Chapter 10: Snow Fire's Hatching

Days went by and Alainia and Snow Fire became really good friends. Then, on the third day of being together, Alainia was listening to a lecture being given by Jason and Snow Fire's egg was in her lap. There were sitting outside by the lake because they were learning about creatures of the water. Alainia was sitting crosslegged in the grass under an oak tree with books all around her. Jason was pacing in front of her talking about the merpeople that lived in the waters of the sky.

"...even though the humans down below us think that merpeople live in the oceans and lakes of the world, they're wrong. Merpeople live up here in the lakes of the cloud. It is also their job to make sure that all of earth's creatures get rain."

"So it's because of them it rains?" asked Alainia. Just as Jason was about to answer, however, they heard a great cracking sound. Alainia looked down and light spilled out of a crack in the egg. Snow Fire was hatching! She picked up the egg and placed it on the ground in front of her. The egg rocked back and forth viliontly. Another crack appeared and even more light spilled out. Then another and another, until, finally, the egg burst open and a dragon no more than one foot long with red and white scales and leathery wings plopped out. All over the dragon was a sticky substance that made Alainia want to throw up.

"Ugh," said Snow Fire. "Living in there wasn't exactly the royal treatment, let me tell ya." Alainia started to laugh.

"Welcome to the world, Snow Fire," said Jason. "Let's get you cleaned up." He placed his hand on the ground and Snow Fire clambered into it. Walking over to the lake, he actually asked something to the thin air. "Can I have something to dry this dragon off with?" he called out. And to Alainia's astonishment, the oak tree's leaves began to stick together and soon there was a green towel for Jason and, what's more, the oak tree actually leaned over to Jason and handed it to him. "Thank you," he said. Alainia's jaw dropped open and she turned to look at the tree.

"It's not polite to stare at us tree's like that," said a woman's voice. And then the tree stood perfectly still. Alainia shook her head and got up off the grass and walked over to Jason, her black hair whipping around in the wind. Crouching next to him to watch him wash Snow Fire, Alainia looked back at the tree a little nervously.

"Do they always do what you ask them to do?" she asked uncertainly. Jason laughed and gave her a quick hug, then turned back to washing Snow Fire. She was having the time of her life splashing in the shallows of the lake. Her first bath and her first ten minutes in the world without that wretched egg on her back every second of the day. Then, ending the fun Snow Fire was having, Jason took her out of the water and dried her off with the towel made by the oak tree.

After Snow Fire was dry, she hopped over to Alainia and climbed up her leg all the way to her shoulder. Alainia couldn't believe how small Snow Fire was. She always pictured baby dragons up to her knee, not only tall enough to where the top of her head only reached Alainia's shin. Almost right away, Snow Fire fell asleep on Alainia's shoulder. Jason smiled. No matter how many times he told himself that Alainia was his student and she would never go out with her teacher, he couldn't stop himself gazing at Alainia's face and eyes. Perhaps his favorite part about her was possibly her hair. Alainia's hair fell into to little black ringlets at the end and would shine in the sun.

"I think mabe that's enough training for today. I suggest that you go get ready for your weaponry lessons," Alainia nodded and went over to pick up her books. "No, it's okay. I'll get them." And Jason rushed over and took the books out of her arms, waking up Snow Fire. Alainia smiled up at him and kissed him on the cheek and he stood there frozen to the spot. Snow Fire coughed a bit..

"Thanks. I'll see you at lunch, okay?" and she rushed off leaving Jason standing there with a big smile on his face. As soon as there were out of ear shot, Snow Fire started to laugh.

"That was interesting," she teased. "Did you see the look on his face? I swear he was about to faint." Alainia laughed as well. "I guess lover boy's in love."

"C'mon, Snow Fire," said Alainia. "Cut him some slack. He's having enough trouble as it is. Last night when you were asleep, I followed him to the council room and I kind of eavesdropped on the conversation. Apparently Satasan's spirit is still out there and that we have to defeat them. Did you know that my mum's dragon was also a two colored dragon? Blue and red, water and fire. And Jason has to get me to the level I should be at in three months, for that's when the dragon wih forsight predicted when the Masked Warriors would attack the Guardian Academy." They then arrived at the door to the castle and walked inside. Alainia then checked her watch. "Uh oh. I'm gonna be late for class," she turned her head to Snow Fire. "You might want to hold on 'cause I'm gonna have to run." And with that she shot down the hall.

