Maybe we should all take turns?Like,me,then Lavender,then Jenna and RuthRose?Whatta ya think?

Spencer told me how there was an Angel who was protecting me and three other girls,who gave us powers when we were born.Our own unique powers...he didn't explain why,but I wasn't worrying about it.Somehow,we were all connected.There was a time when we were to meet and he said it was to be very soon.I stared at him,listening to every word he said.When he was finished,I had only one question to ask,"Where are those girls now?"Spencer stared at the ground for a long time,until he answered."I'm not sure.But Alasamaria will find them."I tilted my head."Alasamaria?"He looked at me."Yes,the Angel."I looked at the sky."Oh...is it a girl?"Spencer shook his head."No,it's a male."I stopped,my heart a bit sad."What of the Wolf?"Spencer nodded,walking ahead of me."That's Alasamaria."I grinned,then laughed."So,you mean to tell me that I have been chasing around my Guardian Angel this whole time?!"Spencer had no sense of humor,so he didn't laugh."Yes...I suppose so."We stood our ground,staring at the sky,the wind blowing gently and the stars shining oh-so brightly.I closed my eyes and tried to picture those three girls,but it was hard to.Suddenly,I felt something land on my shoulder,pecking at my shirt.I looked to my left and saw a raven.It's beady black eyes looked at me,it's beak moving around like it was talking to me."Hello."I said,grinning.Spencer walked upto me and put out his hand,letting the raven check him out."He seems to have a fancy for you,Arika."I stared at the raven."I think he does."Spencer took a few moments with the raven,then gazed at me."It's time we start going after that Wolf again.He'll lead us to the girls."I nodded,in agreement and we walked back to my motorcycle.

This is what Arika looks like.

I felt a most unpleasent presence come near me as I drove.I looked around and saw Azerith's demons chasing me.I growled and pulled out my gun."Tell your Master to quit following me!"And shot a round at it.It screeched and fell down the cliff.But when I killed one,four came up.I growled again."QUIT IT!"They began to attack me and push me off the road,right down into the bottomless ocean below.I looked at the Wolf who was running up the mountain above me.It was running toward us,suddenly jumping onto the demons and shaking them around with his mouth.I rode in awe,watching the incredibly beautiful Wolf incrediby tearing the beasts apart.I hit the brake once he had gotten rid of them all.He licked his fur and went on his way ahead of me.After staring at him for a few minutes,I decided to follow him."I have nothing else better to do."I mumbled.Soon,I was in full pursuit of the animal.What could his deal be?

I rode on through the city,driving to the woods.I saw my home-The Cave-which was owned by my boss,Azerith.He had a bunch of criminals,demons and monsters working for him,which is why I stayed clear of the area as much as possible.

I pulled up at the entrance,got off and walked up to Fern,the Guard.''Ello,Arika!'He cheered.'Got anything shiny fer us t'day?'I nodded,in disgust.'Here.'I pulled out the jewel from my pocket and handed it to him.'This is for your Master.I've got work to do,so tell him I'll be back in a couple of days.'I started to walk when I heard...'Wait a minute...'I turned.He examioned the jewel,carefully.'He wants to zee you.Been waiting on you fer days now,miss run-away.'I shook my head.'Fine.I'll take it to him myself.'I grabbed it from his hands and walked inside.

More and more creeps were coming in there everyday.I picked up my pace to Azerith's office,passing by a bunch of no-good weirdos.I entered,slowly.Azerith stood,looking at the jewels and other priceless junk I had picked up for him years before.'Here.'I sat the jewel down and he turned.'Arika...back so soon?'He picked it up and examioned it.I sighed.'Just look at it so I can go.'After a few long minutes,he finally spoke.'Very good.You did as you were told.'He turned and went on with his business.I stood,waiting for my reward.After some time of waiting,I grew curious.'Uh...where's my reward?'Azerith rudely turned around and stared at me,his crimson cat eyes flaring.'You will get no reward.'Anger sunk in.'YOU PROMISED!!!'He turned,grinning.'I lied.'

At that moment,I was furious.Azerith had always done this.He would promise me that he would reward me for doing his work and very rarely did I get rewarded.I saw every time I went to him that he was evil and couldn't be trusted.I had no one else to turn to at the time,however.But at that moment,I had just about had it.'That's it!!!'I screamed.He turned to me.'I am through with you!!'I swun around and marched to the exit.'Arika,do you really want to do that?'Azerith asked,evily.I turned and stared at him.'Yes.You have gotten away with this for too long,Azerith.I am not a bad guy.I never wanted to be.You don't own me.You never did.I was just too young to understand at the time that you are a lier and you deserve to DIE!'Azerith stood,casually.'Alright...then you may go.'I eased up and left.

