"Hey, Miss? What is the matter?" A voice asked.

I lifted my head to see a boy with blond hair and ice-blue eyes watching me closely.

I shook my head, swiping at my eyes. "N-nothing. I n-need t-to leave." I stood up, bowing slightly.

"S-sorry to bother you."

The boy stood up, taller than me by a couple inches. "I am not bothered. You look scared-is something bothering you?"

I quickly shook my head. "No. I'm fine."

"Do you need a place to stay for then night?" He questioned.

"N-no. I'm fine, really."

"There she is!" A voice cried.

I turned, terrified. The boy picked up on my fear, stepping in front of me as three people burst out from the trees.

"Get her!" The one in charge pointed at me.

The boy tensed, then was suddenly enveloped in a white tornado. When the tornado dissipated, he stood in white from head to boot, clutching two golden ninja stars.

"You will not lay a finger on her!" The boy said, throwing his stars at the men.

I backed up, then tripped and fell in the pond as one screamed, "NINJA!" and turned and ran. The others quickly followed. Once they were out of sight, the boy turned to me, throwing his hood back. He offered his hand, which after staring at it for a second, I grasped and let him pull me up.

"Are you unharmed?" He questioned.

I surely nodded, scared. His expression softened. "My name is Zane. I am not going to hurt you."

"M-m-my name is…" I trailed off, staring at the ground.

He waited patiently, one hand reaching out to gently touch my chin and lift my head up.

"Don't look down," He smiled. "I can't see your eyes."

My cheeks flamed. "Elizabeth." I muttered.

His hand left my face. "Elizabeth. I have one request of you." He said seriously.

I nodded. "Please stand in the pond." I looked at him, confused, but walked into the water.

He watched me, then pulled out his ninja star and aimed it at me. I tensed, thinking he was going to throw it at me. He tossed it in the water at my feet. My eyebrows furrowed as I stared at it in confusion.

He missed. Why did he do that?

The water started icing over, but I couldn't feel the cold. I blinked, confused, swishing my hand in the supposedly cold water. I lifted my hands out of the water, letting it spill through my fingers. It froze midair, creating icicles falling through my fingers.

I stared at Zane, confused and scared. "What's going on?"

"It is as I thought. You are one of us." He walked forward and retrieved his stars. The ice melted in the water, but stayed frozen on my fingers.

I started freaking out. "What do you mean? What's going on?!"

"Let me explain." Zane touched the icicles, they falling off my fingers. "I am the ninja of ice. You are the ninja of water, that much is certain. With enough training and meditating, you can control the waves at will."

My head spun. "Ninja?" I asked weakly.

"Yes." He nodded. "If you come back to my home with me, I can help you train and eventually control the waves."

I glanced at the water. "How can I be sure? That you aren't trying to kidnap me?"

Zane looked at me, patient. "Focus your energy. Feel the water swirling around you. Concentrate. Imagine it swirling up to the sky."

I closed my eyes, focusing. In my mind's eye, I could picture the water swirling around me, trickling up my legs, then shooting to the sky. I heard a gasp, Zane whispering, "Amazing!"

I opened my eyes to see the water shooting up like a fountain, then splashing back down next to me. I smiled, reaching out to touch it. The water shot out, hitting Zane. I quickly pulled my hand back, the water reverting back to the pond.

"Oh my gosh, I am so, so, so sorry!" I felt like crying as he picked himself up.

"It's alright, Elizabeth. I am relatively unharmed, just surprised." He smiled.

I felt tears drip down my face, the water swirling around my legs. "It is really okay, you need not cry." He stepped forward, offering his hand.

I closed my eyes, taking a couple deep, shuddering breaths. Okay. I can do this. I am not scared. I am not a monster. I didn't kill him. I can do this. I am perfectly sane, and-oh, screw it, I'm gonna just trust this guy and go for it.

I opened my eyes, placing my hand in his. "I'm ready for training."

He smiled. "Let us get started."

New chapter! Yay! :D This one is really short...hopefully they won't all be like this...

Review? Tell me if there's a goof or something, otherwise I'll feel like an idiot when I go to read this later...

Till all the devices in the house that connect to the internet crash (That one was waayy too long),

-Katie