CHAPTER ONE

It's just the beginning —

We wake up, we eat, we work, and then we sleep and just in a short amount of time, another day begins. It's always the same routine isn't it? Life. You'd hope something more interesting to happen the next day, but nothing ever does, it's just the same every-day-boring, barely anything to ever look forward to. But what if I told you, something unexpected was going to happen tonight, when the clock strikes 12? Something unimaginable? Something that would turn your life upside down.

A few blocks away from the London Eye was a mansion. There were big metal gates surrounding it, it had a huge garden filled with flowers of all colours, and right in the center was a beautiful fountain with bizarre carvings, which seemed to be telling a story. Nobody knew how it got there, it just appeared like magic, right in the middle of the garden. The owner, of course, did not care, they thought maybe it was just a gift from an anonymous person, their daughter, however found it very interesting, ever since she was small she would stay by the fountain and read some of her favourite books, or sometimes she would just stare at the carvings for hours and could never get bored.

The mansion was more beautiful than you could ever imagine, you'd expect strangers to walk by glancing at it and admiring its beauty, but the they never notice it. It was like the mansion was invisible, and you could only see it through the corner of your eye, like it was bewitched to be hidden from the others. Oh, how the homeowners had trouble telling the delivery man their address, how no one ever could find it, and they always had to go out and point out the directions leaving them with sudden realization and astonishment was it there all along? They thought. How could they have not noticed?

The mansion belongs to Mr and Mrs Carter along with their fifteen year old daughter Astoria. Astoria is a bright and outgoing girl, her wavy dirty blonde hair and emerald green eyes are her most appealing features. You'd probably believe Astoria was the bitchy queen bee at school who gets everything she wants and bangs every guy in the school, but she's the exact opposite. She's considered more of a 'nerd'. No, not a stereotypical one who knows everything about everything, wears glasses, ties her hair up, and raises their hand in every single subject. She, just has her head buried in books, if you want her to stop reading I suggest you give up, because no one has the power to do that.

Ever since Astoria was a little girl, she dreamed of going on an adventure, whether it was saving the world, discovering new things or finding buried treasure, although sometimes she doubts that it'll ever happen, she doesn't lose hope. Astoria is also what most people nowadays call a fangirl. She obsesses over Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Supernatural and Sherlock, she could spend all day watching them, and reading fanfiction. Never ever, even once doubting their existence. Demons, dragons, mermaids, ghosts, angels, aliens, they're all real according to Astoria. No matter how many times people tell her to they're just silly fairytales and she should grow up and accept reality. Astoria didn't let the criticism get to her, she knows deep in her heart, that someday she will prove them wrong.

'Astoria!' Mrs Carter called out from the living room.

'Yes, mum?' Astoria replied, impatiently. It was one of her 'Mum, I'm busy, leave me alone' tones.

'Are you ready yet? We have to leave soon.' Mrs Carter called out as she was working her way up to Astoria's room. She stepped in, disappointed. Astoria was lying on her carpet, a book in one hand and her laptop in front of her, she was on this tumblr website again. 'Astoria! You know how much this dinner means to me, please hurry up and get ready!'

Astoria was puzzled. 'What dinner, mum? You never said anything about a dinner.' She was in fact telling the truth. Whenever there was a special event that means a lot to her mum, her mum would be blabbering on and on about it non stop.

'Well, we're going to this special dinner alright? The prime minister's going to be there.' Mrs Carter replied as she walked over to Astoria's closet picking out a formal white single sleeve cocktail dress. 'try this on.' she handed it over to Astoria.

Astoria frowned. She hated wearing dresses 'do I have to? Can't I just wear a top and shorts?' Mrs Carter looked at her in disbelief, as if she were stupid. 'just kidding!' Astoria quickly added. She then handed Astoria a pair of white heals and a pair of diamond studs. 'Show me when you're finished' she walked out of the room, and closed the door.

