A/N: Make sure to read the Author's note at the bottom. It's crucial for the rest of the chapters.

I opened my eyes in shock as I heard her scream.

She was on fire. I knew I was instinctually burning her it but I didn't care. She was going to kill me if I let her live.

I tried to concentrate on burning the fire faster.

It worked. She was reduced to a pile of ashes in the blink of an eye. She was dead. Gone. I was safe.

But I didn't feel it until Aaron pulled me from the alley way and into his arms. He turned my face away from the ashes as Leslie moved towards them to investigate.

"You did good, Bella. She was going to kill you. It's good she's dead. You did nothing wrong."

I started to cry. Everything was just so overwhelming. I was vaguely aware of Aaron picking me up-murmuring assurances the whole time-and carrying me home. I clung to him desperately as he walked through my house and to my room. I didn't really notice until we were in my room. I didn't hear what he said to my parents, but he tucked me in and laid on the bed with me until I had fallen asleep.

Or maybe I fainted. It didn't matter.

Whatever the cause, I gratefully fell into the dark oblivion.

When I woke the morning brought with it some control. I didn't feel the need to go running to Aaron every second. But I did feel a lot safer when I was near him.

Aaron had told my parents that a man with a gun had threatened me before the cops showed up and took him away. Apparently that gave him the right- according to my parents-to stick around.

I couldn't understand exactly what the red haired lady was doing in the alleyway.

I do know is that she was trying to kill me. It was just weird…you know besides the killing part. It just didn't seem like the normal way that you went to kill someone.

The most unnerving fact might have been her eyes.

Red.

Like Aaron's eyes had partially been when we had first met all those months ago.

So, did their special diet make them stronger? Or did the diet signal that they were stronger?

Well, whatever Aaron is, the killing female had been one of them.

I was anxious for answers, but I didn't want to bring up the subject again. I didn't want to chase him away, not when I needed him so much.

We-meaning Aaron, Leslie, and I-were headed to some secluded section of the park. We needed to practice with my fire so I didn't burn down the house in my sleep if I had a nightmare and didn't realize it was a dream. So we were going to practice bending the fire.

Oh, that's another word for occurrences…

"Bending!" I yelled, excited. Saying water occurrences or fire occurrences was getting annoying.

Both Leslie and Aaron looked at me like I had lost my mind.

I probably have.

"Bending what Bella?" Leslie asked sweetly. I blushed.

"Well see, I was thinking that it was weird to say this occurrences or that occurrences. So I was trying to think of another word to say instead that will get the point across."

They were confused. Was it really that hard to follow? Maybe sense they weren't the ones with the bending abilities it was.

"So, you came up with bending how?"

Or maybe they were just slow.

We had reached our little area now, so I sat down and rolled my eyes at them.

"Bending. Cause I'm bending the water or the air to my will. I'm moving the pieces or molecules or whatever around, bending it to do what I want. So it's water-bending or air-bending or fire-not-so-much-bending." They laughed a little at the fire part but they seemed to finally get it.

"Okay. So now that Lez and I have gotten over at bout of stupidness-" I snorted and Leslie smacked his head. It was quite loud actually. Sounded like two rocks hitting each other but anyways.

Aaron glared at her for a moment before turning back to me.

"As I was saying…we obviously need to figure out the extent of what you can do and what possible…bending powers you have. We know that you have pretty much perfected air bending and are okay at water-bending but still have a lot of work to do. You will eventually be able to fire-bend but as of yet, that ability is all but non-existent. It's…possible" He and Leslie shared a weighted glance before he continued. "That you will be able to earth-bend too. Highly unlikely, but possible."

"Why is it unlikely? I mean I have the other three why not earth too?"

Leslie answered this time. "Well, you see Bella, having control of the elements is rare enough to begin with. Especially a h- I mean especially a child under 12." Was she going to say human?

"Well, the rarity of having the ability goes up with each element that you add on. Having the ability to bend all four elements is the most rare of it all. Of all the beings existing on this world, only four have the ability to bend all four elements. Each person is better in one of the elements than the other three. One excels in Fire, another in Water, and another in Earth."

"You said four elements and four people. What about air?"

She smiled. "The one who excelled in air and could bend all four elements recently died. The other three and now looking for the newest fourth member."

"How do you become a member?"

"Several ways. You can either have no gift at all, and then suddenly have the ability when one dies, or you can have some ability and then the rest come when one of the members die. These four members are called the four elementals. Those that control only one element are called elementals. Those that control two elements are two elementals. Those that control three are three elementals. Four elementals are basically the strongest people in this world and anyone who knows them obeys them. The four have some kind of way of communicating. They don't tell us specifics, but they are always in contact with each other. They mostly stay together though. They're like a little family of four. A new leader is constantly decided. One is a leader, but mainly they are all equals."

"And you're worried about them?"

Aaron sighed. "Bella, they are part of what I am I suppose you could say. Elements are special and can be used in very bad ways. The four elementals, or leaders, get rid of those who threaten exposure to those who would use them badly."

"Which is why your teaching me control."

"Yes. Now, we're going to go through each of the elements and-"

"Wait!"

He stopped. "Yes, Bella?"

"The lady. Last night. What…what was she doing?"

Leslie and Aaron both turned sympathetic.

"She was going to kill you."

"I know. But she was faster than you. And you're really fast. And she looked like she was trying to be seductive and-"

"How the hell do you know that word?!"

"Aaron!" Leslie smacked him hard.

"Sorry Lez. Bella, how in the world do you know that word?"

"Um…I think I might have read it somewhere."

"What kind of books are you reading!?"

"Good books."

"Obviously damn well not."

"Aaron!" Sisters are so nice to have around.

"Sorry, Lez. I need to check out your books Bella. Anyways, sorry. Continue."

I glared at him then sighed.

"Anyways. I think she was trying to be seductive, but she kept almost, I don't know, sniffing me. Like a dog or some kind of animal. And she was fast and I couldn't fight her at all. And she was brushing my hair out of the way of my neck and I don't get it."

Leslie came over and pulled me into her lap while I looked at Aaron for an explanation.

She was combing her fingers through my hair and it was very relaxing.

"Bella, they way the females on my diet are, for some reason before they kill-the ones that do kill- they like to look sexy? Do you know that word?"

I nodded and he frowned. I would have to hide my books. It's not my fault I was up to eight grade reading level. I had spare time.

"Sexy almost, I guess. That what she was doing. I have no idea in regards to the sniffing."

Yes, he did. Leslie did too. I could see it in his eyes, and feel it in her stiffness.

"I don't know why she was brushing your hair out of the way but she was going to…snap your neck."

But do something else first. He was only giving me half-truths and it was kinda annoying.

I was about to move on, but then I remembered how she looked when she was burning. Besides in pain. "Her skin didn't char like everyone else's. It just smelt really weird."

He smiled wryly. "Another effect of the diet, Bella."

I took a deep breath. I obviously wouldn't get better answers until I figured out what he was. I was close. I just needed a little more in order to put everything together. But I knew as long as they were near by, I was safe.

So, I smiled.

"Okay."

He smiled and Leslie moved back over to sit beside Aaron.

"So, we're going to go through each of the elements one by one and see how your control is."

A/N: So my old Beta said that elemental and all is already established and all that. I had no idea when I originally came up with this idea, so I'm not adhering to any already made up rules. The only thing that I ever knew about that came close was Avatar: The last Airbender. So I'm making up my own rules. If you get confused, tell me.

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