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(Something I whipped up a few days ago, it seems to be going well, at least that's what i see no one has some problems with it save for i capitalized red and that I'm posting the chapters fast)

Summary: I'm crapola with Summaries !! argh!!

"Good Morning!" A cheery female voice chirped through a small speaker on a bed stand, "It is 7:30 and traffic is back up going south bound going to the east coast! With Today's temperature in the high 80's early 90's it is a lovely day to go to the beach, pack the children up and have a good time!"

A dark Amber eye glazed with sleep opened, along with its twin. The eyes traveled over to the stand, and gave a hard stare to the small radio sitting on top of it. Just a simple cheap radio possibly bought in by a person for a donation, it was still an item of annoyance.

"Jade....." A female voice said, husky from sleep,"Jade! your radio....turn it off I'm trying to enjoy the last day of freedom, before we are shipped off to the prison camp!"

Another Female voice, this one higher than the first one mumbled something darkly, and then the radio was turned off,"You know Sammy, If you just fell asleep at lights out instead of reading those crappy books, you wouldn't be a grumpy goose in the mornings!"

The girl known as Sammy, turned her body, which was a little on the small side, to stare up at the source of voice. A tall Red headed girl with sparkling forest green eyes, a curvy figure, wearing jean shorts that showed of long slender legs, and a ripped tank top that also exposed a slim torso smiled down at her, putting earrings on, her make-up already applied, and her hair styled, the girl that every 15 shoots to be.

"Jade...."Sammy said sitting up rubbing her eyes,"I don't need a mother 'kay?"

Jade frowned at her and then walked off past a row of beds saying,"breakfast is in ten minutes, you better hurry before all that is left is stale cornflakes and grapefruit juice."

Sammy sneered at that and climbed out the bed, her skinny five foot body covered in a long shirt that had something about a fair on it. Sammy quietly grabbed her bath things and went to the bathroom. After a quick cold shower, she put on a pair of jeans, and a shirt, brushed her waist length black hair and put it in a braid. She quickly ran out the bathrooms, and to her bed area, slipping on her tattered sneakers and grabbing a worn out book with 'Lord of The Rings' on the covers in black worn out letters, and ran out the large room, down a hallway, down a flight of stairs to a eating hall, where she took a seat beside Jade and said, "See, just in time for real food!"

"Not Really," Jade said eating a cinnamon roll,"All the rolls are gone, and all that's left is cereal, look on the bright side, it's not cornflakes!"

Sammy groaned at the sight of bran flakes saying,"shoot!" grabbing a bowl,"This orphan gig kinda sucks!"

Sammy lived in Happy Rainbows Orphanage, a home for older children, and she had been here for nearly seven years, in a few weeks, it'll be her 18th birthday. Sammy had lived in orphanages all her life. While she may be the oldest orphan in the home, she was the smallest, mostly due to poor nutrition, the other orphans had made it hard for her to eat. The past homes she lived in she had been constantly picked on and teased, alone with only the company of books. At Happy Rainbow, the children like her especially Jade who was like her younger sister, but still she was shy most of the times reading.

Sammy poured milk on the cereal and started eating opening her book and reading, her eyes reading the text quickly. Jade frowned and said,"what 18 year old spends her time reading, when she can be looking at cute boys! oh! T.J is looking at me!"

Sammy looked up seeing Jade smiling at a built boy or 16 with wild brown hair and blue eyes, who in turned smiled back at her. Sammy rolled her eyes and said,"He's only interested in your
breast." earning a sound from Jade.

"No he isn't!" Jade said finishing her meal, "we are going to be at a camp for 2 months! I think me and T.J are going go steady!"

Sammy shook her head saying,"Okay....."resuming her reading, ignoring the looks Jade gave her.

"Oh! Sammy! Steve is looking at you!!" Jade squealed softly waving off the dirty looks the others girls were giving Sammy,"Oh! he's much cuter than T.j!"

Sammy looked up seeing Steve, a long slender fellow who could break you in two. He had long black hair that was always tied up to show those violet eyes that could melt the hearts of even the toughest girls. Steve smiled softly at her, got up and went over to Sammy and said,"I see you are eating cereal....here have my roll" passing the plate to Sammy.

Sammy blinked saying,"no thanks, bran flakes are good enough for me," making a point to eat a big spoonful.

"Sammy!" A woman called out from outside the hall,"Can you come see me for a minute!"

Sammy closed her book saying,"Sorry um...Sean but I gotta go see Miss H. see you later?" walking out the eating hall leaving a confused Steve,and a fuming Jade who said,"that girl is missing out on some hot stuff!!"

The only thought that went through Sammy's head was,"Oh boy, summer vacation what a blast..."

((how'd you like it!!! it's gonna get exciting soon next chapter, the talk and off to camp!!))

((Okay, so I am posting all the chapters I do have now!! which is like two but its really five!!))

