***This might not be my best work (this chapter, probably) ever and it may take longer, but I'm trying my best here. I own nothing, save for the DVD and the OC's. Without further ado, kick back, grab a drink, and enjoy!

Chapter One: No Longer The Same

Five years. It's been five years since I left home. Since I changed my life forever. Now, let me get this straight: honestly, things weren't supposed to get this far. But time got away and instead of a few months, I've been here for five years. As aforementioned.

Not that I can complain. The family that took me in, the Notarus family, is really nice. I have a little sister, Sonia, and a little brother, Wilson. They're okay. So if you have common sense, you know that yours truly is the oldest. My name is Wren and I'm nineteen years old. I was fourteen when I left home.

Enough of the introductions! On this lovely Thursday morning, I woke up at around ten. That's later than usual. I trudged down the hallway but paused to look in the mirror. My hair was really short when I left home. Then it grew down to my waist. And now it was a wreck. Oh well; that's what hairbrushes are for.

I was still half-asleep, so I had my first cup of coffee since forever. What Miranda and Hector-Mr. and Mrs. Notarus-don't know won't kill them. They're gone and so are Sonia and Wilson.

So I took my coffee, half a bowl of cereal, and a few pieces from Sonia's candy stash. Last night was Halloween; she got at least a pound of candy off trick-or-treating. She wouldn't notince two pieces missing.

Ah, Halloween. My favorite of the seven holidays. After taking the little kids trick-or-treating, I dumped them back home and went to a big party down the block. It was open-invite; why not?

All of this and more occured to me before I realized something sittle on top of the Xbox. It was a DVD copy of The Nightmare Before Christmas. My favorite movie. It was a personal tradition to watch it every year on Halloween and Christmas. At least, a few days within Halloween and Christmas.

Anyways, I put the DVD into the Xbox and kicked back for the movie. Every time the downstairs apartment neighbors would yell at me for being too noisy, I would stomp on the floor and yell at them to shut up. Then I'd go back to the movie.

You're probably thinking, "Wren, why are you so attached to this movie?" And you have every right to think that. While most people who would be asked that would simply say that they loved it, I have a special reason for loving the movie.

I'm the princess of Halloween Town.

The daughter of Jack Skellington.

***Yep, I went there. The chapter title is a lyric from "Give Me A Sign" by Breaking Benjamin. So review, follow, fave, do whatever, and I'll see you on the next chapter of this story.