Hey there I'm Calamity and this is the story of me, my twin sister, Riley and our best friend, Ashley. Together with Toby and Ryan we form the schools group of skate punks.

Calamity

Riley

Ashley

Toby

Ryan

Many of you may be wondering why I'm called Calamity. Well it's because bad luck always seems to follow me around like a lost puppy. The word Calamity means danger so I guess it fits. Now I with my story...

I sigh as the shrill ringing of my alarm awakens me from my peaceful slumber. I quickly get out of my bed and make my way over to my wardrobe and get a black pierce the veil top, a pair of ripped black skinny jeans and my my chemical romance backpack. I quickly throw everything on before looking in the mirror and noticing the red marks on my arms are still visible. I sigh softly and pick up a light grey, hooded jacket and put it on. I quietly walk downstairs and sigh in relief when I see no one there. "Morning sis" I hear a soft voice from behind me. I quickly spin to face the person in shock but I calm myself down when I realise it's just Riley. Me and my sister don't really talk to people outside of the skater group due to being bullied and stuff like that.

I let my body relax as I look at my sister "don't scare me like that" I whisper before turning my gaze to the ground. "You did it again, didn't yo?" Riley asked in a hushed tone. I nod my head and let her roll the sleeves of my jacket up and see the new scars. I turn my gaze to meet hers but flinch back when I realise she's frowning at me. "We promised that we'd stop" she says softly with a sigh. Suddenly I hear loud footsteps upstairs. I grab my sisters arm and drag her outside.

I look around in slight panic before spotting a custom painted truck. I quickly push Riley over to the truck and check to see if it's locked. When the door to the stylish truck opens I push me sister in. "You stay here. I'll lead him away. When were far enough away I want you to run to Ashley's house." I say before closing the door to the truck. I walk away from the truck and notice the drunk man stood in front of me, our father. My heart pounds in my chest as I dodge a flying glass bottle. I cry out as the glass smashes and shards pierce my skin. "Your cries of pain are rather soothing" my father slurs. I panic and run as fast as I can in the opposite direction of Ashley's house.

After about five minutes of non stop running I stop and turn to my father. I crouch into a defensive position and wait. 'Hmm. He's drunk which means his actions are slower. He will also take longer to process my movements. My best bet would be to use fast and unpredictable movements.' I think before nodding slightly to myself. I spring forward and quickly kick his left leg. I then run around him and stop directly behind him. I hit the pressure point on his neck, instantly knocking him out.

I look in the direction of Ashley's house and sigh. 'She doesn't need me, she never has needed me. She wouldn't miss me, none of them would.' I thought with a sad smile. I sigh again and walk away from Ashley's house and towards the nearest bridge.

I peer down over the ledge of the bridge and smile. 'Finally, I don't have to feel this pain anymore' I thought as I swing my legs over the railing. I look down at the 15-18 foot drop.

The little me runs around laughing with the younger Riley, who has always been smaller than me. Suddenly Riley slips and I quickly run to her side and catch her before she makes contact with the ground. "Riles you need to be more careful" I say to her with a small laugh. "I don't need to be more careful, I've got you to protect me." was the sweet reply from Riley.

I notice tears streaming down my face as I think about the times I've protected Riley. I thought about the amount of beatings I've taken from our father to protect her. I remember sticking up for her when she was bullied, which also got me beaten. I remember drying her tear stained cheeks after she found out her boyfriend of 3 years was cheating on her for 2 of those years. I remember the pillow fights, the jokes, the awful puns and laughing just for the sake of laughing.

'This is it, I'm finally getting away from this' I thought as I push my body forward. I feel the stomach turning feeling of falling for just a few seconds before everything stops. I look up and see a man gripping my wrist. I struggle instantly, not liking physical contact. The man steadily lifts me up so that I'm on the other side of the bridge. "let go..." I whisper weakly as my body shakes in fear. The man ignores my plea and pulls me into a tight embrace before turning his head to look behind him.

