Vol. 1

Chapter 1

I'm Selina Chase, I'm 18 years old. I'm in the first year of college under the Managing Program, hoping to manage a hotel or an apartment building. I'm just a little clumsy and a bit of a complainer. That's about it.

Still sleeping, the clock by the bedside started to sound the alarm. 'IT IS 8 O CLOCK, IT IS 8 O CLOCK...' it continues. Selina just shifted around on her bed not realizing the extremely loud noise coming from the clock, until... "HOLY SHIT!" She screams and looks straight at the clock then immediately rose out of bed. Selina puts on the first piece of clothing she see's, a white t-shirt then a pair of black jeans. She hopped on to a pair of white sneakers before heading out the door, at the same time she'd grabbed her white hoody that's been hanging on the coat rack. She runs down the stairs of the building heading to the landlord's office as fast as she could. She starts banging on the door expecting it to be open right away while brushing her teeth at the same time. "Hey, why didn't you wake me up earlier? Thanks lot Mrs. Tsukino!" She stops the explosion when she realized a note on the door. "Uh, what's this?" She took the note and read,

'Dear tenants of the Crystal Tokyo Apartments,

As you've been all notify of my retirement, today I leave you to the hands of the new landlord who will be just as great as I. Please welcome the new person with open arms and don't give her late rent cheques. It as been a pleasure to be managing this building and to be taking care of all of my wonderful tenants.

P.S. Selina you need to start going to bed early and get a new clock!

P.S.S. Selina I've left you lunch in the fridge, please feel free to grab it when you're in need.'

"That old lady even made me the lunch! Wow, I wonder who's going to be the new landlord? It better not be another old hag. Anyway, time to get the lunch." Selina went inside the landlord's office and ran directly to the fridge grabbing the prepared lunch. She than ran straight to the entrance of the building and head out. Selina is running down the sidewalk as fast as she could. "God I hate Monday mornings, I'm always at my worst." She complained as she yawned. As she turned at a corner to her right, she heard a dispute that seems to be coming from a woman and a group of teenage slums.

"Hey, lets get her bag! There's probably some doe in it." One of them said.

"Come on lady we ain't going to hurt ya. Hand over the bag." Said the other.

"Hey! Leave that lady alone!" yelled out Selina. She ran towards to the commotion and getting ready for anything.

"Oh man! It's that tomboy again. Lets get out of here before we get beat into a pulp! See ya later toots!" the boys ran away from sight avoiding any contact with the girl in platinum blonde hair. Selina caught up with the woman who seems to be OK.

"Those idiots are always looking for trouble. Are you alright mam? Did they took anything from you?" She asked making sure the woman was alright. The woman had long curly black hair wearing a sheer black shirt and black pants with a pair of black pumps. Comparing to Selina's dressing code who is only wearing a dull white t-shirt which can pass for a wife beater considering the condition of it.

"Oh fine, I'm just grateful that you came in a nick of time." the woman replied.

"Those boys only pick on those who are not from around here, and you're definitely not from around here. So where are you heading?"

"Well I'm looking for this street that's been written here and as you can see it seems that I am bit lost. Can you please tell me where is 'White Oak Drive'?"

"Oh, That's just around the corner to your left. It only take a few minutes to get there."As she pointed out to the right direction, she saw that the woman's golden moon necklace was for some reason glowing. "And wearing bling as big as that is sure is asking for someone to rob you, just be careful you keep your belongings close to you, alright?" The church bell rang 9:00. "Oh shoot! I don't have time for this, nice meeting with you mam, gotta run BYE!" Selina ran for her dear life to get in time to school leaving the woman behind to her own business.

Selina arrived at the NYC College of Careers with a nasty welcoming.

"Ms. Selina Chase! You're late again!" yelled out her professor, Mrs. Haruna Lenz. Always wearing a red suit and having her red hair in a tight bun, talk about conservative. She got Selina left standing outside of her classroom in punishment for coming to school late.

