Cliff Diving

Summary: What if Sarah decided to do something really stupid, say like cliff diving. And what happens if a certain someone is watching?

Disclaimer: I own nothing! It all belongs to Jim Henson and Company! My own characters on the other hand…

Chapter One

I shivered as a gust of icy cold wind hit my body. I was starting to doubt my fellow college classmate's sanity. They had decided that it would be a good idea to hit the beach during our spring break. My friends Amanda and Andrew had dragged me along, saying that I needed to actually socialize with people and get my head out of the books.

"I swear Sar, if you won't stop studying your head will explode!" Amanda had stated to me, while I was reading my book for English class.

I have been following my dream to become an actress and taking the appropriate classes for it. Of course, Karen wasn't all that thrilled about that when she found out. My father didn't really care All he said to me was, "As long as you get a degree in something." The sad thing about my poor relationship with Karen and my father is that I hardly get to see Toby. Sure, we talked on the phone a lot, but every time I tried to go over to visit their plans were always filled up.

So, that's how I got stuck up here. On a cliff. Since I didn't have anywhere else to go for my week vacation, I got stuck on this stupid trip that a bunch of my classmates were taking because Amanda thought my head would explode.

I was watching as the people around me were throwing their bodies off the cliff and into the water below. When looked at from a far, the cliff looks menacing. When in reality when you get closer, it's not that big. But, it's big enough to jump off into the water below. It's actually very pretty I think to myself. The water is a deep blue and its round like a pond, the water happens to be rock free and is really deep. The water is also surrounded by heavy vegetation, it's almost jungle like. Down below is big contrast as to what was on top of the cliff. It was very rocky and barren. Luckily for everyone else it was very easy to access the cliff and to climb up it. It had a natural walkway that went in a zigzag path.

I was currently sitting on a rock that wasn't to jagged and was actually pretty comfortable, as comfortable as a rock could be anyway. (Especially when all you're wearing is a bathing suit). Amanda and Andrew were cuddled together on the side of the cliff, sitting there with their legs hanging over the side. Amanda and Andrew had been going out for a year now and were still going on strong. They would sometimes get a little too mushy for my tastes, but they made a cute couple. I had met these two on my first day at college. They are also studying to be thespians. It was quite funny how we met actually. When we first saw each other it was in tech class and Amanda had lost her pencil. She had finally spotted it a few feet right in front of her and rushed to grab it. I had also seen the pencil and bent down to pick it up, Amanda had reached for it at the same time and we ended up bumping heads as we stood up together. We had each said sorry at the same time and then laughed at each other because of the silliness of what had occurred. Then, we got yelled at by the teacher and have been best friends ever since. She later introduced me to Andrew who was at the time 'just a friend'.

Coming back from my flash back, I noticed just how close Amanda was to the edge of the cliff. I grinned evilly to myself as the perfect plan came to my mind. I slipped off of my comfortable rock and tip toed my way over to them. Once I had situated myself right behind Amanda, I then preceded to yell in a very loud and obnoxious voice. "Hi, Amanda!"

I had got the perfect reaction that I wanted. Amanda had jumped nearly ten feet in the air and gave a very girlish shriek. When she turned around with her big round blue eyes full of anger, I couldn't help myself any more. I feel on my side laughing.

"Sarah Williams!" Amanda yelled my name with so much rage that any animal in a one mile radius would have defiantly just peed themselves. I just looked at her with an innocent expression.

"Yes, Amanda? Is there anything I could do for you?" I asked her in the most innocent way I could without laughing my butt off.

She smiled at me with an evil expression and said, "Yes Sarah, there actually is something you could do for me." After she said that she started walking closer towards me with evil intent in her eye.

I passed her off as harmless and when she had got close enough to me I sprung up and dashed away, until she got tired and returned back to Andrew in a defeated way. That is until she picked up the stick and rounded on me.

