A/N: First of all this is an AU. It is as far from cannon as it can be and that's why I love it.
A/N2: It is also my birthday gift to Jaspers Temptress whose birthday is today and she was the inspiration behind it. Thank you for that: p
A/N3: And before I forget it, I own nothing….
Enjoy
Part 1
How do you spend sixteen hours of direct flight? If you're me, you read the whole tome of Anthology of crime novels you got for your birthday, watch a movie, take a couple naps, change the tame soft beige nail polish on your nails for a more intricate hot pink with black tips and silver stripes design and stare angrily out the window at the rising sun while they dried off.
My mother had just gotten married and I was shipped off to another country. I guess that needs explaining, huh? My parents were college sweethearts and had me by the time they reached the big 2-0. They split up when I was a teeny tiny baby and never spoke to each other again until a few weeks ago when it was time for mom to get marry to the love of her life. My step dad is a baseball player so the two had to travel for his job. Even though I was the parent in our household, mom didn't want me to stay alone. I proposed to go and live with my father in the small town he lives but he refused. It stung.
Two days after that and my mom came home looking upset but serene at the same time. She had taken the liberty and arranged for me to go the school she had attended in England, her home country. Cherry on top of the proverbial cake? It's a boarding school! Now, a week later, I was arriving to the unfamiliar country.
Tightening my coat tighter around me as I took a moment to observe the school. Medenham Hall was actually a castle, located in the middle of nowhere supposedly close to a small town. I wonder if I'll see Harry Potter around!
After a meeting with the headmaster I was given my schedule and sent to my new room. I was sharing the large yellow-ish room, with another student.
"Hello"
I greeted the brunette girl with the revealing dress eating a bag of chips. She jumped up.
"Who are you?"
she questioned accusingly. I stepped backwards for a bit.
"I'm new and this is my room. Are you my new roommate?"
I stuttered. her dark eyes widened for a moment as my own, equally dark eyes, squinted. I may not want to be here but I will not be chased away
"No.. I"
"Which one is my bed?"
Wordlessly she pointed to the made bed with the dark yellow floral bedspread and I sat down heavily on it and re-tied the strings on the backs of my leather knee high boots. They were a consolation gift from mom.
"I'm Thelma"
The girl said with a smile appraising me up and down
"Bella"
She made no move to shake my outstretched arm choosing instead of keep munching on her chips.
"Crisp?"
"Chips"
I corrected immediately. She pursed her red lips
"Crisp"
She repeated. I rolled my eyes.
"Chip"
"You're on the other side of the Atlantic. Crisp"
She glared. I pursed my own lips fighting the urge to smirk
"Chip"
I stomped my foot and taking one from the bag. She rolled her eyes before
Smiling.
"Cool boots"
I smiled.
"Thanks. Late birthday gift. I love yours though"
I offered standing up again and putting my clothes away in the dresser that had an equally floral theme.
"You didn't tell me if you're my roommate or nor"
I threw over my shoulder sitting on the floral desk and setting up my father's "sorry I don't want you here" present. Luckily I like the laptop.
"No, my best friend is. I... don't go to school here anymore"
She said slowly as if choosing her words carefully. I chose to not focus on it. She seems nice and so far hasn't called me 'a colonist' or anything degrading.
"I think Cassie is on a date now, but she should be back soon. Mind if I stick around?"
She bit her lip. I shrugged
"I don't mind"
That was the last thing we said as I pulled out my textbooks to work on the blasted SAT turned to GSCE exams.
It was hours later when I finally put my books away. The sunlight had gone down and neck hurt from being tilted. I was alone in the room. I turned the lights on and my eyes fell on a pretty blue vase on the other desk.
I breathed out and my fingers itched to touch it. My fingertips made contact. Do you know how it feels when you're underwater with your lungs burning and you take that first breath afterwards?
That's how I felt when I pulled my fingers back from the vase and fell sidewise. A pair of arms wrapped themselves around me but I being me pulled the person down with me.
"Are you alright miss?"
A deep alluring, heavy accented voice asked me. Blinking rapidly I saw a pair of the bluest eyes I've ever seen,
"I'm okay. Are you?"
"What did you see?"
He wondered quietly still laying on top of me. I lost myself in those eyes
"A woman blending something in a bowl... drinking it... jumping from a cliff"
I said in a low, dreaming voice before I snapped out of it
"What's it to you?"
He blinked and the spell was broken. He lifted himself off me and stood up extending a hand to help me up as well.
"I was raised a gentleman. What is your name?"
"Isabella"
I frowned. I hate my birth name, why did I use it? However he seemed to like it, lifting our joined hands to his lips.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Isabella. My name is Azazel"
Deep soulful eyes, low voice and good manners. I am so gone!
