#1- Alex Lake

----24. March 1990---- Scotland

In a deep Forest far far away from civilization, there was a beautiful small mansion in a large clearing. It was a beautiful sunny morning. The cold wind was blowing through the grass in front of the mansion. It carried faint whispers of love and affection as if today was the day It found something it lost long ago.

On the Top Floor of the Mansion in a small room. In the small room what you can´t even call a room anymore. The room was looking as if a Rober came in the middle of the night and searched the whole room.

In the middle of the mess of a room was a Bed and on the bad sat a pale and almost emaciated boy. His most visible Feature where his snow-white hair which would put then Snow to shame. The Ray of sunlight failing on his feminine face

soon woke him up.

*Ah, my head! Where am I? The last dream I had was about an exited Woman who was hugging me in the middle of a Forest and calling me Listener. She was crazy!*

After his little Remember the Boy looked around *Let´s see, bed check, Room check, destroyed room check. WHAT HAPPENED.*

The boy was surrounded by clothes, books, and other things. The small Window only allows that much to see but he was sure that The rest of his room was the Same. *Well at least nothing fell on me and I didn´t break anything, but Mom is gonna be pissed if she sees this* The boy tried to comfort himself a little bit, but his fear was visible on his face.

He had enough of the Bed and slowly got up. His body was a bit stiff as if it was his but at the same time not his. It took the boy almost twenty minutes to get up and push some books and clothes out of the way and getting Dressed up. He slowly walked toward the door and slowly opened. Stretch his head looked left and right. When he saw that nobody was on the floor he opened the day and closed the as slowly as he could. *should mom see the Room I am so dead, but what she doesn't know will not bite me late* He repeated to himself like a mantra that could keep the room hidden from everyone.

He soon got to the old wooden stairs. From the wooden stairs, he could already smell the breakfast. Normally one of his Parents would wake him up, but right now he was glad they didn´t. After walking down the stairs and seeing His Parents already on the table eating. A small smile escaped his lips.

As the boy saw his Parents smiling at him he started to remember. *That's right my name is Alex Lake, Son of Frank Lake and Jean Lake.* He tried to organize his Memories. Yesterday was my tenth Birthday. *Our hole Family came...Yes, the whole Family almost three-hundred people arrived. That's why our Family had to celebrate my Birthday in the Lake Mansion.* As if a revelation hit him he thought about what his father explained one week ago.

----Flashback 17 March 1990---------

It was a beautiful sunny day and the Lake family was sitting in a small wooden house in a small Village. The parents were Discussing something important So Alex decided to go Play with the animals back in Forest. He was always a bit sad that he can´t show his parents to his friends, but that was a small price to pay if you had Magic animals. Just as he was about to stand up and go his Father turned to him and said with a Seriousness that he doesn't normally use: "Alex as you know you are turning ten next week. And I have decided that you need to know something." Now Alex had his full attention normally only when Alex did something bad. Only then would his Father turn this Serious. Alex gulped. His father continued: "The lake family as you know is a magic Family and its Tradition that on the tenth birthday the whole family would come because on the tenth birthday our Family trait would become active. Before you ask I will not tell you. Its tradition just remembers if you feel different after your Tenth birthday it's Normal.

After Alex heard this he became confused and wanted to ask his father but just only look on his smug face his Father was giving him. He knew that he did it on purpose and that he would not answer a single question. Upon realizing this Alex could only sigh and ponder what Family trait it could be. He knew his family was far from ordinary but nobody in his family shared anything in common.

-----Flashback End-------------

His parents were looking at him and just waiting. Until his mother, Jean could not take it anymore and ask: "Honey are you Ok?" Alex upon hearing and seeing the worry in her eyes. Smiled and said: "I am fine I think. It's just that my body feels better than ever as if something that was lost is finally there. At the same time, my body seems to not adapt to what my body wants"

His father smiled at his Answer and said: "Sit and eat you will need the extra Energie. After Breakfast I will explain everything." His mother just shook her head from the antics of her husband but also smiled after remembering what he said could happen to his sun. Oh, how much fun she would have if even half of what he said is true.