Disclaimer: I own the stuff you don't recognize. Which will be most of the main characters and Roslindale, Connecticut and I'm not sure about the rest yet. But I'll keep you posted, promise.



Ariadne's POV

I sat in my room, a mish mash of styles, thanks to my ever-evolving tastes and moods. The lilting rhythm of Irish folk music drew me to my feet and made me sigh as I closed my eyes and moved my body to the beat.

I was so relaxed as so peaceful; I never wanted it to end. The music grew faster, and my body did as well, keeping in time.

"Are you up Ariadne Jade?" my mother yelled, totally ruining the mood I was trying to set.

"No, thanks to you!" I bit back. I shut off my CD player and began pulling my uniform on. It was another day to look forward to, another day of mindless droning by teachers.

Thumping downstairs, I longed for the sanctuary of my room. School was hell, and if I didn't have enough problems, most people would take one look at me and dismiss me as one of those people who were just there to make mischief.

Oh wait, I was.

"Ready Ariadne Jade?" my mother asked as she walked into the kitchen.

"Don't call me that mother, AJ," I told her as a picked up a piece of toast and shoved it into my mouth.

"Nonsense, why would you want such a uninteresting name?" my mother bustled around the kitchen, trying to collect everything that needed to go into her briefcase.

"To make up for the totally weird one you gave me," I told her as I shoved my feet into my combat boots. When my mother looked distastefully at them, I just shrugged and walked out to the car.

Too soon we were at the Franklin A. Canterbury School for Gifted Students, and it made me sick. Stepping out I looked at the stone building, cold and damp. Before I could turn around and yell at my mother for bringing me to this awful place, she was gone.

"God damn her," I muttered, then smirked, why should I say that, I don't believe in god.

"AJ?" I voice called from behind me.

I spun around and saw the face of my friend from camp, Serena. "Rena?" I asked.

"Oh my god, it's you!" she yelled and ran over, "Oh wait, you're still on that believing in higher beings is total crap, huh?"

I nodded quickly before hugging her, "Damn right I am. We choose our own destinies, not someone else." I then looked at her, my hands on my hips. "What are you doing here?" I asked her.

She gave me an incredulous look, "I live here, have for the past five years. I should ask you the same question."

My eyes shifted around, "Got kicked out of my old one. Not fault though, not really. Stupid nuns having no opinion except what was given to them by the holy lord," I rolled my eyes at the last part. I was so happy to be out of there.

"It's the first week of school, and you already got kicked out of your old one?" Serena asked me.

I shook my head; "It was the second week there. But they had, had me six years previous you have to understand."

"And you were such a devious six year old," Serena quipped.

I rolled my eyes, but stayed silent. Didn't want to be here, but it was better than Virgin Mary Sacred Heart or whatever the school was named. So maybe Franklin A. Canterbury School for Gifted Students would be better, but I wasn't making any commitments. But hopefully with Serena here, it'd be better.

"Hey Rena!" a blonde girl literally bounced over the two of us. "Hey who ever you are!" she said to me.

Serena looked at the two of us, "Gabriella this is AJ, AJ this is Gabriella," she introduced

"Hello Gabby," I said off handedly.

She blinked once, than twice and then glared at me, "Call me that again and I'll knock you out," she said with all seriousness. "I broke up a fight between two guys the first day I was here. And if you notice, I'm no Amazon."

I looked at her before a smirk crossed my face. "I like you." I said finally.

"Great, that makes me feel all nice as well as warm and fuzzy inside," Gabriella quipped.

I turned to Serena, "I really like her," I told her.

That made Gabriella turn towards the two of us, "How do you guys know each other?" she asked us.

"Camp. It was a tennis camp, bunch of preps and we were the only two sane ones there," I told her.

She nodded, "In that case then, any friend of Rena's is a friend of mine," she held out a hand and I took it, shaking it. "Wanna come over tonight, stay over night? My dad, well, he'll leave us along if I say we're doing girly things."

I raised my eye, "Girly things?" I asked.

"Oh you know the type. Like raising the dead," she told me.

I played along, "Oh, girly stuff."

Serena looked between the two of us; "You two will get along perfectly well."

That night I stood in Gabriella's kitchen while she and her father were in the living room, Serena was sitting next to me.

"We're not raising the dead! It was a joke! Go out, we're not going to do anything illegal, I promise!" came Gabriella's shrill voice.

"How can I be so sure?" came the cool voice of her father.

"Because this town has nothing to do, and if you want to do something, you need a blasted car! And we're too young. And where would we get a car if you were gone?" Gabriella tried to reason.

An hour later we were sitting at a cleared off kitchen table, trying to figure out what we were trying to do. Or rather, why we were doing it.

"Run this by me once again," Serena instructed.

"Okay…One lay's on the table and the other two will put the tips of their fingers under her and chant 'light as a feather, stiff as a board' hopefully the person who is lying down will float," Gabriella said.

"I think it's a load of bull," Serena said confidently.

"Well I'm up first," I told them and scrambled on to the table. A pillow was placed under my head and the chanting started. I started to relax my muscles loose and my breathing deep. I was lulled into a trance like state.

~*~ Dreamscape ~*~

I was free, flying to an appointed part of the world. Where exactly it was, I didn't know, but I was supposed to be there. My raven wings flapped gently, keeping me aloft, before gliding and setting me down. And I was human.

I walked along, I was in a forest, and coming upon a glade where two other girls already sat. I hurried, in a slow like manner and took my place. As soon as I sat down, the glade instantly became quiet.

Then an unearthly voice came, "The triad have come together, it has begun."

There was a sharp bit of light, and then everything went black.

~*~ End Dreamscape ~*~



Author's Note: Eek! It's short! But it's done! And I feel boo-yah's coming on. *sweatdrop* Er.....it's after 1 AM here, and you're lucky I wrote this.....now only if I could get another bunny......Oh and this is the last to be introduced main character. Er...you'll get to know her bettter, but I'm rushed....and I want sleep.