This is the first thing I have written on the American Dragon, i hope you like it and please dont forget to r&r...but dont be too harsh!
The Truth Can Kill
''It's the only way we can defeat him'', my voice echoed around us, and they boy I thought I knew so well fell. Not physically…but emotionally. Somewhere deep inside his soul fell. The look on his face told me all I needed to know. He was confused…worried, because the truth could kill him. The truth was that he was the only one who could save us now. And he knew it. The one true evil was getting stronger and one day Jake would have to face 'it'. Whether he wanted to or not.
As the cool breeze blew wildly through out hair, I stared out toward the sea. It's sparkling surface whispering softly to us. Whispering our hopes…our dreams. I turned around to face the protruding forest behind us. I could feel the ever blazing sun upon my back. Burning my neck so excruciatingly, that I could feel the hairs on my neck singe in the heat, I rubbed my neck in an effort to soothe the pain; before staring back at the mass of green and grey leaves now in front of me. The forest gave an aura of lachrymose and depression. The leaves of the trees most obvious to me did not sway in the fresh breeze but hung limply. Only rustling when the wind summand up enough energy to push the heavy, dreary foliage from their flaccid position, into another. Where they hung. Just a lifeless and desiccated as the rest.
However in the hot whether I felt a shiver down my spine and coldness overtake me, but this feeling was gone almost as quickly as it had come.
I felt Jake fidget next to me and twisted round to see him staring at exact same place I was staring at only moments ago.
''Jake, are you okay?'', He looked at me and raised an eyebrow. I smirked.
''Stupid question, huh?'', Jake just smiled, before speaking.
''Yeah'', we both chuckled. However not for long and there was something that Jake and I needed to talk about, and I had a feeling that Jake was trying to avoid the subject altogether.
''Jake…you can do this'', I tried to emphasize on the word can but Jake wasn't having any of it. He knew that this was something we hadn't discussed yet and we had to at some point. This was something that would change Jake's life forever. It would serve up his destiny on a plate, and show him which path would be the wisest to take. Nevertheless, whether he chose that path was another matter. He could either chose to be the hero, and protect everyone from the great evil approaching, or he could chose to have a normal life. One free from saving lives in a daily basis. I looked deep into Jakes face, he smiled uncertainly. I could see small beads of sweat rolling down his forehead, and his fists were clenched. I could see Jake trying to figure things out in his mind, questioning himself. Moreover, it wasn't long before, I to, began to question Jakes ability. I mean why wouldn't I…he's only a kid; there was no way he could take on the worlds greatest evil and expect to live till the end.
''I know what you're thinking Emerald. I can see it in your eyes, you don't believe that I will survive the war.'' I stared at Jake for a moment. Before tearing my eyes away from his face and dragging them to the sandy beach floor. I began feeling the sand with my feet and unknowingly I spun round on my heel and began to walk across the sand to the ocean. The sand crunching underneath my feet.
The smell and taste of the sea was incredible, I can't believe I had never realised it before. The air was so open and fresh. It really cleared your mind and let you think. You could just take deep, deep breaths, gulping as much as you liked in without worrying about getting poisoned by car fumes. Something that happened very often in the city. The smell reminded me of the small fish markets on the outside of town. The stench of fish hard to escape from, it was so strong that you could just about taste the fish. Just enough to make you mouth water. However I was quickly brought out of my daydream about the sea and the freedom that comes with it when suddenly, the ocean itself began to tickle the soles of my feet. The water was bitter but bubbly. One of the things I loved the most about the sea was that the water took me away from all the things that were holding me down in the real world. It was like my own little invention, used to take me out of places and I didn't want to be. As it slowly entwined each other with each wave that clashed I could feel myself drain away, not really noticing anything else around me but the sea.
However, the sea was unable to sway me from the events that were happening, thoughts began to drift back and I quickly snapped back into reality. And just by the off chance the council came into my head. A group of powerful magical beings, or dragons should I say, joined together to create peace between all magical things alike. But unfortunately keeping the peace has been hard for them this year and they have left keeping the peace to one person. Coincidently the person stood only 29 foot away from me. Jake doesn't deserve this, he didn't ask for it and he sure as hell doesn't want it. I mean who would want the lives of not only the entire human race but the entire magical society in your hands. So maybe if the magic council hadn't of been so forceful Jake wouldn't be in the position he is in now. Maybe if the council had been wiser to realise that one of their own was a evil spy, then maybe they would be alive today. Things would most defiantly be different if they had only trusted Jake more.
With the sun still hot on my head I turned around to face Jake. But he was gone.
Ok, so there you go, i'm not sure if im gona continue this, so tell me what ya think!