Finding Hope in Another World

Elena woke up the next morning in Robert and Giselle's apartment.

The thirteen year old had woken up from a strange dream involving somebody named Nerissa but didn't understand but was curious about it.

Nathaniel had left to go to work and to get the apartment ready for her.

He worked at a book store as well as being an author.

But he was worried seeing Elena but knew she wouldn't hurt anybody like Nerissa.

"Morning Elena you okay?

You hungry?" Robert told her as she nodded.

But he noticed that the girl seemed nervous as they ate breakfast but later she decided to explore the city. People stared at her beauty but she didn't understand coming from a realm where others were afraid of her.

She then came to Central Park which she liked.

She felt free here than in Andalasia.

But as she sat at the fountain thinking about Andalasia, her eyes glowed with magic and she had a head ache. The water then became a typhoon.

"No I'm not a monster!

I won't hurt anybody in Andalasia!" she screamed as the water returned to normal and her eyes stopped glowing.

She felt better but still had that head ache.

Nathaniel was worried as he came to Robert and Giselle's apartment to pick Elena up and didn't find her there.

"Where would she go?" Robert asked but had a feeling.

Elena then got to her feet slowly but saw somebody watching her.

It was a girl with short hair, wore black and was slender.

"Wow that was cool.

You're a sorceroress aren't you?

How else could the water move like that?" she told Elena but the girl made her uneasy. She had the same eyes as her, long black hair and sensed magic from her.

"W-Who're you?

Were you banished too?" Elena asked but before the girl answered, she saw Nathaniel and ran off. Nathaniel looked scared at that but more so for Elena. He sensed she'd used her magic by accident.

"She looks afraid and tired from using magic.

Damn you Nerissa for this!" he thought as Robert carried Elena home.

In a world full of darkness and sorrow Nerissa cackled seeing that Elena was with Nathaniel but smiled that her older daughter had prompted Elena to use her magic.

"Soon she will free me.

It's only a matter of time since she's the only one of us born as a dragon." the former queen of Andalasia thought cackling......

Nathaniel sighed as he was cooking dinner for him and Elena. He was angry that Nerissa had been trying to contact her through dreams and that girl in Central Park had made her use her magic by accident.

He knew that Elena was born a dragon but he knew she had goodness in her like him unlike Nerissa. He just hoped Elena never found out about Nerissa or things would get worse.

He heard moaning as Elena woke up and came into the room.

"Nathaniel why did you take me in?

You're not afraid of me, are you like the others?" the girl asked him.

"Because we are related and I'm not afraid of you.

I know you're a dragon but you're harmless.

Most of Andalasia were wrong to banish you or to be afraid of you." he answered her.

She smiled at him.

"My name's Elena." she said softly.