Hello everyone, a buddy of mine and I decided we wanted to try our hand at writing and I had been playing with this idea in my head for a while and decided this was a good place to start. This is my first fictional piece I have ever written so please but kind in reviews but I would greatly appreciate constructive criticism. Anything to help me become a better writer and for you all to have a more enjoyable reading experience. Thanks and enjoy

~Vadl

"Agni!"

Agni's mother, Kaori, shouted but Agni didn't hear, besides he knew the rules. It was the same every time, "Don't get into trouble and be back here before nightfall, blah, blah, blah." It has been a two weeks since he has been to town. In truth, it was hardly a town anyways, just a small collections of fishing shacks, market stalls, and an inn. Almost all the stalls where selling where fish. That's all anyone seemed to do on this island was fish, except for Agni's family. His father was the light house keeper, being one of the few firebenders, it was important for him to keep the beacon lit so ships didn't crash into the cliffs. However, since the lighthouse was high on the cliffs overlooking the town being able to come to town was a special treat.

"Well," Agni thought, "I might as well enjoy this. Let's see if I can find Kyoko." Kyoko was a family friend. Well technically she WAS family because somewhere along the line her great grandfather and his great aunt were cousins or something. It was too far to matter but when you live on a small island like this one everyone was related to everyone else somewhere down the line.

The best place to start his search would probably be her house. It was a small run down house just off the beach. Kyoko's family like so many were fishermen. Well her father and two older brothers were. They would be gone already leaving just Kyoko, her mother, and her twin little brother and sister who were not yet two.

Agni went to knock on the door but before he did he checked his reflection in the window. As he suspected his shaggy jet black hair was sticking up in front like it always did. He licked his hands and tried get it to lay down to minimum success. "Oh well it was worth a shot," and he knocks on the door and Kyoko's mom comes to the door.

"Hello Agni." She is carrying one of the twins in her arms, the boy he thinks but isn't sure, she looks exhausted though but Agni doesn't notice that.

"Is Kyoko here?" Agni says impatiently, it's been two weeks and he wants to see his friend.

"Yes, she is." Kyoko's mom turns around and shouts into the house, "Kyoko, Agni is here to see you!" There is a commotion inside and out runs Kyoko and wraps Agni in a hug. She is Agni's age, exactly his age, they were both born on the summer solstice of the same year, a sign of good favor for a firebender. She is twelve years old with long black hair and amber eyes, just like Agni. They themselves look like they could be twins if Agni wasn't almost a head taller than her. After a few seconds Kyoko lets Agni out of his hug just to punch him in the arm. She turns to her mother "Mom, can I go play with Agni?" Asked Kyoko putting on her sweetest face.

"Of course dear but be back before it gets dark. I want you to be home when you father and brothers get back. You need to be here to help them unload their catch."

"Ok! Thanks Mom!" And she and Agni take off down the beach before her mother even finishes, their feet hardly touching the ground. Kyoko's mother sighs and goes back inside. They keep running until Kyoko's house is out of sight and stop to catch their breath. They look at each other with huge goofy smiles on their face just happy to finally be able to get away from their families and their duty to them for a few hours.

"Ok Kyoko." Agni said after he catches his breath, "What do you want to do?" There was so much to do, they could play on the beach, or explore the forest on the edge of town, or practice their firebending. Kyoko was also a firebender, the only one in her family, there had not been a firebender in her family for three generations, and some said that it was because she was born on the solstice that she could bend when the rest of her family couldn't. Most people didn't know Kyoko like Agni did and he had a different idea. He thought it was because she was a dragon in human form. She was fierce to her enemies and incredibly loyal to her friends, just like a dragon. Not that a twelve year old had many enemies.

"I know, let's climb the volcano!" Kyoko shrieks with excitement as she points to the volcano on the island. There were two actually, the largest one was in the center of the island and was the one Kyoko was pointing at. It has went dormant years ago, the second smaller one was still active and was always erupting. Nothing dangerous, as long as you stayed clear of the lava. The lava slowly worked its way towards the ocean and every year the island became a little larger.

Agni looks at her with a devilish grin, "Race you to the top," and takes off.

"Hey! No fair!" Kyoko tries to catch him but Agni was always the fastest. He was a thin boy and built to run. He had already started his climb before Kyoko got off the beach. As he climbs, he notices a small cave. He turns around and sees Kyoko farther down the mountain side.

"I'll hide and scare her when she gets here." He thinks and goes into the cave. He hides just out of the light. He waits a few minutes and Kyoko comes by going up the mountain and fails to notice Agni hiding. Slowly Agni creeps out from the cave and sneaks up on Kyoko.

