Authors Note: I'm new to fanfiction and I hoped you liked the prologue. Please R&R and let me know your thoughts on the story. Disclaimer That I forgot (oops) I own nothing but the plot. All characters belong to Richelle Mead. Anyways, on with the chapter hope you enjoy.
Chapter 1: New beginning's
My first day in Katherine was spent looking for the house. When we got there I was surprised by what I saw. It was a little ways out of town and it was massive. We had a large block of land that was covered in lush green grass all around and had an absolutely stunning garden. My mum was ecstatic when she saw it. "Oh my god Abe this place is amazing." She stated. And it really was. The garden had a huge variety of flowers and plants native to the area. Including Wattle bushes, eucalyptus trees, the Sturts Desert Pea, Common Hovea are just some of what I recognise from the minute amount of research I had done before moving here. There were so many others that I couldn't recognise that were native but there were also some that you wouldn't expect to see in what has always been called the hottest country. And after being here for the small amount of time that I have been here I can agree. Sure it was hot in Montana but it had nothing on Australia. We'd moved here in the middle of summer and according to the thermometer it was already pushing 35 degrees Celsius. That's gonna take some getting used to. I thought to myself. I'd never left Montana before and I'm having a total culture shock learning new terms for things.
It was early morning when we arrived and we'd spent the whole day unpacking when I heard a knock at the door. I was confused as to who it was as we didn't know anyone here yet. "I'll get it!" I called out to my parents, who were still unpacking in their room. When I answered the door I saw a young man who was about my age at the thresh hold. He was about 6 foot tall compared to my 5'7 height. He had pale skin bright red hair and bright blue eyes. He had a sprinkling of freckles across his nose and over his cheeks. "Hello. I'm sorry just to come knocking but my mother saw your moving truck pull up and wanted me to come over and welcome you to the neighbourhood." He said with a wide, but lopsided, smile. "I'm Mason Ashford." He held his hand out for me to shake. I smiled back at him, shook his hand and introduced myself "I'm Rose Hathaway-Mazur" "Well Rose, welcome to the neighbourhood. Oh I forgot this." He held out what I think was a container full of some type of baked goods but the lid was on it so I couldn't see what it was. Noticing my questioning look, Mason opened the lid and showed what was in the container. "BROWNIES!" I screeched when I saw them. Mason laughed "So I take it you like brownies then?" I smiled sheepishly at him and said "Yeah. I love most foods." "Well Then I believe we'll get along great. They're homemade too by the way. What school are you going to next year?" he asked. "I'm going to a school by the name of Saint Vlads. You know it?" "Yeah, I actually go there myself. When school starts in February I'd be happy to show you around." "Thanks. I'd like that. Do you want to come in for a drink? I have coke." "Sure. I'd love to." As we walked into the house my father came down stairs. "Rose. Who is this young man you've let into our house?" he asked. "Oh hey dad! This is Mason. He lives next door. His mum sent him over with brownies to welcome us to the neighbourhood." "Oh well then. It's nice to meet you Mason. I hope you and Rose get along alright. She needs some new friends." He grinned at me while saying that last part. "DAD! Really?" "Sorry Kiz but you know it's true." He turned to Mason who was watching with an amused expression on his face "Has my daughter offered you something to drink?" He asked him. "Yes she has. We were just about to get one." "Well then I'll leave you two to it then." He said and walked back up the stairs. After he was out of sight I turned to Mason and said "I'm sorry about my dad. He can be intimidating sometimes." "No worries Rose. No different to my father really." "Well then, Lets get you that coke."
After Mason left later that afternoon I went upstairs to finish unpacking my room and called Jill and Eddie to let them know that I had arrived safely. I put on a movie after dinner laid down in bed and allowed my mind to wonder while watching it. I had made a new friend and he seemed very welcoming. I wonder if everyone was going to be that nice at the school or if it was just him. I soon turned the TV off and fell into a deep and dreamless sleep.
The rest of my summer was spent getting used to a new place and getting to know the one friend that I had made so far. I have to admit, it was quite fun. I'm quite nervous about my first day of school but Mason's mum is going to take us in. Hopefully it'll go well. Mase reckons I'll have no trouble fitting in but it's a new school in an entirely different country so I'm dreading my first day tomorrow. I wish I had Jill or Eddie for support but that wasn't possible. Oh well. I'll manage. I've never let anything like a little nervousness bother me before so I wasn't about to let it happen now. The last thing that went through my mind as I drifted off to sleep was content. Yes, I had moved to a different country but I was happy. I left the drama with my ex-boyfriend behind and I felt like I could be happy here. With that thought I fell to a dreamless sleep.
A/N: Thank you to those who reviewed the prologue! It's boosted my confidence in going on with the story! Merry Christmas everyone. Stay safe this Christmas and New Years!