Beyond the bench: My Immortal

Chapter 1: the beginning Lyra, now age 25, sat in the warm sunlight, Pantalamoin, her daemon resting on her shoulder. Her hair was tucked behind her ears, though it was longer and she let it cascade down to mid-back. The sun shone on it making it look like golden halo framing her face just right. She smiled as she read her althiometer books, trying to regain that knowledge she had when she was twelve. "Pan, I'm thinking of him again, it's almost time," she said to her faithful demon. "I know, Lyra, I know," He said giving her a look of understanding. The summer sun made Pan's reddish fur seem auburn with specks of gold. Lyra was distraught, her mind not being able to concentrate on her studies. Her eyes darted back and forth from a golden compass like-instrument to piles of books. Her fingers flipped pages and turned dials vigorously.

"Lyra, Its almost time, lets go" Pan said reminding her.
"Okay," Lyra said standing up, a look of twelve-year-old passion spreading on her face. The pair, daemon and human began their walk to the botanical gardens.
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Will sat in an apartment in downtown Oxford, Kirjava purring at his side. He sighed and slapped his forehead. Ever since he left Lyra, he tried becoming more and more invisible. He was now an undercover reporter for a newspaper.
"Oh William!" came the voice of Judy, his aspiring wannabe girlfriend, more like "aspiring stalker " Will thought to himself. Kirjava purred loudly, as if laughing. He cringed, "how many times did I say to not call me that, JUDITH!" he said looking at her, clearly a little miffed. "Oh pooh! Will, you suck the fun out of everything! C'mon lets go dancing!" she said grabbing his wrists. "No, Judy I have to get this article in by tomorrow and you know I hate dancing," he answered looking at Kirjava, who whispered to him, "Will! Get that annoying, perky, rabbit out of here!" She meant the girl's daemon, a hyperactive white rabbit, which would not stop hopping.
"Lyra would never" Immediately he stopped thinking about that. Him and Lyra had made an agreement not to compare each other with other people. Judy did a fake pout, "PLEASE?!" she asked in a whining, pathetic voice. "No! Now, what time is it?" Will answered looking at his watch, "I have to go now, Judy please leave." He said getting up.
After Judy left Will started walking to the botanical gardens with Kirjava walking beside him. "I hate her and that freaky rabbit of hers, she's a freak you know!" Kirjava spat as they entered the gardens. "I know that," Will said not looking at her, staring at he bench, which seemed to be glowing. "Weird" they said at the same time.

The two shrugged and sat down. At the same time, Lyra and Pan sat on the same bench, each could feel the others presence. Slowly, grins spread across the Lyra's and Will's faces. And suddenly a golden, sparkling light surrounded each bench and both people, and their daemons disappeared. (Sorry if this is a short chapter, I typed it really fast and its my first! R&R!)