When the Heartless Learns to Love

CHAPTER 1: PRETENTIONS

Kaella's POV

In the middle of my sleep, a loud shriek woke me up. Damn it! This is what I hate most. Being woken up during a good sleep.

"Shoot it Kaelli! What do you need?" I asked.

Oh, by the way, I'm Kaella Andrea Elisse Alexa Ho. Long name I got there? Yeah, I know, don't remind me. Just call me Kaella though. And I have a very noisy twin sister. She's Kaelli Natalie Ennice Alexis Ho. Just use Kaelli. Anyway, I also have an older sister. She's Trixie Alexandria Sapphire. Ugh! My mom just loves using really long words! Didn't she even consider our struggle in writing our names? Ugh. I'm talking too much.

"Sissie, it's first day of school. Get up now!" She blurted.

"Oops. Almost forgot. But please just stop acting like an old hag. You look stupid"

"Sharp tongue maknae!"

Oh! Forgot to tell you. I'm half Korean too. I'm the youngest in the family that's why they call me maknae. Duh!

"Sorry twinnie. Anyway, I'll be there in a few minutes"

She nodded and finally left my room.

Ugh! This sucks. I got up and fixed myself. I looked at the mirror and saw the dangerous eyes I have. Seeing them pierces me. Damn! I look exactly like my mom. My mom who died because of me.

*flashback*

"Mom please. Don't bring her to the operation. She's only 10 for pete's sake. She can't be part of our mafia yet" Trixie pleaded.

"I can do nothing my dear. It's tradition. She is probably the heir. She needs to get ready" Mom said.

"Mom spare her! The mafia life isn't for her. Mom please! You would risk your life for her? Mom I need you. We need you"

"I'm just doing what is right. I'm very sorry"

I heard their conversation late at night and I was dumbfounded. I can't believe it. We're actually heading a mafia group. So that explains the guns being delivered at home. Gash!

"Mom" I said.

"I heard everything. Please tell me more" I added.

"No mom you won't do this-"

"Shut up Alexandria" I cut her off.

"Dear Kaella, remember, whatever happens, I loved, am loving and will be loving you" mom said as she kissed me on the forehead.

We walked out of the mansion seeing a lot of lit candles around the pavement. We followed the way and we reached the fountain. Scary women were waiting for us there and they were holding guns. I halted for a while and shivered.

"Mom, I'm scared" and I held onto her.

"Don't be" she said with a faint smile.

We went nearer and nearer until I saw a magenta gem popping out of the fountain. The women let out a sigh of relief but turned to mom with sadness in their eyes.

"Goodbye my princess" mom bade me.

She walked to the fountain, stood up and looked up the bright night sky. The women directed their gun towards her.

"No! Stop! What are you doing?! Mom get down!" I shouted my lungs out. I ran to her but another guy tied me in a stool.

I tried my best to let go of myself but to no success. I watched in horror as they shot my mom, electrified and drowned her. I was raging mad but I kinda got the story. They killed mom for the new heir was found. They killed mom because of me.

"F*ck this life" I cursed.

I ran to the fountain after they let me go and deminished the lifeless body of the woman I loved the most. I drank the bloody water and sunk my head. As I burst out, my eyes normally turned magenta and so with my hair, similar to what happened to Kaelli and Trixie only with blue and silver gems.

*end of flashback*

"Alexa, get dressed. Stop remembering the pain. Mom loves you that's why she did that. She died for us and not because of yo" Trixie said as she walked into my walk-in closet to check if I was done. And again, she saw me weak and crying. Damn!

"I hope so unnie. I hope so"

"Love this life Kae. You won't regret it. Live with it and you'll be fine" she said as she wiped my tears.

"I learned to be heartless since mom died. But my love for blood just grows everyday. Being a mafia heir ate up my soul unnie. I can't stop it. I crave for more lives each day. That's who I am. And I tell you, this will be the last tear that I will shed. No more are coming" I said as I put on my contact lenses to cover my colored eyes.

"That's what I'm talking about. Let's go girl. We've got business to do. Pretentions, welcome us again" Trixie said with her sinister smirk.

I walked behind her letting my newly ombred hair (black on top, blonde on middle and magenta on end) flow perfectly untied at my back. This is who I am. I am the perfect image of a devil in an angel and a rose with poisonous thorns. I am purely trouble. Dare to outstand me?