Hi everyone! So I'm finally allowed to upload stuff (yay!) and even tough it took me a couple of minutes to figure it out, I got it eventually (double yay!). So this my very first fanfic that I'm going to be uploading. Kinda nervous about what you guys think, but kinda excited too. All types of reviews are accepted, even flames...but I would really appreciate it if they were gental (I don't take getting yelled at well...).

Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy my fic!

Disclamer: I don't own nufin.

Prologue

She ran.

She ran as fast as her legs could carry her. It was dark and cold; almost impossible to see or feel. She wanted out of this forest, but she didn't know where to go, so she just kept running.

Someone was following her.

She didn't know who, just that their intentions, whatever they were, were far from good.

She heard the sound of hooves on the hard ground behind her. She ran harder and faster, but she was running out of ground to run on. She skidded to a halt a few feet from the edge of a cliff.

She looked over the edge but couldn't see the bottom, it was pitch black. She heard footsteps. Whoever was chasing her had caught up and ditched his horse. As the footsteps got closer, she whirled around to see who her pursuer was… only to feel a pair of strong hands push her over the edge…

She cried out and closed her eyes.

Suddenly, her fall stopped. She felt a tugging on her arm. She opened her eyes and looked up to see a boy about her age lying on the ground and leaning over the edge to grasp her hand.

She felt warm and safe, the cold and terror chased away by the boy's firm grip on her hand. His face was shadowed, so she couldn't make out his facial features.

He pulled her back over the edge and onto solid ground. She sat there, catching her breath. She looked up at the stranger who had saved her, made her feel safe.

"Who are y--"

"LAYLA!!"

Layla's eyes snapped open and she sat bolt upright, only to be met with Tetra's mocking smirk.

"What the HELL, Tetra!! Are you trying to give me a heart attack?!"

Tetra looked innocently at Layla.

"No…I just didn't want you to be late. It's the first day of the season…" Tetra pouted, fake tears of hurt forming in her eyes.

Layla sighed.

"Okay, fine. I'm up. Now out."

Tetra smirked and got off her bed, heading for the door.

"Just so you know, the princess' arm is all healed, so she will be attending today."

"'kay."

She poked her head back through the door.

"Oh, and word is we're getting a new senior."

"Senior? Where from?"

"Termina. He just moved here. Don't really know why though. He's been trained before." Tetra shrugged and left, leaving Layla to get ready for the day.

She reflected on her dream.

That's the fifth time I've had the dream this month…

She looked down at the light tunic that served as her nightclothes. It was soaked with sweat. She sighed and peeled it off her body.

She got up and used the washcloth and the bowl of water on her nightstand to rinse herself off. She pulled on a dark, navy blue tunic and tan leggings. She put a belt around her middle, over the tunic.

Layla pulled on a pair of brown boots that coved most of her shins, but stopped before the knee. She looked at her hair. The long, blonde locks fell to her mid-back and were horribly tangled, going every which way.

She sighed and stared brushing out the knots. Once tangle-free, she tightly braided her hair so that it fell down the middle of her back.

She got up and headed toward the door. Before she opened it, she put her hand underneath her tunic and brushed the necklace that rested on her bear skin. It was a simple one: a sturdy silver chain with a silver pendent on the end. The pendent was a triangle, the primary point attached to the chain. The side farthest from the chain was jagged, like it had been torn. The necklace had been given to her by her mother. She wore it always and it gave her comfort.

I will find out what that dream means. She vowed and walked out the door.

Soooooo....Watcha think? Was it incredibly horrible? I think it was kinda goodd for an intro tto my story. I have no idea how long it's going to be, by the way. But the story is maped out pretty well in my head.

Please reveiw! I really want to know what you guys think.