Chapter 1

J.B. and Shadu

A hand belonging to Jetta Selma Bronwen reached over the short headboard of the bed as the morning alarm went off. It hit the conviently over-sized snooze button and rolled over again. The gentle spirit of a past Lowf leader appeared beside her. Lowf's are wolf-like humans, almost werewolf-like except they don't change shape and this Lowf was tall and kind with golden yellow eyes and little marks on them to show his royal status.

Raising an eyebrow, he began to speak calmly.

"Jetta, I think you should get up," he stated, looking down at the semi-sleeping figure in the bed. "You shouldn't fall back asleep."

If looks could kill, then the Lowf spirit, Shadu, would be dead, though he was already so. Shadu sighed and rolled his eyes, shaking his head.

"Alright, if those extra, what, nine minutes, are so precious to you, then take them," Shadu told her, exasperated.

"No, I think I'll get up," Jetta grumbled, pushing herself up. "You just ruined it," she turned off the alarm. "Again," she added.

"Oh, sorry," Shadu apologized as Jetta crept out of bed.

"No you're not," Jetta retorted. "You did it, you're happy, and we both know it. Now, disappear so I can get dressed."

Shadu sighed, but he did as Jetta said and went into the golden earring that held his power, much like a Millennium Item.

The earring had no definite name. No one's exactly sure what it is. The only thing anyone knows is that it has its roots in ancient Malia, a civilization that is as old as time itself. Malia, contrary to what most history books say, was the very first civilization on Earth. It was before even Atlantis. It was the first civilization. And when the others where just discovering fire and technology, in the case of Atlantis, Malia had mastered it, all aspects. Unfortunately, just like every advanced civilization, it fell because of greed. Some of the reasons for its decline couldn't be helped while others where just due to corruption in the government. Shadu, however, was one of the pure delegates in the government.

Jetta got dressed for school, sloppily pulling on a black t-shirt, blue pants and a blue uniform jacket with the crest of her school emblazoned on the right side of the jacket for all to see before grabbing her book-laden bag. Going into the living room, she dropped her bag by her seat on the couch then rushed into the kitchen to hastily grab a bowl of cereal and eat it quickly before she was due to leave for school. After she had eaten, she sprang out of the door and walked leasurily over to her car with her book bag in tow.

"Man," Jetta told Shadu as they walked to her car and she began to stretch, "you'd think that the guardian of both the human world and the monster world would not have to go to school."

"Yes, well just because you have a title and can control Setmar doesn't mean you know everything," Shadu pointed out.

"Yeah, well I miss enough school already," Jetta snapped crossly as she started her car. "This bites," she noted bitterly.

"You're just not a morning person," Shadu stated, nodding his head.

"Tell me something I don't know. And you don't know what you are because you don't really sleep," Jetta retorted, pulling out of the driveway.

"You'll feel better after you get to school and get around Ish," Shadu added sagely before fading out.

Jetta grumbled something incohearent underneath her breath as she pulled out onto the street leading to school.