Black woke up to her sister. "Black!" She shouted. "Wake up! You slept through your alarm!" "I'm up Tawny! School is out today you idiot! Who said you could come in my room!" She grumbled. Tawny rolled her eyes and left the room. Black sat up and inspected her arm. She shook her head with a sigh and got dressed. She pulled on her long sleeved black t-shirt with skull designs, ripped black jeans, and her leather jacket. School was canceled. She was going to help Soot set up for the party but in light of recent events, she didn't plan on going. She curled up in bed and read.
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"Black!" Aunt Yarrow called. "What?!" Black shouted back. "Get dressed for school!" "I'm not going!" "Yes you are! Get dressed!" Black rolled her eyes and dug around in her closet. She found the costume she was going to wear, a black dress with a lace skirt that goes to my ankles with long sleeves, black heeled boots, a long diamond and laced choker, and a small off the side black witch hat. She grabbed a black masquerade mask and headed to the bathroom. She put on her black lipstick and eyeshadow. "Hurry up!" Aunt Yarrow yelled to her. Black adjusted her sleeves and walked down the stairs. "You look so pretty!" Aunt Yarrow gushed. Black rolled her eyes and walked outside to the car. She picked up her backpack with a change of clothes in case she decided to leave. They arrived at the school and Black took a deep breath before walking inside. When she opened the door no one noticed her show up, they were all too absorbed in dancing, watching the dancing, eating, playing games, or just talking. Her first instinct was to go to Soot who was wearing a spot on Super Girl costume the. She remembered their fight and her hand flew to her left arm. She shook herself and walked over to the refreshments table. The school nurse, Nurse Pine, was handing out drinks. She'd always loved Nurse Pine, they were close. "Hey Nurse Pine," Black smiled to the woman. "Hello Black," Nurse Pine said. "Your costume is great." "Thanks," Black shrugged and grabbed a cup of water. "No punch?" Nurse Pine asked. "Nah. I drink water." She waved to Nurse Pine and walked over to the corner of the room. 'Why did I agree to come? It's not like I do anything,' she thought. She scanned the room. Soot was talking to Spider who'd came as Spider Man. She saw Flame beside them too who was dressed like a football zombie. Surprise surprise. Black sighed and watched the people dance. She used her expert skills at hiding so no one could see her, though she never had to try hard.
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The sun was well down and Black suspected some students were slightly drunk. She walked outside and leaned against the wall, waiting for her ride. She'd changed into her backup clothes, the ones she was wearing previously. Aunt Yarrow and Tawny showed up and she climbed into the front seat. "How was it?" Aunt Yarrow asked. "Like school. Only better. No one noticed me this time," Black said, staring out the window. She pulled off her mask and dropped it in the floorboard. They drove through the road and Aunt Yarrow turned to Black. "What's that?" She looked at the window past Black at a deer. "Aunt Yarrow that's a- LOOK OUT!" Black screamed as the white SUV collided with a beat up red truck. Black looked back at Tawny as the car flipped. She screamed as the top of the car slammed on to the road and her head slammed against the car. She grabbed at the buckle of the seat but it was jammed. She looked over at Tawny who was out cold and so was her aunt. She screamed. "HELP!! THE SEATBELT IS STUCK!!" Her vision went blurry as blood rushed to her head. A large figure punched through the window and unlocked the car door. The door opened and she was dragged out of the car. She felt grass under her before the world went black.

Flame gently set Black on the grass as her body went limp. His breathing hitched but he knew she was still breathing. He ran to her car and busted open the driver side door. He dragged her aunt out of the car and set her beside Black. He was about to run over to his own truck to get his mother and sister out when both cars started flaming. "NO!" He shouted but it was too late, the gas tanks set on fire and they blew up. It wasn't big or dramatic like in the movies but a person inside those cars, wouldn't survive. "NO!" He sobbed. He heard moving beside him as he buried his face in hands. He held back his tears and ran over to make sure Black was okay. She opened her eyes and groaned in pain, clutching her head. "What happ-" she saw him and scooted away. He felt a strange queasy feeling and his face fell. "You're scared of me, aren't you?" He asked softly, although it was more of a statement than a question. "You push me around all day. You call me names. Flame, you hurt me for no reason every day. Yea I'm a little weary of you," Black said, barely able to talk and sit up. "I'm sorry," he murmured, realizing just how right she was. She narrowed her eyes at him and looked around. Her eyes grew in fear and sadness when she saw the cars. "Wh-where's my sister..." she whispered. "Who?" Flame asked. "The little girl in the car. Where is she?" She looked like she already knew the answer but didn't want it to be true. When Flame didn't say anything, Black instantly forgot about her own pain and started crying. She cried harder than he'd ever seen her she buried her face in her hands and cried harder. "Black..." Flame whispered and moved closer to her, trying to comfort the small black haired girl. She buried her face in his chest and sobbed. Flame was surprised to say the least. He sat there wide eyed before slowly wrapping his arms around her, unsure. "Don't...don't t-tell a-any one ab-about this..." she sobbed. "Ever." Flame nodded. "I promise." A tear of his own fell to the ground beside them and for a moment, he felt a strange feeling inside him and he knew nothing would be the same. His sister, his mother, and his ass hole of a father was in that truck and it was up in flames. He was alone. Another tear fell. And another. And another. Until they were both crying into each other. Black's loose left sleeve fell back slightly and Flame saw dozens of small red marks. "Black..." he whispered. "What Jockstrap?" Black said quietly, trying to sound like normal but couldn't. She let go and backed away from him. Flame grabbed her arm and slid back her sleeve. There were small cuts going from her wrist to her elbow. The sight of them sent a pang in his chest. "What's this?" He asked softly. "It's nothing!" Black snatched her arm back and stood up. Flame did too. She backed away from him and sat down on the other side of her aunt, like she would protect her. "Black, that's something. And it's not a little something," Flame whispered slowly. More tears leaked from her eyes. "It was you..." she said finally and Flame felt another pang in his chest. "Yesterday at school...before class at the front doors..." he remembered that. "Instead of going to class I went to the bathroom with my pocket knife...I did this..." she slowly lifted her arm and pulled back her sleeve again. Flame felt more hot tears fall down his face. "I'm so sorry...I-I didn't know I was doing this to you..." he whispered. "It's not just you..." she assured him but it wasn't all that reassuring. "Hey Sparky..." his eyes snapped up. The only one that ever called him that was his sister and he always got on to other people for saying that. He didn't mind now. "Yea?" He asked. "The world...is...spinning..." her words grew slow and slurred. She fell backwards, completely blacked out. Flame started panicking. He heard a ding and realized Black's phone was in her pocket. He pulled it out and called 911. After they hung up, he crawled over beside Black and set his hand over her smaller one. "It's okay..." he whispered to them both. "We're okay..." And he flopped down beside her and closed his eyes as sirens wailed in the distance. 'Worst birthday ever,' he thought before everything went black.

Hey wazzup?!
This was...I don't even know. I hope you enjoyed it regardless.
I did say you might hate me.
Peace out dudes!
-Bri