A/N: Thanks to everyone! I've already planned the next few chapters, thanks for the suggestions! I swear I'm sorry for the late update-Post-Potter Depression went hard on me, but it'll get better now. Thanks to kingdom-keepers-rule and therealginnyweasley13 for suggesting this!
Isabella Angelo was about to have the best birthday ever!
Or at least that's what she told herself.
Jake, the oldest of her three brothers, took her to Animal Kingdom.
Isabella was half his age, but he was probably her favorite brother. He could be a little irresponsible, yes, but he loved her and never, ever bothered her the way Brandon and Mike, her other brothers, did. Besides, Jake called her "Willa", and even though she didn't know why, she loved it. The rest of her family disliked the name, all except her dad, who started calling her Willa, too. It stuck until she started calling herself Willa, writing her name as Willa, and introducing herself as Willa.
Jake took her to see the Lion King show, which she loved. Even though it made her cry, the movie was still one of her favorites. They took the safari, and laughed their way through the park. Everything was perfect, until Jake suggested a ride Willa had never had the guts to ride.
"Let's get into DINOSAUR! The line is oddly short, and you like dinosaurs, don't you?" Jake said.
Willa, who'd always been kind of shy, didn't want to admit she was scared of a ride. "Uh, um.. okay."
The line, as he had said, was oddly short. They were almost about to get to the part when the scientists give you your mission when Jake started moving like he was dancing. "Don't move, Willa!" Jake said. "I have to go to the bathroom, I'll be right back!"
And just like that, he was gone.
Willa tried to calm herself.
"Okay, he'll be back. He'll be back." Willa muttered repeatedly. She didn't move when the line did.
"Um, excuse me?" A girl behind her motioned to the line. Willa gulped. She felt uneasy. As a shy person, she often felt nervous when talking to other people.
The girl pushed her a little.
Willa started moving, and moving.
Where's Jake?
She was suddenly first in line.
A cast member motioned to one of the cars, and she ended up with the girl from the line, Willa heard her mom call her Sally Ringwald, and her family.
The ride started, and Willa felt very, very nervous now.
Everything was so dark and loud!
Then she saw the dinosaurs.
One was eating a smaller one over here and-
Turn
One was roaring over there and-
Turn
A huge one just beside her and-
Turn
It kept going on and on. But when she really lost it was the T-Rex. She started bawling, and shouting. Willa heard Sally call her a baby, but she didn't care. She wanted Jake to get her out of there!
She shut her eyes, and, after what seemed like an eternity, the ride stopped.
She heard Sally and her family go away.
She didn't open her eyes.
Suddenly, the voice of a Cast Member was asking her what was wrong got to her.
Willa told the Cast Member, whose name was Amber, everything once she got out of her seat. Amber gave her a cookie, and hugged her, telling her everything was going to be okay. Amber also wished her a happy birthday.
"Hey, is your name by any chance Willa?" Amber asked.
Willa nodded.
"I think your brother is looking for you."
And he was, just outside of DINOSAUR.
Amber talked to Jake, asking him to keep Willa safe.
"You should keep your eye on her, we want her day to be very special! Birthdays are a perfect ocassion to be happy." And then Amber smiled sweetly at him.
Jake blushed and stuttered when he promised he'd do his best.
After Amber went away, and Jake's scarlet face, too, Jake turned to her.
"Sorry, Willa. I shouldn't have left you."
"It's okay." Willa smiled, turning to hug her brother.
"Let's go see some animals!" Jake said.
Willa smiled. Maybe her birthday would get better.
