True Destiny

Chapter 1: Just a Normal Southern Belle

A girl slept peacefully and dreamt of true love and true happiness. Her usual lovely chestnut hair lay in a matted mess as spit fell from her lips. She truly was having a marvels dream. But as always good things must come to an end. Rolling over she fell from her bed.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" A shriek pierced the halls and the over sized rooms of Tara. "Why didn't someone wake me up!?" questioned the lovely young lady as she raced from her room. Not again! As she dashed around the corner she tripped over the landing. Falling to the floor she cupped her cheek and cried. "OH!" Tears ran down her face. "That really hurt." Getting up she was off again.

"I tried to wake yaw Miss Scarlett, but yaw just rolled back over." Mammy, the help of the house answered the young lady as she folded laundry.

"I can't believe I'm going to be late again. One more time and I will get after school detention for sure." The young lady looked quickly into the hall mirror to make sure everything looked in order. Her lovely dark brown chestnut hair was pulled back on each side with two little green bows to keep it in place. Her rosy cheeks glowed against her porcelain skin. Her new emerald green Abercrombie and Finch Kristen style shirt was strapless, stitched with lace trim along with a stitched pattern; lay against her perfect white Hollister jeans. Yep everything was in order. Now she just had to get to school before she was spotted. Dashing to the door she heard her name being called.

"Scarlett darling, aren't you forgetting something?" Ellen O'Hara asked.

"Not now mom I'm going to be late for school. For the third time this week," Scarlett huffed as her Vera Bradley bag lay on her shoulder. This wasn't good. Not good at all. Running like mad into the kitchen Scarlett rested her hand on the wall breathing heavily. She really had to get into shape.

Ellen held up her daughters Frankly Scarlett Vera Bradley lunch box.

"Oh, yeah," Scarlett said in a low voice. She did need that didn't she?

"And where is the white jacket that goes with that shirt? We agreed that you could only get the shirt if you got a jacket to go over it."

Scarlett rolled her emerald colored eyes. Taking her lunch she dashed towards the door. "It's at the door." Like she really had any intentions on wearing the jacket; grabbing the jacket anyways Scarlett opened the door. "Thanks mom, thanks dad. Love you both. Bye Mammy." Hearing the door slam shut Ellen shook her head. That girl really needed to get thing together.

"That girl is always in a hurry." Gerald O'Hara answered as he drank his coffee and read the morning paper. "Where are our other two daughters?"

Ellen looked at him. "Careen, Suellen time for school!" Not just one, but today all three of their daughters would be late. Dashing downstairs Suellen and Careen grabbed their lunches and kissed their parents goodbye. "Scarlett should be outside waiting for you." Running from the house the two other girls slammed the door shut again. As the rumble of the door went through the house a piece of plaster fell from the ceiling. "Oh dear," Mrs. O'Hara answered as she moved her coffee cup quickly.

"Scarlett, wait for us!" her sisters yelled as one.

"Hurry up you two we are going to be late." Scarlett tapped her long pink fingernails on the steering wheel. Good heavens and today of all days to be late. Putting on her Coach sunglasses she smiled at herself in her rear view mirror. Perfect.

"Why hurry we are already late." Suellen answered as she got in the front seat and Careen in the back.

"Unlike you two, I will have detention." Scarlett said bitterly. Stepping on the gas of her blue, 2013 Ford mustang convertible they were off to school.

"That's too bad Scarlett." Careen answered from the back. She did feel sorry for her sister but she caused this all herself. "Hey aren't you suppose to wear this jacket with that shirt?" she asked as she held up the white jacket.

"Yes, and I'm not going to."

"Someone's going to get in trouble." Suellen taunted.

"Shut up you little snot nose brat."

"That's the best you can do? I'm surprised at you Scarlett."

Careen just sat back and shook her head. Those two always fought. Careen's lovely black hair blew in the wind as she could feel her stomach grumbling. Man she sure was hungry. Digging in her bag she pulled out a nature valley bar.

