ZAMOCHIT:
A/N: Well, this is a LONG fic. Currently there are fourteen chapters planned which cover little of the actual plot, meaning this'll be really long but really eventful. :D And it's AU, so the discrepencies are intentional.
The prologue is intentionally very short as it's a prologue and just written to give you an idea of the characters.
The story is written in both Paul and Suze POV for different chapters, but not necessarily consecutive ones... there aretimes with Suze POV twice in a row and times with Paul POV twice in a row.
The main characters are all (save one) introduced in this prologue, actually: Suze, Paul and (shockingly enough) Jack, who is a late but valuable addition to the fanfic. :P Oh yeah, that reminds me, this chapter is in PAUL POV. Enjoy.
PROLOGUE:
Moving from Seattle to Carmel isn't really as different as you'd think it would be. You move from one place of terror to another. From one place filled sky-high with ghosts and very few mediators and no other shifters to another.
My parents aren't around here but that's not too much of a difference. It's not that they were ever around; they just went off golfing and playing tennis, quite happy being blissfully unaware of what was going on around them. They never concerned themselves with what I was doing, mostly because I was dragged off with them, but often ending up leaving on more pressing matters that eventually grew to us becoming very detached with each other – it was never exactly the ideal family relationship.
My brother Jack's here, but he's rather an embarrassment. The kid's scared of everything that moves and really terrified of being outside, and hey, this is the real world. Being terrified of going outside is ridiculous and unnecessary, however much Jack seems to think otherwise.
Hence why, on my first day at the Junipero Serra Mission Academy, I was dragging a little boy who just so-happened to be my younger brother with me, scowling fiercely as I entered the school building. It wouldn't have been so bad if the kid hadn't looked so terrified… it seemed like I was kidnapping him or something, as he kept trying to get out of my grip and looking around to see whether or not someone was going to jump out at him.
Honestly, I was disgusted with his behaviour. Way to make a good first impression, Jack! The only reason it didn't matter so much to me was that I wasn't there to make friends. Now I was in a place where I could finally set some ideas in motion… these ideas did not include friendship.
As soon as we got inside, I dropped my hand and scowled at Jack, who glared at me. The kid can be big in his boots sometimes, but his fear of everything seems to get in the way of it. We walked through the corridor in silence, knowing we were late thanks to Jack's inability to be – or at least act – normal, and trying to find Father Dominic's office. It wasn't hard; we'd been told the instructions, but we were late anyway so we felt like a little slow walking wouldn't hurt.
Walking to the door, I folded my arms and Jack was about to knock, when…
"Father Dominic is busy, presently," said the woman assigned to the reception desk, glancing over wide glasses lenses at me. I rolled my eyes.
"We," I said to her icily, "have an appointment with the Good Father." I gritted my teeth and out of the corner of my eye, I saw Jack giving me a strange look at my tone of voice – I glared at him and he soon looked at the floor, glowering.
"Yes, but," she began, making me roll my eyes and zone out. Jack could retell me any important information, I was sure.
Honestly, talk about the school not being welcoming. When I saw that, I was pretty sure the rest of the day was going to completely suck – but then, that's how schooldays usually are, aren't they? There's never anything interesting going on.
Suddenly, the door banged open, and out walked a rather intriguing looking girl.
Whoa.
Okay, I thought as I looked at her, maybe I was wrong about this place. Maybe this place does have advantages over Seattle after all… and I intend to take full usage of the benefits.
A/N: Please read and review. :D