Sammy stood on the dock that led the way to the crystal clear Lake Tuckaway frowning. It was a nice cool day, one that could be spent reading a nice novel in or under a large oak tree, with a large glass of lemonade. however, was she enjoying a good book, or a refreshing drink. Nope, instead she on the dock with Jade who decided today would be a good day to go swimming.

"Come on bookworm!" Jade said taking off her clothes, leaving her in only a hot pink bikini, "the water should be nice and cool!"

"Do you know how many germs and tiny micro-organisms living in that water that could get you very ill!" Sammy said peering into the water, "No thanks, I will take my chances on the dock, with my book!"

Jade growled, grabbed Sammy by her arm, ignoring the loud protest from said girl, and threw her into the water.

Sammy shrieked as the cool water hit her bare skin. Sammy swam up to the surface and said spitting out water,"You know....you could have said please, and I would have gone into the water."

Jade jumped in beside Sammy, broke the surface and said,"Sometimes my dear, I have to push you!" Splashing Sammy starting a water war between the two girls, their giggles and screams drifting over the lake's surface.

It was mere moments later, that both girls laid floating on their backs, hands clasped together staring up at the blue sky, enjoying the sounds of birds singing.

"We've been here for two weeks," Jade said her eyes closed, "T.j asked me to meet him tonight by the canoes, he wants you to come too!"

Sammy frowned turning her head to the girl floating beside her,"why?! I would be like the third wheel to you two!"

"Steve is coming too, he wants to see you,"Jade said smiling at Sammy's innocent look,"goodness, have you been blind for like six months, have you not seen the looks he gives you during meals, or when he's in the study room-no you wouldn't, your so busy reading!"

Jade quickly shifted so that she was swimming beside Sammy he face serious,"He likes you a lot, he came to me yesterday and asked me all about you, he gave you that book your reading now, what's it called?"

"Lord of the Rings?" Sammy asked blinking,"Oh yes, I did see a brand new copy on my bed, I thought you got it for me..."

"You are a ditz!" Jade groaned swimming to the docks, "I have like three hours to prepare for our meeting, I found a dress for you to wear, I'll put some make-up on ya and you'll shine like a princess!"

Sammy groaned saying,"I'll look like a clown, you can't do anything right!"

Jade did a good job on her, Sammy mused spinning in the yellow dress Jade put on her, for a rare moment, letting herself feel like one of the pretty girls in the home.

Jade came over to her, hugged her tightly saying,"By the end of the night, we should have brand new cute boyfriends!"taking her pinky finger and fixing a spot on Sammy's eye, "There you go!"

Sammy frowned saying, "I don't see why?" snatching her black jacket, as the two ran out the cabin, "We have to be back before check in!"

The two girls made their way to the canoe area, and didn't have to wait long for the boys to arrive, and it didn't take long for Jade and T.j to be busy in other activities. Sammy herself perched on an upturned canoe, playing with a string on her jacket. Steve sitting beside looking out to the lake.

"It's a lovely night," Steve said to Sammy who made a sound of agreement, nodding her head to him, "Uh...you look beautiful tonight Sammy."

Sammy turned to Steve saying,"Thanks? I guess,"playing with the string more,"It was all Jade's idea, she put this gunky stuff on me and then this dress, I don't like wearing dresses my legs are kinda hairy and al-"

Sammy was stopped in her rambling by a pair of slightly chapped lips pressing on hers. Sammy gasped her eyes getting big as a hand grabbed her thigh, squeezing it tightly. Sammy whimpered, and then pushed Steve away saying, "I, no, I gotta go!" Getting up and running off.

Sammy ran past the lake into the forest, running until her legs gave out, and she was breathing hard, sweat stinging her eyes.

Sammy groaned saying,"Smooth, your first kiss, and you run away like a wimp!" getting up to her feet, looking around, "And now, I don't know where the hell I am!"

Sammy sighed and started to walk, from where she ran.

Sammy paused hearing a twig snap. Shrugging her shoulders, thinking it was a wild animal, Sammy continued to walk, until the snapping got louder.Sammy paused and turned looking around, and turned to walk forward, when she ran into Steve, causing her to shriek loudly.

"Whoa! calm down!" Steve said grabbing Sammy who was holding her chest heaving,"I went after you when you ran off like that!"

"Jerk! You jerk!" Sammy growled kicking Steve's shin causing him to grunt in pain, "You could have made a sound or something!!"

"Sorry!" Steve said rubbing his shin gently, "Geez, you got me good!" looking up to the sky,"I think we are lost, I don't know this part of the forest, we're suppose to stay on the trails."

Sammy peered into the woods, an paused seeing a dim blue light in the forest,"Maybe that's like a light of something, come on let's go over there!"

Steve rub his head saying,"I think maybe we shouldn't I'm getting this bad vibe you know."

Sammy frowned saying, "It's a light, it might lead us to a road!"walking to the light.'

