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Hiiii I couldn't think if a title for this post....
So today I saw How to train your dragon#2.  It was supeerrrrrrrrrr good XD
Today is also the LAST DAY to enter the giveaway.  But, I am now extending it until tomorrow night.  Lack of participants ;)  But don't worry.... I can make this work!  I want AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE TO ENTER.  Then I'll draw the names.  Remember, if you are over seas, you can enter still for publicity of your blog.  So maybe make a side note if you enter and you don't live in the U.S.

Okkaaaayyyyyyy??
Blog again soon!
xxLizzie

Giveaway entry day #3 and more

Hey!
Today is the 3rd day for the giveaway!  You only have until tomorrow night to enter, so do that if you are interested.  If not many people enter, I will extend it by a day.    (Just comment your name at the bottom of this post to enter)

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I also want everyone to know, I will not have electricity at my house form like 8am to like 2pm so, I will blog later in the day:)
Tomorrow also, I will finally be seeing How to train your Dragon #2!!!!  Has anyone else seen that?  :)

Oooone more thing!  If any of you have a Twitter account, you can follow me:)  Heres my link: My Twitter profile
 
Soooo have a great day and don't forget about the giveaway!  :)

xxLizzie

Enter giveaway day #2 | Movie tag

Today is the 2nd day to enter the giveaway.  Just a reminder.

Also, Lauren, from Pretty things and polka dots, tagged me a few days ago in the 'Movie tag'.  So, Thank you Lauren!  She is awesome, check out her blog :D

Here are my answers to the questions:

1. What is your favourite movie of all time?
Of ALL TIME?  Okay... The Parent trap with Hayley Mills :)
2. What is your favourite scene from that film?
Ummmm any parts during the camp in the beginning and any line that the Reverend says.

3. Who are your favourite Actors and actresses?

Actors:
Do voice actors count?  Then anyone from ATLA or LOK  :D :D 
Heyyyy One Direction had a movie which means they are actors.... so, all of them!
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins!
All I can think of right now.  Later I'll probably think of a bunch more!! :P

Actresses:
Natalie Portman
Hayley Mills
Julie Andrews
Miranda Cosgrove
...The list goes on...

4. Who do you think is the best director? John Lasseter.  Disney Pixar!!!!!
5. What is your favourite guilty pleasure film?
The Parent trap doubles as my guilty-pleasure XD

6. Favourite tear jerker?
Never actually cried at a movie...but 'October baby' is pretty sad and (don't judge me..)  'This is us' was just so awesome LOL.  And 'UP'  Oh and 'Its a wonderful life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'  I dunno, there are alot of sad movies!!!!

7. What is the film you love, but everyone hates?
LOL.... The Polar express.  

8. Favourite movie duo?
Does a TV show count?  Miranda Cosgrove and Jennette McCurdy are such great friends!!!!  

9. What is your favourite animated film?
Disney....ALL OF THEMMMMMM

10. Favourite Actor/Actress crush?
None :P  Fictional characters are way better:)

11. If you could only keep one movie, what would it be?
THE PARENT TRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Can I use that as my answer to every question???

12. You are about to die and you can only watch one film, which would you choose?
THE PARENT TRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

13. What is the movie you remember first watching in the cinema?
I think it was the 'St Therese' movie for my Little Flowers group.

I tag: 
Eve
Vellvin
Anna

xxLizzie  Enter the giveaway!!! :)

Ready...set...ENTER!!!

Hello!
 Today is the day to enter the giveaway!  (No rhyming was intended)
I think I will give... 4 days to enter.  You have all day today (Monday the 28th) until the night of the 31st of July.  On August 1st there will no entries taken, and I will choose randomly the winner!
Starting RIGHT NOW, you can leave your name in the comments.  You can enter everyday by leaving your name again and again on THIS POST ONLY so I will know where to look.

Remember:  This giveaway is dedicated to the followers :)  So thank you to everyone who has ever clicked the follow button!

Have fun!!!

xxLizzie

A few giveaway details!

