Dragon Eyes Chapt 3

The night went on as planned at Sanctuary; Before 8 pm it was a normal family restaurant with karaoke and so children were accompanied by their parents or by older siblings to sing and dance as the sounds of applauses with awes and laughter rang throughout the place. When 9 rolled around regular patrons started to pile in. Felina took this chance to sing Only Hope by Mandy Moore for the children and families still present at the end of grill time.

Everyone looked with adoration as Felina sang with her smile playful and kind as children and couples danced. A flash of her parents on the dance floor, laughing and in love came from a distant past. It broke her heart when they ended up divorcing when she was 3; each of them hated each other over a stupid money dispute. They still loved each other, that much she knew because they would both yell at her with disgust, hell her parents couldn't look at her in reminder of the other. Much of her youth was spent either in her room or roaming the streets of New Orleans, and when they both parents re-married the steps made her parents think of her as an abomination. She felt like a tiger in a cage, hostile to her own kin. It would get so nasty to the point where she ended up in the hospital because she lashed out at her mother and her step father thought it would be smart to beat her close to death.

Taking a breather, Felina smiled to the crowd and took a bow at the applause. Pushing back her own memories she watched the happy families exit the bar as older more grungy patrons entered. Watching Felina leave the stage, Aimee went to meet her but fell short as she saw the longing in Felina's eyes. Felina smiled, trying to mask her sorrow, and walked on by. Aimee frowned and stared after her as she closed the distance between herself and the bar.

"Whats wrong?" Colt asked, Aimee jumped from his deep voice. Aimee's cousin, Colt was an acardian bear who grew up with them all. With dark hair and stunning features he was a kind soul with a little rough edging where it counted.

"Felina, just now she seemed," Aimee hesitated.

"Sad?" Cherif said coming up behind Colt.

Aimee nodded. The two male bears looked at each other and joined in Aimee's frown. "Aimee, you've heard about Felina's past right?"

"No what happened?" Aimee said in a hushed voice. When Felina came into their lives she was very secretive and didn't really talk about her past.

Colt sighed, "Felina had a rough life," he thought of the words to say, "She uh, think about how Wren was treated as a child, like she was worthless and abandoned."

Gasping, Aimee looked at her dear friend as she giggled and laughed at men trying to woo her. How could a girl with such a wonderful soul and wide smile come from a broken past? Secluded from the warmth of family this girl was deprived of such a wonderful thing that was so readily available to her self and the rest of sanctuary. Thinking silently Aimee debated on how to get Max closer to her until a big crash sounded and Felina was on the ground holding her cheek.

Felina growled and glared up at the man who stood up from his table. She was prepared to launch herself at his throat with blind fury when a tall blonde seized the man by the collar. Max was a fierce competitor in size alone and the look on his face would scare the piss out of any insane man who dare piss him off. When all hell was about break loose five more men surrounded them and right before Felina thought Max was going to bite the man's head off he let him go and lent her his hand, his eyes were large with concern staring down at her. She took it gratefully pulling herself up with a little too much force ending up inches from his lips, Felina could feel the blush spread over her cheeks like a disease spreading through the body at a rapid speed. She could hear the man yelling but her eyes were locked with Max's, he had the dreamiest eye's she'd ever seen. Looking at him this close with hair almost white, he really didn't look like a diamon at all as she compared to the things she saw the night before to the man that hovered over her. He had a broad chin and large blue eyes and his hair was long enough to sweep his broad shoulders. Felina's fingers and breasts pressed firmly against what she figured was a well oiled machine.

Staring into his eyes she mustered some words, "Looks like you're my saviour yet again."

Max smiled, something he never did around anyone not even Aimee. The foreign feeling of content and the fact that her curvaceous body was pressed against him didn't help his inner beast from demanding her. His eyes looked over her face and seeing the red hand mark made his blood boil, how that guy dare hit her. Right after that thought passed through his mind Felina quickly turned toward the man and let out a shrill scream.

Still in Max's grip Felina yelled at the cursing man, "How dare you call me a slut you low life son of a whore!" Felina tried to worm her way out of Max's grip all she could see was red as she stared at the man.

"Wanna fight cher, let's go outside," the man said, the nerve of the guy made Felina let out a feral growl. The guys that surrounded them took a step back at the sound, even Max had to admit it was unnerving to hear it come from a human.

Finally free of Max's grip she took the guy by the hair and pulled him out the doors. Sam was outside, arms crossed for intimidation purposes, when she saw Felina drag the man out. Throwing him to the curb, Felina sauntered to him with determined strides, "You sure you want to fight me moron?"

Sam's jaw slacked as she was joined by a crowd of people. The aura Felina was giving was pure hatred as Felina stared down her opponent, her eyes were no longer the bright happy shape of green they usually were but were dark and sinful green that only the bayou could pull off. Sam was met by a crowd of people including Max, Dev, Cherif, and a few other Sanctuary workers. All of which were wild eyed in astonishment.

