Dark Angel (Completed)

Prologue

This is a Hush Hush fanfic I'm working on. Hope you enjoy it cx

Isabelle (nine years ago)

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"Iz! Wake up!" Isabelle heard her mom yell.

Isabelle Cipriano groaned. "Why can't I keep sleeping mommy? I want to sleep! Please let me sleep." She muttered tiredly against her dark blue pillow.

Her mother, Nora Cipriano, removed the sheets from her daughters lazy body. "No. Iz you have to go to school!"

"Daddy!" Iz screamed.

Isabelle was sleeping face down and she turned her body so she could see her father appear in the doorway. His black eyes held warmth and amusement as he looked at his wife and daughter. Patch was wearing nothing but black sweatpants. "What's wrong, Iz?"

"Mommy won't let me sleep!" She cried.

Patch laughed. But when he spoke his tone was soft but strict. "Iz, it's time for you to go to school. You've missed yesterday."

"B-but..." Iz's mouth quivered slightly.

"Honey, school isn't that bad." Nora spoke up. Her red hair messy because she had just got up from bed.

"But mommy it is! You have to learn!"

"Well now that's true." Patch spoke. Amusement coating his deep voice.

Nora turned on patch and gave him a death glare. "She is your daughter! She has to go to school, Patch!"

He laughed. "It's okay, Nora. You know I'm just teasing you." He turned to look at Iz and his tone was firm. "Iz, get dressed. You're going to school."

Iz groaned. "I need help." She whispered.

She heard her father burst into laughter. "Nora, go help your daughter."

"She's my daughter now?! She's ours. As in we both contributed in her existence!" Nora poked Patch in the chest. "It's your fault we had a lazy daughter."

Patch chuckled. "Nora, calm down. It's not my fault. I'm a rather active person. She got it from you."

Nora gasped. Then she turned and threw her hands up. "Fine. Fine! Whatever!" She said as she entered Isabelle's walk-in closet.

Patch smiled at Iz and he sat at the edge of her bed. "You need to go to school, Iz."

"I know, daddy." Her black eyes met his. "I'm just so tired."

Patch caught a strand of her black hair that she inherited from him. As well as the black eyes. "Iz, you're always tired. You need to be active like the other kids. Too much sleep is bad for your body."

She groaned. Then she lifted her arms. "Pick me up?" She smiled faintly.

He shook his head but he smiled. He leaned down and picked her up. After twirling Iz after a few times he put her down and Nora emerged from the closet. She brought out a black and white shirt of butterfly's and black shorts.

"Daddy out!"

He chuckled, stood up, and shut the door quietly.

Isabelle got up from her bed and grabbed the clothes Nora brought her.

Hey, Iz. Bad time? The voice in her head said. Iz felt protected whenever Stark spoke to her. She didn't know how old he was, nor did she care. She didn't even know how he looked like. She just felt happy she had him to talk to when things got hard.

At school she would be made fun of for being tall. She's 8 years old but she was taller than most of the kids. Her mom told her she's tall because it runs through her blood. But she wished at times she didn't have that blood.

Nope. She answered back while changing her clothes.

Haha, you're going to school aren't you? He said. His voice filled with amusement.

It's not good making fun of people, Stark. You might get made fun of too.

He laughed in her mind. Iz, if someone made fun of me I wouldn't care.

"Honey are you okay?" Nora asked worriedly when she found Isabelle smiling really big and focusing on nothing. Nora got worried at times for her. Isabelle would just stare off into space for so long and then she would come back to reality and be normal. She didn't know what was happening but she wanted to find out.

She looked up to see Nora. She nodded. "Yes, mom, why?"

Nora took a deep breath and ran a finger through her long messy hair. "Nothing, Princess. Go change, I'm going to make breakfast."

Iz nodded and she finished putting on her shoes. Yeah, I can see you not caring.

She could hear him in her mind as he chuckled. And I can see you caring, Iz.

Everyone can't be the same Stark. She replied putting things into her black and blue backpack.

Too wise for an eight year old. He said solemnly.

Hmm. How old are you Stark?

She could feel his hesitation. Oh, look. Breakfast is ready!

Really?! Isabelle ran out of her room, dragging her backpack with her. She saw Patch and Nora talking in whispers and when they saw her they stopped talking and forced on smiles. Patch picked her up and put her on her chair while Nora placed the plate in front of her so she could eat. The plate had two French toasts, two pancakes, six pieces of bacon, and beside everything was a cupcake.

"Yesssss." She made a victory gesture. "I win! Pancakes and French toast, yessss."

Izzy, you eat more than a teenager. Stark spoke up.

Yeah, I don't care! Food is amazing!

I'm pretty sure you eat a lot, Iz. More than me, and that's just incredible. He said.

"Nora, honey, what's so funny?" Her mom asked, looking at Iz worriedly.

Iz didn't realize she was giggling. She immediately stopped and looked down at her plate. She didn't want to tell her parents about Stark. She didn't want them to take him away from her. And they wouldn't. Iz had never really kept secrets from her parents, but she didn't want her parents taking Stark from her.

Don't worry, Iz. I won't leave. Stark said concerned. I won't leave you unprotected.

I know, Stark.

"Nothing, mom. I just remembered something my friend said." Iz replied piling her mouth with food so she wouldn't speak.

She saw her mom nod and then Patch steered Nora away so they could talk with her hearing them. It didn't work because she heard everything they said.

"Nora, it's okay. She is still in that age where she conjures up fantasies. It's normal." Patch told his wife.

"Patch, I know. But this worries me a lot. What if something happens? What if they are near and they take her while she's in those fantasies?" Iz didn't know who 'they' were but she didn't really care.

"Mom! I'm leaving. Vee is almost here!" Iz grabbed the cupcake and stuffed it into her mouth. She was about to leave but then she saw the milk and she grabbed it, drank the whole thing and threw the cup back into the kitchen island. She just barely closed the doors and heard "we love you Iz! Have fun and don't fall asleep!

Have fun in school, izzy. Stark said before being silent.

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"I'm so worried about our Iz, Patch." Nora whispered when she saw Iz get inside her friends car.

Patch looked at her concerned and pulled her into his arms. "I know you are. But maybe as she grows, she'll stop zoning out like that." He kissed her forehead. "I won't let our only daughter go unprotected."