CHAPTER ONE
THE MYSTIC FOREST
One dull Saturday morning, a kind hearted girl normally known as Karen, who right now does not know that something strange and unexplainable was soon going to happen to her, she was finishing her homework as well as helping her little sister Kim with her music homework she had to hand in on Monday. Karen had beautifully long brown hair with a few streaks running through, her face was clear and she had shining green eyes like staring into glittering emeralds. While Kim her sister was quite the opposite she had blue eyes and reddish blonde hair and her face gave an innocent, cute look, Karen sighed deeply and said,
"Right I better go meet Sam and David before I'm late," Karen quickly added, "sorry Kim I'll help you finish you're music homework later."
"Karen don't forget to finish you're homework when you get back." said Karen's mum.
"I won't forget mum see you later on."
"Bye Karen see you later," said Kim.
Finally Karen grabbed her bag and left to meet Sam and David outside of the forest behind Moorside primary school, after twenty-five minutes Karen met Sam and David who were walking up to her, Sam had blonde hair and a rather pale face for a young girl and she had greenish blue eye's, David on the other hand had brown hair and a warm welcoming face, his brown eye's glinting in the sun.
"Hi Karen where have you been? I've not seen you in ages." said David.
"Yeah, where have you been?" asked Sam.
"I've been busy, you know family stuff." replied Karen.
"Oh, right it's nice to see you after so long Karen." said Sam.
"Yeah, anyway, are we going in the forest or what?" said David.
"Yeah, sure." replied Karen.
So Karen, Sam and David went in golden-patched mist in front of the forest. The forest it's self however was sending gold strips of shining, dazzling sunlight. It seemed to take forever but after what felt like an hour Sam's mobile rang.
"Hello." Said Sam answering the phone, "oh, hi mum, yes I'm ok, yes I'm still at my friends house...what! What do you mean, I have to come home...oh muummm, ten more minutes please, muuummmm, whhyyy oh, mum...oh, all right, I'll come home now, right bye." Sam put the phone down and turned to Karen and David and said.
"My mum say's, I have to go home sorry guy's maybe some over time.''
"Oh, right." said Karen and David together but, David suddenly said smiling cheekily. "I know me and Karen will carry on and we'll see what we find."
"I don't know," said Karen unevenly.
"Yeah you two go ahead, could you phone tomorrow, and tell me what you have found." agreed Sam.
"You sure?" said Karen quite alarmed.
"Right let's go." said David cheerfully.
"Right I better go." Said Sam in a miserable tone and she was gone.
"WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU!" Shouted Karen enraged with anger.
"One, I don't know what you're talking about. Two, I want to show you something." Replied David.
"Well- WHAA!" said Karen in shock.
David started to lead Karen through the forest, he was taking her through an opening where Karen had no idea what dangers or wonder's lied within, as Karen entered the opening in front of her was a beautiful mound's of flower's and roses, swaying in the wind. Pink, white and red petals were swirling in the air, and then suddenly, Karen realized something about David, he had vanished.
"DAVID, DAVID WHERE ARE YOU!" bellowed Karen in pure panic, and then she heard David's voice calling from the distance.
"KAREN, COME ON, WE'RE NEARLY THERE!"
So Karen ran through the mound's flower's and she ran into a new section of the forest, then Karen saw something through the darkness, past the hundred's of tall tree's there was a shining beautiful light Karen edged nearer, David's voice was coming from the light it was saying to her,
"Karen come on, hurry up."
"NO DAVID I WANT TO LEAVE!" Shouted Karen.
"Come on, it's my surprise to you." Replied David.
"Oh, all right, just this once David." said Karen and she moved into the light. Karen had walked into a round clearing there was nothing there but tree's surrounding the clearing, Karen noticed David was not any where to be seen, but, this time Karen did not panic, she turned around to face the entrance, and she was just about to walk back through it, when David's voice called,
"Karen wait, come here."
"David, where are you?" said Karen turning around and looking for him.
"I've climbed up this tall oak tree." Replied David, as David said that Karen turned towards the tallest oak tree, and she said.
"Where are you? I can't see you." Then she added, "and what's this present?"
"Just come near this oak tree," said David, Karen stepped towards the tall oak tree and David said,
"Right, we're going to play hotter or colder, is that alright with you Karen?"
"Yeah, I guess that's ok." Said Karen still looking for David.
"Let's get a move on, it's nearly sunset."
Then David started the game,
"Where you are now Karen, you're absolutely freezing."
And Karen moved half way from were she stood before then David said,
"No, you're still cold."
Karen had moved at least six times before David finally said, "yes you're boiling, and before sunset too."
Do I get my surprise now?" said Karen, gasping for her breath.
All of a sudden, Karen realized she was in the middle of the clearing, she gasped in alarm and said to David nervously.
"D-David."
"You're surprise is coming now, Karen." He said.
"D-David I-."
Before Karen could finish, a beautiful mystic light came out the pink/orange light sky, and surrounded Karen and started to lift her up towards the sky, and she said to David,
"D-David, w-what's this light doing to me?"
"It's nothing to worry about Karen, you'll be fine." David said.
Karen wondered what the light was doing to her, idea's kept propping up in her mind like is this light some sort of scanner or was David just trying to scare her off or, perhaps it was something else all together. Karen wondered how long it was going to take, because thirty minutes had past and she asked David more nervous than ever,
"D-David h-how l-long w-will it be? A-and w-what's it d-doing?"
"I assure you, Karen it's nothing to worry about, and it should be finished in the next few minutes." David replied.
Just after David said that the light faded and it slowly put Karen firmly on the ground, as it did so David asked more worried than ever,
"Karen, are you feeling alright?"
"I think s-."
But before Karen could finish her sentence, she passed out and knew no more. Karen woke later the next day, and she noticed she was in David's house, as soon as David noticed Karen had woken he said,
"Oh, you're awake, are you feeling any better?"
"I'm better than I was before."
"You gave me a right scare, Karen, but as long as you're better now." David smiled nervously.
"You were really worried about me." Karen said looking at him, feeling unusual warmth in her body.
"Of course, after all you're my friend."
There was a moment's silence and Karen asked,
"David, what time is it?"
"It's three in the afternoon, why?" David replied after looking at his watch.
"I better get going, I promised Kim I'd help her with her homework." Said Karen jumping up.
"Wait, Karen you need to rest-." Began David, but Karen was getting her thing's and she said to David, rushing around,
"I can rest at home, David, don't worry I'm feeling better than ever."
"Karen-."Began David again,
"No time David, I really have to go, I'll phone you later." muttered Karen,
David was shocked at Karen, normally she would be all right at hanging around for a bit longer, and he said as Karen walked out the front door.
"Karen if you ever need my help, phone me ok."
Karen vanished leaving David shocked at what just happened.
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