Small Bio- My name is Arabella Kathlyn 'Kat' Evelyn and I'm 18 years old. I live in a big family. I have a dad, 2 step-dads, mom, and a step-mom. I'm second oldest and I'm the oldest girl. I have 4 brothers, Brandon who's 21 years old, and 3 little brothers; Cole who's 7 years old, Harry who's 5 years old, and Leon who's 15 years old. I have 3 little sisters, Genises and Danielle who are twins and are both 13 years old, and my baby sister, Fiona. Big family. And we have 5 dogs and 4 cats. I have a golden retriever and cat of my own. Yeahhh
Chapter 1
~Arabella~
"It's your fault!"
"No, it's yours!"
"No, yours!"
"Yours!"
"Yours!"
Grrrrr, shut up! I don't care how little they are, I'm about to beat them up! Before I could, though, I went up to my room. I slammed the door and layed on my back on my bed. I picked up KK and put her on my chest, petting her. A few seconds later, I felt the vibrations her purrs on my chest which made me giggle. "KK, you know that tickles!" I play pouted, but failed and ended up laughing.
Then I heard whining and grinned. "Aww, you feeling left out?" I asked him, picking him up. He wagged his tail and barked which made me laugh again. "Arabella?" I heard my little brother, Harry, ask me. I sat up with Fang and KK on my lap and saw him with his arms around a little stuffed bunny. I smiled softly at him. "What is it, Harry?" I asked him.
"Mommy wans you to ge rea'y fo dinnu wif bus ness peoples." He yawned. Awwwww, he must've just woken up from his nap. "Ok, I'll be right there." He nodded, rubbing his eye, then left. I sighed. Having 4 parents is such a pain. Mom is a very busy, very serious, and very important person, which is why dad left her, and step-mom is a hippie. They're complete opposites! Dad is important and busy, but always made time for us and was super cool and fun. Step-dad is an uptight man who is also stuck up and annoying. Ugh my parents are so weird. My favorite pairing is dad and step-mom. They're so cute together!
This week is mom week and me Leon have to go to dinner with my mom and step-dad #3 for an important business dinner. Cole, Harry, and Fiona get a top-rate baby sitter and naps. Why did I have to be second oldest? Brandon is away taking college summer courses and is getting a scholarship in the fall. He's an athlete, a scholar, and has the most awesome girlfriend, Haley. They're so cute together, too!
I usually dress like a guy, but mom is making me wear a dress to the dinner. It's so embarrassing! Ugh. My mom made me choose from 5 dresses and none of them looked nice to me. They were all pink. Do you KNOW how much I hate pink? Well, I hate it! A lot. I mean, my mom knows that I hate it, but she says I need to get it touch with 'feminine' side.
What is that supposed to mean anyway? I'm feminine! I'm a GIRL for god's sake! I'm as feminine as they get! All that I do different is that I sometimes act like a guy... and sometimes I dress like one, but thats it! "Ara!" I heard my mom call. "Are you ready for the dinner yet?" Holy fudgepop! I completely forgot! "Uh, Almost!" I call back, looking for my dress. I picked out a dress a few days ago at the mall. It's a black Vero Moda Strapless Corsage Short Party Dress. I haven't shown it to my mom yet. I hope her migrain doesn't get to bad.
I put on some ripped black leggings, black sleeveless gloves, a black sweatshirt, black high-heels, a black studded bracelet, an old necklace -a dark gray heart locket-, a gray wing ring, and -to top it off- a black bow. I went in the bathroom to put some quick make-up on. I just put a little black eyeshadow and eyeliner. I walked downstairs and saw Leon leaning against the railing, texting on his phone.
When he looked up and saw me, he smirked. "Mom's going to pissed. Why do you look like a goth?" I groan. "Because that's how I feel about the dinner." He snickered. "Oh yeah, that's right. Jake is going to be at the the dinner, too." He kept laughing and I smirked. "If Jake is going to be there, that means Jenny going to be there too~!" I laughed as he groaned.
"Why do they have to be siblings?" I kept laughing. "Besides, why are you asking me if I look like a goth, when you're dressed in all black, too." He shrugged. "I guess we can piss off mom together." Me and Leon are super close because we're the only real brother and sister. Besides Brandon, anyway. Kat and Danielle are adopted, Fiona is our half-sister, and Cole and Harry are our step brothers.
Leon was wearing a black suit with a black bow tie. He bowed and offered his hand. "Shall I escort you to the door, milady?" I giggled and curtsied, taking his hand. "Of course, milord." We hooked arms and walked down the stairs ever so elegantly. Mom was on her phone and was about to turn to us. "Embrace for impact." I whispered into his ear. She hung up, turned to us, and just stared. "What are you two wearing?! This is a dinner! Not a funeral!" She nearly exploded. She calmed down and counted to 10. "You know what? We're going to be late so let's just go. You don't have time to change." We walked to the car and drove to the restaurant. We stopped in front of a super fancy looking place. My eyes widened as I looked to mom. "I though you said this was going to be a casual dinner?" I asked. I looked at Leon and saw his expression mirrored mine.
