Prologue

I've never been a normal girl there, much less studied in a normal school. My difference with the rest of the people was my blue hair and my gift for controlling the water element. I can even breathe underwater, but I have limits.

I might as well be able to hide my powers from other people, but how would I hide my blue hair? A child is too young for chemicals, and a wig would have the risk of accidentally coming off... What would other children think of me, who has blue hair? What would the teachers think?

"What irresponsible parents are these ?!" They would say.

Yes, I was different, and humans are afraid of different, many cannot accept different. But... There was a school. A school completely different from anything you ever imagined. A school that goes beyond the limits of imagination. How can I look for that school? You ask me. Well... You don't look for this school, it looks for you. And that was my case. I was wanted and forced to go. Why else, where else would I go? That was the only place that would take me and help me. Not only would I learn the basics that everyone else learns, I would learn to control my gifts. That was the main reason.

At first, it will always be difficult. Living away from your parents and getting used to a place where you don't know anyone. But I've been compensated for that, since at the castle I had to share a room with another girl, Aisha Willow. She has beautiful curly hair, dark skin and light brown eyes. In time, we obviously got closer, we got to know each other better, and today, she's my best friend. Her gift was different from mine, she could turn into any animal. From an ant to a huge dragon, obviously, the bigger and stronger her animal, the more energy she spent.

The name of my school is Castelo Minori, a huge building hidden inside a forest called the Labyrinth Forest. To hide and protect the school is used a powerful barrier that only students, staff, teachers and the principal can cross.

From inside the castle I always send letters to my parents saying that I'm fine and they always send another in response. This was our means of communication, since the barrier prevented the signal from any electronic device. Yes, it's really overcome. But we could download series and games while we were away from the castle and then pass it all on to the library computers.

On vacation, I come home and enjoy every second with my family. We travel, we go to the movies, we have a lot of fun. But as soon as the holidays are over I go back to Castle Minori. The goodbyes were difficult and painful, but in time I got used to all this, as well as my parents. School became something I love, as I made many friends there. I learned to love both parts of my years, so my life became a lot of fun.

As you've obviously gathered, Castle Minori was made for people like me, people with gifts. Each one has different gifts, but there are groups of people with the same gifts, some more rare than others. Some can fly, some can stretch like a rubber, some have super strength and some can get small like an ant or huge like a building.

Thanks to Castle Minori, I have two houses that I love, thanks to it I can be like I am and I don't need to hide.

Castle Minori is the school for special young people... Just like me.