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Now then, if you're just tuning in to my stories, I suggest you read The Black Dragon; that way, ALL this will make sense.
Here are my IMPORTANT characters' ages, at the moment:

Kaleb: 12

Stacy: 7

Jessie: 14

Now, ON WITH THE STORY!

Changelings in Training

Chap 1

"Ugh," Stacy muttered, waking up slowly in dawn's early light. "What a night. Did it all really happen?"

"It sure did. Unfortunately," hissed something nearby. Stacy bolted up in her bed, now fully awake.

"Who said that?" she spat softly. After the revelation last night that she and Kaleb, her older brother, were, apparently, "magical shapeshifters" and the startling stories from both Kaleb and her other older sibling, Jessie earlier in the evening, she didn't feel too comfortable in her own house at that moment.

"Who do you think, dear sister?" Immediately, a small cat jumped up onto her bed and gave a very un-catlike grin. Stacy did not look impressed.

"That's not funny, Kaleb! Besides, what if you scared me enough to bring Mom and Dad in here? We haven't told them about these particulars, now, have we?" Stacy stated. Kaleb, as the cat was him, tilted his head to the side, studying his sister before giving his reply.

"You're right," he replied, thus changing back to his human self, complete with long shirt and pajama pants (in case anyone was wondering). "Though, I really like being a cat…anyway. Still, how are we going to convince Mom and Dad to bring you along without arousing suspicion?" Stacy looked at him incredulously.

"We'll have to tell them SOMETIME!" she exploded. Outside, two birds sitting on the nearby windowsill flew away in shock from her voice. However, luckily/magically (take your pick), everyone else was still asleep. "Sorry," Stacy continued. "How about I do…" here she whispers into his ear.

"…Oh no…please no…OH FINE I'LL DO IT!" Of course, this wakes everyone up.

In the living room: 1 hour later

"Thanks for breakfast, Mom!" Kaleb calls out as he heads towards the door.

"WAIT!" Stacy answers. "I want to go too!" (Really, does Haley go with Jake to training? Noooo…)

"Mom?" Kaleb whines.

"Take her with, Kaleb." Mrs. Black calls out. Ever since the evening before, the Black parents have started to have a short fuse with their children. "At the very least, could you leave her with the Longs? Didn't that Jake say something about him having a little sister?"

"Fine," Kaleb grumbles as he heads out the door.

"Yippee!" Stacy cheers.

Outside

"Don't EVER make me do that again!" Kaleb complains.

"Then we'll just have to tell them about us being…" Stacy began.

"Not here!" Kaleb interrupted. "Come on."

With that, they went over to an alley and seconds later two more pigeons were flying around New York City; though these seemed to have more of a sense of direction than the rest.

"At last!" said a dark voice from a nearby corner. "Now, to follow those foolish, naïve pawns; so that I may use them…to take over all magical and non-magical kind…!"

Next chapter, I may/not have an enemy come into the story. However, there's room for improvement, so keep those reviews coming!