Author's note: okay, this is my first fic so pleas review. i would appreciate all the help i can get, but... be gentle

CHAPTER ONE

Short, dark brown hair framed the pale face of Heather Jungling. Standing against the wall of the airport, wearing jeans, a black Lincoln Park hoodie and sunglasses that hid her blue-green eyes, she gazed out at the people coming and going. The intercom came on and a woman's voice announced that flight 16 was now landing in New York. Heather sighed as she walked toward the gate awaiting the arrival of her friend, Cassi Newman.

She quickly spotted the 18 year old wearing black cargo pants and a Hellsing t-shirt. Her brown hair was pulled back in a ponytail and a hat that, along with her glasses, hid sparkling blue eyes. Cassi smiled as she gave her 17 year old protégée a hug, and then stated, "So… this is New York."

"Yup," Heather nodded as they walked to the line of people grabbing their luggage. "How was the flight?"

"Eh, it was okay, hey, are we walking or are we catching a cab?"

"Um… I think I'll flag down a cab. I highly doubt that you want to carry your bags around here." Heather said with a nod of her head to the streets. "Plus the apartment is a long walk from here." Cassi nodded in agreement as Heather waved for a cab. When one of them finally stopped, they loaded Cassi's luggage into the trunk and headed for the apartment that Heather had gotten a week ago for college. When they got there, the girls paid the driver and trudged up the stairs to their 'temporary home.'

The apartment was like any other; it had one bedroom with two beds, a small kitchen, a small living room and one bathroom. In all honesty, it was perfect for two college friends. Other then the shelves on them, the walls were bare and the bathroom and the kitchen were the only two places that had linoleum floors. The rest of the rooms had a thick, light grey carpet.

Cassi picked which bed she wanted, which was the one farthest from the door, and began unpacking her clothes and placing them in the small, wooden dresser beside it. As Heather sat on her own bed, eth girls slowly made their way into conversation about how everything had been going in each other's lives. Though they were close friends, they hadn't spoken for almost one whole school year.

Now, they were going to attend the same college. Heather had just graduated High school a month ago in Ohio, while Cassi had finished her first year in a branch college and heard that Heather would be attending this one so, she transferred. As they talked, Heather confessed her uncertainty about College, which led to Cassi's reassurance. While Cassi explained, Heather joked. Both girls laughed and lightly bickered over certain issues but in the end, both were happy that the other would be there.

After a while, it became silent. Heather fidgeted and looked around anxiously. Cassi glanced at her friend and sighed. She knew that Heather had a tendency to be hyper and wouldn't be able to sit still for a long period of time. Cracking her knuckles, Cassi looked at her and shrugged, "you know you don't have to wait for me. If you want you could go take a walk or something."



Heather looked at her friend as if she'd given her two million dollars. Jumping to her feet she grinned. "Okay then, I'm gonna go sightseeing and browse through some of the stores. If you have any problems, my cell phone number is on the fridge."

Don't get lost," Cassi replied as she heard the door close. She frowned at her last statement. Maybe letting her go out 'sightseeing' wasn't such a good idea. Hell, with Heather's luck, she would get into some kind of trouble due to the fact that the girl was quite gullible. Slowly, she pondered over this and considered all of the things that could happen, and realizing that she was putting away her clothes a bet quicker.

'With all the 'bad people' in New York…' Cassi thought then muttered, "Shit." Little did she know Heather would end up in safe… green hands.