(Note: "This means that people are talking,"
'This means that dragons- or animals- are talking,'
"This means Kylon is talking to Suri, in his dragon form,"
And this means that people are thinking.
Another thing, I will be using my language, Dondasu, from my A Dragon's Tail(Tale) story. And at the end of each chapter, I'll put what each word or phrase means if I don't mention it in the chapter itself. They will be numbered!
And beware, the characters may be a bit ooc...)
Runaway Dragon
~The highest peak on Berk: Kylon's P.O.V.~
I purred happily as I felt the soft, cool, gentle breeze brush against my fur and scales as I stared in the direction of the setting sun. All around me though, snow fell. I guess it was that time of year in Berk; where the snow began to drift slowly to the ground of the island from the crystal sky above.
I shook my body, getting rid of the random flakes of snow that fell on me.
Around me, different dragons flew by; some having riders, others flying on their own, and some even flying with their young, trying to teach them how to fly. I gave a small dragon-like smile to riders as they waved and I ruffled my feathered wings.
'I should probably go home, Suri must be worried by now.' I trilled to myself before spreading out my wings and I jumped down from the cliff, gliding through the air on my own. I was still a bit light-headed, flying about, though; my bond with my mate deterring my strength slightly.
The bond between Suri and I was greater than ever; although because of that, when we were away from each other for even a day, I'd become nauseous. Even something as precious as that had its disadvantages and such. But it didn't get me down, not much anyway; I tried not to let it get to me.
I flew down to one of the landing docks for the dragons and bounded across the land towards my home.
The Vikings of Berk were kind enough to build Suri and I a home, to live here while I recovered from my sickness. In return, Suri and I had helped out everyone with random tasks and whatnot. Ranging from fishing to craftsmanship and even research for the Book of Dragons.
I helped Hiccup out as well, letting him observe things about me and record them in the book. He had made a whole new section for me in the Strike Class in the book, next to the Night Fury, Toothless. It made me happy, and I love it here. But...
I stopped running after a few moments, when I reached my home and I looked around, watching the people and dragons around me.
But I was a dragon, and I did no good being cooped up... even if that meant being stuck on a small island in the middle of no where for me.
I spotted my rider not far from the house, playing with a few Nightmare hatchlings and I smiled softly.
I also couldn't leave my mate, or my best friends. That was why I was stuck; I was torn between freedom and... and love. And I always chose love, no matter what the circumstances were.
"Hey Ky~!" My ears perked up when I realized that Suri was now looking at me with a wide grin and a look of love in his violet colored eyes. I stood up fully and ruffled my feathers in answer.
"Suri!" I purred back and he ran over to me, the hatchlings following after him clumsily. Suri hugged me tightly and I nuzzled back, licking his cheek.
~No one's P.O.V.~
"Where have you been? I haven't seen you all day!" Suri huffed, pulling back from the hug and Kylon ducked his head.
"Keii(1)... I lost track of time." Kylon answered, partly in his native language, and Suri crossed his arms, not buying it, but he let it go.
"Hn, well, come on little dragon. The other's are waiting for us in the great hall." Suri said and Kylon's eyes lit up as he licked his lips, shifting into his human form. His blonde hair a mess and his clothes ruffled slightly as if he had been flying in that form and not the other.
"Is it dinner time already?" Suri nodded, smirking and Kylon purred at the thought of food. "Let's go then!" He said quickly after, grabbing Suri's hand and tugging him along in the direction of the large building.
Suri laughed at the little dragon, letting his mate drag him around.
When they entered the hall, Kylon immediately let go off Suri's hand and nearly ran over to where the others sat; stealing some chicken off of Hiccup's plate before sitting down. Hiccup wasn't bothered in the slightest when he did.
Kylon had once made the mistake of stealing from Snotlout, so he decided to get his food from someone who was... less than likely to actually hit him.
"Niiet(2)~!" He chirped before biting into the chicken. He ignored the confused stares, knowing the other's didn't know what he said.
"Ky, No'sen(3)." Suri sat down next to Kylon, flicking the teens forehead.
"Sorry..." Kylon squeaked, ducking away from Suri and Hiccup chuckled at the sight. Kylon turned back to the gang and smiled. "Hi!"
"Hi, Kylon." Hiccup greeted in return. Snotlout grunted his greeting, digging into his own food, watching Kylon carefully; Astrid smiled back and waved; Ruffnut and Tuffnut ignored Kylon in favor of bickering over something that was completely random; and Fishlegs was... not at the table at the moment.
"Where's Fishlegs...?" Kylon asked, licking his lips when he was done with his chicken. Hiccup was surprised for a moment, at seeing how fast the chicken was eaten, before answering the question.
"He took Meatlug out for a ride, he'll be here shortly, though." Hiccup said, and as soon as his sentence was finished, Fishlegs walked into the Great Hall with obvious excitement.
