Chapter 1: New beginnings

A petite little girl ran through the field as the wind swept past her. Her soft purple eyes gleamed with joy as she twirled around. The dress she wore was made by her elder sister, created with animal hides, to help protect her. The girls light brown hair swirled around her waist as the strange curl she had stayed still. The girl's tanned skin gleamed in the sunlight as her laughter echoed through the field.

"Ayita!" A woman's voice called out playfully towards the young girl. She let out a loud squeal and began running again. The older girl had a bright smile on as she went running after her younger sister. She had darker hair and chocolate brown eyes. She ran barefoot like her younger sister.

"Catch me if you can Awenasa!" The younger girl shouted back picking up speed not watching where she was going. Ayita heard her sister gasp in terror.

"Ayita! Wait! Come Here!" Awenasa yelled, as she speeds up. Finally catching up to her little sister she grabbed her and quickly turned back towards the forested area to run back when she gasped in pain, inhaling deeply and clinging to her sister. Ayita looked at her guardian confused, "Awenasa?"

Her elder sister collapsed to her knees, and released the younger girl who now was huddled on the ground. She could only watch in horror as the empty shell that had once been her sister, fell next to her lifelessly. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she stared at her elder sister's body.

The sound of footsteps drawing near drew her attention. The faint sound grew louder as she realized that they were coming from behind her. A large shadow fell over the girls trembling body, as she glanced over her shoulder to see who or what was behind her. Ayita's tears of grief and fear blurred the image of the figure, however she could tell it was a man. He smirked down at the young girl as he towered over her. The deathly silence of the spirits around her was broken by the man's soft but deep voice, "Well…hello bambina."

~Girl's POV~

I shot up into sitting position, as I hyperventilated. My brother, Eren, ran in worry filled his tired eyes as he gripped my shoulders and pulled me into a hug. My tears were soaking his night shirt as he pet my head shushing me.

"shhhh, Bell, it is fine. I'm here for you. Bellatrix calm down just breathe." He whispered soothingly to me. My breathing slowly went back to normal as I started to relax more. He slowly pulled away from me, treating me like I was a fragile figurine doll that would shatter at any moment. Eren grabbed my soft Teddy Bear, that I have had ever since I could remember, and handed it to me. When it was with in my grasp I immediately started to cling to it, as if it was a lifeline.

"Another dream?" Eren asked, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. I just nodded my head not trusting my voice, due to being chocked up with held back screams of terror and sorrow. He shook his head of dirty blonde hair and his hazel eyes mirrored his feelings of exhaustion and worry. He sighed out in defeat and tiredly mumbled to himself, "We moved to Missouri in hopes that your dreams would stop. That is the only reason we are in this small cabin instead of the ranch in Texas." I looked down in shame as the stubborn curl seemed to droop with my mood.

He looked at me and smiled softly, "Bell, don't do that," I looked up at him his voice holding no deceit, "It is not your fault. Now I want you to write your dream in that journal of yours and then we will go to my room a try to go back to bed. You will stay with me tonight okay," I, being the fifteen-year-old that I am, did as I was told. I walked over to the only family I have ever had and pulled on his arm. He smiled down at my petite, five ft. one, stature and smiled softly. He then picked me up and had me over his shoulder, making me giggle non-stop. We got to his room which had two small, thin rectangular windows, just like the rest of the house, and a large king sized bed. He tossed me on the bed and flopped down beside me.

"Okay, Bell, hopefully we can both sleep well now, good night, little sis." He told me as he turned off the bedside lap. I immediately cuddled up close to him and slowly started to drift off. I let out a big yawn," Night, I love you." And with that I fell asleep to him saying, " I love you too, sis"

1 Awenasa is a Cherokee name for a female meaning "my home"
2. Ayita is a Cherokee name for a female meaning " First to dance"

Also America and others wont be prominent until around chapter 4