Chapter 4! Review! This one makes me sad yet... Happy...

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My dad turned on his heel. He was wearing a heather grey suit with a maroon under shirt and a black tie.

"Squirt!" He laughed as I ran and jumped up into a hug. Since I was so small he could still pick me up and spin me around.

His eyes took in my major changes. The style Era of style life has changed multiple times. It has gone from Scene, Goth, Prep, Mix and Match and every color of the rainbow had its own faze.

"You look so grown up! Are you clubbing?" He turned on his protective father mode.

"No... I have. A. Date." I slowly confessed. I didn't necisarily want him to know. But he would figure out some time.

"Oh well I'll have to meet this lucky guy then, won't I?" He said eyes filled with evil.

"Dad! Please do not embarass me!" I pleaded.

"I won't, if he's worthy of you." He grinned evily as the bell rang.

I opened the door to see Steve standing there.

"Uh, hi Steve. This is my dad-" I started. But was caught off gaurd when my dad came in and gave Steve the evil eye.

"Hello, So this is the guy you've been going on and on about. I'm Mark Emberz." My dad finished.

A blush crept up my neck.

"Steve Leonard, pleasure to meet you sir." Steve played the part perfectly.

A smile spread across my face. My dad's eyes approved I almost forgot the movie.

"Ready to go?" Steve asked, trying to get away from my dad. I nodded fazed and grabbed the movie and my coat and stepped out into the snow.

My teeth started to chatter. I was usually cold, my mom said it was because I was so skinny but I don't believe her.

Steve draped his arm around my shoulders. My foot steps were light and left barely any prints on the snow.

I heard a crunch in the snow. I turned hair flying, to see a flash of blonde. Steve looked imediately alert.

"Who's there?" My teeth stoped chattering and I stood feet apart and my hands on my hips.

A pretty girl wearing torn up boots- yet some how they were still adorable- dark blue skinnies and a white jacket came out hair in a messy pony tail accompainied with a sparlky headband.

"So Steve, got yourself a little toy?" The girl spat staring at Steve.

"Ronnie, this doesn't concern-" Steve started but stopped when I kicked the shit out of his shin.

"Who is she?" I started calmly.

"Angel she has nothing t-" He was cut off by me kicking him in the shin.

The girl started to chuckle but didn't let her gaurd down. I was fuming though. After Steve got up I pushed him down my drive way.

When I was angry I was like a hornet- a whole nest of 'em.

Steve screamed in pain. I noticed black marks on his shirt in hand prints. I didn't even bother to notice I wasn't cold anymore and my hair was shining like in my dream.

After I believed Steve was knocked out I walked into the shadows by the oak where the girl was standing with her mouth open.

"Who-are-you?" I took heavy panting breathes between talking.

"I'm Ronnie. I knew Steve for a long time." She spread long out like it was over twenty years yet she only looked sixteen.

"You?" She asked it like it was question, but I knew it was a demand.

"Raechelle, don't call me that call me Rae. I hate my first name and only answer people of authority or old people to that." I warned.

She laughed. "I hate my full name too."

"Well we have something in common, where are you from?" I quizzed her.

Her eyes searched mine. I looked into hers. She was built like me yet, taller. Her blue eyes were stragely older and wiser looking.

"I can't tell you that." She slowly and calmly said.

"Hmmph. That's okay I guess." I was going to add why was she here but a rustling came from the trees.

A guy with dark brown hair and brown eyes came out.

"Ronnie did you find-" The guy stopped and looked at me.

"- Who is she?" He finished.

"Rae Emberz, the poor little girl Steve was using as his slut." I answered for her.

"But your thirteen? twelve?" He asked in disbelief.

I shook my head pigtails coming loose.

"No, I'm almost sixteen." I blushed. Why did everyone think I was thirteen? Other than being short, I dressed like a sixteen year old and acted like one.

"Well I'm Darren. So how did you meet Steve?" He asked eyes filled with surprise.

I climbed up to the tiny branch that could only hold my weight. It wasn't much higher than my height.

"Well I went to something called the Cirque Du Freak-" I started but Darren cut me off.

"He was there? How did we not know?" He ran his hand through his hair.

"Let me finish!" I snapped. And smiled as Ronnie slid a hand over Darren's mouth so I could.

"I was sitting next to him and watched tho show, he offered to walk me home. I accepted but my brother Ryan didn't and we ran, I slipped on ther ice and passed out. he brought me to the hospital then brought me home today. He asked me out to go and watch a movie at his place. We were going until Ronnie came and told me he was using me." I finished with a slow thick tear sliding down my cheek.

We stood in silence until I couldn't take it anymore.

"Gay baby." I giggled.

Ronnie's eyes filled with amusement as we all burst out laughing. I couldn't tell if she was letting her gaurd down, but it was a start.

After I caught my breathe Ronnie broke out with a question I didn't even have a answer for.

"Rae, how did you leave those marks on him and beat him up, he is obviously twice your weight."

