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Resistor

Chapter 1: Duel

I dragged my quill across the paper making the symbol for fire. I continued on to make more symbols including the ones for history, nation, and lord. Finally I was done. Placing the quill back into the ink I gathered all the papers that were on my desk and pit them in order. Being the first one done everyone looked at me and gasped. I had at least doubled their paper load at five pages and I was still done first.

The teacher, Mrs. Pyre looked at me. "Are you done already?" Her voice was cold and felt like she wanted to kill me. "Even I would expect you no to be done this early with a report on the history of the fire nation. Is it sloppy?"

I got up from my seat and walked over to the teachers desk. "No, ma'am. This report is completely clean and neat." I recited mechanically. Everyone knew the answer to that question regardless of how stupid you were. Spinning on my heals I walked back to me desk being careful not to knock over anyone's papers.

After sitting down I looked around the classroom. Everyone was either working hard, sleeping or, some where in the middle. I stifled a sigh and tried to not fall asleep myself. I hated being smart. It set me apart from everyone else and it bothered me. I was always the one with the answer, always the one done first. Everyone else hated me too for my brain. Anyone who didn't pick on me for my head was either picked on themselves or was invisible.

Finally after going through all the ways to firebend from your feet the teacher announced, "Students, your attention please! We will head outside to practice our bending now." Several of the kids behind me slapped hands and started to whisper amongst themselves.

I groaned. I never firebended in front of the teachers or anybody else for that matter. This being the case it had become the mission of several of the more bulky students to cause me to have an outburst and bend. Still I couldn't avoid it so I got up cracked my legs and walked out the door to the courtyard.

Squinting into the sun I walked out onto the courtyard. There was a massive statue of Fire Lord Ozie spitting fire into the sky as flames jetted from his palms behind him. Everything else was a white stone with scorch marks on it. Several kids had already paired up and started to attack each other.

"Hey nerd!" Quin said from behind me. "I want to challenge you! Yeah that's right you." Quin was a big bulky kid who I swear was more evil than the devil.

Shrugging I thought, why not? I turned and faced the chest of Quin. I looked up and said, "Sure Quin why not? I'm gonna win in life too so might as well beat you at this." That was not my brightest of plans.

"You little runt. Let's do this." Quin dropped his shirt and took a fighting position. I walked to the middle of the courtyard and kept my red and black uniform on.

In the background I heard one kid yell, "fight!" and some others join in the chant until a large circle was formed around me and Quin. I heard whispers of bets in the crowd. Everyone was betting against me. Who wouldn't? I was a tall lanky kid who was quite and probably had no life. Quin was the complete opposite of me. A tall muscular kid who was popular and the best firebender student.

"You start Quin." I shouted loudly over the crowd. "I can dodge it either way."

Quin brought up his fist in a normal fire jab. Flames erupted out of his fist and caim towards me. I leaned to the right and the fireball passed by me almost hitting some of the kids behind me. I was still not in a fighting stance.

Laughing I said, " You okay Quin you seem a little pale." Quin was frustrated that he had not hit me. He tried again only this time doubling up and doing a fire kick. I dodged easily and smiled widely. Quin was pissed now. He threw fireball after firebal, kick after kick at me. I continued to dodge.

By the time Quin had stopped his rampage he was pouring sweat and was slouched in exaustion. "Tired Quin?" I asked inocently. Stepping into a the red dragon fighting posistion I heard gasps from behind me. Everybody was about ot see me bend. Spinning on myleft heel I raised my foot above my head and brought it down. Flames spilled out and raked across Quin's chest. Again spinning on my left heel I came up into a roundhouse kick. Again flames came from my feet and scorched Quin's face.

"Time to end this." I muttered. Still spinningn I brought my right foot down and brought my hands up in the symbol for fire. Bursting from my hands flames caught Quin and launched him across the courtyard into one of the stone walls. Quin groaned in pain and fell to the ground.

I turned and walked away unconcerened with Quin's pain. Everyone parted before me; afraid to get me mad. I continued walking until I met the edge of the school grounds. Stopping I looked around. There were no gaurds to the left or right. Shrugging I walked off the boders of the school and continued home.


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