I'm going to try the fanfiction thing again but this time I'm going to do an alternate universe story to Bridge to Terabithia, this time hopefully with a little more feed back and a lot more reviews. Because the last story I attempted was only review 4 times!!!! And over 5000 people read it. Anyway this time I hope that more people will read this one.

p.s. I own nothing of bridge to Terabithia. I only own this story. 

Chapter 1

The Rope Always Breaks

Jess Aarons awoke to the horrible sound of bushes rustling and water splashing. Everything in his bedroom was echoing with the sound of a girl yelling and then suddenly silenced, it was this way for the last 2 years. Every night Jess would have the same recurring dream of Leslie Burke falling into the river just shy of Terabithia. As the 13 year old boy sat in bed trying to stifle his tears and dry the sweat from his brow, the only thing he could focus on was one thought… "Could I have saved her?"

8AM

"JESS GET UP!" Jess's father was getting ready to ring Jess's neck. "Dang it, it's always this way on Saturday." Jess though as he climbed out of his bed.

9AM

"DAMMIT JESS, HOLD THAT ROPE DOWN OR ELSE….." SNAP!!! The rope that Jess was holding was attached to a new thresher that his father had bought. As Jess lay there in the barn covered in straw al he could think of was. "The rope always breaks."

Later that day Jess was sitting on the railing to the bridge to Terabithia. "Why does it have to be this way?" he was very forlorn, the whole situation with the rope really had jarred him. As he sat there looking into the river. "I miss her so much, I just wish that I could have at least said goodbye." He could no longer hold his composure, he broke down. Curling himself into the fetal position on the floor of the bridge. Jess sat there for a good long while until a voice broke him out of his fit. "Jess, Why are you crying?" he turned his face toward the sky expecting something, but it was only May belle. Jess looked at his little sister, smiled then hugged her. "I just miss Leslie." May Belle looked at her older brother and carefully wiped away a few stray tears. "Its ok Jess, I miss her too." Jesse was shocked at the pure and uninhibited kindness that emanated from this 9 year old little girl. All Jess could think of was how wonderful that there were still people like this in his world.

The next day was Sunday, and all that May Belle could think about was how much she wanted to cheer her brother up and she had just gotten word on how to do that. May Belle ran to her brother's bed and shook him and said. "King Jess, the Terabithians are holding court in the royal palace and the captain of the guard has something to divulge to his king."

Jess squinted his eyes and looked at May Belle with a little bewilderment. "You know I renounced my title as King of Terabithia." May Belle frowned a little but perked right back up. "It has to do with our Queen." Jess stood stock still, furrowed his brow and then stood up. "Address the Captain of the Guard! And tell him and all of Terabithia that the King of Terabithia will return."