Danica Correy walked outside into the cool air and closed her back door. She had moved from America to Britain a little over a month ago. Her parents bought a house by a huge lake, forest and castle. The view was amazing, but she couldn't really do anything around here, they were the only house there aside from a little cottage, but that was on the whoever owned the castle's property. Danica walked over to the lake and sat down. It was 8:00 in the morning and Danica was restless. It was going to be another boring day, since Danica would be home with her sister all day. Oh yay, I jump for joy, Danica thought sarcastically. She sat down by the lake and ran her fingers over the surface of the water, making ripples. She glanced at the middle of the lake and thought she saw something moving underneath the water. Danica blinked and the motion was gone. She shook her head; it must have been a trick of the light, she thought. She got back up as she heard a sound behind her, and her dog, Jack, came bounding at her. She yelled and giggled when he jumped on her. Danica loved all animals and had six of them at her house; because she wouldn't let her parents get rid of them when they moved, no matter how far they were moving. She had two dogs, three cats and one guinea pig.
Her dog, Jack, was a big fluffy black dog. He was half black lab, half chow. To her, he was just a big black teddy bear, with big brown eyes. They were never apart if they could help it. They walked and explored everywhere together. Especially in a new place like this. He attacked her face with licks. She gave him a big hug and said to him, "How's my big boy this morning?" He answered with a happy bark and a lick, she laughed. "You ready to start exploring this place, boy?" He barked and she went inside to change. She put on a pair of jean shorts, a black shirt that she got from the Greenday American Idiot, concert. She put on a pair of black converse then swung a black bag with two water bottles and a bowl to pour her dog's water into, then left the house, and started towards some rocks by the lake and the forest. "Jack!" She called over her shoulder; her dog came bounding up so they were side by side. She reached the rocks and started climbing. When she reached the top, it was half past noon, and Jack (who had gotten to the other side, much, much longer before she reached the top) was running around in circles on the ground. She paused for a break and turned towards the castle. She thought she heard voices, kids voices to be exact, floating from the castle. I'll have to check that tomorrow thought Danica. She turned and started going down the other side. She reached the bottom, and it was a little over 4:00. She sat down and gave her dog some water. He lapped it up happily, and she thought that this day wasn't turning out that boring. For the next three hours, the two of them walked around a tiny clearing they had found as they were looking around. Danica looked at her watch and swore loudly, surprising her dog. It was almost eight, and her parents were going to be home at nine. She climbed faster then when she had climbed up first, and without any breaks. She reached home breathlessly and plopped onto the couch, out of breath, she had made it. It was only 8:45. Her eleven-year-old sister came out of the living room and smiled mischievously. "I'm telling you know," she said, then giggled evilly. Her parents weren't exactly fond of her curiosity and love for exploring. Her mother said, that at fourteen, she should be worrying about boys and school, and not what was behind that tree over there, or whether that was a rock, or some strange animal. "What do I have to do?" Danica said, with a sigh. Her eleven-year-old sister usually wanted her money or something, for not telling on her so that she didn't get grounded. "20 dollars," her sister replied. "What! That's all the money I have Jess!" Danica yelled angrily. "Fine ten dollars," her sister tried to bargain. "Eight," replied Danica, giving her sister a firm look. Her sister sighed in defeat. "Fine eight dollars. Now pay up," said her sister. Danica walked into her room and pulled out eight dollars. She gave to her sister, and with that Jessica turned on her heel and went into her room. As soon as Jessica walked into the room, their parents walked in through the door. "No luck," said her mom. Janet Correy plopped into her favorite recliner, chair as her father, Paul Correy, sat on the couch. The two of them had been looking for schools, for Jessica and Danica all day. Danica was supposed to be starting high school and Jessica was going into sixth grade. They didn't want them to be going to a boarding school, because all the good ones were either too expensive, or too far away. Danica sighed; she knew that it was hard for their family. Jessie and Danica had too leave all their friends and same with their parents. They had had to move, because Danica's dad had been offered a job offer he couldn't refuse. So, they had moved to Britain.
That night, as Danica looked out her window, she saw lights sparkling in the windows of the castle and saw movement and figures, and heard voices. She was definitely going to check this out.
