Author's Note:

          Ah, if you have seen my other works, you will know, I lose many bets to a CutieCrookshanks. I think that she will appreciate this story, 'cause she could never express her true feelings…

Magical

1

            Jaclyn sat at her computer. It was a normal day in Las Vegas, Nevada. She didn't have much to do. It was a lazy Saturday. She pulled her medium length strawberry blonde hair out of her eyes. She turned off the radio, nothing is ever good on the radio in Las Vegas. It was rap and country. Ew. Jaclyn was reading a couple of e-mails her friend had sent, but nothing was out of the ordinary.

          Jaclyn turned the TV on. Nothing was on either.

          "I wish I could be back in California" longed Jaclyn. She had moved to Las Vegas not even a year ago, and she missed her old school, her friends, and being near the beach. Jaclyn had not totally adjusted to Las Vegas living.    

          A cat leapt to her window sill, possibly a neighbor's. Jaclyn wanted to open the window, but she couldn't. Her dad had bolted the window shut. How she longed for a cat. Possibly for her sixteenth birthday, she might get one.

          The cat did something peculiar. It seemed fixated on Jaclyn. Every where she went, the cat went to the corresponding window sill. Until Jaclyn realized that if she went outside, she could probably return it to it's owner or at least pet it.

          Jaclyn opened the back door to her backyard and pool. She looked around for the cat, but nothing was out there. She turned to sit on the garden bench, just to enjoy the view, but some one was already there. A ginger haired boy about her age was sitting on the bench, smiling.

          "who are you? My dad has a gun, actually, a couple, so don't try anything'

          "I am not going to hurt you. I don't even know what a gun is, Dad was telling us about them, but I forgot."

          "you haven't answered my question"

          "You can call me Ron"

          "Okay."

          "come with me, I want to tell you something, but not here"

          "what?"

          "I can't tell you here. That's the point of going somewhere more secluded."

          "Oh, well, I'll tell my dad I'm going on a bike ride"

          "bike?"

          "Are you a caveman?"

          "no, why would you think that?"

          "you don't know what a bike is"

          "I have better means of travel"

          "are you from the future?"

          "just tell your dad"

          Jaclyn walked into the house. 'Hmm, the boy is kind of cute, and he had that dignified British accent.'

          "Dad! I'm going on a bike ride!"

          "okay honey!"

          Jaclyn stepped outside. The boy was still waiting.

          " where exactly are we going?"

          "come lose to me and close your eyes"

          Jaclyn stepped close Ron. He wrapped his arms around her, they felt so safe and warm, Jaclyn immediately felt better. She closed her eyes, felt a brief moment of suspension, and then fell about an inch to the ground.

          "who, what?"

          "Jaclyn, I really like you."

          "where are we?"

          "Valley of Fire, State Park."

          "how did we get here?"

          "I, I'm a wizard"