Chapter 1: LOST

(New York city)

(Catskill mountain, Athens village)

The snow blazed fiercely as the people of Athens quickly ran into their home for shelter. A girl stuck out her hand from a mansion's window

"It's snowing fiercely again, can we go out for a run?!" A little girl asked smiling as she opened the curtains under the moonlight, her rare silver hair shone brightly with her pale with skin.

Her lashes fluttered open revealing her silver pupils, she quickly shuts them back out of pain and dizziness, she fell towards the floor but before she could hit the ground a pair of cold arms caught her. She closed her eyes waiting for the pain to come but it never did so she peeked at her surroundings meeting a pair of deep red eyes staring at her angrily.

The little girl quickly broke out a smile as she stuck out her tongue in a silly manner

"It's snowing now, can we go for a run?" She asked again but this time out of strength so she whispered.

The moonlight shone on the red haired girl except it had no effect on her. Also she had a spitting image of the silvered hair girl.

"Being silly again, what were you doing under the light? Do you want to die?" The red haired girl scolded as the silvered hair girl shook her head almost immediately. A thin lie separated the girls as the red haired girl wore black clothing in the light while the silvered hair girl wore white clothing in the dark.

As she was about to reply, she was interrupted by the sound of glass chattering as a man's voice followed

"I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!" The male voice said

"WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!" A feminine voice replied screaming back at him

"I'M SICK AND TIRED OF YOUR ATTITUDE!!"

"ATTITUDE?! What attitude? All I did was ask where you went to last night!"

"What are you trying to imply?! Why are you like this?!" The man asked as the woman froze

" Why am I like this? You want to know why?"

"Yes, yes I would very much like to know why you are like this!!" The man replied as the woman threw a brown paper at him

" EXPLAIN THIS THEN!!" The woman shouted as the man picked up the papers the froze, the atmosphere became tensed as everywhere was silent.

The 2 girls peeped from their room as the silvered hair girl gasped lightly

" Oh oh, it seems mom has found out, after dad we will be next" She said shivering

" Quit it" The other girl said as the silvered hair girl made an acting of zipping her mouth

"So does it change the fact that you are with me? Does it change the fact that you love me?" The man with silver hair asked as the woman shook the paper at his front

" I SAID TO EXPLAIN THIS! Please tell me what is in here isn't true" The woman begged with a slight tremble in her voice

" Stephanie, I..." Skyler said reaching out for her but Stephanie took a step back avoiding his touch. His hand froze in the air as he stared for a while before squeezing it and withdrawing

"It's true" said as Stephanie turned to him in tears

"It's true? You are telling me all my life the person who u have loved, who I have adored and looked up to, who I want to see everyday and have 3 children for IS A UNDERWORLD CRIMINAL?!" Stephanie shouted as the two girls turned to each other then to Skyler

"Busted" They said in unison as a whisper

" It's not as you imagine, I am still the Skyler you loved..I.."

" The Kai I love wouldn't keep things from me, he wouldn't tell me lies, he won't deceive me for 20 years! We've know each other for 20 years, childhood sweetheart. Yet I know from an outsider that you are an underworld boss, a mafia!"

" Who told you that?" Skyler asked

" SO NOT THE POINT!!" Stephanie said in a fit of rage as Skyler remained silent

"So you admit it's true?"

"Honey....." Skyler said as he reached out to Stephanie who avoided his touch by taking a step away

"Don't touch me, I don't want to be tainted" Stephanie said as Skyler got hurt, he frowned but put in a smile again

"I can explain, you see..."

"Don't...not today, not ever again" Stephanie said a she walked out.

The 2 little girls peeped out of room, the blacked hair girl snorted as she walks away leaving her twin sister to watch the scene.

"Hey aren't you going to see what will happen?" The silvered hair girl asked

"What else? It's the same everyday"

"Not today, she found out our secret! I think we really broke her this time"

"We've been in this game for 10 years and heard mom said she would leave dad nine and a half of those years, did it ever happen?"

" You have a point, I guess no dinner tonight it is then, Mafia rule number one"

" Hmn hmn"

" I just can't believe it, who doesn't give their children dinner on new years?!"

" This family, come on I save something for us" The black haired girl said as the silvered hair girl's eyes shone brightly at the statement.

" Tch! Little foodie"

" Sister knows me best" The silver haired girl said before the sound of plate crashing interrupted her then the sound of Stephanie yelling was heard

The black haired girl held the plate in her hand so firmly as it broke startling the silvered hair girl

"SISTER!!"

