Hi chicca's I'm back!!!! Sorry for the wait my muse was mad at me for not putting her in the last chapter! *Turning to glare at muse who continued to hum away in the background.*
Pre: What on earth are you humming?
Muse ignoring Pre and continueing to hum: I'm blue dabble dee dabble dar….
Pre: O…..k
*Shrugging shoulders and turning back to the story.*
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Dear Diary
My ribs are aching as I sit here but it's not as bad as the pain of watching my mother turn from me. Of seeing the hate on her face as she looked at me. Every time I close my eyes I see her walking away from me, choosing them over me. Me, her own daughter, her flesh and blood…
I'm sitting here in this hellhole watching all of the other so called children 'like me'. What do they now about me? What do they know about my life? They weren't there. They didn't see. They didn't feel what I did. How can they? They didn't have him as a stepfather, I did.
I did…
Mirage cowered in the corner of her room nursing her bruised and bloody body.
"Mom, mom help me!"
But the monster in front of her just laughed raising a fist to slap her again. "She won't come."
Mirage's head jerked up. "You're wrong! She will come, she will help me!"
The monster shook his head a fire raging in his eyes as he stepped closer.
"Mom!"
If only I could forget. If only I could turn back time…
Mirage coming home to see her mother crying on the doorstep and her papa's car disappearing down the road.
"Mirage, honey, your papa and I have decided it's better if we have a break from each other…"
Is there such a thing as a perfect family?
Mirage breaking free of her mothers embrace to run after the car.
"Papa, no come back don't leave me!"
"Papa!"
Why did this have to happen to me?
The rough paper scraping against her back, her tear stained face turned away, trying to shut it out.
'This can't be happening, not to me…'
What did I do that was so bad? Why does every one hate me?
The children at school, huddled together and pointing…
"Hey look it's the freak!"
"What do you want freak? You're not welcome here."
"Broke any mirrors lately?"
"She only had to look at it before anyway!"
Why didn't they want me?
The representative from the 'hellhole' was waiting for her when she arrived home. Her bags packed and ready in front of her…
"Your parents have decided that it would be better if you stayed with us."
"He's not my parent!"
"It's a nice place. You'll like it I think. It's for people just like you."
"People like me?"
"Yes they have 'problems' too."
"I haven't got a problem!"
"I know dear, that's what they all say."
"I'm telling the truth!"
"They all are."
Why didn't they believe me?
Sitting in the stuffy office as the counselor watched her over the top of her glasses.
"Mirage, child, don't you realise how much these stories of yours are hurting those around you?"
"I'm not making it up!"
"Child, your stepfather loves you very much, but your stories -"
"I'm telling the truth!"
"You may think you are but -"
"I am! Why won't anyone believe me?"
Why is everyone so blind?
Mirage huddled on the bed after a 'visit' to her family.
"Come now child, tell me what really happened."
"I am! He did!"
"Child…"
"Why can't you see?"
"See what?"
"The truth…"
I wasn't making it up diary he did hurt me. Why can't they see? Do they really think I'd make this up? That I'd do that to my mother?
Oh papa, papa where are you?
I need you papa.
I need you…
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Rogue sat the book open in front of her as she read, tears tracing a silent path down her face.
"Mirage…" Rogue whispered raising her tear stained face to stare into the mirror before her.
"Hey Rogue!"
Rogue shot up scrambling to her feet as someone tentatively knocked on the door.
Scrubbing her face with the back of her sleeve she glanced in the mirror, there was no sign of the tears that had fallen only moments before, but then again there was no makeup either.
"Rogue?"
"What d'ya want?" Rogue said harshly slamming the door open.
She stopped her mouth agape at who stop before her the acid words that she had been about to say falling from her mind.
"Erm." The girl in front of her said taking a step back.
"Jubilee?" Rogue questioned not believing her eyes 'Why's she here?'
The girl nodded her usual fun filled expression flying out the window.
"Jubilee?" Rogue questioned again, as the girl made no move to speak.
"I, um…" Jubilee glanced down the corridor as though looking for an escape.
Rogue sighed moving back to open the door further and gestured for her to enter.
Jubilee gulped giving Rogue a wide berth, as she entered, not noticing the sudden flare of hurt in the goths eyes.
"So what can ah do for ya?" Rogue asked her usual scowl once again back in place as she gestured for Jubilee to sit down.
Jubilee perched herself on the edge of Kitty's bed chewing her bottom lip nervously. "Well…"
"Yes?" Rogue prompted as she stopped once again.
"Well there's this concert see that me and the guys wanted to go to."
"And?" Rogue frowned not sure what that had to do with her.
"It sorta in this club in the more seedier end of town…" Jubilee replied.
"Oh." Rogue said as it began to dawn her what she was getting at.
"Yeah." Jubilee nodded as she saw the look that crossed the goths face. "We were kinda wanderin' if you'd ya know, come with us?"
"Why meh?"
"Well it your sorta place you know?"
"Mah place?"
"Yeah goths like."
"Oh."
Jubilee glanced over at Rogue nervously as she waited.
Rogue sighed. "Who is it?"
"Huh?" Jubilee responded confused.
"Thah group."
"Oh, um, Egarim."
Rogue's head shot up her eyes darting to the book on the floor by the mirror before nodding. "Ah'll do it."
"You will?" Jubilee repeated incredulously nearly falling of the bed in her surprise.
Rogue nodded a grim look entering her eyes as she stood.
"Erm…well…great!" Jubilee stuttered also standing and beginning to back up.
Rogue smiled a grim smile as she bent to pick up the book caressing its cover lovingly.
"Yesssss, I have business to settle with them." She replied in a voice that wasn't her own.
Jubilee felt her heart quicken in fear as she continued to back up till she was up against the door. "Erm…thanks Rogue!" She managed to get out as she fumbled for the door handle behind her, sighing in relief as she found it.
Rogue's face cleared her eyes clouding in confusion as she glanced up. "Er, no problem." She replied forcedly her hand shacking as she placed the book down on her bed.
Jubilee smiled brightly swinging the door open and stepping back into the hallway. "I'll give you the details later."
Rogue nodded her hand coming out to grip the doorframe as she watched Jubilee scramble away down the corridor.
Jubilee stopped, turning back to wave brightly at her, before disappearing round the corner.
Rogue sighed, her head hanging in defeat as her shoulders sagged under the effort of keeping her emotions at bay. "What's goin' on?" She whispered to herself her hand tightening on the doorframe.
"What's happening to her?" Jubilee whispered her back pressed up against the wall as she tried to calm her racing heart.
In Rogue's darkening room her mirrored reflection turned to face the bed an evil smirk gracing the porcelain features as its eyes ran over the book laying there and back to the girl still facing the hallway.
Its month opened forming one simple word…
"Revenge…"
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Muse: Hello readers while my annoying friend Pre is out of the room I just thought I'd tell you who I am. I am *drum roll*…
Drum roll cut short by the splintering sound of wood breaking.
Muse spins round in chair as the door bursts open to reveal…
Muse: Pre! I can explain!
Pre raising her rolling pin above her head: Really?
Muse nodding hurriedly and jumping up from seat.
Pre's eyes begin to glow as insane laughter spills forth: Who said I was Pre?
Muse's eyes widen as she quickly hits the save button on the computer before spinning round and running to the open window the Pre look-a-like close behind her.
The real Pre appears in the doorway staring bemusedly at the broken door before shrugging and moving back to the computer.
Unbeknownst to her, a fake Pre was attempting to kill off her muse!