1 Chapter One: Willowrose Village

Willowrose Village was a very pretty place. Though many had not heard of it before, it was home to almost a hundred people. That made it small, but it's beauty made up for it.

Behind the well, a great forest loomed, providing a handy place to hide during a particularly energetic game of hide-and-seek, the game that the children of Willowrose favoured above all others. They would stay in the forest for hours; nothing but the scent of dinner could lure them home.

It was a fine day that Cheryl Moonflower found herself crouching behind a mossy rock, hiding from Jacob Iris, who had been dubbed as 'it'. Funnily enough, all the families in Willowrose had the names of flowers as surnames. It might have been to do with the alarmingly large amount of plants flourishing in the gardens of the cottages.

Cheryl froze as she heard a twig snap. Nothing. Breathing a sigh of relief, she tucked a strand of dark blonde hair behind her ear and shifted.

"Gotcha!"

The young girl shrieked as she spun to find Jacob standing smugly.

Ugh. She hated being found.