The Dark and The Light-Billy

A letter from Leo

Dear Hanna, 

Things in Europe with Helena are quite dull, I feel as if I have nothing in common with her. She is quite pretty but she knows nothing about books or science like Bea did. I miss you and the rest of them very much, I am not sure whether I will ever be able to return to the cellar but I hope I will. There have been cocktail parties every night and they are quite gauche. I hope everyone is doing alright, especially Bea and Jess, does Bea ever talk about me? Has she moved on? I love you very much, Hanna. 

-Leo

I sighed and placed the letter down, I hated how Leo was sent away and I wasn't, it's truly unfair. I hope I never have to go away with a partner that I barely know, I haven't thought too much about my future with Billy although I hope to never be apart from him. 

"Who's it from?" I looked up into a familiar pair of blue eyes 

"Leo," I told Billy blandly "he's not too happy in Europe" 

"I wouldn't assume otherwise" Billy sat down next to me and pulled me into his chest "do you miss him?"

I nodded "He's my brother, of course, I miss him" Billy grinned and played with a gold bracelet on my wrist. I had gotten the bracelet from my aunt, the only person in Leo and I's family who understood the wanting of the outside world, she too had always been adventurous. Sadly my aunt had Hemophilia and one day she had a horrible accident causing her death, now, there's no one in the palace who understands us. 

"Hanna, I think I'm going to go for a walk, would you like to join me?" Bea came around the corner in her heavy overcoat, it was getting cold out, winter was approaching

"I was actually going to go to the docks, maybe next time?" I was a bit nervous about hanging out with Bea, I thought she would resent me for being the twin that was allowed to stay in the Cellar

"Ok, I'll ask Jess" Bea replied a bit put off, I nodded and lay my head on Billy's chest. I really did miss my brother, I missed his laughter and how much he cared for everyone 

"I think I'm going to go," I told Billy standing up "I'll be back before sunset"

"You'd better," Billy told me "you know I worry about what could happen out there"

"Billy, the Rip closed" I sighed grabbing my coat "there's nothing out there that could harm me" I wasn't sure if I believed that after what I had seen the other night but I wasn't going to tell him that "I'll be fine" I stood on my tiptoes and gave him a kiss on the cheek 

"I love you, you know that right?" Billy asked 

"Of course, and I love you too" I gave him a smile before walking up the stairs and out to the streets of London. I shivered in the cool autumn air as I walked, things were quite boring and I needed a change, I needed something fun to happen. I wanted to go on an adventure but not a scary one, a fun one. I walked down the streets at such a fast pace, wrapped up in my thoughts that I slammed into someone carrying many packages of fish. 

"Oh" I gasped as I fell to the ground "I'm so sorry, I should have watched where I was going" a boy about my age looked up, his pretty green eyes caught me off guard 

"It's quite alright," the boy said as we gathered the fish "you weren't the only one walking recklessly" he pushed his wavy brown hair out of his face and  straightened up "I'm James"

"Hanna" I stuck my hand out for him to shake, which he did. I got a closer look at James and he was very good looking, small freckles dotted around his nose and he had a very sharp jawline 

"What are you doing out here, in the cold, all alone?" James asked  

"I was just getting some time to think," I told him fidgeting with my gloves 

"Family issues?" he asked 

"Something like that," I told him with a small smile "Well I'd better get going," I told him, I really wanted to have some time to myself, Jake is very nice but I need space

"It's been nice meeting you Hanna" Jake bowed his head formally "maybe we will meet again?"

"Maybe" I grinned and waved as I walked to the docks, it had been a while since I met anyone my age who was new, maybe I'll gain a new friend 

Heyyyy I'm back, I was away at camp for a month and I got so many ideas for this book, I will now start updating again, I'm not sure about a posting schedule but there will be new chapters