Okay, before we start, I just want to say something real quick. This is the first story, let alone fan fiction that I have ever attempted to write. I don't know how far this story will end up going, but I plan to work on it quite a bit as summer starts. Like everyone else on this site, I would love to have people review my story. Well with that out of the way, lets get to the story.

*No POV*

A cool breeze made it's way along the river, causing a few deer to shudder. The only sounds to be heard were the rustling of leaves on the trees and the gentle rushing of the water. The herd had stopped to graze for a while and rest, as they had been travelling for a few days now. Suddenly, the deer became alert as they heard a loud snap. They immediately began to run, bolting downstream. As they got further down the river, a figure stepped out of the bushes, knowing he had no chance of catching them. He decided that he should return home, as the sun was beginning set.

After walking for about an hour and a half, he had reached his home. As he walked up to it, he shuddered slightly, and then proceeded to open the door to his house. He looked around, making sure that nothing had been disturbed. Finding everything in their places, he walked upstairs and climbed into the shower, relaxing as the water cascaded down on him. When he was done, he walked to his bedroom and grabbed a pair of boxers and a t-shirt, changing into them before climbing into bed, but not wanting to sleep. The day that he had been dreading all summer was tomorrow. The first day of high school. He chuckled slightly to himself as he said, "Well Humphrey, high school can't be that bad, right?" A few minutes later he fell asleep, knowing he would have to get up early in the morning to get ready.

*Humphrey's POV* (6:00 AM)

I woke up to a loud buzzing noise, and immediately sat up in a slight panic. A few seconds later I calmed down, realizing that it was just the alarm on my phone. I quickly reached over and shut it off, then tried to fall back asleep. 'Do I really need to go to school?', I thought to myself. Not a minute later, my phone started going berserk again. 'Damn it, I forgot.' I had always been a light sleeper, so last night, I made sure to set another alarm right after the first, to ensure that I would get up and stay up.

Reaching over, I grabbed my phone and stopped the alarm once again. I then decided to check to see if I had any messages. I saw that I had a few messages from my best friends Salty, Shakey, and Mooch. They were the best friends that I could ask for, funny, nice, non-judgmental, and best of all, they support me when I need them most. I sent a quick message to each of them, saying that I would see them at school. Rolling out of bed, I walked over to my dresser and grabbed some clothes. I then walked over to the bathroom, and began to take a shower. When I was done, I got dressed and looked at myself in the mirror.

I was 6 feet tall with a muscular build, not that anyone at school besides my friends knew that. I never was one to show off, but I liked to keep myself fit. Turning on the cold water, I scooped up some water and splashed it in my face. Looking up, I stared back at the icy blue eyes in the reflection. I then began to brush my dark grey, almost black, hair, finally getting it to sit how I liked about a minute later. I was wearing a grey hoodie with a large white wolf on the front of it, underneath which I wore a plain blue t-shirt. I also chose jeans like I usually do but these ones were getting rather old and had started to fade a bit.

Once I was finally ready, grabbed my backpack and headed out the door towards the center of town. I lived on the very outskirts of town, where there were few other houses. Though it was the largest town in a 100 mile radius, Jasper Park was still small compared to most cities. It was surrounded on most sides by a pretty dense forest and had a river running through it flowing from down from the north towards the southeast. The forest stretches on for miles so it often feels very isolated. After walking for fifteen minutes I found myself at the place I had been dreading to have to be at for the past few months, Jasper High.

"Hey, Humphrey!" I heard Shakey say as he and my other friends came up to greet me. Shakey was a bit on the skinny side but was also really tall, and had blonde hair with brown eyes. His real name is actually Samuel, but he got that nickname because whenever he got even the slightest bit nervous, he started to shake. A couple of jerks gave him that name a few years back but over time, the name just kinda stuck, after he stopped giving a crap about what they said and just decided to ignore them.

"Hey guys, how have you all been? I haven't seen you in weeks!" I said. 'Though that is kinda my fault honestly' I thought. I had always been kinda distant but they never seemed to mind, they just grew to appreciate the time that we spent together.

"Not bad, I think I lost a few pounds!" said Mooch. He was a bit on the larger side when it came to weight but his slightly taller than normal height made him not look that wide. He had darker brown hair and hazel eyes. Mooch was the soft guy of the group, no pun intended. He was an all around caring guy who never wanted to do anything that might cause someone else harm.

"Really? I don't see it." Salty said laughing slightly. Salty was neither a twig nor a log but somewhere in between. However, he was a bit short but he never let that get in his way. He had black hair and blue eyes, darker than mine in both respects. Salty got his nickname from the sheer number of salt shaker gags he used to pull. He was obviously the funny guy, always trying to make everyone laugh.

Just then, the bell rang and we all began to walk into the building. We then split up as we didn't have any of our first classes together. My first class was English. I had always done well in school but I hated English classes the most because I hated to write papers. However, I quickly realized that this class may not be as bad as I had initially expected. I looked up towards the seating chart displayed on the screen and found that I was sitting in the corner of the room, as far away from the door as possible. Normally I would have hated that seat because I tend to like to be towards the front but I noticed who was sitting next to me, Kate Anderson.

I have had a crush on her since I first met her in middle school. She was beautiful. Kate was slightly shorter than I was, about five feet, eight inches tall, and had your typical cheerleader like build, though she wasn't actually one of them. She has light blonde hair that cascades down to her shoulders and bright green eyes that leave me mesmerized whenever I see them. Her personality was also amazing, she was caring and never took advantage of anyone in any situation, always trying to help others. Most girls our age would try to use their looks to their advantage, but not her, she seemed almost oblivious to how gorgeous she was. I was quickly shaken out of my trance as the bell to signal that the period was starting rang.

The class passed by quickly as it was the first day and all we did was go through the attendance and go over the basic rules. Then the bell rang, signaling the end of class. As I was getting up, I noticed that Kate had forgotten her planner. I grabbed it and headed towards the front of the room where she was, talking to the teacher. I waited until she was done an then said, "Hey Kate, I think you forgot something."

She turned around and looked at me slightly confused, then looked down at her planner in my hand and smiled at me. "Thanks..." she said trying to remember something.

"Humphrey Jones." I said to her, because I knew she was trying to remember my name.

"Right, right! Thanks again Humphrey, my parents would've killed me if I lost this." she said annoyed.

"Oh, and why would that be? If you don't mind me asking that is." I asked.

She let out a slight huff and then said, "My parents are forcing me to write down basically everything that goes on in each of my classes to make sure that I don't miss anything."

"Ah, I see. Well anyways, I have to head off to my next class. See ya!" I said, waving goodbye.

"Bye Humphrey!" She said, headed off in the other direction.

(3:00 PM)

The rest of the day went by smoothly, as nothing truly important was happening today. However, I kept finding my mind wandering back towards Kate. 'Oh well, I highly doubt that she's interested in me. Hell, she didn't even remember my name.' I thought to myself as I was walking home. When I finally got home, I set my stuff in my room and then headed out to my backyard which borders the forest. As I walked I shuddered, and headed out to the place that I loved.

Well, what do you think? I have yet to get to the actual secret yet, but I plan on revealing it soon. You can try to guess as to what it is, I don't think it is that difficult to figure out, but that's because I am the writer. At any rate, please review and follow if you are interested. I don't know how long this story may end up being, but I plan on continuing it for as long as I can.

Sincerely,

Branonymous