I chewed on my nails.

"I don't really know. When I get angry I get a whole bunch of strength I didn't have before."

Darren stood in silence and stared at me.

"I don't get it! How are you sixteen!" He burst out.

"Because when my parents made me and my twin Ryan it was sixteen damn years ago! You dummy!" I chuckled and did my perfect hands in the air motion. I had plenty of practice.

"Spunky- I like it!' Ronnie mused.

Darren looked at me like a hurt puppy. I climbed up a couple of other branches. I noticed I was very far from the ground.

"Get down you might get hurt." I heard a voice that made me freeze.

I saw a man in red. All red. No other colors. It looked like a drop of blood on the snow.

"Mr. Crepsley! We didn't mean to skip practice, we just found-" Darren tried to talk to this man.

"No escuses Darren. Who is she." I heard him demand.

I jumped down the branches two at a time. Before I knew it the world was wizzing around my head. I tucked my body into a small ball, to protect my head. And before I could react I fell on the guy.

I sat there for a minute head tilted to one side looking at Ronnie. Snow was melting in my hair.

Ronnie tossed her blonde head back and laughed, and laughed and laughed.

I got up and wiped the snow on my pants.

"Oh my goodness! I am so sorry!" I apologized.

He got up and rubbed his head.

"It is okay." He said calmly.

I was blushing then I noticed.

"Your Larten Crepsley! From the Cirque when I met Steve!" I exclaimed happily. I was buzzing with happiness. He was one of my favorites.

He smiled at me. Before I got to ask more questions Ronnie went up and whispered something in ear, then quickly backed away but gave him major puppy dog eyes.

He sighed loudly.

"Rae, would you like to come to the Cirque tonight? We have to ask you some questions." He asked calmly, expecting I'd say no.

"Oh my god! Yes! I would die for the chance!" I almost was screaming, the only reason I didn't was because Ryan's room was right above the driveway, and I was very cautious.

His eyes took in surprise. I lost myself for a moment in his eyes. A blush crept up my neck but no one saw other than Ronnie. She mouthed 'Later, little one'.

I looked at her eyes like a hurt puppy. She laughed. Darren and were lost.

"How are we going to get there? I can run pretty fast..." I attempted.

"Oh you don't have to run very far, we're actually about a mile behind your house." Ronnie stated.

I smiled my cheschire cat smile.

"Great! I could get there in a couple of minutes!" I exclaimed happily.

All three exchanged looks.

"Okay ... If you say so ..." Darren started but I had already tooken off.

I tossed my curly head of hair back and laughed.

Until I hit into a tree.

"SON OF A BITCH!" I screamed.

I hopped back up immediately and kicked the tree a couple of times.

Ronnie caught up with me and cracked up when I was kicking the tree.

"Bad tree! Why were you standing there! Bad!" I kept on kicking the tree.

Mr. Crepsley came up behind me and grabbed my arm.

"You can take your anger out on the"-He looked up and rolled his eyes-"tree later."

I gave it one last kick murmering curses and started off again.

The next time I stopped I ran into a tent pole. Let's just say I had a lot of stuff on my mind.

"I am so going to bruise tomorrow!" I whined to Ronnie.

"I have some concealer you can borrow." She smiled at me.

I Lit up like a Christmas tree. I was always to lazy to go and buy makeup because on my way there I'd see a shoe or clothes store.

I looked back at her shoes.

"I have a ton of shoes, mostly boots though." I smiled when her eyes lit up. We looked like a pair of happy dolls. Pretty and awesomely dressed.

"You can talk about fashion later, we have to ask you some questions in my tent!" Mr. Crepsley pushed us towards the tent.

My mouth dropped open when I saw the coffin.

"That. Is. So. Damn. Cool." I pointed at it.

He chuckled at my reaction. It looked like he was expecting something else.

I sat on the ground. Dust coming up around me. I sneezed.

Ronnie sat next to me, Darren on the other side.

"We can start out easy, how did you leave those marks on Steve's shirt." He started.

"I don't know..." I looked up through my hair.

"Could you do that again?" Ronnie asked calmly.

"I could try, it wasn't the fist time I did that." I stood up.

I picked up some dirt from the ground. And thought about how he used me. He tricked me and almost brought me to his house. I felt my temperature rise.

When I heard Ronnie and Darren gasp I knew it was working. I then thought about a time Ryan tried to stop me from something that I really wanted to do.

I opened my eyes a huge blue and gold flame was forming from my hand. I gaped.

Mr. Crepsley just stared.

After I cooled down the flame did too. My hair was glowing again and it looked beautiful.

I twirled a strand of hair around my finger. The color died quickly but we stood there mezmorized.

My phone buzzed I looked at the ID it read 'Dad'. I looked at the time and gaped.

"Oh shit! I have to get home!" I started to take off.

"Ronnie, I'll bring some pairs of boots next time!" I called over my shoulder and ran off to my house.

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