Getting on my motorcycle,I looked up,suddenly seeing the Wolf I had been eager to meet.I closed my eyes and loosened my grip on the handles.'Finally...I'm free.'After sitting down,letting my temper fade,I drove off to find the mysterious Wolf. 

It was a most perfect timing.The guards had turned away and gave me a chance to leap down from the roof and land next to a car.I hid myself when they turned around after hearing my thump.I grinned.Touching the ground,it suddenly turned into ice and they both fell down on their butts and passed out.I snuck to the door,but it was sealed.I sighed.Standing back,I took a good stare at it and it became confetti taped to the wall.I walked inside and slowly crept to the inner halls.Yet more guards were nearby.This was tiresome.Grabbing onto the walls,they became climbable.I climbed on the ceilene,above the guards and got closer to the pretty old jewel under the glass case.I landed on the ground and noticed that there was a humming sound.I looked around and realized that there were lasers all around me.I quickly turned them into silly string.Walking to the glass case,I thought of what to turn it into.When the thought came into my head,I ran to it and gave it a slight touch.Instantly,the trapped case turned into a cake case.I lifted the top by the handle and walked off with the Jewel.It wasn't long after I got out,that the guards had awoken and caught me off guard.I ran to a car and it quickly turned into a Motorcycle.Driving away,with a huge grin on my face,I heard that pretty howl I heard every night.Odd to be having a Wolf in the city.After dumping the cheap old Jewel,I was planning to go after that Wolf and learn it's story.

     I don't like it here, I thought as I stood in Dustin's front yard, letting the warm summer wind wrap around my slender body and play in my tousled, tawny-colored hair. The city's too loud, too bright. And I hate people.......I always have. Why did he even bring me here?

     Dustin Daniels is the only human I have ever been able to bring myself to tolerate. After all, he is the one who gave me my name---Ariel. It means 'lioness of God', and fits me well.......because I grew up with lions. Mountain lions, to be exact. They took care of me after my parents had been ruthlessly slaughtered by a madman, and it is from them that I learned all of my talents. I can run like them, I can leap like them, I can hunt like them, and I even have heightened senses like them. I even ate like them---raw meat that I hunted myself---until Dustin found me and helped me become more human again. But the wild side will always be a part of me, and no one can rip it out.

     "You know, I'm trying to help you, Ariel," he said, stepping next to me. "I don't want to cage you like all the others would if they'd gotten to you first. I want to set you free."

     "But why?" I asked him.

     "Because you weren't meant to be alone," he answered me. "No one is."

     Looking up into the stars, I suddenly got the strange, yet welcome feeling that I wasn't alone. Someone was out there waiting for me........I just hadn't found them yet. And I didn't see the sleek black wolf hiding in the shadows of an ash tree, the one who had somehow communicated that message to me.

My name is Ariel.....I am 15 years old, and I make my home with Dustin in Cody, Wyoming. Before that I lived in the Rocky Mountains, with no company except for the mountain lions who taught me the ways of the wild. I have all the abilities of a mountain lion--running at about 35-45 miles per hour, leaping great heights, stealth, and tracking, as well as heightened senses. I can also communicate with other mountain lions.

 I wear a deerskin skirt, boots, and shirt.

My theme song is "Sinking" by Jars of Clay. Oh, and I added "More" to our playlist as our theme song, since we were given our powers by God.

Until next we meet,

Ariel

I stood on the roof of a building,looking down at the city. 'Let's see...' I thought. 'Azerith wanted me to get THAT little jewel...I can get it.' I rose up and leaped down. Yes. Azerith is a bad guy. You see,it all started when I was just a kid and I was told stories about my special power by my guardian, Bernon. I have parents, but they are far off in some land that I am trying to get to. That is why I am working with the bad guys. I live in a dark cave near Chicago. I work with them to get the things I want. But I already told Azerith that I wasn't killing anybody. I just robbed banks, stole diamonds, jewels and such...nobody believes me, though. They all think I am a bad guy searching for excuses for my crimes. My special power works like this. I grab a pair of sparklers, I spin around and they instantly become fire swords. Or I look at a building and it becomes a gigantic cake. Or I touch someone and they become a stone statue. Get the picture? I was born with the gift for when I look, act out or touch something, it becomes the thing I want it to be. Sadly, Azerith knew when I was making fake diamonds and jewels, so I just kept to my word. So, here I am. Little miss Criminal, running around the streets of one of the most crime-filled states in the country.

My name is Arika.I am 15 years old,with no home to go to but a dark cave with a bunch of villains I truely hate.I work for evil,getting what I want out of it.I'm not really a bad guy.I guess I work with the bad guys for my own reasons.I live in Chicago and I love it here.My life changed when I met Ariel,Kiki and Kiria.I will tell how my life went,how I met my best friends and how everything changed so quickly.

Arika