The Chosen Ones: The Staff of Water

Chapter One

                                  The wind blew hard on Antony's neck. He walked into the school half asleep, he was never a morning person. He walked into the bathroom and went to the sink. He splashed water on his face and looked in the mirror. Then he looked at his watch. He was late to science. Again. Sprinting now he went to Mrs.O'Conner's classroom.

                                  "Late again Mr.Rodreguiz" said Mrs.O'Conner tapping her foot on the floor. " Third time this week. That's an after school detention." 

"Sorry Mrs.O'Conner. I overslept again." Antony said.

"No excuses, see you after school. Now take your seat."

                               Antony took a seat at the far back corner of the room. Hoping to avoid wandering eyes.

"Class, We have a new student today. Her name is Anna Lambros." said Mrs.O'Conner as she motioned for the tan girl on the front row to come foreword."Tell us about yourself Anna."

"Hi, I'm Anna. I'm from Oregon. I have blackbelt in aikedo and..."

Anthony couldn't look away from her. Her black hair, her brown eyes, her face was perfect. Like a work of art. It seemed like he knew her. He kept looking until she looked back at him. She stopped talking. Antony quickly looked away. She studdered and continued speaking.

                                 After school, he noticed that Anna walked home the same way he did. he started to speed up his walk and catch up to her until he noticed Steven. The blockhead football player who  could get every girl in the school if he wanted.

                                Steven and his possi walked around Anna and they started talking. Anthony couldn't hear them. He saw Anna shove her way through the possi and kept walking. Steven wouldn't stand for it. He grabbed her shoulder and tried to kiss her. Anna slapped his face so hard, the whole schoolyard looked over. Enraged, Steven lifted his hand to hit her. At this moment, Antony's temper exploded. He ran over and grabbed Stevens wrist and twisted it backward until he heard a satisfying crack. Steven's possi ran at Antony, he hit one then grabbed Anna's wrist and ran away from the angry group.

Once far enough away, Antony asked " Are you okay?"

"Fine, you?'' she said

"Fine. Hi, I'm Antony."

"Hey, I'm Anna."

                                    Antony walked Anna home. On the way, they talked about eachother's intrests. He noticed that they liked things that were the same. Pop music, pasta, pool, monopoly, Chocolate. The list went on and on. But they also had very different likes. He liked summer, She liked winter,  he liked soda, she hated it. By the time they reached Anna's home, they were already great friends.

                                      They waved goodbye and then Antony realized that he lived right across the street. He walked inside to see his Uncle James on the couch watching Law and Order: Criminal Intent . 

"Hey Kiddo." He said as he stood up and gave Antony a pat in the back."How was school?"

"Great!"Antony said. He then told his uncle about Anna and what had transpired in the school yard. Uncle James looked at him very seriously and said"What is the girl's last name?"

"Lambros. Why?"asked Antony

"Antony, come with me. There is something you should see."Uncle James led Antony upstars to a his Uncle's room. His uncle pushed a code into what Antony always thought was a thermostat. A door opened in the wall to reveal a book and a sword. The book said on the cover "Our History". Uncle James instructed Antony to open to page 113. Antony opened to the page and saw the title. The Black War.

                                        He read about the gods who gave weapons to the humans and how the greed of The Controller of Earth led to his death. On the last page was a family tree. Starting with The Controller of Fire, Antony read aloud each name. As he read they sounded more and more familiar until he read the last. ANTONY RODRIGUIZ. As he read his name aloud, the letters on the page began to glow bright red. This is a joke. he thought. The solemn face on his Uncle wore said that it wasn't. He handed Antony the sword and said "It's begun. The Black Fist plans to strike tonight. Their Objective: Capture Anna."

"What?! Why?"Antony asked feeling the warmth of the blade in his hand.

"Antony, you are a Chosen One. There are four in the world. You are the One of Fire. Anna is another chosen one. Of which element, I do not know,but you must protect her at all costs. This is my last time seeing you for quite some time. This is my last gift. He put both his hands on Antony's forehead and all of the sudden Antony's mind was flooded with memories and battle tactics. Sparring and spellcasting. He knew it all. Just as he began interested in these new memories, he was pulled back to life.

                                       The moment he opened his eye's, he heard a shattering of glass. Men wearing black were going in Anna's house. He left his Uncle and ran across the street. He opened the door only to slip on a floor covered in ice. He dared looked, two bodies were on the ground, covered in blood: Anna's Parents. He saw Anna in the corner. He ran to her and noticed the frozen things around her. They were bodies. Uncle James walked in and said "Water. She's water."