Kiku nakamura's contest entry.
Fine's POV
I've always been in the shadows. I've been shunned by my family since
my father died. My "perfect" sister Rein has always been the
favourite. My mother's expectations, too high for me to achieve. I've
sat in Rein's shadow for much too long, so I decided to find my light,
the light to pull me out of the eerie shadows and into the bright
world. I clutched my airplane ticket to New York eagerly and dragged
my heavy suitcase. I could see and hear the surprise of my family and
friends as I trudged through the dining room, determined to make it
to New York. I heard the screech of chairs being pushed back as people
stood up. A cold hand grabbed my stiff shoulder as I walked past. I
flipped my head and gazed fiercely into confused amethyst eyes. Shade.
He was a person I used to adore, even worship, until the moment he
broke my heart and loved my sister. I looked around the spacious room.
Today we were hosting a dinner party, celebrating the arranged
marriage of Rein and Bright. The royals all came and feasted upon this
joyous announcement. I saw the cold azul eyes of Rein, filled with
hatred and anger that I had come out of my room. I was told not to
come to the party as my family had lied that I was sick. My mother
rose from her engraved throne, a look of enragement on her face. Her
milky white hands balled into fists as a silence was brought over the
room. My hands were shaking as I looked into the face of the demon I
once called mother. She had beat me several times over the past week
and starved me thousands of times. I turned my body slightly and
slowly bowed in front of the throne of the late king, the only reason
of my existence. He was the one who wanted me, who looked after me. I
looked confidently into my mother's eyes and smiled. I may have looked
slightly insane but I started to laugh at the worried look Rein and
her forced onto themselves. They didn't want to look bad in front of
the others.
"Fine s-sweetie, why don't you go back to bed? You're still sick after
all," my mother said gently. Her acting was perfect. I wanted to run
and give her a hug but I could hear the strain in her voice as she
said my name. I walked in front of her and looked up at her. My height
had grown and I was now a few inches below my mother's. I smiled and
began to loudly talk so that the guests could hear.
"What good manners the demon has obtained. What has happened to the
name filthy piece of sh*t you graced me with? What happened to the
beatings you gave me when I stepped out of line? What happened to the
whip you would carry so it would be easier to lock me up into the
dungeons?!" I yelled. With every sentence I would remember the
horrible memories she brought. The silence appeared again as mother
looked flabbergasted. I started to walked elegantly out of the room.
"Also," I started. "Don't ever call me by Fine again because you're not
my mother." I left the room only to have Shade grasp my hand.
"What do you want?" I spat. He looked at me worriedly. His grip
tightened on my hand.
"I-I never knew-"
"You never knew anything about me. None of you did. From the moment I
met you, I fell in love. You broke my heart as I saw you constantly
chased Rein. You were one of the people who treated me like cr*p! You
don't know how much it hurt to try and help you as you blamed me for
every problem you and everyone else had to face! I clearly remember
you giving me sh*t about how it was my fault that Rein fell in love
with Bright because I didn't like Bright back before!" I wanted to say
more but the look on his face was pure resentment. I opened the door
and slammed it shut. This was my new beginning, the beginning of my own
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Authors note
So I hope you people liked this one shot. I don't really enjoy writing
stories like this but this one was fun. My first one-shot so hope it
was enough, and to all my followers, luv ya!
