Chapter One
Roses POV
Branches scrape at my arms as I run, the pounding of the beasts feet sound behind me, closer and closer. I will my legs to move faster and faster, the monster behind me closing in the closer i came to the edge of the forest, whatever it was did not want me leaving the woods alive.
in my hurry, I don't see the root sticking out in my path. My foot catches the root and i tumble face first into the dirt, i scramble to my feet but before i can run, a clawed hand grabs me by the shirt, lifting me high into the air, i let out a scream, hoping someone might hear and come running. Silence greets me as the beast studies me, his large purple eyes, graze over every inch of my body. I let out another scream as he cocks his head to the side. His twisted jaw, spreads into a wide toothy grin, revealing sharp razor like teeth that could crush my bones in seconds. With me still dangling from his claws, he turns and makes his way deeper and deeper into the forest, in which i had tried so desperately to escape. Why hadn't i listened to grandmama when she told me to stay away from the woods no matter what i saw or heard.
my heart clenches as i think about grandmama who was probably worried sick by now, i should have been home over an hour ago, she was probably frantic with worry now and soon she would have the entire town out looking for me. Deep down i knew they would never see me again. I let out a whimper as a branch connects with my head i close my eyes and let the darkness take me, maybe i wouldn't feel anything when he killed me.
muffled voices pull me from my sleep. I crack my eyes open taking in my surroundings. Where the fuck am i? The lights here are to bright, the walls to white, but worst of all is the smell, the smell of death and sickness hangs in the air. I sit up trying to make sense of what happened, the sheet crinkles loudly and the voices at the door pause. There's a soft knock before the door is swung open and a short women with blue and gray hair piled on top of her head pokes her head in. "Oh good you're awake." She smiles at me before closing the door behind her, shutting out whoever she had been talking to. "I'm Nurse Jean, I'm so sorry your trip here ended like this, this was never the way it was supposed to be." I frown what the hell was she talking bout where was i? She patted my leg as she took the sole chair in the room next to my bed, her silvery eyes take in my confusion and she smiles softly at me. "I'm sure you have many questions and i will do my best to answer them, however i do believe it would be best to wait for the headmaster, he is better equipped to explain everything to you.'
An hour later, a tall man, in a billowing green cloak and black jeans that were three sizes to small, his purple hair matching his purple eyes perfectly walks into the room. He takes me in before taking the seat Nurse Jean had previously occupied. "Glad to see you're finally awake, Ms. Heartfire, you gave us quite the scare when Hickory brought you back unconscious.' I snort, so the beast had a name, but why had he taken me, how had I stayed alive? "I'm sure you have many questions, and i will be happy to answer any of them. I know you must be wondering where you are, that would be Youngblood academy, here you will study the heritage of our world, learn to control your powers and most importantly, build allies, as i am sure you are aware, there is a war brewing, and you will need everyone you can on our side." What the fuck? Powers? I didn't have any powers, no one did, that shit was all in books it didn't exist in the real world.
"Rose, the women who raised you, the one you called Grandmama.' My heart lurches at the mention of her, she must be worried sick. "She isn't truly your Grandmama, she well she isn't even a she, more like a what." He gestures in the air as if to say it doesn't really matter. What did he know about my family anyway, and i still didn't know why i was here.
"She was a copycat, they have the ability to take on the appearance of anyone they want, as long as they have seen a picture of that person, as the name suggests. It stole you away when you were just a baby, seventeen other children where stolen the same year you where, you are the only one that was brought back alive, none of the others where as strong as you."
finally after some long winded explanation it turns out not only are supernaturals real, so are fairytales and supposedly i am the product of one such fairytales I'm just not sure which one yet. The headmaster hadn't seemed to know either. I followed the map he had given me of the school, down a long winding hallway pausing to look at the map again when i came across a fork in the hallway, i took the left hall and followed it until I find the room labeled four hundred and twenty. I pushed the door open, my eyes widen in mock horror it looked as though a unicorn had thrown up all over half the room. The bright almost neon colors made my eyes want to bleed, and they were everywhere, from the bedding down to the clothes hanging in half of the closet. EEEKKKK a shrill shriek startles me as a blonde head bobs up over the side of the wall bed that was facing the wall. "You must be Rose, my roommate, I'm Snow nice to meet you!" She bounces excitedly before throwing her arms around me in a tight hug. 'Your clothes were already dropped off, i put your suitcase on the other bed, i hope you don't mind, i was just so excited to get a roommate this year, they usually put me by myself.'' She trails off her shoulders slumping. I wanted to ask more about it but I didn't want to upset her, i was stuck here for four years might as well try to make some friends while I'm here right?
