Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I don't own Ranger's Apprentice. Otherwise I would have probably put a weird monk or something in the storyline that's able to firebend and kills like almost everyone even though monks don't do that. Also Jon Snow would be a Ranger's Apprentice character all of the sudden, claiming his leadership over the enormous wall that would suddenly be there. Harry Potter and Dumbledore are allowed to join too, if they bring some magic with them. But who am I?

01. Paprika chips

A girl from around eighteen was sitting on a large couch. She was reading a book called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and judging on her facial expressions, she was really focused on the story. Her dark blue eyes were travelling over the letters that formed her favorite story, and they widened every time she read something exciting or sad. The girl was wearing a hoodie that appeared to be a few sizes too big for her, and her favorite band was printed on the back. Her brown hair was tied in a low ponytail, yet it was still bouncing in light curls and frizzed at some parts. Her face was plain; not a striking beauty, but she couldn't be called ugly either.

She sighed deeply as the doorbell rang, and checked the clock. Her friends weren't supposed to come until half past seven… Oh, it was half past seven. She quickly marked her book and closed it. She walked in her dark sneakers over the cold white tiles towards the door, clearly not fast enough for the person who was waiting, because the doorbell rang again. She walked over to the door and opened it rather angrily.

Before her stood a tall man. His skin was the color of milk chocolate, as were his eyes. Although his clothing was dark and ruffled, and the way he postured himself could be seen as aggressive, he didn't seem angry or aggressive at all. His eyes and smile said that he was anything but aggressive or mean. The mop of messy curls on his head seemed to make his badboy look a little failed.

"I'm not deaf, I heard you the first time." the girl said rather angrily.

The boy grinned. "Can't ever be too sure." he said, stepping inside after kissing one of his friend's cheeks. "Hey Kaya, why is your cat licking his…?"

Kaya closed the door and turned to look at her cat licking his belly and shrugged. "He's just licking his belly, Simon. Don't get any weird ideas, he might be the Devil himself, but he ain't that weird." she said.

Simon grinned at her and threw his jacket on the cabinet standing there. "How was college yesterday?"

"Terrible. They went on and on about plate tectonics. I'm not sure I'll ever be able to completely understand it. It's interesting though." she answered. "And yours? How was your day at the university?"

"Amazing, as always. My professor says I'll probably be able to do my finals earlier, since I'm so much further than the rest." Simon said, a smirk on his face. Simon always liked to be best, first or top at anything really, it could get very annoying at times.

Kaya rolled her eyes. "Of course, because you're so smart." she said, walking over to the living room and sacking down on the couch.

"Don't use your bitterness on me." Simon answered with a smug grin, and he also sat down on the expensive leather couch. "How long are your aunt and uncle staying away?"

"I'm not sure, maybe another week or so. So far there hasn't been one day without at least nineteen texts." she said, clearly not so amused and groaned as her phone buzzed again. "See? 'What did you eat?' They don't realize I'm almost eighteen."

"They just want what's best for you, and at least they're not forcing you to do charity work." he said, his voice clearly not amused.

"You'll be able to move out in a few months and then you'll never have to see them again. Life isn't so bad if you think about it. " she said, sighing and laying back on the couch. "I'm tired."

The bell rang and Kaya groaned, throwing an arm over her head. She sighed once in self-pity before standing up, punching laughing Simon's shoulder and walking over the door. She opened it swiftly after pushing the fat cat away from the door with her foot. Her eyes met a pair of baby blue ones.

"Kaya!" a soft singing voice said before enveloping her in a warm hug that smelled like honey and roses.

Kaya pulled back after a few moments and looked at Jessica, her perfectly straight blonde hair fell down until mid-waist and her baby blue eyes were rimmed with naturally dark lashes and her lips were naturally rose-colored. Her face was beautiful, with a small nose, high cheekbones and perfectly clear skin. Even her body was perfect, with curves on all the right places and long, endless legs. Her clothes always clinged to her in the right places and she practically had boys swinging themselves to her. "Jess!" Kaya said, grinning at her and closed the door behind Jess.

A few years ago, Kaya had wished nothing more than to be as beautiful as Jessica. She had been jealous, to say the least. She had been the flat, frizzy haired girl with braces that no boy liked or wanted, and Jessica had been the heartthrob of every boy in the school. Luckily her body wasn't the one of a child anymore at the time she reached her sixteenth year, but by that time she honestly didn't even care anymore.

She grinned at her friend before escorting her to the living room and falling down next to Simon again, sending a murderous glare at him before doing so. Jessica placed herself in one of the large grandfather's chairs, always staying neat and proper.

"Hey, why didn't you greet me? Have you forgotten all about me?" Simon asked Jessica, faking hurt.

Kaya grinned at him and gave him a light punch on his shoulder. "No one wants to greet you, you idiot." she said.

Kaya had always been some kind of joker. She could never be serious and often expected things that were impossible. She was mostly careless, except for her friends and family, those were everything. "What kind of chips do you want? I have paprika, paprika and paprika. Totally your choice. Didn't have any influence in it."

"I think paprika's the best choice." Simon said.

