The Dragon of Time
Chapter 1
Katelin laughed and flopped down on the soft grass. It was finally the last day of school. Katelin's smile evaporated at the thought of summer. She sighed. 'Great! More time to listen to my parents arguing all the time!' she thought. Her waist length, white blond hair fanned out calmly against the bright green grass. Her emerald green eyes closed for a moment. 'Why can't something happen, something interesting, that'll get me away from here?' She thought to herself. Her thoughts were interrupted by her two friends, Amy and Sarah, joining her on the ground.
"What are you going to do this summer!" Her friend Amy asked excitedly.
"My parents are bringing me to Florida to visit my grandparents!" Sarah replied.
"Awesome! I'm going to California for a family reunion!" Amy told them "What are you doing over the summer Katie?"
"Nothing much… I guess I'll spend most of my time outside…" Katelin mumbled "And I really wish you wouldn't call me that…"
Her friends exchanged looks and Amy said "Let's go to the park!"
"That's a great idea!" Sarah said enthusiastically.
Katelin shrugged and stood up. They walked to the park in an awkward silence.
Katelin grinned "I'm gonna try to jump this time!"
Sarah laughed and Amy shook her head. Katelin was known for always landing perfectly on her face when she tried to jump off the swing. Katelin ran to the nearest swing and leapt on. In a matter of minutes she was high into the air. Amy and Sarah stared up at her as she jumped. As usual, Katelin landed on her side, and rolled slightly painfully on the grass. She stopped rolling as she approached a small bush.
As she pulled herself up, she noticed something in the bush. She pushed aside the branches and saw a golden hourglass with pure white sand. It was perched on top of a light pink rod. She picked it up cautiously.
"Whatcha got there?" Sarah asked, as she and Amy started towards her.
"This golden hourglass—" Katelin didn't get to finish as a golden light came out of the hourglass. She closed her eyes quickly.
After a moment she slowly opened one eye, then the other. She was still clutching the rod tightly, but something felt different. The air around her felt strangely still. She noticed her friends. They were both frozen in mid step. The water fountain's water had stopped in mid air and some flower petals were stuck halfway to the ground. Katelin dropped the rod and ran to Sarah. She waved her hand in front of her friends face.
"What on earth is going on here!" She yelled.
A/N: Yay! My first fic that isn't Avatar! I had started this in France but I didn't really like it all that much! So I decided to change it a little. Still working on theothers though! r&r!