I don't own Once Upon A Time or Katy Perry's song 'The One That Got Away', I'd love to, but I don't…

I do own Livia.


Chapter 1: To Escape Reality

"IN AN OTHER LIIIIFEE I WOULD'VE MAAADE YOU STAAAY! SO I DON'T HAVE TO SAAY YOU WERE THE ONNNE THAT GOT AWAAAY!" Brittany, Johanna, Marina, Laurence, my best friends, and I sang along the radio, windows rolled down even if it was just the beginning of May. We weren't all blessed with amazing voices, but we didn't give a damn about it, we were singing our hearts out, laughing like nothing else mattered. Brittany pulled out in front of my house.

"See you tomorrow girls!" I said as I got out of the car.

"See you bitch!" screamed Laurence from the backseat.

"Good luck, Marina!" I winked at her. She answered with a smile, blushing.

"WE'D KEEP ALL OUR PROMISES! BE US AGAINST THE WORLD..." The noise faded as the car turned around the corner.

"Hey Livia, how was your day?"

"Good, I got to sleep for an hour during math and then had the amazing chance to listen to the passionate story behind the appearance of tomatoes on Earth. Lunch was delicious by the way."

" Oh you little delinquent..." teased my mom. "Make yourself useful, come help me prepare dinner."

"Alright, alright, just let me wash my hands." I smiled.

"There, since you seem to be so interested in tomatoes, slice me some will you."

We spent the next hour laughing and cooking. Then, my father and sister arrived.

"Liv!" Amelia ran into my arms.

"Did you learn anything new today?" I inquired.

"Yes, Miss Maryanne though me how to cut a perfect heart by folding the paper in half. See?" She took a pink heart shaped paper out of her backpack. "For you."

"It's amazing Amy, I love it!" I thanked her.

"Everyone, dinner's ready!"


Back to my room, I spent half an hour on the phone with my boyfriend Andy,before starting my homework. I finished math and English pretty fast, but got stuck on my French paper. 'Rédigez une lettre de…' Seriously? What was I supposed to do?

Suddenly, I felt something move behind me. I turned around expecting to see Amy, but there wasn't anyone. I slowly walked towards my night stand and turn on my lamp. Better, I thought to myself. Then, on the wall in front of my desk, I saw a shadow. I looked around my room. The shadow didn't belong to anyone. I tried to scream, but no sound came out. Without any warning, it opened its eyes (eyes? What?!), reached towards me and took hold of my arm (again, What?!). We flew (yes, flew) out of my bedroom through the open window. That's probably how it got in, I thought. I mentally slapped myself; I'd been abducted by a living shadow with glowing eyes, I was flying over the city... and I was wondering how it entered in the first place. Wait... I WAS FLYING OVER THE CITY!? I started panicking. I struggled, literally throwing fists in the air and kicking the clouds. The shadow didn't even seem to notice. After a while, I stopped, exhausted.

We started coming back down and I realized we were flying over seas. All of a sudden, my abductor let go of me. This time, I was able to scream.

I had dived so deep in the water; I feared I wouldn't have enough air to reach to the surface. I thought I was going to drown. Fortunately, I was wrong. I swam towards the island, mentally thanking my parents for forcing me to take all those swimming lessons. When I got to the shore, I was soaking wet and completely out of breath. I laid on my back and closed my eyes.

If I could have thought clearly, I would have gotten up and found a safe place to sleep in the forest, instead I feel asleep on the beach, the sand serving as a bed.


So, what do you think of the first chapter?

I know it's not super long and it probably isn't the most interesting. Don't worry; next one will be better... obviously because Pan will be there...

Please review. I really want to know your opinion.