"Hey! Where did you get that? I didn't get any breakfast?" Scarlett questioned as she glanced in the mirror to see her sister opening the package.

"It was in my bag. I always keep something like this on hand," Answered Careen as she popped a piece in her mouth.

"Oh!" Scarlett cried. Man was she hungry. How was she going to be able to concentrate in school today? This just wasn't her day.

"You know Scarlett if you got up on time then you would have had time to have gotten breakfast." Suellen answered as she wagged a finger at her older sister.

"And you had time to get breakfast this morning?"

"No." Suellen said in a whisper as she bowed her head. Why didn't she get up sooner?

Scarlett just laughed as she knew she was one ahead of her sister. Digging in her bag she looked for something to eat. Yeah right. As if she would have something to eat in there. A thing of lip gloss? Nope. A hair brush? Nope. Um…a thing of melted gum! YUCK! "Oh Sick!" Scarlett cried out.

"Hey watch out!" a deep voice yelled.

Scarlett slammed on her breaks and looked up. A young man about 18 or so was crossing Peachtree street when she came barreling down the road. "Oh I'm so terribly sorry." Scarlett apologized as she could feel her cheeks go red.

"That's alright spoiled little rich girl."

"Fiddle Dee-Dee! I won't stand for this." Scarlett bellowed. How dare he say such a thing? "I will have you know I am not a spoiled little rich girl." Swiftly she took off her sunglasses. She soon was face to face with this young man. Oh wow! He was something. Tall about 6'2, dark. Seemed to have a nice completion and handsome! His jet black hair sat neatly upon his head and had a black mustache to match. His clothes seemed that of the finest. A pair of black Stafford flat-front wool pants. With an opal Van Heusen luxury sateen dress shirt with a black silky tie.

"Maybe I should start calling you fiddle dee-dee." The young man laughed.

"You-you are certainly not a gentleman." Scarlett had about had enough of this obnoxious man.

"That is where you are wrong. You see I'm a gentle, but you are no lady." By now the man had stepped onto the sidewalk.

Not replying to the remark Scarlett sped down the road. "How dare him!" Scarlett yelled as if she were the only one in the car.

"I don't know Scarlett he was pretty cute. Wouldn't you think Careen?" Suellen asked turning and facing her sister. "Careen!?"

"What? Oh, um, yeah," Careen nodded her head yes as she faced front. How could she not look at him? After all it was like her sister said he was cute.

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"Hey Scarlett how do you think you did on the history test?" Stuart Tarleton asked as he turned around and faced his friend.

"Probably not very good history and I don't mix well." Scarlett laughed a little. A few moments later her stomach began to rumble. "Oh I'm hungry." Looking to see if Mrs. H was in the room yet she ducked into her desk and pulled out her lunch. "Maybe just one little thing wouldn't hurt?" Pulling out the homemade biscuit with butter she began eating it.

"Scarlett! What are you doing? You know there is no eating in my classroom!" Mrs. H yelled as she came through the door.

"Sorry Mrs. H, but I'm just so hungry." Scarlett cried.

"You should have thought of that this morning when you walked in late to the school!"

"Oh busted again." Scarlett laid her head down on the table.

"Hey Scarlett if you want we can study together after school if you want."

"Buzz off Stuart I don't need your help."

"Yeah I'm sure she has things covered." Cathleen Calvert Scarlett's best friend of her whole 16 years backed her up. "Besides I thought we had a date after school?"

"We do," Stuart answered as he could feel his cheeks go red.

"WHAT!?" Scarlett cried out. Oh this couldn't be happening.

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"I can't believe I got a 45 on my history test." Scarlett mumbled to herself as she once again sat behind the wheel of her car. "Now what am I going to do? I can't go home. Mom and dad will ask how my test went and then I will get in trouble. Maybe lose my allowance for the month." Tears spilled from her eyes and she began to cry. "I'm so dead!" resting her head on the steering wheel she cried some more. She really was dead and probably buried as well.

