Authors Note: Hello dear readers! This is a collaboration I'm working on with my sister so updates are gonna be iffy at best but please read and review. Niki from my vampire AU is the same but this is more movie-verse, or actually, post-movie-verse and introducing Niki's dear sister Ember. Please let us know what you think!

Chapter 1

"Ember, come on wake up. It's time for school."

Ember groaned and rolled over in bed, she was not willing to go to school. It was a band day, no, she had no yearning desire to go to school.

" Ember! Come on! Up and at 'em!" Niki soon realized that she could wake up her stubborn little sister and growled. "I have a bucket of cold ice and I'm willing to poor it on you."

With that Ember shot up, blanket falling on her head. "I'm up! I'm up! You don't have to- you don't have a bucket of ice…"

Niki laughed and walked out of the room. "No I don't, but I will if you don't get ready soon. We leave in a few minutes. Get ready!"

Grumbling and changing, Ember was soon ready with her very mid-western style outfit on. Plaid long sleeve shirt with jeans and boots. She ran down the stairs and brushed her teeth and hair and finished getting ready for the long day ahead of her. She grabbed a banana and ate it, waiting for Niki. "Gee, and she was the one telling me to hurry."

"I heard that squirt. It's time to go." Niki said, stepping out, fixing the silver arrow pin on her blue blouse. "Get in the car."

Ember did as she was told and Niki soon followed.

After dropping Ember off at school, Niki made her way to her work at the publishing office. She had managed to nail a job there after moving back to her family's home in the middle of Kansas. Nothing big, but it pays well, and she loved reading anyway.

While she was typing away at her computer in her decently sized office, she heard the muffled clip of heels on the carpeted floor coming her way. Just as she had thought, Niki's boss walked in. She was an average sized lady who had a love of fashion and the glitzy things. Though there was one thing she did hate, children. The one time Ms. Glitz, as Ember refers to her, came over she met Ember and started critizing her. Ember just shrugged it away, even though she looked as if she wanted to slap the lady.

"Niki I have some news for you," Ms. Glitz said, pushing her glasses up onto her nose.

Niki looked at her curiously and nodded. "Do tell please."

"Niki, I spoke with my advisor and he and I agree that you're doing well enough, you deserve a promotion. And with this promotion comes deportation. Your new job is stationed in New York City, New York," she explained. "Sorry for the sudden news, but we thought it would be best."

Niki stood up from her seat, completely surprised. A promotion? And a new home?! In New York?! Heck yeah this is surprising, but it was a slightly needed surprise. She snatched Ms. Glitz hand and shook it a little vigorously. "Oh no! please don't be sorry! It's a welcome surprise. When shall I leave?"

"The end of this week and you're going to receive some money to buy a house or apartment, depends on the value and where it's located. I expect you shall enjoy it. Good bye Ms. Sorenson," she left without another word.

Later that night, Niki was online, browsing through housing in New York. It was tedious work but she finally found one. It was a small farm house surrounded by woods that stretched on for miles and there was a small river going through the property. Perfect. Ember would have fun exploring there and their cat would have fun as well. Niki received approval from Ember who was excited about the news. She wanted to get away from the memories of her family. Painful memories they were, and Niki couldn't blame her sister.

They left at the end of that week. Ember had said good bye to her friends as well as Niki's and the two siblings looked forward to the start of a new life.