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This is my first fic :D pretty excited! I know that this first chapter is slow and short, but it'll be well worth the read.
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I love the ice; I've liked the cold since before I can remember. I've never seen snow though. Where I come from, the sky does not grace us with the delicate beauty that is the tiny specks of white. I was never meant to be one with the heat, by body could bear it, but my head… Well let's just say that it was not the most pleasant of feelings.
My name is Kristina Rae Portman; I'm a 20 year old girl from Western Australia in the region of Oceania – Planet Earth. Western Australia is known all around the world for its increasingly hot temperatures, especially in the North Eastern mining towns. Luckily for me though, I live near the most southern point of the State, along the coast line where there is almost always a sea breeze.
My life in Western Australia consisted of school and taking care of my twin sister Samantha, who is slightly 'special'. We're both currently studying at University; me to become a doctor and she to become a teacher's aide for blind children, as she herself, has no eye sight. Our parents died when we were young and so we were left to be raised by our very old but very wise Chinese Great Grandparents. It was with Grandfather Feng I learnt martial arts, with techniques unheard of in the Western World, including that of Shotokan and Dragon Kung Fu. Grandfather Feng told me many times that I was made to compete in fighting tournaments, but again, this was unheard of in the Western World. Grandmother Lien-Hua would tell us two girls of warriors who, over 10,000 years ago practiced these techniques in a northern part of Asia, where she was originally from. Samantha and I would once joke about her being from that time frame because of her old out-dated ways of acting like a 'proper Chinese woman'.
Sam and I are not Chinese; we're Australian through and through. The only thing that could possibly give me away for being part Asian is my shiny black hair that hung in loose curls down to the middle of my back. Sam didn't have any Asian qualities, as her hair was unnaturally white, but hung in the same way as mine. The doctors say that her hair is white because she is missing a special gene which gives someone hair colour. I'm not sure if it's true, but it's not my place to argue with the professionals.
My sister and I were always together. Not once did I ever leave her by herself. She was younger than me, and so I felt as though it was my duty to protect her. With no eyesight and a mind where half of its power is locked away, Samantha was an easy target for any man to take advantage of.
I vowed to never let anything bad happen to her.
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Our true story begins on a cold night where thunder shook the house and lightening lit up the black sky with white, yellow and blue cracks. Grandmother Lien-Hua told us that we had to stay warm. She had us dress in our thickest jumpers and jeans and told us no matter how hot we get, we mustn't take any of it off – this included our boots. When dinner was finished, I felt as though I would pass out from heat exhaustion, Sam on the other hand seemed perfectly comfortable. Grandmother Lien-Hua and Grandfather Feng did something very unusual this night; Grandmother Lien-Hua hugged and kissed us with tears silently escaping the deep creases in her eyes, as did Grandfather Feng, without (of course) the tears. At 9pm sharp we were sent to our joint bedroom and told to sleep immediately. Something wasn't right, anyone could see that.
"Kris… What's going on? I don't like this" Sam said as she climbed on her bed and hugged her knees. I walked over to the other side of her bed and sat beside her, laying her down so her head was in my lap as I leant against the pillows at the headboard. "I know Sam, I don't like it either" I said in a thoughtful voice as I gazed out the window to watch the lightshow outside. "Sleep now Princess, we will find out what was off in the morning. We must respect their wishes for tonight" I brushed the hair out of her face while I spoke in a soothing tone. "Everything will be fine" I whispered as her breathing became heavier, signalling that she was asleep. I don't know how long it took, but I too fell asleep listening to the heavy rain and finding comfort in stroking my sister's soft white hair.
When I woke, I knew immediately that we were not in the comfort of Samantha's bed. It was too cold.. and.. wet? I didn't feel her weight on me either. I opened my eyes only to be blinded by the amount of glaring white surrounding me. I let out a breathless moan of pain as I sat up and blinked a few times to adjust to the light. Instantaneously I began my search for my sister, looking in every direction, my eyes not taking notice of anything other than her form. She was propped up against a tree, still asleep about 200 metres away with a man squatting in front of her. He wore a white robe and a Chinese straw hat and appeared to be touching Samantha's face.
"Get away from her!" I yelled as I stood, trying to gain my balance on the soft powdery ground. The man also stood and turned to look at me, a small smirk broke out on his face; the rest was shadowed by the wide brim of his hat. As I began running towards him, the man's body was surrounded by small sparks of electricity. And in a blinding flash of light, he was gone. I slowed my running pace to a fast walk, not believing what I had just witnessed. A man had just disappeared in a flash of lightening after taking me and my sister away from our home. Perhaps I was really still sleeping? This was entirely impossible! My brow furrowed as I leant down to inspect Samantha myself.
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Chapter One complete! Yays! PLEASE review! :3