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~Author's rant~ Well everyone here is one of my older stories rewritten and improve by the help of VegetasWriter. She was kind of enough to help me with improving this story so everyone give her a round of applause and thanks, :D. Anyways get onto reading the story and remember to review and tell me what you think! I will see you all at the end to remind you again.

Warriors among the Ashes

Chapter 1

There was always a story that had been passed through the ears of many of the creatures living within our world. Both human and mystical alike knew of this story but whether they believed it was the question.

Long ago there was a city named Fairalona and it was the center of their world. Fairalona was a city of peace, but do not be deceived for nine warriors from walked the streets. The clans they descended from were dragon, elf, fairy, shape shifter, wizard, witch, and sorceress. They were the ones blessed with the markings of the gods and the ones who stopped anyone from destroying the peace of their fair city.

Fairalona was a city where all difference were put to the way side and everyone was happy and to make sure this stayed true nine guardians stood tall before the people. Each guardian came from a clan and had a reason to be there and they were the reason Fairalona stood. It was the symbol of peace to everyone and when it fell, so did the peace.

A dark shadow had fallen over the city with it a great war broke out and slowly every one fell including the disrupter of peace. There wasn'tanything left of the guardians, the city fell into a pile of rubble and took the peace with it; the peaceful bond they all once shared shattered like glass, it was every kind for themselves.

But that was many years ago, a couple life times ago, and now there is very few places where you could find any traces of some of the tribes that once existed freely without worry. One of these places was the most popular and also held the most tension. It was a place where magic was allowed to flow free as long as you were on your land. This place was Mithorna Forest, the place that housed many creatures that had their own land and tribes, that were always at each other's throats but there was one place that they built in hopes of a better future.

Blossom Hallow was a school filled with instructors and teachers of the old ways, but more importantly, it was the last hope the tribes had for regaining their lost city and the peace that came with it.

Blossom Hallow was where every child was forced to attend and hopefully one day restore the peace that they had once had, but so far nothing seemed to be working but they never gave up hope that their dead Fairalona would one day rise from the rubble and be better than before. Sadly though the once mystical city stayed hidden within the deepest of the forest, untouched; until two dragons explored a place that was forbidden…

"Vegeta tell me again why we are here? Aren't we supposed to be doing something important today?" I asked my older twin brother as he continued to dig through an old rotted library; I could smell the age of time here, stuff of mold and dustas I swung around in a spinney chair. Sometimes I wonder about my brother, he seems to have gained an obsession with being in places or doing things he shouldn't. We may be twins but we were like day and night, I was never interested in those things and he would say it was because I was a girl, we would argue and bicker but it always ended in a stale mate. Wiping some of the thick dust from the wall to reveal the old elfin text below, I grunted with disinterest. Yes I hated my brother's obsessions with old things but I still stood with him at the end of every one of his adventures.

"Vega if you don't want to be here, feel free to leave and go crawling back to Alanden." My brother growled at me as he flipped through another book. Sighing as I looked up at the peeling painted ceiling once served as painting of probably some boring meeting that probably marked a big part of our history. "Found it!" Vegeta yelled in victory as he held up a book in happiness before he began flipping through the pages carefully.

"What is it?" I asked as I turned to look at him curiously, wondering what was so special about that book.

"I don't know. I just know its hand written and it's something personal and that was my goal." He shrugged his shoulders before carefully placing the book in his bag. Rolling my eyes I observed my twin once again wondering how he could be when we were so different yet the same.

Vegeta had tanner skin then I did. He had an olive where my skin was a light tan and his hair was swept up like a burning candle where my fell around my face. He had deep dark navy blue eyes that looked like they were black instead where mine were a deep royal purple. We were about the same height which was 5'9 except Vegeta may be 5'10; I wasn't too sure about that. We both had the slender built bodies but it was our coloring that made us different the most. We were both rare colors for dragons. Vegeta had dark blue highlights in his hair and I had royal purple highlights that matched the color of our eyes. I didn't understand why these colors were rare but they were. But for the last 18 years that's all we've heard when people discuss our colorings. Sighing as I pulled my hair out of its normal ponytail and headed outside to leave Vegeta to his treasure hunting.

Stretching fully I stood up, heading outside to look at the sky; I couldn't help but sigh sadly. I wanted so badly to be up there, flying high above the world and having nothing holding me back; sadly we weren't allowed to fly. We weren't even allowed to take our true forms as dragons! The only out ward appearance that we had was a small patch of scales the curved around our ears, our nails were more like claws with traces of small scales wrapped around our nails; when we were angered our eyes would take the true form of the dragons we truly were. My brother's favorite outward appearance was our elongated canines; I think the only reason why he does is only to look more intimidating.

Amazing wasn't? We were these amazing creatures, and yet we weren't allowed to be our true selves. You don't know how badly I wanted to take off and fly up there, above the world not a care about anything; that wasn't allowed. Nothing was allowed. Hell we weren't suppose to be here, this was I believe one of the worst places we could be except for in the human world, since they wanted to kill us. I didn't know the reason as to why transforming was forbidden, it's just always been like that. We didn't dare question the elders since they didn't have tolerance for questions.

