"Daddy! Can I go to the Diner?" I ask. I cross my fingers that he'll let me go. He never lets me go out and do things on my own. Ever. I'm even home schooled! Thank god it s summer though.

I'm 12, and my name is Bell. Well, it's Bella, but I prefer Bell. My last name is Cipher. I'm blonde, and wear a yellow T-Shirt, black skirt, yellow and black striped tights, yellow leg warmers, and black flats. I also wear a yellow triangle shaped pendant, that my dad gave me. Oh yeah. And I have dyslexia.

Whenever I read, the words (including the letters) jumble themselves up. And I can't read them anymore. My grade in reading isn't so hot.

I'm not sure how old dad is. But he has the same blonde hair as me, but I think his hair has never seen a comb it's life. And he always wears a white dress shirt, yellow tailcoat, black dress pants, and black dress shoes. Does he ever go out and do something special or fun?

Big fat No.

Yellow and black are kinda like our family colors. The walls in all of the rooms of the house are a shade of black or grey, or yellow. (We even have a yellow couch!)

I bet that you want to know about my mom. I can't tell you anything about her. She died giving birth to me. Dad was so distraught, he packed away every picture he has/had of her.

He looks up from his paper and bites his lip. "I don t think so, Bell. You kno-"

"But dad!" I whine. "My birthday is today! You didn't even remember. The least you can do is let me go outside." I pout. Guilt trip your parents. It works every time.

His face goes blank. "What? It s next wee-" He looks at the calendar. And sighs.

"I'm so sorry, baby. I even put notes up to remind myself." He did too. I found one in the fridge, taped to the milk. I'm surprised we aren't out of paper. A couple days ago, I was doing laundry, and I found one in his sock. I know, right?!

He gets up and hugs me.

I sigh, as I pull away. "It's alright Dad I'll be in my room if you need me..." I mumble sadly. I turn around and start walking away. Very slowly.

"Wait." He murmers. I stop. A sly grin spreads across my face. I'm so much like my dad. The Cipher's are a bunch of tricksters. I know how to manipulate people. Dad very rarely.

I spin around grinning. I don't give him a chance to say anything. "Thanks, Daddy! I'll be back in 30 minutes! I promise! I love you! Bye!" I dash out the door, before he objects.

What to do. What to do! I have 10 years to catch up on, in 30 minutes. This is gonna be legendary!

I could go play laser tag, or go to the Diner like I told my dad I would (which i'm not), or I could-Yes! I'm going to explore the woods!

I sprint into the woods, ready for some adventure. I mean, i've never been outside. (Not even once.) But i'm not stupid. I know for a fact that Gravity Falls has paranormal written all over it.

Once, I saw a fairy fly up to my window. A fat dude came by with a fly swatter and killed it. "Sorry dude." He said. I just stare at him. "I'll go now..." He muttered. He just walked off.

I stop at the edge of the woods. And step in.

I take a big breath, and breathe in the scent of pine trees, and freshly chopped wood. "The forest." I sigh. I run in.

After about 5 minutes of running, my feet get tired and i'm forced to stop. I sit down on the ground.

I pick up a rock and skip it across a nearby stream. 6 skips!

Nice!

I notice these weird jagged rocks. I walk over to them and they have some-what looks like- pictographs.

There's a pine tree, a shooting star, a llama, and an Illuminati looking thing.

And I bunch of other weird things like that. A weird chant is engraved into the rock. I try reading it, but I can't read it. Stupid dyslexia!

"Acta, ostende te nobis. Clavem ad mysterium te ad me! Qui te ad me! Clavem ad mysterium teneant" I mumble.

A trail of-what looks like golden gunpowder- starts glowing.

I have 5 minutes until I have to go home.. I bite my lip.

Go home and miss the greatest adventure of my life, or have a great time but possibly give my dad a heart attack...

The decision is pretty clear.

I guess I should Dad's probably really worried about me...

I run off into the woods, following the trail.

"YAY! I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION!"

Chapter 1! Thumbs up? Thumbs down? You know what? I'm just gonna keep writing!