Mumbling Steve followed Sammy to the dim light, that got brighter and brighter as they got closer to it.Steve and Sammy stop short and gasped as they came face to face with a waterfall, the large falling water glowing blue.

"Weird..."Sammy said going over to the edge of the still waters near the waterfall,"There must be like a light in the water or something."

"Wait!"Steve said going over to Sammy, "It could be dangerous!"

Sammy peered over the edge, seeing just her reflection. Sammy smiled softly, turning to Steve saying, "See! nothing bad!"

Steve's' eyes got round as a hand came up from within the glowing water, grabbing Sammy's jacket hood, Sammy's eyes getting big as she turned to the hand that gripped her clothes.

"Sammy!" Steve roared, grabbing said girl by her arm, as she was pulled into the water, thus pulling him into it also.

Steve felt an immense amount of pressure, a loud rushing in his ears.What could have been only mere seconds, or long hours, there was nothing but blackness, and then a bright light, and then darkness as he lost consciousness, his hand still holding tightly to Sammy.

"Oh look!" Sammy said running back to Steve pointing to a clearing in the forest, "There's a cottage nearby! Maybe we can get some food, and something to drink!" Tugging hard at Steve's arm, "Hurry up slowpoke!"

The kitten mewed in agreement, as Sammy pulled Steve over to a small, white cottage with a wood work on the front, flowerbeds on the window stills, with flowers blooming in them. The windows were open wide and dust was flying out of them, someone inside mumbling,"Goodness, bloody dust, if it were not for my asthma, I wouldn't be doing this!"

Sammy turned to Steve, who shrugged his shoulders and the two walked over to the open door. Steve peered into the open way and said, knocking on the side,"Hello? Uh...anyone here?!"

Sammy hit Steve on his arm saying,"You dummy, of course there's someone here, or the house wouldn't be open!"

Sammy was about to say something else, but there were heavy thumps on the stairs they could see, and a woman appeared, in a dress that looked like something from the middle ages, glasses perched on a pointy nose, with black eyes scanning around, she was short, and and round, and she had graying red hair in a messy bun.

Sammy smiled nervously saying,"Uh...hello?" waving her hand at the woman who gave them an odd look.

"Goodness, you two hurry!" She said pushing the two into the house, slamming the door shut, and latching it shut,"In you go! Lad, go and shut the windows and shutters, hurry!"

Steve did as he was told, closing all the windows, and shutting the white shutters over the windows. The woman led Sammy to a small door, opened it and said,"climb in both of you."

Sammy squawked as Steve pushed her and him into the closet, the kitten mewing in protest.
Sammy grabbed the kitten, and dropped him softly on the floor, as Steve closed the door.

They had just made it into the closet, when the front door was thrown opened, and someone came in with fast heavy footsteps,

Sammy and Steve pressed their ears up against the door hearing,muffled voices, heavy scrapping of something moving across the floors. Sammy and Steve both looked down at the crack underneath the door, and their eyes widened, as shadowed footsteps walked near the door, a hand grabbed the knob and turned it, but stop and slowly walked away.

There a few long minutes, and then the woman opened the door, saying,"Come on out you two, I am sorry for what I had to do...If it was not for that, -achoo!- kitten, you would have been caught, the both of you!"

Sammy frowned as they climbed out the closet,"Why did we have to be pushed into the closet?"

"Well, the Queen she has been looking lately for a maiden and a young lad, She has swept through the whole kingdom, taking them off to the palace, she has not told us why she did it but it started after the red moon."

Steve sat down in a chair, Sammy sitting in another one, the kitten climbing into her lap. "So" he started rubbing his face,"We get pulled into some water, land into a world where a queen is after a boy and a girl and we could be her next victim...I was just expecting a few months at a summer camp, get a swim in, eat smores, maybe slip away with...a certain someone and steal a few kisses, not this."

Sammy felt her face heat up at what he said, and she said,"well, I, on the other hand, am glad that we are not in that camp! There's no air, yucky lakes, and you're outside! case closed!"

The woman blinked saying,"Camp? getting pulled into some water, oh no! not the springs of light! You need to see the Wizard."

"Wizard?" Sammy said perking up at the word,"Steve! It's like Lord of The Rings! An epic journey, where we defeat evil at the end and we go home! See, we'll be back at the camp soon!"

"I don't know..."Steve said looking down at the wooden table, hid finger tracing a leaf pattern,"Something about this place...it doesn't feel right, you know, this place, I feel odd about it."

Sammy sighed rubbing the kitten's head and said,"Look Steve, we have to try something, "I mean, we can't go back through the springs thingy! the water is all gone, we could go and talk to the wizard person, maybe he can help us, it's the least we can do."

Steve rose an eyebrow,"And If her can't help us?"

Sammy shrugged her shoulders saying,"Well then we learn to churn butter, because we'll be stuck here!"

Steve rubbed his face again and then said,"Shoot, alright! We'll go see the wizard!" His head turning to the woman,"So...where can we find this 'wizard'?"