Astoria sighed, her mum was always so dressy and strict about what to wear. She slipped on the single-sleeve white cocktail dress, it had embroidered floral patterns, that were barely visible unless you were up close. She then slid her feet into the white heals, which were very strappy. She hated walking in heals, it was always so annoying, what's the point anyways? She thought, its uncomfortable and hard to walk in, Why can't I wear sneakers? But she knew the answer to her question because its not formal..ugh. Sometimes she was just sick of her life, she didn't want to be rich, she wanted a normal family living in a normal house having normal family events. Astoria carefully put on the diamond studs and walked out of her room to her mother.

Mrs Carter examined every inch of her, and nodded. 'Perfect!' she exclaimed. 'You just need to take off that necklace, or else you'll look like a devil worshipper and I don't want any glares or strange glances from people.' She was talking about Astoria's anti-possession necklace.

'But, mum! You know how much this necklace means to me! I don't want to be possessed either! Plus, you didn't let me have it tattooed on me.' Astoria argued back. She bought the necklace with all her saved up money from ever since she was a child from an auction. The necklace was used in an an episode in a season 3 episode 'Jus a Bello'. Astoria never keep it out of her sight, that why she's always wearing it, it's special, Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki have both 'touched' it and it also keeps her from being possessed.

'Take it off.' Mrs Carter said sternly. Astoria knew she could never win and argument with her mum, so she took it off obediently. She kept the necklace in her palm though, clutching it. 'Thank you. Now it's time for your makeup and hair.' She grabbed Astoria towards her makeup room, it was huge, there were mirrors everywhere, and literally every possible make up there is in the world. She applied her eye-liner, mascara making her eye lashes extra long and then adding on a little blush. Astoria flinched, each time the brush swiped pass her soft skin.

She wasn't like other girls, who would see her mums make-up room like heaven, she saw it like more of it torture room, where you put on toxic substances that make you look hideous, she preferred natural beauty. Sometimes Mrs Carter wonders, whether or not Astoria really is her child, their personalities were completely opposite.

'Tada! You're done! Don't get anything messed up, meet me downstairs in five minutes!' Mrs Carter said smiling happily.

Once Astoria's mum was gone, she let out a deep breath, she could never escape her mum's makeovers, neither could she complain. It already disappoints her mother enough, how different she is from her. She still felt the edge of the anti-possession necklace gripped tight in her palm, it was somewhat glowing dark red. Astoria stared at it, she's had it for so long, and knows every inch of the necklace like the back of her palm, but she never remembered there being a light source inside, or how it would light up when heated. Astoria was shocked. Sometimes Astoria could feel like something was wrong, or something was going to happen, it was like as if she had a special sense, or in other occasions objects would start doing weird things they've never done before. She slipped the necklace into her pocket, it was glowing so bright, she had to wrap it around with a cloth, because the brightness could shine through her clear as snow dress.

Glancing at her clock, she realizes she still has three minutes left until she has to go down. Quickly, using her time, she researched about the necklace and emailed the supernatural crew on whether or not it was supposed to do that. They replied almost immediately, said there might be some sort of mistake and that it wasn't meant to glow. She looked up websites on ancient legends, demons, and possession. Finally, she saw something that was actually useful. According to legend, the charm necklace of anti-possession starts to glow under two occasions in colours : i. Blue — No demons are around, the world is at peace ii. Demons are around or Something terrible were to happen iii. Demons don't exist. Astoria was terrified. Demons? Real? Here? No way.

'Astoria! You were supposed to be down here a minute ago!' Mrs Carter called out.

'Astoria, Your mother and I are waiting.' Mr Carter said.

Astoria ran downstairs in a rush, she had almost forgotten. 'Okay! Yep! I'm here! Do we go now?' she said, trying to sound like everything is fine.

They all got in the car. Around thirty minutes into the ride, a thought hit Astoria. Why had mum told me to take of the anti-possession necklace? Was it really because she thought others would think I'm a 'demon worshipper, even if it were the complete opposite. Or was it because she was a DEMON? She knew she shouldn't be thinking of her family like this, but she felt really uncertain, she felt almost unsafe that she was in a car with her parents.