Godwin's Dragon Leash
Chapter One
By Kellyq
A boy with bushy red hair, soft skin and hazel eyes ran through the forest. He wore a orange Persian envoy hat, blue coat, an orange dress and his thongs were black. The necklaces he wore made a clank with every step. In his hand was a loaf of bread he borrowed from the kitchen. The young boy went by the name of Rally. I hope this is enough to get his strength back, Rally thought. He smiled, remembering his first encounter with his new friend.
Rally looked around, trying to find something familiar to him. The boy was lost, hungry, and scared. Rally stared ahead to see a clearing coming into view. He slowly made his way when he felt a rush of wind blow through the trees. Rally gasped and lost his balance and landed on the ground. He stared up and his eyes widened in awe. Hovering over Rally was a beautiful blueish-white dragon. He had a long pointed nose, a pointed tail and his claws were two feet high and three feet thick. A low rumble came from the back of the dragon's throat as he stared into Rally's eyes.
The young boy raised to his feet and smiled. The dragon stared at Rally as the boy reached out for him. "Hi. My name is Rally. Who are you?"
The dragon let out another low rumble from the back of his throat and lowered a claw for Rally to shake. The dragon's claw was smooth and firm and Rally's had soft silky skin.
The boy chewed on his lower lip, feeling a pang for his new friend - Stardust Dragon. Just a week ago, Rally met another dragon that was black and red with three antlers. Two on either side of his head and on the middle. The memory caused Rally to shutter.
Rally raced through the forest with great excitement. His heart was pounding hard against his chest and small blush was on his face. Rally couldn't wait to see Stardust! His face lit up when he came to a clearing, but he was stopped suddenly when a shadow loomed over him. Rally stiffened and slowly turned and looked up to see a red and black dragon. The creator leaned in causing Rally to yelp and fall on his ass. The dragon pulled back and let out a roar that sounded like nails on a chalkboard.
Rally whimpered and scooted back. He didn't like the way the red and black dragon was acting so hostile. "P - please! I - I don't mean any harm," Rally pleaded. "I just want to see my friend Stardust Dragon!"
The red and black dragon narrowed his yellow eyes. A low rumble came from the back of the dragons throat and gestured for Rally to follow him. The boy's face lit up and he got to his feet and tagged alongside the red and black dragon.
"So ... uh ... are you friends with Stardust?" Rally finally asked, giving the dragon an innocent stare. The dragon's tail swayed in the boys direction causing Rally to jump over his tail. "I was just asking! Geez."
That was four days ago and in between those days, a dragon hunter name Godwin and his men - lead by Trudge - came. They caused a lot of unrest for the two dragons. Rally tried to find out what Godwin wanted with the dragons, but he ended up being used as bait. Godwin hoped to get Stardust Dragon but he got his mate - Red Demon Dragon instead.
Rally shook his head, tying to get the image of Stardust Dragon's expression of anger out of mind. The young boy never heard the dragon sound so upset before. Rally looked up to see the cave coming into view.
"Stardust," Rally called out, stepping into the large cave. He mentally smacked himself for for calling out the dragons real name when Stardust wanted to be called Yusei.
Blue orbs slowly opened and a soft moan came from the back of the teen's throat. He had short black hair that fanned out on either side of his head. Yusei's spiky black hair had strips of yellow too. The teen had a nice feminine body and soft skin.
Rally smiled when he saw that Yusei was awake. "I brought you something to eat!"
Yusei stared at the bread then at Rally and smiled. "Thanks but I would like you not to steal anymore, okay?"
Rally looked down with shame."I ... I know, but I want you to get better so you can save red demon - I mean Jack from Godwin!"
Yusei sighed. "Jack can free himself if he wants to," the dark-haired teen grumbled.
Rally stared at his friend. "Are you having second thoughts?" the red-haired teen asked with shock in his voice.
"What happened wasn't your fault, Rally. That baka knew it was a trap and he allowed himself to get captured."
Rally bit the bottom of his lip. "I think he allowed himself to be captured because he didn't want you to get hurt," the red-haired boy explained. "And I could tell that he was more upset with Godwin than with you."
Yusei stared at Rally and realization hit him - Jack did protect him and Rally from Godwin.
Jack stared out the window trying not to think of his blue-eyed mate. It had been a week since he was taken prisoner. Jack was expecting to be stuffed in a large cage with no way out. But he got the exact opposite of that. He got to eat good meals - roamed around and was waited on by a girl with hazel brown eyes, dark blue hair and fair skin. She wore a white blouse, blue jacket and a matching skirt. The young woman went by the name of Mina. She had a tray of food in her hand.
"Mr. Atlus," she said, getting the blonde's attention. Jack's violet eyes shifted to see her movement through the window. "I brought you your food that you wanted," Mina announced, placing the tray on the table. "Is there anything else you want?"
Yeah ... Yusei ... Jack thought. "No. Now leave."
Mina gave one more respectful bow before she left. Jack continued to stare out the window - hoping that his mate was okay from what happened a week ago.
Red demon's head snapped to the right when he heard his mate calling. Yellow eyes narrowed as Jack flapped his wings and flew in the direction where Yusei was.
Those damn hunters, the red demon dragon thought. Why won't they leave us alone? Jack was snapped out of his thought when he heard a human boy shout for help. The red demon dragon swooped down to see Rally struggling against two men holding him in place. Jack's eyes wandered over to where some men were trying to restrain Yusei. The red demon dragon let out a roar that sounded like a nail on the chalkboard and flapped his wings. The gust of wind sent most of the men flying through the air as some of the men cringed and ran. Jack turned to see a well dressed man with long gray hair. Standing next to him was a man who wore a black suit with a scarf around his neck.
"I'm glad I got your attention," the man with gray hair said. "Your mate was making it hard for us to met ..."
Jack growled in response and gave the two men an intense stare. Stardust dragon let out an intense growl and started to shift around in the net that was holding him down. The red and black dragon turned his head sharply and snapped his jaws at Yusei.
After being tied down and dragged away from Yusei, Jack didn't remember much after that. He just hoped that his mate was okay.
To Be Continued ...