Elemental War

first battle.

Rrrrrrrnggggggggg!!!!! The alarm clocked blared and Gigi slammed her hand on it almost instantly.

"Five more minutes mom." Gigi mumbled before snoring.

We set our alarm thirty minutes before first period. We both had a long walk but I let her sleep.

Today was my first duel and I felt sick to my stomach! I have a little experience with bending but I have no idea who I will be up against!

I walked over to the bathroom and looked into my coconut brown eyes. I put my hair in a ponytail and started to wash my pale tanned skin. I looked stressed. My ponytail was messy but I didn't care. I was just ready to get this day over with! I threw on my stringed grey jacket,my black knee cut tights, and a pair of old black sneakers. I guess this was proper duel attire?

"Wake up sleepy head." I nudged Gigi who was snoring away in lala land.

"Today's my first duel!"

Gigi's head popped up from her pillow. Her short blonde bob sprawled in every direction.

"Ahhhh! I'm so excited for you! You're going to do amazing sweetie!" She slowly got out the bed.

"Thanks! I need all the positive affirmations I can get right now." I twirled the end of my ponytail with my fingers nervously.

"I'm always here for you! If you get someone more experienced they better not overdo it or I'll air whip their ass out of here for you! You've got this!" Gigi exclaimed

"I got this!" I nodded, smiling.

"Yes girl you got this! Now I gotta pee." She ran over to the bathroom.

"I'm going to start walking to my first class! I'll see you in third period!"

"Okay have a great day!" She called through  the bathroom door.

"You too!"

She made me feel a little better, and a bit more confident! I started for my first class.

I walked into my Bending Basics 101 class and sat at an empty desk. Professor Millsberry greeted us as the tardy bell rang.

"Good morning students! I hope you all had a good nights sleep! I also hope you all read over your textbooks like I asked. As we went over yesterday, your stance is very important!"

Professor Millsberry stood straight and put his hands in front of him as if he was about to chop someone. He bent his knees slightly before continuing to speak.

"Ground yourself! This is your root! You never want to lose your root! As you're bending always remember to come back to it. Once your root is lost so are you! Now open your textbooks to page ten! Each element has an opposing element. Water which is fluid and adaptable opposing element is Fire! Fire is adaptable like water but unlike water which absorbs it's surroundings, fire burns it to its rawest form. Now that leaves us with Earth and Air. Earth is the ground we walk on, the very place we live. Earth is a very grounded element. It takes a bunch of patience, just like any other element to master, but I believe earth benders are some of the most grounded head strong people I know! Whilst air is all around us and high high above us! Air is an element that lets just say, can get caught in the wind! You will notice throughout you studies many similarities and many differences between each of the elements."

Some students scribbled notes onto their papers.

The only thing I could focus on was my upcoming duel!

"The reason I mention opposite elements is because bending against your opposite element comes with advantages and disadvantages! Water can put out fire right?" Professor Millsberry spoke, rolling his eyes.