Aurora's POV
The rest of the school day was finally over, I only had to see Peter one time more, and that was a good thing. I drove Lola, Ella, and Ethan home before I headed to meet the white rider. Ethan and Ella were fighting the whole ride.
"Just let me see your phone." Ethan insisted
"NO," Ella yelled, "it's none of your business who I'm talking to.
I just drove faster I didn't have time to scold Ella for her choice in boys and I was pretty sure Ethan could do a pretty good job of that on his own. Finally home I didn't even turn the engine off, or put the car in park, I just wanted to go, but I saw Uncle Ryan waving at me so I put the car in park and rolled my window down.
"You watch yourself," Uncle Ryan began , "no keeper has ever done such a thing and there are a lot of unknowns."
"I'm fine really, this is just another job, we can do this." Really I'm not sure if I am telling Uncle Ryan or myself, but I say it again, "We can do this." There that was very convincing. I nodded and rolled up my window. There was really nothing else to say. I gave a wave good bye to my family and set off. I have to go pretty slow because I really don't know any streets yet and like I said before I am not technically savvy, or even technically apt. So I go old school and don't even use my phone to map the address, I know how I just like knowing I can do it myself.
Wow this isn't that far from our house, maybe 5 miles at the most, I almost could have walked here. As I pulled up to the house, the lovely older woman came out side to greet me. I parked and walked over to her.
"Hi, I'm sorry I did not properly introduce myself yesterday, my name is Evangeline, but everyone just calls me Eve." She put her hand out to shake mine and I extended my hand as well.
"I am Aurora." I said but as soon as our hands touched Eve pulled me into an embrace and started to whisper.
"This boy is not just an assignment to me, he is my son, and he must be taken care of."
"I understand, but why are you whispering?" I asked also copying her whisper
"There are spies everywhere and I shouldn't be this close to him, I shouldn't love him like a mother loves a child that is not my job." still whispering Eve looked slightly ashamed of herself, it's an angle thing do your job no questions asked, maybe it's a keeper thing too.
"I understand." Really I did my Uncle Ryan had given up keeping to raise us and train us he could have joined another group was still very young and useful when my parents and Aunt died, but he gave that up for us. So I did understand.
Eve then led me into the house, it was a pretty average house nicely decorated and open, not too cluttered, but still with personal touches around, some nice antiques, and fresh flowers on the dining room table. I searched for pictures to give me a clue as to what to expect, but there were no family photos to be seen. I searched for any other people in the house but again it looked like we were alone.
"So," Eve began, "one other thing we failed to mention yesterday was you have to be the ones to tell the horseman what they are and what their purpose is."
"You mean your son has no clue he is a horseman?" I asked
"Correct, you have to tell him. Also you might want to start training first." Eve added
"That was another question how can we possibly train them I don't understand."
"They need to be taught self-discipline and control, so that they can be used if needed or just live out their lives." She gave a slight sigh when saying that last part, I am sure with her emotional attachment she wishes only to have her son live out his life.
"So just because they are horseman does not mean they will bring about the apocalypse?" So many questions and still no sign of anyone else at home.
"Correct, there have been many horseman over the centuries, and they are not, called upon, or activated you could say unless needed." Eve looked like she might remember the last time the horseman rode but I didn't want to ask that question.
"So what is my excuse for being here, if he doesn't know and I'm not supposed to say anything until he is trained?" really even more questions, thats the look she is giving me, I must seem clueless to Eve.
"I told Peter I was getting him a tutor for math." Eve had just said Peter my jaw must have literally dropped because Eve looked at me, and said, "Have you met him?" on the plus side finally had a question for me, but I could only nod, I had no words. It made sense, I couldn't read him the white swirls in his eyes, but I was still in shock.
