hey guys, its luv the legend :) this is only my second fanfic, so while criticism is welcome, plz dont be too harsh, either. actually, im not even done with my first story, but nobody was reading it :'( so i decided to write another story that might gain me some readers :D im sorta rly into romance and stuff, so im mostly writing stories that include some kind of romance. my other story is called "Sakura of the Burning Ice", so if u like action, romance, and PJO, check it out ^.^

Chapter One: A New School

Amy's POV

"Amy! C'mon, get up! It's the first day of school!" Nellie's voice rang through the house.

With a stretch and a yawn, I changed and went downstairs to find my beloved au pair preparing pancakes for breakfast.

"Ready for the first day of school, Ames?" Nellie asked, smiling.

"No," I laughed.

"Get Dan downstairs and I'll finish getting breakfast ready," Nellie laughed back.

I went upstairs to Dan's room, which was, as always, a complete mess. I found Dan snoring away on the floor in front of his TV, his X-box remote next to him. I sighed. "C'mon, Dan, get up. It's time for school."

*Snort* "We didn't have school yesterday, why today?" he grumbled.

"That's cause it's the first day of school, idiot."

"But I'm tired," Dan groaned.

"That's your own fault. You know, this is the seventh time this month that you've fallen asleep on the floor playing video games," I rambled. "Why do you spend so much money on that stuff, anyways? It's not like it's productive or anything. Not to mention all those worthless ninja posters, fake ninja equipment, expensive ninja-"

"Yeah, yeah, blabbity, blah, blah. I'll be down in a few," he interrupted, groaning as he stood up.

I smiled to myself. The lecture-in-the-morning tactic always worked. "Hurry up."

After a delicious breakfast of homemade blueberry waffles in maple syrup and fresh milk, Nellie drove Dan and I to our new school. Just before we arrived, I sighed suddenly. Without taking his eyes off the window, Dan asked, "Somethin' wrong?"

"Well, it's just...you know, new school and everything. It just doesn't seem...right, after all we've been through for the Clue Hunt. I know it's already been a year since then, but it just never occurred to me that we might be able to go back to a normal life..." I trailed away.

"Well, not everything's back to normal," Dan replied. "Remember, we still report to base on weekends."

I laughed. "I don't know if I'm supposed to find that comforting or annoying."

Nellie dropped me off first at Viewpoint High School. "Be good, Dan. Try to make a good first impression, okay?" I reminded.

"Oh, I'll definitely make an impression," he replied with a mischievous smile. "But I won't be responsible for whether it's good or bad."

"That's what I was afraid of," I sighed as I closed the door and headed into my new school.

I gazed upon my new school. My first thought was, That's a big building!

It was giant, compared to my old school. Then again, my old school could've just been especially small. I wasn't even paying attention to where I was going, and I bumped into someone.

"Oops! I'm so sorry! I wasn't looking!" I apologized.

I looked at the girl on the ground. She had lightly tanned skin and looked pretty fair. She had on a pair of jeans and a red and yellow tee, which complimented her brown hair and hazel eyes. She was about my height, not too tall, but not too short, either. She looked pretty natural, too; no make-up at all. "Oh, it's okay," she smiled. "I haven't seen you around before. Are you new?"

"Um, yeah. I'm starting here as a sophomore. My name's Amy Cahill," I replied, helping her up.

"Oh, I'm a sophomore, too! I'm Jennifer Minoore. You can call me Jen." She took my hand and stood up. She smiled again and said, "Our school's pretty big. Want me to help you around?"

"That'd be great," I said gratefully. Well, at least I was making friends. This school might not be so bad, I thought. Sheesh, I shouldn't have jinxed it.

The bell rang, and the crowd outside rumbled towards the double doors. With Jen's help, I made it to my locker and to my first class safely, just as the bell rang. But I immediately wished that I had gotten lost in the hallways instead. Because gazing back at me from the back row of desks...was Ian Kabra.

haha sry its so short, i mainly wanted to clarify how old amy and dan are now. btw, if im wrong about anything, like "if amy is a sophomore, then the clue hunt ended 2 years ago, not 1" or something like that, the PLZ TELL ME AND I WILL FIX IT ASAP. plz R&R, even if u dont see any mistakes. oh, and a few questions:

1. If Amy's a sophomore, then how old is she? What about Ian? Should he even be in the same grade as Amy?

2. Should I bring someone else in and make a love triangle, or should I just keep it as Amy-Ian?

And not rly a question, but is the Amy/Ian thing in school too cliche now?

kk thx for reading (and hopefully reviewing :D)

Lovely Out! (haha, get it? Luv the Legend? Luv-Le? Lovely? XD)