The Last Darling

"Again uncle really ? " Gasping for air wiping the sweat from my brow. "Yes really or do you want to waste all your training and serve yourself on a platter for the shadows instead?" "No but I wouldn't mind ya know relaxing before my first day of college tomorrow. Listen to some music, read a book ya know like a normal young adult ? " "How many times must I tell you Roxy you are not normal and your lucky I'm even letting you go to college in the first place." No Im lucky the government tracked me down and insits on an education while I'm in your care you mean. If it was up to you and mum may she rest in peace I'd be locked away forever." "You are 21 in a few days ! You don't even need to go to school. " "I deserve some form of normality all things considered." "Fine... your right, take the rest of the day off.. But you will make up for it after school tomorrow." '' Thanks uncle.. and I'm sure I will." I drop my blades and run upstairs, I throw my the stinky active wear off and hop In the shower. Ahhhh I can't wait for tomorrow. You might be wondering why a 20 year old would be excited about school.. Well you see... My name is Roxy Darling and the moment I wasn't born a boy was when all my troubles started. See there is a curse that runs in my Family on the Darlings side. The Women tend to go crazy, they either disappear or have been claims of being murdered by Shadows. I don't know why we are cursed but all I know is it stressed my Mother so much she ended up falling ill and died a few years ago. My father recently put me in the care of my Uncle, he basically disappeared to try and solve the million dollar or should I say million death question. And that's why? As far as I know our heritage dates back to England before the war.. The only reason we know this is because there was an orphanage named after the darlings and there's been an old English trunk passed down for God only knows how long. I have it now, it's just full of old books but they are different like some of the writing is written in fonts that I can't even find on the Web and I've searched the authors, nothing comes up! There's also a very very old sewing kit in a pocket on the lining it's nothing fancy just thread, needles and thimbles. Other then that all traces of the family disappeared we didn't exist, then all of a sudden we popped back up again. My father is sure it has something to do with the curse. We aren't close I have always been cared for by nannies and watched over by guards. All that disappeared thankfully when I started living with my uncle but he insists he trains me in self defence. Farther must have thought this small town would be safe enough. Thankfully so because I don't want to be that weird rich kid with hit men by their side. I crave freedom and adventure! it's all I read and watch I want to make friends, date and do spontaneous things like get tattoos. Experience stuff But all I can do is put my desires in books. I feel like part of me is missing, I always have. Maybe that's part of this curse. knowing I don't have much of a future. I'm excited to get a taste of what I desire even if it's going to college to study writing. I thought that seemed fit seeing as its been my only escape for so long. I finished showering and brush my long silver blonde hair it's dead straight and that's the other thing. Our family has well let's say some unusual features. like my Farther I have 2 colours in each of my eyes a yellow and blue that blends only in the centre around the pupil. And I get this natural weird hair colour from Grandfather Darling. Thankfully everything else is my mother. She was tall, slim and a very gentle person. She held herself well before the stress and illness got to her. Thanks to my Uncle I have a fair bit of muscle. I keep telling him to tone it down abit, i don't want to look like a damn body builder. But then again it's not like I need to impress anyone with how I look, I can't really date long term if some monster or metal illness is threatening kill me. If I make it to 40 and nothing has happened I'm gonna be absolutely pissed. Nightfalls and I've gotten myself lost in a book again. My eyelids become heavy and soon I'm off to dream land. ~Roxys dream pov~ I'm running as fast as I can but the darkness is gaining on me. Theres a large window, I hear voices. "Jump darling jump" "I promise we will catch you'' A hot sharp pain runs down my back I scream and leap out the large window. I'm embraced by a large figure with green eyes I feel safe. I can't see his face tho My head spins the large figure is no longer there.. Instead I'm now resting, I'm resting on someone, another figure kneels beside me. "Roxy..... the figures say my name in union Roxy.. " Mmm It sounds nice when they say it ''Roxy.. ROXY!!!''