The Royal Reunion

We were still so confused about what had happened and how the crest got on our shoulders but we didn't dwell on the matter much because we had to get to school on time.

When we got to school, the school was packed, we had barely made it on time, the warning bell had rung and everyone was in a hurry to get to their classes.

During freshman year, we were known for our incredible teamwork. It didn't matter what we did, whether it was P.E of projects in class, as long as we were paired together, we would always be exceptional.

So because of this we were known as the incredible trio by everyone, even the seniors. Now even as sophomores , we were one of the most popular students in the school.

So everytime we passed soneone on the hallway they would either smile, give us high fives or just look at us with awe.

The hallways were clear by the time we got to our lockers and as soon as we got there, everything around us froze, nothing moved, it felt like time had stopped.

Then, a glowing white light appeared in front of us, immediately, our crests began to glow even brighter to the extent it was visible even with our clothes covering it.

Then the voice spoke 'Iris, Zayn and Amelia. You three are the descendants of royalty from the four kingdoms of elements. You each have special abilities. You see, a long time ago, the elements were attacked by a dark force called the darkness and as a result many elementals died leaving only four elements; fire, water, air and ice.'

'Light - a sacred spirit, who blessed one person of each element with more power than the others bestowed this power on the people which they called "The gifted ones". They managed to banish darkness by using a magic sceptre made to contain the powers of all elements.'

'Tragically, when they banished the darkness, it would always return every generation with full power, so every generation of gifted ones which always came from the first born of the king and queen of each kingdom, would be sent to the human world under the care of a guardian to protect and guide them from the followers of the darkness who remain in the shadows until the right time.'

'Right now, you are to return the realm of elementals where you will be trained to defeat the darkness and his army and retrieve the sceptre of elements. The crests on your shoulders is a sign that you are ready to return home and your powers are surfacing .I'm here to escort you back to where you belong, now please come with me'

By the time she finished with her speech, we all burst out laughing. '

That's a good joke. A great way to start the new school year guys! You guys are hilarious!' Zayn said to no one in particular.

'Yeah, for a second there I thought you were serious.' Iris said.

Though, by the time we finished laughing the light was still there and everything was still frozen.

That's when I decided to speak up, 'Wait. Your not...joking.' The voice spoke, ' I am not. Now, we must get going.'

That's when the reality that everything she just said sank in, then we all yelled, 'What!'

'OK, that's a lot to take in,' I said feeling a bit light headed as the information continued to sink in.

'Hold on! How do we know this isn't a joke?' Iris asked looking between Zayn and I.

'I guess we'll just have to find out' Zayn said.

So with a deep breath, we all stepped into the light, it was so bright that it blinded us momentarily.

When we opened our eyes, there was a huge palace in front of us decorated with crystal blue to make it look like an icy abode, with the lawn and corners coated with snow and the gardens decorated with ice statues, frozen trees and the air was so cold and weirdly, the environment seemed quite familiar, like I was at home.

As we continued to look in awe at the view in front of us, the ice doors of the palace suddenly burst open.

Then, out came two figures, they both moved along side each other with grace, prestige and confidence radiating off of them with every step.

They both wore crowns on their heads as they made their way towards our direction.

Immediately their eyes locked with mine, their faces brightened and came hurriedly towards me.

At their backs emerged four other figures who also wore crowns and carried themselves with such respect.

When they were within our reach, each pair wasted no time in engulfing each of us in a hug.

There hugging me was a man dressed in a white and gold suit with black trousers like the ones kings wear and a white shoe with gold outlines.

His hair was black and was about five inches taller than me with the same crystal blue eyes as mine.

The other was a woman who looked just like me but with beautiful violet eyes. She had the same blonde hair as mine which unlike mine was styled in a beautiful bun.

She wore a gorgeous blue gown that flowed from her waist down to her ankles, she wore silver heels about three inches tall and her tiara had an ice emblem on it like the one on my shoulder.

After I had finished examining them, they drew back and the woman spoke with teary eyes

'Welcome home sweety.' I looked at her and immediately felt the connection, with my eyes watery with tears, I managed croak out, 'Mum.'

As soon as she heard those words, she engulfed me in another hug and I hugged her back. When we let go, my dad spoke, 'We missed you so much sweet heart.'

'I'm glad I have the chance to actually meet you', I replied.

Beside me, a similar conversation was going on. Iris' dad looked just like her, the same red hair and black eyes but was a few inches taller.

He was wearing a suit just like my dad, except his was blood red and black. Her mum had long brown hair with hazel brown eyes, she wore a matching red gown with the front higher than the back. It was complemented with black heels and silver jewelries and on her tiara was a fire emblem like the one on her arm.

Zayn had features if both his parents. His mum had the same sea blue eyes and facial features with dark brown hair that was curled to bounce at the middle of her back.

She wore a sea green dress with blue outlines that reached the floor with a slit that stopped at her thighs. This was complemented with silver heels and jewelry.

His dad had the same black hair with sea green eyes. He wore a sea blue suit with white trousers.

After all the emotional stuff, we entered the palace, it was ten times more beautiful than the exterior.

The hallways were the width of an average bedroom stretching for miles leading to who knows where, with ice chandeliers hanging from every hallway and giant ice doors each holding a room full of mystery.