Hey, so now I have 38 followers!  Great news:) Even more than I expected.
So...that giveaway... here are some of the details that I have thought about:

• Winner will be chosen at random
• Over-seas followers (meaning not in USA) cannot participate in giveaway because of the cost and all expenses of sending an over-sea package.  Yet, these followers can still enter and I will choose at random for a post about their blog and a shout-out here and on other social sites for publicity of their blog, with their permission.  
• Giveaway prize will be a surprise! :D
• You can enter for the giveaway in the comments.  Just leave your first name.  After I randomly choose I will notify you and ask for address... etc. 
• I will give 3-5 days (have not decided yet) for people to enter
• I will ship the package anywhere in the U.S.

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I have not thought of a day for the giveaway to start yet.  But I will obviously post about it as soon as I figure it out.
And since so far, there are only 38 followers, and even less that will enter, you have a GOOD chance at winning!  So, get excited!!!
Hopefully I can start this within the next week.
xxLizzie

:D

Hey!!!!  I have 35 followers!! I have reached my current goal.

 So during this week, I will start organizing ideas for my GIVEAWAY!  Like, how to enter...etc.  So keep checking here for details!!  :)  And thank you so much to my followers and anyone who passed my link around!

One more thing.  

Sorry to be so random about this... but today is the 4 year anniversary of One Direction!!!  Yes I know it seems lame, but its not to me and a lot of other people. 

You may remember them as those 5 people who sang 'What makes you Beautiful' back in 2011.  Well, they did do that, and have still come a long way.  When they were first popular, I hated them and then listened to them again in 2012 when their 2nd album came out.  After that I despised them.  And then back in like, April I finally got their 3rd album that came out last year.  I really liked the music and then suddenly my best friend and I just totally went insane and now we are Directioners.  So, I was half and half for a while :P

But overall, its not just their music, its not just them... they've helped a lot of people and been a lot of places.  These people created a huge fandom.  Directioners everywhere talk to each other, write fan-fictions and support each other and the band. Posters, T-shirts...you name it.  But lots of people send One Direction hate, directly, like through twitter for example and even death threats to their girlfriends!  I can't imagine doing that :\  And lots of people also send Directioners hate.

But anyhow...I just wanted to say HAPPY 1D DAY to any Directioner followers I have!  I know I have some ;)

"In 2010, 5 strangers were put together as a band now called One Direction"

Give yourself an imaginary piece of cake :)

xxLizzie

The Liebster Award!

So here are the two awards I was nominated for.  I will be doing the same 11 facts, but fill out the rest normally.   THANK YOU SO MUCH Morning and Bethan!!

RULES:

i. Post eleven facts about yourself.

ii.Answer the eleven questions provided by the person who nominated you and then create an eleven-question set for the next group of nominees.

iii. Choose eleven people to nominate and link them in the post.

iv. Let your nominees know they've been tagged - and no tag-backs!

My 11 facts:

1. I almost always have a craving for ice cream and soup.
2. Fruit is like, on the top of my list for 'God's best creations' LOL
3. I have a dog.
4. My phone case is blue
5. I sleep in a bunk bed on the top
6. I haaate when people don't reply back within 24 hours
7. I'm not picky about food but hate fish and mushrooms. 
8. I like pens more than pencils
9. I am cold right now
10. My nails are ALWAYS painted
11. I will be a sophomore in fall.

Mornings questions:

1) What's your zodiac sign? Zodiac is not my first pick on a personality thingy but anyways, I'm an Aries.

2) Would you rather go bobsledding or mattress surfing? Mattress surfing!!

3)If you had to be any mythical creature from any fictional world, which would you be and why? A faun from Narnia, duh LOL

4) Imagine this: You found out that you had a long-lost aunt who left you a small inheritance of $500, BUT you have to spend it in 24 hours. What would you do with the money? Go to Dinsey world with my BFF

5) What country would you want to live in? You can't choose the one you are residing in as of now! England or Australia

6) What is one book/movie series you really despise? No offense to anyone but Lord of the rings books just didnt flow with me :P

7) Are you more like your mom, or your dad? Explain why.  My mom.  I look like her a ton.  And I dunno just stuff that I say or do sometimes is like her.

