The Dragon Riders

Protagonists:

Alina: 15, the oldest in the family, can be mischievous but not often. Mostly serious minded. Loves to write. Black hair and blue/green eyes

Jonathan: 15, Alina's twin brother. Is almost always mischievous but kind-hearted. Loves to test out pranks on his twin. Black hair and blue/green eyes

Jacob: 12, one of the most serious children in the house. However, he does play Playmobil with Justin, Amanda and Adair. Occasionally Amara is allowed to join. Brown hair and brown eyes.

Justin: 12, Jacob's twin brother. He's also Jacob's polar opposite. Loves to have fun, often plays tricks on Jonathan. Brown hair, brown eyes.

Amanda: 13, very mature for her age. Loves to read. Dark brown hair, green eyes.

Adair: 13, Amanda's twin sister. Can almost always be found outside. Likes to draw, but prefers to climb trees.

Amara: 9, the youngest and therefore somewhat spoiled. Used to getting her way. Most of the time is sweet, but has bratty moments.

Supporting Characters:

Parents Alyssa and Jonathan Sr., typical parents. Kind and loving, can be firm when needed.

Best friends:

Kenneth, lives next to the family, blond hair and green eyes. He reads a lot, but also likes to ride his four-wheeler around.

Kendra, Kenneth's twin sister. Reads almost constantly, desires a better social life. Blond hair, green eyes.

Haley, lives across the street. Very sports oriented, plays volleyball, soccer. Is also a gymnast. Brown hair, brown eyes.

Chapter One: The Move

Alina: I woke after a sixteen hour drive and stretched. I looked out the window and saw a house, and realized we'd arrived at our new home. I got out of the moving truck and helped carry my stuff up to my new room. It was large, and airy, with a balcony and six windows.

The balcony stretched all the way around the second floor, and all the bedrooms opened up to it. I grinned and pushed my bed to a corner. I set up my room so that everything was against a wall, leaving me plenty of room to walk around. I hung up my butterfly wind chime and listened to the cheerful tinkling of the little metal rods hitting together.

My twin brother Jonathan walked by, carrying an enormous box that said "Jonathan's C.D. Collection" on it. I grinned and went out onto the balcony.

Then, I heard a rustling in my closet. Gulping nervously, I opened the door. There was only a white ball in the closet. No, not a ball. It was too oval shaped to be a ball. It shook, and I realized it was an egg! An enormous egg, at that.

I picked it up and set it on my mattress, watching it with interest. I left it to eat dinner about twenty minutes later. On the way back upstairs, I heard another rustle. There was another egg in Jonathan's room, only this one had a grayish sheen to it. I put it on his bed and left a note telling him not to break it, whatever he did! Then, I went back into my own room.

I flopped back on the bed, noticing a faint blue sheen on the egg I hadn't seen before. I jumped, and screamed as the door to my room opened suddenly.

Adair stuck her head in and grinned, then her eyes widened as she saw the blueish egg.

"Whoa, what's that?" I shrugged.

"I dunno, some kind of egg I think. It's sorta blue." Adair came into my room and looked at the egg, turning it over in her her hands. "Wherever did you find this?"

I shrugged. "It was in my closet. Why?" She made a satisfied noise and left. I followed, and saw her stick her head in her closet, then scream. I ran in, and saw her pointing at a large oval shaped thing in the corner of her closet. I reached in and picked up the egg, for that's what it was. I handed it to her.

"Take good care of it. Whatever hatches, don't let it die." She snorted and wrapped the egg in her fleece blanket. Her egg had a dark green sheen.

I suddenly had an idea. "Hey, everyone who's not upstairs under sixteen please come upstairs now!" I shouted. The rest of my siblings thundered up the stairs to join me.

"Thank you. Now, if everyone would please search their rooms for anything that looks like this?" I held my egg up so they could see it. I heard a mass gasp. Justin immediately turned and started searching. The rest followed suit.

Amanda was the first to shout. "I found one!" We all ran to her room. Sure enough, there was a purplish egg nestled against her chest. I wrapped it in her fleece blanket and told her to take care of it.

Justin found a reddish one next, then Jacob found a goldish one. Jonathan's egg was sitting on his blanket, comfortably resting in its nest of fleece. I ran back into my own room and wrapped the egg in my own fleece blanket.

I sat watching it all night, fancying I saw it moving. I grinned as I wondered what it could be. An ostrich, maybe. Or an Emu. I really didn't have a clue!