Dragons...

Vicious beasts that have killed many and would not hesitate to kill again, man's worst enemy and worst nightmare, blood thirsty creatures who want nothing more than to terrorize the villages and take their livestock then burn down the buildings.

At least... that's what it says in the myths

The story I'm about to tell is a story of love, family, friendship, and hardship. It starts off in the kingdom of Ferlore, near the farming district. Up on top of a roof, sat a young man with flaming red hair and eyes, he sat, watching the sheep hungrily. To all who passed by, the man looked like any other but to those who knew him, knew that he wasn't human...but an adult dragon. The knits knew well that, all dragons took the shape of humans at all times except for when they were in a mating ritual...dragons are basically the name the villages gave shape shifters to whom took the shape of monsters. The man watched from above as another man with dark navy colored hair and blue eyes silently crept into the pasture without the farmer noticing, killed one of his sheep, bagged it and ran off, all without making a sound. The red head soon caught up to the other man and patted him on the back.

"Well done aomine! Now we can feast!" the red head loudly whispered.

"ah,….ya ummm…..h-how are…..well you know!" aomine said as the two reached the cave in which they lived. They set the sheep into a corner and sat down.

"What are you talking about aomine?"

"You know exactly what I'm talking about kagami!" aomine pointed at kagami's stomach with a blushed face.

"ohhh….you mean the children? There fine! Nothing to worry about aho!" kagami placed a pale hand on top of his bulging stomach with pride.

Most dragons born are born cross-sexual and are all able to reproduce while excluding gender. Once a dragon has found a mate they are together for life. Many will make a home or nest and begin a very long three day mating ritual that ends with them flying into the air in their monster form, locking claws, and diving to the ground in a extraordinary trust fall. Our two dragons have already done this and kagami is almost ready to give birth. The two dragons opened up the sack with the sheep in it and began to cook its carcass. Ever since kagami started showing, aomine has done everything for his mate including all the cooking and hunting. Aomine knew that it would only be a matter of time until their children were born and he was very nervous, for he knew that once kagami went into labor he mustn't be there with him. He knew through instinct that his mate would murder him if he stayed in the same room as him while he was giving birth. So aomine sucked up to kagami as much as possible in hopes that kagami would allow him to be there to see the birth. Aomine handed kagami a peace of sheep meat in which the latter accepted. Aomine then got his own peace and began to eat cautiously; taking slight glances at kagami to make sure he was eating. Kagami took two bites of the meat, and then placed it on the ground.

"What's wrong kagami?"

"I'm just not all that hungry now…I don't know why…but now I'm just very sleepy…" kagami slid into sleep and fell onto aomine's shoulder. The latter sighed then lifted his sleeping mate up and carried him to another part of the cave. a small open space , laid a nest made of animal furs and feathers. Aomine placed his lover in the center and proceeded to cover him in a soft wool blanket that he had made himself. He kissed kagami on the head before getting up and leaving. From the smell emitting from kagami, aomine could tell that in a few hours the red head would go into labor.

Aomine went to the entrance of the cave and look out. It was now afternoon and the sun was hidden by dark clouds. It had been over 6 hours since aomine left the room and over that time the smell kagami let out had been growing stronger. Aomine sat down in the entrance of the cave and leaned against the outer wall. He looked up to the cloudy, gray sky then carefully closed his eyes. After a few moments a sound flooded aomine's ears. It was the sound of an intruder.

Aomine knew well, that if a hunter or a night where to find his mate in such a venerable state; they would most definitely kill both him and the child. Aomine rushed down the path of the mountain towards the noise. There on the path was a sickly woman carrying a healthy human child around the age of four. Aomine looked wearily at the woman, the woman smiled at aomine and pushed the little girl to him."oi! What are you doing!" the woman walked to the edge of the cliff they were on and jumped off. Aomine held the child close as he watched the woman fall to the ground turning away just as she hit the ground with a splat. The little girl started to cry calling for her now diseased mother, aomine held her tightly unsure of what to do for her. When the little girl stopped crying aomine picked her up and carried her to the cave. He made sure to tell the girl not to go into the cave until he said to.

"listed here kid…you can't go in the cave for a while…trust me I would love to invite you in but….even I can't go in" the little girl tilted her head,

"Why?"

"You'll see" the two sat down outside of the cave and listened. The girl looked up to aomine and asked…

"What's your name?"

"Aomine….and yours?

"Merakos"

"nice to meet you" the two sat in silence again…when all of a sudden a cry could be heard from inside the cave. Merakos whipped her head to look inside the cave.

"what was dat?"

"that would be my mate going into labor."

"labor?"

"ya he is having a baby"

"oh" more cry's and whimpers flooded their ears as they bounced of the cave walls. Aomine closed his eyes and silently prayed for his mate and baby to survive through the child birth.

After about 8 hours of painful cry's a new sound crashed through the caves. It was the new sound of life being born into the world. Aomine quickly rushed toward kagami with merakos at his heal. When aomine entered the small part of the cave he stopped at stared at the wonderful sight. There in the middle of the nest was kagami holding a sleeping baby with dark maroon hair. Kagami looked up to aomine and smiled at him telling him it was ok to come closer. Aomine accepted the offer and knelt in front of his mate.

"Kagami…he's beautiful." Kagami giggled and carefully handed the sleeping child to aomine. The latter gratefully accepted with open arms. Merakos watched happily at the sight, happy for this family but she soon remembered her mother and began to cry. Kagami, hearing the sobs called for the child to whom had been sitting just enough out of sight that kagami didn't notice her.

"child?" kagami called and the girl froze. Aomine sighed and kissed his baby on the head before giving him back to his mother.

"Aomine?" kagami questioned his actions

"Merakos…come here" merakos listened and slowly walked into the cave and sat next to aomine.

"Kagami this is merakos…she…just a few hours ago…lost her mother." Merakos began to cry harder clutching onto aomine's shirt. Her cry's woke the baby, his ocean blue eyes opened slightly but shut again as he cried along with the four year old. Kagami rocked the baby, hushing him trying to calm him as aomine petted the little girl's shiny black hair trying to comfort her as she cried on his lap. After a while both merakos and the baby fell asleep leaving only the peaceful sound of sleep in their wake.

"so kagami…what are we going to name him?"

"ah….well I haven't decided yet"