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Ring, ring, ring.

Isabelle groaned and rolled over, knocking her alarm clock off her bedside table in her quest for silence. It kept up its racket on the floor, and sighing, Isabelle swung her legs out of her bed and turned it off.

Belle stretched as she sat on the edge of her bed before glancing around at her shabby surroundings. She didn't have a job, so she was forced to squat in one of the many derelict buildings that were supposed to be abandoned, along with about fourteen other teenagers.

The other people in the building were still asleep, and when Belle looked at her clock she saw it was only five in the morning. She brightened as she remembered what she had planned for the day – she was going to the local national park for a hike.

Belle walked into the communal bathroom and splashed her face with cold water, before brushing her shoulder length curly hair. As she watched herself in the mirror, she reflected on how strange it was that she liked the forest. Especially since a lot of her training had been done in the woods back at Manticore… Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, she went back into her room and got dressed – all in black of course. Black suited her, with her dark hair and eyes, and olive skin.