heyy! this is my original story that I made up. Please read and enjoy!

Note: I will start to write in POVs which means "point of view"s. So WATCH out! I do not like it when readers go confuzzled. Thanks! Oh and BTW! I have the pics of the girls' outfits! I'll find a way to get it onto the computer and then I shall put it in my profile so please! Take a look once in a while! All credits go to Stefany Ruggiero AKA Isabella Rossi for drawing those pics for me!

Chapter 6

Dylan's P.O.V

I was sitting upon my bed, the only bed against my wall, watching amusingly as Seth smacked Jonah's head once more.

"And that was for KISSING MY DAMN BABY SISTER!" Seth cried angrily. "Todd, did you find my bat yet?"

"Nope, still looking." Todd replied. Actually, Todd was sitting with his arms behind his head and laughing at Jonah. He had a look on that said, 'you soooo owe me'.

"Stop it already, Seth! It was ONE kiss!" Jonah shouted, rubbing the back of his head.

"ONE DAMN KISS IS A LOT, GAWD DAMMIT!" Seth shouted while smacking Jonah once more.

"Owwwww!" Jonah complained. "Dylan! Help me!"

I sighed. "Fine. As a royal command..." Seth frozed as Todd snickered. "....I command you to stop beating Jonah."

"Thank you!" Jonah sank to the ground in relief. Seth crossed his arms.

"Don't worry, Summers. I won't hit on your sister anymore. Besides, that Daphne girl is pretty hot. Did you see her chest?!?!" Jonah asked, his eyes bright with excitement.

I growled. "On second thought, I command that you continue to beat him."

Todd burst out into laughter as Seth grinned and kicked Jonah in the gut. "And that's for trying to hit on my sister's friends!"

Suddenly, Jason walked into the room. "Hey gu- woah. I uh...think I should leave now..."

Jonah, who didn't notice that Jason was in the room, cried, "Mercy! Fine, fine! Daphne's out of the picture too! But Isabella and Kairi are wiiiiiiiide open for me! When they were in their faerie outfits, did you see their boobs?!?!?!?"

"...Actually, I think I'm going to stay. I bet on Seth!" Jason shouted as he lept onto his bed and opened his drawer, pulling out a bag of popcorn. "Wooo! Go Seth! Beat the crap out of the guy!"

"This is for hitting on Izzie!" WHACK!

"OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!"

"And this, " BANG! "...is for hitting on Kairi!"

"OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! SETHHHHHHHHH!"

"And this, " SMACK! "...is because I WANT to hit you!"

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! MMMMMMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA! DID YOU JUST CALL FOR YOUR MOTHER?!?!?!?!?!?" Todd shouted, laughing.

I smiled, shaking my head. They were so immature, so carefree... And I, I was so boring and so...serious. How did I end up in a dorm room like this? My mind swam as I thought about all sorts of things like Monica's evil smile when she was crowned Queen, the last time I saw Cassi, and Daphne. She was gorgeous. Beautiful mid-night black hair and radiant purple eyes; such unique eyes. Slowly, I began to drift off into a deep sleep; drowning out Jonah's desperate cries for help.

"DYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYLLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNN!" a small girl's voice rang throughout the castle. "Come out, come out wherever you are!"

I snickered, pulling the traperies closer to my sides, so I was fully hidden. Hide and Seek with Cassi was always fun, because she gave up fast.

"DDDDDDDDDDDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNN!" Cassi called, rounding the corner. Her strawberry blonde hair was up high in pigtails and she had on a short summer dress. It was the ideal thing to wear for a girl who was only six.

I covered my mouth to keep from laughing and accidentally let go of the taperies. "Opps." I muttered.

"DYLAN! I FOUND YOU!" Cassi screamed in delight as she grabbed my arm. "Finally!"

I sighed. "Come on, Cass. It was an accident. Can I have another try? Pretty pretty please with a cherry on top?"

She thought for a moment, then smiled. "Nope! It's my turn now!"

"Awhh, Cassi!" I know that I'm a pretty good hider, but the last time Cassi hid no one ever found her until there was a search party. "Please?" I gave her the best puppy face I could manage.

"Fine.." she gave in. "But..."

"But what?" I asked, suddenly suspicious.

"You have to promise you'll love me forever and the most!" She threw her arms around my shoulders and laughed. "Please, Dylan? Promise?"

I smiled. "I promise I'll love you forever and the most ok?" As if she didn't already know that she was my favourite person in the whole world. Cassi was brilliant despite her young age; she was a great singer and dancer and her intelligent went far above the average. The only bad thing was that she was a bit spoiled, bratty and lazy.