He grabs her shoulders and shouts "BOO!" Kyoko shrieks and jumps a foot in the air. She turns in the air and brings her fist down with fire trailing behind it. Agni brings his arm up and deflects the punch. The fire goes to Agni's left and hits the ground hurting nothing but a little bit of moss.

"Agni! What were you thinking?!" Yelled Kyoko as she punched him in the arm, "You scared me and I could have hurt you."

"It's ok," he says stepping back and putting his hands on her shoulders and looking her in the eyes, "it my fault for trying to sneak up on the master firebender." Agni smirks and Kyoko calms down but punches him one last time for good measure. "Why don't we take a break here," and they both sit down on a moss covered rock nearby. Kyoko stares at the ground still mad at Agni but he is looking elsewhere.

They could see most of the island from here, or at least the half of it that wasn't blocked by a volcano. The island was beautiful, Agni realized, he had never noticed before right now. The sides of the large volcano was covered in large pine trees. He could see the lava from the second peak running down the mountain towards the sea. The little town was nestled between the beach and the forest. It actually looks serene from this far away. "Look." He said and Kyoko raised her head and forgot about the near miss earlier.

They sat there for almost an hour admiring the view. Kyoko eventually stands up, "Come on, we need to be getting back, the sun is setting." The sun was but Agni didn't make the connection to go home. He was busy looking at the red and orange waves that where washing ashore, the long shadows that were starting to form in the forest, the cool breeze coming off the ocean. It was so peaceful. He had always hated living on the island. It never really suited him. He always felt he was meant for bigger things than to be a lighthouse keeper like his father. But from this high up he realized that this island was beautiful in its own way and maybe he could stay here.

"Ok but before we go I want to show you that cave I was hiding in." He says, "One last thing to explore before we go back."

"Ok but it better be quick though." Says Kyoko and they run down the mountain side and enter the cave.

The cave is incredible dry which surprises Agni because he always thought that caves where supposed to be cool and damp. This one was the exact opposite of that. It was hot and dry. He hadn't noticed when he was waiting for Kyoko but now it was obvious. It always went way deeper than he thought. So deep in fact that they both Agni and Kyoko lit a small fire in their hands so they could see. While it had a small entrance it quickly opened up into a large cavern. Through there were no side tunnels just the entrance and the cavern, and it didn't look natural. The walls where too smooth.

The farther they went in the more curious they became. They started to look around the cavern. It uncomfortably hot now. Agni and Kyoko started to sweat. Being firebenders they were both used to heat but it was getting too much.

"We should get going there isn't anything here." Says Agni and turns to leave.

"Well what about that." Kyoko points to the center of the cavern and in it are three large red stones.

No not stones….eggs? There was no way. Could those be dragon eggs? Impossible, there haven't been wild dragons on this island for centuries, not since Dragonlord Yao defeated the last of them.

Agni and Kyoko slowly approached the eggs both begin cautious in case something happened. Nothing did, the eggs just stayed exactly where they were.

"This is amazing." Say Agni and he moved to take one.

"What are you doing!?" Hissed Kyoko, "You can't just take one and even if you did how would you get it back? You can't just walk into town carrying a dragon egg!"

She was right he knew but still he wanted to take one, obviously they had been abandoned years ago, they probably wouldn't even hatch but he still wanted one. And if they did? He could be a dragonlord! A master firebender and a dragonlord? That is all Agni could hope for. He knew he had to take one, but Kyoko was right, he couldn't just walk into town with them.

"I know, tomorrow we can come back with a bag and we can hide them in there and then try and get them to hatch." Said Agni excitedly.

Kyoko on the other hand was horrified. "Do you know what would happen to you if Dragonlord Kai or any of his men catch you with a dragon egg? They will kill you for sure." It was illegal for anyone to have a dragon or dragon egg unless Dragonlord Kai specifically approved it and he only gave that to his children or generals.

"I won't tell anyone and besides imagine me," Agni gloated, "A Dragonlord!"

"No you can't do that, do you want to get all of us killed? A dragon, Agni! You wouldn't even know how to tame it. Come on let's go, it's getting late." She started to pull on his shirt and tried to move him towards the entrance. Agni goes with her but in his mind he is still focused on the dragon eggs. Everything he thought earlier in the day about maybe being able to stay was gone. He must be a dragonlord! He will be a dragonlord!

They reached the entrance of the cave and started down the mountain.

So what did everyone think? Please let me know.