A/N: First fanfic, thus, criticise to no end. please read and review. And if the paragraphs are messed up, please tell me at morgaine@myst.net ! Thanks! R&R! The Epic of Starburst- Part One- A New Me Hi, my name is Pheobe. My hair is shoulder length brown and my eyes are brown too. I'm pretty average, 5"6, nothing special. I've lived a pretty normal life. I've had crushes, and I have one now, on this hot guy that I've known since 3rd grade, his name is Eden. Unfortunately, I don't think that he knows that I even exist. But this morning, something strange happened that really surprised me. He asked me to meet him after school. And so, my story begins............... ~With each beginning, comes an ending, and with each ending, comes a beginning~ Earlier in the day, Eden had asked me if we could talk after school. I agreed, but I was wondering why he wanted to talk to me. I was a bit nervous. Well, I'm here, and I can see him coming. It's incredible. He looks hesitant and almost uncertain. The change from "macho guy", horsing around with his friends to this shy boy is astonishing! Eden reaches me. "Hi, uh, I wanted to tell you something," he began, avoiding looking at me. He looked at the wall, the floor, the graffiti on the lockers, but not at me. "Pheobe, I----". Our eyes finally met. His eyes were stormy grey, unlike my plain brown ones. His eyes were deep, troubled. Only one thought ran through my mind. I have found the one whom my soul loves. The next two or three seconds passed quite normally for Eden. Not for me. My body stiffened. My eyes first flashed a dark pinkish color. Then blue, green, sky-blue, violet, and pink again. The pink lingered for longer than the other colors. I whispered something, but Eden couldn't catch it. Then my eyes became silver. That was what Eden saw. Now this is what happened to me. A clear, calm, female voice spoke when my eyes went pink. "Euclea, you have known love, and it has unlocked your destiny. Now you must make a choice. Stay, or come to your true home and fulfill your destiny." With the other colors only short words came from female voices. "At last." "It is your place." "We need you." "Come." The voices echoed through my mind. The first voice spoke again. "Decline or accept. What is your answer?" "Yes," I said, my voice barely a whisper. My eyes became silver and I knew that I had made the right choice. "Are you okay, Pheobe?" Eden asked. I looked into his eyes. "Eden," I said as I ran my fingers along his cheek, "thank you. You will figure it out one day. Thank you." A tear fell from my eye. I was going to miss everything and everybody so much. But I knew that this was the way it was supposed to be. "I don't understand." Eden's face was covered with confusion. "One day. Don't forget me." Those were the last words I spoke as Pheobe. A bright light filled my vision. I knew that with that light, my identity was forever changed to Euclea. On the silver heart bracelet I always wore, "Euclea" inscribed itself on one side and on the other, a starburst that seemed to be alive, appeared. My hair also changed because of the light. It grew to the bottom of my back, and it changed from brown to silver. The light was the power of my new friends. They were giving me their power so that I could become like them. Their power was taking me away from my old life and taking me to my new place in the world, one that was chosen for me long, long ago. The light faded. "Euclea, you're here!" exclaimed a girl about my age (16). She had blue eyes and long blonde hair. Somehow, I knew that here, I would find my best friends, friends I could trust with my life. ~And so dies Pheobe, and Euclea is born.~