I love the night sky (Victoria)

Ares had been sneaking up to the rooftop ever since he arrived at Salem the previous year, it was a great view to look at and he loved the night sky. It must be in his blood because he knew that from his mother he was born late at night while his siblings were born during the day. Like he has always said, he was the odd one out and always will be. The only thing he has in common with his siblings mostly is the love for pranks but the two other Oxtons were growing out of it. Ares was lost in his thoughts that he didn't hear someone come up here to join him, he was too busy zoning out.

When Ares heard someone greet him he turned his head to look at the older girl in front of him. It was non other then Victoria Newbury, the younger sister to the DADA Professor, she was also in Wormwood with him. He never really got to talk to her alone before but would mostly see her in classes since outside of classes he was always pranking someone and then getting scolded by Apollo.

"Hi Victoria, I am doing good what about you?" He asked trying to be polite to the girl. When she asked what brought him up here he turned his blue eyes too look at the sky and shrugged. "Nothing really, thinking and enjoying the night sky" Ares answered. "You?" It was then that he noticed she had paper and a pencil in her hand. 'She must be up here to write' Ares thought to himself. When she asked if she was disturbing him he shook his head. "No, you can stay I don't mind" Ares replied.

When she asked about the sky looking magnificent Ares couldn't help but agree with her. "It most certainly is" he replied. It was such a sight to him, sometimes he'd love to just make a tent and sleep outside underneath the night's sky.

When she asked if it was anything exciting he shook his head. "No, just thinking about some family drama that went down not that long ago" Ares answered. "I don't want to annoy you with any problems of mine, you probably have more important things to do then sit here and want to know what is on my mind" Ares knew that not a lot of people cared and that was fine with him, he could careless because there were people in this school who he'd never trust with his secrets if he had any. "Well the sun does set nice up here" Ares had to agree once more.

"No problem Victoria" Ares shrugged, he didn't mind the company of the older girl.

Family drama was the worst and everyone knew that, that is why he wasn't surprised with Victoria's facial expression. "Thank you Victoria" Ares meant it. When she said how she would happily listen Ares shook his head. "Its fine really" the Wormwood knew it was a lie somewhat. When Victoria replied he sighed. The girl obviously wasn't going to stop pushing. "If you can build a machine that can make me not a disappointment in my in my family's eyes then fire away" he knew it was impossible.

When Victoria said how he was the best in the house he shook his head. "No I'm not, I'm a screw up. My siblings are always out shining me, my parents wonder why I am not as good as them, they want my pranks to stop and for me to grow up. Like I'm sick of it all, my parents want me to change my 'childish ways' and become a great student and to stop my pranks and then it doesn't help that Apollo is always in my business and since he is Prefect he is always breathing down my neck. Aphrodite is the only one who doesn't bug me or get in my business" Ares ranted.

"I just don't want to keep being a disappointment, I think it would be entirely better if I wasn't around" Ares sighed.

Ares couldn't help but shake his head at her. "There is.only one thing that makes me really happy but it also gets me in trouble so it doesn't really help because my parents or brother always finds out and they get all on my case" Ares explains to Victoria. The Wormwood boy hated how his family always got on his case.

Ares was confused on Victoria actually putting her arm around him, she gave him advice and he knew it was up to him to take it or not. "You just don't get it, no matter how hard I try to make my parents proud they always have something to say. I know last year when my siblings got Student of the Year and my parents got mad when I didn't get it along with them" Ares rolled his eyes. "I hate how they expect so much" he continued.

Ares couldn't help but smirk at what she said. "Nah, I'd rather stay Wormwood, obviously I was put in Wormwood for a reason, just need to find out what that reason is. Besides being in the same house as my brother is quite scary. I'll pass" Ares replied.

When Victoria explained how being Student of the Year wasn't a big deal he nodded. "I know it isn't but to be honest, I don't really want it, I'm just doing good in school so my parents don't give me another lecture. They're quite boring and I don't really like to listen really" Ares told her what he does and felt. Yes it would be cool to rub it in his parents faces but it didn't matter to him like it did his siblings.

"You're so right Victoria that its kind of creepy, but in a good way" Ares didn't like admitting when someone was right but now wasn't the time for that.

Victoria handed him a lollipop and he shook his head. "No, it was a gift to you so you keep it."

Ares chuckled at her response, he knew what she meant. "Victoria, I know what you meant, what I meant was that even though like you just said I can be all of the houses instead of one. I am a Wormwood at heart and even though I most likely have all those things inside of me, I'll always be more Wormwood then Belladonna and Nightshade" he explains to her.

Ares sighs, he had heard that once before. "I remember when I first became a pranker, I was five and Aphrodite was seven. She said that exact same thing to me and like I told her, just because they're my parents they will always be wrong when it comes to my life. They think if I do better or pay attention better I'll become like my older siblings but they're wrong. I will always be me" Ares replies.

Ares gave a small grin. "Thanks" he took the lollipop from her hand.