A Broken Path - An Adventurous Journey, by Watch_Crow

Chapter 1: "Only Just The Beginning"

Leo gasped awake from her nightmare. Her hands shook as the turned to her alarm clock ringing into the depths of ears. She had dreamt of an evil queen by the name of Ninu attacking and killing both her and the person closest to her, Violet. Violet was her bodyguard and was closest to her side since the 2nd grade.

"...Are you alright? You're breathing so heavily that Izen could hear that from Aukirisax." Violet opened the door with a laundry basket in her arms. Izen was her closeted son, and Aukirisax was their home planet.

"Ah, yeah, I'm fine." Leo nodded. "Just another nightmare..." She shook her head.

"Again? What was it about this time?" Violet brought the laundry basket over to the dresser and started folding clothes.

"It was the same one.."

"Hm. Okay, well, Sweetheart made some breakfast if you wanted any downstairs. She made the soup you make, but slightly worse." Violet giggled.

"Hey, don't say that about her..." Leo jokingly pouted. Sweetheart was Leo's girlfriend, A Fairy, however, a different type of fairy. She was what they call a "Tickle Fairy", only 1 / 5,000,000 of them exist currently, since the species is endangered.

"Aaalright, fineee." Violet giggled and rolled her eyes, finishing up folding the clothing.

Leo got up from the bed, despite her not wanting to. She got dressed with the per usual, her silky orange dress tied with a bright pink bow. She walked out of the room before being merely tackled to the ground. She glanced up and saw Sweetheart, with her usual bright smile.

"Good morning, Sleepyhead! Did you sleep wellllll?" Sweetheart grinned before embracing Leo in a hug.

"Oh- Good Morning, Sweetie. I did, yeah.." Leo slowly nodded and rubbed Sweetheart's head.

"Are you ready for today?"

"What's going on today?"

"We're going to the Forbidden Grove." Sweetheart smiled even brighter . The Forbidden Grove was her home, and her kingdom.

"You just want to see your mother don'tcha?" Leo giggled and sat Sweetheart upright.

"Mmmmaybe. But that doesn't matter right now! Come eat some soup I made! Alti and Airy are already eating and Violet didn't want any." Alti was the human friend of the group, and Airy was Sweetheart's closest friend.

"What about Hana and Kyle?" Hana wasn't at home often, and Kyle was just kinda here.

"Kyle isn't awake yet, and Hana's... Actually, I don't know where Hana is." Sweetheart shrugged.

"Alright." Leo stood up and helped Sweetheart up, her walking to where her nose led her, to the soup she had made. It was filled with different herbs and spices, making a delicious flavor. She quickly poured herself a bowl and sat with Alti and Airy. Alti's fire red hair swooshed up from her bowl as she looked at Leo with her mouth stuffed before swallowing the soup.

"Good morning, Leo!" Alti grabbed a napkin and wiped her mouth as Leo nodded a "Good Morning" gesture back, as she was eating the soup.

Meanwhile, Airy's light blue hair kept in her bowl, sucking every last drop out of it. She waved with a free hand to Leo, who giggled at the sight.

"Yo, Leooooo!" The "House Cat", Ro, slid down the stairs railing. He was a Sphinx and wasn't very smart, so he fell flat on his face.

"Yikes." Violet had just came out of Leo's room and scurried down the stairs to help Ro up.

"Thanks, Green." Ro smirked and skipped off outside.

"You're welcome, Poe." Violet turned her attention towards Leo. "Also, I packed your bags. They're upstairs and filled."

"Bags? Aren't we using magic to get to the Grove?" Leo blinked.

"Nuh-huh!" Sweetheart walked downstairs. "We're going on an adventure!"

Leo groaned. "Fu-"