"I'm fine, it's nothing"

"Nothing?! You're bleeding!" The silvered hair girl said as she quickly tears off her clothes wrapping the injury

"Thanks Silver"- The black haired girl said as the silvered hair girl bowed pouting her lips

-"Uh.. what's wrong?"

"Could you not do that all the time? I don't think I can take it, seeing you hurt makes me feel worse"

" UH...silver....hmn", The black haired girl nodded as the silvered hair girl crashed into her arms

" I love you sister"

" I love you too silver" The blacked haired girl replied as they shut their shelves from the noises in the background

"We won't separate, ever promise me", The silvered hair girl said as the blacked haired girl replied

"I promise"

The sun rose hours later, the girls woke up and got out of bed

" I wonder if the neighbors can have a break today, the snow is a little heavier than usual" The silvered hair girl said

"Yeah, it's likely a storm will set out hours from now"

" You can tell?" The silvered hair girl said as the black haired girl nodded

" You?"

" I can't predict anything, sister you really are amazing" The silvered hair girl said smiling

" Let's freshen up and let's go find breakfast " The black haired girl said as they both got out went to the bathroom, freshen up and walked out, the blacked haired girl wore a black torn robe and the silvered hair girl wore a white torn robe

They both set out opening the door to the room together

"HAPPY NEW....." The silvered hair girl said before she froze at the sight of the messed up living room

"Find mom!" The black haired girl said as she ran into the kitchen seeing Stephanie on the floor beaten and injured, she laid in a fetal position, her legs folded towards her stomach and her hands wrapped securely around her stomach.

"Mom! Did....did dad do this?" The black haired girl asked as Stephanie opened her eyes, one was in a black circle ring indicating she was hit there and her cheeks swollen, blood pouring out of her head and hand

"HE WENT TOO FAR THIS TIME!" The black haired girl shouted frustrated as Stephanie sighed smiling

"Diana it isn't your dad's fault, I pushed him too far I guess, I'll take it as a mood swing"

" A mood swing that can only be taken care of by beating his spouse? What a man!"

" DIANA! YOU WILL NOT SPEAK TO YOUR FATHER THAT WAY!" Stephanie scolded alarming the girls as the silvered hair girl quickly hugged Stephanie

" Please mom, don't shout, you are injured, you are too tired, please don't shout"

" Diane I'm sorry to scare you" Diana said as Diane shook her head

" Diane is not scared, Diane is only worried, Diane thinks that sister is right, Father doesn't treat mother well, Diane thinks Father crossed the line"

" TCH! HE'S WORSE THAN A DOG!" Diana said as Stephanie cut her short

" DIANA! DON'T EVER SAY THAT AGAIN!"

" Tch! why accept all this?! You could just walk away from it all and live your life the way you want to, if you are afraid you are leaving us behind we will be fine, we have been enduring all these for ten years doesn't make a difference how many more we endure"

" Hmn, sister is right, I also think mom should leave and start a new, don't look back, life is long and vast, we will be alright" Diane said as Stephanie froze dragging Diana's hand as she pulls her close hugging her, Diane stood awkwardly in the dark as she watched Stephanie show so much affection she had never given her.

Diane smiles in thought

*"Mom seems to like sister better, sister is wise and swift unlike me, she had never even said an I love you to me, is it because I am too weak and can't protect her like big sister can? Then I must grow up faster so I can protect them both."*

Diane said with a broken smile as tears clouded her eyes

Night fell as everyone went to sleep, Diana woke up tucking Diane then she lights up some incense sticks.

Breathing it in, Diane struggled to wake up by feel asleep deeper, Diana smile walking to her as she tucks her in gently

"Sister, we have grown up now, but mother still treats you indifferently because she is afraid you won't be able to bear the harsh world with your lovely and kind nature...." Diana said gently smoothing out the bed spread

".....what she doesn't know is, you are also smart and extra ordinary, you are the smarter twin yet you hide it from her behaving dumb and cute, do you really think I wouldn't know? All those years dad trained us since we were 5 and you already grabbed all his skills while I still struggled with my martial arts"-

-" We ran from China and stayed in the states because of the people who wanted us dead were increasing, yet you still endured and understood while I complained about your moving about, you calmly explained to me the situation and rebuilt our family together with mom and dad"

Diana said as tears flowed out of Diane's eyes but she couldn't move

" Now, it's falling apart again and it seems this time it's going to take longer than usual to build it back again, I know mom is going to attempt to escape tonight, and she would take me with her, but I don't feel rest assured leaving your here with dad, he is responsible but I'm afraid you can't take his training, what he wants from us requires being heartless and having a big kind heart is all you are about. So go, in my place and see the world, I would use the transformation skill we learnt from dad, we are two heroes in this world of evil and now one has to do her part and become the villain so the hero could have her moment, don't disappoint me" Diana said in tears as she casts a spell changing their hair and dress