8) Tell me about your favorite or most significant childhood memory.  Ummmm.  Well lets just say I really realllly enjoyed playing Barbies, I had countless dolls and the best little cardboard box city you can imagine!!  It used to take up our WHOLE basement!!

9) What is your opinion on sombreros? Amazing.

10) Describe your fashion sense. Ummmm... Lets start off with I hate crop tops.  I hate oxfords. I love skinny jeans and SWEATERS!!! Converse, gladiator sandals, flats, ankle boots, silver jewelry.  I dunno my style is inbetween trendy and something I would call carefree ;)

Now for Bethan's questions: 

1. What colour are your eyes and what colour is your hair? Brown and brown

2. Which author would you like to collaborate on a book with?  Robin Jones.  Or... does my best friend count? Hahaha

3. Who is your fictional boyfriend? Hmmm.... can I steal Percy Jackson before anyone else does??? Sorry Annabeth!! Hahahahaha

4. Do you like floral print? Mostly yessss

5. If you could have dinner with 10 fictional characters (films, TV shows, books, any fictional character) who would you choose?   Korra, Mako, Bolin, Asami, Katara, Zuko, Aang, Suki, Ty-lee and Azula or maybe Mai instead of Azula... 

6. What is one of your favourite songs at the moment? Problem by Ariana Grande, Classic by MKTO and then every One Direction song ever hahaha

7. Are you going on holiday this summer? If you are, where are you going?  Well I guess you could say no.  Unless my being gone for half the month counts XP but no where super exciting.  

8. Which social media site do you use the most? PINTEREST!!!!!!!!!  And Google, just all around.

9. What are your hopes and dreams?  I want to do interior design and finish writing my fanfiction as soon as possible.  I also want to go to a lot of different countries. 

10. Would you rather read inside or outside? Inside.  Its more cozy

11. What book have you read that had a really great message? What was the message?  Hmmm... almost every book I've ever read has had a message.  I usually get something like this out of books: Anything can happen. Hahahaha 
Well those were super fun and great questions!!  Now for my questions and nominees:

1. Biggest pet peeve?
2. Favorite color and what it says about you
3. Name 3 crazy dream jobs that may seem totally unrealistic at the moment.
4. How do you earn money?
5. If you had to be a sibling of a celebrity, who would it be?
6. Most hated music genre?
7. How often do you wear socks (LOL)
8. Make up a word.
9. Do you enjoy cooking shows?
10. If you were a magazine, what would your title be? 
11. On a scale of 1-10 how much do you love carrots? 

I nominate: 
Madeline
Elly
Anna
Celia
Lila
Eve
Cindy
Lauren
Sarah
Mackenzie
Nicole
Rachel

Thanks once again to the wonderful girls who nominated me!!

xxLizzie

Back to...normal

Well here I am at home.  I have been gone for 15 days.  It seemed long, but not so long.... I did enjoy being gone (of course) but woahhhhh AM I HAPPY TO BE BACK ON PINTEREST!!!!!!!!!  Hahaha.
So the last week of camp was super fun too!  And camping was fun except for the bugs which were horrid.
Tomorrow, I will be filling out the two more blogger awards I have to do.  Can't wait to do that :)  I also can't wait for Wednesday, and for a lame reason to 'outsiders' if I may call them that.  Wednesday is One Direction day!!!!  The 4th anniversary of the band!  Not doing anything special but I can't wait to see everyone on Pinterest go crazy =D
And one more reason for being excited:  I get to talk to my best friend on a regular basis again!!!
Not saying I didn't like being gone ('cause I LOVED it) but yeah.
Well, I will post those award things tomorrow!!!
Last, but certainly not least... I only have one more follower until I reach my current goal of 35 followers........remember my plan for that giveaway?  So pleeeeaseeee pass on my blog link, I mean I just need one person :)

xxLizzie

One more thing XD

Just remembered... remember my post about that writing contest entry?  Yeah?  Okay well I got an Honorable Mention!!  Yay!!  There is a button I can out on my sidebar for it, but I don't know how to do that.  But I thought I'd let you know;)
xxLizzie

Sunshine award(again:)) And more!