Now I know what you're thinking. 'What could Sarah Williams possibly be scared of a stick for?' Well it's easy to answer: it was a long pointy, sharp piece of wood that could pierce you in the side and then be pulled out with all your organs on it like a marshmallow on a clothes hanger. Goo and everything.

"Now Sarah, I'd hate for this to end up ugly, but you're leaving me no choice in the matter." Amanda said as she started hitting the stick to the palm of her hand and took a step forward threateningly.

It was at this time that Andrew decided to address me, "Sarah, I would take care. When she gets into her mafia mode, it's hard to get her out of it." That's right; I forgot to mention that Amanda had a strange fascination with mafias.

I turned my terrified gaze towards Mafia Amanda, (well it was not Amanda I was terrified of, it was the potentially deadly stick) and searched for a way to get the stick away from her. Luckily a few feet away there was another stick, similar to the one Amanda had, and I scooped it up after making a very convincing dive and role for it that would have made any spy proud.

The only downfall was that Amanda knew what I was going to do ahead of time and quickly pointed the sharp end of her stick towards my throat as soon as I had turned around to get back up.

"Any last words?" She sneered down at me, getting into the role she was displaying. Andrew was simply looking on in a bored kind of way. After all, these things did happen from time to time.

I knew that I would be getting no help from Andrew and the other people we came with were no where in sight. So, I had to think quickly before I totally lost this match and my honor for the rest of the trip, or at least until I made Amanda embarrass herself.

Suddenly I remembered a certain move that Sir Didymus had taught me when I asked him if he could show me how to fight. So with a plan in mind I smiled up at Amanda and said the most convincing line I could come up with at this time.

"You will never take me alive!" I performed the move as perfectly as possible and was able to stun Amanda enough to be able to fairly spar with her. Once Amanda recovered she turned to me and raised her stick in a threatening manner. I raised my eye brow and raised my hand to make the all famous 'bring it on' gesture.

She came at me and we began to fight accordingly. I was grateful for having kept up with my friend's after all these years and even more grateful for having Sir Didymus teach me how to fight like a true warrior. Unfortunately, Amanda had taken sparring classes and was able to keep up with me. This was why several minutes later there was no decided victor yet.

Unknown to me though, was the fact that we were steadily getting closer to the cliff's edge and since I was closest to the edge Amanda knew perfectly well what was going to happen next. As we neared even closer to the edge, fate decided to laugh at me by making me trip on a rock and land backwards on my back, which caused my stick to fly out of my hands and over the cliff.

Amanda smirked down at me and had the audacity to say this next line, "I believe that I have beaten you Sarah Williams, and therefore you shall now perish."

Suddenly and idea popped into my head and I smirked back at Amanda. "Oh, it's not over yet." And with that I stood up as quickly as I could and turned around and launched myself over the edge of the cliff.

It felt so liberating falling. I felt the wind rushing around me and had the sudden wish to be able to have wings and fly. But for now all I had to live with is free falling through the air and into the deep blue water below. I made sure to take a deep breath before I hit the water; it was cold but not unbearably so. Just enough to wake you up.

I was about to rise up to the waters surface to be able to taunt Amanda, but I felt something latch onto my foot. Suddenly I was yanked down deeper into the water and no matter how much I struggled I couldn't get the thing to let go of my foot. It felt like a hand, but it was scaly and had semi long pointy nails that pressed down on my foot.

Soon I felt the need for oxygen and my vision started to black out. (I had opened my eyes underwater as soon as the thing grabbed my foot, but was unable to make any thing out of my capture). The last conscious thought that ran through my head was, "I hope Amanda doesn't think that I purposely tried to kill myself, and let her win the match."

Author's note: So welcome to my story Cliff Diving, this was inspired by a random thought in my head and we shall see where it leads to. Reviews are welcomed be they be nice or not. (Although, the nice would make me happier) And yes I'm leaving this at a cliff hanger, because I wanted to try to make the first chapter interesting, instead of some boring slow beginning. Hopefully it was to your liking. Anyways, review if you want to say something, please and thank you.