"Kids were playing out at recess, but no one would play with me, " a little girl said to her mommy. She was 5 years old and had brown hair with natural black and blonde highlights that reached just below her shoulders. She was small for a girl her age though.
"What do you mean they wouldn't play with you?" her mommy asked. She had brown hair that reached her middle back and was very pretty.
"They call me a freak and they won't play with me, " the little girl said.
"Oh, Kira. You are just different, that's all, " said her mommy.
"But mommy, my ears are different and I have weird teeth."
"You're a wolf demon, why wouldn't you have ears on the top of your head instead of regular ears, " her mommy said. "You really shouldn't let this bother you. You're just different, that's all. Now, you need to just let the little kids at school get to know you. I'm sure they will warm up to you soon enough."
"But mommy, I'm scared to go back to school, " Kira said.
"Darling, do you want to be home schooled instead?" Kira's mom asked.
"Home school?" Kira asked.
"You learn at home and still graduate. You take tests, study, and do homework like you would in school, but you'd be learning here at home. I'll even ask for a special teacher to teach you, " her mommy said.
"I would like that mommy. Thank you, " Kira said.
"Anything to make you happy, sweety. Now your father will be home in a few minutes. Why don't you go upstairs and get ready for dinner, " her mommy said.
"Alright, " Kira replied and then went upstairs to her room.
She walked in the door and went to her closet. She got out a black and purple dress and quickly changed out of her school clothes to put on the dress. She put the dirty clothes in the clothesbasket in the bathroom. She then put on a pair of black dress shoes.
She went back downstairs to see her father just walking in the door.
"Daddy!" she yelled and then ran to him.
Her father picked her up and twirled around with a laugh. Kira laughed to.
"And how is my little girl?" he asked as he put her down.
"Your daughter didn't have a good first day of school, " her mother said as she walked into the room.
"Why? What happened?" her father asked.
"Well, the other kids wouldn't play with her. So she and I decided that she is going to be home schooled instead, " her mother said.
"She needs to be out among people, Suzanne. She needs to learn to get along with people, " her father said.
"Richard, Kira is half wolf demon. She has ears on her head. People are going to do something to her one of these days and she will never want to be near people again. I am trying to prevent that from happening, " her mother tried to explain.
"She is just a little girl. She will gain friends. She is a sweet child. They will see past what she is, trust me, " her father said.
"That's easy for you to say! You look like a human, but you're not! You are a vampire!" Kira's mommy yelled.
"Suzanne. You have to be reasonable. She isn't just an ordinary girl. She's going to go through some rough spots in her life and you know it. You did and look how you turned out, " her father pointed out.
"That's because I went to a school that only allowed people like us in it. I was never discriminated for being what I was because everyone else was different!" her mommy yelled. "She is going to a human school. She isn't going to last for long before she gets hurt."
"Then we will send her to a different school, " her father said.
"But, daddy, I wanna stay home and learn, " Kira spoke up.
"No, you are going to school and that's final, " her father said in a stern voice.
"Richard. Lets just try out this idea. If it doesn't work, we will send her to a different school. Please? I am begging you, " her mother said.
Her father sighed. "Lets eat dinner first. Then I will tell you my answer, " he said as he rubbed his eyes.
"Fine, but if you say no, I warn you that I will keep trying to talk sense into you, " Kira's mom said.
"You could try, but that doesn't mean I will actually listen to you, " her father said.
They then went into the dining room. They had a quiet dinner, but Kira knew that her father was trying to make up his mind. As dinner came to a close, her father did another sigh.
"I guess we could try out your idea, " he said.
"Thank you, Richard, " her mother said with a smile.
Kira felt really happy for what just happened.
A few days later, her home schooling teacher had shown up. His name was Shawn Johnson. He was a nice man in his early 30's. He had brown hair with a nice looking face to go with it.
"I'm Mr. Johnson. You must be Richard and Suzanne Keller, " he said in a nice voice.
"Yes, and this is our daughter, Kira, " her father replied as he pulled Kira in front of him.
Mr. Johnson kneeled down to Kira's level and stuck out his hand. "Hello, Kira. It's really nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too, " Kira said as she took his hand.
They shook hands and Mr. Johnson smiled.
"Did you know that your daughter is very special?" Mr. Johnson asked.
"What do you mean?" her mother asked.
