A Dragons Fairy Tail

I awoke disoriented in a dark forest. The trees loomed over me like hooded strangers, ready to pounce on me with their naked branches. The wind howled through the night and a chill split down my spine as the wind's slippery fingers crept their way under my thin white dress. I sat up only to flinch at the stab of pain in my head. I rubbed my fingers through my golden hair and looked down to see a small pond shimmering next to me in the darkness. The moon reflected off its silver waters and somehow, its stillness gave off an aura of peace that soothed my growing fear of where I had found myself to be. I took a deep breath and attempted to stand upright. My legs protested me for a moment but I quickly regained their obedience and stood tall, keeping my senses in this dark, unknown territory. I looked around me only to see the same misted darkness in every direction. My instincts were screaming at me to leave this place immediately; however, I was determined not to let a measly forest get the best of me. I decided to explore a little before it was time to deal with the situation.

I began to walk. Not in any particular direction, just in the way I decided would be the most interesting. There wasn't much to the forest. Just a bunch of dead trees, shaking their branches at anyone who happened to pass by. I laughed at their attempts to scare me and continued on my mini adventure. I couldn't help but wonder how I had gotten here. It seemed like just a moment ago that I was with the others. We were all taking a long needed break from our previous adventure and Blayse was trying to tell me something important when…. Well I couldn't quite remember what happened after that. Then I woke up here in the forest. I could sense that this world's magic was very different from mine. Yes… I was definitely not on my planet anymore. In another realm perhaps? I sniffed this foreign world's air. So much magic dwelled within this world. From every direction I sensed its power. Magic is very rare where I come from. Only the strongest are able to use it. In this world, the magic seemed to be coming from the planet itself. Curious…

Suddenly my ears perked at the sound of footstep moving in my direction from afar. Drunken men were laughing together in the distance. Finally! Something interesting in this dull forest. I then proceeded to do the opposite of what any normal human girl would do: I went towards the sound of drunken men. Any normal human girl, with sense, would run the other way; however, I am not human. The noise of the men's laughter grew louder as I began to approach them. When I got close enough, they spotted me from within the trees.

"Oh?" said one of the men with unkempt, shaggy hair. "What do we have here? What a beautiful little girl like you doing in such a scary forest, hmm?" his words slurred together as he attempted to speak. For some reason, I could understand the words he said even though I'd never heard this language before.

I smiled at him and said, "Just taking a walk. And yourself?" he returned a malicious smile back at me and licked his lips.

"Same here. Isn't that right boys?" he laughed and put his arms around two of the men standing next to him. He struggled to stay on his feet. There were six men total in front of me, all staring at me and looking up and down my body, but I was not afraid.

I laughed innocently with them. "Anyway, could one of you humans tell me where I am?" I asked sweetly.

"You're with us now, sweetheart. Don't worry. We will protect you from the scary forest," the man said with obvious ulterior motives. His tone was mocking and continued to stare my chest. "Just stick with us and I promise you'll have a good time." He took a step towards me, but I stood my ground.

Just as I was about to make my move a voice shouted in the distance. "Get away from her, you damn bastards!" I stood frozen at the sound of the voice. It was so passionate and protective. It reminded me of my best friend.

"Blayse?" I whispered with shock. Just then a boy with pink hair stormed through the trees. He ran towards the men and, without warning, punch one of them right in the jaw. The men all whirled to face the raging boy. I stared at him in complete shock. Why did he look so angry? Was this human here to save me? I almost laughed at the thought. But there he stood, his eyebrows scrunched together creating a face that almost made me cringe. He looked like… a Dragon! His white scarf blew behind him in the wind and his out of control hair shaded his black eyes.

"You men should be ashamed of yourselves. People like you disgust me. Always preying on people who are smaller than you just cause you can. Well, I'm here to teach ya a lesson, you hear me?!" His yelling was unnecessary, but I was touched at his sense of justice. I was quite amused by his comment of "people who are smaller than you". I may be small, but they are no match for me.

Just as I was about to step in, the strange boy lifted his fists in the air. I suspected he was ready to punch another one of the men, but what he proceeded to do was something I'd never expect from a human. Balls of fire smothered his hands but they did not burn him. The red flames crackled angrily at their opponents causing the men to take a few steps back. The boy smiled at their submission. He crouched down with the fire still burning on his fingertips and looked up menacingly at the drunken men. "Boo!" he said and then men screamed like children and scurried off into the forest.

The boy laughed and laughed until tears started rolling down his cheeks. "Did you see that? Oh wow, what a bunch of wimps!" he continued to laugh through his words until he finally turned to look at me. When he did, his laughed ceased immediately. His smile disappeared. "Hey… what are you?" his eyes narrowed and I knew he was taking in my alien appearance. Before I could answer, there was a sharp stab of pain in my forehead. I felt a wave of nausea hit me like a sledgehammer and I collapsed where I stood. I could hear his shouts of concern but they were muffled and distance. My vision began to blur and my eyes fluttered shut.