Disclaimer: (see chapter one.. *yawn* Am too lazy.)
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~*~ Chapter 2: Fate & Destiny ~*~
The everyday life in the small border town Cassia was pretty boring. Everyone just worked, ate, and slept. There weren't many children living in that town, since it was at the border, and small fights between the Slytherin and Gryffindor patrols were considered perfectly normal.
Two of the children who were born in Cassia were Gwendelyn McAvery and Lucy Hanover. Those two girls were best friends. Always together and always found at some place where they shouldn't be. They were pretty girls, those two. Both had brown hair. Gwen's was a bit darker than Lucy's. Lucy's hair was bushy and always flowing around her face. Gwen's hair was straight and always seemed to be perfect, even after a night's sleep. They both had a weird-looking birthmark on their arms. If you looked carefully, they might even resemble a snake and a lion, which was even weirder, since the mascot of Slytherin Kingdom was a snake, and the Gryffindor's mascot was a lion.
It was the 20th year of Lord Lucius Malfoy's reign. His son, Draco, had just turned 18 last month. A beautiful lad he has become, with his pale blond hair which almost seemed white, always combed backwards and glued to his head into a smooth, yet elegant hairstyle. On his birthday party, almost every noble family in from the whole Kingdom had come to introduce him to their daughters. He had rejected all of them (which was no big wonder, if you looked at those snobby little hussies).
In Cassia, it was just another ordinary day, but not for the two girls. It was their 15th birthday. Their parents were setting things up for the traditional dinner they had every year on the girls' birthday. Yet Gwen and Lucy were nowhere to be seen.
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"Gwen? Gwenny? Oh come on, it's not funny anymore!"
Lucy Hanover looked around the wood in despair, frowning. Then a giggle was heard from behind some bushes, and a moment later Gwendelyn McAvery emerged out of them.
"Did you really think I'd leave you behind?" Gwen said with a smirk. "Your parents would skin me alive!"
Lucy smiled as Gwen dusted off her dress.
"We're now 15, Gwen! Practically grown-ups! Imagine all the things we could do!"
Lucy stared at a rose dreamily.
"I could marry Gregory.. And I could start a family. with my own children and all.!"
Gwen snorted.
"Oh come on! I'll never understand why you're so eager to marry! I would delay it as long as possible. I'd hate being attached to a man for all my life."
"But you were never in love! You don't know what it feels like. Believe me, if you fall in love, you'll want to spend every moment of your life with him."
Gwen kicked away a stone.
"Sounds way too mushy for me. And the sun is setting; we should probably go home now. Dinner's almost ready I guess."
Lucy nodded and threw the rose away. They walked through the wood, laughing as Gwen teased Lucy about her secret love, Gregory McDuncan, the miller's son.
When they arrived at the town, Lucy suddenly stopped dead in her tracks and her eyes opened wide. Gwen turned around and gasped. The usually peaceful town was filled with riders and soldiers. Some wore Gryffindor uniforms, and some wore the attire of Slytherin. Some were yelling at the opposing soldiers, but most of them were running in and out of the houses, obviously looking for something. Suddenly a trumpet sounded somewhere and two rider came riding in slowly and gracefully. One of them had blond, wavy hair and a beard. He was sir Benedict of Wells, more commonly known as the High General of King Louis Gryffindor. The other rider was pale blond, looking quite young, not older than 18 or 19, wearing black robes with a high collar, and a black cape. He was Lord Draco Malfoy, son of King Lucius Malfoy.
Gwen and Lucy glanced at eachother, hiding behind bushes. They knew that this must be something very important, if the High General and Lord Draco have come to the scene. The two girls stayed behind the bushes, unsure of what to do.
Suddenly branches snapped behind them, and they turned around with a gasp. It was Lucy's mother. They sighed in relief and ran over to her. She shook off their helping hands and croaked with a choking voice:
"Run. run away from here.. Far. possible."
Lucy frowned.
"Why, mother? Mother, are you hurt? Please let me help you."
Lucy's mother slapped away her hand with all the force she could muster at that moment.
"No! Run. away.! Don't ever. show. your marks. go! Go!"
She looks meaningfully at Gwen and Lucy one more time, then dropped to the ground, dead, with a dagger sticking out in her back. Gwen clamped a hand over her mouth, her eyes clouding over with tear. Lucy burst out in tears, screaming.
"Mother!! Mother!! Please don't leave me! Mother.."
Gwen clamped a hand over Lucy's mouth.
"Listen to what your mother said! This is serious Lucy, we have to go!"
Lucy nodded, and started to hoist herself off the ground, still crying over her dead mother. Gwen dragged her up and started to run, but it was already too late. Lucy's screams have alarmed some soldiers, and as Gwen looked back, the High General, Lord Draco and some of the soldiers were running towards them. Gwen grabbed Lucy by her shoulders and shook her.
"Listen! Get a grip! We must get away from here, understood?? Run, run like the wind. We can't stay together. Just go, and we'll meet at the pond in the clearing, alright??"
Lucy nodded through her tears, and ran off. Gwen looked once more at the nearing soldiers, and set off in a run too.
