This one is more of a prologue than a chapter, the first official chapter is incoming. This is the first time I've tried my hand at fanfiction, and I'm extremely iffy about sharing it because low self esteem ;)

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It was a gloomy Monday morning and Matthew struggled to get out of bed. He'd spent a late night cramming for a test this morning and ended up falling asleep as the sun rose. As his alarm went off, he pulled his maple leaf blankets higher above his head and grumbled as he silenced the clock. He reached down on the floor where his white polar bear stuffie, Kumajiro, had fallen and hugged it to his chest.

After a few moments of this, he crawled out from underneath his blankets slowly, shivering at the crisp autumn breeze that blew in from his open window. He slid on a pair of jeans and a "Moose are people too" T-shirt before heading downstairs to make himself some much needed breakfast.

After he'd eaten his pancakes drenched in maple syrup, Matthew glanced in the mirror and tried to comb down his unruly curl, without much luck. He looked at himself up and down in the mirror and sighed. He was plain-looking, with wavy blond hair and light violet eyes. His glasses had been carefully picked to be unremarkable, like himself and he often found himself looking downwards due to his shyness.

Disappointed that his curl refused to obey him, he moved away from the mirror, grabbed his red and white scarf and headed out the door. The idea of heading to school today made him want to crawl into a hole and cry, but he had no choice, really. He sniffled lightly at the cold, the tip of his nose turning pink under the constant chilly wind.

After having walked a few blocks, he was startled when he saw a little boy dressed in a bunny outfit running through the park. Matthew couldn't contain his curiosity as he found his gaze trailing after the strange boy. Before he even realized what he
was doing, he was following the boy through the strangely empty park and past a huge hedge. What he found on the other side of the hedge surprised him greatly. He could have sworn he was right behind the boy, but now, it seemed he had simply disappeared. Matthew couldn't believe his eyes, maybe he was delusional from the cold he told himself. He looked around and noticed a humongous tree sitting a bit further ahead and thought maybe the boy had noticed him and was hiding behind it.

As Matthew reached the other side of the tree, he still saw no sign of the boy, however, he noticed a large hole in the ground thathad not been visible from the other side of the tree. Silently panicking, afraid the boy might have fallen in, he got on his hands and knees and peered down into the hole.

"H-Hello?" He whispered, his voice shaking as his eyes tried to adjust to the complete lack of light within the hole. Hearing no response, he leaned a bit further forward and reached his arm in, hoping it wasn't deep and maybe he could reach the boy if he had indeed fallen in.

At this moment, a gust of wind hit Matthew in the back and he wobbled forward, trying to regain his balance and failing. His eyes widened and let out a small squeak as he felt himself fall forward. The last thing he remembered was a feeling of weightlessness and pitch darkness before he fainted.

Well, there ya go, hope that was a wee bit interesting, maybe? I'm working on the first chapter, so if you wanna hear more, leave a review and motivate me if you want :)