Despite the fact that so many had been taken 18 years ago, no one could tell me who my parents were or if they were even alive. That left it up to me to figure things out, maybe then i could learn to control my powers if I ever discovered them.
Arrows POV
i knew who she was the second I saw her. They way her smile lit up her face and made her green eyes seem even brighter. I rubbed my eyes willing the vision away only to still see her when I opened my eyes. She was supposed to be dead, no she was dead. She had died when we were six. I shake my head to clear it, there's no way its actually her, she would have let me know she was alive, she had been my best friend growing up her and my brothers. I spin on my heel and head off in search of my brothers, they always helped me through everything.
"there's no way it was really her, she never would have let us believe she was dead she loved us as much as we loved her." River my twin says throwing himself down on the couch in our room. A growl of frustration rips though me, we had been through this so many times. "You didn't see her, i swear she was really there." The crack in my voice makes him look at me. "She is dead, it wasn't her. I know it sucks but we have to come to terms with it its been twelve years. Nothing we can do will bring her back, i know they never found her body Arrow, but she would have come for us!" He takes a deep breath, it's always hard for us to talk about her, we barely have in the last twelve years, losing her nearly tore us all apart, and in some ways it had. Our brother Chaos chooses that moment to storm into the room, blue eyes wild with panic, he looked white with terror. "I think i saw her." He rushes out his eyes never leaving me. From his position on the couch River groans. "Look i hate to be the bad guy, and you all know i loved her just as much as everyone else, but she is dead! You have to come to terms with it so what if they never found a body? If she was still alive like I've said a million times before she would have come for us. So even if she is still alive we shouldn't really be thrilled she's here, she lied to us for twelve years, didn't come for us, let us think she was dead all this time, so if by some miracle she is alive, she's already dead to me and she should be dead to you too." Anger radiates off of him as he storms out of the room leaving River and i staring at each other. What the hell just happened.
"I know what i saw." Chaos tells me as we go off in search of River.
The halls where quiet this time of night, with most of the students already in their rooms for the night. A noise farther down the hall catches my attention. "You fucking bitch, how dare you." Chias and i take off down the hall as we recognize Rivers voice. "I- I don't know what you're talking about, who the hell are you" a feminine voice asks, a hint of malice in her voice."Don't play dumb with me Scarlett." He growls inches from her face. I'm surprised she isn't cowering in a corner, with the anger radiating from him. "My name isn't Scarlett," she spits at him, shoving against his chest. He stumbles back in surprise. "You going to accept the fact shes dead now?" He asks his eyes finding us.
"Look i don't know who the hell you are or who the hell you think i am, but I am not her so leave me the fuck alone if you know what's good for you." She meets each of our gazes in turn before stalking off down the hallway. I pause wondering if. Should follow her, my heart clenching at the anger and pain radiating from both of my brothers.
Losing Scarlett had been hard on all four of us, we had been inseparable since the say she had moved in to the house across the street from us when we four, that all changed four years later when her and her grandmother, the sweetest lady my brothers and i had ever metn where killed in a house fire. We had lived everyday of the last twelve years without her, without a piece of our hearts, none of us had been the same after that day and it looked like things were about to get worse. if this chick really wasn't Scarlett it would completely destroy us this time, i had a feeling even if it were her, it would still destroy us, nothing was going to be the same after today. I sigh before following in the direction Not Scarlett had gone. Maybe if i could find her, i could talk some sense into her, or at least maybe figure out what the hell is going on.