Forbidden Secrets
Chapter 1
Trees flew past the car at an alarming rate, the orange orb called the sun setting behind them. Feathery white clouds floated in the blue sky, and green hills rolled continuously, as if trying to make a statement. You barely saw any life – besides the birds in the sky – on this barren road, which only made things gloomier.
Emmett seemed overly happy, though. His hands were playing on the steering wheel as if they were his drum-set, and he hummed along to the song playing in the car. Cassie resided in the back seat, her feet kicked up. Headphones swayed from her ears, and her long, auburn hair fell in waves over her pale shoulders.
Bella sighed, leaning back in her seat as she stared up at the ceiling of the car.
"C'mon, Bells, lighten up," Emmett said, a small grin on his face as turned the corner. "Who knows, you might meet Prince Charming." He winked over at her, and her cheeks flared up. Cassie laughed from the back, sitting up and resting her chin on the back of Emmett's chair.
"Leave her be, Emm," she said, grinning over at Bella. "No worries, Bells. Everything's gonna be fantastic." Bella just sighed.
"You guys aren't going to let this go, are you?" They both shook their heads in unison, and she rolled her eyes.
"Whoa, did ya see that?" Cass said, smirking. "She actually rolled her eyes." Bella snorted, a small smile playing around her lips.
"Fine, fine. Have your fun." Emmett grinned, and Cassie smiled broadly.
"Oh, we will."
"Oh, yeah! We're finally here." Cassie jumped out of the car, her bright green eyes glistening with excitement. Bella laughed softly, following suit.
Bella and Cassie were twins, five minutes apart in age. Bella was the oldest. They looked almost identical besides the fact that Bella had brown eyes and dark brown hair, and Cassie had emerald green eyes and auburn hair. They were both extremely pale and blushed horribly, but Cassie was the more graceful one, as Bella was the klutz.
Emmett got out of the car, a grin on his face as he looked up at the university. The Clair Mont University. Their parents had enrolled them, telling them that it was a great school. The weird thing, though, is that it wasn't a college. Bella had looked it up, and found that there were no results for it over the Internet.
"Wonder who we'll meet here," Cassie mused, her shoulders pulled back as usual. Emmett wrapped his arms around her shoulder, looking up at the school.
"Who knows, sis." He nudged her with a grin, and, like always, she could read his mind (hypothetically). Her cheeks turned pink, and she rolled her eyes with a frown.
"That goes both ways, mister," she muttered, grabbing her bags. Emmett laughed, grinning as he grabbed his own bags.
"Just sayin'," he said, smirking. Bella laughed a little as she grabbed her bags, and they all walked up towards the building, silent.
The University was quite beautiful. It was tall and majestic, the whole thing made of stone. When you looked at it you couldn't help but think of Hogwarts from Harry Potter.
"Wow," Cassie uttered, eyes staring straight ahead. Emmett laughed, grinning.
"What?" Bella asked, confused. When she looked up she smirked, and looked back at Cassie with an amused expression.
"Really?" Cassie nodded, her eyes showing excitement as she looked up at the large, stone arena. A sign hung on the entrance, and it read "Dueling Arena." Leave it to Cassie to get all excited about the whole concept of fighting.
"Why it interests you so, I'd like to know," Bella muttered, and Emmett laughed, smirking.
"Well, sorry if you can't defend yourself, sis," Cassie retorted, grinning smugly. Bella rolled her eyes, not really caring.
"Yeah, so, I can't flip someone."
"Or shoot an arrow, or use a sword, or -"
"Okay, I think I get it." Cassie laughed.
They soon found the entrance to the school, and made their way in, expecting all there was to expect.
If only they knew what they were getting their selves into.