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AN: Reviews please!! ^.^
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~*~ Chapter 2: Fate & Destiny ~*~
The everyday life in the small border town Cassia was pretty boring. Everyone just worked, ate, and slept. There weren't many children living in that town, since it was at the border, and small fights between the Slytherin and Gryffindor patrols were considered perfectly normal.
Two of the children who were born in Cassia were Gwendelyn McAvery and Lucy Hanover. Those two girls were best friends. Always together and always found at some place where they shouldn't be. They were pretty girls, those two. Both had brown hair. Gwen's was a bit darker than Lucy's. Lucy's hair was bushy and always flowing around her face. Gwen's hair was straight and always seemed to be perfect, even after a night's sleep. They both had a weird-looking birthmark on their arms. If you looked carefully, they might even resemble a snake and a lion, which was even weirder, since the mascot of Slytherin Kingdom was a snake, and the Gryffindor's mascot was a lion.
It was the 20th year of Lord Lucius Malfoy's reign. His son, Draco, had just turned 18 last month. A beautiful lad he has become, with his pale blond hair which almost seemed white, always combed backwards and glued to his head into a smooth, yet elegant hairstyle. On his birthday party, almost every noble family in from the whole Kingdom had come to introduce him to their daughters. He had rejected all of them (which was no big wonder, if you looked at those snobby little hussies).
In Cassia, it was just another ordinary day, but not for the two girls. It was their 15th birthday. Their parents were setting things up for the traditional dinner they had every year on the girls' birthday. Yet Gwen and Lucy were nowhere to be seen.
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"Gwen? Gwenny? Oh come on, it's not funny anymore!"
Lucy Hanover looked around the wood in despair, frowning. Then a giggle was heard from behind some bushes, and a moment later Gwendelyn McAvery emerged out of them.
"Did you really think I'd leave you behind?" Gwen said with a smirk. "Your parents would skin me alive!"
Lucy smiled as Gwen dusted off her dress.
"We're now 15, Gwen! Practically grown-ups! Imagine all the things we could do!"
Lucy stared at a rose dreamily.
"I could marry Gregory.. And I could start a family. with my own children and all.!"
Gwen snorted.
"Oh come on! I'll never understand why you're so eager to marry! I would delay it as long as possible. I'd hate being attached to a man for all my life."
"But you were never in love! You don't know what it feels like. Believe me, if you fall in love, you'll want to spend every moment of your life with him."
Gwen kicked away a stone.
"Sounds way too mushy for me. And the sun is setting; we should probably go home now. Dinner's almost ready I guess."
Lucy nodded and threw the rose away. They walked through the wood, laughing as Gwen teased Lucy about her secret love, Gregory McDuncan, the miller's son.
When they arrived at the town, Lucy suddenly stopped dead in her tracks and her eyes opened wide. Gwen turned around and gasped. The usually peaceful town was filled with riders and soldiers. Some wore Gryffindor uniforms, and some wore the attire of Slytherin. Some were yelling at the opposing soldiers, but most of them were running in and out of the houses, obviously looking for something. Suddenly a trumpet sounded somewhere and two rider came riding in slowly and gracefully. One of them had blond, wavy hair and a beard. He was sir Benedict of Wells, more commonly known as the High General of King Louis Gryffindor. The other rider was pale blond, looking quite young, not older than 18 or 19, wearing black robes with a high collar, and a black cape. He was Lord Draco Malfoy, son of King Lucius Malfoy.
Gwen and Lucy glanced at eachother, hiding behind bushes. They knew that this must be something very important, if the High General and Lord Draco have come to the scene. The two girls stayed behind the bushes, unsure of what to do.
Suddenly branches snapped behind them, and they turned around with a gasp. It was Lucy's mother. They sighed in relief and ran over to her. She shook off their helping hands and croaked with a choking voice:
"Run. run away from here.. Far. possible."
Lucy frowned.
"Why, mother? Mother, are you hurt? Please let me help you."
Lucy's mother slapped away her hand with all the force she could muster at that moment.
"No! Run. away.! Don't ever. show. your marks. go! Go!"
She looks meaningfully at Gwen and Lucy one more time, then dropped to the ground, dead, with a dagger sticking out in her back. Gwen clamped a hand over her mouth, her eyes clouding over with tear. Lucy burst out in tears, screaming.
"Mother!! Mother!! Please don't leave me! Mother.."
Gwen clamped a hand over Lucy's mouth.
"Listen to what your mother said! This is serious Lucy, we have to go!"
Lucy nodded, and started to hoist herself off the ground, still crying over her dead mother. Gwen dragged her up and started to run, but it was already too late. Lucy's screams have alarmed some soldiers, and as Gwen looked back, the High General, Lord Draco and some of the soldiers were running towards them. Gwen grabbed Lucy by her shoulders and shook her.
"Listen! Get a grip! We must get away from here, understood?? Run, run like the wind. We can't stay together. Just go, and we'll meet at the pond in the clearing, alright??"
Lucy nodded through her tears, and ran off. Gwen looked once more at the nearing soldiers, and set off in a run too.
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AN: Reviews please!! ^.^