Chapter 1:

Bonnie's POV:


A light, gentle breeze found its way through the small crack Richard left in the slightly open passenger window. It blew past his messy ginger locks, hitting my own, causing the strands to fly off in many different directions. Sighing, I picked up my dark grey beanie and slipped it on my head in a lame attempt to tame them. When it didn't work, I took it off and continued staring out my window at the unfamiliar state that would now be my family's new home. My dad turned into the nearest cul-de-sac and pulled into the driveway in front of the house on the left.

The house was pretty nice compared to the apartment the three of us shared back in California. It was a whitish cream in color, with dark grey tiles on the roof and white outlines around the windows and pillars that seemed to stand guard in front of the also white front door. A window sat in all four corners of the house, a fifth one was placed above the front door, a small half circle sat just above it. Also, a small garden sat carefully by either side of the stairs that led up to the front deck. To put it simply, it was probably one of the prettiest houses I've seen within my 15 years of life, and from the look on Richard's face when he got of the car, I could say it was to him too.

The door to the driver's side of the car opened up, letting my smiling dad out. He closed the door and walked over to me and Richard, putting an arm around both of our shoulders.

"Well," my dad chimed, his deep voice booming, causing some of the birds nearby to fly off in fear. "Welcome to our new home."


I lifted my hand up to my forehead and wiped off the sweat that lingered under my fringed bangs. Standing up on my tiptoes, I looked out the window to see if there was anything else in the truck that needed to be brought in. Luckily, there wasn't. All I could see was Richard and Dad talking to each other on the front porch. Relieved that there was nothing left to do, I sighed contently and trudged up the small flight of stairs to my new bedroom.

Unopened boxes were strewn about the room, some in piles and others by themselves. I nudged the box closest to me with my foot and gently closed the door behind me. After pushing a lock of sweaty hair behind my ear, I searched my room for the box labeled clothing. After finding it at the bottom of a giant tower of boxes (figures, right?), I took the scissors on the table next to it and cut open the top. I stripped out of the clothes that currently clung to my body and took out the first tank top and pair of shorts I could find. I threw the gross sweaty clothes in a pile by the door and put on the clean new ones. Once satisfied with my appearance, I opened my door and walked down the stairs to the kitchen.

Praying to a god that I don't believe in, I prayed that there was any sort of decent food lingering within the small kitchen. Luckily, there was a box of pizza on the counter that my dad insisted on getting during our trip here. 'Thank Glob.' I thought as I pulled open the small white box and took out a slice of my favorite pizza. Richard and Dad walked in a little after, laughing at a joke one of them said before coming in the house. By the time we were all content with the way the house looked, it was already almost 10:30 and since we had to register for our new school in the morning, we all said our farewells and went off to our separate rooms. As I lay down on my bed, thoughts began to violently race through my head. Some of them including:

'What if I don't find any friends this year? What if my old friends forget about me? (And) What's everyone here going to do when they find out what I am?' I sighed and looked up at the ceiling. After thinking a little bit longer, I groaned quietly in frustration of the unknown and rolled onto my side. 'I guess I'll have to just wait and see. Won't I?'


Alright guys! That was the first official chapter of HTNB's. I think I already have an idea of how I want this story to go so updating this shouldn't be so difficult. I'd also like to thank CalmMango for the first review :)

Anyways, thanks for reading and as always, stay lovely!

-xQueen