I sat on the couch at what I now know is Peter's house waiting for him to come home. I called my Uncle to let him know all was ok and I would wait here as long as I needed to. Eve made some food, really it was amazing, lasagna and salad and French bread, we don't usually get good home cooking at my house, just too busy and no one in my house can cook very well or wanted to admit to being able to cook (secretly I'm a very good cook). After dinner with Eve and Becca, super awkward, but informative, I really tried to learn anything I could or would ever want to know and somethings I probably didn't need to know about Peter. Like that he and his brother (also adopted) had a band, he loves music and working out, he does not love school, and that he wasn't potty trained until he was 6 (TMI really). I sat on the couch and waited, I texted my Uncle Ryan again, he's a worrier, and I waited.
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Peter's POV
I had been waiting outside Aurora's house all evening and she never came home. I checked her room, only her sister Lola was there. I brought Matt with me as my story of why we came, he was chatting it up with Ella happy as could be to be around each other. But why was no one concerned about Aurora it was well past 12 A.M on a school night were could she be?
"Dude it's almost 1 and mom has been texting all evening that you have to meet your math tutor." Matt startled me I was lost in thought where could she be.
"Fine we can go, hopefully I dodged whatever nerd they chose to tutor me." I nudged Matt with my shoulder propelling him toward our car, yes we have to share. We had parked down the street I had told Matt how grumpy the Uncle was the other day, and I was just talking to his niece, Matt actually liked his daughter, good luck to him.
We got home quickly and tried to sneak in but our mom and Becca were waiting up. "You are in soooo much trouble," Matt slapped me across the chest, "Good night I'm going to bed." He waved past everyone and walked to his room. Wait, what was this he was out late too, but I could tell I was the one who was supposed to come home.
"Where have you been," my mom was yell whispering, why? "Your tutor has been here all evening waiting" she gestured toward the couch. There was someone sleeping on the couch, wow what a dedicated tutor I thought.
"I hope you're not paying them by the hour." I laughed and did not whisper that earned me a shhh and a scowl from both my mom and Becca. I shrugged my shoulders. "What should I wake him up and get to studying it's like 1 in the morning."
"No," Becca said still kinda yell whispering at me, "Just in the morning wake HER up and apologize." They got me a girl tutor you would think my mom and sister would know me better, but at least this could be a great distraction from Aurora. I gave my mom and sister a sarcastic thumbs up and walked up the stairs to my room. Our house has a loft up-stairs and that is my room Matt is super jealous of my awesome room.
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Aurora's POV
The next morning I woke up and realized I had fallen asleep on the couch waiting for Peter, now I have to get out of here without waking anyone up. I looked at my phone 6:36 A.M. I got outside and no one seemed to notice so I got in my car and drove home. I thought on the short ride home should I keep that Peter is the White Rider to myself, no of course not my family needs to know, what a strange thought though.
When I got home I gathered everyone up. "Why." Ella asked rubbing her head; I had to practically drag her out of bed.
Uncle Ryan and Ethan were already up and in the do-jo working out. Lola was also already up and getting ready for school. I started by telling my family about how we needed to train the horseman and that we have to tell them and then I told them about The Goodie Group having a church in town, then I blurted it out "Peter from school is the White Rider." It made me feel a bit better that everyone else was as shocked as I had been.
"Who's that now?" Uncle Ryan asked
"The boy who was here at the house." I explained.Not happy that's how Uncle Ryan looked, he stood up and stomped off. "That went well." I said sarcasm lacing my words. Laughter came from Lola and Ethan, hysterical hyena like laughter. "What is so funny?" I asked annoyed at them.
"You have been avoiding him since the day you met him and now have to spend all of your time with him." Ethan could barely get the sentence out he was laughing so hard.
I looked over at Ella she was not laughing and looked rather concerned. "Ella what's wrong?"
"What about Matt? They are brothers is he one too? And he is living with an angle and a demon, is he safe?" The worry in her voice she already liked Matt way too much, but the truth is I hadn't really asked about him.
"I don't know for sure but he has been with that family for a long time they should know if he is a horseman, and he is safe they act like a normal family." Really I didn't know what else to tell her, I guess I can find out more, for Ella's sake.
I got a text message from Eve, it read
Sorry about Peter he will meet you in the library this morning before school believe me he will apologize
Great now I have to get to school to meet up with Peter.
We got to school and I hustled to the library, I saw him sitting impatiently tapping his pencil on a table. I walked up to him. "Hi" I said he looked up at me and he must have thought he was going to see someone else because I thought he looked very disappointed.
