When Love Tears You Apart.

Chapter 1

I burried my eyes in my hands, so many years ago! so many! But I still think of him. I still think of my own mystery man, I remember his beautiful blue eyes, and his dark hair, which reminded me of the forest. (Yes, I really like the forest if you'd like to know.) I didn't even have time to ask his name. Or well.. I couldn't even touch him, or know he was real at all!

Oh just shut it. Forget about him, he probably doesn't even exist! It was just an illusion. It must've been.

"Nazyra!" I could hear a scream from outside. I walked downstairs and saw my little sister run in. It looked like she'd been crying, but I wasn't sure. Could be the cold as well..

"What is it, little sister?" I asked her, normally I just called her by her name, but at moments like this. At moments she seemed upset I called her 'little sister'. After all, she wás my little sister.

She started sobbing. "I can't find him! I can't find him anywhere! He's gone! Please tell me he's not! Please, please please!" I immediately knew who she was talking about. Father had left last evening for some kind of 'threat' he didn't want to talk about. And yes. My father is a knight. Knight of the kingdom, so called Ravenden. And no. This kingdom has nothing to do with ravens!

I tried to calm her down, and hugged her tightly "You know he's a knight, right? He has his duties, but he's not dead if that's what you think. He's strong, and would do anything to see his daughters back."

Kiara nodded, that's her name. Kiara. "I just wished mom was here.. I never got the chance to tell her I did love her, even while I told her I didn't, and I don't want to lose my father as well.." I could see tears welling up in her eyes when she thought about our father. We really loved him, and he is all the family we've left. We never got a chance to meet our grandparents, our mother died because she got very ill a couple of years ago, and our brother had left us right after she died..

"Mom knows you loved her! Don't ever think like that. She loved you just as much as she loved me, or father!"

Kiara seemed relieved I told her this, although I told her so many times she still doesn't believe me.

"Now, go and play with friends, I'm sure there are some around!" I smiled at her. "You'd better be back in about.. ehm, just when the night's falling okay?" I patted her on her head and watched her as she ran over to our neighbors. I'm sure she was in love with their son, he was 11 years old, and had blonde half-long hair. I couldn't really see what she liked in him, he's such a jerk. Even for an 11 year old! What would he be like at 18? None of my business I suppose.

It has never been so silent at dinner. Normally we had so many things to talk about, but now father's not here yet our mood slightly went down. My mind drifted off, father should have been back by now shouldn't he? Usually he's back in a day, he wouldn't dare to leave his daughters alone for more than a day,. At least he would tell if he had to travel far. I was worried. Not just for him, but for Kiara as well. I watched her as she slowly ate her food, that's not her. She would eat as fast as she could to do some *exciting* things.

"Nazyra." I looked up at her. "I'm going to bed now, please wake me when father's here."

I wasn't going to ask her why she was going to bed so early and just nodded as I watched her go upstairs.

I felt down on the couch, the room was getting cold and I was feeling tired. I was thinking about mum, and my father, but most important, mystery man. That handsome man, that man I loved at first sight, without knowing him, that man... I woke up by strange noises coming from outside. I stood up to take a look, I sniffed the cold winter breeze and then all went black, I couldn't see what was happening, but I could hear the voices, one seemed so familiar to me but I couldn't remember. What.. What was happening.. To me?