HELLO MY LITTLE KITTENS! I TOLD YOU I WOULD BE WRITING ANOTHER STORY! Now I actually got this idea from something in the book I'm writing. In basic words it's a Kane/Daniel Bryan (or Kaniel) DRAGON AU. Now when I think of dragons I think HELL YEAH~ so I thought why the hell not? Now this will be mpreg because I'm trying to increase the number of mpregs I've written. DON'T JUDGE ME! Now we're not jumping in with it, it comes a little later. Wish me luck~!

Chapter 1: Prologue

He was a man with a troubled past and a dark secret. If you asked him about his childhood he would stop and think long and hard about it, wondering if it was smart to answer truthfully. His earliest memory was when he was no more than 3 years old. He was in the kitchen, in the cottage, in the village that he grew up in, with his mother and father. He and his mother were baking bread while his father was writing something down on a piece of paper. If you asked him what his father was writing down he would just shake his head, even back then he didn't know what he had been doing.

"Now remember Daniel," his mother had said in a sweet voice. "We must be thankful that we can have bread and honey when there are others that don't have anything to eat for themselves."

Daniel nodded his head. "Yes mama, I will."

She smiled at him and began to cut the bread, spreading a little honey on each. Sometimes Daniel had a hard time remembering what his mother looked like because he lost her so long ago, but if he concentrated he could make out her image. She had long golden hair and the prettiest blue eyes. She was a very attractive woman with a soft face and a caring voice.

If only there were more people like her…

He would think.

Then maybe this world wouldn't be such a mess.

He didn't really remember his father; he was always a shadow-like image in Daniel's mind. But he didn't really mind, if he had to choose between remembering his mother or his father he wouldn't even need to think at who he would pick. Besides, he and his father weren't really that close. He and his mother had wonderful times together. She would take him to the market and buy sweets for them; they would pick flowers in the meadow, go honey-hunting in the forest, and so many more things. His mother was the very definition of perfection in his eyes. But then, when he was 5 years old, his village was attacked. Most of that day is a blur, but if he closes his eyes he can still remember.

It was after dark and his father had gone to the court house to settle some dispute. It was after dark so both his mother and himself were to remain inside so that they wouldn't get captured by Dragon Hunters. That's right, Dragon Hunters. Everyone in this land was a dragon, including Daniel and his mother. The thing with dragons is that they have 2 forms, a human form and a dragon form. They are born in their human form and learn to change into their dragon form as they grow up. This was a skill that Daniel had not yet learned. What his mother had been hiding from him is that they were part of a rare group of powerful dragons whose fire was so hot it could melt the skin off your bones. She never told him this because she wanted to protect him from the evils of the dragon hunters. Dragon hunters were despicable beasts that hunted the dragons for glory and other things. Daniel had never seen a dragon hunter, but he had always imagined then to be big snarling beasts with foaming fangs and claws always covered in blood. He and the other kids would tell scary stories using the Dragon Hunters and as silly as it seems it always gave him nightmares. But he would always think that the stories he overhears from the working men in the village would never happen to him. Even so, each night he would always be looking over his shoulder when he heard a small sound. His mother was tending to some flowers that they kept inside near the window. She looked out the window and froze. Daniel noticed this and went over to his mother and tugged on her skirt.

"Mama what is it?" he had asked.

At first she was silent before she knelt down and took his face in her hands. "Baby I need you to listen to me. Go upstairs and gather as many things you can carry while running, but don't light a candle. I need you to be quick but stay away from the windows." She quickly glanced out the window before continuing. "We're going on a trip, alright?"

Daniel nodded, but he was also afraid. The look in his mother's eyes and the hastiness of her voice worried him. "Will daddy be coming?"

His mother flinched, a pained look coming over her face. "I don't know baby, just do what I told you too and come back down when I call you."

She pushed him to the stairs causing him to run in order to keep balance. As he had been told, he quickly gathered up some things that he thought would be necessary for a long trip; lanterns, oil, some blankets and a few of his mothers books. In no more than 2 minutes he had gathered everything he could and hurried downstairs trying not to trip in the dark. When he made it down the stairs he saw that his mother had gathered food and some jars of honey and jam. She had blown out every candle in the house and put out the fireplace. Daniel barley had time to ponder what she was doing before she scooped him up and ran for the door. She opened it a little to check if anyone was around and bolted outside. At first Daniel was blinded by the light but when his eyes adjusted he wanted to scream. The entire village was on fire and there were people fighting all around him. Some of the men had transformed into dragons but most that did were lying in the street. Daniel saw plenty of people that needed help but his mother ran strait for the woods, not bother to light a torch. She didn't really need one because of her dragon eyes but seeing how Daniel's abilities hadn't fully developed they would always light one when they went into the woods at night. His mother dashed through the forest dodging trees and roots but something caught her foot and she fell, protecting Daniel from the impact. She screamed out in pain and Daniel looked down at her foot wondering what had caught her. His mother's ankle was currently between the metal jaws of a dragon trap. Daniel rushed to his mother's ankle but she pulled him back and held him tight for a moment. For the second time that night she took his face in her hands, but this time she was crying.

"Daniel baby here's what I want you to do. Grab all you need and keep running. No matter what you see or hear run until you find somewhere safe or until your legs collapse underneath you."

Tears began running down Daniel's face, knowing what she had meant. "But mama…"

His mother shushed him and looked at him with a sad smile. She kissed his forehead and wiped away his tears one last time. "I love you baby."

There was rustling and voices in the distance. His mother tensed, hugging him one last time before shoving him away. "Run Daniel, run as fast as you can and don't look back!"

Daniel was frozen in place. He couldn't believe that this was happening. He wanted to stay with his mother, to help her so that they could be together forever. His mother let out a sob and closed her eyes, not wanting to look at him anymore.

"GO!" she yelled.

This caused Daniel to jump and after picking up a few things he bolted away from her. He looked back for one moment and saw the one thing that will be implanted in his memory forever. Two men were standing over his mother. At first Daniel thought that they were dragons too and were going to help her but one of them stabbed his mother with his sword. Daniel had to stop himself from screaming and ran even faster through the woods. He finally realized something. The reason why they never went out at night, why the elders would give them sad looks when they talked about the monster dragon hunters, was because the Dragon Hunters looked just like them. How could something so horrible look just like them? Daniel blinked again, fresh tears running down his face, but immediately turning to steam as his skin heated up, this happens when dragons are angry or hurt.

After that happened he vowed never to trust anyone, for they no matter what they looked like they could also have intentions to hurt him as well. Due to this policy of his he never stayed in one place for too long. He had later learned that he was a rare type of dragon, a type that Dragon Hunters wanted. He taught himself to fight and use his abilities to the fullest. He tells himself everyday that this will forever be his life. He will forever be forced to be alone, and he would never learn to trust anyone enough to love them.

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Its funny how destiny is isn't it?

FIRST CHAPTER DONE! *does a victory dance* I actually have adopted the technique of sketching out my chapters before I write them and so far it's helped a whole bunch! We haven't seen Kane yet but this story mainly evolves around Daniel, plus we needed to know why Daniel was so messed up. Reviews are love!

~ladyknights104