Through Light And Shadows

ch1 - Burning

The sky was blue, my favorite colour. White clouds floating across it. They looked like cotton candy, Bianca's favorite sweet. I don't like them. They melt away before it could be relished, leaving a sweet taste behind - faint too faint, like memories.

I loved this time of the year, welcoming the spring forgetting the bitter cold of the winter. A cool breeze was blowing making my sister's hair fly around. She was having trouble keeping them at place. She always keeps her hair falling in front of her face as if she wants to hide behind it from the world and withdraw back to her own.

Bianca and I were playing in the lawn (...well kinda bickering but we were both grinning so...) while Mamma was sitting across it. Her dark hair fell over her shoulder. She was smiling at us. Her smile was warm, warm enough to melt glaciers.

Little did I know then that my entire world was going to change, little did I know that my dark days were about to begin.

All of a sudden the sky turned black -pitch black like shadows - I didn't like shadows or darkness.

Bianca was saying something to me. But I couldn't pay attention.

The gentle breeze turned to violent winds. The white clouds seemed to be disappearing into the darkness as if they were being absorbed by the shadows.

The air which formerly smelled of the coming of spring (it's my favorite season always full of colours) changed to smell of death. I don't know how but I'm always able to tell if someone or in Nyx my cat's case something's gonna die. Must be instincts, maybe everyone can do that, maybe I just like to pamper myself thinking I'm special. But this death it was going to leave it's mark on my heart.

I was barely able to register what was happening but it was too late Lightning struck. The house caught fire, my house (hotel, but it felt like home) caught fire and it burned away and with it burned away my mother.

I felt hands wrapping around me, Bianca's hands, restraining me from running straight into the flames. Her tears soaked my shoulder. I was screaming. On top of my voice. And I screamed until all the air was sucked out of my lungs. My knees finally gave up. I knelt down and extended my hands embracing my sister after all she was the only person I had left in this world - except my jerk Dad whom I'd never seen- as now my Mama was DEAD.

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AN - hope you guys liked it. Please vote and comment. I'm new to this fanfic thingie so if I'd made any mistakes accept my apology. Some of u guys may be wondering where is Hades, I mean he do was bickering with Maria at that time For that I'm gonna explain that in later chapters. It may sound kinda lame now but I promise it will turn out pretty good after I finish it.