Hey! Okay I don't own the setting, Ravenswood, the characters, or anything
like that. All of that belong to Rachel Roberts. I only own the story.
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::Chapter 2: Bad News::
"Come on in, I'll get something for us to snack on," Adriane said as she held open the door for her friends.
They entered the manor and followed Adriane into the kitchen. Emily and Kara sat down at the table, Storm patiently sitting on the floor beside them. Adriane grabbed a container of store-bought cookies and sat down at the table with them.
"Where's Ozzie?" Emily asked, a she reached for a cookie. Kara shrugged. "Probably somewhere in the forest with Lyra and the other animals.
"Little Bird? Is that you?" said a voice from another room. "Yeah it's me, Gran," Adriane replied to her Grandmother. It was silent for a moment before she spoke again. "Come here, Little Bird. I have something to tell you."
With a puzzled look on her face, Adriane slowly got up, cramming the last bit of her cookie into her mouth. She walked out of the room.
"I wonder what's up," Kara said as she stared at the direction Adriane left. They silently sat until suddenly Adriane came bursting from the room, her hands covering her face.
"Adriane what's the matter?" Emily asked, quickly getting up. Adriane didn't answer. She quickly raced for the front door and ran out. Emily, Kara, and Storm followed.
"Adriane!" Kara cried, out of breath, as the three of them chased after her. "Wow, if the coach knew she was this fast he would've put her on the track team!"
Suddenly Adriane stopped and dropped to her knees. Kara, Emily, and Storm finally caught up to her. "Adriane, what's wrong?" Emily asked gently as she set a caring hand on her shoulder.
"Leave me alone," she said. She brought her hands to her side. Her face was streaked with tears.
"Adriane, we're your friends. You can tell us anything," Kara said. Emily and Storm nodded in agreement.
Suddenly Adriane sprang to her feet. "You really want to know?" she said in an angry tone. "They're dead! Okay? My parents are dead." She broke down in tears.
"Oh my God. Adriane. I-I'm so sorry." Emily said. "They might as well never had me. They never wanted me anyway," Adriane said, clenching her fists.
"That's not true," Kara said, gently. Adriane glared at Kara. "What do you know, Barbie? You spent your whole life being known as Miss Perfect, with perfect parents, with a perfect family, with perfect everything! You don't know how much I wanted them to come home. No matter how much I begged, no matter how much I cried, they didn't care about me! They chose their job over me and now they're gone. I hate them." Her wolfstone pulsed with a steady beat of light.
"I guess it won't be that much different though," she continued. "It's as if they were always dead, anyway."
The four of them stayed silent for a while. Then they headed toward the manor. They didn't realize they were being watched.
::Chapter 2: Bad News::
"Come on in, I'll get something for us to snack on," Adriane said as she held open the door for her friends.
They entered the manor and followed Adriane into the kitchen. Emily and Kara sat down at the table, Storm patiently sitting on the floor beside them. Adriane grabbed a container of store-bought cookies and sat down at the table with them.
"Where's Ozzie?" Emily asked, a she reached for a cookie. Kara shrugged. "Probably somewhere in the forest with Lyra and the other animals.
"Little Bird? Is that you?" said a voice from another room. "Yeah it's me, Gran," Adriane replied to her Grandmother. It was silent for a moment before she spoke again. "Come here, Little Bird. I have something to tell you."
With a puzzled look on her face, Adriane slowly got up, cramming the last bit of her cookie into her mouth. She walked out of the room.
"I wonder what's up," Kara said as she stared at the direction Adriane left. They silently sat until suddenly Adriane came bursting from the room, her hands covering her face.
"Adriane what's the matter?" Emily asked, quickly getting up. Adriane didn't answer. She quickly raced for the front door and ran out. Emily, Kara, and Storm followed.
"Adriane!" Kara cried, out of breath, as the three of them chased after her. "Wow, if the coach knew she was this fast he would've put her on the track team!"
Suddenly Adriane stopped and dropped to her knees. Kara, Emily, and Storm finally caught up to her. "Adriane, what's wrong?" Emily asked gently as she set a caring hand on her shoulder.
"Leave me alone," she said. She brought her hands to her side. Her face was streaked with tears.
"Adriane, we're your friends. You can tell us anything," Kara said. Emily and Storm nodded in agreement.
Suddenly Adriane sprang to her feet. "You really want to know?" she said in an angry tone. "They're dead! Okay? My parents are dead." She broke down in tears.
"Oh my God. Adriane. I-I'm so sorry." Emily said. "They might as well never had me. They never wanted me anyway," Adriane said, clenching her fists.
"That's not true," Kara said, gently. Adriane glared at Kara. "What do you know, Barbie? You spent your whole life being known as Miss Perfect, with perfect parents, with a perfect family, with perfect everything! You don't know how much I wanted them to come home. No matter how much I begged, no matter how much I cried, they didn't care about me! They chose their job over me and now they're gone. I hate them." Her wolfstone pulsed with a steady beat of light.
"I guess it won't be that much different though," she continued. "It's as if they were always dead, anyway."
The four of them stayed silent for a while. Then they headed toward the manor. They didn't realize they were being watched.