This is a story idea that I had been throwing around for some time, and well have I've finally gotten around to posting it. I ask that if you do read it please review. I don't mean to whine but reviews to me help keep stories alive, so please read and review.

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Chapter 1

Irma was walking home by herself that day. Hay Lin had a date with Eric. Cornelia went to Meridian to spend time with Elion and Caleb. Will was of course with Mat, and lastly Taranee was with Nigel. Who did she have? Martin. Sure he was an annoyance that she would miss if he wasn't there, but he was only really there when they were at school. Andrew barely recognized her existence, and she really couldn't think of anyone else she liked.

Irma was probably thinking about this because of today's fight with Cornelia. Irma had again made a joke, though she couldn't remember what it was about. But she could remember Cornelia's exact words.

"Well, at least I have someone special in my life. In fact you're the only one of us that can't seem to find someone. Maybe your attitude is making it so you'll be alone the rest of your life."

She sighed as she walked down the street. She felt lonely and felt that Cornelia was right. She felt she would be alone forever. It made the young guardian actually want to just cry all the way home, and then again no one would see her if she did.

"You appear troubled young one." A voice shot up from the water guardian's side. Irma turned to see what appeared to be an old gypsy woman. She was wearing a mostly black dress with an elaborate red trim. It was odd, but Irma was getting used to odd.

"Ya," she says keeping an eye on this woman, "your point being?"

"I would like to know what troubles you," the woman says reaching a hand out to Irma, "after all. I may be able to help."

Irma turned interested, "Unless you have a way for Vance Michel Justin to instantly fall in love with me. I don't really think you can help."

"Well, I do not have anything like that, but I do have this." She says pulling out a long silver necklace. Attached to the necklace is a red and black charm that is shaped somewhat like a heart. "It isn't much but it always helped me to feel better. Why don't you take it?"

"Why are you so willing to give this to me?" Irma asks as the woman quickly places the charm in Irma's hand.

"Think of it as a consolation prize, young one." The old gypsy says with a grin.

"But," Irma tried to complain.

"Nonsense, it was meant for you, dear."

"Thanks, I guess." Irma sighs.

"You should hurry home, young one. Your parents will start to worry."

"Kay." Irma says walking away. She couldn't help get a weird feeling from the woman but she continued home none the less.

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Irma came home to a predominately empty house. She yawned a bit. For some reason she was very tired, so she quickly ran up to her room. She through on her sky blue pajama's and went to lie down in her bed. She still held the little charm as her deep blue eyes slowly closed. It appeared to shimmer in a somewhat blue color as Irma began to sleep.

She dreamed that she was flying over the city. It was night time so no one would see her or the other guardians if they were around. Suddenly, her reflection caught her eye. She stopped on a dime to view herself in the mirror of glass.

She was flapping her wings, yet they were not her guardian wings. Sure, she was clad in her guardian uniform, but her wings were never so big. She was being supported by two large real dragon wings that would flap occasionally to return her height. They appeared to be made of water, but that was just the beginning of her changes in her appearance.

As if to check to see why the young guardian had stopped flying and was hovering in place a long tail mad of water reached out from behind her and wrapped her in a friendly embrace. She smiled at this now noticing that both her forearms were covered in clawed gauntlets that looked as if they were made of ice. There was also an ice like breast plate over her chest with an engraving that is shaped like the charm that the gypsy had given her over her heart. Finally, the guardian looked herself in the eyes. They were a vivid yellow and appeared more reptilian than anything.

She placed a hand to the window. She was perplexed by the change in her appearance and confused by how the change could have occurred. Suddenly, her reflection changed to that of her human self, but she still looked as she did just second earlier. Slowly her human form faded away, and then she heard laughing and screaming. She looked around but couldn't tell where it was coming from. The street below her darkened and then her hands became stained in blood. She panicked as she saw the red on her now clawed hands and screamed a silent scream. She then heard a load roar from behind. She turned to see a massive dragon made entirely of water staring at her. She tried to run as it opened its mouth to eat the guardian, but she couldn't move, and right as it closed around her…

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Irma shot up in a flash. Her bright yellow eyes returned to a deep blue color. She was covered in a cold sweat and was breathing heavily. Her clothes, her bed, almost her entire room was completely soaked, and somehow the chain that the charm was on ended up around her neck.

After a couple of deep breaths she finally was able to slowly begin to sleep once again, but was rudely interrupted by her cell phone ringing off the hook.

"Hello." She yawns loudly while answering the phone.

"Irma, thank god we've been trying to reach you for hours now." Hay Lin's voice was frantic as she talked over the phone.

"Hay Lin, calm down, what's wrong?" Irma asks staring at her alarm clock. It was saying that it was four in the morning. Irma assumed she was more exhausted than she thought and paid no mind to it.

"We've got trouble." Hay Lin says after taking a huge breath.

"What kind of trouble?" Irma asks with another yawn.

"You know the evil prince kind." Hay Lin responded. Irma only sighed to this while beginning to put on a pair of jeans and a tee shirt.

"I'll be right there." She says hanging up the phone and running out the door.