Behind the Mask

Prologue: November 17th, 2010, Noxinville 

"Behind this mask, Jared,  I'm a freak. If the reporters found out what I see, what I am, I'll never live it down." She sighed and kicked the clear water of the pool. Her candy apple red hair-- darkened by the water-- clung to her body. "Jared, is that why he left?" She looked so sad, un-Juliet like. His brother was an ass thinking he could take her for granted.  She was a prize that meant to be found, not won. "Is it because I am what I am?" She looked up, looking almost desperate for me to give her hope. Hope that he couldn't give her. 

He sat down next to her and wrapped his arms around her in a hug. "Jules, if he runs away because of  what you do for the needs of people that grew up worse than you, then he isnt worth it. Just because he grew up rich and you didn't doesn't mean he knows how to have a life. You don't need him Jules. He called you a whore and you aren't. You are perfect. I promise." He took her hand, pressing a kiss to the center of her palm. He watched as her eyes lit up with shock as his warm lips touched her cold palm. "I'm not him, Juliet. I don't have sex with a girl then cast her out because she tells me she doesn't want to have my kids." 

She looked out to the pool again. The sparkle that use to live in her eyes hasn't been present in so long. Her bright blue eyes were now always dull. He hated his brother for taking that sparkle away, for using her, for destroying her pride. He ran a hand down her hair, thinking that it would be wrong, very wrong to tell her that he loves her, after what his own brother,his twin, did to her.

"I thought he cared about me and my cause. It isnt right, your father taking all the villagers' money and things. He has enough, and now Jaxon has corupted your brother." She stood up, dressed in shorts that revealed herr long, golden legs. He couldnt keep his eyes off them. Of course he felt bad about it, dreaming about his best friend, Eli's ex-girlfriend, as if she was his. He quickly looked away. She still had feelings for Eli, even after he treated her like a whore. "We have to do something. But it could get us arrested..." she trailed off in thought.