Emily was seated on the small bench, her back turned to her orphanage. She had her legs crossed, staring straight in front of her at the forest.

There was a large, gold fence that was very high that stood between her and the forest. The ends were sharp and you would be crazy to try to jump over. There were tall gates that were barred with a lock. On the lock was a picture of a gold lion.

The forest behind it looked amazing. The grass was a vivid green. The trees were larger than the ones surrounding the orphanage and the flowers were beautiful, coming in different colours and types.

Ever since she came to the orphanage when she was ten she would always imagine what was on the other side. She was now fifteen. She had always wanted to see what was on the other side and she knew that one day she would find out.

"You have to stop doing this, Em." Said a familiar voice behind her. She didn't need to turn to know that it was Abigail.

Abigail had been at the orphanage the longest. She was only a baby when she was brought there and now she was fifteen. Emily sighed. "You have to stop dreaming and start doing!"

"What are you suggesting I do?" Emily asked lazily, throwing her head back.

"I'm suggesting that the two of us sneak out early in the morning and go on the other side." Abby suggested, giving her friend a wicked expression.

"Are you crazy?" Emily exclaimed, bringing her head down to glance over at her friend with wide eyes. "Have you seen the top of the fence? It's too dangerous."

"I wasn't talking about climbing over." Abby rolled her eyes, reached up to her brown hair and pulling out a clip from her hair, waving it in front of her friend's face.

"Bloody hell, you're going to pick the lock?" Emily's mouth dropped.

"Well duh!" Abby rolled her eyes.

"Abby that's… brilliant!" Emily smiled excitedly

The bell signifying supper rang, disrupting their conversation. They looked over to see the other children running towards the door, Mrs. Collin glaring straight at the two girls with her icy blue eyes, her glasses hanging on the tip of her nose.

"Later then!" Emily smiled.

Emily felt the adrenaline surge through her as she snuck past Mrs. Collin's window. She was never known as the daredevil of the two girls, she was commonly known as the responsible one. But tonight, she felt different. There was something about those gates that drew her in.

The girls were fully dressed in the orphanage uniform; plaid skirts, a white polo and a navy blue cardigan. Abby had a plastic bag that contained crackers she stole from the kitchens and a bunch of clips of different sizes in case the others didn't work.

Abby was at the gate already. She scanned around with her eyes before lifting up a her hand and snapped three times.

Emily ran quickly, realising the signal.

Once she reached the gate, Abby pulled out a clip and tried picking the lock but it wouldn't work. She put in in her bag and tried another and another until she was at the last.

"Wait! Look here!" Emily exclaimed, pointing down at the lock.

Abby looked over to see what the matter was. On the back of the lock was a dusty Lion's face staring at them. Abby felt as if it were real and actually watching them with his copper eyes. Emily bent over and blew on the lion's face to take off the dust. It unlocked as soon as her breath hit it.

The gates slowly opened. A warm breeze blew and Emily could have sworn she heard a roar.

"Well, let's go!" Abby smiled, running forward. Emily was next, following behind.

Abby was touching everything she could as she walked through the forest. She would feel the rough bark on the trees, the soft velvet feel of the flowers and the feeling of the warm night air surrounding her.

She was running now, plucking one of each flower and putting some of the smallest, sweetest smelling ones in her auburn brown hair. She brought a bright yellow one to her face, putting it underneath her nose and breathing in it's sweet aroma. Emily would love this one.

"Look at-" She cut herself off short as she turned around to face her friend. She wasn't there anymore. "E-Emily?"

Author's Note: Thank you for reading chapter one! I hope you guys enjoyed the story and I have a lot more chapters on the way. I also am very sorry for the name of the story but I couldn't think of anything else. Please leave a review, your opinions are very important! Thanks

Lots of love,

Rae