Dedicated to my irl friend and now co-writer, Amme (Amme is not her irl name)! She also now has StoryJumper, @Ammetheowllady

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Chapter one, welcome

“Wooooow,” Nyx twirled around in the spacious guest room, plopping down on her back atop the huge bed. Sadie watched from the doorway, amused at the girl’s childish antics. “How old are you?” Sadie asked, out of pure curiosity. Nyx sat up with a mischievous grin. “How old do you want me to be?” Sadie watched as Nyx’s porcelain face shifted. Soon, an elderly man was standing in front of Sadie.

Sadie yelped, and Nyx turned back into Nyx. “You-you’re a shapeshifter,” Sadie stuttered, her heart pounding. Nyx bowed. “In the flesh.”

“NNNNYYYYYXXXXX-” “That’s my cue.” Nyx ran off towards Chene’s voice, leaving Sadie alone. Sadie blinked, watching Nyx leave. Her pet Chromafluff (a rainbow colored squirrel-like animal), Annie, jumped onto her shoulder and snorted. “Hey, boy.” she scratched his head, and he purred. “Wonder what Chene is calling Nyx for… I should probably go make sure they don't burn the house down.”

Annie yipped in agreement. Sadie smiled, and started to walk towards where Nyx ran off to. As she was heading towards them, Serapheile walked over. “Hey, I’m sorry again for sorta kid-napping you. I still don’t really like you that much though.” They frowned. “Uhhh… I forgive you I guess, but stay away from Zage. I don’t like you either.” Sadie didn’t even look at Serapheile, as she spoke, and as soon as she had finished responding, she kept walking. Serapheile huffed in annoyance. “Hi again Nyx, hi Chene, I just came to make sure you guys weren’t gonna do anything stupid. Don’t look at me! Annie put the idea in my head.”

Sadie raised an eyebrow at Chene and Nyx. Then, Sadie noticed what Nyx was holding. “Is that gasoline?” She asked, incredulous. Nyx laughed uncomfortably. “Yea…. don’t worry, I’m not going to light anything on fire. I mean, not in front of Amethyst.” Sadie jumped when she saw Amethyst sitting in the corner, watching Chene and Nyx like a hawk. Sadie breathed a sigh of relief. At least it seemed she could trust Amethyst. But really, Chene and Nyx just seemed immature, not evil. Serapheile rapped on the door, and Chene dropped the box of matches she was holding, her pale face taking on a beet red. “Zage is looking for you, Sadie,”

Serapheile said bitterly. Sadie felt bad for Chene- Serapheile was pretty oblivious to anyone but Zage. “HI!” Chene suddenly burst out, and if she was a cartoon character, Sadie was sure Chene’s eyes would’ve popped out of her head. Serapheile looked over Chene. “And… you are?” Chene’s face dropped. “I, uh, fell out of the sky? Not from heaven, obviously, but- I fell on you?” Serapheile rolled their eyes and walked away. Chene groaned. “I even give myself the Ick.”

Nyx sympathetically patted Chene on the shoulder, dropping the jug of gasoline on the ground, spilling the potent liquid over the ivory floor. Sadie shot Nyx a death glare, but the cheeky shapeshifter just gave her a cocky grin in return. Chene laughed, picking up the box of matches and lighting one, waving it around like a sparkler. “Should probably keep this away from that, huh?” Sadie pinched the bridge of her nose. “Hey, you fairee,” Seraphiele called from the doorway, appearing again. Chene jumped and dropped the match. Sadie watched in slow motion as the match made contact with the gas, lighting the floor on fire. Chene leaped back with a shriek, and Serapheile and Amethyst rushed forward.

Amethyst pulled a shocked Nyx away from the hungry flames, and Serapheile began stamping it out with their foot. The flames died out, and Serapheile turned their piercing gaze on Chene. “YOU DON’T JUST PLAY WITH MATCHES!” They screeched. Chene backed up as Serapheile advanced, pressing her against the wall. “You are a stupid little fairee,” Serapheile hissed, but Chene’s face unexpectedly broke into a grin. “Are we about to kiss?” Chene asked. Serapheile shoved Chene with an indignant yelp. “This is what I mean! You take nothing seriously!” They rounded on Sadie, and Sadie noticed with a grin that their face was flushed. “If you had any common sense, these trespassers would be out our door.”