I follow his gaze and see Riley and Ashley stood there in tears. "Why?" was the simple question that my twin asked. Yet that simple question made something in me snap.

She will never love you. She hates you. She would've let you fall.

I shake my head and look on in shock. "You wouldn't understand" I growl lowly. I turn my gaze back to the male that's holding me to his chest and glare. "Let me go" I command. "What wouldn't I understand? We went through everything together." Riley cries out. "Who always got the worst beatings, Who got the worst injuries, Who risked their lives daily just so YOU wouldn't get hurt? My life was only ever a bargaining chip for YOUR safety." I shout.

What's going on? I never meant to say any of that.

"I'm sick of protecting you and your pathetic little life." I growl while struggling viciously in the strangers grip. "Somethings wrong. She's never acted like this before." Riley says quietly.

Hey there brat. I hear in my head. /what's going on?/ I question quietly in my head only to get no reply.

"Riley..." I whisper before turning to the man. "Thank you for saving me..." I say to the man while looking at his face. 'Damn he's actually quite cute' I think in awe. "Optimus." He replied with a slight frown. I sigh as Optimus finally lets me go. And suddenly it's as though all the pain in my body returns all at once. I gasp and wrap my arms around my stomach.

"Calamity?" Riley questions while running over with Ashley by her side. Everything goes blurry and my head starts to spin.
:Optimus to Ratchet: I hear in my head.
:Ratchet here.: a new voice replied
:requesting medical assistance.: is that Optimus?
:on my way:

Suddenly everything turns back to normal. My vision returns and the pain dulls slightly. "What's wrong Calamity? You've been staring off into space." My sister asks with a concerned smile. "I'll be fine" I mutter while looking at Optimus with a questioning gaze.

"Calamity I need you to take your jacket and your top off." My sister said with panic clear in her voice. "Why?" I ask quietly while turning to her. "Your grey jacket isn't exactly grey anymore." Ashley said and that's when I register the sharp pain in my back.

Wide eyed I pull my jacket off and after looking around wearily I pull my top off. It reveals my scarred, bleeding and bruised back, shoulders, stomach and arms. I hear a gasp behind me and turn to see Riley on the floor with Ashley crouched beside her checking to see if she's ok.

"I never realised... that it was this bad for you..." she says quietly. Ignoring my lightheadedness I walk over to her and crouch in front of her. "I'd do anything to keep my lil sis safe." I say. "My medic is on his way. You should sit down so you do not harm yourself further" Optimus said from behind me. I nod and as I take a step towards him my legs give out. I grunt as a pair of arms wrap around my waist stopping me from colliding with the floor.

I bite my lip to stop from crying out in pain. I open my eyes to see the blurry image of Optimus. I whimper quietly as the pain begins to get unbearable and curl into his chest, seeking warmth and comfort from the cold night.
...
I wake up to see white all around me. White walls, white bed with a few tints of red. 'Where am I?' I thought in confusion.

You're in hospital dumb ass. I hear the reply in my head. I roll my eyes in annoyance. I hear a beeping beside me and I turn to see a heart monitor.

"Optimus. Her brain activity seems to be active twice the amount of the average human." A new yet slightly familiar voice says from in front of me.

'What do I call you anyway? I can't keep calling you the random voice in my head' I ask
Shade. Was the short reply from the voice.

"My names Ratchet I'm a medic." A voice called. I look up at the person and nod in acknowledgment. I sit up with a lot of effort. The medic reaches over to push me back down but I grab his wrist before he could touch my shoulders. "You need to lie down and rest. You don't want to cause yourself more pain do you?" The medic said and I tighten my grip on his wrist. "Pain is a message and right now I'm ignoring it" I say completely ignoring all the pain I feel.

I sigh in relief as I see my twin and Ashley curled up next to each other on some chairs by the door of my room. I gently shake Ashley's shoulder to wake her up. When she opens her eyes I smile down at her. She looks to her side and notices Riley curled into her chest. "You like her don't you?" I ask while letting my face fall blank. She stares at me wide eyed for a few seconds before stuttering. I smile at her "I approve however hurt her and I'll throw you to the wolves" I say with a joking tone at the end.

