If you have seen the drawings on my DA gallery or my Tumblr blog, then I welcome you to my own version of an ARC-V Fantasy AU!
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, searching for my sketches doesn't hurt :) remember, I have the same username everywhere
That said, I hope you enjoy!
Yuzu opened her eyes, smiling.
She pulled off her nightgown, wore a simple white dress, grabbed her tiara from the nightstand, and went to open the curtains of her bedroom.
She was greeted by much sunlight.
Yuzu opened the glass door, going in her terrace to greet her loyal friend, who quickly jumped on his feet happily seeing her.
«Good morning Odd-Eyes!» she said, «Are you ready for this day?» The red dragon yapped happily and waved his head up and down, before jumping down to the ground, while the young girl went back inside the castle.
. . .
Yuzu bowed briefly when entering the throne room. «Good morning father, I wish to ask you something.»
The youthful father, King Shuzo of the Hiragi family, monarch of their small kingdom, smiled at her princess. «You may, my daughter.»
A boy just slightly older than the princess, Prince Shun, stood silently besides the King, wearing his usual frown.
Princess Yuzu entwined her hands in her lap. «Father, I want your permission to go out for a picnic with my Dragon, Odd-Eyes.»
Prince Shun narrowed his eyes and turned to his father, waiting to hear the answer.
King Shuzo laughed and grinned. «Of course you can my dear Yuzu!»
Prince Shun crossed his arms. «Father, do really you think it is a good idea?» Princess Yuzu glared at the slightly older boy. «What to do you mean by that, elder brother?!» she growled.
The man just patted the Prince's shoulder. «Oh come on my son, why do you always have to be so boring? Let them do what they wish and kindly asked. At least she is not like her sister Rin who never asks us permission to do her crazy stunts with her own Dragon!»
Prince Shun closed his eyes and grumbled. «Do not make me think about Clear Wing. Sometimes I really wish the Dragons could be serious and calm like Dark Rebellion.»
Princess Yuzu just bowed again and smiled sweetly at her father. «Thank you very much father.» She stuck out her tongue at her brother, who flinched, and went towards the kitchen to take the needed stuff.
. . .
Yuzu came out from the door of the castle carrying a large bag. Odd-Eyes let out a bark, excited by the wonderful smells his draconic sense made him feel, like meat and pancakes. «Let's go, Odd-Eyes!» The Dragon laid belly-down on the ground, allowing the princess to hop on his back, before getting up again and sprinting towards the open fields. Yuzu made her way on the Dragon's neck and grabbed his horns to secure herself.
She looked up in the sky, catching a glimpse of her sister doing her usual aerial acrobatics with Clear Wing, then on the other terraces where another sister was doing something boring with Dark Rebellion, before looking forward and closing her eyes and smiling as the wind flowed around her.
She always liked the feeling of running around on the back of her loyal playmate, even since they were a little girl and a chick. She felt like a knight from those epic poems that Prince Shun read to the sisters during evenings, riding an horse towards the adventure and the glory.
Not that those stories were that much interesting. It seemed that Princess Ruri was the only one who managed to follow the stories to the end without falling asleep. But she was still fascinated by the image of traveling freely with no bounds. She guessed it was the same for Princess Rin, but Yuzu quickly swore herself to never ride Clear Wing again the first seconds he left the ground level with her on his back. As for Selena and her own Dragon... well, it was a miracle if he stood still without trying some kind of prank long enough to let her climb on his serpentine body.
Back on Odd-Eyes and her, she opened her eyes and looked around at the trees skimming past them, and the sun shining high in the blue heaven. The Dragon left the unpaved road in direction of a near hill, turning so sharply that Yuzu's heart skipped a beat. «Dear god Odd-Eyes, do not scare me like that!» She fumed slightly as she heard him letting a low growl that sounded like a chuckle.
Reaching the top of the hill, Odd-Eyes stopped and crouched, allowing her to jump down. «So let's get this started!» Odd-Eyes yelped happily, watching her lay down a tablecloth, and pulling out some food from the bag.
First she took a steak, and held it in front of the creature. «Do you want it?» Odd-Eyes lowered his head and pulled out his tongue and panted as if being a dog waiting his master to launch it a toy. Yuzu grinned, before throwing upward the piece of meat. «Then catch it!» Odd-Eyes' head quickly shot up and his fangs grabbed the steak. Yuzu laughed slightly as the Dragon chewed his "prey" like the stereotypical pet.
The princess then pulled out a pancake. Odd-Eyes immediately readied himself again, keeping his eyes fixed on the target. «Are you ready again?» asked Yuzu. Odd-Eyes shifted on the spot, still not taking the eyes off the inviting food. Suddenly Yuzu swung her arm and lauched the pancake like a frisbee. «Catch it!» Odd-Eyes let out an howl as he dashed to the side and struck the target with his mouth, easily eating it.
Yuzu smiled as clapped. «Good Dragon! Nice work!» Odd-Eyes tried to smile, before lowering his head to her level. She patted his head when he started lapping her face. Princess Yuzu snickered at the tickling sensation and tried to push away his snout. «Ahah-No, stop! You are going to-ahahah-splat pieces of meat and pancake-ah- on my face! Bad Dragon, bad-ahahah!» Odd-Eyes decided to comply her order after a few seconds, crouching again. After wiping her face from his saliva with the cloth, Yuzu pulled out all the other food from the bag, and distributed it on the tablecloth. «Let's make this lunch now!»
