A lovely story.

Not so long ago lived a young girl that was about to turn nineteen. She was sweet like her father and pretty like her mother. Her hair was a vibrant pink and her eyes were emerald green. They shined in the sun light and shimmered in the moonlight. Her mother had died of a sickness unknown, leaving her and her father to live on their own. The father was in despair day in and day out, but never let it bother him as he watched his daughter grow. But, later those years he met a women to him that was fine and fair as can be, but to others she was rotten and evil as ever. She also had identical twins that could be just as cruel; they had beauty but no smarts, who could have ever knew? Her father left for business in different and exotic lands afar, leaving his daughter to be emotionally scared.

And so starts our story of the young girl-

Mother: Amarella!

And the yelling. My evil step mothers' voice rang through the halls of the large house. She yelled for me, her UN worthy and ungrateful step daughter, or so she proclaimed to all the men she dated. Amarella is my biological mothers' name; daddy thought that it would be nice to name me that because I resembled my mother in every little way. But he calls me "Amy" most of the time. I came running down the steps and into the living room to see my step mother surrounded by six-smoking hot-older men. It was the afternoon and she was wearing her evening lingerie.

Mother: Amarella darling, would you please bring us some refreshments.

Sounding more of a command then a request I did as mother said and walked in the kitchen to see the twins who were just like their mother. Sally was sitting on some guys lap feeding him grapes and Scourge was making-out with some girl while she was in his lap. This is my life. Scourge spotted me as I walked in and pulled away from the girl leaving her confused and withdrawn.

Girl: Why, whatever is the matter darling?

He looked back her and kissed her some more, but as her eyes were closed, I could feel his eyes boring into my back. He pulled away once more and showed her to the door.

Scourge: Come back here this Saturday night, ok?

He charmed her. She left satisfied and so did Sally's little guest.

Sally: Amy.

Amy: Yeah Sally?

Sally: I'm hungry.

Amy: Sighs, Alright. I'll start cooking dinner as soon as I finish the refreshments for mother and her 'guests'.

All I heard was silence after that that was bad. I looked behind me and saw Scourge towering over me with a lust filled gaze.

Scourge: What my sister wants, my sister gets.

Amy: Fine. I'll start cooking now.

Sally: I thought so.

I scoffed and finished Mothers' request, but the problem was that Scourge was still behind me.

Amy: Is there anything I can help you with Scourge?

Scourge: No.

Amy: Well, if you'll excuse me I have to bring this to mother.

I brushed past my step brother and walked back into the living room. But only to have him follow me! I sat the refreshments on the coffee table next to mother and walked back into the kitchen with Scourge tailing me still.

Amy: Scourge, do you have to follow me like some sort of lost puppy?

Scourge: No, I'm just following you around just so I can look at your ass.

Amy: I'm your step sister Scourge, that's disgusting.

Scourge: What you call disgusting, is what I call sexy.

He said the last part in a deep voice creeping me out.

Scourge: I'm bored now, I'm gonna go to my room and jerk off in front of my sister.

I nearly threw up at the thought of him doing that. But nevertheless, I was glad that he was leaving and I could have some time alone to myself, well cook. But before he left he slapped my butt, really, really hard. I yelped loudly enough for mother to yell back and wonder what I was doing.

Amy: Nothing but cleaning and cooking Mother!

Just until I get out of this place and see my father and tell him all the mean things you've done to me. I finish cooking and Scourge comes back downstairs with a bottle of whiskey in his hands.

Amy: Aren't you a little young to be drinking that?

Scourge: Ah shut up you worthless piece of shit!

He threw the bottle at me and it struck me in the head. I fell back and hit the floor spilling water all over the place. I sat back up and looked down at my lap to see something red dripping from me. I lift my hand to feel the blood run down my fingertips. I look up at him blazing angry.

Amy: Scourge, do you have any idea how much that hurt?!

Scourge: No, not really I don't get abused like you do.

That's because your mother was a spoiled brat and you and your sister are a spitting image of her. I stand up and look down at my clothes. I'm a mess! My clothes were completely soaked through and they became see through as well. I walked too my room to go change. When I tried to close the door I saw Scourges' foot stopping it.

Amy: What the hell are you doing in my room?

Scourge: I'm here to watch you change, what else would I be doing?

Amy: There is something seriously wrong with you.

I grabbed some clothes from my dismal dresser and ran straight into the bathroom shutting the door firmly behind me. I cheered silently to myself and changed my clothes as quickly as I could before mother could notice. I came out the bathroom only to see mother and Sally standing right in front of me.

Amy: Mother? Sally? What's wrong?

Sally: What have you done to my brother!

As shocked as I am I had no Idea what she was talking about. Her eyes were watering and she was clenching her fists. I looked at mother confusingly but she was just as angry as Sally.

Mother: Is there something that you want to tell us Amarella?

