I recommend that you go straight and learn C++. Do take in account that at first it is VERY complicated and you have to be comitted, but over time it almost becomes second nature. You might feel confused at first if there is any point to go passed HTML because of the complexity but don't turn away. You could follow my advice because I was in the same prediciment as you are in now; many people told me to way because of my age(14) and did other things such as to learn Python first, the thing is that I dd actually try but found it so hard that I quit.
You might wonder "Why the hell you I listen to a child?", right? Well the only way I could get you passed this is maybe explain how much I learned and show what level I am at so that you can feel slightly more secure about your choice(if a child can do it then so can I! Is the feeling you should get
). Hmm, currently I am able to create applications like Paint and can even create screensavers... I'm currently am working on a project that makes windows transparent as well as make certain parts of a window invisible or even a colour/color.
So for my ending statement I guess I'm gonna say go with C++(in general I believe it has much more power then Java)...
NOTE to all: Please, do not give me any flak for this post.