FYI info before the story begins…

Hello everyone! The inspiration behind my main character stems from my favorite cartoon series, Avatar the Last Air bender (ATLA). Anwyn (pronounced An (a long A) wyn (win), is the main character. The only thing I'm taking from ATLA is the elemental bending abilities (sub-elements/ the Avatar state) and the ability to go in/out of the spirit world. Anwyn has a very stubborn, sarcastic, and strong headed personality. Also, it's important to understand that Anwyn is a spirit inhabiting a human body. Therefore, she is immortal. Anwyn can get hurt but she can't die. Her body is that of an 18 year old but her spirit is almost 1200 years old. Anwyn is 5'6, slender, has long wavy dark red hair that goes to the middle of her back, pale skin, and piercing dark green eyes. In other words, she is as beautiful as she is dangerous. Also note that the only characters that exist from The Lost Boys are the lost boys themselves, plus Laddie. All the other characters do not exist and the movie plot never happened in my story. This is a completely original story line.

On a side note, I have read a lot of fanfiction that normally include an original female character that David falls in love with. Most of these female characters share common personality traits. Mainly characters that come from troubled pasts. They more often than not display an "I need someone to rescue me" type persona. I thought it would be fun to introduce a character that is the exact opposite of those ladies; a character that challenges David. Anwyn is certainly a force to be reckoned with. She possesses so much power and can certainly hold her own in any situation. I think the theme in this story is that David and the boys need more saving then Anwyn does. David and the boys are used to being the most powerful beings in Santa Carla. Nobody has ever challenged them due to their monstrous nature; especially David's…at least not until they meet Anwyn*.

On with the show!

Chapter 1: Anwyn

This evening was just like any other in the city of Santa Carla. The sun slowly began to set in the distance. The beach began to clear and the board walk, which was a short distance away, began to fill with the crowd of beach goers. As the last person left the beach, a small slit of light began to appear over the sands. Glowing dim at first, the slit slowly began to open. As the light began to expand, it started to expose the face of a young woman. Her pale skin and dark green eyes started to peek out. Seconds later, her full face appeared. She glanced around looking to see if she was alone. After a quick glance, she determined that it was safe to emerge. A woman, 18 years of age (at least physically anyway) stepped out onto the beach. Her name was Anwyn. Avatar Anwyn the ancient spirits used to call her. Now she just goes by Anwyn. Mainly living within the spirit world, Anwyn did love to adventure into the human world. She longed for company and she always favored humans. Their silly notions; their very way of life intrigued and amused her. Just a short distance away was a sign with an arrow pointing. "Santa Carla". "Hmm….never been to this place before", Anwyn thought to herself. "Well, this place is just as good as any I suppose. At least it has a beach". Anwyn stepped out of the light carrying her staff and a shoulder bag. She stepped onto a secluded spot on the beach. "Pheww….don't think anyone saw me". Bouncing from the spirit to the human world is something Anwyn did quite often. Even so, she never wanted to be spotted. It was safe for her to travel to and from both realms but not so much for humans. It would cause an upset in the balance if a human entered the spirit world. Plus, it was never safe opening the portal for very long. For every good spirit, there was a dark one. Anwyn knew all too well the kind of chaos that would ensue if even one of those dark spirits escaped into the human world. Knowing this, Anwyn always tried to come out in a secluded area and as quickly as possible.

Anwyn stood for a few moments admiring the surroundings. The sun was at least an hour from setting. The waves of the ocean crashed against the beach. In the distance, Anwyn could hear the seagulls crying. Laying her staff down, Anwyn opened her bag and pulled out a blanket. Setting it down on the sand, Anwyn laid down to soak up the remaining light. "It's a bit warm out her. Good thing I dressed for the warm weather". Dressed in the lightest clothing she could find, Anwyn wore a "tube top" like wrap that covered the whole of her chest. A thin strap connected from the top of her left breast, went around her neck and connected at the top of the right. It came down just below her breast, leaving her stomach exposed. She wore a skirt that sat at the hips. It reached down just to the top of her knees. Closing her eyes, Anwyn entered a state of relaxation. The sounds, the smells…..her senses were overloaded with a sense of calm.

Darkness fell rather quickly. The hour seemed to fly by as Anwyn enjoyed the seclusion of the beach. Opening her eyes, she noticed that the sun had gone and day had turned to night. Anwyn got up, brushed the sand off her skirt and packed up her blanket. "Guess I'll follow that sign and see what else is around", Anwyn mumbled to herself. Following the direction of the sign, Anwyn soon came to a bustling pier. There were people…..lots of people. A small smile crept across Anwyn's face. Hopping over the railing that divided the broad walk and the sand, Anwyn soon was lost in a sea of faces.

Everyone was out and about this evening. The carnival rides were spinning and in the distance, Anwyn could hear music. Young and old alike were walking around, amercing themselves into the active scene that lay before them. Children were running everywhere, as if they had never had a day of parental discipline. As Anwyn walked around a bend, three children darted beside her, causing Anwyn to go flying into the side of a tall biker looking guy next to her."Ummpphh", escaped Anwyn's lips as she crashed into the guy. Turning around to see what hit him, he glared at Anwyn, obviously annoyed.

"Sorry about that. Kids weren't looking at where they were going", Anwyn said while rubbing her side. As she attempted to walk off, the biker reached out and grabbed Anwyn's arm.

"Well look here boys. See…all the hot women just come to me", he said with a sneer on his face. The guys that were standing fairly close to him just howled with laughter.

