Ky's Childhood

Authors Note

Hi guys, this is my take on what happened in the outer provinces when Ky was a child. Review please! 3

Ch.1 He's Back!

Ky's POV

"28…29…30. Coming ready or not!" I opened my eyes and ran towards the big hill that I knew at least two of my friends would be hiding on or behind. I started to climb the hill carefully stepping over twigs and rocks in my way. My foot got stuck on a stick and I hopped on one foot, trying to keep myself from falling. A giggle came from behind a boulder not even ten steps away. I grinned and slowly made my way over. I snuck round the back of the boulder and jumped out at her, grabbing her arms so she didn't fall. "Gaah! Ky!" She slapped my arm playfully and giggled again. "You scared the chizz out of me!"

"Chizz?" I asked

"Yes! Chizz! It's a cool word! So is shenanigans. I like that word…" One of my best friends, Lucy. She always had her own vocabulary.

"Okay… Moving on, we should probably find the others."

"Yeah. Let's go!" We made our way up the rest of the hill, the only sound being Lucy adding to her 'list of cool'. "Bowties…Fezzes…Stetsons…Daffodils…Stripes…Cheese…"

"Cheese…Seriously…Cheese?"

"Yes, cheese is cool. So is…"

"Shh." I interrupted Lucy

"Did you just shush me? You just shushed me!"

"No, seriously, shh!" I could hear twigs snapping behind the hill and footsteps coming towards us. But it wasn't a child's soft footsteps; it was heavy footsteps, like boots, big heavy boots. We started to step backwards cautiously.

"Ky, is that a…"

"Shh…" I interrupted again. "It's ok Lucy, just keep stepping backwards." I whispered. She grabbed by hand and I squeezed hers tightly, to let her know it was ok, and I was here with her. "I'm scared Ky. They took my Uncle; I don't want them here, please." Come on Lucy. I thought. Just a little further, you can do this. A shadow crept over the hill, we looked up and gasped. There he was…

Authors Note

Hi guys, so, in this story, the Outer Provinces are much like how we live today, no courtship guidelines. Just thought I'd tell you, in case you were confused about Ky and Lucy holding hands. The officials are kind of a horror story to them, coming and taking people or bringing people. The people they take never come back. Please review! 3