Falling for doom: Fire and ice

Chapter one

Bella's pov

Eighteen years later

The alarm on my head post goes of and my eyes snap open. Am drenched in cold sweat due to the pain in my completely butchered back. I look at my alarm clock and it says 4 am.

I try to slowly get out of bed and I feel my breath get heavy. Tears spring to my eyes due to the immerse pain but I would never let myself cry. I slowly walk towards the shower and look in the mirror.

My pale blue eyes, which look like ice. Stare at me cold and blank. I have a busted lip and huge purple mark around my right eye. I sigh at my disgusting form. Am sickly thin because I only eat once a week.

The Mason family took me in when I was just a baby. They found me on their door step one night and the decided to take me in. They were never this bad. Infact they were lovely people. Clark was born and we grew up together but as we grew I was always better than Clark in most of the thing. I was brighter, healthier, more active and very smart.

Then it started when we turned ten. At first it's was aunt Octave, she started yelling at me for no reason at all. Then I was assigned chores way beyond my age. It got worse when I failed to do the chores. I'd get slapped or pushed and the beating got more worse as I grew older. When I turned 15, I got whipped with a cat whip. My back was ripped to shreds.

That's the year I made a shocking discovery. Whenever water touched my wounds they healed completely. I was so scared the first time it happened.

I sigh once again, this is no time to be zoning out. I take off my bloody ripped shirt and I let out a sharp hiss of pain as the material brushes the wounds on my back.

I take off all my clothes and I enter the shower. I let the water fall down on me. Atleast they let me have a small bedroom and a little bathroom. Better than the basement.

I feel all my wounds close up and I feel my energy return. I really don't know what happens whenever I get in contact with water but I am always drawn to water. I love water, before the Masons went all demon mode on me I used to be in the swimming team.

I still love swimming but I do it when am alone. I wash out all the blood from my dark wavy hair.

I throw on some worn out blue jeans and a little pink top. I pull on my beat up black converse and put my waist long hair into a tight ponytail. I head to the kitchen and make breakfast for the demon family. I decided to call them the demon family because that's what they are to me.

Am not allowed to eat anything during the week days. I am only allowed to eat on Sundays. That means I had my week's share yesterday.

I quickly set the table and walk out the house. I don't have a car, not that I would have had one if I wanted to. The Masons say am not worthy of getting on any car so I walk to school everyday. This year is my senior year and I just want it to end quickly so I can go to college and leave the demon house.

I take my usual path in the woods. It's too early to be at school so I go to my secret special place. It's a lake that has amazingly beautiful water. The place is simply magical. The water in the lake is a shimmering purple and it's so peaceful and quiet. I usually hang out from here.

I sit and watch the water. It's calling me to just jump in but I can't I will be late for class. As I watch the water make little waves. A cool breeze brushes through my ponytail and a soft voice touches my ears " It's time" I stand up and my pulse quickens. " Who's that?!" I say with panic clearly on my face. After a few minutes without a reply I facepalm, am being paranoid . Am definitely just a bit drowsy due to lose of blood.

I shake my head and stand up with my bag. I start heading towards the school.

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I actually I like school. It's a way of me being free from my evil adoptive family but not completely. Clark goes to the same school as me and he makes sure to make my life hell whenever he gets the chance.

I reach the school early like I always do. I am the girl nobody notices and I like it that way. I walk with my eyes on my worn out shoes.

Before I could stop myself I collide with a hard chest and I lose my foot. But before I kiss the ground, strong arms steady me. I look up at the person I crashed in and I am met with beautiful green eyes on an equally beautiful face.

I look away to see people looking at me. I really don't like this kind of attention or any kind of attention. I move out of the handsome boy's arms and speed walk to my locker after muttering a quick apology for not paying attention to where I was going.

When I reach my locker I let out a huge breath. The guy made me feel nervous. He is so handsome. Is it hot in here or it's just me? I feel my cheeks heat up. I collect my books for first and second period and start heading towards my first class.

Am so lost in my thoughts about the handsome guy in the hallway that I don't notice the person in front of me. I harshly collide with a hard back and this time the person I bump into does not save me. My bum makes contact with the hard floor and I hold in the little gasp of surprise I was about to let out.

Seriously what's wrong with me today. I keep bumping into people and what are these men made out of, bricks? I rub my forehead where I hit his back. I look at him and I let out a gasp. This time am unable to say a thing.

I feel myself go pale, I just bumped into Atom Flames. He just got transferred to this school this year and he is already famous because of his temper. Of all the people I would have run into why him. My luck really sucks.

He slowly turns to me and am met with his amber eyes. He has on a neutral face and it's more scary than anything. He extends his hand towards me. And I instinctively close my eyes waiting for the blow but I let out a yelp of surprise when I feel his warm hand on my cheek.

I open my eyes and find his handsome face only inches away from mine. My brain turns to mush as I continue looking in his eyes. " Watch where you are going little one, you might hurt yourself " he says seriously and walks away just like that. Leaving me on the floor looking like an i***t. What a beautiful day (not the sarcasm).

A/N

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