a thousand cranes

chapter one

ellaras pov:

'im sorry sorin but ellara will now be given the title of the heir to the arcane company.' my mother stated, gently placing her hands on my twin's shoulder. 

she looked into his blue eyes and continued, 'we need someone who will eventually, on day, produce a desendant, and keep the family line on going, and you being gay just doesnt allow that' 

my brother only stared at her, with a trace of a smile on his lips 'i know mother dont worry. it doesnt bother me and you know that. i never wanted the company in the first place' 

'i know sweetie' my mother gave him  a tight hug, before turning over to me.

'i know you want to know why your here too darling, but lets wait for your father to arrive before i break the news' 

i looked at the clock and realised that my dad should be home soon, as his flight was due to arrive 20 minutes ago. 

i guess this is a good time to explain to all of you what my mothermeant by the heir. 

my full name is ellara lillyanne arcane. the twin sister to sorin james arcane, age 18 born on august 12, 2003. 

we are the only known children to lilly and simon arcane, the owners of the worlds largest company. As well as the worlds first billionaires, soon to be trillionaires. 

my brother and i are hidden from society, and are not exposed to media attention. 

only a handful of people around the world actually know that the famous arcane couple have children, however when we graduate from high school, our true identities will be revealed to the world. 

now, back to the present.

the door to our mansion opened, and a deep voice sounded from the front of our house, 'HONEY IM HOME!' 

my mother giggled and responded 'in the living room simon' 

i swear its like my parents are teenagers sometimes. 

my father burst into the living room and scanned it, before walking towards the couch next to my mother. 

he leaned in and gave her a large kiss on her forehead, before sitting down next o her. 

'hi kiddos' he said, finally turning towards us ' i guess your mother told you about your new school in LA right' 

'WHAT?' 

'WAIT!'

me and astr screamed at the same time, our eyes widening as we looked at out mother. 

she gave us a sheepish grin before explaining what my father meant. 

'as i was GOING to say, ellara as you know you will be the next heir to the company, meaning that  you will have to learn about business managment and all that stuff, so me and your father decided that you and aster should go to another school with a better curriculam this year-'

my father cut her off before continueing ' since its still really early on in the year, we have decided that you two will be attending the school that your mother and i built, as the business managment classes there are the best available-' 

'we have already informed the teachers of your identity, and your uncle will be teaching there as well, as well as your cousin jacob!' my mother finished. 

sorin and i just stared at each other before slumping back into the couch, trying to process what our parents just said. 

'well then i guess we better go pack our bags' i stated, before climbing up the stairs to our rooms.