~Fishlegs' P.O.V.~
I grinned wide as I walked into the Great Hall, my newest treasure clutched in my hands behind my back. I walked towards the table, my dragon Meatlug trailing behind me. I tightened my grip on the object as I neared ever closer to the table, my friends all staring at me; well all but the twins and Snotlout.
"Guys, you will never guess what I just found." I said, unable to contain my excitement any longer and I nearly giggled.
Ruffnut and Tuffnut both stopped fighting and turned towards me. "What?" They said at the same time and I had to keep myself from rolling my eyes at them.
Hiccup rose an eyebrow in question and tilted his head lightly to the side. I couldn't help but grin wider at that and closed my eyes tightly. "What did you find, Fishlegs?" He asked and I opened my eyes again.
"This...!" I brought my hands in front of me and held out a small black silk lace that had dark purple trimmings around the edges. It also had a small glass tag with amethyst lining the edge and small black words etched into it. 'Ve'n nich. Ve'n wyr. Ve'n junitsu.' I didn't know what it meant, but I hope to find out. There was even something on the back, but I couldn't read it because it had faded somewhat.
"What is it?" Astrid asked and I shrugged.
"Some kind of necklace, I'm guessing." I couldn't say anything more because then Kylon interrupted me. And he sounded shocked, mad, and embarrassed; and I don't know why.
"Where did you get that!?" Kylon questioned, standing up immediately and I frowned, confused. The other's were too.
"Meatlug and I found it by the beach." I answered and then the necklace was tugged from my hands and into Snotlouts.
"Huh, what's this strange writing?" He asked and I hummed in thought.
"I don't know, some kind of ancient language?" I questioned, though to myself.
Kylon let out a small squeak when Snotlout took the necklace and his eyes widened.
~Kylon's P.O.V.~
Oh my god, they have my necklace...!
I let out a squeak of horror as Snotlout tried reading what was on the tag.
"Ve'n nich, ve'n wyr, ve'n junitsu...?" I cringed as he pronounced the words wrong and tried reaching for the necklace.
But I could do nothing, and Suri... Suri was just sitting there with a smug smirk on his face!
"Mik(4)!" I shouted, finally. And everyone turned to me. "That necklace is mine!" I whimpered, not liking the full on attention.
"How exactly is it yours?" Snotlout questioned, managing both a smirk and a glare in my direction and I huffed out, glaring back, though with a bright red blush on my face.
"I-I... The n-name on the back of the t-tag! I-If you look closely, y-you'll see the name K-Kylon." I stuttered out and Astrid took the necklace from Snotlout, looking at the back of the tag. Her eyes widened when she saw it and she looked up at the gang.
"He's right. His name is on here." She said and I nearly sighed in relief.
"How'd it end up on the beach though?" Hiccup asked and I sighed softly, my hand unconsciously reaching for my neck.
"I-I lost it, months ago, when I... I fell into the waters of Berk." I answered and shook my head. "Please can I have it back?" Astrid smiled and handed the necklace to me and I gladly took it from her, clutching it to my chest and I smiled.
"Kylon, what exactly does the tag say?" With that question from Hiccup, I blushed a bright red and gulped, my eyes widening slightly.
"I-I-I... I don't-!" I was cut off however, by none other than Suri.
"Ve'n nich," he began and I turned sharply to him, eyes widening more; although I couldn't help the flutter in my heart when he pronounced the words right and I love it when he speaks in Dondasu! "Ve'n, wyr. Ve'n junitsu." His smirk grew and his eyes fell on me while everyone was watching him, waiting for him to continue. "Ve'n Kylon." He finished and my heart sped up.
"Mik! Suri, don't!" I pleaded, my voice raising an octave and he just merely smirked wider. "Sen'bu...(5)!"
"My love," Suri spoke again and I whimpered, hiding my face behind my necklace and my hands. "My pet. My everything." He paused and reached up, making me uncover my face. "My Kylon." Suri finished, pulling me down for a kiss and I squeaked in surprise, but soon melted into it.
After a few seconds, I heard someone cough and we pulled back from the kiss. I looked up in embarrassment and saw the other looking at us. I could see Snotlout smirking wide with a mischievous glint in his eyes; the twins were looking away, Ruff had a blush on her face and Tuff looked like he was going to cry; Astrid looked like she was going to faint; Hiccup looked intrigued and he had a bright smile on his face and I saw him look to Toothless a few times; and Fishlegs grinned at the display.
"That was beautiful!" Astrid suddenly squealed and I blushed deeper, but smiled softly at Suri when he pecked my cheek and I sat down again.
"Kylon, what is that language? I've never heard it before. And the way you pronounced the words, it must be really old." Hiccup spoke up and I turned my attention to him, nodding to the last sentence.
"It's my native tongue: Dondasu. It's really no surprise you've never heard it before. Only dragons of the far east knew it." I said softly and then added in a quieter tone, "Suri only bothered to learn it because he wanted to be able to truly understand me. It's actually an extremely difficult language to learn."
Hiccup nodded, looking to be in thought, and then he sighed. "Well that's something for another time then."
