Summary: Analeigh Lorn and her Cêpan Alexander were two unexpected passengers to the Lorien Ship that went to Earth. Analeigh has the special power to morph into anyone and it is her only power. Analeigh had gotten herself a special purpose for going to Earth: Protect the Nine. Watch the Nine. Be friends with the Nine. This is her story, starting with Number Four in Paradise, Ohio. Author's Note: The idea of the whole world knowing about the Loriens came from Disclaimer: I do not own The Lorien Legacies and am not making any profit from this story. It is written merely for entertainment.
Thank you to my awesome beta AJBea – without you my story would be full of errors!
One
Analeigh Lorn
I looked at my new companion with amazement. Just moments before he had been a strange bunny look-alike creature and now he was an adorable golden retriever. My grandmother had called him a . . . Chimara? A Chimaera? Well anyway, he needed a name, seeing as he didn't have one.
"Tony," I said to the Chimaera watching me. He blinked his large brown eyes and thumped his tail. I took it as a 'no'. "Um, how about Goldie?"
The Chimaera gave a playful growl. I held my little hands up in front of my body. "Sorry, I know Goldie is not original. How about the name… Bryan?"
The-recently-named-Bryan barked in approval. I sighed and lay down on the soft grass of Lorien. Bryan rested his large head on my stomach. I closed my eyes, breathing in and out deeply.
I was just about to drift off when I heard two sets of footsteps approaching me. I sat up quickly and looked in the direction from where the sound came. I saw a tall, tanned man; he had tousled brown hair, intense green eyes, a bright smile, and huge muscles.
At first I didn't recognize him, but it soon hit me like a ton of bricks. "Daddy," I yelled before throwing myself into his waiting arms. The man's strong arms went around my small three-year-old body, clutching me to his chest tightly. Aiden pressed his face into my hair, breathing in deeply. It was the first time in months that I saw my father, and I knew he breathed into my hair because he wanted to remember every little detail about me, even the smell of my hair.
I giggled happily, placing my small hands on my father's face: one hand on the corner of his lips, the other on his left cheek.
Aiden smiled under my gentle touch. "I've missed you, kid," he told me, staring into my bright blue eyes, identical to my mother's.
I smiled sadly at my father. "I missed you too, Daddy."
I suddenly remembered that there was another person walking with my father, and I looked over his shoulder. There, standing a bit awkwardly was a young man – he couldn't be older than twenty two years old. His soft hazel eyes lifted from the ground and met mine. He smiled tentatively.
"Daddy, who's that man?" I whispered into his ear.
Aiden smiled at me one last time before placing me on the ground again. He took my hand and gently turned me around to face the stranger. "Analeigh," he says, "I want you to meet someone very special."
I nodded, clutching Aiden's leg tightly and peeking up shyly at the stranger. He crouched down until he was eye-level with me, and immediately I didn't feel so tiny compared to him anymore. "Hello, Analeigh," he said. "My name is Alexander, and I'm your Cêpan. Would you like to be my friend?"
To me, Alexander looked like a very strong and friendly person. I pursed my little lips, thinking. I've always wanted a big brother, and it seemed that Alexander would be him. I smiled cutely at Alexander and gave him a big hug around his middle.
Alexander smiled a relieved smile, unseen by me, and hugged me back.
Time Skip: 3 weeks later.
"Come on, Alex! Grandma said I'm allowed to see the fireworks tonight."
Alex looked up from the book he was reading, lifting his eyebrows when he met my gaze. "No, she did not say that," he said simply.
I scowled. In the three weeks that I'd known Alex, I had never once been able to lie to him. "How would you know?" I asked him grumpily.
He smirked at me. "I just do, kiddo," he said, and turned back to his book.
Defeated, I turned and walked to my bedroom, my feet dragging. I entered my room and sat on my bed. Bryan flew in through my open window, and just as he reached my bed he transformed into a fluffy golden retriever puppy, the form I was the most used to. I closed my eyes and cuddle with Bryan, wanting to fall asleep. It happened sooner than I thought it would.
I'm not sure about what happened next. One moment I was cuddling Bryan and dreaming of the powerful Garde, and the next a panicking Alexander was grabbing me and telling me that Lorien was under attack. I suddenly found myself in his arms, being carried to a secret location. When we arrived, I saw eighteen other Lorics, one half were Cêpan, and the other half little Lorics that would grow up to be Garde. The Cêpan looked angry when they spotted Alexander and me. The guy, who looked to be the oldest, stormed over to where we were standing looking irritated. A whispered argument followed, and in the end it was decided that Alex and I would leave Lorien with the other Garde children. I was not to be protected by the charm like the other nine. It was also decided that I would go as a watcher and an extra protector. Alex readily agreed, and we boarded the ship. We were led to a separate part of the ship: no one was allowed to see me except for the Cêpan. When we reached our rooms, Alex gave me a tablet that immediately made me go to sleep, and so, our year long journey to Earth began.
