A/N: The response to this story was amazing! You guys really made my day.
I hope you like the chapter.
Chapter 1: A Strange Boy
Ester and Evan James knew there was something different about their youngest son ever since his birth. Unlike their other three children, Calder was oddly calm when they bathed him. In fact, putting him in water was sometimes the only way to calm the boy down. His eyes were also a clear blue, where as the rest of the family all had hazel eyes and his hair was messy and a snowy white contrasting against his family's black hair.
Despite the strangeness surrounding Calder, his family loved him. Emily, the oldest child at twelve, loved to bring two-year-old Calder with her to the beach and watch him giggle in the shallows. Together they'd build sand castles and collect shells.
Dustin would blow bubbles at the child on sunny days and the pair would run around the yard in the rain.
Calix was only a year older than Calder, so the two would often play together. Their favorite times were in the bath were they'd splash each other.
They all new that Calder was happiest when he was in some form of water.
At age three, things changed. Dustin had tripped, spilling his glass of water on the floor. While Ester was telling him to be careful she looked up to see droplets of the spilt water dancing around Calder. The display of magic scared Ester; they lived in an old village near the sea. Most of the people in the village hated magic, when Evan got home the two decided to do their best to keep Calder's magic a secret. They explained, as simply as they could, to the family that no one could know about Calder's abilities and that Calder needed to try to keep his powers hidden. Though Calder could never stop using his powers, as they're a part of him, his family banded together to keep his secret.
-Age 4-
"Mommy! Emily said she's going to teach me to swim today!" Calder jumped up and down around his mother in excitement. Ester smiled down fondly at her son.
"I know sweetie, but you need to calm down and put some sunscreen on before you head out."
"Yes Mommy." Calder stopped his jumping and let his mother cover his skin.
"Ready to go Rain-Drop?" Emily entered the living room in her swimsuit, smiling at her baby brother.
"Just fill up a couple bottles with water and then you can go." Their mother told them.
"I got it!" Calder yelled, grabbing the bottles off the counter and running outside to the well. Looking around he saw nobody so he scrunched up his face and before long water began to flow out of the well and into the bottles.
"Calder James!" Ester screamed causing him to lose his focus and the water to fall to the ground. She grabbed his arm, "You know you can't do that outside." She whispered seriously, "It's dangerous Calder."
Calder looked down at his feet, "I'm sorry Mommy." Ester sighed and pulled the young boy into a hug.
"I just want you to be safe Calder. Promise me you won't do anything like that while you're at the beach with Emily. Calder held onto his mother.
"I promise Mommy."
"Good," Ester ruffled her son's hair, "now go have fun with your sister."
Ester watched as two of her children made their way to the beach, unable to help the feeling of dread she's been feeling deep in her chest.
-A New Life-
Evan smiled down at his son as they ate dinner. "It was so cool Dad! I saw a bunch of fish and me and Emily saw a dolphin and it was sooooooo awesome! The ocean is the coolest!"
"Calm down and eat your food." Evan laughed.
"Okay Dad."
"Wanna play blocks with me tomorrow Calder?"
"Sure Calix! We can build a castle, and next to it will be a lake with a giant squid in it."
"A giant squid?"
"Yes a giant squid."
"Hey is sounds cool little brother, I just don't know where you get some of these ideas. Must be because you're really an alien."
"Dustin! I'm not an alien! Mom tell him I'm not an alien!"
Ester and Evan shared a smile. It was times like these that they were truly happy. Soon they'd calm everyone down and get the little ones ready for bed, but watching their family always made them so happy.
-Age 5-
"Mom…"
Ester looked down at her youngest son. His head was down, white hair covering his eyes. He was clutching the stuffed dolphin Emily had bought him after the first time she took Calder swimming close to his chest.
"What's wrong sweetie?" She asked, kneeling down to his level.
"There's something wrong with the water." Calder hugged the dolphin tighter, eyes watering.
Ester held her son close to her, "What do you mean?"
Calder shook his head, "I don't know. It feels bad. Very bad. My chest feels all tight and my stomach hurts."
"Oh sweetie. I'm sure everything will be fine, there's supposed to be a storm in the next few days. I'm sure that's what you're feeling."
Calder looked up into his mother's eyes. "But I've never felt this before when there were storms."
Wiping the tears out of her son's eyes Ester smiled. "Maybe it just shows how much stronger you've become. Regardless your father and I will do everything we can to protect you children, so don't worry okay?"
"Okay mommy." Calder headed back towards the house, dolphin no longer clutched against his chest.
Ester looked up to the sky and prayed to the gods that everything would be okay. However the feeling of dread grew stronger as she spied the black clouds resting over the sea.
-A New Life-
It happened in the night.
Without any warning the ocean swallowed the small island.
Wave after wave dragged homes and people into the depths.
Families were torn from their beds.
Children screamed and cried for their mothers as water filled their lungs.
Chaos engulfed the island.
The last thing Calder saw before the blackness took him was his mother's lifeless body sinking into the water.
It was Calder's scream as his world crumbled that summoned the beast.
A/N: It's a little short, the next chapter will be longer. Let me know what you think :)
