Greetings all readers and writers! this is my new story based on the book and movie Beautiful Creatures. And for anyone who's reading my other two stories: Help From an Unlikely Source and A Blast to the Past, don't worry! Those stories will be updated as soon as possible. and now without any ado, enjoy the first chapter of Beautiful Mysteries!
Disclaimer: I do not own Beautiful Creatures/Caster Chronicles. All credits of Beautiful Creatures/Caster Chronicles go to Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, Alcon Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures and Richard LaGravenese.
Chapter 1
Leaving New York
Outside of a penthouse apartment, three moving trucks were being loaded with boxes and furniture. Standing outside the entrance was a man and a woman. The man had black hair and was wearing a dark blue suit and black dress shoes. The woman had brownish-blond hair and was wearing a dark red dress and gold high heels. The both of them were wearing dark sunglasses.
"So, what time will we arrive in South Carolina?" The woman asked the man standing next to her.
"Well, if it's 5:00 a.m. now, we should be in Charleston around about noon or a little after one" The man answered. "Then once we land in Charleston, Uncle Cliff's limo will pick us up at the airport and drive us to the estate in Gatlin, which should be an hour and a half ride."
"An hour and a half ride I can take, Raphael, but a nine hour plane flight is a nightmare." The woman sighed.
"My dear Zelda, we'll be flying nonstop." Raphael said to her. "How is that a nightmare?"
"The nightmare is we'll be sitting on a plane without hardly any room to move around and I need to move around." Zelda replied.
"I had a feeling you would say that." Raphael smirked. "That's why I convinced Uncle Cliff and Aunt Celeste to let us use their private jet. That way, you can get up and move around without worrying about getting stiff."
"Raphael Sullivan, you are a brilliant man." Zelda said, giving him a kiss. "See, this is why I married you. You're always full of big ideas."
"Well you're full of big ideas too, Ms. Mystery Novel Writer." Raphael said, holding Zelda closer to him.
Then a teenage girl came out with a Siberian husky dog following behind her. The girl had brown hair and she was wearing a green and brown blouse, dark red pants, a purple headband, brown high heel boots, a brown trench coat, a gold lion chain belt, two gold coin necklaces and gold feathers earrings. The Siberian husky was a female with black and white fur, bright blue eyes and was wearing a blue collar with a silver S.
"So, are you and Sabrina ready to go?" Raphael asked the young girl.
"Yeah, I guess so." The girl said quietly.
"Don't worry about a thing, Anya. We have everything under control." Zelda said, wrapping her arm around Anya's shoulders. "And by the time you turn seventeen, your powers will be fully matured."
"I know, Mom, I know." Anya said. "Do you think we'll meet other Casters in Gatlin?"
"You never know." Raphael said to his daughter. "Maybe we will, but let's not worry about that now. Let's just hurry up and get to the airport. Take-off time is at 5:30 and we need to be in Gatlin when the moving trucks arrive."
"And when will that be?" Zelda asked, as the walk towards Raphael's black Lincoln Continental convertible.
"Some time by tonight or tomorrow." Raphael answered.
"You thought of everything, haven't you Dad?" Anya asked, as she and Sabrina climbed into the back of the car.
"Of course I do. I always plan ahead." Raphael replied, as he gotten in on the driver's side and Zelda gotten in on the passenger's side.
As Raphael started the car and pulled away from the apartment, Anya look back behind them and saw the moving trucks pulling off and driving away. Suddenly, she felt something on her lap. Anya looked down to see Sabrina's head in her lap. She smiled and patted the dog on the head as she looked forward. Somehow, for some unknown reason, Anya felt that once she arrives in Gatlin, her life as she know it will never be the same again.
Author's Note: There's the first chapter! In the next chapter, the Sullivans will be in Gatlin and Uncle Cliff and Aunt Celeste will be introduced. So pleases read and review and I'll see you soon!