The Daughter of a Korrigan (: [ON HOLD]

The Daughter of A Korrigan, Chapter One

"The world is not magic - and that's the most magical thing about it."

- Sean Carroll

Fay shook her long, wavy, auburn hair in the mirror, and frowned at the reflection. She looked to her mother, whose eyebrows were furrowed into the papers she was holding, sitting on the black kitchen chair. She appeared nothing like her mother - even outsiders had said so, and just assumed that she looked like her deceased father. However, this was untrue - she had seen pictures of her father, and both he and her mother had perfectly straight, almost white-blond hair. Only Fay's sister shared the same hair as she did, but this was the only thing they shared in their looks; they both seemed like outsiders to the family. The only reasonable explanation, other than that she was adopted, which was impossible, was that she had somehow acquired the genes of their distant great-aunt, Angelina. This seemed likely because Fay didn't have a single feature that looked like her mother's - her eyes were sultry, hazel, and Bambi-like, not a misty blue; her nose and jaw line were chiseled onto her oval face, unlike her parent's round, soft features; and her lips were pink and plump, not thin. She was considered to be pretty, one of the most beautiful girls in her small town, even though she never thought of herself as so, and it was a miracle she was, considering her parent's similar DNA - probably the reason for her older sister's deformities.

Although Jeanette was two years older than Fay, she had always seemed like the younger sibling, probably because of her autism and hunchback. But Fay knew she was something special - she would always pull through in time of need, and never give up, in spite of difficulties; Fay was sometimes even jealous of her genius and musical talent. She might have been considered to be slow to other kids, but never to Fay - they were best friends in their loving sisterly relationship.

At that minute, Jeanette shuffled into room, and Fay's expression changed to one of frustration to pure love for her sibling. "Jenny, honey, remember what the doctor said. Stand up straight." If anyone else had said those words, Jeanette might have felt anger stirring inside her, but she knew that Fay only wanted the best for her, and would have even traded her opportunities for Jeanette's lost ones if she could. Instead, she reacted by attempting to follow her words, but it wasn't easy for her. Even after multiple surgeries, the doctors couldn't figure out how to get rid of the unfortunate curve in her back. She slumped on the green, suave sofa placed on the side of the family room instead, and glanced at her sister.

"Aren't you supposed to be at Sapphire's house?" she asked. Fay looked at her, surprised she had remembered that piece of information; then again, Jeanette was recovering quickly, and now it barely seemed like she had those communication problems.

"Oh, yeah. I've gotta get going." Fay replied, but made no hurry to continue. As usual, Sapphire was probably busy with Jason - her boyfriend of the week. She could never understand why the boys bothered with Sapphire, but the problem was that she was so infuriatingly nice. She broke their hearts, but did it in a way that made them still want to be friends with her. Needless to say, she was incredibly popular and beautiful - the It girl of the school; Fay was just her socially unskilled friend that Sapphire had stuck with since they met in preschool.

Fay left her place in the family room to kiss her sister and mom on the cheek, and then walked out the orange door still decorated for Halloween with its plastic ghosts that nobody had bothered to take out. She glanced longingly in the direction of the woods, her body aching for the cool feel of the water of the lake on her body, but shook her head, planning for the swim later. After constant pleading, she had promised Sapphire she would go to the mall for new clothes, and there was plenty of time afterwards.

Hopefully, Sapphire wouldn't rope her into buying something crazy; Fay loved to shop as much as anybody else, but she was just more practical about it, unlike the very rich Sapphire with the unlimited allowance. Fay actually had to work for her money, and constantly complained about how unfair it was, but secretly, she loved her job at Yogurtland.