Birds chirping, water flowing in the fountain and the occasional dragon roaring. Roaring? Sadly yeah. This story will be about a certain unique boy and his very messed up life. If you find it boring, you are free to exit. My name? Well let's just say it Ethan for now. If you're reading this than I probably survived and I'm retelling the story.
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I heard a roar somewhere in the distance.
"What was that?" I asked turning my neck around the park scanning the horizon, my guard up.
"Come on Ethan. For once, relax. You're always so stressed" My girlfriend Lena said as she massaged my shoulders relieving me of my stress. I took a deep breath but let it out.
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Sorry, it's just… I just don't want you to get hurt." I said turning my head to look into her violet eyes. "Did I ever say how amazing your eyes are?" I said. She giggled at my comment.
"Yes silly. You say that every time you look into my eyes," She said rolling her eyes at me. She slowly sat down next to me on the grass in her ripped black jeans.
"Did you tell your dad yet?" She asked me killing the happy mood immediately. I looked down biting my lip.
"Not yet" I said dragging it out. "He thinks I'm at the library…" I sigh "… and that I'm single."
"Come on Ethan. What are you so scared of? Are you that embarrassed of me? Why won't you tell your father?" Lena said getting angrier by the second.
"Hey! Calm down. Sorry but you don't exactly know my dad. Now do you?" I said getting defensive, which caused her to rethink what she said.
"I guess your right but why are you holding out on telling your father?" She said slumping against me as she took out her worn notebook and started writing in it.
"Let's just forget everything and just act as if this was an actual date I actually took you on." I said playing with her curly black hair. I looked over to see what she was writing to see another poem.
"Deep enough to see the truth/Far enough to not be swayed?" I said causing her to quickly turn around. "What kind of poem is that? It doesn't even rhyme?"
"It's a poem that isn't your business, and a poem doesn't always have to rhyme. A poem has to have rhythm and it has to be metaphorical." She said giving me a small lesson.
"Come on Lena we're not in school. Give me a break," I said taking the pen from her hand. "How about this poem?" I asked writing it in her notebook below the new poem she wrote.
You're what I need now
You're what I desire most
You're what I need ever
She looked at it criticizing it in her head. "It's alright but not at my level" She said smirking.
"I love you," I said leaning in for a kiss.
"Do you?" She said taking me by surprise.
"What?" I asked confused
"If you love me, tell your father" She said crossing her arms and raising an eyebrow. I was about to say something but was interrupted by a roar.
"What was that?" I asked no one looking around the park. Then another roar tore across the sky causing birds to fly off in different directions.
"It sounds closer." Lena told me "We should go" She said grabbing my hand and squeezing it.
"Come on. It's not every day you see a dangerous creature free in New York, especially here in Brooklyn" I said my curiosity taking control of me.
"It sounded big"
"Only a glimpse. Please" I said giving her my puppy eyes.
"This is why males will die off first" Lena mumbled.
"Be back in minute," I said pecking her on her cheek and running off towards the roars. I rushed past trees and benches running toward the edge of the park. I ran out the park and looked around. I ran down Manhattan Avenue and kept looking around until I saw a really big lizard.
The lizard had forty feet in length, navy blue scales and a head as big as a Mini Cooper. My first reaction was "Holy shit! That's Godzilla" I said eyes wide in fright. I watched as people ran past me while some stayed and took pictures. The 'lizard' lifted his head and sniffed the air as if smelling for something. Then he looked straight at me with his venom yellow eyes.
He put took one-step with his front hand/leg. Then another and then I ran back towards the park. "HELP! Godzilla is after me!" I screamed. I reran back the path I took to see what was causing the roars. I heard the lizard behind me running after me. I heard cars being crushed, people screaming, and trees snapping.
I burst into the clearing Lena and me sat not ten minutes ago. "Run!" I screamed towards her. She just gave me a confused look. I ran up to her.
"Run now." I said
"Why? If this is a joke I will kill you." She said with bored eyes.
"No just run or I will pick you up and carry you." I said just before the lizard burst through the tree line. Looking straight at me still. "This is why!" I screamed waving towards the lizard. "Fucking Godzilla on my tail!"
"Maybe it's friendly?" Lena asked more than said. The lizard opened its mouth revealing line of sharp teeth as long as my arm.
"Does this look friendly?" I asked. Lena just shook her head. The lizard took his time walking to us. I grabbed the nearest and biggest rock, which was the size of a hamburger and threw it at the lizard hitting him on his forehead. He roared in anger as if to say 'You dare!'
He pulled back tensing his muscles ready to lunge just as a figure jumped from behind him landing on him holding a three foot long sword. The figure looked like any other teenager in Brooklyn, a white t-shirt with blue jeans. The lizard shook his head trying to shake the offender off him but he held on by the lizard's scales. He then he tried to stab the lizard in the eyes but missed, at the same time losing his grip falling off. The sword fell landing five feet away from me.
The lizard turned around to face the unlucky guy. I made a quick decision and used the distraction to my use. I surged forward using the adrenaline pumping throughout my body to propel me. I heard Lena screaming to not be stupid but I ignored her as I bended down picking up the sword still moving forward. I ran under the lizard and trusted with all my force into the unprotected belly of the lizard. The skin split letting the sword go even deeper until it pierced its heart or something vital.
The lizard tensed and roared one last time as it fell, I was about to be crushed but the person quickly pushed me out of the way. I landed hard of my back. I heard Lena screaming and rushing towards me. I looked at the guy that saved me and looked more closer. He had black hair with a blond streak in it; he had poisonous sea green eyes.
"Hi, Ethan" I said extending my hand.
"Richard, your older brother" he said shaking my hand.
"Say what?" I said surprised. Just as I felt Lena embrace me in a hug.
"Don't ever do something that stupid like that again." She said sobbing into my shoulder.
"Hey, calm down. I am safe. You're safe." I said rubbing her back. "So you said you're my brother? I don't have any brother"
"Yes you do. Ask our dad. By the way, thanks for saving my ass." Richard said gesturing towards the dead lizard.
"Actually without you we would be long dead" I said
"Yeah, well it was the Colchian dragon. It was only killed once."
"What? Colsomething dragon and it was only killed once. As if it came back from the dead?" Lena asked joining the conversation.
"Yep" Richard plainly said. "So I see you are mostly dad. You just rushed in and used the sword. Just what he would do." He said getting up and walking over to the corpse. "We should go before the police come." He said grabbing his sword and pulling it out of the dragon.
"Yeah let's go," I said getting up still in Lena's embrace.
"Yeah, just wait up" he said walking over to the dragon's head and opening. He then started ripping out the dragon's teeth. We just looked on disturbed as Richard took all the teeth. Once he finished and looked at us, he said "What? He won't need them anymore." He said walking away as if nothing happened.
"So Ethan. Which way to your house." Richard asked with a smile.