Chapter One: Jax

Jax Novoa looked at himself in the mirror. He couldn't believe that he was doing what he was about to do. Not that he was having regrets or second thoughts or anything like that. He just never thought he'd ever reach this point in his life, but he was grateful that he did. What he was about to do just felt right, perfect in fact. Perhaps even a dream.

Diego Rueda, one of Jax's friends, walked up and put his arm on his shoulder. "Nervous?" he asked. Jax shook his head, at a loss for words. Excited, he thought, but never nervous. Diego chuckled and checked himself out in the mirror as well. Jax looked at his friend. Besides what he was about to do, this was another thing that was new for him. Genuine friends. Something else he was grateful for.

Before Jax started at Iridium HIgh, he didn't have any friends; real friends anyway. Truth be told, he didn't really have what he would call a good family either. Jax was a bad boy. Used his powers for personal, greedy reasons. He only cared about himself and didn't care who he hurt in the process. But those who grew to know him, knew why he started out that way. No one could blame him after learning about his family and how he grew up. His father who created illegal clones to do the hard work for him, who sent Jax to Iridium High in the first place to get to know the Chosen One, Emma Alonso, to trick her during the Fool Moon.

Emma. Jax smiled when his thoughts turned to her. She was the reason he was about to do what he was about to do. She was the reason he had true friends, an actual family. He was smitten with her from the first moment he met her. True, their relationship wasn't like a fairy tale. It definitely had its bumps and obstacles. First being the fact that she was already in a relationship with Daniel Miller. Then, of course, was his immaturity, irresponsibleness and attitude. But she made him wanted to be a better person, a better Wizard. Over time he had proven to her that he had changed and worked his way into her heart.

Emma's father, Francisco Alonso, sat on the sofa in the room looking at a piece of paper. Jax couldn't be sure but he thought he saw a tear rolling down his cheek. Jax couldn't imagine what Mr. Alonso was going through, not being a parent himself yet, but he could imagine that it wasn't easy. He went over and sat beside the older man. Mr. Alonso looked at him and smiled. Jax smiled back. It had taken a while but Jax had built a strong relationship with the man. It was a little easier once Emma had come out to her father as a witch and explained about Jax and the magical world.

Suddenly there was a knock at the door. "Are you gentleman decent?" Andi Cruz's voice asked from the other side. Jax shot Mr. Alonso one last look and walked over to open the door. "Of course we're decent." Jax laughed as he let Emma's best friend and human Guardian in. Andi walked into the room, looked at all the guys, smiled and then turned to Jax. "Five Minutes until show time. Are you ready?" Jax took one last look in the mirror, took a deep breath and nodded. It was time.