Vanessa 6

Ashelyn grinned as her best friend's face came into view on the computer.
"Hi, Maya!" She said perkily.
"Hey! How's New York?" Maya asked.
"Well, honestly I have no idea. So far all I've done is sleep! What's going on with you?"
Maya shrugged. "Getting ready to go back to school. Speaking of which, are you going to go to school in New York with Vanessa?" she asked.
Ashelyn bit her lip. "I..."
Ashelyn's mom spoke up. "Well, we have been thinking about sending her to school with Vanessa, but no final decisions have been made."
I glanced at Ashelyn. She looked annoyed that she hadn't been included in this decision making.

Vanessa 5

The next morning, the Boyd's were up a little before lunch, which made sense, seeing as their jet lag was extreme.
Ashelyn's little sister Ella was surprisingly the least energetic, but she did enjoy our 'fascinating'  American TV shows.
Ashelyn was seated at the bar in the kitchen, looking thoughtful.
I sat down next to her. "Whatcha thinking about?" I asked.
"Well, it's almost August, right?"
I glanced at the calendar. "Today is August first. Why?"
Ashelyn bit her lip. "Well, school starts in a couple weeks, then. So..."
She stopped, as my mom called from the computer in dad's office. "I've got the Carson's on the webcam!"
We rushed into the office. The Carson's were close friends of the Boyd's, and Mara Carson was Ashelyn's best friend.

Vanessa 4

After dinner, Ashelyn was the first to  get up, so around eight thirty, she wandered out from my room with a groggy look on her face.
"Good morning...er, evening..." She said, sitting down on the couch.
"Hi. Well, welcome to New York." I said with a grin, "how was your flight?"
Ashelyn made a face. "Ugh. They were playing some documentary for most of the flight, and there were about five crying two year olds..." She trailed off, apparently lost in the bad memory.
"And how were the repairs going when you left Scotland?" I asked.
Ashelyn shrugged. "Well, it's going to take...quite a while. I mean, there was so much flood damage, they'll have to replace all the electrical and..." She stopped, sighing dejectedly.

Vanessa 3

Once we got up to our apartment, Ashelyn and the rest of her family immediately stumbled into the nearest beds they were directed to, and fell alseep.
My mom clapped her hands. "Well, I guess I'll make dinner while our guests, er...housemates...? Well, while they sleep, I'll make dinner!"
Dad said he'd help, so they both went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Officially Back!!

I am proud to announce that Wordsmith is officially back! Unlike previous times when I would post in the mornings, I might fluctuate a little with the post time for a while, before I get back on a more regulated schedule. :)

Vanessa 2

The intercom buzzed, and my dad's voice crackled from the small speaker. "Hey, Sweetie! We're down in the lobby, if you could come down and help with luggage, that'd be great!"
I rushed down to the lobby of our luxury apartment building, grinning as I caught sight of my relatives.
I gave an exhausted looking Ashelyn a hug, before grabbing her suitcase for her and tugging it into the elevator, the rest of them following at my heels.

Vanessa 1

I perched on the edge of our designer sofa. My cousin Ashelyn and her family would be arriving at the airport soon, and my dad had just gone in our car to pick them up.
They're home is Scotland had been badly damaged a few weeks ago due to a huge flash flood, and they had been spending the last few days in a hotel in London, before they came and joined us here in New York.
Our apartment wasn't too big, bit what there was of it was extremely stylish and open. I had spent the last couple days preparing my room, which i would be sharing with Ashelyn.
We had bought a cot, which I would be using, and her little sister and her parents would be sleeping in our guest room.

2 parts...

Okay, I'm going to have to split Deimos Rising into two parts.
The reason: since I have to start writing 'Vanessa' (the sequel to Ashelyn) soon, I'll have to put DR on hold until winter/spring.