Post by Bella Braxton on Sept 11, 2009 15:30:21 GMT -5
Full Name: Bella Anne Braxton
Newsie Name: "Bells" or just "Beautiful"
Name Origin: Bella is quite the stunner, and her name literally means "Beautiful" in Italian.
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Currently Living: Queens
History: Bella Braxton is a spirited, fiery, and charismatic newsie girl. she's real tough but can turn on the charm when she wishes to. She appears to be just another newsie, but Bella has a secret. Even though she's been a newsie since she was eight years old and has made quite the name for herself at only seventeen, Bella Braxton was born into one of the most powerful and wealthy of aristocratic families.
Her father's true name was Matthew Aimes Brighton. He'd grown up in a life of privilege and luxury and came to despise every moment of it. He saw how greed consumed his entire family and turned them into power thirsty tyrants. He wanted nothing of it. He was not like them. So, Matthew openly left the family and everything the name stood for. He changed his name to Braxton, moved to Manhattan, and did what no other Brighton had ever done before. He married for love. Emily Jensen was a poor seamstress, but her beauty and compassion stirred Matthew's heart in a way that nothing had ever done before. His socialite mother was infuriated that her eldest son had married beneath him. However, when young Bella was born the old crow vowed one day to return her to her rightful place as Brighton Heiress.
Bella grew up in New York where her newly named Braxton family lived in comfort as normal middle class citizens. They were philanthropists and shared whatever money they had with the poor, bestowing the value to their lovely daughter that helping others was better than all of the riches in the world. Matthew's father worried about his son daily and behind the back of the other Brightons sent a fairly good sum of money to him every now and then. Emily and Matthew would take this money and travel to the underprivileged of the world who suffered while the fat cats lived in luxury. It was while on one of these bold endeavors, that Emily and Matthew Braxton would come terribly to their deaths after a fateful steamer shipwreck. To this day, the headline brings tears to Bella's eyes.
After learning of her parents' tragic death, Bella managed to escape the attempts of her grandmother to return her to the Brighton Estate, and she became what she was meant to be, a newsie. She's found hope on the streets of Manhattan and Queens, and she's never felt more at home. This is in her blood, this is where her heart truly lies. She rises each morning proud to Carry Da Banner.
Hair Color: Chocolate Brown
Hair Style: Long, cascading spiral curls that frame her face nicely. Sometimes she wears it in a messy bun.
Eye Color: She has daring emerald eyes that sparkle luminously
Skin Color: Fair
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 110 lbs
Clothing Style: Bella usually wears her favorite, worn out, brown plaid skirt, a loose white blouse, small leather boots, and her tan colored newsie hat that once belonged to her father. On occasion, she'll wear trousers with suspenders, especially if the weather isn't good.
Items Owned: She doesn't have much, only a small piece of eight medallion from 1722, that her father gave her for her eighth birthday, and a fine pearl comb that once belonged to her mother. The piece of eight was said to belong to the pirate Ann Bonney, but Bella's father was known for his imaginative tales...
Troubles: Drake Camden, a young, arrogant newspaper man from London, has fallen crazy in love with her. This began as a simple attraction, but once Drake discovered her secret of being from a well-known elitist family, it transformed into an obsession. For a year now, Drake Camden has pursued her, and insists upon their marrying, attempting to tear her away from her one true love.
Fears: That one day, her old life might catch up with her.
Siblings: None, she's an only child.
Newsie Name: "Bells" or just "Beautiful"
Name Origin: Bella is quite the stunner, and her name literally means "Beautiful" in Italian.
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Currently Living: Queens
History: Bella Braxton is a spirited, fiery, and charismatic newsie girl. she's real tough but can turn on the charm when she wishes to. She appears to be just another newsie, but Bella has a secret. Even though she's been a newsie since she was eight years old and has made quite the name for herself at only seventeen, Bella Braxton was born into one of the most powerful and wealthy of aristocratic families.
Her father's true name was Matthew Aimes Brighton. He'd grown up in a life of privilege and luxury and came to despise every moment of it. He saw how greed consumed his entire family and turned them into power thirsty tyrants. He wanted nothing of it. He was not like them. So, Matthew openly left the family and everything the name stood for. He changed his name to Braxton, moved to Manhattan, and did what no other Brighton had ever done before. He married for love. Emily Jensen was a poor seamstress, but her beauty and compassion stirred Matthew's heart in a way that nothing had ever done before. His socialite mother was infuriated that her eldest son had married beneath him. However, when young Bella was born the old crow vowed one day to return her to her rightful place as Brighton Heiress.
Bella grew up in New York where her newly named Braxton family lived in comfort as normal middle class citizens. They were philanthropists and shared whatever money they had with the poor, bestowing the value to their lovely daughter that helping others was better than all of the riches in the world. Matthew's father worried about his son daily and behind the back of the other Brightons sent a fairly good sum of money to him every now and then. Emily and Matthew would take this money and travel to the underprivileged of the world who suffered while the fat cats lived in luxury. It was while on one of these bold endeavors, that Emily and Matthew Braxton would come terribly to their deaths after a fateful steamer shipwreck. To this day, the headline brings tears to Bella's eyes.
After learning of her parents' tragic death, Bella managed to escape the attempts of her grandmother to return her to the Brighton Estate, and she became what she was meant to be, a newsie. She's found hope on the streets of Manhattan and Queens, and she's never felt more at home. This is in her blood, this is where her heart truly lies. She rises each morning proud to Carry Da Banner.
Hair Color: Chocolate Brown
Hair Style: Long, cascading spiral curls that frame her face nicely. Sometimes she wears it in a messy bun.
Eye Color: She has daring emerald eyes that sparkle luminously
Skin Color: Fair
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 110 lbs
Clothing Style: Bella usually wears her favorite, worn out, brown plaid skirt, a loose white blouse, small leather boots, and her tan colored newsie hat that once belonged to her father. On occasion, she'll wear trousers with suspenders, especially if the weather isn't good.
Items Owned: She doesn't have much, only a small piece of eight medallion from 1722, that her father gave her for her eighth birthday, and a fine pearl comb that once belonged to her mother. The piece of eight was said to belong to the pirate Ann Bonney, but Bella's father was known for his imaginative tales...
Troubles: Drake Camden, a young, arrogant newspaper man from London, has fallen crazy in love with her. This began as a simple attraction, but once Drake discovered her secret of being from a well-known elitist family, it transformed into an obsession. For a year now, Drake Camden has pursued her, and insists upon their marrying, attempting to tear her away from her one true love.
Fears: That one day, her old life might catch up with her.
Siblings: None, she's an only child.
