Prologue
-Jason's POV-
After living in this city, I've finally had enough. I was walking 'home' alone one night in Chicago, I know being 15 and walking alone is bad, but I never had anyone before, why should I care? I noticed a car behind me, following slowly. I acted like I didn't notice, but I put my hand on my sword hilt just in case. At a light, I looked behind me and noticed it was a gang car. What do they think I owe them? I began walking down an alleyway and noticed the car following me. I stopped walking and a few guys got out of the car.
"Littl' J," the leader started, "I told you to bring me my money two weeks ago. Where is it?" Shit, this doesn't look good. No, I never owed him money, but he believes I do.
"Aw come on Roger," I said backing away only finding a wall. It felt loose. "We both know it was Johnny that you spotted cash to." Roger growled a little bit and signaled his two henchmen. Then nodded and pulled out their guns. They aimed at me and fired. I unsheathed my sword and swung to block the bullets. I managed to stop all but two, which pierced my right arm. They weren't fatal and no bones were broken, but it hurt like hell. I put my left hand on my right arm and nudged the wall with my back. The wall had a wave effect ad I pushed harder. Eventually the wall gave way and I fell backwards. My world went black.
-A few hours later-
Well it could be worse, right? I woke up in a cave in the middle of the night. I put my left hand on my right arm and instead of skin, I felt tough scales. I freaked out a little bit and started trying to find my way out of the cave. After a minute of walking, I heard a cracking sound to my right. I used my phone's flashlight to see what it was. It was an egg. The egg was all black and was tough like a rock. I saw the egg crack and purple light began to seep out. I heard a loud charging noise and dove for cover. The egg exploded to reveal a dragon inside. I would never in my life have thought I would ever come face to face with a dragon, let alone this dragon's species. The dragon was a night fury. I calmed down my heart after that explosion and walked towards the hatchling. The dragon looked around the cave a little bit until it noticed me. It tilted its head in confusion then it returned its head to its normal stance and gave me a gummy smile. I knelled down in front of it and extended my hand towards it. The dragon sniffed it a little bit then put its head on my hand. I earned its trust. As we were bonding, I noticed the dragon was female. I picked her up in my hands and began to stroke my hand along her scales. She purred and nuzzled me. I looked at her and smiled. I began to ask myself, 'Where are her parents?' I sat in the cave with the night fur on my lap and waited for an hour or two. No dragon ever came. I looked down and the hatchling and saw that she was sleeping on my lap. I smiled and leaned my head down to her ears. "I promise to protect you," I began to whisper. "I promise to protect and raise you as if you my own child. I promise to love you forever, Amber." The night fury, Amber, smiled in her sleep and began to nuzzle me again. I decided to fall asleep myself. Who knows what the future holds for us?