Child of the Dragon Chapter One

Child of the Dragon

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Days would drag on for our small group as summer heat threatened to burn this city to the ground. I sat at the large table in the main dining room wondering if there is more to this life.

Janna and Cassandra sat on either side of me as they picked what they wonted to eat from the plates on the table. We sat and waited for the boys to finish their testing in the other room.

The girls were able to do the testing first because we had better test scores. Will everyone else did I had the lowest score. I was just glad that I passed nearly but still passed. This entitles me to be able to join with a familiar or animal companion. I was so excited I could not what. I grabbed the pitcher of orange juice that sat down between my friends to fill my glass then turned to look over at my brother.

Steve was setting half asleep next to the door leading up to the rooms. His long dirty spaghetti looking black hair hung down to the middle of his chest and over his face. The wolf that lay at his feet did not look much different than my brother his hair was as dark and stringy as Steve.

“Kate! Watch it” Janna snapped at me from her ham and eggs. I looked down and saw that my glass was overflowing. I quickly stopped pouring, and grabbing my napkin to clean it up but before I could the liquid disappear without me doing anything. I looked up to see my father dressed in his usual brown t-shirt and matching suede pants with his wand pointing at the table where my drink had over flow.

“You should really use your magic more often. You will get your work done faster.” he stood on the other side of the large wooden table.

“Yes father.” I pulled out my thin smooth black wand and pointed the tip of it at my plate that was doused with O.J. “Devoto Andato." suddenly there was a huge flash of light. When I could see again, the whole table was gone. We heard a huge crash from upstairs.

“KATE!” boomed a loud voice; we all recognized it at once as my older brother Carl. His footsteps thundered down the stairs.

“Run Kate!” snapped Cassandra as she pushed her long red hair back from her face, but I could not move as fear had hold of me.

Carl was in charge of my class every time I messed up he would make me be do the spell over and over tell I clasped even if it not right. Then he had me get up and do it again. He seamed to hate me I do not know why but ever since I was born he tormented me. In first grade he put gum in my hair and turned my hair pink. He made my toys attack me the only way to make them stop was to burn them. Tears ran down my face as the steps came closer to us.

The door leading upstairs crashed opened sending Steve and his wolf to there feet. There in the door way was Carl all 6 foot 3 inches black hair man in a black shirt and pants. He had eggs, toast, and orange slices all over his shirt. I wanted to laugh at him as orange juice dripped from his hair, but his red face told me I should have ran.

“You have to admit she is getting better,” admitted my father with a smile from the other side of the room standing next to Cassandra and Janna.

“Better! Better! She is a menace, and because of her there is a table in my room.” Carl snapped as he pointed at me.

“Calm down Carl, I told her she should use her magic. She is week at it and has to get stronger and the best way to do that is to use it,” My father smiled at me, I did not know why I did not feel better.

“Fine and as her pack leader I will punish her for it because she did it wrong,” Carl was fuming. He pulled out his dark brown wand and pointing it at my neck. I wanted to cry but I was to scare to.

“Riflettere” Came a voice from my left and Carl’s wand went flying it landed right at my father’s feet. We turned to see Steve with his short brown wand pointed at our brother and Shadow, Steve’s wolf, growling at Carl.

“What was that for?” Carl turned to Steve,

“Did you forget brother that Kate and her Friends passed the test and she is no longer your student?” Steve stated in a cool and calm voice. Carl was furious and picked up his wand then raised it above his head.

“Scambio.” he vanished to be replaced by the table. Steve turned to me.

“I recommend that you stay out of his way for a few days.”

“Yes sir.” I said and he smiled at me throw his stringy hair then return to his seat on the brown chair next to the door.

A few minuets later the three boys of our class came out to join us for breakfast.

Cassandra and Janna went to the kitchen they returned with more food. “We need to find your familiars we will go tonight to the Field.” Stated my father once David, Eric (Janna’s brother), and Justin started to eat.

I just stood there in shock and hoped that Carl would not come after me. I turned to return to my seat when I felt really weak. My arms and legs started to shake, my head started to spin, and it was getting really hard to stand.

My vision started to blur and the room was spinning around and around. Darkness came around me swallowing me whole.

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I was scared and confused. This bright white light came toward me.

I tried to move but couldn’t.

I tried to scream but couldn’t.

I tried to do anything but couldn’t.

The light grew till I was completely surrounded by it.

Out of the light appeared two dark figures in black clocks flapping in an unseen wind the two figures where holding tall staffs with large round crystals on top. One crystal was as white as snow and the other was as black as night. The figures turned to face me. There faces where hidden in the darkness of there clock or they just weren’t there.

“We are the protectors of time and we are sorry to have called you child but we could not wait.” there voices spoke in unison sounding distant.

“Who are you? What do you wont from me?” my own voice sounded small and week. I was scared I did not know what I was doing here.

“Calm child no harm well come to you. We need you child of light to seek that which was lost.” There voices where deep as if they came from the other end of a tunnel.

“What douse that mean? What is lost?” I looked from one to the other,

“We have gifts for you.” between them appeared a small black wolf if I did not know better I would have thought it was just a dog but its long ears and large feet told me it was a wolf.

The pup came tours me and stopped.

I watched him as he stared up into my eyes. I could see myself in there reflection and that is when I noticed I was looking at me through his eyes and not my own reflection.

“I’m Midnight.” He looked up at me with a big toothy smile on his face.

“Hi, I’m Kate.” The pup smiled up at me and are thoughts where becoming one as we bound to each other.

Word meaning;

2 Reflect-Riflettere

3 Exchange-Scambio