Amy: If it's about dinner, then no, I'm not done and I had to change clothes because-

Sally: You raped my brother!

Amy: WHAT!?

I'm just as shocked as they were. First off, why the hell would I rape anybody? That's a bad way to relive sexual tension. Secondly, why in the hell would I do that to SCOURGE?! They have lost their minds.

Amy: Why would I do that?!

Sally: Because we know that you're in love with my brother.

Amy: Where did you get that ridiculous idea from?

Sally: This.

She handed me a folded letter on pink stationary paper. I open it up and saw the word "love" circled over twenty-seven times on this stupid sheet. I started reading it then noticed that it wasn't even my hand writing! How can they claim that I did something to that sadistic bastard and this isn't even how I write letters, let alone love letters? I crumpled the letter and threw it in the trash can over three feet away. I look at mother and Sally with an annoyed look.

Amy: There is no way on this earth that I would even write. Plus the fact that that isn't even my hand writing so there is no way on earth that I did this.

Mother: Don't lie to me Amarella. Ever since I met you, you've been trying to drive me away from your father. But it didn't work.

Her lips curled into a snarling wicked smile. She flung her purple hair back and moved herself out of the way to reveal my brother tied to the bed.

Amy: How the?!

He was tied to my bed! How was that even possible?! He was tied to both ends of the bed stand and he was gaged with one of my bras! Sally went over to him and UN did the ties on her brother's wrist. He did the rest and rubbed his sore wrists from the tight ties.

Scourge: Thought she was going to have her way with me if you didn't get here in time.

Sally: I'm sorry brother, are you alright?

Scourge: I'm fine. She said that she had something special for me when she got out the bathroom after she pinned me down and tied me up.

I can't believe that they would even do this. Ever since I met them they've been nothing but manipulating and conniving little cheats. This wasn't going to go my way anyhow. Where is Tikal when I need her?!

Amy: Fine, I wrote the letter, I tied my brother to my bed. What punishment shall you give now, mother?

I said that sarcastically and she grabbed my long ponytail. She dragged me out of my room and down the hall to a tower that I use to play in when I was little. She threw me into the small room and locked the door behind me. I ran up to the door and banged on it till I found splinters in my hands. The window was small enough to where I couldn't fit my whole body through it but big enough to where I can stick my head out and call for help. I look out the window to see the stunning sun set just beyond the horizon where the hills and the lake stop. Such beauty shouldn't be wasted having to live here with my Step mother and the step twins.

Voice: What has you in side on a glorious evening like this?

I look up to see this handsome man with striking red eyes staring down at me. I felt everything had disappeared when he smirked at me.

Amy: Where you there the whole time?

He: Not entirely, just enough to hear your mother and sister yelling at you for something you did to your brother. Oh, look at me I'm sure being rude, my name is Looming Darkness.

Amy: Do you have something like a nickname before I start calling you LD from now on?

He chuckled and extended his hand out towards me. I took his hand and he pulled me out of the small confined space and out into the open. He sat me down gently on the roof top next to him. He took his dark blood red cape off and draped it over my shoulders being a gentleman.

Amy: Thank you.

Shadow: You can call me Shadow if I may ask you what your name is.

Amy: I am named after my mother, Amarella, but my father and step mother along with her twin terrors call me Amy.

Shadow: That sounds beautiful, and it fits you perfectly.

Amy: Do you always sweet talk girls before you get to know them?

We laughed at the joke I made and stared at the sun set that made the evening sky turn midnight blue. The stars came out within a matter of minutes along with the crescent moon setting the scene as sort of romantic.

Shadow: So, what was it that got you locked up in this tower exactly?

Amy: Sigh, well my step mother believes that I somehow fell in love with my step brother and tried to ravish him in my bedroom.

Shadow: That's kind of hard to swallow for me. I know that I just met you but you don't seem to be the kind of person that would do such things whether he was blood or not.

Amy: Thank you, at least somebody believes me.

I said it sadly and pulled my knees up into my chest, I felt the wind lift my dress and I quickly pulled it back down feeling embarrassed. I hear him chuckle under his breath and I tackle him down on the roof. We laugh together and I notice that he was holding me tenderly being as though I were his one true love. I look down at his to see that He was blushing lightly and I could see my reflection in his deep red eyes that I was doing the same.

Amy: I'm terribly sorry Shadow.

Shadow: Don't be your perfectly fine.

Amy: But wouldn't your girlfriend be upset about this if she found out?

Shadow: I wouldn't know of any if I ever had one.

He's gorgeous and single, how lucky am I?

Shadow: But I can deduce that you are void of any relationship considering how your family treats you.

Amy: You're very perceptive Shadow. I know that my step sister Sally gets jealous sometimes because whenever we go out to the market I am the main one to be hassled by men young and old. She would tell mother that I would be purposely trying to gain the attention of men while she did all the work.

