She doesn't remember much from before, just crumbs of memory, like an old jigsaw missing pieces. Then again I suppose that's a good thing, after all who'd want to remember their parents trying to murder them?
You see Annora wasn't like other children, even in her own unusual family she was special. In the eyes of her own maybe too special…
The Ternion Coven were like many other wiccan community's, they were fueled by their traditions and their faith in the Coven, because without its protection and guidance they would be lost, alone, and it's not common for this breed of witch to stand alone and survive.
The fragments Annora recalled weren't all bad, she remembered sunshine, beehives, the smell of lilac and mud-pies. However, that was all overshadowed by the stink of smoke, echoing pain followed by screams and pleading cries.
After that there was no more bee's… and Annora was beginning to forget what her parents looked like, forget what had happened that night before she was moved to a new place and new home, if you could really call the Gemini Coven much of a home.
She was barely four when she was brought to the large house of her sister Coven in the dead of night, she remembered how it looked like a doll house she owned, how the dark clouds hid her from the pretty stars she loved so much… how afraid she was, they'd crowed around the front porch to greet her, a woman stood with a horde of children, there to view her like a new aquarium attraction.
All those eyes on her made Annora's grip tighten onto the plush tattered rabbit snuggled into her side. The dainty crimson haired child was surrounded by strangers; she didn't feel safe but she knew home wasn't an option anymore, not after everything that had happened. It was only with a loud bang that she realized Mr. Parker had also stepped out of the car beside her.
They all stood there for a moment, unsure of what to do next… well that is until a tall boy rolled his eyes with a groan to the rest of his family before stepping over his siblings "for god's sake."
Annora stood still staring up at the man before he knelt before her, his eyes scanned over the child before him, looking for something he couldn't seem to place "she doesn't seem powerful, or dangerous!"
"Kai!" his mother scolded him from her perch to which he shrugged with a disappointed tone "what? you said she was dangerous, just seems like another annoying kid to me."
Annora watched the boy as he spoke, his eyes never even turning to speak to the two dark haired women glaring over to him. Joshua just seemed to watch the scene play out, paying close and cautious attention to his eldest boy. Kai just looked at the girl for a long moment her green flecked blue orbs seemed to be engulfed by those dark blue pools staring down at her, so dark and enticing and cold.
It all happened in an instant so much quicker than can be put into words, Joshua laid a hand on Annora's shoulder, just for a moment, but that was all it took/ she flinched from the querying stare and the innocent touch as the same moment as the lining trees burst into angry red flames and the car just behind the small group flew up into the air and exploded across the meadow like a scorching firework into the black night sky.
Annora starts to gnaw on her bottom lip, she didn't mean to, but now everyone was scurrying like rats to clean up her mess while the other children ran into the safety of their home in fear "Jo get Annora inside."
At her father's command Jo runs to the small child but before she has a chance Kai flashes her an almost tender smile "hey I'll take the little fire starter in, you should go help dad."
She looks at her twin brother with skepticism "are you sure?"
"Yeah, besides I don't have any magic or you know, a fire truck… so what good would I be." The way his voice turns, the mild tilt of his head, your heart would clench at the sight if you saw it.
Not that it lasted longer than it took for Jo to run along like the dutiful daughter, the innocent woe is me act melted away as Kai once again knelt down beside the girl and smiled, so charming yet cunning. His instant change in persona his dry wit confused and enticed the small redhead, she'd never met anyone like him before. "hey so I'm Kai… and your Annora. You want to know a secret?"
Her bright eyes sparkled at the thought as she nodded and Kai whispered, the still raging fire illumination his smile into something cruel and making the blue pools of his eyes black and empty "I think you and I are going to be the best of friends."