"Get up, Snowman! You still got a hundred more laps to do!", yelled my gym coach, Pink.
Her Natural Power is lava, and she's not scared to use it. Her hair is black, and tied back in a ponytail. Her eyes are a hot pink. She wears a pink turtleneck all the time. I don't think she wears anything else. As young as she may look, (she looks like a 6th grader on a growth spurt), she's way older than that. That's the thing about Dragons. They start to age more slowly when
they first unleash their powers. I guess I stopped aging when I was 13? I still look like a 14 year old. And sound like one, too.
"Jesus, I already did 400!!", I whined. "Dragons don't tire easily! What are you, a
human!? Get your ass up and start pounding that track, Snowman!!" I did what I was told, because if I didn't, she would fry me, literally. After 4 laps, she finally said, "okay, that's enough!
The headmaster wants to see you in his office!"
'Thank the gods!', I thought to myself. I went to the locker room to change out. I chugged
two bottles of water. Everyone has to belittle me because I have weaker abilities than most Dragons. For some reason, I feel I might as well be human. Because I don't have all the same abilities that most Dragons have. For instance, I can't manifest wings. Dragons can summon their wings from their backs with Natural Power. I can only do a tail. Plus, I can't summon any horns. Most Dragons have horns until they hit puberty, then they disappear until you summon them again. I can't even do that right. Another thing is my fatigue. I could sleep for 13 hours straight, and I'll feel like crap the next morning!
I walked into the hallway up to the elevator. I took it up to the top floor, and then took a
right to the headmaster's office, which he almost never comes out of. I haven't seen him since the first day of school. I knocked on the door, and it creaked open. 'Really, he left it unlocked', I thought. "White, took you long enough", said headmaster Black. I glared at him, "well, if that pink-eyed witch wasn't trying to turn me into Captain America, I would have been here quicker!"
Black didn't seem to hear me. He just kept his eyes on the large computer screen. "I understand your frustration, White, but we have no choice. You're the best we have, so we need to push you to your limits", said Black. I walked over to his desk. He didn't move. His eyes fixed on the screen. "Y'know, Black, you never told me why I'm so special."
"Because I know you have more potential than you give yourself credit for", said Black.
"How, exactly? I can barely use my Natural Power! I can only use it for strengthening my
body! And freeze stuff to an extent..."
"Exactly. If we could get you to use it more effectively, you can become stronger. You are the son of my big sister, Yui, White. Your father is the most powerful Dragon Slayer in the world. Two powerful people having an offspring with even more power. If we could find a way to cultivate that power inside you, you could become the strongest Dragon in the academy."
"Wait… My dad is a Dragon Slayer?", I asked. Dragon Slayers are an organization that takes care of Dragons that lose control, or use their powers for evil. Most Dragons, see them as a hate group. Some people admire Dragons, but others see them as
monsters and freaks of nature. Basically racism. But wait. Only humans can be Slayers.
"Yes", said Black, "your father is Satoshi White. I went to school with him once. We hated each other." I saw Black smile, but only for a second. "Now, the reason you're here is because I have a top secret mission for you", said Black, back to his normal edginess. A top secret mission? I wonder what it could be?, I thought to myself. This was huge. My first official mission!
Not some babysitting crap! Black sat up and began typing on his keyboard. He pulled up a picture of a man with a hood covering his face. I looked closer, and I saw blood dripping from his hands.
"There is an imposter in our school. I believe he or she is responsible for Brown's death.
If only we had more footage, we could possibly put out this murderer. I need you to find out who it is, and report it back to me. If for any reason, you get caught, fight back, and take him or her out, if you can", said Black. Brown was Black's secretary and close friend. I can't imagine how
he must be feeling right now. I had no one precious to me, because I never had any other family, other than Black.
"Alright. I'll do it", I said. Black finally looked at me. "I want you to promise me something,
White."
"Yeah", I said, "what is it?" Black got up out of his chair and placed his hand on my
shoulder. "If you tell anyone about this mission, I'll be expelling you. So don't tell anyone. Got it?", said Black, tightening his grip on my shoulder. "Kay' got it", I said. Then I started for the door. "Hey, White, before you go, you can take the day off."
It might as well be God saying it! I got on my knees and bowed. "THANK YOU SIR!!"
Black seemed annoyed by my gesture, and sat back down in his seat and went back to doing whatever workche was doing. I got up and sprinted out the door before he could notice I had froze his coffee.