Reflections

"Why'd you run?" She looks at me, and her eyes fill with emotion so raw I nearly choke on my next breath. She breathes out a sob at my question before sucking it back in again. The shadows spreading inside her veins seem to darken, but that could just be my imagination. I watch as Amber struggles with herself for a moment. After a minute, in a more urgent but still quiet voice, she speaks.
"I've figured it out, Tee. I know everything." Her eyes are half crazed, and I worry, not for the first time, that I've already lost her.
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Serenity River's used to unanswered questions. She's spent every day of her life wondering what she is and where her shadow and reflection are. She's also only ever loved two people; she loves her Dad, who's accepted every bit of her without fail or judgment, and her best friend Amber, who's the most strong, sincere, honest and most amazing human she's ever met, and would do anything to protect them. That, however, becomes exceedingly difficult when Serenity plays with matters she doesn't understand and Amber ends up dangerously sick. In order to save her she must accept the help of the reckless blue-eyed prince, Xavier and play the wicked game of a living shadow.