"She has some gifts, " Mr. Johnson said.
"What kind of gifts?" her father asked.
"Well, I can't tell for sure. But she has gifts, " he said.
"How can you tell?" her mother asked.
"It's a gift of mine. I can sense magic users, people with special gifts, and I can also read minds, " Mr. Johnson said.
"So, she has gifts. But how is that possible?" her father asked.
"Do either of you have gifts?" Mr. Johnson asked.
"No, " they both replied.
"It could be the fact that she is a mixed breed, " Mr. Johnson replied. "I have some friends who could help her learn what her gifts are and how to use them."
"I-I don't know…" her mother started.
"How about you think about it and get back to me. While you do that I will be teaching your daughter, " Mr. Johnson said. "Is there somewhere that I can set up a classroom?"
"Yeah. Kira, can you show him where the nursery is?" her mother asked.
"Yes, mommy. Please follow me, teacher, " Kira said with a smile as she skipped to the stairs.
Her new teacher followed of course. They went upstairs and into the first door to their right. It already had a chalkboard and a desk. They were to the left while the toys were to the right.
"This is a nice place for learning. Well, we'll get you some books tomorrow. Do you have any paper and pencils?" Mr. Johnson asked.
"In my desk. I already know how to read and write, " Kira said as she sat at the desk.
"That's good to know. How well can you read?" Mr. Johnson asked.
"Well, I can read books from the fifth grade, " Kira said.
"Well, that's very impressive, " Mr. Johnson said. "What else can you do?"
"I can do math well, I can tell you all the elements from the periodic table, and I can tell you about World War II. But I'm not so sure about anything else, " Kira replied.
"That is wonderful. You are truly gifted, Kira. I bet I could teach you all I know by your 7th grade year, " Mr. Thomas said.
"I'm not that great though. I don't think I could learn all that stuff in just 8 years, " Kira said.
"If you could learn what you learned, you can learn what I know in no time at all. You would be a prodigy, " Mr. Johnson said.
"Really?" Kira asked.
"Trust me, I'm never wrong, " he said.
Kira smiled brightly.
"But you won't be my only student, Kira. You will have a classmate, " Mr. Johnson said suddenly.
Kira's smile dropped. "A classmate?" she said and then gulped.
"Yes. He is a little older than you. He also is a mixed breed like you. I'm sure you will get along, " Mr. Johnson said.
"He is?" Kira asked.
"I only teach students that are different. You see, he also had the problem that you had at school. So his parents called me. He also is gifted, " he said.
"When do I meet him?" Kira asked.
"Tomorrow, " was his reply.
Sure enough, Mr. Johnson had shown up the next day with a boy. He had blonde hair and ears on the top of his head like Kira. He looked to be about 7 or 8.
"Kira, this is Shane. Shane, this is Kira. You two will be classmates, " Mr. Johnson said.
"Hi, " Shane said with a smile and walked up to Kira. He stuck his hand out.
Kira grabbed the hand and shook it. She was kind of shy.
"Ok, now that you have met, we will need to start working. I have some textbooks for you to work out of and some workbooks. Kira, do you have another desk anywhere?" Mr. Johnson asked.
"I think so. Let me go ask my mommy, " Kira said and then went to find her mommy. She found her in the living room.
"Mommy, do we have another desk?" she asked.
"Yes, in the attic, " her mother replied. "I'll go and get it."
Kira went back to the nursery.
"Well, do you have another desk, Kira?" Mr. Johnson asked.
"Mommy is getting it now, " Kira replied.
A week later, the topic of Kira going to see some of Mr. Johnson's friends was brought up when Mr. Johnson and Shane stayed for dinner.
"Well, I guess she can go, " her father said.
"Then I would like to take her there tonight, " Mr. Johnson said.
"But it's kind of late, " her mommy said.
"I will have her back before she has to go to bed, I promise, " Mr. Johnson said.
"Well, alright. But I don't trust these people, and I won't until I meet them face to face, " Kira's father said.
"That might not happen. They are not into meeting people unless they have to, " Shane said.
"Have you met them before?" Kira's father asked.
"Well, yes. I have a special gift and they've been helping me to control it, " Shane said.
"What is your gift?" Kira's mommy asked.
"Well, I can move things with my mind and walk through things. I can also go invisible whenever I want, " Shane explained.
