A/N: Welcome to my newest story, Chasing Waterfalls! This is the sequel to A Whole New World, which is the sequel to Everything She Ever Wanted. If you haven't read those first, you might need to. If you have, then read on, and enjoy!
Disclaimer: I own none of this.
Summary: Amadahy Kanoni was spirited away in the dead of night sixteen years ago, and abandoned in a jungle in southern Tortall. She has no clue who her family is or where she comes from. She is content with her wild and free life, until she is found by a group of travelers heading for Corus...
Chasing Waterfalls: The Prologue
Night had fallen over Corus, and all its occupants had long since retired for the night. All that is, except one. The man perched on the windowsill of a small house on the Street of Willows. From his perch in the upper story window, the man surveyed his target. A man and a woman slumbered peacefully in the large bed a few feet away, but they did not concern the man in the least. His gaze traveled to a large wooden cradle, and his eyes glittered hungrily. There, in that cradle, rested his prize. With a silenced tread that could only come with years of practice, he slid over the window like a shadow and slid over to peer down into the cradle.
A baby slept there, peacefully unaware of the life-changing events that were about to transpire. Giving one last glance at the sleeping couple, the man carefully scooped up the sleeping bundle, holding the little girl tightly against his chest. He froze as the baby stirred, but the girl merely turned towards him, exposing a small blue glass flame that she wore. Grinning like a lunatic, the man slid down the side of the house to where his partner waited.
When he landed softly on the ground, his partner glanced questioningly at the bundle he held carefully. Answering the unspoken question, the man grinned with pleasure. "We got her," he whispered, casting one last sneering glance at the upper window, where the couple slumbered on, unaware that their daughter had been stolen.
The baby whimpered into the night, kicking her feet in protest and confusion. Her blue eyes blinked open sleepily, and changed almost immediately to a brighter blue with fear. Her downy cap of black hair stood out at all angles, and she surveyed the scene around her in confusion.
Moments ago, she had been with a warm person, and then he was gone, along with the other warm one. Unknown to her, her captors had been attacked by a jungle leopard, and fleeing, had left her to fend for herself. Now, she lay in a jungle somewhere in southern Tortall, alone and defenseless. She cried out into the night, banging her small hands against the lush grass in a feeble attempt to draw attention to herself.
She drew attention as a white shadow passing through the trees nearby slowed to a stop, lifting a wild head to draw in this unfamiliar scent. Changing its direction, the animal loped slowly over to the baby, breathing in its scent. Puzzled, the young white wolf backed up, swinging its head in confusion. As if suddenly deciding what to do, it lifted its head and howled loudly, as if she could bring the moon right out of the sky. The baby watched this performance silently, her blue eyes wide.
Suddenly, a misty form materialized next to the wolf. A lovely woman with emerged from the mist, her blue eyes lighting on the baby with surprise. She sparkled with dew and starshine, and her shimmering blue dress outlined her figure. Stroking the wolf in thanks, she silently approached the baby, her ivory skin glowing in the moonlight as her feet left no imprint in the dewy grass.
She leaned over the baby, her blue eyes growing wider as she took in the baby's appearance. Sky-blue eyes met sky-blue eyes as the baby swiftly changed her eye color to match the water spirit's.
Fingering the blue flame charm, the water spirit suddenly smiled, her whole face lighting up. Her silvery blonde hair swung down as she bent to pick up the baby, and the girl reached up to grab at the blue tips that swung before her eyes.
Cradling the baby, the water spirit whispered to her new charge, "I will take of care you, I promise, Amadahy." The baby, seeming to sense a kindred spirit, was asleep, and with the wolf at her side, the water spirit disappeared into the jungle, the baby cradled in her arms.
Back in Corus, Yasmin and Kiyo awoke the next morning to find their only daughter missing. They searched high and low, and tore the city apart looking for their first-born. Days passed, then weeks, and as years passed they gave up all hope of ever finding their daughter alive again. Little did they know that they would find her again, almost two decades later, in the last place on earth they would ever think to look...
A/N: Well, that's the prologue! So, what'd you think? Good? Bad? Doesn't live up to the first two? Should be deleted? Tell me what you think by reviewing, and I won't update until I have at least three reviews.