The Prince and The Dragon
Written By: Panda-ko!
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"Hmf, I don't believe that."
Ivan frowned slightly at his mother, who just shook her head at him.
He was taking her to see Yao, as well as bring said dragon dinner.
"A dragon, of all things! Preposterous."
She sniffed, shaking her head again, and watched Ivan as he slowly opened the door to the cage room.
Ivan stopped, once inside the room, and turned to his mother.
"If you don't want to believe me, then don't come, da."
"That's a good idea; I'm just going to take a walk in the garden with Natalia. At least her. . . . issue about marrying you is. . . . Well, more sensible than talking of dragons."
That said, she was gone.
Ivan shrugged, smiled slightly to himself, and went on in.
Well, I wanted to be alone with that dragon anyway, so it's perfectly fine if mother doesn't want to come.
He'd gotten Eduard to drape the cloth over Yao's cage again, so 'perhaps he could sleep a bit', and was in the middle of taking it off when he heard a soft snore.
Curious, he looked around, but saw no one else.
Ivan shrugged again and continued to fold the cover off.
He'd just tossed it to the side and was setting Yao's dinner in front of the cage when he looked up and promptly froze.
In the cage, instead of a dragon, was a small, pale man with long black hair and such pretty, pretty hands; wearing a red jacket that looked rather foreign.
Ivan giggled, then shook his head confusedly.
How in the world. . . .? Just this morning, there was a dragon. . . .
The little man stirred, yawned, and opened his eyes.
What pretty eyes!
Such a warm looking brown.
Ivan sat down hard, even more surprised, and stared.
"What are you staring at aru! No manners. . . ."
He stood, stretched, and yawned again.
Ivan frowned slightly and tilted his head.
"You talk, da? Why? Where's that dragon that was here this morning, da?"
Yao huffed, then plopped back down.
"I'm that dragon aru."
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Ivan stared at Yao even more, thoroughly confused, and shook his head slowly.
"But how, da?"
Yao rolled his eyes, tired and kind of grumpy, and leaned forward.
"You've heard of magic, aru? That's why."
"Oh, magic, da! So you are a dragon that yearned to be human?"
"No, actually, that's the opposite aru. I was human, and some idiot foreigner turned me into a dragon aru."
Ivan nodded again.
"I see, da. . . ."
"Good, aru."
"But how are you able to turn back into a human? Does it have anything to do with the moon?"
Yao shook his head.
"No aru. Every night, I can turn human again, but dawn finds me back in my dragon form aru."
He shrugged and tugged slender fingers through his hair, looking around Ivan.
Ivan giggled, amused, and leaned closer to the cage.
"You're int'resting, da."
Ivan was so interested he forgot to even offer Yao his dinner.
"Mhmm. . . ."
Yao nodded absently, sighed, and lay down on the cage.
"Say, Dragon-Human-Thing, what's your name?"
Yao huffed again, standing up and putting his hands on his hips.
Ivan laughed.
"Aiya I have a name aru! I'm not a 'Dragon-Human-Thing' aru!"
"I know da, that's why I asked."
Yao pouted, realizing how idiotic he sounded, and plopped down again.
"Yao Wang aru. And you?"
Ivan stuck his hand through the bars of the cage.
"Ivan Braginski, Prince of Rossiya da! Are you a prince too?"
Yao wrinkled his nose a bit, then shook his head.
"No, I was a merchant from China aru."
"Oh! No wonder your clothes looked foreign."
Yao was about to reply, but a loud growl from his stomach made him blush and cover his face.
"Oh, I forgot, da. . . . I brought you dinner. . . ."
Ivan held out a plate of pirozhki and grinned sheepishly.
Yao wrinkled his nose again.
"What's that aru?"
"It's called pirozhki, da! It's good!"
Yao took a tentative bite, then nodded slowly and began to chew.
"I guess it's fine aru, but the fried rice we make at home is better."
Ivan brushed a few crumbs from Yao's cheek, grinning.
"I'd like to try that some time then da."
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He's so cute~!
Ivan blushed slightly and giggled again at Yao's pout.
"Is there anything you'd like, da? Aside from meals every day. . . ."
"A blanket and a pillow, please, aru."
Ivan nodded and stood up.
"I'll get you one right away, da!"
And he hurried away to supply Yao with said items.
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A/N: Well, that was shorter than the first chappie. Sorry for updating later, but I was kinda busy with school and my life and-and-and-and. . . . my baka senpai. Anyway, review RIGHT NOW and favorite and follow or whatever… I'll appreciate flames, even.
