A/N : So this is my first fanfic. Please read and review tell me how it is.

I'm to tired to listen.

I'm to old to believe:

All these childish stories.

There is no such thing as faith,

And trust,

And pixie dust.

-Jessie McCartney

Chapter one: welcome to Storybrooke

Anastasia POV

Don't look back. Don't look back. I mentally chanted. If I looked back now I'd never leave. And I had to leave. I was growing attached to that nice family who took me in when they found me on the streets. I could never have a family. Something would happen. They would be ripped away from me. I've been on my own since I was 12. I was 17 now.

Life on the streets was hard, but it toughened you up. I'd be lying if I said I'd never stolen or gotten in a fight for food or supplies. I was a small girl but that only made people underestimate me. Which always helped me.

Right now I was in western Maine so I figured I'd head to the coast and see what I could find. The nights were cold so were the days. I was starving and cold but I wasn't going to give up. After many days I finally made it. I don't know how I knew I just did. I saw a sign that read Welcome to Storybrooke. Strange name but I entered any way and slowly walked down the road. After a while I saw a town I rushed in and found the first and only diner I saw Granny's. I walked in and sat on a stool by the counter and waited for someone to take my order.

When the waitress arrived she looked at me warily and approached slowly. I saw her nametag read Ruby, "What can I get you?" She asked a little suspicious, I was starting to get annoyed was she expecting me to go trigger-happy on the place? I took one last look at the menu thought of how much money I had (Which wasn't a lot) And figured an inn would still cost a lot of money, "I'll just have a glass of water and some eggs, and the check." She nodded her head and left. I was only planning on staying for a night or two then getting out of here, somehow.

When Ruby came back she handed me my food and check. I expected her to leave but she just looked at me and said, "Who are you?" I was confused but replied, "Anastasia." Now she looked even more confused, "No who are you, I don't think I've seen you before."

"Anastasia, I just got here so I wouldn't think you've seen me before." Now she looked down right scared. "Do you know a place I could stay for, like really cheap?" She nodded her head and told me that her granny owned the inn above the dinner. I thanked her and left the money on the counter.

I found Granny and asked her about how expensive the rooms were. She gave me the same look the waitress did and nodded' "Our cheapest room is $65 a night."

"Ok, I'll be staying only for a night or two." Granny nodded her head and handed me a key. And I handed her tonight's dues. She smiled and said, "Oh I forgot to ask what's your name dear? For the log book." She had a big book with other names and room numbers in front of her. "Anastasia." I replied she looked confused but smiled any way and thanked me. I went to my room B5, and crashed.

Anastasia POV

In the morning I went back down stairs to eat since that was the only place I could find food so far and ordered the same thing since it didn't cost that much. Today Ruby gave me my food and left in an urgent matter and headed to another table and was in an intense conversation. I wouldn't have cared if I hadn't heard my name come up. "They said to beware and we knew they were gonna send people now this girl-" one man started and was cut off by ruby "Anastasia."

"Yes her, now she shows up, no one has ever seen her or heard of her, we need to look into her." Said a dirty blond man wearing a leather jacket and had his arm around a woman with black hair in a pixie cut who spoke next, "Or she could just be an innocent little girl." A blond woman looked at her like she was crazy "I doubt that. Trust me I've seen people like her, play off there size and looks as weakness and then they strike the hardest." I raised my eyebrows in surprise she looked like the kind of girl who got everything she wanted when she was younger but had a certain sadness and determination to keep going in her eyes. I recognized it because I saw that in the mirror every day. They kept talking when I couldn't take it any more I stormed over and made the statement that turned my life upside down.

"Look if you people are going to talk about me, either do it to my face or out of earshot cuz this is pathetic." The blond woman looked shocked, angry all at the same time yet gave me a little half smile the pixie-looking woman looked ashamed ruby looked shocked and the man looked mad. "Who. Are. You?" he questioned slowly. Just to make him angry I twisted a lock of my black wavy hair and rolled my bright green eyes. "Why should I tell you?" I asked accusingly. He jumped up and turned red "Who the hell are you! I will not let some stranger come into this town you must have some power or you wouldn't have been able to enter this town, if you don't answer I won't ask so nicely next time."

"David!" the black haired woman gasped. "My name is Anastasia." I sneered at him. He sat down and spoke more kindly this time. "I'm sorry, for being so rude but we don't get many strangers here and the ones we do aren't always up to any good." I looked at him he seem to be sincere "Mmhm it's fine I'll be going now."

I went to my room and stayed there the day browsed the TV, nothing good on, after a while I looked out my window and saw a ship. It was big and looked like a prate ship but most importantly I saw people on it and it looked like they were stoking up checking the sails. They were getting ready to leave! Which meant I was getting ready to leave I packed my bag and walked to the docks.

All of a sudden the ground started violently shaking. I ran for cover but it ended quickly. I quickly ran onto the ship and stashed my bag below decks in what looked like a broom closet that had a porthole in the side I looked out and saw the docks, perfect. After a few minutes of waiting I decided that if the ship didn't leave by tomorrow morning I would leave, but just as I thought that I saw a man and woman with a little boy run onto the dock. They threw a small object in the water I couldn't make out, But a whirl pool formed were it hit that caused a huge gust of wind that rocked the boat, and the three jumped in and were sucked up.

My eyes widened in shock especially when they didn't come back up. Suddenly I heard footsteps above deck. The boat lurched forward suddenly, and looking out the porthole, another swirling vortex had opened. And we were heading straight towards it. What had I gotten my self into this time?

After going into the swirling vortex of doom the boat kept shaking, and shaking. Violent winds hit the boat making it rock back and forth. Looking out the porthole I saw something shimmering in the water. Then it disappeared but something hit the boat, hard. Then the boat took on more hits, and looked like the boat was on the verge of capsizing.

This kept going on for a few minutes then out of my porthole I saw someone jump off of the ship! I recognized her as that blond girl from the diner. Then I saw the man that snapped at me dive in after her and pull her limp body back onto the ship.

Suddenly, the shaking stopped. The storm let up. And in the distance I could make out the faint outline of land.