Unfortunately, as much joy as it would give me, I do not own Treasure Planet. Any unrecognizable characters however, are mine….. Enjoy!!

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"Tessor, hurry up!"

"I'm going as fast as I can, just give me a minute!" I whispered furiously back.

"You don't have any minutes to spare, Tess! If you don't get out of here now, the Mom and Dad are gonna be all over your ass! I don't want to see you get hurt." Rina looked at me reproachfully. I hated to get her upset.

"I know what might happen, why else do you think I'm leaving? I don't wanna get hurt just as much as you don't want me to." I replied.

"Yeah, yeah, I get it, now just get out of here before I have to turn you in."

"Wow, I'm sure gonna miss that sense of humor when I'm gone." I remarked sarcastically.

"Tess, I'm serious," all the laughter gone from her tone. "Just get out of here already." Tears were welling up in her eyes.

"Alright, I'm going. But I promise I'll be back as soon as I possibly can. I just have to disappear for awhile and let Mom and Dad cool down a bit."

"Bye Tess. I'll miss you everyday."

"And I'll miss you even more," I said, leaning back in the window to give Rina a hug. She didn't want to let go though. I pulled out of her firm grasp and climbed down the rope hanging from our, I mean, Rina's bedroom window. Because this wasn't my home anymore. In a way, I don't think it ever had been.

I ran quickly down the hill that led away from the large house. Once I reached the bottom, I turned for one last look. All of the lights were out, except in the one room I had just climbed out of.

I could see Rina clearly silhouetted against the light. She waved at me, and I waved back, fighting down the tears I had been hiding from her. I turned away from the house and walked towards the docks where I would board a ferry-ship that would take me to Montressor Spaceport.

And I never looked back.

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Hello good readers!!! Let me be the first to congratulate you on reading this story. It is my first, and pretty short right now, I'll admit. But the chapters WILL get longer and better, I promise!!! So anyway, please RXR, and I will update at every possible moment. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!