She grinned, showing her missing teeth in the front. "Thank you, Dylan! I promise to love you too!"

I laughed and set her down, telling her to count to twenty and then go looking for me once more. She did it without hesitation.

The dream changed.

I was sitting in the study room, my head bent over a bunch of books. Year 2 was going to be a tough one, that's for sure! Suddenly, a head was right beside mine. "Whatcha doing?" came a familiar, annoying voice.

"Cassi! Go away please!" I told her, not even turning around.

"Dylan...that's mean." she whined.

I turned around to face her. She had her hair down, clipped up with a single pink clip. Her blonde hair was now past her shoulders but she simple refused to get a haircut. She wore casual clothes; blue jeans with a pink tank top. "Just because you're eleven years old and can't attend ABA while the rest of us have to, well I go to XTA, doesn't mean that you can bother us, alright?"

She frowned. "No, it's not alright. Please, Dyl, can you play with me?"

"No, Cassi Selena Alexandria Marvellio King. I will NOT play with you! Go away!" I cried out in frustration, using her full, full name.

She pouted, tears welling up in her eyes. "You're mean, Dylan Apollus Mykenae Marvellio King. I hate you!" With that, she ran out of the room, crying.

I growled but did not take notice and continued with my work.

My dream changed once more.

"Oh, Dylan!" came a pair of voices. I groaned. I was sitting outside, trying to finish a book. That day I had found Cassi in her room and apologized for being so cranky. It was because I had a lot of work on my hands. I reminded her of my promise and she instantly forgave me. But if another one of my little sisters bugged me, I would explode.

Monica and Brie -the general's daughter- came laughing into the garden. "DYLAN!" Monica had her hair up in a high bun and her tiny princess crown was settled around it. When she was just a kid, Monica had already thought highly of her status above all. She would always dream about being Queen, even though she knew she would never be. That was why she always hated Cassi...and always hated Mother too. Brie had her long, black hair up in a ponytail, swinging it back and forth.

I sighed. "What?"

"Well we were playing truth and dare, and Brie got dared to kiss you. Can she kiss you?" Monica asked, grinning from ear to ear.

I didn't even have to think. "No."

Monica's smile dropped. "I command that you let her kiss you!"

I stood up, and loomed over both girls. "WHAT DID YOU JUST DO? Don't tell me you just COMMANDED me to do something, squirt! Listen here, Monica. You will NOT be queen. Cassi will. No matter what. You have NO right to command me to do ANYTHING. I am your OLDER brother. You will NEVER get ME to do something for YOU! NEVER!" I grabbed my book and pushed past both girls, who looked pretty terrified.

How I was going to regret that.

I woke up suddenly. Sweat dripped down my forehead as I remembered the day Cassi was gone. No, don't think about it. I told myself and got up and stretched. It was seven in the morning. Weren't we going somewhere today too? Oh yeah, we said we'd join the girls with whatever they were doing.

I got changed and then looked over at Jonah. It looked like the beating had continued despite my falling asleep.

Daphne's P.O.V

"Let's go, already." Isabella whined. She was in a hurry to get home.

"No, let's wait. Seth promised that the guys would join us." Lily informed us, checking her watch.

Isabella tapped her foot impatiently.

Then, the guys appeared. They were all dressed in casuals now. Dylan smiled at me and I smiled back but inside I felt as if there was something wrong.

"Oh. My. Gawd." Lily murmured then burst into laughter. "WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FACE?!?!" She ran up to Jonah and took a closer look. Soon, Jonah was crowded with all of us. He had a bruise above his eyebrow, and a lump in the middle of his head. His lip was bleeding and his nose a bit bent.

"I did that." Seth said proudly. "Do you remember your promise, Jonah?"

"Yeah." Jonah nodded miserably. "I got it, don't worry."

We raised our eyebrows but didn't say anything.

Slowly we began to walk down the street, to take the normal bus. Isabella lived near a forest, apparently.

I slowed down a bit more until I was standing beside Dylan. "What's wrong?" I asked.

"What do you mean?" He asked, surprised.

"You seem...tired....sad....and I don't know, angry?" I questioned. We boarded the bus.

"How on Ivylonia did you do that?" he asked in return.

I frowned. "You didn't answer my question."

"I've just been having my memories as dreams, that's all." He smiled at me once more. "Don't worry about it ok?"

I sighed. "Fine." Then I changed the subject. "So, what magical creature are you?"

He gave me another surprised look. "You don't know?"

I shook my head, sad that I knew so little of the place I loved.

