Superstition

[Halie]

((Ooc: Matthew, Jack and Felicity are Mina's cousins. Just so you know.))

The navy sky hung over the Darkmoon family mansion, and the moon was full and shining silver, lighting up every star. It was a perfect night for the Darkmoon elders to set out and hunt for food. In the Darkmoon's living room, the white walls stood tall as Felicity sat against them whilst gazing out of the grand windows, watching and waiting for the elders to return. Matthew and Jack raced around the room nearly knocking the finely crafted Darkmoon ornaments from the tables and mantels as they rushed past them, causing Felicity to jump miles each time.

"Be careful! You'll get us into trouble!" Felicity cried, but the two boys ignored her.

Before the three children could continue what they were doing, a huge wooden door slammed open, causing them to stand in fright of who was standing at the door.

"Where on Earth is my dinner?! Are mother and father not back yet?!" the small, slim figure yelled. It was Mina Darkmoon, the three children's cousin.

"Uh...n-no, M-mina, they're still out hunting." a frightened Jack said.

"Then don't you think you should go out and look for them...?"

Mina meant it as an order. Realising this, Matthew and Colin sighed slightly to each other.

"I'm sorry, do you want to say something?" she asked sarcastically.

The two boys rapidly shook their heads, their eyes widened like circles. They scurried out the door with Felicity following them shortly after. She was just as afraid of Mina as her brothers.
After the children had left, Mina sat down. She wasn't even that hungry, she just could never get enough of tormenting her cousins. They were so afraid of her, she could make them do anything. Her aunties and uncles were afraid of her too, and not to mention that her parents loved her to bits. She had her entire family in the palm of her hand. Though the outside world was much different. At first glance, they thought of her as a puny, defenceless little girl, but little do they ever know about her controlling, over-powering nature. But it didn't matter to her, she rarely had to interact with the outside world anyway. Only occasionally would she or her family step foot in the daylight, and that was only in their human forms.
A short while later, the elders returned with the children carrying two big brown bags each. On each of the bags were dark patches of red and brown. By seeing them, Mina figured they had succeeded in their hunt. The elders entered the kitchen, leaving the children to follow behind with the food, though they appeared to be struggling.

"Would you lot hurry up?! There'll be nothing of me if I don't get my food!" Mina tormented them, but only quietly so that her parents nor her aunties and uncles would hear.

They paced themselves only slightly, before Matthew dropped his sacks and wiped the sweat from hsi brow.

"Well, you could help us, you know?"

"Bloody hell, no. How dare you even ask! I could break a nail, or get blood on my hands! I ought to throw you in a fire! Now come on, stop slacking!" Mina yelled.

He sighed, picked up his bags and continued to the kitchen. Mina returned back into the living room and looked at herself in one of the mirrors. She was rather fond of her appearance, and loved to pose in front of the mirrors. After a couple of minutes, she was still looking at herself and smirking at what she saw, before one of her cousins, Felicity, rudely interrupted her with a plate of meat.

"Erm...Mina, I brought you your food. Would you like me to bring it to the dining room so you can eat with us?" she said, though she didn't really wish for her cousin to join them.

"No, I'm not hungry anymore. Take it back. Tell mother and and father I'll be upstairs and that I'll have it later." Mina replied. She'd only refused the dinner out of spite.

Felicity turned around with her teeth gritted. She and her brothers hated visiting their cousin Mina. She always treated them like slaves, except for when they were around the elders, where she'd act sweet and iccocent. Luckily, they'd be going home tomorrow, and wouldn't be visiting until the next full moon.