Shadow: Where are your mother and father?

That hurt me. I laid my head on his chest and started to cry softly. He must've felt it because he stroked my hair and held me tighter trying to calm me.

Shadow: I'm sorry if I said anything out of line that may have upset you.

Amy: No, it's alright. Curiosity has a way of never eluding you. My mother...she was a kind hearted woman who loved everything and everyone, or so my father would tell me whenever I would go to bed after her death.

Shadow: She died then.

Amy: Of a mysterious illness that we could not treat in time enough. I was only a little girl when it happened.

He heaved a sigh and kissed the crown of my head and I moved my head under his chin snuggling deeper into his black suede shirt.

Shadow: When the moon has reached its peak high in the sky I will be here again tonight.

Amy: Is that your way of telling me that you'll be here again when the moon is at its peak?

Shadow: I don't know, is it working?

I rub his chest and laugh at his advance towards me, we sat up and he pulled something out of his pocket.

Shadow: I want you to keep this close to your heart and don't ever part with it and definitely keep it hidden from your terrible family.

It was a pure gold and encrusted with rubies and emeralds. It was marvelous. A small gold plate with a spider lily that adorned it making it complete. I held it in my hands and the coldness was touching my heart, touching my soul.

Amy: This is beautiful but, I can't accept this from you.

Shadow: Oh yes you can, I've been waiting years to give this to a very special girl and you happen to be her.

I'm special to him? We've only just met and we've only talked for an hour or so and he says that I'm special to him. I look up at him with tears about to pour out of my eyes. He presses his forehead against mines and wiped the tears from the corner of my eyes.

Shadow: Don't cry on me now my darling; I can't stand to see a beauty such as you shed any tears.

Amy: Then I shall keep my tears concealed from your wondering eyes.

Shadow: Is that a promise?

I took his hand and placed it on my heart, his hand was warm and soft to the touch.

Amy: From the deepest part of my soul shall I wait for you and keep this medallion close and protect it with my heart.

He must've felt moved as to what I said because he cupped my cheek with his other hand and kissed me passionately. If felt his tongue slip into my mouth and his fingertips trace my neck line, I felt something at the pit of my stomach. He pulled away from me making me want more from him.

Amy: You realize that I crave you even more now right?

Shadow: Let it be my darling, because I feel the same way about you as well.

Amy: So tomorrow night we shall meet here again?

Shadow: Yes my sweet. Good night.

Amy: Good night.

He helped me back into the small space of the tower and gave me one last kiss before he left me for the night. He's sweet for a guy who wears a lot of dark clothing. I sat by the window looking out at the moon and how it reflected amongst the lake. The lock on the door was relieved and the door swung open. Mother was standing there with Sally and Scourge behind her.

Mother: Have you learned your lesson child?

Though I couldn't contain my happiness I surprised it and put on a miserable face that seemed to please them.

Amy: Yes I have mother and I apologize to Scourge for doing what I did to you.

Scourge: I accept your apology sister, but mother has allowed me to do whatever action is necessary to stop you if it ever happens again.

He is totally planning something as we speak. I know them even though we've only lived with another for only two years and I know more about them then they do themselves.

Amy: I understand brother.

Sally: And don't even try to think of doing the same thing to me!

Sally blurted out before mother could stop her; she knew that it was coming.

Amy: I'm backwards, not deranged Sally.

Mother: Alright that's enough out of all of you. Amarella, your father said that he would be home in a matter of days so you'll be cleaning non-stop and cooking non-stop. And tomorrow we'll be going shopping tomorrow so you need to be ready because we're skipping breakfast.

Amy: Understood mother I'll get on it right away.

I stand up from the window and dust off my dress, I look up towards the door to see that mother has left but Sally and Scourge haven't.

Sally: You're happy.

Amy: Me? Happy? Pffft, don't be ridiculous what makes you think that I was happy?

I kept cool but they could obviously see that I was giddy with happiness.

Scourge: As handsome as I am I'm also smarter than you think.

That's an understatement for him.

Scourge: I always know that when you're sent up here that you'd be asleep by now with some old relic of your mother or fathers wrapped in your arms along with a blanket.

Sally: We know you too well Amy. You're completely head over heels in love with somebody.

Damn her! How did she know that I was in love?! True, I just met him this evening and we only know little tid bits about each other but I feel as though we know more than that. My face blazed red and they saw it.

Sally: Well, we know that there would be no fool that would be idiotic enough to fall in love with you. And with that said you better not be in love with my darling future husband!

Amy: I could care less about him even if I knew who it was that you were madly in love with so if you'll excuse me I have the rest of dinner to finish and I have to prepare for tomorrow.

I brushed past my step brother and sister and walk quickly back downstairs to the kitchen and prepare for everything. But, despite everything that happened today, I'm glad that it did because I got to see my night in shining armor tonight. This couldn't be any better.

End