Sitting down on one of the random piece of rubble as my phoenix landed beside me and nuzzled my side. I didn't understand why phoenixes couldn't turn into humans, but they couldn't but they prefer to live with a familiar. Which was what Nacorea was to me; she is my familiar and my best friend. I found her when she was only a hatchling, her mother had been killed by a human, she was left alone and I had taken her in.

Sighing I petted her head carefully, she whistled at me, trying to get me to talk to her; but I knew she understood the reason behind my melancholy and envy. I've expressed to her several times about howI wish I to could spread my wings and sore in skies above with her, feeling the windwhisk by me and taste the clouds; I wonder if they had a taste? I'd like to be flying in the sky with her. Looking towards the sky once more I noticed the sun was starting to get low in the sky and I still felt like something was suppose to be going on, like I was supposed to be somewhere. Sitting here thinking for a second on what today was when it suddenly came to me. "Shit!" I cursed before scrambling to my feet and raced back inside the falling library where Vegeta was with his Griffin, Draco.

"Vegeta we have to go!" I yelled quietly at him.

He huffed annoyed before turning to look at me. "Why exactly do we have to leave?" He growled, arms crossed and an annoyed look plastered on his face.

Throwing my arms in annoyance the for once he couldn't just listen to me? "Tonight's the banquet!" snatched up my bag and dashed out towards the village.

"Shit!" He cursed, eyes widening; joining me with haste and panic; stuffing his findings in his sac he raced after me with Draco not far behind.

We had less then maybe three hours until the banquet and it was normally a three hour run from here to there. We seriously had to hurry to get there in time. Our familiars followed us over head as we quickly weaved through the obstacles trying to get ahead of the clock.

Tonight was the banquet to welcome back the warriors from the war with the fairies and also to congratulate Vegeta and me on making it into the Blossom Hallow School. Yes unlike they say, you have to pass a test to get in and you tried as many times as you needed until you passed and they only gave the text once every two years.

Jumping across the gorge, I wondered if we would make it back in time because if we didn't Alanden would have our heads on a silver platter for sure! I mean he may be our guardian but he isn't one to trifle with when you don't follow orders.

Dashing through the forest, dodging trees, and the muddy pits and jumping over the creeks we saw the village come to view, the campfire smoke our beacon. Whipping passed the bush the village came in to view, I could hear my brothers heavy pants over lap my own, exhaustion taking itstoll on us; we couldn't stop, nothing would make us falter, this day was too important for us.

After awhile we could finally see the village coming into view and looking at the sky we had only a short time to get ready and be at the dining hall before we were late. Entering the out skirts of the village we quickly passed the small huts and ignored the villagers as they yelled in outrage for disrupting them as we blurred pasted them. Our home was in view, one of the few houses that extended from the base of a tree and wrapped around to the middle. Quickly grabbing the rope that lead up to our window and began to climb before throwing ourselves inside, once we reached the top we quickly grabbed our bathroom things before rushing to get cleaned.

"What are you doing?" we both yelled at each other as we tried to enter the bathroom at the same time.

"I'm getting a bath first Vega. I'm the oldest." Vegeta tried to pull off the big tough guy act to get his way, but unlike everyone else I could see right through it.

Rolling my eyes I grabbed his arm, pushing him into the bathroom. "Look we don't have time for this, so you face that way I face this way and we get a bath at the same time." I left no room for arguments; he glared but agreed none the less with a curt nod.

Bathing quickly and efficiently, a race against time. Bathing wasn't as difficult as my next task; getting dressed took a bit longer since we actually had to dress up in formal clothing which meant a suit for Vegeta and a dress for me. We both quickly got everything put together and I pulled the last curler out of my hair we were off again. Quickly racing down the stairs I made a grab for Vegeta's hand and held on tightly; for I couldn't help but feel nervous about this. From the cool moisture of his palm I could tell he was affected as well. Vegeta and I were not use to this kind of things, since we preferred to be elsewhere and before we were never required. My heart thundered in my chest, banging against my ribs, how would we be received in this school?

I was utterly shocked by the sheer size of the building, never before had I seen it up close, always keeping a distance from the building like it was some kind of idol; my breath quickened. I felt Vegeta brush against my arm, he kept close for his or my own sake I am uncertain. Vegeta nudged me pointing out several mystical creatures we never seen before, slowly they seem to turn their heads, eyes locking onto me and my brother; little hushed whispers; keep talking, it doesn't affect me. It took us only a few moments to get over to the dining hall and to slip in the back since the banquet was already beginning.

The normal meeting room had been transformed into a small ballroom, tables with white table clothes were sitting randomly around the floor and people were over in the area near the band dancing and having fun but the sound of the gong sent everyone to their seats. Carefully moving over to our seats we waited for the warriors to start coming in so this night could begin and hopefully end soon…

~Ok well that is the rewritten version of the first two chapters out of the original and I have to say I like it better but what do you all think? Leave a review and give me your honest opinion and I'll be looking forward to see what you all have to say. And as always Read. Review and Enjoy and give one last round of applause to Vegetaswriter!