Soriha's POV:

I remember it all so clearly.

Koru & I were talking to Lord Torthe & Lady Lysha when Regina came. She was the twins older cousin. We thought nothing of it at the time, for it was tradition for family to visit during the new year holiday.

She asked to speak with Torthe alone for a moment. He agreed & left. The rest of kept talking after he left, at lest, until we herd his scream. We jumped to our feet as Lysha ran out the door. She screamed. Koru & I ran outside.

Nobody was there. Not even Regina, who Koru & I were sure killed them. Strange, though, how their physical bodes were nowhere to be fond.

"What do we do now?" I asked.

"You're their Guardian." Koru said. "It is now your job to take of the twins."

"Yeah, but you're my Guardian." I told him. "I'm only 13! I was just appointed tonight! I don't know what I'm dong yet!"

"Luckily for you, I do." Koru said.

()()()()()

"Separate them?" I repeated as we climbed up the steps to the bed room. I tried to keep my voce down, since Castor & Pollux would be sleeping.

"Don't you remember the prophecy that was written on the day they were born?" Koru asked. "With their parents gone, Regina wants to use them, & they're powers, for evil. They're better off apart."

"But they're so much stronger together, Koru." I said. "They would be able to fight anything Regina threw at them."

"It's better for them this way."

He opened the door. Instead of finding them asleep, like we thought, Castor & Pollux were sitting up in their beds, wide awake.

"What's happening?" Pollux asked. She was always more gutsy then her brother.

I quickly packed their bags as Koru began to explain to them that their parents were dead, & they would be leaving the island for a while

()()()()()

"Where's Castor gonna be, Soriha?" Pollux asked once we were safely on the plane.

"I don't know. Koru wouldn't let me see." I laughed lightly. "I'm not sure if Castor even knows."

"Do you know where I'll be at lest?"

"Of course I do." I said. "You'll be in…um…" Truth be told, I didn't. I quickly pulled out the ticket & looked at it. "You'll be in Vermont. It's part of the USA."

"Will I like it there?"

"I think so." I smiled. "Try to rest, now. It's a long flight."

()()()()()

That was 10 years ago. Now, here is where the real story begins.