*" There, this spell should last for a day, while mom flees, by the time she finds out dad and I would be long gone, live well ok? We will meet when two seasons collide"*

Diana lays on her bed putting out the incenses and light as she hid the incense pot under her bed

Minutes later Stephanie sneaked in as she injects anaesthetics into Diana, thinking it was Diane, then she proceeds to Diane who had slept off due to the effect of the incense, Stephanie turned to Diana again

" I'm sorry Diane but mother has to go, I can only afford to take care of one of you, anymore would be too much, I leave you behind because you are the weaker twin, you have nothing to offer me and you won't survive with Skyler either. You existence is a waste and I'm sorry I gave life to you." Stephanie said as tears fell out of Diane and Diana eyes at the same time

Stephanie ran out with Diane as she got into the car speeding off, she drove for hours as she managed to get far from the village, at night Stephanie had arrived at the city as she was tired of driving, she decided to take a short cut at a very high speed then a strong started and rain poured down to the earth. Due to the wind and darkness Stephanie's car collided with another sending both cars tumbling, people rushed to the scene as they pulled out Stephanie who was bleeding badly

"My child, my Diana is still in there, save her" Stephanie muttered weakly before fainting, the sun rose slowly

Stephanie opened her eyes again but drowsily as she saw 3 nurses wheeling her into the hospital on a stretcher into the operating room, she closed her eyes again.

Few weeks later Stephanie opened her eyes as she felt sore everywhere, the nurse walked in to examine her as usual the she found her awoke

"Madam you are finally awake! I'll go get the doctor"

" Wait did you say doctor?" Stephanie asked but the nurse had ran out. She looked around in confusion

A doctor walked in seconds later as she checked her drip

"Madam, do you feel sore?"

"Yeah, everywhere" Stephanie replied as the doctor nodded

"Hmn, the collision was really huge, if not for the protection I'm afraid you wouldn't even make it alive" The doctor said as Stephanie looked around

" Sorry where am I?"

"A hospital ma'am"

" Hospital? That doesn't sound right..."

" Calm down ma'am what is the last thing you remember?"

" Oh...I was driving but then it started raining heavily so I decided to take a short cut then suddenly it started raining heavily and the visuals were poor, the brakes failed and my child... wait my child, where is my child, a small girl of age 10? She has long black hair and...."

" Black?" The doctor asked as Stephanie nodded

" She was with me when the accident happened"

"Calm down ma'am, she would be alright hopefully"

" Will be? Hopefully? Where is she?"

" Uh.. ma'am.... "

" Talk to me!" Stephanie screamed as the doctor sighed

" What happened is your daughter's head was hit into the car glass badly during the collision, the position she was found in suggests she threw herself forward to protect you there fore taking 80 percent of the damage, shards of the glass is in her skull which may likely have gotten to her brain so we are operating on her right now, she will be fine....." The doctor said as Stephanie got agitated

" No my baby..."

"Also she seems to have a rare medical condition that has been triggered so we don't know if we can help her..."

Stephanie froze at the word medical condition as she slowly turned to the doctor

" What colour of hair does she have?"

"Silver ma'am" The doctor said as Stephanie's head rang and became dizzy and fainted.

"Ma'am!" The nurse called out as the doctor quickly tried to stabilize her condition, another nurse walked in as she whispered to the other nurse who nodded

"Doc the results are in, she is 4 months gone"

Another nurse ran in

" Doc, the other patients involver in the car crash are here it's the Princes and they are badly injured

"SHIT!" - The doctor cursed as he quickly brought out his phone

"Quick! Prepare for their surgery!"

"But doctor the girl and the lady...." A nurse said as the doctor turned to Stephanie

"We can only attend to one of them...attend to the lady" The doctor said as the nurse argued

"But the small girl is in a critical condition..."

"The lady is of priority, she had another life inside her besides you can tell from her look when she heard the girl has silver hair, she won't care"

"Hmn" The nurse nodded as they attended to Stephanie while the doctor went out to attend or the Princes.

POV: DIANE

And so I was deemed inferior once more, left unattended and badly wounded with mother's words playing in my head over and over, I guess this is all I will ever amount to her and to everyone, the air seems tight and the surroundings quiet as I clung unto the little life force I have left to hang in till help was in my reach, one thing is for sure, I will make it this time and I will see my sister again"

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