The Circle and Ariel

Sighing, fourteen-year-old Aerial got out of bed. She had been having a great dream and now it was ruined all because she had to go to school. School. Ariel shuddered at the thought. Today was the first day of school and she was not looking forward to it because once again she was going to be the new girl. This was the fifth time Ariel had moved schools and walking into a classroom of unfamiliar faces was not getting any easier. Today she was starting grade nine at a new public school.

If there was one thing Aerial had learned about being new, however, it was that you had to look good on your first day. If you didn't you were automatically considered a loser and a loner, a status that Ariel was not eager to acquire.

Aerial moved to her closet and pulled out the outfit she had picked out the night before. It consisted of a light purple spaghetti strap tank top, light blue, tight, hip hugger jeans and her light purple and tan platform flip-flops. She put the clothes on and surveyed herself in the mirror. Perfect,' she thought.

Next Aerial brushed out her long, layered, dark brown hair. She had decided to wear her hair out. Then, Aerial grabbed some mascara and applied it to her long eyelashes. This made her extraordinarily violet eyes stand out. And, finally, Aerial put on some shiny clear lipgloss. She was ready. She grabbed her small purple purse, ate a quick breakfast, pulled on her knapsack and dashed out the door.

As Aerial began to approach her new school, she started taking deep breaths. It's going to be okay,' she thought to herself.

When Aerial walked into her new classroom, she immediately began to attract stares. This high school was small and there were rarely any new students, especially new students that came in the middle of the school year. The teacher called Ariel up to the front of the class.

"Class, today we have a new student. Her name is Aerial and she is from Toronto, Ontario. Ariel, you may take the empty seat next to Jenny"

The teacher pointed to a nasty looking girl sitting in the front row. She had bleached blond hair and a very mean expression on her face. As soon as Aerial sat down and the teacher turned away to announce the assignment for that day, Jenny turned towards Ariel and surveyed her with that same look on her face. When Jenny's eyes reached Aerial's eyes, Jenny gasped. ´ EW! You have purple eyes? Do you think those contacts look cool? You look like a freak! ª Then Jenny sniggered and turned to the girl beside her to tell her about the freak with purple eyes.

Aerial could feel her eyes beginning to well up with tears. She grabbed at the pendant she wore around her neck and massaged it with her thumb, as she always did when she was nervous or upset. The pendant was a blue-purple and her name was written in tiny silver letters in the middle of it. The pendant had a shimmery look, almost as if it weren't a pendant at all, but a tiny ocean with it's own miniature waves. Aerial had had the pendant for as long as she could remember and she never took it off. "I hate this school," she whispered. ´ I wish I could be anywhere else in the world except here! I hate this school."

All of a sudden everything around her started to blur. Jenny's face got fuzzier and fuzzier until it looked as if it wasn't there at all. Aerial began to get dizzy and found herself swaying back and forth. Then everything went black.

Ya! I'm done the first chapter of my very first fanfic! ANYWAY! I hope everyone liked my story! PLEASE review so that I'll know if anyone wants me to continue. Please no really nasty flames but constructive criticism is always welcome. If anyone has any ideas about what should happen to Ariel and the Circle when they meet, please share! I am in need of a good idea or too. Thanks! ! !