Hey again!!  Tomorrow afternoon, I leave for my second week of Summer camp.  This week I will be counseling younger girls from ages 10-12 I think...  It should be super fun!  So,
goodbye again until Thursday!!  Before I go, I thought I would finally fill out these questions for the 2nd time I was nominated for the Sunshine award :D
Thanks so much, Bethan!!  (You can check out Bethan's wonderful blog by clicking her name)

 photo via: Think.Read.Write.Dream

Rules:

- Thank the person who nominated you.

- Answer the questions the person who nominated you asked.

- Nominate a few other bloggers.

- Write the same amount of questions for the bloggers you nominated.

- Notify the bloggers you nominated on their blog.

- Put the award button on your blog 

Bethan's questions:

1. When is your birthday (you don't have to say the year)?

March 22nd 1999 (It says I am 15 on my sidebar so whatever)

2. Why did you start blogging?

Good question.  I dunno.  I had started reading blogs back when I was about 11 and I guess I just wanted to try it out, so one day I hit that magical 'create blog' button and TA-DA. Here I am with 33 followers and lots of blogger friends :)

3. What is on the top of your To Be Read pile?

Oh gosh.  I would LOVE to re-read the 'Christy Miller' series for the 3rd time... and I want to finish reading Regina Doman's 'Fairy Tales retold' books.  And finish 'The book thief', which I had to return to the library:(

4. How are you today? :)

Ummm pretty good...

5. If you could be room mates with one fictional character, who would it be and why?

Christy Miller.  No doubt about it.  But I'm sure none of you have heard of her... sooooo maybe Thalia Grace from Percy Jackson.  Yes.  I can't think of anyone else right now... But Christy is super down to earth and sweet and Thalia just plain rocks.  No question there.

6. If you could be one fictional character, who would it be and why?

Be one?  Uhhh... Oh I know... yes its super weird and from a little kid book but.... Kit Kittredge ya know?  The American Girl doll?  Hahaha yes I love her life and then I'd get to be BFF's with her friend Ruthie who is AMAZING hahaha

7. If you could push one fictional character off a cliff, who would it be and why?

Not to be weird... but I've never actually 'hated' a fictional character to that point.  Does this have to be from a book?  If not, then the Fire Lord from Avatar the Last Airbender.  Because well, he's a jerk and banished his son.  And he's evil...LOL

8. What is your favorite BOOK genre e.g classic, fantasy, sci-fi?

Well... sci-fi is okay but I really just like reading regular fiction with everyday mishaps and stuff.  It is easier for me to connect with characters that way, even though the story-line may not be as exciting, it can be quite heart-wrenching!  And historical fiction is good too.  :)

9. DOGS or cats?

One word-Dogs

10. Would you rather read or write?

Why does this question exist?  Is it okay to say I love them equally?  Well as most of us know, writing gets hard sometimes.  I've attempted to write...let me see... 5 novels (?) since I was 8 I think I started my first one.  And here I am, still not finished any.  But now I am writing a fanfiction (which may end up as a longer story thing) :D  And reading is... well we all know how reading feels.  I just don't know!!! 

Fun stuff!!!  Okay so I'm gonna tag:

Lauren from: Pretty things and Polka Dots

Lila from: Creative thinking

Morning from: The Ups and Downs of my Not-so-Average Life

I could go through my whole blog reading list but I will stop at 3 :)

Now for my questions:

1.Who is your favorite blogger?  Put their name and link below!

2.Cookies or Cake?

3.If you had to choose one eating utensil to use for the rest of your life, what would it be?

4.Least favorite song?

5.Fandom(s) you are in?

6.Fruit or vegetables?

7.Why are you in those (^^) Fandom(s)?

8.Desert or Rainforest for a month?

9.Hair texture? (Example: Curly, straight) Sorry, so random!!