"You won't be leaving anytime soon, it's getting dark!" The woman said bustling around in a kitchen area,"I'll whip you two up something to eat, then you two can go to sleep, I'll show you the way to the wizard early in the morning, it's about a half day walk from here."

Sammy and Steve shrugged their shoulders, oh well, they're here might as well eat.

(Argh! A brand new chapter!)

As Steve and Sammy walked deeper into the forest, the moonlight got dimmer, and dimmer, until Sammy looked up and said,"The trees, they're covering the moonlight!" Waving her hand in front of her face,"I can't even see my hand that's right in front of my face!"

Steve cursed inwardly at his stupidity. Of course! The trees were high enough to cover the light the moon made.Steve grabbed Sammy's small hand saying,"Hold on tight okay, I don't want us to get lost in the dark."

Sammy huffed and said,"Okay, just don't make your hands all sweaty, okay?"
her fingers clenching Steve's hand tightly.

Steve smiled at what Sammy did, and led Sammy around trees, and large boulders. Sammy got closer to Steve, until her chin was resting on his back.

"Do you like my back Sammy, I know, it's such a strong back." Steve said as he tripped over a rock, falling on his face with a 'omph!'

Sammy stop,before she fell also, and said,"Ha! that's what you get, and for your information, I don't think your back is strong, I'm just thinking if we're closer together, we'd be safer!"

Steve, got up on his legs, using the rock beside him to get up,"You know what Sammy, that sounds like a load of bull-"

"Hey!"Sammy said,"No cursing!" helping Steve wipe dirt off his clothes,"If you saw where you were going, you would not have fallen."

Steve rolled his eyes at Sammy's giggles, grabbed the girl's hand again and said,"Come on you," walking deeper into the forest.

Moments of silence passed as the two walk in the forest, the two lost in their lost, okay more like Sammy thinking, and Steve leading them in the dark. Steve opened his mouth to say something, when a small object, maybe a rock, hit his head, causing him to round on Sammy.

"Hey!" Steve said pulling Sammy closer to him,"I know your bored, but stop throwing rocks at me!"

"I didn't throw anything at you!" Sammy said waving her hands around blindly,"You would have felt me bend down and pick up the rock!"

"Okay, If it wasn't you then-OW!" Steve growled, as a larger rock hit him on the head again,"Okay now I'm pissed!"

Steve walked past Sammy and said quite loudly,"OKAY YOU COWARD! COME OUT AND FACE ME LIKE A MAN, OR ARE YOU SCARED TO DO THAT!"

Steve turned to Sammy and said with a hint of pride in his voice,"See, that will worm them out!"

There was a loud rustle, and Sammy prepared for a person, not a hail of stones, all being thrown at Steve.

Steve swore loudly, and grabbed a shrieking Sammy, dragging them both forward, as stones hit them both.

"Whatever is out there Steve, you got them mad at you!" Sammy said running behind said boy, holding a agitated kitten to her chest,"That wasn't very smart you know."

"Yeah, Yeah..."Steve said as moonlight started to show,"Hey! look, there's light! We must be near the edge of the woods!"

Sammy gave a whoop of joy, and said,"Hurry up!" running past Steve,"We can finally see where we're go-ING!!"

Steve stop short, as he saw Sammy's figure fall straight down. Quickly, the boy ran over to where she fell, and said,"Sammy, where the hell are you!"

"Down, here!" Sammy said getting up,"I'm like in a hole!" looking around,"Hey! I see a light, there's like a tunnel down here!"

Steve frowned and said,"Oh what the heck!"CLimbing down the hole, and dropping beside Sammy who turned to him.

"There's candles on the wall,"Sammy said walking over to a large yellow candle,"It must lead somewhere, like a house or something."

Steve grabbed Sammy's arm and said,"Come on, I'll lead the way,just don't do something rash!"

Sammy rolled her eyes mumbling something under her breath, and the two started to walk down the lit tunnel.

They had only walked a few minutes, when they stop in front of large wooden door that had a sign on it. The two walked forward, and read the words out loud:

"The secret entrance to the White wizard chambers, If you are a friend, open the the door, If you are a foe, walk away, If you are not sure turn around."

Sammy and Steve turned and both cried out as a young man white robes stood there, green eyes sparkling and long black hair in a pony tail. He was holding a white staff, and a white chain around his waist.

"Hello...I am The White Wizard!" The man said smiling, baring fanged teeth,"You young man,"Pointing to Steve who gulped,"caused a lot of trouble in the black woods, the imps are not happy with you!"

"....Eh?!"

((and that's chapter six.....yay!))

Thanks for the advice, I rarely post any of my stories...or finish them for that matter sweatdrop ! luckily, I love this story, and I am going to continue writing it! I know it needs a few things here or there, but I didn't mean for it to be like a square plot, but everything has a reason, and everything that is happening now will all come together. And for the grammar problems, goodness, it's that darn dyslexia and me sleeping in English class, even if I had a 106 average in that class! I reread it four times each time more slower than the next, and I can still miss it, I might need glasses! Thanks for the advice, I will take it to heart!

