~RoadTrip~

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~Main Characters (More will be added later)~

Name:Sylver Teal
Eyes:Grey
Hair:longish,black
personality:Brave for the most part but can be cautious at times.
Gender:Female
Family:Allie(,younger sister),Mikka(mother,deceased),Velken(father)

~Prolouge~

Allie ran after me,her short sand colored hair blowing in the wind. "Wait...!Sylver!Mom said-'' "I don't care what mom said!" I snapped angrily at her clutching the ticket tightly in my hand."She's not here anymore."I continued,my voice almost a whisper.I kept on walking,cold wind blowing,leaves crunching under my feet and anger raging through my body.

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The bus was oddly small and painted a cheery honey like color.I stepped aboard,ticket in hand still breathing heavily from before.The driver was a plump man with tangled gray hair and cold gray eyes. People used to say my eyes were like the fur of a kitten, soft and dark and beautiful.This man's however seemed smoky to me,they were lighter then mine. He grinned at me with his large almost giant like mouth.I could see food still stuck in his teeth from lunch."Ticket?" he asked. I stepped backwards,startled.His voice was gruff and low.I handed him my ticket and wiped my sweaty hands on my shirt.
I glanced down the bus to see all the children seated.I was surprised once more when I saw that there were only eight other kids there. One girl had long brown hair.She was wearing large metallic gray headphones. I approached her and tapped her on the shoulder.She looked up at me. "Uh...Can I sit here?" I asked with a bit of caution.She nodded.I sat down and glanced past her, out the window.I gasped,shocked,wondering how I could be seeing what I was seeing.Outside the window I saw something that would change my view on magic forever.

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~ Chapter 1 ~~Part 1~

I was reminded of the magic school bus books my mom had read my when I was little.A tear came to my eye at the thought of her but I held it back.Curiosity was greater then sadness at this point.I mean, it had all had an air of mystery to it.Coming home to find the ticket in the mail box,the driver and his smile and now this?And all of it was happening when I was only twelve years old,to tell the truth I was frightened and excited at the same time.
The driver motioned for us to follow him out of the bus.We did so as quickly as we could.In the mere seconds we had been on board we had arrived...somewhere.There were lions,elephants and monkeys everywhere.
The driver grinned at us again and cleared his throat loudly."Central Africa.We're here for snow leopards." A boy with shaggy red hair and a smirk on his face laughed."There aren't snow leopards in Africa!" The bus driver smiled"Maybe you haven't looked hard enough."

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~Chapter 1~~Part 2~

The driver's name was Barry and he was actually an alright guy.He sorted us into groups to search in and stuck me with the girl I had sat next to on the bus and a tall,black haired boy. We walked for a while unsure of what we were supposed to do.Every step seemed like a thousand in the heat of the sun. "Let's sit down and rest." the boy suggested.Me and the girl nodded. I poured water over my face from my water bottle but the sun had warmed it and it was no use.Sure I was going to die there,I glanced up at the sky for one last look at the world.
"What's that?" the brown haired girl asked.I just shook my head for I too was unsure of what I saw.Flying gracefully through the sky was a...a snow leopard.Her fur looked silky even from afar and her eyes shone like sapphires. The snow leopard landed on the ground in front of us.Her voice was calm and clear "What be thou's names?" she asked.
All of us were confused at he idea of a snow leopard in Africa talking to us but we answered calmly,nonetheless."I'm Duncan" the boy replied. "And I'm C.J." said the girl.Then they both glanced at me expectantly."Sylver" I answered "Sylver Teal." We all looked at the leopard.She stared right back at us."Who are your parents?" she directed the question at me. "Velken Teal and Mikka Teal." She nodded "your mother is..." "My mother is dead,yeah."
She frowned and sighed."Why don't you all ride on my back?I'll take you back to the bus." "How did you know about the-" Duncan stared at me "Who cares!Let's get out of here!" C.J. nodded. We all climbed onto the leopard.Her fur was soft and warm and soon enough I was asleep.

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~Chapter 1~part 3~

By the time we got back to the bus it was night and the sky was full of stars.The shaggy haired boy pointed up to us and cried "Look!I found them!" Barry simply nodded,a bit of a smile on his face,it seemed he was almost always smiling.We landed on the ground without a sound.Barry waved to us."Thanks,Nie." he said stroking her face gently.Duncan climbed off first,then C.J. slid off and finally I jumped off.Nie glanced at us briefly before floating up into the sky.She flew off and in a matter of seconds we could no longer see her.
The fire burned brightly in shades of red,yellow,orange and even a bit of brown.It was the perfect symbol of fall.Barry handed us each a blanket.I wrapped mine around my shoulders like a shawl.C.J.sat down next to me."Hey Sylver.Want to talk a bit?" I shrugged."Sure.What's your favourite color?Mine's green.." "same here."She answered pulling her blanket around her like I had.We talked on for a while and got to know each other.
It was quite a few hours later before we all went to sleep.I tried,I really did but I just couldn't.So I sat there staring into the dying fire as the others slept.I stood up and walked towards the bus.The inside was abandoned save for a few stray items here and there.I grabbed my sweater which I had taken of earlier and pulled it on.I walked back outside,into the night.It was still a bit warm even at this time.I curled up and thought of things.Mom,Allie,whatever was going on.I wondered if my dad was worried?Or if my friends were?Had they even realized I was gone? Uncomfortable Thoughts swirled through my head all night.

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