C.H.A.P.T.E.R.O.N.E.

My eyes blinked open gradually as I floated away from my dream and back into reality. The first thing I saw was a little hazelnut and snow sparrow nestled on a branch, with her feathers ruffled up and rested against her eggs. I smiled warmly to this spectacle, it was the kind of beauty I was devoted to seeing at the moment. After cherishing it for a minute or two, I lowered from the branch I was perched upon and landed gently in the dirt. I gazed to the floor for a moment, reminiscing in my memories, and still feeling proud, before strolling onwards.

I'm Dream. Dream Steep, if you didn't hear me in my dream. Although, it wasn't totally just a dream. It was more like a not so distant memory. Well, it was about a week ago, maybe two. But, anyway, I'm going off topic... I'm fourteen, and at the moment, I'm a traveller. That's right. A traveller with nothing but the clothes on her back, the boots on her feet, and the wings on her back. Maybe traveller isn't the right word... Maybe just a freakish deformed hobo.

I don't really have a plan for my life at the moment. For now, I just feel like relaxing after fourteen long years of torture, pain and blood. I'm bound to crash into the odd unfriendly twat here and there, but hopefully, I'm going to have a time of happiness, and freedom. That's the goal I'm aiming for. That's what I need.

I swished my blonde fringe back behind my ears as I stuck my hands into my navy blue hoody pockets, kicking a stone with the toe of my shoe in my meandering stroll. Two things that had crossed my mind when thinking about this whole relaxed and travelling business, was one... I've got nothing. No money, no spare clothes... How the hell am I going to pay for things in this life? And two... I don't want to be on my own. I just... I want a friend(s) to travel with. You know what they always say, two are better than one. But the thing is... I'm a girl... with wings... Who in their right mind would want to be friends with a girl like that?

I sighed miserably, my thoughts bringing me down as I walked on. What the hell is wrong with me? I just broke out from the worst place on earth, and I'm more concerned about being lonely. How pathetic is that?

Trying to cheer myself up, I began running down the path as swiftly as I could to the nearby stream. The place I had encountered when first escaping. The reason I was still here? If you see this stream, you'd appreciate what I mean.

Along the grassy bank of the stream, bunches of violet water lilies floated gently and peacefully, alongside the rainbow, dream-like fish which swished their scaly tails back and forth with delicacy. The river itself was clean as a whistle, fresh and fresh enough to drink, well without barfing up a truck load five minutes later. The best thing about this stream was the beautiful, mesmerising sounds. The drip-drop of raindrops clashing with stones, and the swish of water flowing along the bank, all accompanied by the distant crash of crystal liquid plummeting down the falls.

I knelt down beside the stream and looked to see my disgraceful reflection. I looked like a shipwreck, actually, that's not fair on the shipwreck... My hair, in its ponytail, was having hairs stuck out like pieces of straw, and my face was covered with dried dirt, scars, and all that glory. I cupped my hands, and then dunked them in the water, gathering up some and then tossing it in my face. It already cleared my head and made me feel tranquil in the new dawn of the new day.

I smiled down to myself in it, praising how much better I felt now I was out, but then... I spotted something... odd. I pushed my finger into a silhouette reflected in the water, and then raised my finger from it, pointing to somewhere on the other side of the stream. I spotted a shadowed figure in the trees, and abruptly leapt to my feet. "What you looking at?" I disputed at it, diving off the bank, and snapping my wings out, veering towards it.

The figure at once vanished through the trees, as it began escaping, trying to get away from me. I'm not sure why... Well... It might have been the wings that frightened it... "Hey! Who are you!" I bellowed at the figure, swerving in and out of the trees as I edged closer to the escaping target.

"Wait! I don't want to hurt you! Please! Just wait!"

A.N. So, what d'ya think so far?

Not bad, is it? I hope people aren't put off it because it's all OC, but please carry on reading, constantly review, and I'll tell you a secret of mine about this story ;D

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