Chapter 1:
Seventeen year-old, Ashley sat on her bed, reading, of course. It's was around one o'clock in the morning, her sister was asleep and her father still at work. He promised he would be home early. Ashley sighs. "Well, Ashley, none of your friends are up. You just finished a four hundred page book in a few hours, and nothing is on television. Sleep or write?" Ashley contemplates for a moment, "I guess I'll write, considering again, it's a Friday night and I have a date with a wizard. Yeah, I wish," she chuckles, picking up her laptop. "If people hear me talking to myself, they will think I'm weird. Right now, they only think that I am insane."
Ashley pulls her dark brown hair from her face. Even in a ponytail, it falls to the middle of her back. She starts writing the ending to her adventurous novel that she eventually plans on getting published, right after she rides a dragon. She pushes her black glasses up to her face, even with them, she still squints. Ashley pulls on her 'Geek and Proud' blue t-shirt, with all of the fandoms she follows on the back. Her black yoga pants fall just to her ankles, and she wears her black converse sneakers. A colorful blue bandana is tied in a bow to keep the hair from her face, though she has a red one on her right wrist. A small charm bracelet decorates her left wrist, her best friend Isabelle got her a book charm, Ashley's sister, Katherine, gave her a pen charm, and her father got her a dragon charm. Ashley had bought herself a castle and an 'a' charm. She was an above average student, even though during class she daydreamed a lot. Her unconscious mind taking the notes, while she transported into a fantasy world.
Ashley closed her laptop, satisfied with the heart-wrenching chapter that would send chills down anyone's spine. Man, I really like torturing my characters. I might actually have a 'problem'. Ashley checks her phone, it's two a.m. She picks up her book again. Then, her eyes begin to close, and she turns off the lamp next to her bed, grabbing her stuffed dragon that her father had given her.
Then, Ashley succumbs to sleep, and the nightmares take over. A woman with black hair and striking green eyes walks up to her, clutching a dagger in her fist. She is slightly taller than Ashley, by about three or four inches, and wears a black lacy dress. She starts to talk in an odd language, for some reason, Ashley knows what the woman in black is doing. But, before she can react, a tortured scream erupts from Ashley's lips, and three men rush in. One has raven-black hair and expressive blue eyes. Another has golden hair and blue eyes, and the last has long brown hair and the same colored eyes.
Ashley wakes up in a sweat, panting, and sees that it has only been an hour. And that her dad still isn't home. As she turns on her side, about to close her eyes, she sees a figure in the corner. "Hello, Ashley," says a bitter voice. The same voice Ashley had heard in her dream. It all happens so fast. Ashley tries to scream, but doesn't, for fear of putting her sister in danger. There is a bright flash, and the girl is in a field of grass, with a castle ahead of her. Men on horses come to the girl, red capes flying behind them.
"Bind the sorceress! We will take her to the king!" Then, the events of what had just happened all catch up with Ashley, and she begins crying.
So, I will put up a new chapter ASAP. It's already half way written. Reviews are greatly appreciated. By the way, I have an announcement to make. I have made a forum, it's called "Merlin Prompts" and you can leave me prompts/ideas for me to write and I will get to them as soon as I get the chance. With school starting up, my updates may slow down a little, but I promise to keep updating at least once a week.
By the way, funny story actually, this is how I view future me. And the nightmare that Ashley had... yeah, that was actually mine. I went to sleep after watching Merlin and had (and am still having) nightmares/dreams about Morgana killing me. So, yeah, I don't know if it's my alarm or the dream that makes me want to have a heart attack when I wake up, so it's probably both.
See you next chapter! Please review!
XOXO,
Lunatris262