A/N: A special thanks to Alyssium for all her help. She is amazing! and a really great person. Thanks a ton!!!!
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X-2love4ever: Thanks! Even though you read it before it was posted thanks for reviewing!!!!!
ekleenex: Not to worry, I am still working on Collision of two Worlds. You may have to do a bit of guessing before you actually find out who her father is...cuz I'll never tell..... well at least not yet!!!
Orlando's Gurl: Thanks. I know you are going to update yours cuz I found chapter 5 in my in-box!!!! I was so excited! Its really good, BTW!!
alyssa-farrell: Well, you are going to have to wait for a while to find out who the dad is... and yes, it can be anyone!!! LOL Thanks for reading!!
imogenhm: Thank you! here is the update!
beautybunnymouse: This chapter will tell you the name of Raine's mum.... but to find out the dad's name you will just have to keep reading!!
Alyssium: Thank you so much for all your help! You are really wonderful....
Silent Voices17: No problem, after all you did help me with the questions I had when writing the first chapter so.... Thank you again and I hope you like whats to come!!!!
Kate: OK... here is an update....
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Chapter 2:
"You were supposed to be back before it got dark" Raine's aunt said as she put her hands on her hips and stared the red haired girl, who was standing not two feet away from her.
"I was... we were out on the porch talking…" Raine insisted, annoyed that she didn't get a longer time to say goodbye to her best friend.
"I don't care where you were. You told me that you'd be back when it got dark. Its a wonder Aurora never sent you to bootcamp…" her aunt mused out loud.
"Don't talk about my mum." Raine spat.
"I'll talk about her all I want, she was my sister, and you.. her bastard child. To think I was actually going to let you stay with me and my family."
"I wouldn't stay with you even if you paid me!" Raine cried, acid dripping from her every word.
"Grab your shit and lets go! The sooner your out of here the better" Raine's aunt said as she walked past Raine and out the door. Raine knew her aunt wasn't angry at her, well, not exactly. She was angry because her mother had decided to keep the identity of Raine's father a secret from everyone except Raine.
*~FLASHBACK~*
"Oh Raine, your growing into such a beautiful little girl. Your daddy would be so proud of you." Aurora said as she took the seven year old Raine into her arms, love emanating around them.
"Mummy, tell me of daddy?" Raine asked as she twirled her fingers through her mothers long curly red hair. She had always loved her mother's hair. While her own was straight and plain, her mother's was curly and exotic.
"Your daddy was a wonderful man, I knew it the moment that I met him. He had a hard exterior, but once you got past it and got to know him, he turned out to an amazing gentleman. He was kind and considerate, and your mommy loved him very much." her mother explained, trying to put the story into simplest terms from her daughter.
"Did he love you?" Raine asked.
Aurora, unsure of what to tell her daughter, changed the subject.
"He would have loved you."
"When can I see daddy?" Raine asked, curious about this man she had never met, but had always called "daddy."
"I don't know hunny... but I hope one day you will be able to meet him." Aurora sighed as she cradled her daughter in her arms.
*~*~ END OF FLASHBACK~*~*
Raine brushed her tears away. Who knew she would be meeting him so soon? She wasn't ready for this. She wanted her mum back, even if it meant that she would never meet her dad. Just one more day with her mum, that's all she wanted. She felt empty and incomplete as she picked up her bags and trunk and her snowy owl, Flora. She glanced around at the house that she had called home her entire life, the house she had grown up in. And instead of feeling the warmth that surrounded the house as well as the memories that it had carried for years, she felt cold and empty. To her the house was bare and lifeless...
The honking from her aunt outside stirred her from her memories. She sighed and closed the door behind her.
*"When one door closes, you can always check the windows"* was a quote her mother often used, but she didn't want this door to close. Not now, and not ever!
The car ride was quiet. Raine didn't want to talk and her aunt didn't even make an attempt. Raine spent the entire ride focusing on the traffic whizzing by and on the scenery that she knew she might never see again. It was surprising to her that she would not only miss the friends that she had to leave behind, but the place as well. She had never thought of missing New York, for she had spent her entire childhood dreaming of other places, but as she stared at the window, she could feel a sudden loneliness creep around her. She pushed these feelings away, though, as she boarded the plane, which left at one am. And without a word of goodbye or sorrow, she left New York and her aunt behind her. She had never spent this long on a plane before, and found it incredibly boring. So she spent the entire time looking out the window, except for the few hours she had fallen asleep. The plane landed a little after nine am, which left her two hours to find King's Cross Station.