"Hi", he said in return, "if you will excuse me I am waiting for someone." Oh I see he didn't even know I was the one he was meeting, I couldn't help myself
"Oh really, who are you meeting?" I asked
"My new math tutor, she spent the night at my house last night, so we didn't get much work done", funny, and kinda true, I can't wait to tell him now. He looked up at me and our eyes locked together, we both paused for a few moments, and it felt like time stopped. The next thing I knew Peter was hovering over me shaking me "Are you ok, Aurora are you ok."
"What happened?" I asked my voice sounded so soft and my throat felt like I hadn't spoken in weeks.
"You fainted." Peter spoke as he helped me to sit up. "Are you ok." His voice sounded so concerned. "You get really jealous don't you?" From concern to arrogance that quickly, really.
I pulled my hand away from him and stood up on my own I was still a little dizzy but I wasn't going to let him help me. "You are.." I began I really couldn't even process the emotions I was feeling. I took a deep breath, looked at the clock and said. "I'm your tutor, I was asleep on your couch last night, and now you have wasted our morning session as well. We can meet up free period to get to work, meet me at my car." I gathered my stuff and walked away, trying my best not to show how dizzy I still felt.
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Peter's POV
"I'm sorry, I hate to see you go but I love to watch you leave." Sometimes I can't help myself, Auroura didn't turn back. I was stunned Aurora is my math tutor I'm not sure that's going to work out too great. Ugh what a dick I am and my little try to make her jealous stunt backfired, it just blew up in my face. I just wanted her to be jealous, but that didn't quite pan out for me. And why did she faint, she was fine one second and then her eyes got cloudy and she hit the floor.
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Aurora's POV
This is going to be quite difficult, pretending to tutor Peter while training him and not telling him why I all of a sudden want to spend time with him. Why didn't they pick any other subject I'm almost failing math (worst fake tutor ever). I was waiting next to my car when Peter walked up no books no backpack just him, if I was a real tutor I would be so pissed right now. "Get in the car." I ordered as I got in the driver seat. Peter just gave me a wide smile and obeyed.
I drove us to my house I planned to tell him some fake nonsense about running around our obstacle course and then doing yoga was good for the brain and that would help him in math, which sounds so stupid I really hope he doesn't really want help in math.
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Peter's POV
I really hope Aurora doesn't think I'm going to sit and do math lessons with her, because that is the last thing I want to do, although it's really nice to not have her running from me. When we got to her house we both got out of her car, and I followed her into the house. Even though I had been over to the house several times I had never seen inside. It's kind of strange for just moving here the house looks very put together and I don't see any boxes that are being unpacked. I've had friends that moved even just across town and they have boxes left in the house for over a year. I was distracted looking at all of the pictures on the walls and the antique weapons hanging around that when I looked up Aurora was out of my sight, this house isn't that big where could she have gone. I started walking down the hallway, I checked the first door on the right, no that looks like a boys room must be that cousin of hers Ethan. The next door up on the left I opened the door to find what I can only describe as the largest personal collection of guns and swords you could ever imagine, I'm not even sure some of that stuff is legal. Another door on the right I hesitated unsure I even wanted to know what might be next I opened it to find Aurora standing in a new outfit and pulling her hair into a pony tail. "If only I had come to this room first." Really I didn't mean to say that but as usual I didn't think it throgh before it came ot of my mouth. Aurora spun around and gave me that "mean" glare that I thought looked so good on her.
"Didn't you hear me say wait in the living room, I be right back" Aurora scolded me really I didn't, I shook my head and was still starring at her and trying to take in her room, but mostly staring at her. She stomped over to me and grabbed my hand "aaahh, you shocked me." she said releasing my hand and looking down at her hand than she once again grabbed my hand and led me to another door down the hall this one also on the left she opened the door and we went inside. Really this family has a do-jo in there house. "Ready." She said
"Ready for what?" I asked but the response was a punch to my face, this is the strangest math tutoring session ever. But it worked for me I like fighting better than math any day.