By:
Neko-chan
Disclaimer: I do not own Tortall, Neal (unfortunately....*pout*), Alanna, or any of Ms. Pierce's characters or books. Any original character that I DO mention are mine, however. So......I hope you enjoy the fic!!
Chapter One: A Celtic Spell Book
Bryanna grinned gleefully as she walked deeper into the Los Angeles Library. She breathed deeply, savoring the musty, old book smell. Her grin broadened as she dragged her best friend, Amy, deeper into the dark recesses of the older section of the huge library.
The two girls were at the library because of a Notre Dame High School field trip. And, unfortunately, the students were still made to wear their uniforms. Bryanna was wearing her green polo shirt that went well with her hip length red-orange hair. Also, she wore her many plaited gray skirt, for the color matched that of her storm cloud gray eyes. Her socks were ankle height and her shoes were Vans: blue, with dragon symbols on the sides. A gray hooded sweatshirt that said 'Notre Dame Karate' was tied around her waist.
Amy, on the other hand, was wearing her white polo shirt that looked good with her elbow length light brown hair and mahogany brown eyes. Her skirt was plaited only in the front and back, as opposed to Bryanna's all-around plaits. Her skirt, also, was gray--but it also had a plaid design. Amy's socks were ankle height, and her shoes were Etnies: white with sky blue lining and shoe laces. Draped over her arm was a green sweatshirt that said 'Notre Dame Theater Guild'.
"Bry, I don't think that we're supposed to be back here!" Amy exclaimed softly, digging her heels into the ground, trying to stop. This didn't stop her from being dragged--it only resulted in skid marks forming on the white tile floor.
"Oh, come on Amy!! What's life without a little.....excitement?" Bryanna asked, grinning at her best friend as she passed a sign that stated: 'Beware! Extremely old books, possibly dangerous!! Adults only!'
Amy paled at this.
"B-Bry-chan," she began, "I really don't think that we should be back here!! The sign said 'Adults only'."
Continuing to drag Amy, Bryanna said, "Well, in Medieval times, we would already be married, right?"
"Yes........"was Amy's uncertain reply.
"Well, only adults get married!! And, besides, in some countries, we would already be considered adults."
"B-But, Bry!" Amy exclaimed, trying to grab on to a bookcase she was slowly being dragged past. "This is this country, not some other country!!"
Bryanna waved a hand in front of herself, gesticulating. "Doesn't matter! We would still be considered an adult somewhere in this world. Anyways, we're here."
And then she stopped in front of one of the oldest bookcases, which was filled with ancient Celtic tomes. Bryanna's eyes lit up as she looked from book title to book title, giving little exclamations of joy as she found interesting titles. Finally, her attention was diverted to a leather-bound book, it's title written in Gaelic: Magick.
Interested, Bryanna pulled it out, Amy looking over her shoulder curiously. Bryanna stroked the leather cover, which was cracked and worn with age. A dragon was engraved in the cover, and Bryanna began to trace the outline lightly. Underneath the dragon, there were words, also written in Gaelic.
"So mote it be," Bryanna said aloud translating it for Amy. Curious to see more, Bryanna opened the book, looking at page after page.
The book was full of spells.
Bryanna, of course, was delighted. Amy, on the other hand, was not. She started to back away from Bryanna and the book, mumbling something that sounded like: 'devil's evil powers, and his evil gifts.......evil'. Bryanna, used to it, ignored this and continued to look at each spell until she came to a particular one, then she stopped.
Her eyes lit up, practically glowing, and she stared at it in interest. "Tortall......"she whispered thoughtfully. With a quick glance at Amy who was staring at her in horror, she said a few sentences in Gaelic: "Tuathe de Dannan sheoguey! Tha mi 'g iarraidh 'dol do'm dhuthaich fhein!"
Then, with a blinding flash of light, the two girls disappeared.
And with a loud thump, the two girls landed on a grassy green hill, in the middle of a rather large forest.
"Bry.......where are we?" Amy asked, wide-eyed, as she slowly looked around, taking the scenery in.
Bryanna stood up and cheerfully brushed herself off. "We're in Tortall," she said happily. Then she looked around and frowned. "I just wish we could have our stuff," Bryanna said, glaring darkly into the distance.
Suddenly, two bags fell out of the sky, to land in front of the two girls. One was a green back pack with black lining, and the other was a black and white Hawaiian print back pack.
"Yes!!" Bryanna exclaimed as she stooped down to pick up the Hawaiian print back pack. "C'mon Amy, let's head for Corus."
Amy shot a dirty look at Bryanna, then quickly shoved her sweatshirt into her green back pack. Then, with a growl of frustration aimed at Bryanna, she jogged after her best friend.