The bell was going to ring really soon and she wouldn't be able to get through the crowd of other Guardians and their dragons. She turned down a corridor with Snow Fire on her shoulder holding on for dear life. Alaina then skidded to a stop in front of the weapon hold where they learned how to handle different kinds of weapons such as bows and arrows, swords, and many different kinds that she didn't know what they were called. It was the only class she had with her friends Pier, Codie, Miecyzslaw, and Lurik. Alainia walked in and saw that Miecyzslaw was already in there talking to her dragon, Ice Moon. Ice Moon was a deep blue dragon that had white feathered wings like an angel's.

"Hey, Missy!" Alainia called across the room. She rushed over to her and Miecyzslaw got up and they embraced to each other for a minute and then they sat down at the table.

"I was watching you and Jason out by the lake and saw Snow Fire hatch," she said. "No light came out of Ice Moon's egg when he hatched yesterday." Ice Moon came over and climbed onto Miecyzslaw shoulder.

"I'm not a two elemented dragon like Snow Fire is," he said. "And plus, Snow Fire represents a new element. I only represent water. She can do anything she wants with water just like I can, but she can do something I can't do: breathe ice. I can only freeze water with my mind while she can breathe both fire and ice on anything she wants." Snow Fire stuck out her little chest in pride. Alainia patted her on the head.

"Well," said Miecyzslaw. "I still think you're amazing Ice Moon." and she kissed him on top of the head. "Oh, and when did you plan on telling me that you kissed Jason?" Alainia smiled shyly. "Mmhmm...that's what I thought. You were hoping that I wouldn't notice, but you forgot that I'm a healer mage and I know everything." The two girls and the dragons started to laugh just as the bell rang. A few seconds later, Lurik, Codie, and Pier came into the room with their own dragons on their shoulders. They all came over and sat at the table with Alainia and Miecyzslaw, all except for Pier who went and sat by a group of girls that Alainia recognized as Zoe's posse.

"Hey, Codie," whispered Alainia as the teacher walked in. "Why is Pier sitting with Zoe's posse?" Codie looked over at Pier.

"He's going out with Zoe," he whispered back. "She asked him out yesterday and he said yes becaue he didn't think you liked him any more."

"Not if he's hanging out with Zoe," Alainia said crossing her arms and leaning back in her chair. Codie rolled his eyes and turned around to watch the archery demonstration the teacher was giving. After the demonstration, the teacher took them into the next room that had targets and many different rows made for practicing archery. She told every one to choose a target to practice on. Lurik chose one on one side of Alainia and Codie took the one on the other side of her. They got the protective golves on so their hands would get blisters and the arm protector so that the string that was used on the bow wouldn't tear off the skin on their arm.

Alainia took the bow and knocked an arrow. She took careul aim at the bull's eye let the arrow fly. It hit the target head on and was inches away from the bull's eye. Codie stared at Alainia in disbelief. Closing his mouth he lauhed.

"What's so funny?" Snow Fire shot fiercly at Codie.

"I had an idea but I bet she couldn't do it," he said.

"Do what?" asked Alainia and Lurik at the same time.

"Hit the arrow with another arrow in the middle," Codie said laughing. Alainia smiled.

"You wanna bet?" and Alainia knocked another arrow and let it flew. Everyone heard the sound of splitting wood and turned. There on Alainia's target was an arrow that had split the first arrow in half. Alainia turned to Codie whose mouth had dropped open. "You were saying?" Lurik started to laugh. The teacher walked over to where Alainia and walked down towards the target. She took out the second arrow, but the first arrow was stuck to the second.

"Alainia," said the teacher. "You have the day off since you clearly already know how to shoot an arrow." Alaina smiled to her self and put the bow back where it was before. "No, you keep the bow and arrows. That's why everyone has their own target to practice on. You get to keep them."

"Cool," and Alainia packed up the bow and arrows and headed out the door with the quiver of arrows slinged on one shoulder, Snow Fire on the other, and the bow in her hand. As soon as she was in the corridor, she ran for Jason's room. She couldn't wait to see him again.

To be continued...

1:30 PM - Nov. 20, 2007 - post comment

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Is Alexa Zoe? Because that sounds alot like her

Makenzie - 4:22 PM - Nov. 20, 2007

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surprisingly...yes! it is alexa!

Alainia - 10:56 AM - Nov. 21, 2007

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Oh yea! I am good!

Makenzie - 5:34 PM - Nov. 21, 2007

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