"This is so retarded, how could they make a woman stand out in the hallway, in college!" GRRROOOOAAAAWWWLLLL, Selina looked as if she was in pain. "God, I'm hungry." She looked both ways of the hallway to see if anybody was coming, she went into her bag and took out her lunch. "I did skip breakfast, so lets use this time wisely!" Before she even got her first fork of food in her mouth, Mrs. Lenz came out of the classroom catching Selina red-handed.

"What are you doing, Ms. Chase?" she asked while taking out her exam showing her the embarrassing grade that she received. "This is why you get bad grades!"

"Crap? 60 percent?" Selina was flushed.

"Yup! You need to smarten up and do better Selina if you want to be successful in the managing career." Mrs. Lenz gave her a reality check. Selina took the exam and walked away in a slump.

Sitting outside on the bench at the college's parkette, Selina's school mate, Ellie Donnelly learning of what just happened. Sporting her hair of auburn, wavy and medium length and sweet green eyes, loves to wear spring dresses of yellow to green. "Selina, I can't believe you. You're a young lady and you were going to eat your lunch early?"

"But I'm still a growing young lady and what the heck am I going to do during that whole time of standing in the hall, stare at the ceiling! Come on, who's side are you on? You were suppose to be my best friend, Ellie." Ellie just stood there in crossed arms trying to resist Selina's plead. Meanwhile another school mate came by, Manny Volk, the classmate with brains. He has short wavy brown hair matching the colour of his eyes which are framed by his glasses. Likes to wear baggy pants and big hoodies.

"Selina, how did you do on your exam?" he had to ask.

"Oh, Manny! Did you have to ask!"Selina stumped

"Can't you tell by how depressed she is? Of course it was bad." Ellie explained, Selina reacted in pain. "Oh, did that hurt? I'm sorry."

"You don't have to be so upset! I didn't get a perfect this time either because I didn't really try. The exam is like a game." Manny showed off his score of 95 percent.

"You're annoying and not helping at all!" Ellie commented then heard Selina whimpering away. "Oh! Did you hear that Danica appeared in the city again?" trying to change the subject.

Selina stopped, "Danica?"

"Yeah. She's posing for this new jewelry magazine."

"Good for her!"

"Isn't it great?"

"Who is this Danica?" Selina giving a confusing look to Ellie who ended up being fluster.

"Don't be so impressed if you don't know her!"

"Danica is a model in lingerie wear who has been causing an uproar in the fashion industry. There's a rumor that she's actually a spy for a certain fashion agency to steal ideas from other designers." Manny explained.

Selina got into thinking mode, "Oh, there's stuff like that now? Must be the end of the world."

"But gems are beautiful, I'd understand why they'd chose a beautiful model to pose with beautiful jewels."said Ellie

"Of course, it only makes sense. And anyways who cares of this model, I want a diamond ring."

"I want ruby earrings."

"You wish." Manny started to feel out of place.

"Oh yeah, our store has been having a jewelry sale since yesterday. Want to come?" Mentioned Ellie.

"A jewelry sale?" Selina is getting interested.

"They'll have rings and stuff that even we can buy."

"Really? I'll go then."

"Okay, then come over on your way home."

"I'll definitely go. I wish class would end soon, I really don't want to go back in there." The two ladies continue to talk about what's to come of the day leaving Manny lost for words.

"Um guys? You're forgetting someone."

Somewhere dark and cold, most likely in a cave, a woman sitting upon her throne that completely wraps her around. Wearing a mauve toga-dress with a belt made out of bones and chains, with her extremely long dark hair wears a tiara of ebony with stones of green embedded into it. Floating in front of her a staff made out of bone holding a black glass ball, as it floats she stares into it as if shes reading something out of it. "Have you still not found the legendary silver crystal?" She called out.

"No, my lady." a crowd spoke.

"I want a plentiful amount of energy. If I cannot obtain the silver crystal, then let I first gain human energy." At the front of the throne, a golden flame appeared and growing then faded into a man wrapped in golden fleece, military style pants with combat boots and semi-short blonde wavy hair.

"Lady Pandora. Will you leave that duty to me, Argo: Jason? My minion, the sorceress Morgana, is already gathering human energy."