Kaya rolled her eyes and walked over to the kitchen, grabbing some snacks and something to drink. She yelped and barely held back a scream when she saw a pale face suddenly in front of the window. "Jesus!" she yelled as she opened the door in the kitchen. "Eric Dechamp, if you ever scare me like that again, I will murder you in your sleep!"

Eric was standing there, a smug grin on his face. She hated that grin. Eric was quite handsome, with hazel eyes and strawberry blonde, messy hair that looked very handsome on him. His cheekbones were high and his jawline strong. His personality totally mismatched his looks, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he wasn't the 'handsome man' anymore, instead he was the 'pansy boy'. He was afraid of literally everything. Carbs, sugar, snakes, spiders, frogs, dogs, cats. Everything. Eric liked boys, a reason for some to hate him, and for others to love him even more. Kaya let him in and gave him a quick, half-hearted hug. "Next time I'll put a living snake in your pants." she whispered, and she was roughly cut off by the bell. She gave Eric one last glare before shoving the chips and bottle of coke in his hands and walking off to the door.

Kaya opened the door and yelped as her cat tried to escape, grabbing its struggling fat body and cursing when the cat scratched her hand. She managed to carry it away behind the door of the hallway, and came back with a pained look on her face.

This time she looked at the couple standing there. They were truly a sight, to be honest with you.

The girl of the two had flaming purple hair that curled naturally, a glittering piercing was bored through her right nostril, and her eyes were grey. Her clothes were artsy-like, with several holes and tears in them, and some paint stains. Her make up was really dark and artsy, and her dark painted lips were curled into a smile. Her name was Grace, and Grace was your typical human-rights activist. Well, she was an activist for many other things like animal rights, fair trade, a green planet, everything. It was a girl who believed in the equality of men, although that equality was lost long ago. (Let's be honest here.)

Next to her stood a gorgeous boy. He had emerald green eyes that seemed to burn through you and read your very soul, and his brown hair fell into his handsome face, a few tones darker than his Indian colored skin. He was the perfect result of how mixed races were nothing but beautiful. No matter who you were, Gabe could read through your feelings. He was always nurturing people, especially his best friends. If you needed a shoulder to cry on, best you just go to Gabe and cry until you were out of tears. His smile could literally melt you, well unless you were well trained enough to resist it.

Kaya grinned at them. "If it aren't the lovebirds! Come in, we have paprika chips!" she said, giving them both a quick hug and closing the door. "Be mindful of Gary, he seems a little agitated today. Maybe it's the weather."

Grace grinned at her as they entered the living room, not even once glancing at Gary the cat. The horrendous beast seemed to quite like her purple-haired friend.

Simon was sitting on the couch with a smug grin. "I've ordered some pizzas. Hope you don't mind it."

"Dick." Kaya replied. The pizza deliverer, Jake, was quite smitten with her. She didn't like the boy, not that he wasn't good-looking, but he was just not it. He was quite boring, never into some mischief. And well, if you wanted to be in any relationship with Kaya Smith, you should be quite mischievous. "No really, why, Simon, why do you have to make my life so difficult?" she asked mockingly, sitting down next to Eric on the couch.

"What are we going to watch?" Jessica asked silently, taking a small sip of her drink.

"I don't really care."

"Twilight."

"The Hobbit."

"Mean girls."

"The Conjuring."

Kaya rolled her eyes as four of her friends started a large argument and petted Gary absentmindedly. She groaned as the bell rang again. She stood up and walked over to the door, opening it and suppressing a yawn. In front of her was, you guessed it, Jake Miller. "Hi, how much?"

"H-hi, uh- $36,90 please." Jake answered, a blush gracing his quite pale face. His black hair was wet from the little rain that was falling and his honey brown eyes stared at her.

She handed him two bills of twenty dollars and smiled at him. "You can keep the change." she said, taking the pizzas from Jake. "Thanks, bye!" she said, quickly closing the door with her foot. She let out a sigh and carried the pizzas over towards the living room, giving a murderous look at Simon and dropping the pizzas in his lap. She curled up on the couch and looked at the movie her friends had chosen to watch. She didn't understand the storyline, and soon fell asleep.

Kaya opened her eyes and yawned loudly, stretching her sore muscles. Her neck felt sore and her limbs were stiff. Stupid couch. She let out a little groan and freed herself from the blanket. It was only eight o'clock, and she needed to be at uni around nine, so she had to be quick. She rolled her eyes as she saw her completely clean living room. It was Jessica's doing, that was for sure. She stood up and walked over towards her bedroom, changing into her favorite dark green hoodie. She threw her geology books and wallet into her backpack before walking down to the kitchen and throwing some food in her bag. After her cat was provided with food and water and she had eaten some breakfast, she was ready to go.

She quickly texted her aunt good morning, knowing that she would get butt-crazy on her if she didn't do it.

After putting on a thick coat in order to keep away the harsh cold, she swung her black backpack over her shoulder and put on her worn black sneakers. She plugged in her earphones and put on a random song.

She opened the door, and suddenly she was falling, and all she could see was darkness. She managed to take off one of her bracelets just before she fell.

She screamed as the darkness seemed to take her in, and all she could see before darkness overtook her were two inhuman looking green eyes.