This is my first fanfiction so please no harsh comments, but helpful criticism is always appreciated!

The Unexpected Hero

This morning I woke up to find a note from Uncle Alton on the dining room table saying that he would be out of in D.C for a business trip for about a week and that if anything happened that was so bad that I needed help I should call 911. Along with, of course, the usual wad of cash he would leave for me every morning. It was enough for a week of school lunch, order in pizza and a little extra just in case.

Oh sorry, I should probably introduce myself. My name is Lily Colt, I'm 12 years old and I live with my Uncle Alton as you have most likely already noticed. As for my mom and dad… well I never knew them, so there isn't much to tell. My mom died during child birth, she was only 20 when she had me and she didn't even know she was pregnant until she was already in labor. But from the few, and I mean very few, things my uncle has told me about her she was pretty cool. Uncle Alton said that for a short period of time she had interned at the morgue in Brigham and Woman's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, but that she had always wanted to be a pilot from the time she was a kid. I also have pictures of her sailing with a huge smile on her face, so she must have loved it. My dad… well I seriously know nothing about him, not even his name. My uncle never met him. So every day of my 12 year old life I have been living in a small apartment in San Francisco, California with my uncle.

Now we have Uncle Alton, which, oddly enough, I don't know much about either. Every morning when I wake up I find money on the table along with a note saying about what time he will be home. Then every night at about 11:30 I hear the door open and close, and that's all I ever really see (or hear) of my uncle.

So, back to what happened this morning. As I have already said I woke up to find that my oh-so-very loving uncle has left me a wad of cash and a note telling about his leave of absence. In all honesty he has been going on business trips about every 3 weeks leaving me alone since I was 8, so that wasn't what surprised me. What surprised me was the loud banging on my door with that familiar voice of my best friend, River Underwood.

"Lily? Lily! Are you okay?" River asked concerned.

"Yes River, I'm fine." I replied in an exasperated tone as I opened the door, only to find an awfully pale River standing before me. Now, when I say awfully pale I mean really pale, not the kinda pale that River gets when he has his -what I like to call- 5 minute freak outs. But right now he was seriously pale. And his worn jeans, navy blue converse, leather jacket and 49ers cap didn't help his image much either. Though, I'm not saying that his crutches did.

"River, what's the matter?" I said, now as scared as he looked.

"This is gonna sound crazy," he rushed "And you're just gonna have to trust me on this one.

"Spit it out, River!" I yelled, my ADHD taking over.

"Lily, you're a half-blood!" He yelled back.

"Is that supposed to be an insult?" I asked confused.

"Uggghhh!" he groaned "Just follow me!" he screamed as he ran down the hallway and, not even bothering with the elevator, he threw his crutches down the stairs and ran down following them.

"I do not have a good feeling about his." I said under my breath as I ran to catch up with my psychotic friend.

So how was my firsfanfic? Please review and tell me how I can improve and if you liked it or not.I have so pretty good plans for an adventourous journey! Thanks!

-Macklms