Chapter 1
Ally
The Prince of Fortis
"Ally wake up!"
The voice of Phoenix Williams comes into my dreams.
"Do not bother me", I say as I raised my hand touching Phoenix face.
"Get up, Ally! Everyone's staring at you."
I raised from the desk and rub my sleepy eyes. I saw my classmates all staring at me. Great, I am in trouble, again.
Some were giggling or smiling even shaking their heads. I even realized that I was not blushing like every other time this happened in school. Yeah, I am use to these things by now.
"Yeah I'm sleepy, got a problem with it?" I asked
"Well I do Miss Windsor."
I looked up to see Mrs. Wilson looking down at me. Yes, old people can be scary. I am definitely not getting an A in her class.
"I would like to speak to you outside Ms. Windsor. I hope you do not mind." Mrs. Wilson says while giving me a bad look.
"Why would I?" I asked.
As Mrs. Wilson walked towards the hall I stood up from my seat but when I did, Phoenix whispered something.
"Ally, convince her before she suspends you from the trip to New York or even the school!"
"Phoenix aren't you the teacher's pet? You know she is going to do both!" I responded.
I slowly walked passed all the classmates of mine. I meet my eyes to Cecile Lou, the leader of the Plastic Bags as she mouthed "Orphan got caught, again!". Behind her Tracy E. Rose and Ann Darwin stuck out their tongues in my faces. I turn away controlling my anger, Plastic Bags, plastic, fake and wrinkly.
As I reached the hallway I saw Mrs. Wilson tapping her foot and had folded her arms. Note to self: If any person does this action esp. old people, you know your dead.
"Miss Windsor, do you understand what kind of trouble you are in for sleeping in my class? You can get suspended for one day!" she said.
No response
"Umm….I didn't know that…sorry Mrs. Wilson. Please forgive me!" I plead.
"I'm sorry Alison but, you have been sleeping in my class and other teachers' too that I have to teach you a lesson."
I totally knew what this meant. In other words: Sorry but your kicked out of school.
"But am I still going on the trip to Yellowstone?" I asked as I walked back into the classroom.
"I'll have to think about that. Now please get your things and go to the office; your dismissed." responded Mrs. Wilson.
I went back into the classroom, saying nothing as I took my things and walked to the office. I ignored Phoenix and the
others completely.
I told the front desk about what happened and was running out of school after that; my cheeks were really red this time.
I ran to the orphanage, my home to see Kelly and a few orphans playing out on the front lawn.
"ALLYYY!" screamed Lily, "Your home! YAYYY!"
I embraced her as she hugged me tightly.
Kelly watches us and says,"But home so early."
"Well Kelly, I was suspended from school for sleeping in class. Just for today"I said. Yeah I made it short and sweet.
"Well since you're here you can help out with the kids. They are all really glad you're here and me too." Kelly said.
It really isn't surprising Kelly wouldn't yell at me for that, she knows I'm not a science freak like Phoenix.
"Sure, after I get some rest and change." I said as I rushed into the orphanage and into my bedroom to change.
I went back outside to see that the backyard was empty and decided to rest out there. I took out my blanket and put it onto the grass and I laid on top of it.
Great, I just got suspended from school and now I'm doing nothing. I bet tomorrow on the trip I'm going to be teased, ugh.
Then I hear rustling behind me. I turned around to see a boy staring at me off in the distance. I caught him stalking me for years now. I was 8 when I first saw him, but I had a strong feeling not to tell anyone he even existed, only Phoenix.
I had enough of him staring at me for so long, I was going to end this today. So I ran towards him as he begins to run too. We start a chase as he runs behind the huge oak trees. I slowly and quietly went behind the tree and quickly turning but found no one there. I looked behind me to find the masked boy with a sword.
"Hello Ally"
Yeah, the stalker knows my name likes that's a surprise.
"First of all, you are not to call me Ally, second I don't know you, third why do you keep on stalking me, and fourth why are you carrying a sword?" I ask.
We stare at each other's eyes for a long moment until his
laughter breaks the silence.
"You are a very interesting person, Alison. It is my fault that I haven't introduced myself. Prince Nathaniel of Fortis at your service." He said as he bowed.
This time I laughed, "You a prince? If you consider yourself a prince you might as well take off your mask."
He smirks and takes off his mask showing a face with kind light brown eyes and short brown hair.
"Well, I'm still considered a prince?"
"Why should I believe you? Show me proof."
"I am not going to start off a fight with my-."
I stopped, "What?! I am your what!?"
"Never mind." he says back.
We both stop for just awhile.
"Look," he says "There's no time, but you got to believe what I'm about to say alright?"
"How do you know who I am? Where are you from? Plus why should I believe you? I barely know you!"I asked.
"Did you get the dream yet?" he says, not answering any of my questions.
I remember a dream. The one I had a few days ago. In the dream someone was saying a riddle or reading out loud. I forgot what the riddle thing was but it was called The Prophecy
of The Five or something like that. As it was being read out loud, I saw 4 others about my age. A girl with long blond hair and violet eyes, a boy with light short, brown hair and brown eyes, another boy with dark and short blond hair and an other boy. They all were looking towards me with serious faces like they were going to attack me or something. "Yeah, I had that dream before not too long ago." I said to Nathaniel," There were kids about my age, a prophecy read aloud. Come to think of it, you were in-"
"Yes, that's the one. Great! I won't have to explain much."