A/N: Hey guys! I am so sorry for not uploading for so long. I have been crazy busy these past few months, but fortunately my schedule has started calm down a bit, so maybe I'll just set a day where I'll update a chapter every week. I was thinking about thursdays...or monday. Sound good? Okay, see you at the bottom :)


As I wipe the perspiration that clings to my forehead like a second skin while I scrub at the clothes I am trying to launder, I can't help but feel a bit bitter towards the giggles I hear coming from Tanya and Jessica outside. The air is humid as I try to launder the clothes. I close my eyes as I desperately try to remember the life I had before my mother died. It was a happy, carefree childhood. Not anymore…

"My goodness Isabella! Stop standing there like a mindless girl and finish the clothes!" Renee huffed, bringing me out of my reverie.

"Yes ma'am." I responded quietly, my head once again bent, too exhausted to lift it to look into her wretched eyes.

My fingers screamed out in protest I started scrubbing the clothes again.


Getting water to fill the buckets for the clothes was the only happy moment in my day. This was the time I was free to skip, dance, and sing like a schoolgirl. I happily danced around in through the shallow forest and across the meadow as I headed for the stream. As I started descending down the slight slope toward the river, I paused for a second when I heard the mumbling of people. Quickly dashing behind the tree, I looked over toward the river bank where I saw two men talking and laughing. One was tall and built like a giant, with a head of brown hair. He was standing next to the black horse that was tall enough to carry a giant comfortably.

The other man, though, he is what grabbed my attention. He had bronze hair that seemed to shine with highlights when the sun hit it. He was standing next to a beautiful white horse and had his head thrown back in laughter. My breath caught in my throat. I don't think I've ever seen anyone quite as beautiful.

All of a sudden I lost my footing, and gave out a startled cry as I tripped down the slope.

As I landed on my back, all I could see was two electric green eyes staring at me, and then my world went black.


A/N: Good? Bad? It was really short, maybe I'll start making them longer. If not, I might be tempted to update twice a week... who knows. Please leave a review and tell me what you think! (And you can tell me which day you prefer me to update too(monday or thursday?), that would be great. :) Thanks for reading!