Destined To Be Luna Queen

"Just two weeks, Esme, and then you'll be out of here," a young woman with long, coal-colored hair, and vibrant green eyes spoke, handing the other girl a bowl she had just finished washing. Esme, a girl with shoulder-length, scarlet-colored hair, and brilliant blue eyes, smiled and chuckled in response, "Geez, Jazz, trying to get rid of me already?" Jazz rolled her eyes, "That's not it at all. You'll be free. You won't have to answer to anyone. I'm just happy for you," she said, handing Esme the last of the dishes she had washed, and helped her put them away. Esme sighed as she stepped down from the stepping stool. "As soon as I am out of here, I am finding a job and buying your freedom from here." She said, hugging Jazz. "You need to take care of yourself before worrying about me." Jazz replied as she pulled out of the hug and turned away. "I can't leave my little sister behind,". She said as she hugged Jazz from behind. A sarcastic laugh came from behind them. "Don't lie to her like that. All your kind are the same." A girl with dirt-colored hair and green eyes remarked as she threw a mop in the closet. Esme "Rose, why do you have such a problem with me?" I asked as I turned around. She slammed the closet door shut and looked at me." Because you yourself are a wolf. How dare you act like you are one of us. The minute you get the curse mark removed, you'll forget all about her." She replied as she walked closer to me. I could feel my blood boiling. I swear I hate this girl so much. I took a deep breath and looked down, and gave my best b***h smile as I looked back up. "You're just mad because all the wolf soldiers you slept with haven't given you the brownie points you thought you would get. Another thing, don't forget I am only half wolf. The other half of me is a hunter, and a hunter is just a human with supernatural abilities," I said as I got in her face. She bit her inner cheek and walked away with an angry look on her face. "Esme, you do know you don't have to come back for me. I know that I am just a bratty kid." Jazz said as she looked down. I sighed deeply. Listen, you think I will let you be her for another four years without me? No way in hell am I leaving you here. I will come back for you." I said to her as I poked her in the head with two fingers. "Stop that. I hate when you do that." She said as she pushed my hand away and hugged it tight. I hugged her back. "Let's get to bed, kiddo. You're tired. I said as I kissed the top of her head. As I lay in bed, all I could think about was how, in two weeks, I would finally be free of this place. I could go anywhere and do anything. But all I wanted was to take Jazz with me. It's unfair that, as children, we had to pay for our parents' crimes. We were just kids ourselves when they committed these crimes. I mean, I get why they put someone like me here. My father was a hunter and forced my mother, who was a wolf, to have me. I don't know how she ever loved me. Dream/flashback "Mommy, where are we going?" A little girl asked as she held tight to a woman. "Listen, Esme. Whatever happens, you keep running, don't look back. Do you understand?" The woman exclaimed as she grabbed the young girl by the arm. "Yes, mommy, I understand." The young girl responded softly as she started to walk faster. It was dark and wet outside. You could hear people yelling in the distance behind them. The woman started pulling the little girl faster. "Come on now, Esme, you have to move faster." the woman said as she pulled the girl harder. Finally, the little girl fell to her knees. "Mommy, you're moving too fast. I can't keep up." the little girl cried as she tried to stand up fast. The woman stopped and looked at the little girl. "I'm so sorry, Esme," The woman apologized as she bent down to help the girl up. As the woman helped the little girl up, she heard a noise and pushed her into the bushes. "MOMMY, WHAT'S GOING ON!" the little girl said, shocked. "Shh, stay quiet, Esme." The woman whispered. The woman's nails grew long, and her red scarlet hair turned white. "There you are, you bitch." a man with an angry look on his face hissed, coming out from behind a tree. The woman just looked frightened but didn't back down. "Where is my daughter, you b***h?" the man demanded. Shaking, the little girl, trying to stay quiet in the bushes, looked at the woman. "Long gone. I sent her ahead. Good luck finding her in the wolf's territory." The woman lied. The man balled up his fist and just stared at the woman. The man took a silver gun out of his pocket with a wooden handle and pointed it at the woman. "Tell me where she is now, or I will kill you." The man raged. "I'll never tell you." the woman said with fear in her voice. The man's face grew with anger as he shot the woman in the stomach. The woman fell to the ground on her knees. The man came up in front of her. He put the gun to her head. "Last chance to tell me where my daughter is?" The man demanded once again. "N-no," The woman stuttered. "LEAVE MY MOMMY ALONE!" the little girl screamed, coming out of the bushes. The man walked over to the little girl and reached out his hand to grab her. "Don't you touch her," The mother growled. As she dug her nails into the man's ankle, "Let go of me." the man said as he hit the woman in the face with the wooden handle of the gun. "Don't touch my mommy!" The little girl screamed at the man when flying back. The man pointed his gun at the little girl. "How dare you put your hand on me." The man hissed. The little girl stood there frozen, looking down at her hand, confused. "You're too dangerous to leave," the man said as he pulled the trigger. The woman jumped in front of the bullet, making sure the little girl didn't get hit. The woman was now lying on the ground, breathing heavily. "Mommy, are you OK?" The little girl asked as she bent down, shaking the woman. The woman reaches her hand up and touches the little girl's face." I love you so much, Esme." She said with her last breath. The little girl's eyes started to fill with tears. "Get up and come with me, you little b***h," the man demanded. "NO, MOMMY, NO!" The little girl screamed as a flash of white light covered everything. End of dream/flashback I shoot out of bed sweating, my breathing heavy. All I can remember of the dream is my mother dying and her blood on my hands. I lay back down, putting my forearm over my face and crying till I fell back to sleep.