Gonna Take Me Awhile to read biggrin I cant promise I'll finish today.

((I'm writing insanely fast aren't I here's chapter eight!))


The plain looking door on the kitchen wall, led to a large spacious room, with a large bay window, and a large sitting area, with a fireplace that currently had decorations in the hearth, bookcases full of books lined the wall, and comfy sitting chairs stood in the middle with a ornate coffee table, all of it on a expensive rub that had images of dragons, and pixies on them.
Sammy made her way to one of the large four poster beds that had only silk sheets of blue on them, and picked up a set of sleep ware, that had images of Leo on them, each of the kittens in a different pose.
“He sure does like kittens,” Sammy said as Steve picked up the same sleep ware,”He must be one of those crazy cat people; you know where their houses smell like cat pee, and they have images of cats everywhere.”
Steve chuckled and started to take his clothes off, when Sammy shrieked, “I am still in here you jerk!”
Steve turned; his shirt hanging by his ear, seeing a red faced Sammy holding her sleeping clothes to her chest.
“Sorry ‘bout that,” He said climbing in the bed, pulling the heavy drapes close to give him privacy as he changed.
Sammy huffed softly, and then climbed in her bed, closing the drapes and changing her clothes. When she opened the drapes again, Leo sat patiently on the floor, mewing softly looking up at her.
“Oh!” Sammy said climbing off the bed and over to Leo who jumped into her waiting arms, “You wanna sleep with me again eh?”
Leo mewed loudly rubbing his face on her cheek, before jumping out of her arms, and on the bed, curling up in a ball to sleep.
Sammy turned to the other bed, hearing muffled curses, and then Steve fell out the bed in too tight cat pajamas, his face red in anger.
“Damn it!” Steve roared his sleeves’ seams almost busting, “He doesn’t like me! These are too small!”
Sammy covered her mouth, giggling softly at his predicament, watching Steve spin around in circles, ”Maybe we need to switch,” raising her arms up, showing her long sleeves, “These are too big for me!”
Steve shook his head saying, “Damn it! I just wish these clothes would fit!” Eyes narrowed in anger.
As if on cue, the arms and legs of his pajamas got longer and wider fitting his arms and legs, fitting him to a tee.
“Hey!” Sammy said pointing to Steve, “They fit now! Wait a minute…how did do you that!?”
Steve shrugged his shoulders saying, “I don’t know I just wanted them to fit, maybe Walter did it.”
Sammy nodded saying, “Yeah maybe he did,” her shoulders bristled and she turned away and she said,”I am not speaking to you, you jerk!”
“Why not?” Steve asked walking over to Sammy who made a sound and shuffled away, “I mean I didn’t do anything to you!”
“Oh yeah, what about what you said to me in the kitchen?” Sammy asked turning to Steve, her eyes throwing daggers to him.
“Well, you did run away from me when I kissed you,” Steve said kicking his foot on the wooden floor.
“It was my first kiss…” Sammy whispered her cheeks turning red, “You know, I don’t think of boys like that, Jade does and all the other girls do, but not me.”
Steve swore softly under his breath, and said, “Crap, Sammy I didn’t know it was-“his hands gesturing wildly, “It was you first kiss! I’m sorry I did what I did, I should have asked you!”
Sammy shook her head and said, “Well, what has passed has passed, no use crying about spilled milk!”
Steve ran a hand over his face saying, “Sammy, I-“
Sammy climbed into the bed again saying, “No, don’t worry about it, we only have a few hours before sunrise, we could use a good sleep.”
Steve sighed and he too, climbed into the bed, under the sea of silks, his head resting on soft pillows.
Moments had went by, before the soft sounds of Sammy sleeping, lulled him to sleep, the moonlight drifting into the bay window.
When Sammy opened her eyes, it was to the feeling of a sandpaper tongue licking her cheek. Sammy turned to see Leo on her side, mewing softly, the sunlight pouring into the room, bathing it in gold lights.
“Morning Leo,” Sammy said sitting up and stretching her limbs, “Do you know where a bathroom is in this room?”
Leo jumped off her and the bed, pouncing over to the bed, his hind legs on the door. Sammy slid out the large bed, and went over to door, pausing to look at Steve, who was snoring loudly, his body on the edge of the bed. Sammy giggled softly, opening the door with a soft click and exiting, Leo weaving through her legs.
Sammy slid the door shut and turned expecting the kitchen, but instead, what she got was the large round room with all the doors.
“Weird…” Sammy said walking over to the door Leo was sitting near, “It’s like a maze in this place!”
Sammy grabbed the knob, surprised it turned and opened the door to reveal a bathroom that looks like it was from the 1920’s, with a large chain pull toilet. Sammy shooed Leo out the bathroom, closed the door, and did her business. After she washed her hands and face, Sammy left the bathroom and groaned seeing no Leo.
“Oh no,” Sammy said her hands resting on her hips, “Where the heck do I go now!”
Sammy went over to a crawl space sized door, got on her knees, and tested the knob, smiling when it turned. She opened the door, and crawled into it. The crawl area was dark, long and cramped, her body could hardly fit into the area.
“Oh darn it!” Sammy whispered turning her head slightly seeing that the door was gone, “Walter made an odd house!”
Sammy shrugged her shoulders and continued to crawl almost crying out in joy as a light came into view. As she got closer to the light, she noticed it started to get steeper and steeper. Sammy made a confused sound as it felt as though she was going down. It only took one slip of the hand, and she fell down, more like tumbling down the area.