After gathering all her luggage and her owl, she exchanged some of her American money into London currency, pounds, (about $1.90 per pound), and flagged down a taxi. She loaded her belongings into the trunk and sat Flora on the seat next to her. She told the driver she need to go to King's Cross Station and hoped that he knew where it was, for she had no clue. London was a big city, and she had become confused from the first site.
"You could 'ave taken the tunnel, it would 'ave been cheaper, love." the taxi driver called back to her.
"The what?" was all she could ask.
"The underground, love. It takes you to any train station from 'ere to well past Piccadilly Circus."
"Oh," was her response,
"Oh well." And they continued the drive in an easy silence as Raine stared at the window for the second time that day.
: Raine marveled at the beauty that was London. She had always wanted to go to London, under different circumstances, of course. The taxi ride took over 30 minutes with the amount of traffic, so she paid the driver and he helped her unload all her things onto a cart. Raine reached into her handbag and pulled out the ticket her aunt had given her. Platform 9 3/4? Raine laughed "They really are odd here!" but she was well aware on how to find it. She was in her 6th year, so she already knew how things worked, even if it was Hogwarts and not Salem.
Raine decided to grab a bite to eat since she still had about an hour to waste until she need to catch the train. Inside the station she found a little dinner and order a cappuccino and a buttered roll and sat at a little round table to eat.
At a quarter to 11, when she had finished consuming her early lunch, she got up to throw away her garbage. It was then when she noticed something out of the corner of her eye. Raine did a double take, just to make sure she was actually seeing what she was seeing. Walking in front of the diner was the hottest guy she had ever seen in her life. He was tall, broad shouldered and had long blonde hair. Raine stood there staring at this gorgeous specimen, her hand still in the lid of the garbage. He turned to look in the diner, and Raine quickly turned away and pulled her hand out of the garbage like she had just been caught doing something illegal. When she finally gathered enough courage to look back at the window, he was nowhere to be seen....
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A/N: Please tell me what you honestly think when you review, so that I can make my writing better! Even if its flames! Thanks to everyone that reviews..... and again thank you Alyssium!!!!!
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X-2love4ever: Thanks! Even though you read it before it was posted thanks for reviewing!!!!!
ekleenex: Not to worry, I am still working on Collision of two Worlds. You may have to do a bit of guessing before you actually find out who her father is...cuz I'll never tell..... well at least not yet!!!
Orlando's Gurl: Thanks. I know you are going to update yours cuz I found chapter 5 in my in-box!!!! I was so excited! Its really good, BTW!!
alyssa-farrell: Well, you are going to have to wait for a while to find out who the dad is... and yes, it can be anyone!!! LOL Thanks for reading!!
imogenhm: Thank you! here is the update!
beautybunnymouse: This chapter will tell you the name of Raine's mum.... but to find out the dad's name you will just have to keep reading!!
Alyssium: Thank you so much for all your help! You are really wonderful....
Silent Voices17: No problem, after all you did help me with the questions I had when writing the first chapter so.... Thank you again and I hope you like whats to come!!!!
Kate: OK... here is an update....
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Chapter 2:
"You were supposed to be back before it got dark" Raine's aunt said as she put her hands on her hips and stared the red haired girl, who was standing not two feet away from her.
"I was... we were out on the porch talking…" Raine insisted, annoyed that she didn't get a longer time to say goodbye to her best friend.
"I don't care where you were. You told me that you'd be back when it got dark. Its a wonder Aurora never sent you to bootcamp…" her aunt mused out loud.
"Don't talk about my mum." Raine spat.
"I'll talk about her all I want, she was my sister, and you.. her bastard child. To think I was actually going to let you stay with me and my family."
"I wouldn't stay with you even if you paid me!" Raine cried, acid dripping from her every word.
"Grab your shit and lets go! The sooner your out of here the better" Raine's aunt said as she walked past Raine and out the door. Raine knew her aunt wasn't angry at her, well, not exactly. She was angry because her mother had decided to keep the identity of Raine's father a secret from everyone except Raine.
*~FLASHBACK~*
"Oh Raine, your growing into such a beautiful little girl. Your daddy would be so proud of you." Aurora said as she took the seven year old Raine into her arms, love emanating around them.
