"Right, thanks…. Yeah, I’ll be there soon… Bye."
Letting out a long sigh, he hung up and set his phone on the table, tapping the screen irritably for a few seconds. Another fight? Seriously? He didn’t know why he was surprised. Her two biological parents alone gave her enough hot blood to want to take on the whole school, and with Fang for a stepmother, she was hopeless. Even so, this was getting out of hand. He had to do something.
"I have to be somewhere. I’ll probably be gone a while."
"But we’re about to leave for cake tasting."
They sure were. He hated to leave his fiancee right now, and he’d certainly been looking forward to trying cakes, but his hands were tied. This was his daughter, and if something really was up, he had to be there for her. He turned to his fiancee, giving her an apologetic smile before explaining.
"It’s Aurora. She got in another fight."
She nodded, looking disappointed but understanding all the same. She knew how much Noctis loved his kids, and how much he did to be a good father to them, and she also knew that they came first, even if it meant interfering with wedding planning. It was one reason he loved her so much. He grabbed his phone, stood, and gave his fiancee a light kiss.
"Go eat cake without me, I know you’ll make the right choice. But remember, nothing vanilla."
She smiled and smacked him lightly on the head for even suggesting she’d forget about his allergy, then let him go. The drive to the school took a while, but he pushed every speed limit he could and managed to get there in just under forty-five minutes. Once he got there, he rushed to the principal’s office his eyes gluing directly to his daughter as soon as he opened the door. His look was one that let her know she was in major trouble, and that she shouldn’t plan on having much of a social life for a while. Only when he took his seat did he take his eyes away from his daughter and turn to the principal.