"Scarlett, is that you?" A voice asked. Scarlett jumped at hearing her name.

Looking up she came face to face with a blond hair blue eyed young man. "Oh, hi Ashley," Boy he sure was cute. Scarlett's heart began to melt. Even in that white apron he had to wear during his shift at the local arcade still made him look like a prince.

"What's wrong? You seem kind of down." Taking a deep breath Scarlett told her good friend what had happened. "Gee I'm sorry about your test Scarlett." Ashley scratched the back of his head. "Hey have you played the new Sailor V video game yet?" Maybe this would put her mind at ease at least for a little while.

"It's out? I had no idea!" Scarlett crammed her test in her purse. That would just have to wait until later.

"Yeah, it just came out this morning. It's in if you want to play it."

"Are you kidding me of course I want to play," Giggling she got out of her car. This was just what she needed. "Die!" hitting the red button with her right index finger Scarlett could feel her temper rise. "Die already!" Pounding the red button and then the blue one Scarlett knew she could defeat those slim bags. As Sailor V got to her full power an ugly green monster came out of nowhere and killed Sailor V in the process.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Scarlett huffed as her white soft face turned a cherry red.

"There's no need to pound on the game Scarlett. It's really very easy. Here let me show you." Ashley volunteered as he moved over to help Scarlett.

"Gee he really is dreamy." Scarlett said in her head as she eyes became glued to the game. Maybe just maybe if Sailor V can beat monsters and face all her problems maybe she could too.

"And that's how it's done." Ashley said with pride as his final score became 65,000.

"Wow Ashley you sure are good at this game and- Oh no! Mom and dad are going to kill me!" It was 4:15. She was supposed to be home an hour ago. Grabbing her purse she ran from the arcade. "See you later Ashley!" While exiting the building Scarlett tripped and fell knocking right into someone and dumping her purse in the process.

"A 45!? That's the best you can do Fiddle- Dee-Dee?"

"Oh, no, not you again. Give me that back." Snatching it from the young man's grasp Scarlett stuffed it back into her purse.

"Alright, gee chill out will yeah. What's got you so hot headed? Or are you always like that?"

"No, I'm not always like this. I'm just late getting home that's all."

"Aw Cinderella has to get home before four thirty?" The young man said in a mocking voice.

"No, I just uh, have things to do." Scarlett bit her lower lip.

"Like I said Cinderella has to get home." Patting the top of her head he grinned.

"I have a name you know and it's not Cinderella or Fiddle-Dee-Dee. It's Scarlett. Scarlett O'Hara."

"Whatever you say Fiddle Dee-Dee." The young man laughed as he waved to her and went on.

"UH!" kicking a pebble Scarlett headed towards her car.

"Hey Rhett wait up." Someone yelled after the young man.

"Huh," Scarlett turned to see the man that just called her fiddle-dee-dee stop. "So that's his name." As she continued on her way to her car Scarlett failed to realize she was about to run into a cat.

"MEOW!" The cat jumped and landed on a nearby tree branch.

"Sorry kitty didn't see you." Scarlett answered. "Stupid cat," Picking up her lip gloss that had fallen from her jean pocket she went along her way. Jumping back in front of her the cat just looked at her. "What do you want? If its food I don't have any. I'm hungry myself so buzz off."

"Could she be the one? Kind of mean and a little of a cry baby," the cat asked herself as she still looked at the young lady. Meowing again she blinked her amber colored eyes at the young girl.

"Fine you want to come home with me? But it's only to get you something to eat and that's it." The cat meowed again and jumped into Scarlett's front seat. "Mom and dad aren't going to like this."

A/N: Hello everyone! Sorry I've been MIA for such a long time. I've just been really busy with school and all. But I'm back now. At least for a little while. So what do you think? I know a little out there, but it was loads of fun writing this first chapter:)