When dinner was done, Kira went upstairs and changed. She wore a blue skirt with a black shirt and a blue jacket. She came back downstairs and then she left with Mr. Johnson and Shane.
When they arrived at their destination, they were at a big building. Kira stood in awe, so Shane had to take her hand and lead her inside. After they got inside, he let go.
They went to the front desk. "I need to see Patrick, Lucy, " Mr. Johnson said to the assistant there.
"Mr. Johnson. Mr. Dwayne is in a meeting at the moment. If you would wait in the waiting room, someone will come and get you when he is out of the meeting, " Lucy replied.
"I'll just wait in his office, " Mr. Johnson said. "I have someone he needs to have a look at."
"Alright then. He should be done with his meeting in about 10 minutes, " Lucy said. "Who is the person you want him to meet?"
"Well, her name is Kira, " he replied. "Kira, please come and meet Lucy."
Kira slowly walked up next to Mr. Johnson. "Hi, " she said shyly.
"Hello, dear, " she said to Kira. Then Lucy looked back at Mr. Johnson. "This better be a good one, because the last one you brought in turned out to be a really bad kid."
"Kira's a good kid. Good student too. Very intelligent. Quick at learning. And she has gifts, but we have no idea what they are yet, " Mr. Johnson explained.
"You sensed that she had gifts personally?" Lucy asked.
"Her parents had no idea that she had gifts. When I touched her, I felt that she had some. And she is unaware of them. But I sense that they are useful gifts, " Mr. Johnson said.
"Well, lets just hope that they are what you sense them to be, " Lucy said.
"Well, I will talk to you later, Lucy. I need to take Kira up to Patrick's office, " Mr. Johnson said.
"Well, leave Shane here, " Lucy said.
"I wanna go with him and Kira though, " Shane whined.
"No. You know the rules, " Lucy said. "Why don't you go to the waiting room and wait for them to come back down."
"Fine, but I'm not going to like it, " Shane said as he turned and went towards the waiting room.
Mr. Johnson led Kira to the elevator and pressed the button. When the elevator arrived, they got on it and he pressed the button for the 13th floor. The elevator arrived at the 13th floor and they got off.
They were in a big office. It had a nice view too, but Kira didn't want to look because she was afraid of heights and she didn't want to see what that fall would be like.
Mr. Johnson sat down in a chair in front of the desk. Kira sat down in the chair next to him.
A few minutes passed. Then they heard the ding of the elevator arriving. They heard the doors open and Kira turned around. A man in his mid 30's stepped off of the elevator. He had jet-black hair and a regular looking face.
"Shawn! What a pleasant surprise!" he exclaimed.
The two men embraced each other.
"I have someone I need you to look at, " Mr. Johnson said.
"Who?" Mr. Dwayne said.
"Kira, please come and meet my good friend, Patrick, " Mr. Johnson said as he turned towards Kira. He beckoned her over.
Kira got out of her seat and walked over to Mr. Dwayne and Mr. Johnson.
Mr. Dwayne got down to Kira's level and stuck out his hand, just like Mr. Johnson had done when Kira met him. Like before, Kira also shook his hand.
"Hello, Kira. I am Mr. Dwayne. Shawn here is really the only on who calls me Patrick, but I guess you could call me Patrick as well, " Mr. Dwayne said.
"She is a gifted little girl and that is why I brought her to you, Patrick. I don't know what her gifts are, but I know she has them. And she is a very intelligent child. Smart beyond her years. She may be 5, but she talks, thinks, and learns like a 10 or 11 year old, " Mr. Johnson said.
"Well, that is very impressive, " Mr. Dwayne said as he was looking at Kira still. "And let me guess, her parents didn't know that she had gifts."
"No, " was Mr. Johnson's reply.
"Well then…we need to start her training. I want her to start tomorrow. Half her day will be spent with you, learning as she normally would, but then I want her here to learn. Is that clear?" Mr. Dwayne asked.
"Yes, Patrick. Just remember that you aren't my boss anymore, " Mr. Johnson said with a laugh.
That's how Kira's days went from that day on until she finally graduated both home schooling and how to use her many gifts. And from graduation after, she was inducted into the Aka Hoshi.
Her gifts were she could transform into a wolf, she had super speed, she could conjure and use fire, she could talk telepathically, and she could summon a wolf, which she named Emmett.