DING! DING! DING!

I opened my eyes slowly. Light immediately came into my eyes, forcing my eyes to close again. I groaned and reached out my hand, searching for my phone. I found it on the headrest and brought it close to my face. I opened my eyes again and snoozed the alarm. It was only 7:50. I shut my eyes again and rolled to my side, putting my phone beside me.

Suddenly, my phone started vibrating and an absolutely lovely sound - insert sarcasm - filled my ears. I growled and grabbed my phone. I didn't look at the screen and answered the call.

"Who is it?" I asked, angrily.

"Nathan, wake up," came my father's voice. "You have to take a shower today morning."

I moaned. I remembered that I hadn't taken a shower the previous day and had promised to take it today.

I got a burst of energy, all of a sudden, and jumped out of my bed. I put my phone in my pocket, disconnecting the call. I ran outside my bedroom and into the bathroom. I quickly grabbed my toothbrush, and bended the water to wash it. I brushed my teeth, then after rinsing, controlled the water out of the tap and onto my face. I splashed it a few times.

Yeah, I controlled it. I actually did it. I am the Avatar, who is a person who can control, or 'bend', all 4 elements: Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Right now, I can only control Water. I didn't learn Earth yet. I don't have a teacher to teach me. All the benders were non-existent a long time ago.

For now, I'm just working on honing my Waterbending skills. I have gotten really good at them in the past few months. But I can't do it a lot. If I bend a lot, then I will start to feel tired. I've also been working on reducing the fatigue.

Anyway, I rinsed my mouth, went out of the bathroom, and ran upstairs. I quickly rushed into the bathroom, undressed, showered, dressed again, and came out.

"Papa, come on, wake up," I told my dad, shaking him. "You have to drop me to school today. It's snowy outside. I can't walk."

"Ok, fine," he replied, groggily. "Go and have your breakfast though. I'll come."

I raced downstairs again. I went to the table, picked up the bowl that was on it, and gulped the porridge down in two sips. I saw the time on the microwave. What?! 8:30?! I had to be at school by 8:40!

My dad came downstairs too, with my bag. I stuffed my books into it, then we both put on our shoes and ran to the car.

Oh, man, we had never been this late before. My dad drove fast all the way, which was very unlike him.

We arrived in the parking lot. My dad parked the car at 8:38. Then he stopped and stared at me.

"What?" I asked.

"You're so different," he said, wistfully. "Aang told me that you need an Earthbending teacher."

I sat up straight and looked at him. Aang was the past Avatar who helped me master Waterbending. He was also supposed to help me in my journey as the Avatar. But he had gone silent over the past few months. "How do you know that?" I questioned.

"He came in my dreams last night. He told me that you posted a lot of ads in hope that someone would be out there."

"Yeah, I did."

"He also told me that, for reasons unexplained, there are now many people who could now bend various elements. But there are no Waterbenders yet."

"Why?" I asked him, confused.

"He doesn't know. But he has a suspicion, that he didn't tell me."

"I don't know what he's talking about.

"I thought so," he said, thoughtfully. I had told my parents about me being the Avatar. They had received it with much shock and surprise. But after I showed them, the believed me. Now, they were helping me find teachers to teach me.

"Okay, Papa, I have to go," I said, looking at my watch. I stepped out of the car, waved back, and walked to my school. School was much more fun ever since I showed my friends bending.

"Yo! Nathan!" my friend Mahir yelled from the doors. He ran up to me, stumbling on the steep hill. Mahir was one of my best friends. I met him last year when I returned to Canada.

"Nathan, I have a surprise for you," he said excitedly. "You will be shocked. A person is here to meet you."

"What? Who?" I asked him.

"Come on," he said, pulling my arm and me down the hill. He dragged me down the hill towards the doors. Someone was waiting for me. His body shape seemed familiar, but I didn't know why.

"Yo, dude, he's here," he said quietly to the guy sitting. He looked up at me, then stood up and stared at me face-to-face.

I caught my breath. He looked terrible. His eyes were sunken, he had scars all over his arms, and had a cut near his eyes. But the worst part was, I knew him. He had come all the way from India.

"'Sup, Nathan," my best friend Haigriv said.