10.Are you picky when it comes to food?

Adios!!  

xxLizzie

Camp!!!!

Hellooooooooo!!!
Today I will write a semi-detailed over view of camp with some pictures as well!!!
I came to camp a day early to help set up.  Setting up included decorating the main room, and stuff like getting the rooms prepared and cleaning bathrooms (which was actually super fun!).  Just stuff like that.  I shared a room with one of my best friends, Ellen.  So in our free time that day, which was Saturday the 5th, we unpacked and cleaned our room and some of our other friends came over to the retreat center to hang out with us for a while.  That night, my friend and I went to another building where other Sisters live and we made new song books to use during camp.  That was pretty cool too.  It was super fun that day!
All hours before 7pm on Sunday were spent finishing getting everything ready, and some free time, of course besides church in the morning.  That night before the rest of the campers came, the girls going on the July pilgrimage to Germany (like I will in October) left.  It was exciting for me to see other girls going to go to the same place that I will in just a few months!!  At camp, I knew a few other people that came, and became friends with most of the other girls.  Lots of the girls that came were from Ohio, that had come to camp so that at the end of the week they could make their Covenant of Love with the blessed Mother (which I will do in Germany).  It was super exciting to see so many girls making it at one time.
(The Covenant of Love is a special bonding with Mary, mother of Jesus, where you have a spiritual 'exchange of hearts'.  You give her everything and in return she helps you and gives you graces, which means.. well making you a better person and getting you closer to Jesus!)
An overview of each day:
After we wake up and get ready which is at about 7:30-ish, we go to the Shrine for morning prayer and then have flag raising and breakfast.  After that, we have helping teams to clean up, and then have a talk that goes along with the theme of camp.  Either given by a guest speaker or one of the sisters or counselors.
Then we have another activity maybe, and then lunch, helping teams again and just fun activities through the day.  On Wednesday, we went to an Assisted living place and talked to some elderly people and sang for them.  Then we went to the beach which was super fun as well.
I had a job assigned to me all week of ringing the bell, so that people know when the next activity starts.  Lets just say... I started out by forgetting to ring the bell until Tuesday morning.  The Sisters had to remind me almost every time... but hey, it was a fun job...;)  And on the last day, I rang the bell so hard I broke it 0_0... Yeah.  LOL
Oh, and I met a girl there who lives literally like 10 minutes away from me and we go to the same church and same Mass time!! WEIRD!! Her name was Janelli and she was SUPER SWEET ;)

Well thats pretty much it... and heres the pictures!!!  Enjoy!!

 The Father (Kentenich) Memorial

The Shrine :)

A life size statue of Fr. Kentenich, the founder of the Schoenstatt Movement

On the way to the bonfire!

At the bonfire! (yes its super bright out because it was only about 5:30 when we got there to have dinner.

 Myself, Ellen(One of my best friends) and my other friends, Michaela and Erin-(at the bottom) (left to right)

 Michaela

 Janelli and Rebekah (left to right)

 Golf cart ride at 9 am

 The rolling hills of... Wisconsin...

 Up by the cross, where we have our bonfires. 

 Singing in the assisted living facility

 Walking through a wooded trail to the beach at a park.

Ellen and Michaela (left to right)

Me and Janelli at the beach (left to right)

 Janelli, Siobhan and Morgann (left to right)

 Ellen and Michaela again

 Burying our signatures behind a wayside Shrine.

 The girls from Ohio sealing their Covenant of Love!

 Michaela ringing the Shrine bell after the Covenants.

 Group picture of all the girls at camp!! I am the 2nd from the left on the bottom row, kneeling.

 Michaela, Abby and Ellen (left to right)

The Shrine door.

Hope you enjoyed my not-so-long-after-all post!!
xxLizzie

I'm back!!!

