A/N: OHMIGOSH first fanfic ever! Yes, it will not even begin to challenge the wonders of other fanfictions but I just wanted to try it out! :D! HUGE amounts of thanks to my beta, Wonder (which is actually not her name, just something I call her for kicks ;))! Try it out, come on you know you want to find something to flame me for :D
_ Disclaimer-no matter what I wish, I do not own Lord Of The Rings. D:
Chapter 1
RIINNNGGG the bell rang, signifying the end of yet another school day. Skyla picked up her papers, and hurried out of the classroom to her locker. Opening it up, she stuffed it with all her school stuff and took her book bag out. Slamming the door, she fought through the mass of other classmates as she made her way out of the building. Suddenly, a hand grabbed her arm. Turning around, she glared at the person connected to the hand.
"Chanel! This has had to be the fourteenth time you've grabbed me today!" she said, pulling away and glaring at the giggling brunette.
"But today's when the Lord of the Rings marathon starts!" her best friend squealed. Not like you haven't reminded me every twenty minutes. Skyla thought darkly. But, for the sake of the other girl's strange obsession with the series, she decided not to strangle her.
"Yes, I know! But it doesn't start until, like, six!" she moaned. But before Chanel could start belittling her about how important it was to her, she stopped it. "Remind me of the story?" Skyla said with a grin. The brunette never missed a chance to show her knowledge of the books and movies,and could go on for hours. This, at least, gave Skyla the chance to think of other things and zone out for a while. As they walked down the sidewalk, she took a deep breath. It had rained the night before, and she just loved everything about it. She loved the cool air, the smell (though she could smell a hint of dog poop, which ruined it a bit) and the sounds of the suburban wildlife enjoying the water.
They passed by a puddle and Skyla couldn't help but look at herself in it. Her red hair flowed down to her waist in a braid as it always has. Skyla hated her red hair. As her friend, Nadia, put it, 'everything else about her was for a blonde'. She had crystal blue eyes, pale skin with not a freckle, and was small for her age. Of course, Chanel was perfect. With her silky, shoulder length brown hair and vibrant green eyes, she was gorgeous in every way Skyla wasn't. Just as the redhead started to think about how she could dye her hair without it looking obvious, her thoughts were interrupted.
"Yo, Skyla! Wake up already! I know you're in there!" Chanel's voice brought the girl back to her senses.
"What now, Chanel?!" She snapped. The brunette smirked and replied "Well, aren't you stopping at your house first?" with a bit of smugness for catching her friend out of it. Winking, she kept walking.
Skyla gave Chanel one more death glare, and then stomped into her house. Throwing her bag on the floor, she ran up the stairs and plopped on toher bed. Reaching into her drawer, she pulled out her iPod and started playing Maroon 5. Just as the song got to its peak, the phone rang. Muttering a few choice words about people calling at the wrong time, she stopped the music. Grabbing the phone, she pressed the answer button. "What?" she said sullenly.
"Hey honey! It's mom!" came the cheerful reply. Before the girl could reply, she continued. "Just wanted you to know I'm going to be home late! But since you'll be at Chanel's, it won't matter! Bye!" and the phone call ended. Skyla wrinkled her eyebrow, and got up. Yet another afternoon alone she thought. Turning back on the music, she looked out the window. She saw the bushes waving in the wind, a fallen tree branch lying in the damp grass, and a door standing upright. Wait, what door?! Skyla looked back at the yard. Grabbing her 'bag of stuff' as she called it (or as her mom called it, bag Skyla will use if she feels like running away), Skyla raced outside. The door was still there. Hesitantly reaching out, she grasped the door handle. Ah well, I could use a new door for my room. She shrugged and opened it up. Then everything went black.
A/N: Hey everyone! Just so you know, the next chapters ARE in first person so don't flame me because of it! Remember, this is my first story! But you know what you CAN do? You can send me constructive criticism or just UPDATE NOW messages! Because life is so boring when nobody cares about your writings! =3 Also a note about Chanel-Before you ask, yes she is important! Got her name from Chanel no. 5 the perfume XD Thank you Wonda Honda,(my beta) for scaring me with your demented ideas of what i shall call you .-. AND WHAT ARE COW TORNADOES… oh… WELL I LIKE GOAT TORNADOES