Daniel Wolferaine

I dump my bag down. The place is cold. The whole house hasn't been touched in years. Well, thats what they said......

I feel a cold chill. I don't want to be here. This can't be my new home, it just can't be.

Not without Mum. I look up at my Dad. He's not my biological Dad but he did raise me. Mum did only marry him cause she was pregnant and didn't want to be 19 years old and giving birth unmarried.

She told me that my real father was the love of her life. That she did love my Dad but they were just friends.

My Dad said that aswell. That he loved my mother but he couldn't.... 'truely' love her. Thats the reason I had no brothers and sisters.

There was Danielle. But she was just a friend.... a family friend that I cared dearly for but not in the way she wanted.

I don't think I'll see her again not now we've moved. Not after what happened. I mean how can I remain calm around her. She knows me to well. I don't want to look at my old self.

I want to be someone new. Keep the terrors hidden inside. Far from the world.

"We'll be okay Wolf..... Won't we?" My Dad asks his face strained.

I nod silently. My face showing nothing. His face goes sad. I know he's worried about me.

I have been completely detached since Mum's death. How can I go back?

"I'm going to my room" I say calmly.

The lights turn on as I head up the stairs lighting up the dark house and spreading light out into the night outside.

I go to my room which is in the right hand corner of the house. At the moment the only thing in there is a desk with chair, a bookcase, a large double bed all done up and loads of boxes.

I didn't think there would be this much stuff brought through from my old life but it seems so. My clothes are packed in three boxes in the walk in wardrobe. I also have an on suite bathroom.

Dad's trying his best to keep me comfty. I go and get my pjarmes which is just a pair of tracksuit bottoms.

I push a hand back through my brown ruffled hair. I usually have gel in it but I haven't bothered recently. Maybe thats another change.

I look at myself in the mirror. Well toned muscles. I use to spend weaks at various practice sessions. Football, Rugby, Martial arts and then swimming.

I loved to feel the water against my skin. It felt so nice and calm a place to get away during my stressed school days.

There all gone now. I'm starting a new school but I won't be stressed anymore. I'll be heart wreaked inside.

No more hanging with the girls my heart is no longer toucheble..... or at least deeply hidden.

Only someone really special would be able to touch my heart now.

I go back into my room and slip into my bed letting the covers lie part way up my chest.

I stare up at the ceiling arms rested behind my head. Maybe tommorow will be better.

New town. New school. New people.

No one who knew me. I roll over and pull one of the pillows from the left side of the bed to my chest. I always lie on the right and stay away from the left. I don't know why.

The I hear soft singing. I sit up and there she sits. Across the room on the desk.

Her skin is very pale almost see through. Her long straight hair is golden and looks so fair that it looks like paper would cut it. Her eyes are soft and a bright golden. She's wearing a white summers dress and soft white headband.

She stops singing and tilts her head to look at me. She smiles a soft faint smile that takes my breath away.

"Who are you?" I whisper.

"My name's Spirit" she says.

"What are you?"

She smiles and jumps down from the desk. Then I see whats behind her. Beautiful dragonfly wings, pure white and sparkling.

"You wish to know what I am?" She asks walking up to the bed. She approaches from the left side.

I nod silently and she sits down on the left side of the bed on her knees facing me.

She plucks something out of then air and holds it in her hands tight. "I am part of the Spirit of Seasons.... I am the Spirit of Spring. Take this"  she moves to place something in my hands.

I put a hand out automatically and she presses something cold into my hand. She trails her fingers along it and my skin as she pulls away, such delicate fingers.

I look down at the object. Its half of a flower shaped piece of metal, but it looks almost alive with some sort of force.

"Claim it" she whispers. I look up at her.

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"Say 'I, Daniel Wolferaine, claim this part of the Spring Key by true right of the Spirit" she says moving closer.

I repeat her words not really thinking about it then yelp as a pain flows into my wrist.

I look down at the charm and see the power from it following through my arm, it disappears and I feel something around my neck. I look down to she the unfished flower on a golden chain around my neck.

I try to take it off but there is no clasp and the chain and charm seem to be glued to my skin. I look up at the girl who seems slightly sad. She passes a hand along my cheek. "I will see you again..... heir to the Seasons"

Then the girl disapears leaving me alone in my room. I find my self tired to the bone and fall back on to my pillows to easily fall into deep sleep.

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A boy loses his only parent he's known. Then he discovers something.
Something unreal and is dragged into a world where nothing is clear anymore.
He need to find and capture the Keys of Seasons and finally return everything to order and balance.

History
There are Four Seasons. Blossoming Spring, Bright Summer, Russeled Autumn, Frozen Winter.
They were the children of The Season. The first of them all and they all lived in the Garden the birth place of reality. But then she died and the Seasons began to squable and the only thing that The Season left behind was her loyal child the Spirit of Seasons.
She gave her the knowledge and right to grant a new heir. Someone to put the Garden back in order with the Keys of Seasons at there command.
The Four Season's then split the Spirit in four. One for each.

Spring

A fair lady who rules the season of spring. She holds the first Key of Seasons. Her realm is Spring's Field.

The Strike of Spring - Springs top force.

Minions:- Spring's forces are mostly short heighted.

Petal Flowers - Green skin and brightly coloured hair. Spring's work force.

Spring's Thorns - Dark green skin, grown rock armour, hands that can grow into thorns. Spring's Soldiers/Fighters.

Daniel Wolferaine

Lost his Mum in a fire. Him and his father have moved away from there old home to start a new life. He has become withdrawn from the world.
Then becomes the Heir to the Keys of Seasons.
Short cut Brown hair. Strong toned Muscles.

Spirit

The Spirit of Seasons. At the moment has only got knowledge of spring so is part Spirit of Spring of the actual Spirit.
Pale Skin almost see though. Long Straight Golden hair. Soft Bright Golden eyes. Wear a white summer's dress and soft white headband. Has large dragonfly wings from her back, pure white and sparkling.

Elliot & Eve - A strange goth couple that Daniel becomes friends with at the school.

Niomie - A formal girl who is friend with Elliot, Eve and Daniel. There might be Garden heiratagge in her veins.

updated Mar 31 '10 by CrystalRose