3rd person p.o.v

Flashback (after Serena's mother's death)

"Daddy, where do people go after they die?" A 7 year old Serena asked her father.

"They don't go anywhere dear, they stay right by our side, and in our hearts."

"So mommy is still here?" She asks. 

"Of course. she will always be there for you whenever you are in trouble and always embrace you when you are sad." Serena's dad said as he gazed up at the sky. Then looked at Serena. "That's what I want you to believe."

"Okay daddy!" Serena smiled. 

End of flashback

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Serena's p.o.v

"Thank you soooo much Serena!" Shauna says as she wraps her arm around her. "You were a big help today!"

"Well done Serena." Gary looks approvingly at the masks that I had made. "Here is your pay" He hands me a small bag filled with coins. 

"Oh no its okay, I don't really nee-" I stopped myself. Grace would not be very happy to find out I refused any sort of money from anyone. "T-thank you" I said as I took the bag. 

"Are you leaving now?" Clemont asks me. 

"Um- yeah, I think I have to, since I finished with everything.' I said. 

"Your carriage is ready madam" I hear a voice behind me and turn to see a footman standing in front of the carriage. 

''Oh... thank you sir" I reply to him. "Well... I'll get going now... Thank you to.. all of you for letting me help out..."

"Should I accompany you to your ?" Clemont asks. "Its not so safe for a girl like you to travel in this time of the day..."  

"No i'll be okay... but thank you for asking..." I smile.

I step into the carriage and I see from the window Shauna, Miette, Clemont and Gary wave to me and Shauna yells "Hope you'll make it to the ball Serena!!" 

"I will!" I said determined and I smile to myself. Grace may have taken away my freedom but she can't take away the new friends I've made. And Ash... Maybe...

I sigh as I remembered how gorgeous he looked and especially our little hug when he helped me up from the chandelier incident. My mind is in trance as I remember his soft and smooth hands helping me up and getting nearer to his perfect, flawless face... Even the nape of his neck looked so cute I could just-" 

BUMP.

I jump as I felt a large bump against the vehicle I was in. "What happened?" I ask a little stunned at the sudden interruption. 

The coachman doesn't say a word and gets off his horse and I start to feel a little uneasy...

"Get out" He says to me and I flinch at the sudden sound of his voice. I do as i'm told and as i step outside, all I know that i'm in the middle of nowhere. "Where are we??" I ask him frantically. 

"That's not something for you to worry about" He grins and I shiver as I see more and more figures coming into sight and surrounding me.    

The coachman takes off his attire to reveal a 'R' on his costume and it was matching what every other figure wore. 

"Who are you people and what do you want from me?!" I shriek. 

"SHHH.... This girl is so loud... why doesn't boss want us to take her out?" One of them groans. "Shut up you idiot, it's because he wants to do it himself..." Another says. 

"Please... stay away from me... please dont hurt me...." Tears well up in my eyes as they draw nearer to me. 

"aww... we won't hurt you... as long as you do as you're told.." The 'coachman' says. 

"WHAT COULD YOU POSSIBLY WANT ME TO-" a hand covers my mouth from behind "scream one more time and I swear ill slice your throat" a deep raspy voice tells me as I am pushed to the ground. I can do nothing except sob as quietly as possible. 

"Look sweetheart, I saw you talking to Prince Ash in the garden. Our boss wants to eliminate the queen so he can take her place, but that wont be possible unless Prince Ash dies... so we need you to"

"I... I won't help anyone that has a bad purpose!" I blurt out and receive a smack directly onto my face. It hurt a lot but I won't give in to what they want.

"WHO SAID WE HAVE A BAD PURPOSE?" The man yells. "OUR BOSS WILL DO A MUCH BETTER JOB OF TAKING CARE OF KALOS, WE BELIEVE IN HIM AND YOU HAD BETTER AS WELL!"

"NO!" I yell. These people had been brainwashed with false beliefs from this 'boss'. 

"Looks like she wont learn the easy way.." I then hear cackles and feel shadows draw nearer to me and a pair of hands tug at my dress and rip it off.

This cannot be happening. 

"NO! NO!" I sob. "PLEASE... S-STOP THIS!" 

Why was I so pathetic?

Why was I always the one who got picked on?

Can't I ever live a normal life like other people?

Was it all my fault from the start?

"s-stop..." I trail off unable to say anything from the fear and rush of thoughts as I felt teeth on my neck and biting it. 

My vision becomes hazy and the next thing I see is darkness.

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Flashback:  (Serena's p.o.v)

"Daddy, why did you leave me!"  I whisper to my self as I felt a stinging pain in my heart as I hold the shattered frame of the photo of my father  hugging me and never letting go.

But he did.

Liar.

Does no one care about me?

I miss father.

Looks like I have to join him.

I grab a hold of a glass shard and wonder how it would taint my skin and paint it red..

"Serena! DON'T" I hear a voice behind me and I turn to see who it was. 

Lysandre.