Storm of Lights - Chapter 1
How it Got Here
Disclaimer: I do not own Bakugan, or any characters created by Yoshihiro Nagamori.
Summary:
I opened one of my eyes, the crack in the curtains letting in a seemingly endless cascade of brightness. I sat up and yawned, swinging my legs around the side of the bed, and got to my feet. I am Alicia Herzen, and this is my story.
I opened one of my eyes, squinting in the harsh light. I groaned, back stiff from my recently assumed sleeping position. I stretched. Clink. My bracelet fell, links snapped, down onto the sheets. "God, how many times do I have to fix you…" I sighed and collected up the metal chain. "It's a wonder I even keep you at all…" I mused to myself as, one by one, I bit down on the links to put them back into place. 'There, that's better.' I thought as I refastened the bracelet around my wrist. The piece of amber in the silver spiral shone, as if to thank me, once again.
I walked to my mirror, adjusting my glasses on my nose. I teased the tangles out of my short brown hair with my brush and slid in my clip. "Well, aren't you the pretty one" I heard a voice say from near my door. "Marianna!" I squeaked, jumping to attention as I felt a cold hand on my shoulder. "Don't scare me like that, I nearly had a heart attack." She laughed quietly under her breath. "God, just let me put some clothes on, I don't want to be going out in my Pyjamas."
I let out a sigh of relief as my best friend come housemate left the room. Looking in my wardrobe for something decent to wear, I found a blue t-shirt with a rose on it and a pair of extremely loose jeans. "Looks like I'm wearing a belt with these." I dug into my drawer, picking out my piano belt. I slipped it through the loops on my jeans and fastened it tightly. I pulled on my socks and shoes, grabbed a bag with one of my sketchpads in it, found my panda hat, and ran out of the door.
As I was running, I saw something out of the corner of my eye. A dark blur, almost like a deformed human, had just moved across the end of the corridor. Curious, I walked cautiously up towards where I had seen the disfigured shape. As soon as I had gotten to the end of the hall, it had gone. "Hey, c'mon Ali! We'll be late for classes if you don't hurry up!" Marianna wasn't exactly what you could call the patient type. I shook the image of the creature out of my head, not instantly blaming it on the heat. "Coming Mar'!" I yelled as I slammed shut the front door, wondering how that shadow had got there.
Updates will probably be quicker than usual, since I like writing this.