So Yuzu and Odd-Eyes started feasting. Once in a while the princess stopped to look at her companion. There was something strangely endearing in the way he gleefully devoured his portion of food.
After finishing to eat, Odd-Eyes let out something that sounded like sigh of contentment, before laying down again on the ground. Princess Yuzu kneeled besides him and with a smile started running her hands on his nape and back, making the creature purr. After a while, she leaned on her pet, and looked up at the sky as he curled up around her, a pleasant breeze lulling them.
The two kept silent for a while, looking at the clouds slowly slide miles above them.
Slowly, both the human and the dragon closed their eyes, and dozed off.
. . .
Yuzu's eyes opened slowly, before she sat up and yawned. Blinking, she looked up at the sky, realizing that it was twilight. Jumping on her feet, she shook her Dragon's body, who was still snoring blissfully. «Wake up, Odd-Eyes! WAKE UP!» The creature's eye shot open at her yell, and his head turned to her, looking confused by the call. «It is sunset! We must return quickly to the castle while we still can!» she explained frantically.
The Dragon got up and shook his body while the princess collected all of their stuff and jumped over him. The two then took off for home.
After a while, the castle finally appeared on the horizon, Odd-Eyes speeding up since he didn't want to...
«Come on Odd-Eyes, we are almost there!» Yuzu cheered her big friend.
Odd-Eyes whined, running as fast as he could and panting.
Just a little away from the castle, the sun completely disappeared behind the horizon.
«Uh-oh...» breathed Yuzu looking towards West.
After some moments, Odd-Eyes started glowing orangish-red, before his body abruptly shrunk.
Yuzu screamed as she fell down, and landed on top of his reduced body.
The girl laid down a few seconds dizzied by the fall. Under her there was a boy just slightly shorter than her, with messy half-green-half-red hair, horns, red armor covering his otherwise bare body, and a tail.
Yuzu slowly got up and rubbed her forehead. «Ow... not really something I wanted to do...» The boy that was under her moved his head towards her. He had red eyes. «I second that, my mistress.» he groaned. He got up as well and wiped the dirt from his body with his hands and tail as she picked up their bag.
«Finally back, huh?» asked a voice. The two teens turned, finding themselves face to face with her brother.
«Well, it is not our fault! We fell asleep!» Princess Yuzu defended herself and Odd-Eyes. Prince Shun looked at the two with a glare. Odd-Eyes kneeled before him. «I am sorry, my prince, it is all my fault. Please do not let her be punished for my foolishness.» Princess Yuzu grabbed him and made him stand up again. «Oh shut it Odd-Eyes, I said that the fault is no one's!»
Prince Shun turned away and walked towards the doors of the castle. «Come on Yuzu, our father and sisters are waiting us for dinner. Just as your brothers are doing with you, Odd-Eyes.»
Princess Yuzu gave a thumb up to Odd-Eyes, who smiled, before the two went inside the castle, feeling hungry once again.
. . .
Odd-Eyes was laying on the balcony of Yuzu's room, stargazing.
However, he heard the glass door opening, and looking at it he saw Princess Yuzu coming out with a lantern. «What is it my mistress? You cannot sleep?» asked the half-dragon boy. The princess nodded. «Not after our long nap.» she whispered. «I do not want to lay alone in my bed all night, so do you mind if I stay here with you for a while?» Odd-Eyes smiled and shook his head. «I do not see why I should mind, my mistress.» Yuzu beamed. «I could take some games from my room so we have something to do together! I will be right back.»
The princess quickly went back in her room, rummaged a bit in her closet, and returned with some tabletop games. The two spent the first hours of night playing, illuminated by the moon and the lantern.
«Here, four queens!» announced Princess Yuzu in a clearly tired tone, laying on the floor a quartet of playing cards, all depicting women. Odd-Eyes shrugged and sighed as he revealed his hand, just three jacks. The noble girl held her fist in her triumphantly. «Ahah, I beat you again!» Odd-Eyes chuckled and collected the cards to reshuffle them. The candle of the latern was almost completely burnt out. «My mistress, I already told you that I just let you win every time to not hurt your precious royal pride.» Princess Yuzu flipped her hair. «Yeah, keep saying that Odd-Eyes.» Letting out a loud yawn, she unconsciously leaned on him as weariness took over. «My mistress, do you want to go to sleep?» he asked raising an eyebrow. «Nah, I want to keep playing to beat you... I'm not sleepy...» she mumbled, her eyes half-closed.
Odd-Eyes just sighed again, picked her up, and carrier her inside her room, where he deposited her on her bed. He then pulled up the sheets over her body, and turned back to the balcony, humming to himself and smiling. Closing the glass door, he distended once again, closing his eyes to rest a few hours.
Being the pet dragon of a princess can be really tiring some days, but he wondered if a better life was possible. After all, he had a warm home, delicious food, and a kind owner for all of his 14 years of life. He found difficult to imagine how his wild brethren lived, spending all of their days raiding and pillaging villages, and fighting knights.
He had always been thankful that he and his brothers had the luck of being gifted to the Hiragi family.
At least he didn't had to kidnap or fight someone else to have the company of a blue-blooded nice girl.
So... leave a review please :)
Next up are Princess Rin and Clear Wing.
As for the other two pairs, I want to wait until Ruri in shown on-screen together with Yuto (finally) and Selena at least meets Yuri (FINALLY), plus I obviously need to know what the heckie the Fusion Dragon is like.
In the mean time, I hope you like this concept. If you have any suggestion, don't be shy and sent it to me! :D