Chapter 1: The New Start

Ayla woke to find herself sleeping on Ryan's shoulder. She sat up to see he was awake, Selena was asleep on his other shoulder.
Her eyes stung and she was forced to rub them. She knew they'd be red and puffy due to the fact she had been sobbing for an hour before she fell asleep. When she first awoke from her sleep, she was startled until she heard the propellers of the helicopter and remembered she was fleeing from her home. From the place she grew up. From her parents. Tears were threatening to fall again but she forced them back. Stay strong, Ayla! She told herself and looked out the window. She realized the aircraft was close to landing. Agent Cooper also realized than and quietly woke up Selena. With an embarrassed and quick sorry for falling asleep on his shoulder, she began to get everything ready for the land.
Ayla reached for her bags but Ryan took them instead. She frowned, "I'm able to carry my own things. I'm not a royalty I'm just the presidents daughter," She said simply. Cooper looked at Selena and she shrugged, "Let her carry her own things," Keller said.
Ayla smiled slightly and grabbed her bags as the helicopter landed. Cooper opened the door and helped Ayla and than Keller out of the 'copter. Ayla thanked him and pulled her bags from the helicopter.
Ryan lead her them to a black car with tinted windows. She got in the seat between Selena and Ryan, the driver took all of the bags and placed them into the trunk, when he got in he began driving, very swiftly through the streets. Until now, Ayla realized she was in Canada. She watched the helicopter soon disappear out of sight as it lifted back into the air, and suddenly she became tired again. She soon fell asleep on Selena's shoulder.

Ayla awoke again in an unfamiliar bedroom. The room was plastered with posters of celebrities and other teenager stuff. Her eyes widen with worry until Ryan came into the room. "You're awake!" He said, his eyes light. She rolled her eyes.
"That I am," She said. "Now... where am I?"
"Home," He said and she frowned. "Temporarily," He added.
"You mean we're staying here until it's safe to go back to the White House?" She asked and he nodded.
"What about school? I don't have my teacher's here," Ayla pointed out.
Ryan shrugged, "We figured that out. You'll be going to public school until we need to leave.
"Public school?" Ayla asked with excitement. Her dreams were finally about to come true. The life of a normal teenager.
"Yes, public school," Ryan said.Ayla grinned and instantly ran over to Ryan, wrapping her arms around his waist in a bear hug. "Oh, thank you! Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
Just than Selena walked in. She leaned against the door frame. "I'm assuming you told her she's going to a public school?" She chuckled.
Ryan nodded and Ayla pulled away with a smile.
Suddenly the doorbell rang. "I'll get," Ryan said and answered the door. Selena listened as well as Ayla. It sounded like a woman.
"Hello, I'm Allison Shadin and this is my daughter Lydia Shadin. Welcome to the neighbourhood!" Ayla heard the woman say.
"Thank you," She heard Ryan. "Selena! Ayla!" He called and the two came to investigate. "This is my wife Selena and our daughter Ayla," Ryan said and put his arm around Selena. Selena gave the woman a smile. She nudged Ayla and Ayla smiled.
"Hi," Lydia said and stuck out her hand.
"Hey," Ayla said and shook the girl's hand politely. She was confused. Was that their story? Ryan and Selena were 'married' and she was their 'daughter'?
I can't believe they don't recognize me! Ayla thought with a smile.
After a moment of silence, Ryan stepped by. "Come in," He invited and gestured with his hand. Ayla turned to look at her new environment for the first time. The house already had furniture and it didn't look like anything had been packed. Maybe Dad's agents set it up... She thought.
Mrs. Shadin stepped into the doorway, followed by Lydia.

After awhile of laughs and enjoyable chit-chat, the Shadin's went home. With relief, Ayla stood up and stretched. She had never lounged around and pretended to be someone else's daughter before.
"You should go to sleep," Keller said as she looked at the analog clock. It read ten o'clock.
"Why?" Ayla asked.
"Your first day of public school is tomorrow," Ryan chuckled.
Ayla smiled and nodded, than headed to her temporary room.

Prologue

"Ayla! Ayla, wake up!" Ayla's eyes shot open, she quickly sat up and saw three men in black suits were standing by her door, one of them was standing over her, he had been shaking her arm.
"W-what's going on?" She asked, her eyes worried.
"You're in danger. The president has asked us to escort you out of the country for your safety," One of the men said.
"What about my parents?" Ayla asked as she got up and disappeared into her bathroom. Immediately two of the men stationed themselves outside of the door.
She quickly jumped out of the bathroom, jeans, a dark green long sleeved shit, and converse shoes on. She places her hair in a ponytail and let her hair sweep over her shoulder.
"You're parents will be alright, but they've asked Cooper and Keller to keep an eye on you," Another one of the men told her.
Ayla sighed and she looked to see her bags already packed. "You packed my backs?" She asked but didn't wait for an awnser before she headed out of her bedroom hall and down the long hallway of the White House. The three men quickly followed her. Two flanking her and the other at the back.
"A helicopter is waiting for you outside," The man to her right said and she nodded, her bags being carried by the men.
Ayla risked a nod but ended up shaking a single tear. It ran down her cheek until she wiped it away but she knew the bodyguards saw it. She ignored it and continued walking swiftly for on of the entrances. She was whisked away outside and soon her ponytail was flying behind her as the propellers of the helicopter began to spin, sending everything in a fury of wind. Ayla spotted her parents standing nearby. She ran straight to them and was welcomed in her father's arms.
"Sweetie, you won't be gone long. We will straighten things out," He soothed, seeing the tears that irrupted stream down her face.
She felt her mother's lips on her cheek as she kissed her. "I don't want to leave you two," Ayla protested.
"We will be okay, it's you we are worried about, but we know Cooper and Keller will watch over you," She heard her mother say before she was pulled away by one of the men and rushed into the helicopter, her bags were placed beside her. She didn't even notice Keller's soft voice trying to calm her down as the doors closed and the 'copter lifted into the air. Her parents waving as she was rushed out of the country.