Sammy shrieked and closed her eyes as she landed on plush carpet. Sammy groaned sitting up to look around. She was in an office that had bookshelf covering the entire wall, a large desk made of cherry wood stood in the middle on a platform, with a heavy chair on under it.
Sammy walked up to the desk seeing Leo sitting on top of it beside a book, mewing loudly, “Leo!” she said walking up on the platform, “You left me in that crazy room!”
Leo placed a paw on the book mewing again, making Sammy blinked. “Oh! You want me to open it?”
When Leo mewed in agreement, Sammy walked around the desk, and grabbed the book flipping to the first page, that was blank. Sammy frowned and started flipping through the whole thing. The whole book was blank. Sammy turned to the kitten saying, “Leo! This whole book has nothing in it! What do you want me to do?”
Leo jump up and bit her finger causing her to yelp in pain, a single drop of blood fell on the blank page. Sammy whimpered sticking her finger in her mouth as she looked down at the book, which now had words in it.
Sammy stop, her eyes going wide as she looked down at the words. Her eyes reading the text. Sammy gaped openly, “Oh my goodness, this is a family tree!”
Names popped up on the pages, and dates, some older than human history itself. Until, one name stood at the bottom of the page.
‘Samantha XIV 1500-?’
Sammy frowned looking up at the top of the page seeing an odd crest, like a unicorn on top of it behind it a wall of crystal, with odd symbols surrounding it.
“Whose family is this?” Sammy whispered sitting down on the chair, hands clasped under her chin, “They must be royal, because there’s a crest at the top of the page!”
Sammy quickly turned to a wall that had a shelf missing on it and gasped as a door appeared in the blank area. Sammy quickly closed the book and sat back, Leo jumping in her lap as Steve came in through the door, look frazzled.
“Damn it Sammy!” he growled watching Sammy stand up from behind the desk, “Walter wants us ready to leave, and you’re in here , relaxing, and reading a book!”
Sammy walked over to Steve saying, “No I wasn’t. I got lost looking for the room when I went to the bathroom!”
Steve mumble under his breath, and said, “Come on, Walter has breakfast ready for use in the kitchen.”
It was easier getting to the kitchen this time Sammy mused as Steve led her to a regular looking door, Leo again walking by her bare feet.
Steve gave Sammy a look saying, “I think your right about the fact about Walter being a crazy cat person.”
“Why?” Sammy asked as Steve paused at the door, unsure if he should go forward or not.
Steve sighed, and rounded his shoulders and opened the door to reveal Walter by the stove in the kitchen, flipping cat shaped pancakes in a pan, wearing an apron that had Leo on it again. Walter turned to the duo, smiled and said, “Okay you two sit down and eat until you can’t, we’re going on a long trip and you’ll need all the energy.”
Sammy giggled softly to Steve who smiled sheepishly and sat in the same spot she did the night before, grabbing a plate of pancakes and bacon, Steve doing the same thing. The two ate in silence, listening to Walter amble on about the trip they were taking.
“It’s about a two week trip from here, if we walked, but since we’re not walking the ride should take maybe a few days, granted if we don’t get into any problems,” Walter said sitting down near the two and grabbing a plate.
“Riding what?” Steve asked from his mug of coffee, “A broom, a dragon?”
Walter let out a soft chuckle saying, “Flying brooms! There’s no such thing as flying brooms, we’ll take the rider.”
“Why can’t we fly on dragons?” Sammy asked pushing her plate away from her.
“And get your head charred?!” Walter asked dumping jam on everything making both Steve and Sammy shudder, “No I think we’ll stick with the rider! She looks and purrs like a Leo! You’ll see!”
As it turns out Walter’s rider did not look and purred like a kitten, It was rusty on the outside and falling apart n the inside, with a sail in the middle.
Walter smiled and said, “Tada! The Leo rider!” pushing the floating thing out into the forest from its hiding place in a fallen tree, “Well, what do you think?”
Sammy and Steve blinked and Sammy walked over to the ship and asked, “How does it float?”
“Simple…there’s a thing in the hull that makes it float, makes for easy traveling when you’re riding on the cloud ocean,” Walter said tossing his staff and several bags into the ship, “Come on children! We have a long ways ahead of us!”
Sammy smiled and started to climb onto the steps when Steve grabbed her saying, “Wait, I’ll climb on first, just in case, you know, something happens.”
Sammy walked out the way, and Steve heaved his way onto the ship, using the small steps to get on, walking in the cramped space to a dilapidated seat. Sammy then grabbed the steps and stopped when she heard a mew and felt Leo jump on her shoulders.
“Leo you know this is a dangerous trip,” Walter said as Sammy continued to climb into the ship, “I just want you to know that.”
Leo mewed and jump onto Sammy’s lap as she sat down beside Steve. Walter nodded his head, and jump into the ship, walking up to the front seat that had a wheel and a consul of buttons in front of it.
Walter pressed a green button and growled when the rider wouldn’t start, “Alright you hunk of junk! Work!” Kicking the side roughly.
The ship puttered and then roared to life, causing Walter to laugh out loud, “See she purrs like a kitten!”
The children had to duck to one side, as Walter pressed a blue button, and the sail turned forward and the steps folded into the ship.
Walter turned the wheel and pressed a red button and the ship started to go forward in the woods, dodging trees and fallen branches, the hull almost skimming the floor.
Sammy and Steve watched in awed as the forest cleared into open fields which started to go by in a fast blur. Walter turned his head saying, “Cloud Port, here we come!” laughing and steering westbound to a group of mountains.

