Chapter 1

Bella's P.O.V

I laid on my bed staring at my ceiling, like I've been doing for the past three days, since THEY left. I've felt dead, like a hole has been ripped in my chest.

I shook my head, don't think about THEM. The clock caught my attention, 4:30 P.M. it read. I got up and went down the hall to the bathroom, fully intent on taking a shower before Charlie got home.

As I went in, the reflection in the mirror caught my eye. I turned and looked at the girl there, me. My brown hair was stringy and dull. My eyes were empty and lifeless. My pale skin seemed even pale, like I was sick. I had dark circles under my eyes, from not sleeping.

I looked like this because of THEM! All because of them. This is all their fault. They just couldn't find a toy in someone else, no, they had to pick me. They had to make me think they loved me, cared for me. Then, they ripped it out from under me like it was a joke. They ripped my heart out!

A gust of wind hit the mirror suddenly, shattering it. I jumped back in surprise and noticed the lower half of my body. My hands…were on fire.

"Shit!" I cursed and started shaking my hands as the wind picked up again.

What do I do, what do I do? This isn't suppose to be possible. I turned the sink on quickly and ran my hands under the water. The flames went out only to come back quickly. Why wasn't the fire hurting me. How the hell did this happen?

"Take deep breaths and think peaceful thoughts." A voice said behind me.

I jumped and turned around to see a girl there.

"How the hell did you get in here?" I asked trying not to panic much.

Before we could answer, I heard a car door slam. Charlie was home. Oh no. I started slinging my hands trying to put the fire out that just kept coming back.

"I can explain what's happening to you but right now we have to leave, your father can't know. Follow me." The girl said quickly and went out the bathroom door.

I followed her to my room where she stood on the window ledge.

"Are you crazy?" I whisper yelled.

"This has to do with what is happening to you. Just trust me when I say this won't hurt you." She said and jumped.

I rushed to the window and watched as she landed with a silent thump.

"Bells" I heard Charlie yell as he got inside.

"Come on." She urged me and I reacted without thinking.

I jumped. I fell through the air. It was like I was running on instincts. I gently bent my knees a little and landed with the same quietness as the girl. I felt someone grab my arm and turned to see the girl.

She pulled me in towards the woods. We ran across the backyard, faster then I would of thought possible. We came to the tree line rushed through the woods. The wind blew my hair back as we ran.

We finally stopped in a small open clearing. It was very small, it could probably be filled by seven more people.

I looked at the girl and finally took in her appearance.

She had straight waist length hair that was dark red with orange highlights. Her bangs fell gently to her chin and were pushed back behind her ears. Her emerald green eyes had red and orange speckles in them. She had ivory skin and stood around 5,6. She was tall and curvy with long legs. She looked to be about 18 years old.

"Who are you?" I asked quietly.

"My name is Aurelia Ariel Dove." She introduced herself.

I nodded and took a deep breath before firing my next question.

"What happened to me?" I asked her.

She looked at me a moment, as if thinking about what my reaction might be, and answered.

"You and I are elementals." She told me.

What the hell?