Before Sadie could reply, Serapheile stormed out of the room. Amethyst grabbed Chene’s hands and squealed. “They were blushing!” Chene pulled away. “Please. I almost lit them on fire.” Sadie felt bad for the one-winged fairee, she had fallen for the last person to love her back.

Serapheile stormed through the house, mostly mad at no one but themself. But also that cocky fairee and her annoying shapeshifter friend. But mostly themself.

This weird churning in their stomach made them want to barf, and it didn’t help when Zage turned his mismatched, concerned gaze on them.

Chapter two, a walk with Sagie

Sadie shot an apologetic glance at the three girls, then walked out of the house to find Zage. Annie hopped after her, occasionally trying to catch the butterflies fluttering around the meadow. She spotted Zage waiting for her, leaning on a nearby willow tree. Sadie stopped for a moment, to admire the meadow (and maybe how handsome she thought Zage looked with the sunlight falling on his wings), before picking Annie up and continuing towards him. He smiled when he noticed her, “Oh, hi! I was looking for you… I hope Serapheile wasn’t much of a problem in there, they seemed pretty annoyed at someone or something when they walked out. Anyway, how are you?”

Zage ran a hand through his hair. Sadie looked down, smiling, “I’m fine..” Zage chuckled, and reached out his hand, tilting Sadie’s face up to look at his. “Really? You seem upset today.” Sadie blushed, and her eyes slightly widened. “I… uh… I don’t know, I’m just feeling a bit off today.” Zage moved his hand to hold her hand. “Do you want to talk about it? Or maybe just go on a little walk, just you and me?” Sadie blinked. That sounded a lot like he was asking her out on a date… “Um, sure!” She smiled at their entwined fingers. “Come on then.”

chapter three, roses

Sadie walked along the trail to a hidden cove deep within the forest that she and Zage met in, Zage walking beside her. “So…” Zage twitched his tail. “Hm?” Sadie glanced at him. “Happy birthday!” He smiled at her. “Wai- OH MY GOSH, I FORGOT ABOUT MY OWN BIRTHDAY.” Sadie giggled. Zage took his other hand out from behind his back, holding a light-cyan rose in his hand. “Um, I wasn’t sure what kind you would like so I just grabbed one-” “I LOVE IT!” Sadie shrieked, making Zage jump. She smiled so wide she worried her face might split open. He grinned, placing the flower in her hand. She put it up to her nose, then whispered to him, “Thank you…” “You’re welcome! Now, back to what I was saying…”

Zage hesitated after he spoke. Sadie waited patiently, bouncing back and forth from the tip of her feet to her heels. Zage’s face took on an uncharacteristically bright blush, and he mumbled something under his breath, his eyes hidden by his bangs. “Sorry?” Sadie asked, and Zage looked up at her, his mismatched eyes glimmering. “I said, will you be my girlfriend?” For the first time in a long time, Sadie was speechless. Then, she threw herself into Zage’s arms, burrowing her face into his shoulder and yelling “YES!” into it. Zage grinned, hugging her back. Sadie bounced back, giggling joyfully.

“This is crazy! Five seconds ago, I was single! Now I’m-” “Shhh…” Zage laughed. “We should probably head back.” Sadie sighed. He was right. Nyx and Chene had probably already burned the house down.

Chapter four, the witch

Selene NightShade chuckled to herself, watching Zage and Sadie through her crystal-ball. She stood, and walked over to her bookshelf. “Hm….” She pulled out an old leather book, then hesitated before putting it back and sighing. She grabbed her staff, tapping it on the ground and teleporting to the demon territory. Selene walked toward the center-town, aka the marketplace of their city. She started to walk quickly toward the produce, but suddenly… “Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry!” Selene sat on the ground, tripped by a blue demon around her age. “Oh, uh… I forgive you, Mister…?”

“Zephyr. NIce to meet you…” “Selene. The fate witch.” She smiled at him. Zephyr blushed, then covered his face with his hand and reached out his other hand to help her up. She grabbed it, standing up. “Thank you.”

