Voices I play within my head
Touch my own skin and hope that I'm still breathing
And I think back to when my brother and my sister slept
In an unknown place the only time I feel safe

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine it when I'm alone
And so I tell myself that I'll be strong
And dreaming when they're gone

'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home
Calling, calling, calling home
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine it when I'm alone home

Ellie Goulding- Lights

Crystal's POV:

A loud gasp rippled along the crowd of other students. No one moved. No one spoke.

No one breathed.

All eyes were either on Hope or Coraline's ice legs. The silence was so thick you could cut it with a chainsaw.

I could hear gasps and whispers all around me.

"Did she just freeze her legs to the ground?"

"Woah, look at what she did to Coraline!"

"How the hell did she do that?!"

"I didn't know she was a freak too."

Hope has powers?

HOPE HAS POWERS?!

Wait, she's like me? Does that mean she's had them for a long time or not? What if she's actually evil?

Or working for the government?!

I gotta get out of here.

I jumped off the swing, and ran across the playground.

"Crystal wait!" I heard Hope call to me.

I didn't answer, I just ran.

I opened the gate and ran into the front yard.

I didn't see the puddle forming on the ground, and slipped on it. I hit the concrete- hard.

I winced in pain. I touched my forehead. I pulled my hand back, and saw my fingers had blood on them.

I attempted to stand up. Oh my head... It feels like my head is spinning.

I took a step forward, and fell over, groaning in pain.

My eyes fluttered and shut. So tired... Just wanna go to sleep...

"Are you okay?"

My eyes opened at the sound of the voice.

"Are you okay?" The person asked again. They hooked their hands under my shoulders, and pulled me up.

"Wha-wha happened?" I slurred, my vision blurry.

"You tripped and fell." The person said. "I can help you. Here." The person (female mist likely), carried my and set me into a leaning position against the stone fence. She grabbed a first aid kit from her little bag, and began dabbing my head wound with a cotton swab covered in rubbing alcohol.

"Augh, it's hurts." I told her.

"I'm sorry." She apologized. "I should have warned you." She then hit a very sensitive spot.

I squealed shrilly, and the open gate on the side of the school slammed shut.

The girl jumped slightly. "The fuck?" She shrugged then continued to help me. She wrapped a bandage around my head.

My vision began to get better. I could see the girl had black hair and eyes, pale skin, and... fangs?

"Gah! Who are you?" I asked her.

She smiled at me, flashing her fangs. "Who are you?"

"Crys-Crystal."

"Hi Crystal. My name's Meredith."

Hope's POV:

"Hope!" I heard the others calling me. "Hope! We want to talk to you! We're not going to hurt you!"

I sighed and ran past the iron gate. No there's no hope for me left.

I sat in front of the gate and let out a shaky sigh.

Why... why me? I did I have to have these god damn powers?!

A few tears escaped my eyes. What do I do now?

I wiped my eyes, and then I saw something strange.

It was a little stream of water flying through the air. It moved with steady strokes through the air, it was absolutely beautiful. The stream moved along.

I decided to follow it.

It led me to the front yard. The stream flew along until it reached a familiar black-haired, brown-eyed girl.

I recognized her instantly.

The stream of water disappeared when she jumped as I spoke her name.

"Vanessa?"

Destiny's POV:

I was by myself walking home today. Hope and Vanessa had something to discuss, Alice and Elsa took the bus, and Crystal- well, I haven't seen her since recess.

I shivered in my pumpkin orange jacket. It was really cold. My dark wash jeans had snowflakes on them, and I could feel my toes freezing through my thick, wool socks, and macaroni yellow Ugg boots.

I adjusted my forest green cashmere scarf and continued walking.

Suddenly, I heard a rustling in the bushes.

I shrieked, and a lightning bolt flashed across the sky. Slowly, I went over to the bush, I reached out with shaking hands, and-

A head popped out.

I screeched, and fell backwards. Another bolt came down and struck a nearby tree. The person in the bushes didn't seem to care.

"Sorry." They said.

It was a little girl. She had copper-colored hair, and deep brown eyes. Much different from my light blonde hair and sky blue eyes.

"Hi." She greeted me.

"Hi." I greeted her back, standing up. "What's your name, little fella?"

"I'm Annabelle." She told me.

"Well, howdy there, Annabelle." I said to her. "My name's Destiny. What are you doing out here all alone?"

"I'm lost." Annabelle told me. "I don't know where to go to get home. Can you help me?"

I scratched my head. Gee, I should go home, but I can't leave her alone.

"Sure, I'll help you." I told her.

Why did I just say that?

"Thank you!" Annabelle ran and hugged me.

"Where do you live, sweetie?" I questioned her.

"I live in a little house next to the woods." She told me. "Over there." She pointed to what looked like the other side of town.

"Oh alright then." I held out my hand. "Let's go."

"How old are you?" Annabelle asked me after we walked for what, an hour?

"I'm ten." I told her. "How old are you?"

"I'm three. What's your favorite color?"

"Pink."

"Mine too! What's your favorite food?"

"Hmmm, I dunno. I like a lot of different foods."

"My favorite is mac and cheese. So where do-"

"Annabelle?" A female voice called out.

"Mommy?" Annabelle called back.

The door of the nearest house opened. A woman with hazel eyes and the same color hair as Annabelle came out, and ran towards us.

"Annabelle!" She hugged her. "I was so worried." She glanced up at me. Then she stood and hugged me as well.

"Thank you." She told me. "Thank you for bringing her back."

"Oh it was nothing." I told her. "I just-"

"Destiny!"

Me, Annabelle, and her mother all turned towards the voice.

"Destiny!" I saw Papa running towards me. He bent down, and wrapped me in his arms. "Oh we were worried you were never gonna come back."

"Sorry Papa." I told him.

"Kenny!" Papa called. "Kenny! I found her."

"Butters?" Daddy called back. I saw him comes towards us. "Destiny!" He came and kneeled next to me. "Are you okay?"

"I'm just fine, daddy." I told him.

"Kenny?" We all looked to Annabelle's mother after she spoke.

Dad did a double take.

"Karen?"