The beginning

"Danica this is the third time this week!"

I woke with a start as my social studies teacher yelled at me for falling asleep during my grade 11 social studies practice provincial. My head shot up and my blue eyes slowly turned to look at my fuming teacher.

He looked down at me with a look of disgust, "What's your excuse this time?"

My mind quickly pulled together a good story as I said as innocently as I could "I was studying for my exams." The truth is I had stayed up late talking to my friends on the computer, and I hadn't gotten to sleep until one in the morning, but the he didn't need to know that.

The teacher frowned down at me pondering whether or not I was telling the truth. He opened his mouth to speak when the bell rang

I grabbed my lunch and ran out of the class as quick as I could; only slowing once I reached the safety of outside. I walked around the school to the place where I usually met my friends.

As I approached they looked up and smiled. "Hey Danica, what took you so long," asked Erica, brushing a loose strand of her medium length black hair from her eyes.

I smiled and sat down between her and my friend Jenny. Taking a bite of my sandwich, I smiled over at them, "oh nothing I just fell asleep in class again. That's all."

Jenny's eyes opened wide, "Again! Your going to fail if you keep doing that" she shook her head then changed the subject, "Hey there' s this new anime on TV tonight you have to watch it."

I was already shaking my head, "no I told you I don't watch that shit," turning away from them I threw the rest of my sandwich into the garbage, "It's boring and for little kids. I don't see why you even watch it."

All three of them gasped, "how can we be friends with someone who is anti-anime," exclaimed Jessica!

I frowned and stood, brushing my pants off. "Well are we going to go for a walk or sit around here," I waited for them to stand then started walking.

"Come on you have to watch at least one anime," Erica said handing me a piece of paper with the name of a show and the time and channel it was on. "This is a new show. It's supposed to be good. Do us all a favour and watch it," she smiled then turned and started talking to Jenny.

I stared uncertainly at the sheet of paper. Inuyasha I wonder what that's about. I thought to myself. Well I guess there's no harm in watching it.

I sat in the living room still trying to figure out why I was even going to bother watching it. I sat silently listening to the rain pound on the windows and the wind tear through the trees. The alarm on my watch went off signalling the time the show would start. Sighing I lifted the clicker and pressed the power button.

There was a blinding flash of light and then darkness. I felt myself pummelling downwards. Twisting, turning, flipping, I had lost track of how long I had been falling when there was another flash of light followed by pain ripping through my head then all was still.