Introduction

Krystal and Scarlet first met when they were just little girls. The Alexei family, where Scarlet belonged, ran a centuries old company which distributed broomsticks. The Charms family, where Krystal belonged, ran a Quidditch equipment distributing company that was just as old. It made sense that both families were extremely close. In fact, as soon as Nikolai Alexei showed interest in Nina Charms Mayson and the feeling was deemed mutual, an arranged marriage and company merger were arranged.

However, Krystal and Scarlet's friendship began when Krystal was five.

It was a large Christmas Ball held by the Malfoys, a mutual family friend. It was Krystal's first big social event. She was exploring the mansion with her elder cousin, Evelyn, who was eight years old. That was when they were joined by a particularly odd seven-year-old.

That seven-year-old was Scar, who, upon seeing Eva, concluded that her "missing" older brother, Nikolai, was with Eva's sister, Nina.

The rest of the party went quite uneventfully for the adults but not so for the younger kids. The friendship of Krystal and Scarlet officially started when Scarlet defended Krystal from an offensive little boy who insulted the muggle-borns who had married into their family. Eva's father, himself, was muggle-born. That was the trouble with being a Half-blood in a society and industry run by Purebloods. Krystal's pureblood father, Greg Charms, may run a powerful company but the fact that her mother who had died giving birth to her was a half-blood seemed to lessen her status. However, since Lord Voldemort had been vanquished, muggles, muggle-borns, and half-bloods had been getting more respect in society. Nina Charms Mayson was a half-blood. Her father was a muggle-born, but there were rumors of an arranged marriage with Nikolai Alexei.

Anyway, since that party, the two had been much closer. However, the trio expanded to four when Scar resumed a long forgotten friendship with an old family friend. It was an Italian pureblood named Daniela Salvatore whom she met upon her enrollment at Beauxbatons. Scar became best friends with Dani. This was because they were the same age and studying at the same school, while Krys was two years younger and due to study at Hogwarts. Eva was a year older and studied at Hogwarts with her sister who was older by two years.

The Alexei family was not very demonstrative, but they were relatively happy that way. The only two Alexei children, Scar and Nik, grew up close, but were both estranged from their parents. The Charms family, on the other hand, was reaching a problem, the only conclusion of which was an arranged marriage with the Alexei Clan.

The Charms were running out of male heirs. Greg Charms, the last male of the Charms family, was forced into running the family business when his father died. He failed to produce a male heir and had Krystal instead, his only child, a girl. His sister, on the other hand, produced two children, but both were girls. Mr. Charms, himself, was not even fit to run a company. His talent lay elsewhere and he was quite a spineless man. He did his best to hide his disappointment at having a daughter instead of a son, and his sorrow at the death of his beloved wife. This was why he and Krystal had a strained relationship.

The course of these events thus leave us with the quite angst-y and teenage beginning we have now.

A/N: Chapter One is finished. It will be posted if sufficient reviews are given. Thank You :)