This is something random I came up with.

Jack is a struggling teenager, living with his abusive father and younger, adopted, sister in England. Will he be able to tell Sally how he feels for her? can he accept his new sister? Will the two survive, or will they be killed?

Amongst the Ashes

(Chap 1: Really alone)

Jack was a bit of an outcast at school and home. He was a quiet boy (normally), he always ware black trousers, a black t-shirt and a black Jacket, which turned into a straitjacket. He wasn't used to living in England. He was used to constant sun, which he could never go out in, but here it was always cloudy and rainy.

You see, Jack had a skin condition where he was allergic to the UV rays (what makes you tan) in the sun, so it burnt his skin severally if he was in it for longer than a minute. Also UV (ultraviolet) lights where shone on his skin it could hurt him enough to kill him.

His skin was deadly pail and his green eyes where underlined with gray eyeliner. His jet-black hair was just long enough to cover his eyes. He was always a tall, skinny fellow.

One day he was walking down a corridor when he bumped into someone who was on her way out of the Headmistresses office. Her things flying everywhere.

"Oops. Sorry, I didn't see you there." She apologised.

Jack looked as she bent down to pick up her things. Her skin was almost as pail as his, her hair was a beautiful mahogany-brown which went straight down to her waist. Her Dress was black and looked as if it was made from many different pieces of fabric, her eyes where crystal blue.

"It's ok. Let me help you." Jack picked everything up and was surprised that she didn't run off once she had everything back, like everyone else would have.

"Thank you. I'm Sally Finklestien. I've just moved here."

"I'm Jack Skeleton." Just then the bell rang. "I better go. See you Jack." and with that she left.

"Who was that?" the 16 year old turned to see a 14 (nearly 15) year old girl. Her honey-brown hair fell around her shoulders is loose ringlets (more like waves). Her blackish-brown eyes where heavily lined with thick black eyeliner. Her skin was just as pail as Sally's. She ware black-fade jeans and a vampires kiss top. She had pulled down the sleeves in a vain attempt to hide a bruise on her shoulder.

"No-one." Jack snapped, quietly but harshly. For some reason Jack seemed to despise her.

"Why do you always act like this around me? Is it because I'm not actually you're sister?"

"Just shut it Ash and go away." Ash was slightly scared of him when he was like this. She knew he wouldn't really hurt anyone unless he was really angry, but he was really good at hurting people in many ways at once, and she seemed to have a talent for making Jack upset.

She backed off and went to her class.

It was lunch time now. Jack was sitting in a dark corner outside, alone. He hardly ever ate. Jack was thinking of Sally when a voice caught his attention.

"Oh, come on." Ash had been locked out by a group of boys. "ass holes" she mumbled.

Then she spotted him. "Hi Jack." she said gloomily as she walked over to him, looking at the floor. Jack noticed a slight limp in her walk and one of her arms had been cut and bruised. She leaned against the wall opposite him.

"What do you want?" Jack spat, ignoring the obvious amount of pain she was in.

"Sally wants to see you, now."

Jacks eyes (which where most visible in the dark to the rest of him) softened. He nodded a thank you and left.

"Wait, Jack?" He turned around a little. "Thanks for actually listening to me."

He nodded and left.

Jack stood outside, waiting for Ash. "Where is that damn girl?"

"Right here… Jack are you ok?" She limped over to him.

"Yea, why wouldn't I be? I'm not you, you know." He scowled at her, which made her flinch.

"I understand that you and dad aren't getting along well-"

"You know nothing about that. Anyway how could you? You know what? Shut up before I make you like hell myself." He walked away. Ash followed.

"Just like dad will?... You say that like you're proud of him."

"Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. You don't know squat-"

"I saw what he did to you." Ash yelled. Jack stopped walking and faced her. "Last night, I saw what happened, and just because you don't know Jack, doesn't mean he's not been going for me. How else did I get all these bruises over night?" Tears started to come to her eyes, but she fought them off.

To her surprise, Jack seemed sad… almost concerned for her. "I know you won't accept me as a sister or even a friend, but couldn't you at least pretend to like me?"

"I'm sorry, Ash… we better get home, or dad really will kill us."