Hello friends of the blogging world and whoever I know in person that is reading this!!!
I'm back from my first week of summer camp at the International Schoenstatt Center in Waukesha :)
I HAD SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!!!!!  YOU HAVE NO IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   I made tons of new friends XD Lets just say I got like 10 people's phone numbers...
I'd love to go in detail of camp... but I'm so tired.  So tomorrow, I will try as hard as I can to do a super long post with practically the whole schedule and my fave parts and moments.  Oh yes, and pictures!!!

xxLizzie

No title as usual:-)

Tomorrow is the kick off, you could say, to my very busy but of course very fun July.  Beginning with the 4th of July.  Parade, cookout at grandmas, fireworks at night... the usual.  And then, Saturday morning, summer camp at Schoenstatt starts!!! I will not be able to post until Thursday when I get home, at earliest. But I hope to come home with some pictures and a good story;) And then I will leave again on the 13th but that does not matter yet as summer camp this week will seem very long!! I will miss Pinterest, for sure!!! LOL
Well, maybe I will have time to do a quick 4th of July post tomorrow while I am home for a short amount of time. On that note... adios!!!
xxLizzie

Writing Contest entry

Phew!  Just on time to put out my entry for Morning's writing contest!!
And would ya look at that?  30 followers!  Only 5 more until my current goal!

Well here is the entry!! Enjoy!  I don't think it's that good... but... oh well, I tried.



Janelle looked out the window of her little home. Her mother was cooking in the fire place with small portions of dark hair slipping out of the handkerchief tied in her hair. Her father was still working at the cheese shop, which didn’t pay much. Her brothers were out by the pond, most likely.
Janelle twirled a piece of light brown hair in her finger. Her pale pink dress was clean and her gray blanket was old and comfortably worn.
Outside of Janelle's comfortable little home, she often snuck away to the forest to meet and watch the so called 'strange creatures', that many people these days would capture and kill because they were 'useless' and 'dangerous'. Janelle secretly, one of the people who still loved these unusual and slightly dangerous animals. Even if her family knew she supported these creatures, they couldn’t afford to help keep them alive. So Janelle kept it to herself.


That cloudy day had past and it had warmed up a little. At the break of dawn, Janelle threw on a white dress and her blue hooded cape. She grabbed a basket and told her mother she was going to find some berries, which she would... but she was off to see the animals.


She rushed out into the crisp morning air, breathing it in. She went out to the field, beyond her home and the cobblestone road. She ran through the field of damp grasses and purple flowers and came upon the woods. It was dark, and the sun crept through a few of the entangled branches. You see, after the people started to rebel against these animals, they all fled into the forest, to a hidden sort of oasis. She slowed her pace when she came upon the hidden animals. There was a large parting in the trees above, where the sky shone clear and blue, and the golden sun glimmered. The grass was soft and was greener than any other grass. It was an almost magical place. There were rocks, where the large, bird\lion creature, the griffin, lay. It's eyes opened slowly and Janelle peeked through the dark forest into the 'oasis'. Above her, a phoenix cawed like a raven. The phoenix could do many more things, but the interesting creature kept a low profile. Janelle smiled at the griffin and sat beside and pet it. She looked up as a centaur, a human\horse creature, came out of the brush.
“Hello Janelle.” It said with a very human like voice. It was a calming voice. Janelle replied with a grin and a nod. The phoenix swooped down with a powerful thud as it hit the ground. Janelle looked around and many other centaurs could be seen in the forest. And griffins casually walked amongst them. More phoenix came down from the air and fauns walked out from the forest, some were picking berries off of small branches. Then all went silent at the sight of the very last unicorn. The unicorn walked into the clearing and the voices of the merry centaurs and fauns were hushed. The unicorn began to speak to the other animals, and if Janelle listened close enough, she could understand it. When she listened at first it would sound like a horse neighing. But when she tried hard, it was like a calm breeze that spoke to her heart in whispers. Sometimes Janelle would close her eyes to hear it, and she could almost feel the soft, breezy words. A voice that cracked like the branches Janelle stepped upon, and like the grasses that swayed in the breeze near the field. This time, the unicorn seemed troubled and said, “I have felt a disturbance... Janelle,” the unicorn looked over at her and she looked up and flipped a piece of hair from her face, “You must not come here any longer,” it continued, “I fear that the other humans are ready to strike for the last time... we have lost many of us already,” the unicorn said and the other creatures looked down with sorrow, “We need to escape, and Janelle, you must go and never say a word to anyone of our whereabouts, do you understand, child?” The unicorn finished and looked at Janelle.
“I understand.” Janelle said.
“It is settled, we shall flee in the night,” the unicorn said and the others agreed. The unicorn turned back to the forest, its white mane and coat glimmered a pearly white and its horn... many different colors. Janelle was worried. What if they were caught? Would she be to blame? The fauns gave her berries to give to her mother and she shook hands with them and said goodbye to the others. She took her cloak and ran back to home.


