Chapter 1: A New Day

It seemed like any ordinary day. Little did I know this one day turned out to be one of the worst days of my life. It all started with me waking up to the sound of my mother's voice.

"Time to get up! You'll miss school if you don't hurry." she said walking into my room. She opened my blue curtains to let the sun in. It blinded me as I got up from under my covers. I squint my eyes until they adjust to the bright light. I was never good at getting up in the morning. I stayed up late reading books about magic. Mainly because I wanted to be a wizard, but also because I wanted to learn all there was to know about magic.

I got out of my bed along with all the books that I read last night, and started to get dressed. I chose my favorite blue shirt with a kitty on it and my white skirt. I went downstairs to find my mom already done making breakfast for the two of us. How could she could do all of that while all I did was change and brush my hair and teeth? I walk in the kitchen and we sit down at the table to eat.

"Thanks mom" I said with a smile, "Maybe this'll wake me up." She made my favorite breakfast of all time. Sunny-side up eggs with bacon and hashbrowns. They were arranged to make a smiley face. Just the way I liked it. "Do you remember what day it is mommy?" I ask shoving bacon in my mouth.

She smiled and said, "Of course I do. It's your birthday." she got up from the table and opened a drawer in the closet. She pulled out a little box and opened it. Then, walking towards me she pulled out a sparkly necklace with a snowflake on it. "I know you've been reading those books about Ice-Make so when I came across this at the store I thought of you." She turned me around and put it on

for me.

"Thank you mommy! I love it!" I said and I jumped in her arms for a hug. After that we both finished eating. I headed out the door in a rush, school started in 10 minutes. But before I left my mom caught me.

"Be careful, ok sweetheart?" She said. "Oh and don't forget these." She held out my backpack and my lunch box.

"Oh." I said taking them. I gave her one last hug and then ran down the street with 7 minutes left to get to school.

I live in the kingdom of Fiore, a neutral country with a population of about 17 million. This is a world full of magic. Magic is bought and sold here like anything else, and is a main part of everyday life. There are even some people who make a living using magic. These people are called wizards. These wizards belong to many different guilds and accept jobs brought to them. There are many guilds in this kingdom including the Phantom Lord Guild, the guild my mommy belonged to. She's really strong and is one of the S-Class wizards in the guild. My dream is to someday be as strong as her.

I ran as fast as I could down the street, I have to make it before school starts. I'm only in 3rd grade and I just turned 8 today. The last thing I want is double the attention for being late to class. I'm especially afraid of my teacher. She gives me these mean looks and shes just a really scary lady. It was a good thing that I didn't live that far from my school. Theres no bus route in my neighborhood so I usually walk or run to school. I finally reached the small and went through the doors with 2 minutes before the bell rang and headed towards my classroom.

I walked in and was immediately greeted by my best friend Gray. He's the only one I talk to in my class and we've known each other ever since we were 1.

"Hey Nova Happy Birthday!" Gray yelled and gave me a giant hug. "I got you a little something." He said holding out a square box the size of his hand. He opened it and in the box laid 2 silver bracelets. "They're friendship bracelets. I know you like sparkly things so I got matching silver ones." He put one on my wrist and then slipped his on. "We'll be best friends forever Nova." He flashed me another smile.

"Thank you!" I hugged him before the bell finally rang.

Gray had spiky black colored hair that flew in all sorts of directions. It was so black I guess you could say it looked dark blue like his eyes. Even with his bangs you could still see them. Hes pretty stubborn and reckless at times and can be really annoying. But he cares about me a lot. He doesn't like-like me or anything. That's gross. He's just always been there for me and thats why he's my best friend.

I sit at my desk and get my Ice-Make book out. We were learning about maker magic in school and that's why I wanna master Ice-Make. Ice-Make magic allows its user to create ice at their own free will and to shape it into objects. That's what the book says anyway. You can make pretty much make anything with it. Ice-Make is known as an extremely versatile form of Magic, coming in useful both in battle, for offensive and defensive purposes, and outside of battle. That would only be useful if I was taking a job request at a guild or something.

"Ok class get in your seats It's time for our lesson" Our teacher Mrs. Heartfield said, her scary voice getting everyone's attention "Today we will learn about the two different types of Ice-Maker magic. But first, let's review our last lesson." She walked to the chalkboard and started to write questions down. "Now, what are the two main types of magic called and what is the difference between them?" She turned around to face the class and hand after hand started shooting up to answer the question. "Yes, Gray?"

"Um...the two types of magic are Caster Magic and Holder Magic. Caster magic is released from the body while Holder Magic is um….casted through an object or outside source." Gray answered standing up. He glanced at me and smiled and I did the same.

The majority of the school day was pretty boring until recess. Mrs. H. asked more questions and then taught us about dynamic and static types of Ice-Make. Static is just making inanimate objects while Dynamic is making animated things. After that long and boring class, our teacher finally released us to go to recess.

Gray waited for me to get my magic book and then we walked to the huge field outside. The book I carried taught about all of the Static Ice-Make stances and positions. So every day I'd try something new and Gray would watch. Because my mom was one of the Element Four and she could create and control water, Ice-Make wasnt hard for me to learn. Everytime Gray tried it nothing happened. He never knew what magic he wanted to learn but he had the same dream as me, to join a guild and become a strong wizard.

"Please? I wanna see you make something else!" Gray pleaded. This has been going on for 5 minutes already. He was on his knees. We were still in the field and I had just shown him Ice Shield and he still wants me to do more.

"Why? I just showed you the newest one I learned."

"Uh. Because It's cool? Duh." He was still on his knees.

"I know it is. It's ice of course It's cool." I say like the smart aleck I am.

"You know what I mean Nova don't be a jerk " Gray said. He finally stood up. He was always persistent in getting what he wanted. I was stubborn, but I eventually give in.

"Fine." I said. "You're the jerk by the way." I put both my hands together as they start to glow light blue. I give Gray a mischievous smile and say "Ice-Make, Floor!" with my hands still glowing I lift them up, and then strike the floor. Ice starts to cover the entire area of where Gray was standing. My plan worked. Gray slipped and face planted the icy floor.

"Ow…." Gray murmured. He sat up and had a giant red mark on his forehead. I started to laugh. "Ha. Ha. Real funny Nova…" Gray pouted.

"It's my birthday! Lemme have some fun!" I giggled skating on the ice around Gray. Soon enough Gray's smile appeared on his face again. He opened his mouth to say something but before he could say a word, we both heard a frightening, ear-splitting roar in the distance. His smile vanished, and then the school alarm went off.

To Be Continued In Chapter 2: Final Goodbyes