I walk back over to the bed and sit down on the edge of it. The medic walks over to me and I turn my gaze to meet his. "It seems that the years of abuse have caused you to show symptoms of split personality disorder." He says and I look at him with a blank face. I nod "I figured that out dumb ass." I say while glaring at him. I sigh and look down at my lap. "Sorry" I mumble timidly.

:Optimus, I don't think there's a cure for split personality disorder.:
:I will talk to Major Lennox. The pair need a place to live and I will not allow them to stay on their own.: Optimus replies
"Good to know that you care Optimus. And Ratchet, don't worry about there not being a cure." I say with a soft smile. The two looked at me with shocked expressions.

:she can her our com links?: Optimus' voice rings out in my head.
(Maybe there's more than meets the eye. With the both of us. As I'm sure a normal human would be unable to do this.) I reply in shock.

I look at Optimus with a slight smile. "You know we're going to have to go back right? The bags we packed only had necessities like food and water. We didn't really bother with packing clothes." I say causing him to frown. "I will get Major Lennox." Optimus said before walking out.

I turn to Ratchet. "How bad were my injuries?" I ask softly. Ratchet looks at me in shock. "The majority of your back needed stitches and staples. Your stomach also needed stitches. Your arms only needed wrapping. The wounds on your back were very deep. How did they happen?" He asked. I sigh and look down at the floor. "The ones on my back were caused by a belt being used as a whip. The ones on my stomach were caused by a knife and broken glass." I reply with no emotion to my voice. "And your arms?" He said sternly. "... self made..." I whisper with tears in my eyes but I refuse to let them fall.

Optimus walks back into the room with another male. "Optimus has explained the situation. Your both free to live with me, my wife and my daughter." The man said.

(I'm guessing this is William Lennox?) I ask while looking at Optimus who nods at me in reply.

I turn to Riley with a look that says 'I'm in if you are'. She turns her gaze to Ashley so I turn back to the army Major. "What about school?" I ask quietly. "Well, you will still need to go to school, it would be better for you to stay in the one your in now as there's only 5months until it's over." The man replied and I nod in reply.

I turn back to Riley. "Would Ashley be able to come with us?" She asks with a shy smile. "My parents have been trying to get me to move out anyway. I could rent an apartment near your house." Ashley says while looking at Riley with a smile. "That may be kind of difficult. We live on a farm and own a lot of land, there's no other houses near us for miles." Lennox said. I look over to Riley and see that she has a sad expression on her face. "However, on our land we have a barn that has a room above it." He continued.

"Thank you so much. I promise to help out with work around the barn and other stuff like that" Ashley said with a large grin. "What are we going to tell Toby and Ryan?" Riley asks with a grin. I shrug my shoulders in response while looking down at my lap. Out of me and Riley I'm the closed off one that tends to stay to herself, while Riley is almost always hyperactive and happy despite all that's happened.

"We need to go and get the rest of our belongings. Our father is normally at the bar at this time so we should be fine." I say while standing up and walking to the door. I turn back to Riley and Ashley as they stand up to follow me. "I'll go get the trucks, Optimus You with me?" Lennox asks the taller man with a grin.

"Holy mother of fuck, you have a semi?" I ask with wide eyes. "And it's custom painted. That is so cool" I continue while looking at the flame details on the front of the Peter-built semi. Optimus looks at me with an amused expression. I turn to Lennox to see that he's stood in front  of a black topkick GMC.

I see Ashley and Riley get in the GMC so I turn to Optimus. "Is it ok if I ride with you?" I ask while looking down at the ground. I look up at him as he says "of course" and give a very small smile. "Thanks" I whisper and climb into the seat of the truck.

This a VERY graphic fanfiction that talks about self harm, abuse and many more. This is the only WARNING to be in this fanfiction. Don't like it then don't read it. Helpful criticism will be accepted and taken into account. This fanfiction also talks about lesbians and bisexuals yet again the only WARNING for that.

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