Prologue

Hey guys! So this is my first Story for all you Oncers! This first chapter just introduces Sarah and gives you a bit of an idea who she is. Next chapter will follow the first episode of Once where the other characters will be brought in. Thank you guys so much for reading this and please bare with me as it is my first fic and I'm still learning. Hope you enjoy. Thanks again my lovelys.

'So remind me again why you thought this was a good idea?' Josh shouted to his partner in crime as he scraped his hand again on the fence he was trying to climb. He was happy that today he had decided to wear his ripped jeans so the new tears looked natural. The brunette in front of him finally looked down to the moaning boy below.

'Are you going to complain the whole way?' She sighed but couldn't help but smirk at the raven haired boy trying to blow hair out of his face as he climbed. 'Look I can't get caught being late for school once more or my mom will kill me and blood will not go with this outfit!' She shouted reaching the top of the fence.

Josh rolled his eyes wondering how he always managed to get talked into her crazy schemes. 'The only reason we are late is because you insisted on getting four cups of coffee this morning.'

With that the brunette jumped down to the ground below watching her friend still struggle to make it up the steep fence into the prison they called school. 'Hey! You know what I'm like without caffeine and it's not pretty. We either had to be late for school or you would have to spend your day holding me back from killing the cheerleaders every time they do a hair flip.' She quickly fixed her own hair as she finished her rant to her best friend who had finally made it to the top. She had long brown hair which naturally curled with piercing blue eyes to match. The brunette was the only one who didn't seem to see how beautiful she was. Turning her attention back to her friend she saw how scared he was. He looked nervously to the ground below before jumping down to meet his friend landing in a heap on the floor.

'How did you do that so fast and manage to land on your feet?' He winced from the pain looking amazed at his friend.

'lift some weights,' she laughed at the boy who stuck his tongue out as he climbed to his feet.

'Why do I put up with this abuse?' He sighed dusting himself off.

'Because you have been my best friend my whole life and you can't leave me now,' she smiled removing a leaf from her friends' shoulder. He rolled his eyes knowing it was true. They had met when they were two and been inseparable ever since. Both had led tough lives, knowing more pain they should at the age of 14, but they always had each other and somehow that was enough. Coming back to reality he gave the brunette a gentle nudge before turning to head into school. Before they could take a step forward they were confronted by the principal or as they called her the prison guard.

'Just where do you think you're going?' She asked in a low voice her beady eyes staring holes through the children in front of her.

'Uh nowhere special just English and you know what I think we are learning about the importance of a comma and lord knows I don't want to miss that so see ya later,' the brunette girl quickly rambled as she tried to make her way past the towering female in front of her.

'Oh I don't think so dear. You and your friend will be taking a lovely trip to my office.'

Josh sighed and shot a glare to his friend who shrugged in response. Her mom was not going to be happy with this.

'Well Josh we meet quite regularly but who are you?' The principal asked her glasses falling to her nose.

'Sarah. Sarah Swan.'