"I will leave it to you, Jason."

"Yes, my lady."

Back in New York, at the entrance of luxurious jewelry store, a crowd of people has been formed and growing fast. Inside the store, woman of different ages and sizes are trying on every piece of jewelry they can grab on to. "Oh, how pretty!" "It's so cheap!" Coming into the store, Selina and Ellie were a little intimidated by the dense crowd.

"Wow, there are a lot of people in here." said Selina. A woman in purple appeared with a megaphone shouting out enthusiastically.

"Thank you for always choosing us. Welcome! Welcome! Please feel free to try them on."

"Mom's awfully in to it, isn't she?" Ellie mentioned after seeing her mother in a up-and-going mood.

"Maybe she's inspired." said Selina.

"Come on in. They're all on sale!" shouts Ellie's mother. Then at a moment to herself, "Foolish humans." The customers' rings started to glow and sucking in some kind of aura. "Give all your energy to our great lady." Then the necklaces and the earrings started to do the same. Within the shadows, Jason held out his hand and created and orb of energy pulsating.

"It's gathering, the energy of the foolish humans who are taken by the brilliance of the gems. Lady Pandora will be very pleased. Morgana, collect even more energy."called out Jason.

"Yes, sir."

"Mom" called out Ellie which took Morgana by surprise, she turn around with a change of face.

"Oh, welcome home Ellie."

"I brought a friend."

"Hello."Selina presented herself.

"Thank you for coming. I know it's crowded, but please do look around." said Morgana.

"Thank you."

"I know, since you are Ellie's friend, I'll give you a discount."

"Really? Must be my lucky day."Selina said sarcastically. Morgana went behind the glass display counter and pulled out a diamond ring.

"How about this diamond? It usually goes for about $5,000."

"$5,000? Ouch!"

"But, I'll lower it to $300."

"$5,000 to $300!" Both girls screamed out in shock. Everybody in the store heard the price, a big fat lady pushed the girls away claiming the ring is hers only. Then everybody else crowded over the counter claiming the ring. "Wait! I'll buy it! It's mine!" Selina and Ellie basically crawled underneath from the dense crowded hardly even making it out.

"Wow! Look at that mayhem!" said Ellie.

"$5,000 to $300! I want that! Is that even legal to have such a low price on a diamond!" sulk Selina.

"Why don't you just go and get it?"

"Well, it would bring up my self-esteem from doing not so well on the exam."

"There you go."

"But I've used up all of my paycheck which makes me broke." sighed Selina.

"Be strong, Selina" Ellie patted her on the back for extra reassurance. Selina step out of the store in gloom leaving behind Ellie with the 'hungry for diamonds' crowd.

"I should have studied harder." She took out her exam paper, looked at it then crumple it up into a ball. "Oh, just die!" She tossed it behind her landing on a person's head.

"Hey, watch where you dump your garbage." he said. The man was wearing a pair of black shades complimenting the colour of his hair. Wearing a green jacket and green washed blue jeans.

"What? I'm sorry...Wait! Don't look at it!" she apologized, he UN-crumpled the paper and read the grade.

"60 percent! Whoa!" he said out loud, Selina freaked. "You need to study harder, girl."

"It's none of your business!" Selina grabbed her exam from the man's hands and walked away with steam and started to talk under her breathe. "What's with him? I can't believe he has the balls to say that." She turned around to see if the man was still there, he just stood in front of the jewelry store looking through the window. "What a weirdo." Selina continue to walk home until she came across a window of a kiosk with a promotional poster taped on it. "Huh, Danica? They issue of the magazine is out already?" She got bummed out realizing not having any money to buy a magazine. "It must be nice being a super model. You don't have to worry about tests, and I bet having everybody admiring you must feel pretty good." sighed Selina. Across the street from where Selina was standing, the woman who Selina bumped into was following her. "But me in the other hand...I don't really want to take this stupid paper home." Selina continue to walk home sulking. The woman also followed.

"Selina Chase, I've finally found you."