Fire Heart

Chapter 1: The Carnival

Zoey Croft, a simple 13 year old Californian girl, was sitting in her bedroom on a Saturday afternoon with her best friend/total opposite Ashe. Ashe had short brown hair, blue eyes and was a total slacker in school. But Zoey on the other hand, had long blonde hair, hazel eyes and was a total nerd. Not to mention, Ashe was almost a head taller than Zoey.

"Come on Zoey, go ask your mum!" The two friends were planning on going to the carnival today, but without supervision.
Zoey yelled downstairs to her mum, "Hey mum! Can we go to the carnival?" And started walking downstairs
"Ok, but be careful you two," Replied Mrs Croft.
Just then Jake, Zoey's older brother, came into the room,
"Yeah, we don't want the wittle babies to get hurties crossing the road," He teased.
Ashe looked him straight in the eyes, "You wanna say that to my face!" Jake looked taken aback, "Come on Ashe, we'll be late," Zoey pulled her friend out the door.

As soon as the girls got to the carnival, they could literally feel the excitement.
"Where do you want to go first, Zoey?" Ashe was looking around.
"Let's go to the Ferris wheel, so we can see everything." They then ran off towards the wheel.

Once the girls got to the top, they could see everything.
"Wow! Look at all those rides!" Zoey said joyfully.
"Look at all that food," Ashe said hungrily. They both laughed.
Zoey stopped laughing, and instead started staring.
"Hello? Earth to Zoey, are you there?" Ashe shook her friend.
"Oh sorry. I lost my train of thought," Zoey said, embarrassed.
Ashed looked down to where she was staring and saw Luke, the most popular boy in their year, and clearly the cutest. Dusty blonde hair, sparkling blue eyes. Basically every girl in their year has a crush on him.
"Ooh, someone has a cruuush!" laughed Ashe.
"Shut up," Zoey laughed, and they kept laughing until they got of the Ferris wheel.

The girls were on their way to a food stall, when an old sounding voice called for them.
"Hello girls, care to get your fortune told?" a woman was sitting in a small tent.
"Sure, why not?" Zoey walked over and sat down, Ashe didn't seem to fond of this.
The woman spoke, "all you have to do is pick three cards, and I will predict your fortune," She held out a deck of cards, face down.
Zoey blindly pick out three and put them face down on the table.
"Turn them over one by one," Said the woman.
Zoey turned over the first one, it was a cradle, with a small fire inside.
The woman looked concerned, "Next one,"
Zoey turned it over, it was a necklace with a reddish-purple heart, just like the one Zoey was wearing. "Interesting...Next," said the woman, a little more interested.
Zoey turned over the third and final card, it was a girl, but not a clear picture, with flames around her. The woman gasped,
"Fire child!"
Zoey looked at Ashe, "What did you say?"
The woman stared Zoey directly in the eyes, "Fire child! You are the fire child!"
"Ok, we're leaving, come on Zoey!" Ashe grabbed her friend by the arm and they walked off,
"That was cryptic," Said Ashe, Zoey nodded.
"Let's go, we'll come back tomorrow," But just as they were walking out the gate, a boy ran up to them,
"Zoey. Hey." Zoey blushed, "H-hey Luke," stuttered Zoey, Ashe nudged her in the ribs,
"Well, I hear you're good at maths, and I really need a tutor. So I was wondering if you'd be able to help?" Luke explained.
Zoey was about to say something, but Ashe interrupted,
"She'd love to help!"
Luke's eyes shot up, "Thanks a bunch Zoey, I'll see you tomorrow at about 4pm?" Luke asked.
"Sure thing, see you there," Zoey replied, and Luke ran off.

Back at Zoey's house, the two girls were chatting away in Zoey's room,
"It's totally a date!" Ashe almost yelled,
"No it's not, he said it himself, he just needs tutoring," Zoey said.
"No, he clearly just wants to hang out with you, its so obvious!" Ashe shoved her friend.
Bzzt-Bzzt-Bzzt! Ashe's phone was ringing,
"Hello? Oh hey mum, yep i'm coming now," she hung up, "That was my mum, i've got to go, have fun with your date tomorrow!" Ashed yelled running downstairs and out the door,
"Bye!" Zoey yelled. 

She went back upstairs and watched 'youTube' until her mum called for her.
"Zoey! Dinner!" Zoey ran downstairs as fast as she could, she was starving.
"Run that fast an you'll go back in time," Said Mr Croft as he walked in the door,
"Hey dad," Zoey laughed, sitting down at the table, "Jake, can you turn the AC on, it's hot in here," Zoey asked her brother,
"No way, it's freezing!" Jake said sitting down as well.
 Mr and Mrs Croft looked concerned, they were the only ones that noticed...Zoey's necklace was glowing.