Devil's Angels: Part one
*Kai's Pov*
Kai woke up with a splitting headache throbbing in her temples. Her eyes were itchy and her joints were stiff like boards. She pushed herself into sitting position and glanced at her alarm clock. 12:18. It was barely passed midnight and she had just dozed off. Sleep hadn't been very kind to her in a while. Of course it actually never was. Kai wanted nothing more than to take a few sleeping pills and go back to bed. But sadly, it wouldn't do a thing to help. Her vampire blood would merely burn through almost instantly. So she was left with only one option. To endure it, though it was so excruciating that she felt as though she would be sick. But she kept it down. She was reaching for her iPod on her bedside table when there was a light tap on her door. "Kai? Are you awake?" She heard her sister, Harmony whisper through the crack of the door. "Come on in, Harmony." She called and the door opened. Even though no lights were on in that part of the hall, Kai could still see her. From the trail of dried tears that paled her cheeks and the bruises that dyed some of her face blue. The result of the beating she had sustained from her father. She quickly but quietly closed the door and walked over to the bed, sitting in front of her sister. "What are you doing out of bed, Juju?" Kai asked. At the sound of her nickname, Harmony's lips curled into a half smile. "I felt how restless you were so I came to see if you were okay." She inspected Kai with speculating eyes. She quickly averted her eyes to look over her head and sighed deeply. There were several reasons why she was so uneasy. From her parents abuse toward the girls, their favoritism for their oldest child, Sebastian, having to transfer from Durmstrang to a brand new school in a different part of the country. Her lack of sleep and the pulsating pain that throbbed behind her eyes that made her feel like they were going to burst from her head. But instead of listing all of her bothers, she named the ones that were the least of her problems. "Just tired. And nervous about this new school." For added measure, she yawned widely. Even though Harmony's Empathy was very accurate, she could only read the emotions, not the causes. So Kai wasn't surprised when Harmony smiled and placed a consoling hand on her shoulder. "I could go make you some tea if you want. It could help you sleep." She offered, ready to get up when she accepted. But Kai dismissively waved her hand. "It's fine. I can deal for a couple of hours." She looked at Harmony and added, "You should be worried about yourself." No matter how much it pained her, she flipped the switch to activate the lights, bathing the room in golden and, to Kai's sensitive and sore eyes, painful glow. Harmony gasped in shock. "Sister…your eyes." She sounded horrified. Kai drew in a deep breath. "It's fine." She repeated, but Harmony pretended not to hear. "I'll go and get you a warm compress." Without giving her a chance to protest, Harmony stood and crossed the room to her bathroom. Though she knew she didn't want to know how badly she looked, she pulled a compact mirror from her drawer and flipped it open. She looked horrid. Her skin was completely bleached of color, complete contrast to her blood-red eyes. Her smoky gray eyes looked bizarre at the center of the surrounding red. Once Harmony came back, Kai dropped the mirror and took the warm rag from her. Harmony's face was so scared and pale she resembled her sister slightly. "Don't worry yourself. It's merely a reaction of this headache. Now lie down." She stood so Harmony could lie back. Apparently, the motion was too swift, because a spell of nausea and vertigo settled over her. She closed her eyes to give herself a moment to relax. And when it did, she reopened them and allowed herself to concentrate as she invoked fire, her hands glowing reddish orange with warmth. "What are you doing?" Harmony asked nervously. Kai scoffed. "Will you stop being such a spaz? I'm not going to let you go to this new school all black and blue. Its not going to get you a boyfriend by looking like you was in a Mike Tyson fight." She said as she inspected her sister. Now that the lights were on, it threw her injuries into sharper perspective. Her lip was swollen and split, her right eye also black and inflamed and a dark bruise highlighted her jaw. And there was no doubt in her mind that her back and torso were dotted too. Kai scoffed, but in disgust this time. "If they want to be on something so badly they need to invest in a punching bag instead of bloodying us up all the time." She muttered to herself as she placed her hands on either side of Harmony's head, palms facing her cheeks, but not touching. Within seconds, the bruises faded until they vanished completely. She then focused on her shoulder until that too healed. "Is that better?" Kai asked as she willed her hands to stop glowing. Harmony sat up and gingerly rotated her shoulder. "Yeah, much." She said, nodding in appreciation. Kai sighed and relief and laid back down beside her sister, happily placing the warm compress over her eyes. It felt great on her slightly clammy skin. "Do you think this school will be like Durmstrang?" Harmony asked as Kai flipped the lights. At first, she didn't answer as she stared at the underside of the rag. Kai inhaled deeply and bit her lip. "I don't know." She said heavily. Their parents sent them to the predominantly male school for only one reason: to keep an eye on the Headmaster, Igor Karkaroff. He was a former Death Eater who made a deal to give name of all followers of Voldomort in exchange for being released from prison. Now they were transferring to Hogwarts to follow him. The Triwizard Tournament was a few weeks and Durmstrang was one of the three schools competing. They wanted revenge and their children were helping them get it. But instead of dropping this depressing news on her already emotionally stressed sister, she let out a short laugh and said, "But hopefully without the steroid-drugged meat heads and the Death eater Headmaster." Harmony giggled and pulled the comforter up onto them both. "Yeah. And with cuter guys, I hope." Kai snorted in amusement. Strangely, this transfer wasn't difficult. Her and Harmony had no friends, so there were no emotional ties to sever. It was only Sebastian that could conjure a friendship with barbarians like Durmstrang boys. But deep down, she hoped it would be different with this new school.
The next morning found Kai already awake and loading her trunk with school supplies and clothes, Harmony sitting on the bed, petting her longhaired Persian cat, Nyx. "What time is it?" Kai asked as she struggled to stuff her favorite jeans into the already overstuffed trunk and force the stubborn lid shut. Harmony looked at her NV 2. "Half past nine. The train leaves at eleven." She answered, absently, scratching Nyx behind the ears, making her purr. After a few more forceful thumps, Kai managed to snap the looks into place. "Alright, go and make sure Sebastian is ready. Let him know we're not waiting around all day fro his ass to pack. While I look for Misty." Kai asked as she slid her NV 3 and her midnight blue iPod into her light blue jeans, which was kind of difficult with how tightly they fitted her thighs. Shaking her head incredulously, Harmony nodded and made her way out of Kai's room.