Zephyr gazed uncontrollably at Selene walking away. He shouldn’t be feeling this way for a fate witch, they aren’t allowed to fall in love. Besides, he already had a boyfriend… Zephyr walked back to his house. “Ember???” he called, glancing around at the dark entryway. A red demon ran over, “Hello, love!” Ember was very strict around every other demon, especially the young ones he trained, but being Zephyr’s boyfriend, he was a loveable goof. Zephyr sighed, “Hey… uh…” “yea?

“I…. think we should see other people.” The color seemed to suck itself out of Ember’s rosy cheeks. “What?” Zephyr bit his lip. It felt like his heart was being wretched around in his chest, but he had to do this. “I want to break up, Ember. This relationship isn’t working out.” Tears leaked silently down Ember’s face as he stared at Zephyr blankly, numbly. Zephyr sighed. “I’m sorry.” He planted a soft kiss on Ember’s head, then left the demon alone in the dark, not knowing the anger that washed over Ember in cold, harsh waves.

chapter five, the witch pt2

Selene walked swiftly down the bare street. She huffed. That boy was… cute? But she wasn’t supposed to fall in love. Fate witches weren’t allowed to… She rubbed her head. “Don’t worry about it, Selene, nothing to worry about! Just don’t think about him…” she muttered to herself. Of course, after she spoke aloud, her thoughts immediately swarmed to him. “Shut up.” She mumbled. Selene glanced back down the road, stopping for a moment. She admired the place; the twinkling blue and red lights, the dragon-scale shaped roof shingles, the shiny pebbles on the roads… It reminded her of her brother. Even if he had turned out to be a bad person, she still missed him. Even she wouldn’t be able to change his fate.

There were many rules that fate witches were told to follow. 1. Do not fall in love. 2. Do not write your familys’ fate. 3. Do not use your power for your own good. Sometimes she wished that she weren't a fate witch. What would've happened if she didn't touch the fate fish? Would she have lived a normal life in the faery village with her family? Would her mother still be alive? Selene sighed. Another rule- fate witches were not to think about what life would be like if they were different. Normal.

Chapter six, In All Their 140 Years…

Serapheile wandered the house, their footsteps quiet on the worn floor. Zage and Sadie had left a while ago, Nyx and Gazebo were bonding over their love for pranks, Amethyst went for a fly, and that little fairee was nowhere to be found. The silence was nice, really- although it let Serapheile’s imagination take dark turns. Whenever they closed their eyes, Malachi’s seemed to be staring back. Serapheile sighed, walking past one of the bedrooms. The annoying little fairee’s face filled their mind. What the heck? That was random. They shook their head, trying to clear it, but a soft sob made it swirl again.

Serapheile leaned, their ear to the door, and heard it again. This time, words followed, so quiet that Serapheile almost missed it. “I totally blew it,” the sad voice whimpered. “I blew my chance. I’m sure they think I’m a fire-starting dummy, and my first impression was falling on them.” Serapheile tried not to gasp. It was the fairee. They wracked their memory desperately for the fairee’s name. Check? Chei? Cheme? None of them sounded right. Serapheile hated themself. The voice spoke again. “That oracle told me my soul mate would be an angel unlike any other, yet I would be the one to descend from the heavens. It has to be them.”

Serapheile put a hand over their mouth and kicked themself to stop from storming into the bedroom and hugging the life out of this fairee. Instead, they knocked softly on the door, and the voice sniffled. “Go away, Nyx. I told you I’m fine-” “Actually,” Serapheile said softly, opening the door slowing and freezing halfway. The little fairee looked even smaller laying on her stomach atop the huge bed, a small stuffed BellHound held close to her chest. Her short blonde hair was sticking up in the back, and her blue tank top and shorts made her sea colored eyes look even bluer. Serapheile held their breath as the fairee scrambled up, scooting back against the pillows. “S-sorry,” the fairee stammered. “I thought you were Nyx.” Serapheile nodded mutely.

The fairee shifted uncomfortably. “I’m Chene,” she said. Ah! That’s what it was. “Sorry for, you know, almost lighting you on fire.” Serapheile tried not to smile. Keep it stern, keep it stern…“Just don’t do it again.” Chene nodded, hugging the stuffed BellHound close. Serapheile cocked their head at the worn toy. “What’s that?” They couldn’t help but ask. Chene’s attention went to the threadbare toy, a small smile lighting up her face. “This is Jingle,” she said, holding it out proudly. The little BellHound was bright purple with huge orange button eyes. It had a small black nose that was cracked, and some threadbare patches, but it looked well loved. Serapheile felt their heart swell for Chene and this small gesture. Serapheile tentatively reached out and patted Jingle’s head.