"I'm a wizard. All Royals are either witches or wizards. It's part of our family." he answered, staring out of the window.

"What about the rest of the guys? What are they?" I asked curiously.

"Well, I think Jonah is a silver dragon. That's why his head is so full of air." Dylan rolled his eyes and laughed. "I think Todd is a griffin. You know, lion with eagle wings? Yeah. And Jason, he's a werewolf. Luckily, he can control himself well. He doesn't even change at the full moon; only when he wants to."

"Wow." I murmured. "I never knew..."

"We're here!" Isabella cried, jumping up from the seat. We rushed off the bus then our jaws dropped. We were in the middle of nowhere.

"ISABELLA! What are we doing HERE?!?!?!?" Lily complained.

"Let's go." Isabella motioned for us to follow, pointedly ignoring Lily.

Soon, we came to a small, burnt forest. Lily cried out in pain. "Oh my gosh! Look at these poor trees!"

Seth was just as torn. "What happened to them?"

"Sorry. Sometimes when my family gets angry, we can er, damage our home." Isabella blushed but then continued walking into the forest. Then, she turned to the biggest tree there. It was an oak tree and it was old. Izzie pulled open the bark and revealed a door. "Come on."

Tears streamed down Lily's face. "Not yet. Let me save these trees. PLease, Izzie, please!" She began to run her fingers over all the trees around her and soon Seth joined her. Together, they brought the forest back to life.

"Wow." we all murmured. The bark was no longer a black but a smooth, brown and the leaves grew once more on the branches.

Isabella sighed then turned back to the tree. She took a deep breathe then climbed into the tree. Soon, she disappeared.

"Where did she go?!?!?!" Seth asked, peering into the tree. It was empty. He sighed. "Here I go." He stepped into the tree, made a face, and then dissapeared too.

"SETH!" Lily cried in alarm. She jumped into the tree and was gone. We all followed her example.

When it came to my turn, I took a deep breathe. Dylan smiled at me and told me to go ahead. I stepped into the tree and then felt a sizzling sensation go through my body. Next thing I knew, I was in a dark, dark tunnel. Isabella sat off to the side in a large cart and everyone else was in it. Dylan helped me into the cart and I blushed as he continued to hold my hand even after we were both inside.

"Ok. Let's go!" Isabella grinned and then grabbed the steering wheel. "SEAT BELTS!"

"There is no seat belts!" Lily cried, looking around frantically for one. Kairi's eyes were wide. "Is this going to be hot?"

Iz laughed. "No duh." Then, the cart zoomed off down a track like a train's. I found out that we were deep underground on a really twisted railway track. I screamed as once again I almost fell out of the cart. Sometimes, fire shot up from beside us.

"YOUR PLACE IS DANGEROUS!" Kairi shouted above the noise. She was trying to cover herself, and she squeezed herself so that she was in the middle of the cart, away from the fire. "NEXT TIME ONE OF THOSE THINGS FIRE FIRE AT ME AGAIN, IMMA PUT IT OUT!"

Lily and Seth were also very precarious. Fire burned them. Plain and simple. While Seth was trying to help Isabella steer, a fire ball shot up beside Lily, making her scream and fall right into Jonah's arms. He grinned and raised his hands to say 'i didn't do it, but I'm still gonna enjoy it' to Seth, who just growled.

Finally, finally, we came to a stop. By that time, I felt like puking. Isabella laughed in glee and she got out. "Come on!"

We got out and stood in front of the large, bronze gates. They went right up to the ceiling and were full of designs.

"Wow."

Izzie grinned then grabbed some suits beside her. "Here, put these on. This will keep the fire off of you. It will keep you cool and full of oxygen."

We put the suits over our clothes and then pulled down the mask. It was no longer hot but cool. I sighed in relief.

Iz went to the gates and knocked three times.

"Who's there?" Came a voice from a P.A system.

"Isabella Rossi. Daughter of Sir Rossi. I am a fire phoenix. Oh, and I have friends with me too." Iz informed.

"How many and what are they?" the voice said again.

"Umm..." Iz turned around to count us. "Nine friends. A mermaid, two shape-shifters, a silver dragon, a human, a unicorn, a griffin, werewolf and a wizard."

"Very well. Tell them to put on a suit, please." the voice commanded.

"Already done, Sir." she said, proudly.

"Ok, come on in. Have a nice visit, Isabella and friends." the voice said and it clicked off.

The double doors opened to reveal a marvelous, fire kingdom. It was gorgeous. On both the right and left sides were houses and residents; in the middle was the forum and a fire fountain; and at the very top was a castle. A fire castle.

