Diamond Flame

Chapter 1

Fourteen Years later...

As I walked into class my coffee was spilled onto me and I looked shocked as I looked up to see Vince. "I know they say if you love coffee might aswell bathe in it but I don't think they meant spill it on yourself." I gritted my teeth and squeezed my coffee cup as I see Vince walk away triumphantly.

"Hey, Jun-Rai!" I turn to see my bestfriend since I arrived at Stellar Academy. "Hey, Korie." She hugged me as she did I tried to stop myself from falling. "Hey, uh Kor you do remember I'm shorter than you so I can only hold so much weight before I'm ready to fall down." Korie quickly got off me as she fixed her school uniform. "Sorry I forgot hehe you're probably not going to get any taller anyway." "Gee thanks so much for the vote of height confidence." I said flatly. "Aw cheer up Jun it's not that serious you still have time to grow a few inches."

She replied back ruffling my silver and blue hair. "Easy for you to say you're an Amazon." I comment trying to fix my hair. "Not my fault I got my height from my dad." Korie looked down to see the coffee stain on my shirt and quickly took off her backpack and gave me an extra shirt go change I'll cover you and next time Vince shows his assholish face I'll knock him into next month." "No Korie don't do that; you interfering with my battles will only make things worse." I warn. "I don't care anyone who messes with my bestfriend messes with the Shadow Queen." "Okay no need to have that personality come out." (Lord knows that personality is more scarier than Korie on a 15 kill streak on Call of Duty.)

"So I'm going to go change can cover for me until I get back?" "Of course now go." Korie shoos me away as she steps into the class humming a song. I check my phone and saw the time and quickly ran to the bathroom when I bumped into someone I fell to the ground. "Ow sorry about tha__"

I looked up to see a muslim female with a spiderweb tattoo on her left shoulder and a dragon tattoo on her neck as she looked down I could feel this intense feeling of dread wash over me. She held out a hand and helped me up we both looked into eachother eyes for a few seconds and then she brushed by me and stopped and said "Next time watch where you're going and I won't be so forgiving next time see you around little man." Her voice was soft but yet stern and scary when she got serious.

I quickly looked at my phone again and ran into the men's bathroom and changed my shirt. I began to walk back to my assigned class before I walked right in I looked through the window to see my teacher writing on the blackboard then looked over at Korie she was signaling for me to come through the window. I nodded and ran outside and started to climb the nearest tree and balanced myself on a tree branch and jumped to the open window and Korie quickly ran over to help pull me in and I fell on the floor. "Ow." I say nonchalantly.

"You're late Mister Vindra, detention. Same goes for you, Miss Lopez." "But Mister Kinden..." I try to protest ."No buts Mister Vindra and since you was late to my class do you mind solving this problem." I walked up to the board and began to solve the problem. An hour later... The bell rings signaling it's time for lunch.

"Alright class study Chapter's 5-7 there's a quiz Monday morning. Enjoy your weekend." I had began to pack up and head for the door. "Mister Vindra please wait a moment I need to talk to you." "I'll wait outside for you." Korie whispered as she left the classroom. "Now Mister Vindra do you know why I called you out today to talk to you?" "Uh, because I'm your favorite student?" I said musingly. Mr Kinden smiled and chuckled lightly his laugh is a light-hearted one.

"You're funny Mister Vindra, but you're not entirely wrong you are one of my favorite students; but you're also my responsibility and taking that into account I've noticed you've been late to my class 3 times too many. That's not like you at all so what's going on?" "Well Mister Kinden it's Vince he's been bullying me because I'm the only one at Stellar Academy who doesn't have any powers and because he's..." "Because he's an asshole correct?" Mr. Kinden interjected. "Well, yes sir." Mr. Kinden rolled back in his chair and pulled out his students schedules." "You're next class after lunch is AS-BT. With Miss Lopez and Vince correct?" "Yes sir." "What's the lesson for today?" "We're actually forming four man cells and fighting so the principal and teachers can see our progress since we've been here and our biometrics."

"So take this opportunity to unlock your power but not only that to show that asshole Vince who's boss. You got me?" asked Mister Kinden as he held out his fist. I couldn't help but smile as I fist bump him. "Yeah, I've got you." I replied. "Oh and Mister Vindra please tell Miss Lopez that you both no longer have detention." "Will do Mister Kinden." I opened the door and turned to see Korie waiting for me. "So what did Mister Kinden talk to you about?" "I'll tell you at lunch by the way I'll race you." I playfully shove Korie and run ahead of her. "Hey no fair you cheated!" "It's only cheating if powers are used and I have none so All is fair in love and war." "Oh you're gonna get it." Korie began to chase after me. "No running in the halls you hooligans!" "Sorry Missus Jimbra!" We both said simotansouly still running past her. Missus Jimbra just shook her head and smiled a little before turning back to continue her patrol. Both Korie and I reached the cafeteria and we both began to breathe heavily trying to catch our breathes. "Huff...huff you won this time Jun." "Ha told you I'd win."

I raised my hands triumphantly in the air as I flopped down in the nearest seat. "Whoo, I need a minute. I never knew how much exhausting winning at something was." "Hey, little man you're in my seat." I look up to see the muslim girl again. "Oh hey Istara. You know Jun?" "Hey, What's up Korie? Yes, I know little man he ran into me earlier today." "Let me guess trying to change shirts?" Istara turned and to look at me again and shook her head in acknowledgement. "So you two know eachother?" I asked trying to change the topic of the conversation. "Yeah, she's my sister." "What you two are sisters?" "Yes, both biological parents." "But Kor, you're so sweet and cool and funny and she's so well you know her." "Yeah she has a different personality than me but you have to remember I have multiple personalities she doesn't." (Oh yeah I remember I first saw Commando Korie come to life gave me night mares for a week. I still shiver at the thought of meeting her again.) "So are you both Muslim or..."

"Our parents tried to raise me Muslim at first but when they noticed they were only wasting time they tried it on my sister. It worked to a degree she doesn't wear the hijab she loves her hair too much to cover it up not to mention she's a big baby when it comes to pork." "Shut it." Istara protested sounding annoyed and embarrassed. "What do you mean?" "Even though she's Muslim she's not fully committed to Muslim faith she needs her pork or else she gets cranky." "So if I just take this piece of bacon here..." "Touch it and I make you pin cushion." Istara levitated a metal knife infront of me. I gulped and nervously say "Understood." "Great, now before I loose my appetite I'm going to go eat lunch on the roof." Istara scooted out of her seat and left me and Korie to our own devices. "Istara is super scary." "Naw she's a sweetheart just gotta warm up to her."