I chose then to change the subject. "Hey, let's go flying after this!" I grinned when I saw the others nod in agreement and voice their opinions and I purred with delight when I saw Hiccup nod as well.
"Sounds fun, Kylon." He said, finishing up his dinner.
"Maiyu(6)~!" I replied with excitement.
~Inside Suri and Kylon's home...~
I let out a soft sigh as I leaned against the window frame, sitting with my knees against my chest. I was staring out towards the horizon again and I felt almost guilty for doing so, as I clutched my necklace tightly in my hands.
I wanted to go home so bad... but, I knew there was no home for me to go back to. My home, I knew, was wherever Suri was and Suri was here, right in Berk.
"Kylon...? Little dragon?"
~No one's P.O.V.~
Kylon perked up when he heard Suri call to him and he let the frown be replaced by a smile as he jumped down, greeting his mate. "Suri~!" Kylon purred and Suri smiled, but then frowned, noticing something odd.
"Kylon, are you crying?" Suri asked and Kylon's eyes widened as his hand flew to his eyes.
I'm crying...!? When did I start crying? Kylon thought, confused and surprised. He didn't even know he had been crying.
"Oh Kylon..." Suri murmured, pulling his dragon into a hug and he sighed. "What's wrong?"
Kylon chose to stay silent for a few more moments, now feeling the tears rolling down his cheeks and he let them. He knew why he was crying. But he couldn't voice his thoughts, he couldn't. No, he wouldn't dare voice them, not in front of his beloved Suri.
"I-it's nothing..." Kylon murmured weakly and Suri frowned, tightening the hug.
"Ve'n nich, ve'n wyr, ve'n junitsu..." Suri repeated and Kylon tensed up, clutching tightly at Suri's shirt. "Ve'n Kylon; you know you can tell me anything." He whispered in Kylon's hair and Kylon relaxed slightly, smiling bitterly at the hidden meaning.
"I-I know..." Kylon replied, not saying anything more.
"Be ichi, ve'n sui drako." Suri smiled and Kylon looked up, smiling back. He leaned up and kissed Suri, tears still rolling down his cheeks.
"Be ichi, no Suri(7)." Kylon said back.
~Kylon's P.O.V.~
I'm a selfish and stupid dragon. I know that I am. And... I'm a caged dragon who is ready to spread its wings and fly away at any given chance; and that's exactly what I'm doing.
I sighed and shook my head lightly as I got up from my position on the small rock. I gently picked Suri up, so that he wouldn't wake and placed him on his own bed. He never used it because he preferred to sleep with me and I was a bit too heavy, in my dragon form, for the small wooden bed. I always slept in my dragon form anyway and I much preferred to sleep on the floor. Suri did too.
I pulled the blanket over him before nuzzling his forehead and giving him a quick kiss goodbye.
I then turned around and quickly dashed outside, going through the small window that I had sat on earlier.
I shivered lightly as the cold hit my scales and my paws hit the cold snowy ground.
I chose to look around and get my bearings before I did anything else and I gasped at the pretty sight. "Hiko! Ber nesi'el ka si per'ha(8)..." I murmured, wincing as I felt another stab of guilt reach my fragile heart. "Sen'bu vi're shii'sen(9)... Suri..." I whispered into the wind and closed my eyes tightly as I felt a single tear slip past and run down my scaled cheeks.
I opened my eyes back up and took off running towards a dragon dock before taking off into the air, flying off into the cold, dark night.
-0-
-Here's something that involves the language, Dondasu: Dondasu means 'Ancient Tongue' with Don meaning Ancient and Dasu meaning Tongue!-
1. Keii means 'I'm sorry,' in Dondasu; Kylon's native tongue.
2. Niiet, as you've probably already guessed, means 'Hi.'
3. No'sen simply means 'English.'
4. Mik means 'No.'
5. Sen'bu means 'Please.'
6. Maiyu means 'Sweet.'
7. Be ichi, ve'n sui drako means 'I love you, my little dragon.' And Be ichi, no Suri, means 'I love you too, Suri.'
8. Hiko means 'Wow,' and Ber nesi'el ka si per'ha means 'The snow is so pretty.' Ka means so and Si means is; as you can see, the two are switched when said in Dondasu.
9. Sen'bu vi're shii'sen means 'Please forgive me,' although forgive and me are switched when the two are used in the same sentence. Instead of 'Shii'sen vi're,' it is 'Vi're shii'sen.'
Hi! Did you enjoy the first chapter of ETWOB? I hope you did!
Now I have a few questions for you guys!
1. Did you like the story?
2. On a scale of one to ten, how was it?
3. What was your favorite part so far?
4. Least favorite?
5. Do you guys like Suron? Yes or No?
6. What did you think about the end?
7. What do you think so far about Dondasu, Kylon's native tongue?
8. And last, what do you think is going to happen next?
*grins* Answer all of the questions above and I'll read one of your stories! And if I like it, then I'll give a shout out to my friends!
Thanks!
~The White Wolf, Zero
