New Comers to Avalon

Chapter One

It All Begins…

In Ravenswood Forest, there stood a building named the RRC, or Ravenswood Recreational Center, traditionally used for tour guides to prepare for their tours. Adrianne lived next door in the Ravenswood Manor with her grandmother, as her parents were artists who had little time for a teenage daughter. Adriane's black hair was long, and her dark eyes were quite pretty, but, just like she had when she was a kid, she didn't care one bit about her looks. Well, maybe ONE bit, but not two, and only when Zach, the only human who resides on Aldenmor, was there.

Adriane, Emily, and Kara had been working on the Ravenswood website all afternoon, remodeling the site and occasionally checking for emails. Because the girls had a lot to do, it was decided that mainly Kara would work on remodeling the site. Adriane had groaned at this, and warned Kara that she was not, under any circumstances, to add pink to the Ravenswood website. Right now, the décor of the site mostly consisted of pictures of trees in Ravenswood.

"Guys, only four people signed up for the tour tomorrow! And it's a SATURDAY tour! Those ones usually fill right up!" Kara wailed.

"I'm worried about Ravenswood. What if…" Emily had no intentions of going on. As an animal-lover, she cared deeply about nature and everything in it. Emily's mom owned the Pet Palace, a place to take care of pets when their owners went on vacation. Just like her mother, Emily adored animals and everything having to do with them. Her parents were divorced, which was the reason Emily and her mom had moved to Pennsylvania anyway. Her red, curly hair gave her a unique look, complimenting her bit of bravery that only showed itself occasionally (Emily was very shy).

"Where are my optimistic friends?" Adriane cried fiercely. "Er…cough, cough…..my optimistic friend and my pessimist friend…cough, cough…."

"I heard that," Kara replied. "But it doesn't matter, because my parents will be expecting me." She smirked at Adriane. "My family encourages family togetherness."

Speaking of her family, Kara was the daughter of the town's mayor and cared 'passionately' about her looks. For instance, today she was wearing a lime green shirt with neon pink dots that matched her headband and high heels. Adriane and Emily had to squint to look at her.

Kara was practically a princess, which was how she liked it. The blond blazing star adored pink and shopping, as most girly girls do. Also the opposite from Adriane, she enjoyed trying new styles with her hair and was always wearing the new fashion. At first she wanted nothing to do with Adriane and Emily, because she might become less popular, but soon realized she needed them as much as they needed her.

Adriane fumed inwardly, but her paladin, Stormbringer, warned her in her thoughts to not fight with Kara. Every family is different, Adriane. Stormbringer advised. You know that your parents love you, and that's all that matters. "Yeah, but they don't love me enough to live with me," Adriane grumbled under her breath. ADRIANE. SEARCH YOUR FEELINGS. YOU KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE. The paladin wolf screamed in Adriane's mind.

Adriane smiled a teeny tiny smile. "You sound like someone from Star Wars, like a Jedi or something." She said aloud to Storm without thinking.

"Excuse me?" Kara looked offended.

That made Adriane burst out laughing. Kara with a light saber!

"Mom will need me to help at the Pet Palace, so I guess I'll be heading out soon." Emily did not want this meeting to become a regular Kara verses Adriane catastrophe.

Thankfully, Kara calmed down. "'Bye, Em." Then she narrowed her eyes at Adriane. "I don't happen to have warrior accessories, since I'm a Blazing Star."

"A lightsaber is hardly a 'warrior accessory." Adriane countered.

Kara looked thoughtful, then giggled a little herself. "I would look a little strange with a lightsaber." She admitted.

"A little?" Adriane added, laughing. Even Emily joined in.

"Don't push it, warrior girl." Kara scolded jokingly.

"Guys, I really have to go." Emily interjected.

"'Bye, Emily." Kara and Adriane said in one voice, than stared at each other.

"Don't worry, pinky, I didn't plan that or something." Adriane said, walking towards the door. She opened it for Emily, who waved and then stepped out. " Gran will want me to help make dinner. It's chili tonight!"

She waved goodbye to the other girls retreating backs in the distance. Apparently Emily's peace-making had worked, or maybe she wasn't in the mood to fight today. In any case, all three girls went home on a good note, and looked forward to seeing each other again tomorrow. Little did they know what surprises the tour would bring.