A/N: OK, so this is the first chapter of my first fanfic EVER. So let me just get some things you that i need to say...basically, it's an Inkheart+Theif Lord crossover. Meggie's 16, and her life's returned to normal (as in she goes to school and has actual friends and all) yada yada yada, see summary . Right now she's with her best friend Samantha - Sam for short. Sam's dad was killed in a car accident 8 months earlier, and she hasn't quite gotten over things. To her, the accident still feels like it happened yesterday. oh, romance too! MeggiexOC2, SamXScipio (or prosper, i cant decide) I'm sorry it's so short, I just wanted to get this up. I rated it T, just in case, you never know where this story might go. Caution, I'm not going to be updating often, but I'll try my best. If you have anymore questions about anything, just ask, i promise i'll answer. Ok, ON WITH THE STORY!
"So, can you come," Sam asked Meggie as the girls walked out into the schoolyard, looking for a spot to eat lunch.
"Of course, Sam, I already told you seven times that I could," Meggie replied.
"Oh yeah…sorry, I just, I don't know, I don't want anything to go wrong"
"What do you mean?"
"I…I don't know. What I meant to say was, I really want you to be there. It's not a party, but since Dad isn't going to be there-," Sam's voice shook slightly, "I don't want to burst into tears in front of Mom, she thinks I'm over everything, and I don't want to worry her and…"
Meggie put an arm around her friend. She felt a lump in her own throat, thinking of how her life would be without Mo. She remembered when Sam's dad had been killed in a car accident, and how it had taken a long time for Sam to accept that he was gone. Meggie had been quite fond of Sam's dad, too, and missed his corny jokes and delicious cooking and his stories and, and………..
Friday is Sam's 16th birthday, the first one without her dad. She wasn't up for a party, but invited Meggie to a sleepover so she wouldn't break down. She'd been so emotional lately, that a decline to an invitation would ruin her. Meggie understood.
"Sam, I'll be there, I promise."
So, what'd you think? i know, it's sad, but it gets better. Please, PLEASE review! i would love any suggestions 'cause i really need them. i get writer's block way too often!