((Yay!! Chapter three is done!!))

((here is ten! Not a long chapter but I think it compensates itself!))

Sammy sat sown on the bed, slipped her sneakers off, and lay onto the white bed sheets. Leo and she got the first room, while Steve and Walter got the other one. Leo jumped onto the bed jumped, walked quickly over to the pillow and jumped on top of the pillow curling up into a ball, and falling asleep.
Sammy turned so that she lay on her stomach, arms tucked under her head, staring at Leo, whose tiny body rose up and down on the pillow. Sammy lifted her hand and gently rubbed his ears, her eyes closing as she fell asleep.
“Hey, wake up Sammy.” Steve said shaking Sammy gently on her shoulder, “It’s about seven; you’ve been sleeping for a while.”
Sammy opened her eyes yawning softly and rubbing her eyes free of sleep, “Hey Steve, did I miss dinner? I use to do that when I read books.”
Steve pointed to the tray that had a plate of food on, “I saved you a bit, and maybe some fish for Leo.”
Sammy got up smiled, slipping off the bed and going over to the steaming plate, sitting on the table to eat. Sammy pick up the fork, eating in silence. “It’s good,” She replied setting the plate down and looking at Steve, who was sitting on the bed, playing his knife, “where’d you get that?”
“Foster family,” Steve said, putting it away, “they lived in ‘nature’, they taught me how to live outdoors, that was the best year, before I got sent to the boy’s hall.”
Sammy frowned and said, “Why did you get sent off?” Sammy knew about the Boy’s hall, it was for boys, who got into trouble in foster families, and orphanages, “You don’t seem like a person to get into a lot of stuff.”
Steve grunted picking up Leo who was nipping at his fingers, petting him gently, “I was a small around the time I got sent to the hall, around ten or so, the older children picked on me and use to beat me up, one day, they tried to take the knife the yuppies gave to me, and I snapped. The social worker couldn’t believe that I took out 12 older boys with just my fists. I hate fighting! They just wouldn’t leave me be!”
Sammy pick up the mug of cider, and took a long gulp. She put it down and said, “I am sorry for what they did to you. I know how some people are, jerks.”
Steve smiled softly saying, “well, Jade seems to like you...”
Sammy smiled softly and said, “ Jade, she is more like an older sister to me, than I am to her. She always talks about me reading instead of doing, I don’t know, watching soap operas, putting on make-up, thinking about boys, girly stuff like that.”
Steve chuckled looking at Sammy who finished her meal, “I don’t know what jade was talking about, you look beautiful with any make up.”
Sammy blushed softly, her head bent as Steve got up, going over to the table to take the tray, placing the plate of fish down for Leo. Steve lifted her chin up so that her face met his.
“You are perfect,” Steve said before he kissed her forehead, “Innocence and all.”
Steve smiled, and took the tray off the table, walking over to the door, “Don’t ever change.” He said opening the door, opening it and closing it shut for Sammy’s privacy.
Sammy blushed at what Steve said to her, looking down at Leo who started to eat his fish, “I think I take back what I said about him being a jerk, he’s pretty alright.”
Leo looked up to Sammy and mewed before resuming his meal.
Walter, Steve and Sammy walked behind the figure up a rocky trail beside the town, the moonlight guiding the way up it.
The figure turned to the three saying, “This way wizard…we are almost close to the Warrior clan.”
Sammy slid her jacket closer to her body, shivering slightly. Steve gently wrapped an arm around Sammy saying, “Here, I know you’re kind of cold, I’ll keep you warm.”
Sammy smiled her gratitude at Steve and said, moving out his arms, “Just because you give me a compliment doesn’t mean you get to cuddle with me.”
Steve smiled softly and said, “Okay, I was just trying to warm you up.”
Walter sighed seeing a light flicker from behind a large rock, “Finally! We have arrived.” Waltr turned to the cloaked figure and said, “Thank you kind sir, we shall take it from here, what would you like for a payment, gems, a little magic powder, food?”
The chuckled darkly, making all their arm hairs stand to attention, “Silly wizard, I demand a more delectable payment, it has been such a long time since any maiden passed through these mountains, the Bandits have promised me the maiden when I brought you here…”