Later that evening, after Janelle's family had gone to bed, she heard many feet going through the streets. She went to the window and saw them. People going to the field, to the... animals. No. It was happening. Janelle thought. She quickly slipped on her shoes and her cloak and went quietly out the door, running very fast. She ran swiftly along the side of the field so she was not seen. She was ahead of the people, she would make it. When Janelle got there, she whispered, “Are you there? They are coming!” There was a sound from the forest and a faun came out. Its eyes were wide and frightened. Janelle looked behind her, she could hear people and saw lanterns not too far away.
“Go!” She whispered to the animals. They quietly ran. The people approached and Janelle stood alone, scared and cold, in the clearing.
“Where are the animals?” One of the people grabbed her cloak and shook her and she fell to the ground.
“I-I don't know...” she realized that was a bad lie, because why else would she be here. The person tilted his head with unbelief. He gestured to the rest of the people and they ran towards the animals.
Janelle stayed behind, she couldn’t risk the be trampled by the fighting people and animals. Before long, she heard cries and fighting in the distance. She snuck closer in the woods and watched, painfully.
Fauns fell to the ground... they could not defend themselves. Centaurs tried to run and fight them off but it was no use, they were surrounded. Phoenix were all shot down by arrows. The animals were not ready for a fight, they were losing terribly and unprepared. Then the great roar of the griffin. A roar and a caw at the same time. It was loud and strong and there was a flash of light as it turned itself to fire. And then the roar sounded painful and fell silent. All that was left was the unicorn. It could not defend itself. The majestic creature put off a blue-ish glow from its white, iridescent coat in the moonlight. Janelle saw one of the people slash it with a sword and the unicorn began to low even brighter and its horn shone with blinding light. All the people fell to the ground. But Janelle could see right through the light, like the unicorn was showing her something. She heard the stick crunching, grass blowing whisper say to her... only her, “Your friends are gone, but they are safe... I will see you elsewhere, Janelle. Thank you for all you have done,” and that that, the light stopped and it seemed all the people were temporarily blinded as the moaned and all kept saying that they could not see.
Janelle was in awe. She laid down on the grass and fell asleep beside the brush.
In the morning, she sat up straight and brushed off her dirty dress. The people were gone and so were the bodies of the animals. The people must have ran home, but what of the bodies of the animals? Had the unicorn taken them? As Janelle ventured through the woods where the fighting had been, she stood right on the center of the trampled, damp leaves and looked out in the deep woods and saw a glowing figure. It was the unicorn. It galloped closer, silently. It looked ghostly, but it was there.
“Janelle,” it said in it's calming whisper, she listened as it's words created a soft breeze around her, “I am here. I will always be here. But I will be hiding. And in the future, when even you are gone, I will keep you safe, and farther in the future in many years, people will not know me, but they will admire me. This will be a pastime and seem only a fantasy, not a reality that was lived by a person. It will be seen as a myth. Not a lie or a tale, but as a story that many people, especially children like you will admire over thousands of years,” Janelle nodded and the whisper ended and there were tears on her face, she was so surprised and shocked and she sat in the woods and thought until she went home and never spoke of this again. Janelle only smiled when people mentioned it. She knew something they didn’t, and she was proud. Every once in a while, the unicorn would speak to her in the woods and she would keep it a secret. She knew it was always there.





xxLizzie