Title: B'randii's Journey to Reality Author: Emi Summary: B'randii del'Ortollio leaves the Matrix but at what cost? What will happen to her when she's free? Characters: Everyone else and B'randii Rating: PG Author's Notes: Review? Dedicated To: September and Lexie. It was Lexie's idea first and now all of us have the Chronicles. So go read their fics as well - Midnight Blue Eyes and Divinity


B'randii del'Ortollio sat down on her chair grumbling. Her father - the president of Brazil - hadn't been able to get home in order for dinner with B'randii and her mother, S'y Rrai. So they had had to eat alone with each other in the enormous dining hall, which was encrusted with gold.

After dinner, her mother retired to her boudoir at the other end of the estate. B'randii was so bored so she got onto a computer. She entered her favorite chat room and was surprised to see someone else there besides her cousins, Divinity and Ariella. Today, instead of them, there was a solitary person. Her name was Trinity.

Hello Brandy

The words appeared on the screen slowly. Now B'randii was really surprised. Nobody other than Divinity and Ariella knew how she spelt her name when she was online. As she slowly typed

What do you want, Trinity. If that's even who you are. You're probably only Divinity or Ariella, with a different name!

Her eyelashes fluttered over her swirling emerald eyes and her breath went a little faster.

No, I am not your cousins. I am a friend, although you don't know it yet.

B'randii calmed down. Nobody lied to her so if this woman said she was a friend, then she probably was. If not, her Daddy would be very annoyed.

What do you want?

Were the next words B'randii typed.

I want to know if you want the truth

B'randii gasped aloud, risking smudging her lipstick. She had never told anyone that she felt the world around her wasn't totally real. Of course, she had never done anything about it, worried what her parents would think of her if she spent all her time in front of the computer. They would probably offer to buy her more clothes. Hey, that wasn't a half bad idea.her thought trailed off as more words appeared on the screen.

Do you want the truth? If you do come to 101 Brazilia Lane at midnight

With those final words, 'Trinity' signed out of the chat room and left B'randii with her thoughts. Almost unintentionally, B'randii checked her watch. It was 11:30, she had to make up her mind soon.

As she strode out of the room in her Manohla Blahnik shoes, she wondered what her excuse to her mother should be. When her mother didn't ask for one, she realized the truth: her parents didn't care about her.