The cold, misty air swept through my hair as I ran to catch up with the others. We came to this island in search of great photographs. You see, I am an aspiring photographer and this place is perfect for the kind of pictures I am taking. The others didn't like it so much and often mumbled and groaned.

"Isn't it beautiful?" One of my friends said sarcasticly, while trying to warm herself up.

"It is." And it was. I've always liked the cold and fog. It made everything more interesting. It made your senses come to life.

"How much farther do we have to walk?" My friend groaned.

"Not much longer. A boy, around our age, said that the is an old children's home and I think I could take some cool pictures." I explained.

"Do your parents know about this?" My friend asked again.

"No...I...it'll be fine." I continued on through the mud and the dewy plants.

"You can do this on your own then." My friend said as she turned around.

"They said it wasn't that far away!" I exclaimed.

"I'm tired." She huffed and walked back. Well, it looks like I'm going to do this by myself.

I looked around a bit and decided to take a small rest. I sat down on a rock and looked around as far as I could see. It wasn't much due to the fog, but I did see a bird - a peregrine to be exact. I smiled, this could be the chance I've been waiting for.

I grabbed my camera and got the perfect angle on it. Snap! I took the picture. It look so cool with the fog all around. I hope I get into this school.

I looked around again and saw an odd thing. It was an old photograph with a boy on it. He looked tired and he was holding some dolls. I put into my bag because I thought I could show the others.

I continued on and found the house. It was very old and broken down. I wonder if that picture I found was one of the children that lived there.

I decided to take a few photos and then I found myself at the mouth of a cave. I don't know what drived me to go in, but I went regardless of my instincts.

Darkness blurred my vision, then suddenly and flash of light hit my eyes. I blinked a bit, and then I got used to the sudden light.

I looked around. I was in the same cave, but it was clear out for only a few clouds were in the sky. It seemed like all of the fog had been lifted, and I no longer needed to stop every so often to catch myself from falling over.

I went out of the cave to look around. Had I passed out? I must've. What's today? I looked around and went back to the house. It wasn't how I expected it to be. It was gorgeous and not what so ever falling apart. It was as if I time traveled back in time.

I went to the front door and knocked. A girl around my age answered the door. She was beautiful. She had red hair and nice eyes. "Yes?"

I didn't know what to say. I didn't expect anyone to answer.

"Are you just gonna stand there and stare at me?" She asked. She was kinda rude, but for some reason I liked her. "Who are you?"

I was about to speak when suddenly an older lady cut her off.  "I've been expecting you Y/n!" She smiled. How did this lady know my name?

"Who are you?" I backed up a bit.

"I'm Alma Peregrine, but you can call me Miss Peregrine." She smiled.

"Like the falcon?" I asked. For some reason I trusted her. Some more children gathered around the door to adorn the new zoo creature, me. She nodded and shooed the kids away.

"You must be so confused." She grabbed my hand and led me inside.

I took my hand back and looked at everyone. They all looked so strange, so different. "I have to go." I said quickly and started out the door, but I was stopped by a very strong girl.

"Its too dangerous dear." Miss Peregrine took my hand again. "I'll explain." She took me into another room where curious ears were listening behind locked doors.

She explained everything. I was a peculiar. I was different. I had a power. I didn't know my power. "Do you know?" I asked her and she shook her head.

"Only you know dear. The girl you met, the one that opened the door. That's Emma, and she can create fire." She explained.

I examined my hands. "Am I stuck here then?"