Title: No Such Thing as Forever

Summary: The one survivor of Samara never lasted long enough. Now it's time to discover how she survived in the first place. But Samara won't allow it, will she?

A/N: Yeah, this is my first The Ring fanfiction. I've had the idea for quite a while, but I haven't been sure whether to make it its own story on FictionPress, or weave it into The Ring somehow. Obviously, The Ring won.

Chapter One

Katie looked out of the window, into the showering skies of Edmonds, Washington. Her boyfriend, Dan, drove, his face turning to check on her every five minutes or so.

Katie slapped the plastic and grunted.

Dan turned to face her and said, "Katie? You alright? How was work?"

Katie face him, her face messy and red from tears, "I could have saved her, Dan. I could have. But, I was so scared. What kind of, of thing could have done that to her?" Katie moaned. She grabbed the pictures of the girl and flung then towards him.

The traffic slowed down to a stop. Dan took the pictures and turned green when he saw.

"Katie. Oh, my god," Dan gaped at his girlfriend, "What did she say?"

"She said her friend gave her a movie. And a week later a girl came out of the TV, and ripped and bit her. Oh, it was awful!" Katie sobbed on Dan's shoulder.

Dan put his hand on the chair and blankly said, "Katie? I've read stories. Stories about a girl. Someone who got thrown down a well," he closed his eyes, "She made a video. Whoever watched it died in 7 days. Katie, have you watched a black and white video?"

Katie nodded.

Dan took in a sharp breath, "Did it seem so real that you could reach out and take things off of it?"

Katie was frightened, she nodded.

"Okay, this one's a little weird. Have you had constant nosebleeds?"

Katie raised an eyebrow.

"Okay, that was a horrible question. Was there bugs, and a woman falling off a cliff, and-"

Katie glared at him and whispered, "No, what is this leading to?"

"Katie. That was the movie that girl, Samara, made."

"Samara... It rings a bell."

"Katie. I watched that movie. Two days ago. I have five days to live."

So, how was it?