Seasons: Howl

-Opposites Attract-

Summer was bored to death. She was slumped on her bed, feeling strangely lethargic and reluctant to go to school. It was the new semester in the Academy, and it was compulsory for everyone to be there. She sighed and dragged herself off her bed. Shuffling towards the door, she wondered if she would start to make friends in her new class. But of course, that was nonsense.

In the Academy, she was one of the most fearsome people. She was called 'The Untouchable Queen', as every time she was challenged to a duel, she would emerge victorious, unscathed no less.

And it was all because of her strange yet wonderful power. It was called 'Fire Rain', as she could bend fire to her will, and even make oil fall from the sky, though she suspected that that wasn't the case. The oil must have come from the Sun. Maybe. In actual fact, she had no idea where the oil even came from.

Summer headed to the bathroom and turned the heater to max. She hated the cold; obviously, as she was a fire type. In Armandia, there were only four elements: fire, water, wind and earth.

It was possible to have two elements, though no one had ever gotten three, or all. Summer was exceptionally powerful in the fire side. She wondered if she would meet people who were like her.

As she finished bathing and started to dry herself, she once again wondered why she was even attending school. Her powers were top-notch. She was more superior than the others.

Then she remembered her father lecturing her about going out, to stop being so anti-social, and to start making friends. And of course, there was the case of her stupidity. Sure, she was strong, but when it came to brains, she would lose in five seconds flat.

Grumbling, she fitted herself into her usual everyday clothes; a black v-necked blouse with a matching purple skirt that went above her knees, and a loose lilac ribbon tied around her waist with flower patterns on it. Summer liked flowers, though for apparently no reason at all.

She then wore her favourite vermillion orange jacket which had a high collar to it, and pulled on a pair of black stockings. She searched around for her mask, which she used to protect her face from the raining oil when in battle, and positioned it at the right side of her head. Her mask was special to her; it had been given to her by her grandmother, who had passed when she was young.

It was carved so that it looked like a fox's head, with beautiful red swirls and patterns on it. She wore it every time and only took it off when she was going to sleep or bathing.

Summer then found her two sakura flower clips and pinned them to her hair, holding up her fringe to prevent it from falling over her face. She grabbed her flamesword, which she had smithed herself with her powers- but a little help from a real blacksmith- and placed it behind her back at her waist. She decided to let her hair fall, like she always did.

She went out of the bathroom and wore her red-gold sneakers, before heading down to the kitchen for breakfast. Her father greeted her cheerily.

"Good morning, sweetheart. It's such an exciting day today, isn't it?" Glenn Solveg chirped happily as he chopped some vegetables. Summer's mother had died when she was born, or so Glenn said. Which was why her father was cooking.

"By the way, once you reach the Academy, you'll be able to know which class you'll be in." Glenn went on. Summer gave a snort and settled down in her chair, waiting for breakfast. She drummed her fingers on the table, whistling. Glenn served her breakfast after a while.

In thirty minutes, Summer found herself outside the Academy's gate. Students were streaming in, and some of them cast her wary glances as they passed. She shrugged and entered the Academy's grounds. She looked around and spotted a large cluster of students surrounding a few notice boards. She went forward, and a path was immediately cleared for her.