"Why?"

"We just need a change, we shouldn't be around people or situations like this." her father had said,

She thought it was an exaggeration, but whatever. "Where are we moving?"

"Astoria."

Darcy's eyebrows raise, "Oregon? Why so far?"

"You'll learn to like the nature."

Darcy rolls her eyes and grunts, She knew they were right, they wouldn't be moving if Darcy was gonna be miserable. Unfortunately. At least it would be a change. Let's catch you up to speed shall we?

This world consists of a protected class system, there are Royals and Rags. The year is 3008, in 2047, every government was on the brink of collapse. Riots, murders, Grand Larceny, Grand theft Auto, flat out selling each other out, betraying one another all for personal gain only to get shot the next day, because of politics, money, coveting, so on.

Well you've heard of Albert Einstein? Benjamin Franklin? They come in second place to Willard Picno. A scientist who authored and created two types of serum. It would literally give people good luck for a period of time and other's bad luck, in order to let good people live and bad ones die. Well The president of the USA, China and several other countries and important people took the Royal serum. Terrorists, illegals, undesirables, so on they were given the Rag serum, but some numb skull mixed the serums up and gave wrong serums to the wrong people.

The serum that was supposed to wear off, but it didn't, it became permanent. Instead of just fighting more and killing each other off, the world mixed and formed a Utopian society of two classes. Royals and Rags. Royals keep to themselves as much as possible, same for Rags, Royals are treated like, well...royalty. Rags like they belong in the dirt and mud.

Both sides are literally cursed with good or bad luck depending who you are. A car could be speeding towards a Royal, but would never get closer than 9 feet away, somehow the car would stop or get moved out of the way. As for Rags...splat. No bugs bothering Royals, Lime disease for Rags, cancer, death, pain. Happiness, joy for Royals.

Only...Darcy isn't too happy. She's bored out her brain! Every day! They were moving because some Rag tried to kill a Royal and got shot by police.

"New 'Adventure' Darcy!", "You'll love it Darcy!", "Think of the friends you'll make Darcy!"

She didn't really like the name Darcy. She didn't hate it, at all. It's a cute name, but she didn't feel like it fit her.

She looks out the window and sees the sign informing her that she's leaving Arizona. She puts in her ear plug pods, basically a ear plug like the orange ones you would use for shooting, only these have mesh speakers inside, for music. She puts them in and listens to the upbeat guitar.

She closes her eyes and leans against the window with a pillow inbetween her head and the glass. When she wakes, Darcy gets out and goes to the bathroom at the gas station. She walks into the bathroom and smiles at her reflection.

Her smile drops and she looks at her lightly freckled face, her ginger amber hair hangs over her shoulders. She looks perfect, but she feels the same as any other Royal and because of that, she feels ugly.

Everyone compliments her looks, but it never feels sincere, like they say it because they are Royals or because they want to marry her. It feels like people never say just to let you know. Even Royals always want something.

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She decides to take her make up off when they get to the house. The moving van is supposed to be there already and Rags are supposed to be setting everything up so Darcy and her brother and parents don't have to move a thing.

She smiles again, or tries to. But it makes her look uglier to herself. She it 17 and has won an equal amount of Royal beauty pagents, most international, voted one of the most beautiful people alive.

Nicely toned, blessed impossibly haunting eyes a very dark blue outter ring on her iris, as it moves to her pupil, the iris turns into a bright enchanted aqua blue and suddenly then changes as it grows closer to a galaxy like yellowish brown....so why can't she just force herself to see and feel it?

A catch with the serum, everyone is so convinced by the system that where they are is where they'll stay, that they don't realize it doesn't always effect their emotions.

Some people, a few, not most, are born with control over their emotions, others need a push to feel and or notice them. Safe to say the serums weren't a total success.

Darcy felt her emotions when she was nine, but she didn't want to risk getting in trouble or something weird happening so she keeps it to herself. Darcy fakes a soft smile and walks out, she buys a chocolate bar and hops back into her family's Rav4 car.

She loves chocolate, it always helps her relax and feel better. She lifts her camera and videos out the window. "Making a nerd film again?"

She smirks, a real smile and looks at Oliver, pointing the camera at him. "It's a nerd video." she corrects him,

He makes a silly face and mimicks her, playfully teasing of course. She has a special place for him in her heart. He always lifts her up, like her parents and compliments her like everyone else. But he is more sincere than anyone else, it feels more special.

An awesome boy on his way to bemcoming a gentle man. Gorgeous blue eyes that awes everyone who sees them. Lifts eveyone up, even compliments Rags for doing a good job when he can.

"You excited to see the redwoods?" He asks,

Darcy raises an eyebrow at him, "You've said you're excited to see them a thousand times since we left home, what's so special about some trees?!" she laughs,

The other three smile. She smiles and rolls her eyes, "We'll tell you when we get closer to Oregon."

"Ugh! Alright!" Darcy laughs,

"Astoria Oregon. at least it's green." Darcy mutters to herself,

"It'll be fun Cece. I can't wait to go hiking!"

She smiles, "It'll definitely be breathtaking."

The next 12 hours fly by fast. The coolest thing being the Golden Gate Bridge. It was massive, Darcy couldn't help but want to jump off the side of the bridge. She smiles back at it as they leave. "Jeez that's a big bridge." her dad says,

"I can't believe we just passed it."

"Oh yeah! Okay. Two types of redwoods, skinny ones and ones thicker than cars."

Darcy turns wide eyed, "No way." She says softly,

"They are so huge!"

"We so got to climb them!"

They mother laughs, "It's a massively tall tree."

"We'll choose a tree and make a swing."

"Where we hang dream catchers and feathers." Darcy says to Oliver,

"And creepy signs." he adds,

"We'll make the sight around it look haunted!"

"Yes! Oh! Halloween-"

"I'll dress up like a corpse and hang from the swing!"

The two laugh and continue their ideas. It gets so late though, that they decide to see the redwoods next week. They make it to the house that night, Oliver marks the time, 9:34 PM. They walk up to the door, the key is under the mat. They walk in, it's a huge house, three levels, Parents on the ground floor, 4 bathrooms, 5 bedrooms with a movie theater downstairs Oliver's bedroom, 2 huge living rooms, a game room upstairs, Darcy's bedroom, all of their bedrooms have a huge, master like bathroom connected, Mark and Witney, the parents have a fireplace in their room. Oliver has themed his room after various music and video games, the Orian Among The Lions game,the Flying High band and more.

Their parents have chosen an ocean and boat theme, oars hanging on the wall, a dingy painted on the wall, the blue lightly clouded sky above them.

Darcy walks into her room, galaxy themed, planets and stars, dust and gas thrown across the walls and ceiling. she decided to go all out and have luminescents installed to make them glow softly at night. She loves looking at the stars. But she is also a nerd, she loves old fashioned video games. She takes a shower and wraps her hair in a towel, it takes three minutes for it to completely dry. She gets dressed in her Zelda PJs she bought a while ago and lays on her bed and stares at the stars above her until she falls asleep.