She smiled at us and then took us down the long, long road, taking us to the right. "Only poor people live on the left. The people who have money or high status live on the right. My father is the King's personal adviser. I don't know if he's going to be home but I'm hoping. He's very nice. Ugh, but my sister, Annabella, might be home too. Annabella doesn't go to school anymore; she finished at ABA last year. Now she's working as an accountant for the King's wife." Soon, we were in front of a beautiful, white house. It looked ordinary from the outside. Isabella went up the steps and knocked on the door, which flew open immediately.

"Isabella! We thought you'd never make it! And you brought friends! Come in, come in!" cried a woman who embraced Isabella warmly. She had golden-brown hair and light brown eyes. Isabella almost resembled her mother; except for the eyes. We walked into the house and our feet were protected from the heating of the ground (Thank God!). Mrs. Rossi led us into the living room where a middle-aged man sat talking to a young woman. The man had auburn-brown hair and gold eyes; like Isabella's. He smiled at us then continued to talk to the woman. She was supposedly Annabella. Annabella had auburn-brown hair like her father but warm light-brown eyes like her mother. She stood up and hugged Isabella. "I never knew you'd bring friends too! Izzie, having friends! What a wonder!"

Lily giggled but quieted after getting a look from her brother.

Isabella made a face and then introduced us. "From the right, that's Jonah, Lily, Seth, Todd, Bridgette, Kairi, Jason, Daphne and Dylan. And yes, I do have friends. Come on guys, lemme show you my room." She took us upstairs. "Sorry for that. My sister is sooooooooo stupid. I don't even know how she graduated with the rest of her class last year." We stopped in front of a room, decorated beautifully with flames, fireballs and birds. We walked into the room and then gasped. In a large tank right across from us was a serpant. It hissed and slithered at us. I screamed and jumped back.

"Hey, it's just a snake... it's ok." Dylan murmured in my ear. I nodded but did not believe him.

Bridgette wrapped Todd's arms around her closer. "Gross..."

"Guys, meet Slithers. Isn't he awesome?" Isabella grinned at us.

Lily and Seth stepped up and took a closer look at him. "Nice. He's amazing."

Jonah also went to look at the snake. "Dragons are much cooler."

Kairi took a tiny step over. "It kinda looks like an eel. Is it as mean as one?"

"No. Slithers is really nice. Come, hold him." Isabella went and tried to get her snake out.

Bridgette and I screamed. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!"

"Fine, fine." She placed the snake back in the tank. "Sorry, Hun. I got to go. Sorry ok? Bye bye now. Byee!" She cooed. "That's a good boy."

We ran down the stairs at top speed.

"Looks like you met Slithers huh?" Annabella asked, smirking.

I nodded. Bridgette groaned. "It was soooooooooooooo gross."

Annabella laughed.

"Let's go to the fountain. I love the fountain. And maybe we could get you guys some kind of souvenir too." Isabella said once she came down with the rest. We said our goodbyes and then headed off towards the fire fountain.

"Well that was fun!" Kairi shouted once we were outside again. We slowly walked back the way we had gone. After the fountain, we had done a little bit of shopping and found amazing things. Kairi had tried to pick up a fireball souvenir, got frightened and dropped it. She ran away screaming, afraid that the man might burn her to death.

Then, Lily screamed. "MY FOREST! WHAT HAPPENED?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!!?!?!?!?!??"

We looked around and gasped. Her forest was burnt down.

A laughter could be heard from above us so we looked up only to find Brie, sitting on top of a branch.

"That's what you get, you nasty faeries! I'm still going to make you pay for hurting Spira!" She jumped down from the branch and landed in front of Dylan. "And I'm going to make you mine." she kissed him quickly on the lips, then disappeared laughing.

My jaw dropped. She did NOT just do that!

"Wow. Anger management, much?" Bridgette asked, trying to cheer up the atmosphere.

"Lily, you could always bring them back to life..." Jason suggested softly.

"No...it won't work. She'd just burn them down again. My beautiful trees!" Lily sobbed. "My people would never let this happen. Next weekend, we're going to my place. We have to get things to fix these trees up, ok?"

I nodded. "Cheer up, Lil. It'll be ok. We'll fix them. Now, let's go get some ice cream!" I tried to push the kiss between Dylan and Brie out of my head. How this ruined our day together.

And with that, we hurried off, leaving behind the ruined forest and the ruined memories.

That's it. Thanks for reading and please review! Thanks! Next time, we're going to visit Seth and Lily's house! WOOPEEE!