I took a moment to appraise my surroundings. It was by far the most beautiful place I'd ever been and I knew I never wanted to leave. It was a perfect circle of lush grass, surrounded by tall oak trees that threatened the sun if it tried to break through. Violets and other beautiful flowers dusted the green carpet throughout, in a seemingly pattern. The moss covered the bark of the trees and I was surrounded by green. Though there were guard blocks against it, the sun poked through the leaves where they were intermittent, and rays from the warm sun made my skin glitter.

Now I knew it was a dream. There was no way my skin would glitter, I wasn't a vampire. And being in this dream explained why I was in a place I had never been.

Though knowing that this was a dream did not change the fact that I never wanted to leave. I could feel the soft grass that tickled against my feet, and the smell that often accompanied a fresh spring rain was in the air.

There was nowhere in Italy that was as beautiful and secluded as here. I needed to be here, wherever here was.

A/N: Okay I promised for Friday this would be up, but unfortunately I had no idea that the internet would be down at my place this entire weekend. I'm not Alice!!! So here is the prologue and chapter 1 is soon to follow in a few minutes. Hope you enjoy this story!

Jshai