"What should we do with her Seth?" shouted one of the guys. Staring at the biker's hand firmly grasped on Anwyn's arm, an amused look started creeping across her face.

"I'm feeling particularly generous tonight. Drop my arm or lose yours, your choice". Shocked that she dared to speak to him like that, Seth clinched her arm even harder.

"What did you say to me….little girl? You don't want to mess with me….I'm dangerous", he said with an evil grin on his face. Anwyn's face grew cold.

"So am I". Without warning, Anwyn placed her hand over Seth's. With no effort, she generated an immense amount of heat, burning Seth's hand.

"Ouch! What the hell?!" Before he could reach out and grab her again, Anwyn placed her left leg forward while pushing both her hands out in front of her. The amount of air that generated blasted Seth against the wall, almost knocking him out. The rest of the guys stared at her, stunned. As Seth began to process what just happened, he shouted at his gang, "Get her"! Anwyn, not wanting to risk any innocent bystanders getting hurt, took off running down the board walk.

Meanwhile…walking towards the part of the boardwalk Anwyn was heading…..

"What's the plan tonight, David?" Marko asked as the boys were dismounting their bikes.

"The usual….let's feed then go have some fun", David said with a mischievous grin on his face. As the boys started to walk, a loud commotion captured their attention. David looked over his shoulder. His eyes locked on the girl that was running and the biker's that were in hot pursuit behind her.

"Looks like she bit off more than she could chew", Paul said with a grin on his face. Ignoring his comment, David continued to stare the girl down.

"Should we go help?" Dwayne asked.

"Let's at least go see what happens", David said out of curiosity. The biker gang was close behind her. Weaving and dodging through the crowd, Anwyn made good use of her air bending. Avoid and evade was always a good trick. Leaping over people, sailing past them like a leaf in the wind, and sliding underneath the watching spectators were simple parlor tricks to an air bender…especially the avatar. On the side, David and the boys were staying close behind watching Anwyn as she made her way through the crowd effortlessly. "Damn….she's good", David said to himself. "The way she weaves in and out between people…..it's almost like she's not even human". David had no idea how right he was. Anwyn lead the biker gang to a secluded area of the boardwalk. The crowd had disappeared.

"Perfect", Anwyn thought. "No innocent people can get hurt here". David and the boys made it to the top of a nearby roof to get a better look at the fight.

"Ok, she's surrounded and there's no way she's going to win this fight. Time to step in?" Marko asked with slight concern in his voice. David didn't respond to Marko's question right away. He was too fixated on Anwyn. David eventually snapped out of his daze,

"Give it a minute. I want to see what she does. If she gets overwhelmed, I guess we can be generous enough to step in and help out".

"Looks like you're all out of tricks little girl", Seth said. Anwyn looked around to see that she was indeed surrounded by all five bikers at this point.

"Not quite", Anwyn said in a fiendish manner. Anwyn enjoyed bending all the elements but when she wanted to intimidate, fire was always her weapon of choice. Raising her right palm to the sky, a flame appeared. The gang took a step back from her.

"What the hell? How are you…..", but Seth didn't get a chance to finish his sentence. Anwyn shot both of her arms out to her side, palms facing out. Without warning, a ring of fire shot out towards the gang. David and the boy's eyes widened when the flame appeared.

"How the hell did she do that?", Paul said in a stunned voice. A small smile crept across David's face. He had never been so intrigued by one person. Mostly when David looked at anyone, he saw dinner. Emotional attachments weren't David's thing but with this girl….oh with this girl, he couldn't help being intrigued. The ring fanned out in an impressive display of power. Seth and his gang flew back and were knocked to the ground. Regaining composer, Seth got up and glared at Anwyn who was still in a fighting stance.

"Run"! Seth shouted to his boys. Glaring back at Anwyn, Seth locked eyes with her. "This isn't over with girl", he said as he turned and ran off with the others.

"Looks like it's over to me", Anwyn shouted in response. "Losers", she muttered to herself. Distinguishing the flames and regaining composure, Anwyn walked over to where she dropped her bag and staff. Bending down to pick them up, Anwyn heard sounds coming from the nearby roof. Looking up, Anwyn saw three boys, whooping and hollering as they slide down, landing on the ground near her.

"Holy shit…how the hell you did that"?

"That was fucking crazy"!

"How did you not burn yourself"? Questions were flying at Anwyn left and right. Before she knew it, Anwyn was surrounded by the three boys who were making such a commotion over what they witnessed.

"I wasn't aware I had an audience", Anwyn chuckled. "Glad I could amuse you boys. Now if you'll excuse me, I must be on my way".

"You have to go already?" the long curly haired boy asked. "We didn't get to introduce ourselves".

"Yeah stay for a minute", exclaimed the tall long haired blonde.

"Sorry boys, I really have to go". Anwyn turned around and started walking away.

"But we didn't get your name". Recognizing a new voice, Anwyn stopped and turned. Starting back was a fourth boy. He stood there and glared at her, his ice blue eyes locked onto her green ones. He had short platinum blond hair, cut in a classic punk rocker style. He was dressed all in black and stood a couple of inches taller than Anwyn. Staring at him out of curiosity, Anwyn hated to admit it, but she found him very attractive and eerily familiar. Anwyn simply flashed them a smile.

"Nice to meet you guys", was her only response as she continued to walk away. Realizing that she wasn't going to reveal her name, David just stood there and smiled at her.

"We'll see you around then", David shouted back. And with that, Anwyn disappeared into the night.