“It’s really cute,” they said softly, smiling despite their attempts for a neutral expression. “He’s not the only thing that’s cute in here,” Chene burst out, looking at Serapheile from under her long eyelashes. Her face turned red like she wished she hadn’t said that. Serapheile’s burst into flames as well. Oh my stars. She did not just call me cute. She did not just call me cute. SHE DID NOT JUST CALL ME CUTE. “I-I need to go,” Serapheile stuttered, running out of the room. Chene sat on her bed, cursing herself for being so stupid and hasty.

At this rate, Serapheile would never love her back.

chapter seven, avery

Avery glanced around. She was sitting atop her mare, Cassie, in a dark, deep forest. “Ethan?? Where’d you go?” She nudged Cassie forward, going deeper into the forest. She had been racing her older brother, Ethan, and somehow gotten here, as if she had teleported. Before she had gotten to this weird in-between space, she had seen a bright, golden light… What was happening?? A rustling of branches ripped through the trees, and Avery’s head snapped toward the sound. “Hello?” The shadows seemed to be strangely stretched, like they were reaching for her with gnarled claws. Avery shivered as ice crept up her spine. Cassie whined nervously, kicking up her legs, but not enough to throw Avery off. “Shhhh,”

Avery patted Cassie’s neck, attempting to calm the frantic horse. She took in a deep breath, then squared her shoulders and sat up taller. “Who’s there?” She called again into the darkness. A shadow shifted, and Avery jumped. Someone was definitely there. “I said, who’s ther-” “I know! I heard you!” Avery yelped when a petite figure appeared in the bush. They had spiky black hair and rose-red eyes, pale skin and a small chin. They smiled at Avery, then darted over to Cassie with surprising speed. “Aww, this unicorn doesn’t have a horn,” they cooed, stroking Cassie’s neck. Avery watched in surprise.

Cassie had stopped bucking, and gently nuzzled the new person’s cheek. They looked up at Avery. “I’m Chi,” they said with a faint Asian accent. “Nice to meet you, péngyǒu,” they spoke rapidly. Avery blinked at them. She wasn’t on Earth anymore.

Chapter eight, antonious

“Where are we?” Avery asked, looking around. Chi grinned, revealing razor sharp canines. “Welcome to Planet Unknown, péngyǒu. I don’t think anyone’s on this one.” Avery groaned. “Well, then how did you get here?” Chi laughed at Avery’s question. “Portals, duh.” They patted Cassie’s nose, and she nickered. Avery sighed. “Right. Because that’s completely normal.” She looked around. Maybe they could find a space port… “Wanna teleport back?” Avery looked over at Chi. “You could do that?” “Sure!” Chi grinned. “It’s easy. I just need the name of the planet you wanna head over to.” Avery studied the tiny person. Avery felt her face brighten, “Any planet?” Chi shrugged. “Yeah, I guess so.”

Chi looked at Avery with expectant red eyes. “Can you go to… what was it called… uhhh… Antonious?” Chi wrinkled their little nose. “Um, okay. It’s filled with demons, just fyi.” Avery smiled to herself. “I’ll consider myself warned.” Chi nodded. “You might want to hold your breath.” Avery cocked her head. “Why would I want to hold my-” Chi grabbed Avery’s hand and Cassie’s bridle with surprisingly cold fingers, closed their eyes in concentration, and hurled the trio into a milky golden portal towards Avery’s friends.

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Dedicated to my irl friend and now co-writer, Amme (Amme is not her irl name)! She also now has StoryJumper, @Ammetheowllady

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Chapter one, welcome

Sadie yelped, and Nyx turned back into Nyx. “You-you’re a shapeshifter,” Sadie stuttered, her heart pounding. Nyx bowed. “In the flesh.”

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"Starborn: Lost From the Stars"

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Sadie, Nyx, Chene, and Serapheile find themselves in a magical world filled with shapeshifters and fairies. Chaos ensues when Nyx plays with matches and starts a fire. Serapheile is angry, but Chene finds humor in the situation. Sadie goes for a walk with Zage and they have a heartfelt conversation.

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