Chapter 1
Amber sighed, glancing out the classroom window, her wavy auburn hair let down around her shoulders, her pale but stunning sea green eyes took in the scene outside the window, she had a slightly Asian complexion that was from her father's side of the family. She was snapped out of her daydreaming by Ms. Lambay's pissed off voice,
"Amber Masigy!" The teacher yelled, Amber sighed and turned to the angry teacher, "Please show me respect and listen!" Amber rolled her eyes,
"I'd respect you more if you learned how to pronounce my name. It's MA-SA-SHI!" Amber fumed, she leaned back, "And why should I listen? I already know all this stuff." Ms. Lambay glared at the student. The old teacher knew the girl was smart. Smarter then all the other dunces in the school. The only problem was her attitude!
"Fine then miss Masigy," She said the name on purpose, "Please answer the question on the board." Ms. Lambay tapped the question, Amber smiled, and red the question 'A wave that causes the particles of the medium to vibrate parallel to the direction the wave travels?' Amber sighed and looked at her teacher,
"Seriously?" The girl asked, "That's one of the easiest questions ever!" Amber exclaimed, "Longitudinal waves, also known as "l-waves", are waves that have the same direction of vibration as their direction of travel, which means that the movement of the medium is in the same direction as or the opposite direction to the motion of the wave." Amber smirked at her teacher and before the teacher could do anything the bell rang,
"Thanks for the fun teach'!" She mocked and bolted from the room. Saved by the bell. She laughed.
Amber ran home, her legs carrying her quickly to the house she lived in with her grandfather. Her parents had died in a car accident when she was only six, so she had been bounced around by relatives but then just ditched again. After her grandmother died when Amber was ten, she went to live with her grandfather. Amber reached the house, it was a comfy little farm and the scenery was beautiful. As Amber jogged down the path a nicker of greeting came from the paddock where her beautiful black stallion, Sky, stood watching her. Amber grinned and loped happily over to the horse. She patted his large soft nose and looked into his blue eyes. Amber stroked near his ear and along his mane,
"I'll take you out for a ride later okay?" The horse snorted and looked at her with intelligent eyes that had a simple message in them, You got any apples? Amber laughed and reached into her bag, pulling out a juicy apple she picked on her way home. She held it out to the horse and he took it gratefully, munching on it he closed his eyes happily. Amber smiled and patted his cheek,
"Be back soon." She promised and walked to the farmhouse.
"Oji-san? I'm home!" Amber called as she walked into the farm house, her green eyes turned to the door way to the kitchen as her grandfather hobbled out smiling kindly.
"Amber, how was school?" He asked, looking at his granddaughter fondly, Amber shrugged,
"Same old." She muttered and the two walked into the kitchen. Amber loped over to the fridge and pulled out a fresh apple, munching on it,
"I got a call from Ms. Lambay saying you weren't listening in class." He said strictly, Amber looked at him wide eyed and spluttered, chocking on the mouthful of apple,
"At least I answered the question correctly!" Amber said, her grandfather looked at her and shook his head with a sigh,
"What am I going to do with you..." He muttered,
"Home school me?" The auburn haired girl asked hopefully. Oji-san shook his head and chuckled, they dropped the subject. After eating the apple Amber raced up stairs and put her riding gear on, she hopped down the stairs. Oji-san looked up,
"Taking Sky for a ride?" He asked, Amber nodded and grabbed a few more apples, some trail mix and three bottles of water, tossing them in her backpack. She turned around, grabbed her first-aid kit, threw it in with a flashlight, extra batteries, a compass and a blanket. Oji-san raised an eyebrow,
"You moving out?" Amber laughed,
"No, just being careful, you never know what'll happen." Oji-san nodded, seeing something missing he looked at her,
"Shouldn't you have a rope? Just in case? Oh, and your cellphone, in case you get lost." Amber nodded and tossed the last two things in the bag. She turned smiled to her grandfather,
"I'll be back later." She said and raced out the door.