The Ranger

Chapter 1

**9 years later**

I was creeping through the forest when I heard a twig snap behind me. I whipped around and aimed my bow at whatever made the noise.

"Woa girl this is the fourth time this week you've done that!" My best friend Ashley said.

I lowered my bow and chuckled.

"Well your lucky I didn't let it go this time because then you would have been on my menu tonight!" I said jokingly

She gasped.

"You wouldnt!"

Well keep sneaking up on me like that and I will!" I said

"Whatever so how has today been?"

"It's good I got 3 bucks and 6 rabbits" I said proudly

She looked at me with amazement.

"How you manage to get that much is beyond me, but you do have perfect skills with that bow."

I laughed. Turkey calls filled the air and we both turned towards the sound.

"Well practice makes perfect! but my skills are far from perfect."

""What are you talking about? your the best in the kingdom!"

I looked down.

"No my father was the best in the kingdom." I said bitterly

"Oh T you know I didn't mean it like that"

I took a deep breath and smiled at her.

"Yea I know, now let's go get those turkeys"

**3 hours later**

We were sitting at my tree house skinning and plucking our days goods while Ash was filling me in on the kingdoms gossip.

I guess I wasn't paying attention to her because she told me our next conversation went like this,

A: so what are you going to do for your birthday

T: I have no clue

A: well we could just hunt

T: that sounds good

A: or we could invite some people over and have a little party

T: sounds awesome

A: or we could travel to a alternate universe and take over

T: we could do either one

"T!!" I felt myself falling sideways when she yelled my name.

"What is something wrong?" I asked coming out of lala land.

"Ugh never mind it's late I better be headed home."

"Ok well I see you tomorrow at 6?"

"What!?" she exclaimed "haha no you can be there at 6 and I will be in bed! I will meet you here at 8:30" she said while leaving.

"Lazy!" I half yelled half laughed at her.

I climbed up the ladder to my tree and tucked it into the door.

Now you've got to understand something when people say my tree house is huge it's seriously not that big. It only looks big from the outside but inside is about the size of a small apartment since I built it when I was 12. Standing at the doorway going to the left was the kitchen, to the right my bedroom, and straight ahead was the living room/dining area if I have guests, which is rare.

I walked towards my bedroom and shut the door. My room was pretty decent, in one corner it had my hammock where I sleep -I don't like beds- and read, against one wall was a wooden dresser with my cloaks and stuff and then up against another wall was my huge bookshelf I like to call my library.

I walked towards my dresser and pulled out a tank top and some running shorts, went to the bathroom and took a shower. When I was done I went to my hammock and got comfortable. I soon fell into a deep sleep listening to the sounds of nature, dreaming of the things me and Ash would catch tomorrow.