Bandits! Walter quickly turned to the two children, when a roar went out, and figures jumped from the large boulders, holding long battle swords and axes in black clawed hands, a few of them holding torches. In the fire light, you could see yellow reptile eyes gleaming, razor sharp teeth covered in saliva that dripped from large jowls. All in all, there were at least a dozen of them. These foul creatures were the Bandits.
Walter and Steve turned to see Sammy in the figures grip, shaking slightly, her eyes wide in horror her mouth covered in the blackness.
“MMGPH!” Sammy squealed struggling as the figure easily glided behind the group of bandits, holding Sammy to its body, ”MMGH!!”
Walter took out his staff, and said, “You know how to fight or anything at all?”
Steve nodded his head, his eyes never leaving Sammy’s even as the Bandits got closer, “You bet wizard!” and then he launched at the same time as Walter.
The figure hissed in displeasure as the wizard and boy dodged the axes and swords with ease, how did a wizard learn to do that?
It couldn’t stay near these moronic Bandits; luckily, they did not know the difference between a male and female, as long as it was large and meaty, so he told them he would take the smallest one as payment, the beautiful maiden, ah yes, her skin felt so young and supple, but right now, she was fighting him, screaming, kicking, biting. She will need to be taught a lesson, but for now.
The figure quickly glided away from the battle, holding its prized tightly, as it weaved up higher on the trail, the boulders becoming bigger and rugged.
Sammy screamed loudly through the black mass, and tried to escape but the figure was too strong. She had managed to move the mass from the mouth, and she screamed, “HELP ME! STEVE ! WALTER! HELP ME!” looking down at the fight, watching as it got smaller and smaller, “HELP ME!!”
Steve looked up and in the natural moon light could see Sammy just hardly, being carried up higher up the trial, “Walter, it’s taking her higher up, we’ll lose sight of her soon!”
Walter cursed loudly, swing his staff at a Bandit, “We’re trapped, she’ll have to wait!”
Walter watched as a white blur ran past the group on the ground, “Leo! Go get Sammy!”
Leo mewed softly running faster than an average cat, easily jumping rocks and boulders, his mane on edge.
Sammy turned hearing a disturbed yowl and Leo, in the moonlight, jumping forward, claws out, which tore through the figure’s black mass, letting Sammy slip out the grasp.
Leo mewed loudly to Sammy, and ran down a narrow side trial. Sammy nodded her head and followed the kitten, side stepping because the space was too narrow for her.
The figure hissed in rage, and quickly followed the two, easily sliding through the tight space, getting closer to Sammy, who could feel its chilly presence. Sammy screamed out in agony, as she felt something slice across her back, tearing the back of her dress and jacket into the pieces. The pain ran through her body, burning badly, an acrid smell entering her nose. She fell, crawling into a tight space, where Leo paced waiting for her. Sammy turned her head to the opening seeing the figure swoop down low, a large strand of black mass wrapping around her ankle, pulling her out. Sammy cried out looking at Leo who was hissing a spitting at the form, Sammy’s blunt nails digging into soft earth, trying to stop from being pulled out the hole.
Sammy turned around and started to kick at the mass, trying to get away screaming, “Help! Help! Somebody help me!” her lungs burning from the lack of oxygen, heart beating wildly, adrenaline racing through her veins, she had to get out, she had too!
Sammy let out a gasp of pain as the back of her head went sailing into a wall. She vaguely heard a dull, ‘crack!’ as her skull cracked slightly on the hard limestone, her vision blurred, and she fell limply on her back staring up at the figure, who sounded so far away.
“You wild cat! The poison should be working its way into your system, in a matter of minutes you’ll be taking a nice nap, that way you won’t be fighting me as I enjoy myself.”
Sammy whimpered, weakly trying to drag her body away from the mass, but she couldn’t, goodness, she was so tired. She couldn’t even move her head, as a clawed hand moved a sweaty strand of hair away from her face so that her glazed eyes could see the light.
The last thing she heard and felt, was her dress being ripped off, a loud hiss, and then a woman’s voice exclaiming, “Moon Spear!” and then darkness.

((whoa short chapter, and it has some action in it too! To be continued in chapter uh…wait….11!))