are you all looking at me like that? "I ask frightened of all the people in front of me.

"Are you okay?" Asks Angelica worried. This is the first time I see it like that.

"Yes." I say, giving them a small smile. I hoped they would leave me alone, but I was wrong. They look at each other.

"What's wrong?" I ask.

"Get out of the classroom," says the teacher. I go ahead and the others are behind me.

Quick exit from the classroom, I turn to face them.

"What's wrong?" I repeat wanting to leave.

"We heard your discussion with Reynolds and the director." Peggy says.

"And?"

"Aaron !!??" shouts two voices behind me. I turn around and I haven't even had time to watch people that they hug me.

"What happened with James? "Asks a female voice.

"Are you all right?" Asks a male voice.

"Ehh ..." I can't answer them. I look at them and see that it's Maria and Charles. Who holds me.

"I ... I'm fine," I say, little lost. I'm not used to people worrying about me except for my family.

"Are you sure?" Asks James. I nod, smiling.

Charles moves away from the embrace.

"Know that if anything happens to you I'm here." Charles says, putting his hand on his chest. Maria makes the same gesture.

"You can trust me too," She says forcefully.

"Me too." James says.

"Me too." Thomas says.

"You can trust us." Say the Schuyler sisters.

"I know you just forgive me, but I want you to know that you can trust me too, Aaron." Says Hercules. This is the first time he calls me by my first name.

"Me too, mon ami." Says Marq....lafayette.

"Friends of my friends are my friends." Laurens said with a smile.

"You...you can trust me too, Aaron." Alexander says, blushing.

A smile comes to my lips.

"Thank you, my friends," I say, smiling. I look elsewhere and see the concierge, which means we stayed in the school for a very long time.

"I think we should go home." I say shyly. They nod and follow me to the exit. Charles and James stayed close to me. Charles tries to take my hand, but he hesitates so much. I notice it and take it naturally.

When I leave school, I wave to others to I go to my place. The sisters leave first and Alexander and his band are second.

"I want to go with you." Charles says, squeezing Aaron's hand.

I smiled at him and he was followed by James and Maria.

"Me too," they say at the same time.

"Are you sure?" I ask them. They nod. I smile at them and nod too to say "Yes".

As I walk, I notice that Charles is a little tense. I look at him confused.

"Charlie are you okay?" I ask him worried. He looks at me and our eyes meet, his face turns red and he nods.

"Charlie you're hot." I says, tormented.

"No, that's fine." He says shyly. I hear Maria and James laughing. I watch them furiously.

"Why are you both laughing?" I ask in a neutral tone.

"I'll give you a hint: hand." James says.

"Hand ???" I think and look at my hands to notice that one is in Charles's hand. I forgot.

"Yes and???"

"Someone was a little jealous," James said. I roll my eyes.

"If we talk about the same people, he's always jealous." I say really bored.

"But it's weird that James Reynolds ..." Maria says, forcing on the last name.

"He wrongly accuses you." She continues. I look at her confused.

"You believe me when I said I didn't hit him?" I ask. They shake their heads. We are near my home. I let go of Charlie's hand.

"Bye thank you for having accompanied me. Goodbye." I say, shaking my hand.

"You're welcome." James says.

"No problem." Says Maria.

"Bye." Charlie says in a small voice.

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