This is my first Ashes To Ashes fanfic so please be nice :-D or use constructive criticism only!
Prologue
Wishing, like sipping a glass of punch, or pulling aside a bearskin rug in order to access a hidden trapdoor in the floor, is merely a quiet way to spend one's time before the candles are extinguished on one's birthday cake -Lemony Snicket
Destiny is something you cannot escape, such as death, or a cheesecake that has curdled, both of which always turn up sooner or later-Lemony Snicket
Preface - Drowning
The waves lashed over her head, forcing her further down under the water. The cold chill echoed through her bones and the salt water burned her throat with the coolness of ice. The shining, crystal white light of the sun reflecting off the water showed how close she had been, one second away from life but her battered body couldn't fight hard enough so she was now only seconds away from death. This was her destiny. The moment her whole life had worked towards. As the seconds counted down so did the remaining oxygen that was packed so tightly into her lungs, the lungs that were now filling up with salt water, making her drown. She took one long, last, gasp of fresh air and kicked out attempting to swim back to shore but her numb, lifeless body couldn't face the strength of the current and she was dragged back to the spot she was moments ago.
She had fought long and fought hard but she had come to the realisation that it hadn't been enough. She had stared death in the face and now it was upon her, it had taken her too and she truly had to face the horrors of what she had lost.