"Yeah, I though you said this was casual." Le, my nickname for him, chimed in. "This IS casual for the DeVote's." I sweat-dropped. "Damn rich kids." I muttered under my breath. I guess Le heard because he suddenly tried to stifle a laugh. "Well, its true." I muttered again.
We walked out of the car and into the fancy restaurant. Oh yeah, I almost forgot! Mom was wearing a fancy cream dress that looked slightly tight on her. It had a single, black, diagonal stripe. She also had some creamy pearls around her neck, dangling from her ears, and hooping around her wrists. She's a very sophisticated woman. When we got in, we saw crystal chandeliers hanging from the gold colored ceiling, silky soft red carpet, a red rope, and waiters and waitresses everywhere. There were so many different kinds of special, reserved area; a daycare area for kids 9 and under, a pre-teens section, a teens section, an adult section, a middle age adult section, and 40-75 area, and a senior section. They had everything!
We went into a casual section and saw the DeVotes there at a table all ready. The DeVotes. A very snobby family. The siblings: Jake and Jenny DeVote. They were the most snobby, stuck up, conceited people I know. They think they're better than everyone and act like it all the time. They act like complete angels when adults are around, but when they leave, they're the unholy offspring off the devil himself.
I looked around and immediately saw the DeVotes. They reserved half the restaurant so that we could have a private dinner. I groaned when I saw Jake and heard Le groan when he saw Jenny. "Arabella! Leon! You kids have grown so much!" Me and Leon got a huge hug from Mary, Jenny and Jake's mom. I silently groaned as she gave us a big sloppy kiss on the cheek. I sat down next to Jake and Leon sat down next to Jenny. It was kinda like this.
Leon Mr. DeVote
Jenny Mrs. DeVotes
Jake Mom
Me (Arabella ;P)
"So, hows it going?" Jake asked, scooting closer to me. I scooted my chair away. "Good. What about you?" He put his hand in my shoulder. I shook it off, getting annoyed. "Good. You, uh, doing anything later?" I shrugged. "I'm going home, then to bed." I said, acting clueless. "Arabella, please save your conversation for later." My mom told me, trying to hide her frustration. I nodded. "Yes, mother."
"Mary, we should tell them." My mom looked excited. I was seriously confused. "What do you mean? Mother?" I turned to her. "I don't know, Sarah." Mary looked doubtful, but also looked anxious. "Let's tell them now!" "Yea, ok." Mary gave in, smiling. "Ok. Kids, we've been needing to tell you something for a while." The two mom's grinned at each other. Ok, that's starting to creep me out. "Arabella, we set up an arranged marriage. With you and Jake." I stood up so fast, my chair fell backwards. "What?!" I almost scream. Mother looked confused. "You and Jack are betrothed. Arabella, this is wonderful news! Why do you seem so upset?" I looked at her, almost murderously. "How, exactly, is this good news?" I snarled at her. "Arabella!" She gasped at me. "How dare you speak to me in that manner?" I clenched my fists and looked down, hiding my eyes. "Why'd you do it?" I whisper. "What?" I heard her say confused. I snap my head up and I feel my eyes watering up. "Why'd you sell me out to, to him?!" I point at Jack.
"Arabella, we are doing this to unite the companies. I thought you would be thrilled at the news of marrying him." I glared at her hard. "Yeah, most girls would jump at the thought of marrying someone like him, but not me. I am not a clueless little girl who needs a man to support her. I can support myself. I'm sorry, but-" I stop myself. "Actually, no. I'm not sorry. If you put work before me, I am not part of this family anymore." I look at Le and smile sadly. "Bye Le. Love you." And I walk out.
The second I step out, I run to the nearest alley and start sobbing. 10 minutes later, I hear footsteps. I look up to see 3 men and they're close enough for me to smell the beer in their breath. "Hey, pretty girl, would you like to have some fun?" I stand up. "No, I'm actually just leaving." I walk past them, but one grabs my wrist. "On second thought, I do want to have some fun." I smile at them and they start grinning at each other. I punch the man holding my wrist and he's immediately unconscious. I punch the another one and grin at the last one. "See? Wasn't that fun?" I punch him up, but leave him conscious. "Go tell your little buddies to spread the news. There's a new girl on the block." He nods frantically and runs off.
I smirk. I sure hope that gets to my mom somehow. I feel a breeze and turn to see some weird purple vortex on the floor. I get my phone out and text Le to meet me in the back alley. A few minutes, I'm almost sucked in when I hear someone call my name. "Le!" I yell, even though I can't see him. I feel someone grab my hand and look up to see Le.
"I can't hold on!" I tell him over the howling of the wind. "No! I'm not leaving without you!" He yells back. I let go of his hand and feel the wind suck me in. My eyes widen as I see Le fall in to. "LE!" I hold him close to me and a few seconds later, I feel us fall onto hard floor. I still feel Le in my arms and I feel leaves and sticks digging into my skin. I only see burlily and I see trees all around us. Then I black out.