"Mummy, tell me of daddy?" Raine asked as she twirled her fingers through her mothers long curly red hair. She had always loved her mother's hair. While her own was straight and plain, her mother's was curly and exotic.
"Your daddy was a wonderful man, I knew it the moment that I met him. He had a hard exterior, but once you got past it and got to know him, he turned out to an amazing gentleman. He was kind and considerate, and your mommy loved him very much." her mother explained, trying to put the story into simplest terms from her daughter.
"Did he love you?" Raine asked.
Aurora, unsure of what to tell her daughter, changed the subject.
"He would have loved you."
"When can I see daddy?" Raine asked, curious about this man she had never met, but had always called "daddy."
"I don't know hunny... but I hope one day you will be able to meet him." Aurora sighed as she cradled her daughter in her arms.
*~*~ END OF FLASHBACK~*~*
Raine brushed her tears away. Who knew she would be meeting him so soon? She wasn't ready for this. She wanted her mum back, even if it meant that she would never meet her dad. Just one more day with her mum, that's all she wanted. She felt empty and incomplete as she picked up her bags and trunk and her snowy owl, Flora. She glanced around at the house that she had called home her entire life, the house she had grown up in. And instead of feeling the warmth that surrounded the house as well as the memories that it had carried for years, she felt cold and empty. To her the house was bare and lifeless...
The honking from her aunt outside stirred her from her memories. She sighed and closed the door behind her.
*"When one door closes, you can always check the windows"* was a quote her mother often used, but she didn't want this door to close. Not now, and not ever!
The car ride was quiet. Raine didn't want to talk and her aunt didn't even make an attempt. Raine spent the entire ride focusing on the traffic whizzing by and on the scenery that she knew she might never see again. It was surprising to her that she would not only miss the friends that she had to leave behind, but the place as well. She had never thought of missing New York, for she had spent her entire childhood dreaming of other places, but as she stared at the window, she could feel a sudden loneliness creep around her. She pushed these feelings away, though, as she boarded the plane, which left at one am. And without a word of goodbye or sorrow, she left New York and her aunt behind her. She had never spent this long on a plane before, and found it incredibly boring. So she spent the entire time looking out the window, except for the few hours she had fallen asleep. The plane landed a little after nine am, which left her two hours to find King's Cross Station.
After gathering all her luggage and her owl, she exchanged some of her American money into London currency, pounds, (about $1.90 per pound), and flagged down a taxi. She loaded her belongings into the trunk and sat Flora on the seat next to her. She told the driver she need to go to King's Cross Station and hoped that he knew where it was, for she had no clue. London was a big city, and she had become confused from the first site.
"You could 'ave taken the tunnel, it would 'ave been cheaper, love." the taxi driver called back to her.
"The what?" was all she could ask.
"The underground, love. It takes you to any train station from 'ere to well past Piccadilly Circus."
"Oh," was her response,
"Oh well." And they continued the drive in an easy silence as Raine stared at the window for the second time that day.
: Raine marveled at the beauty that was London. She had always wanted to go to London, under different circumstances, of course. The taxi ride took over 30 minutes with the amount of traffic, so she paid the driver and he helped her unload all her things onto a cart. Raine reached into her handbag and pulled out the ticket her aunt had given her. Platform 9 3/4? Raine laughed "They really are odd here!" but she was well aware on how to find it. She was in her 6th year, so she already knew how things worked, even if it was Hogwarts and not Salem.
Raine decided to grab a bite to eat since she still had about an hour to waste until she need to catch the train. Inside the station she found a little dinner and order a cappuccino and a buttered roll and sat at a little round table to eat.
At a quarter to 11, when she had finished consuming her early lunch, she got up to throw away her garbage. It was then when she noticed something out of the corner of her eye. Raine did a double take, just to make sure she was actually seeing what she was seeing. Walking in front of the diner was the hottest guy she had ever seen in her life. He was tall, broad shouldered and had long blonde hair. Raine stood there staring at this gorgeous specimen, her hand still in the lid of the garbage. He turned to look in the diner, and Raine quickly turned away and pulled her hand out of the garbage like she had just been caught doing something illegal. When she finally gathered enough courage to look back at the window, he was nowhere to be seen....
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A/N: Please tell me what you honestly think when you review, so that I can make my writing better! Even if its flames! Thanks to everyone that reviews..... and again thank you Alyssium!!!!!