The man got up and looked at her as if assessing the situation before running at her full throttle. Laughing, Felina bent low placing her hands on the ground behind her and kicking her leg up to meet his chin. He landed with a thud on the ground a few feet away; stepping over him Felina placed her high heel to his throat holding it only a few millimeters from his jugular.

"Next time you call me out, be better prepared for an ass whooping cause I'd really like to get more then one hit in you slimy sorry excuse for Homo sapien sapien for in lamen terms human," Felina all but growlled at him.

Walking away, Felina passed the men and stopped in front of Max. She looked up at his blue eyes, that were wide with shock and a mix of something else that she couldn't quiet ? No for he was one people should be scared off. She smiled and walked on by. Max stared after her as she went through the double doors and disappeared. Dev walked up to him and whistled low.

"I've never seen her do that before," Dev rubbed his neck, "usually it's a punch or a back hand, she must have been practicing."

Cherif walked up to Dev and Max, "Well you know who that was right?"

Dev shrugged and shook his head, Max turned and asked, "Who?"

"It was her step father, the guy that sent her to the hospital that one time," Cherif frowned as Dev cursed silently.

"Her step father you say?" Max said angrily.

"Yea after her parent's divorce when she was 3, they remarried and turned on Felina. She was about 16 when we took her in as a worker. She'd would always ask to stay longer just so she wouldn't have go home. I remember this one time she came to work with a bloody nose and cut up hands because her step mother back handed her so hard she fell on a glass table, but thats not even the worst part," Cherif said as he shook his head.

Dev shook his head in grief,"How the hell do you know all this?"

Max looked at Cherif, "She didn't tell me herself per say, just one day I forgot to not use my powers of her and was overwhelmed by the memories, it was as if she need to get them out."

Max nodded in totally understanding, again another odd thing he never usually did, "How did she end up in the hospital bear?" Max was beyond pissed, how could family turn on a 3 year old. Its a wonder that she wasn't in jail or dead. Most kid would be in her case.

"Well she was just about to turn 17 so we wanted to through a party. Remember that Dev, we kept slipping her drinks and she got sloshed?" Cherif chuckled.

"Haha yup that was a good party," Dev gave a half smile as he remembered Felina's dopy smile from that night. It was a great party, despite the after math.

"Well when she got home apparently her step father was also drunk and decided to beat the living shit out of her. She was in a comatose state for a month or so, the details are a little hazy cause Felina has no memory of that night due to the head injuries and lose of blood."

"Or any memory she's willing to admit to," Dev sighed.

"That's when mama, bless her soul, stepped in and bought Felina her own place at 17, made sure she went to school and did her studies. Her parents had hardly noticed that she left and for the longest time she was like a caged animal, she spoke to no one. I couldn't blame her though to live in isolation like that. It was only reason Wren could speak to her cause he knew what it was like and to that very same degree. If it were anyone else she'd bite our heads clean off, it broke all of our hearts to see her that way. That's why we act like we do when she's around, even Remi treats her nicely sometimes."

Max couldn't breathe with the load of information that he was getting. Beaten, on her own since the age of 4 pratically. He clinched his fist; he wanted to go after her step-father and kill him, but he knew better. Inclining his head, Max departed from the group towards the double doors. He went straight to the staff room where most of the human employees changed. Knocking on the door he heard soft sobs and rustling cloths and keys. Entering through the doors he saw Felina getting her things together, her eyes puffy from her crying.

"Felina?" Max said, he walked up to her cautiously. She was physically shaking as she gathered her things, she was in pain and he didn't know how to stop it.

Max, she knew even before he said her name. It sounded so sweet coming from him with his light is Irish accent. His voice was rustic and deep, meant to sing country or rock. Wiping her eyes she turned and plastered a smile on, "What's up Max?"

Max stood there looking at her red eyes and rosy cheeks, she'd just been crying hard and yet she wore a smile like nothing was wrong. Reaching out he cupped Felina's cheek in his calloused hands, tilting her head up he forced her to look at him, her eyes slowly over flowing with raw tears. Max leaned down till the distance was covered by a tender kiss. The urge to silence her sobs and comfort her was overwhelming and even the beast in him cooed in response to it.

Felina's tears stopped as she felt the strange tenderness that Max was giving her. Never had she had a man kiss so gently in means to comfort her while she was crying, wrapping her arms around his broad shoulders Felina stood on the tips of her toes deepening the kiss that much more. She could feel him wrap his massive arms around her in a crushing hug as each-others tongue explored the others mouth, she heard him groan in pleasure as the kiss turned more fierce.

She leaned into him, feeling his full length against her pelvis as he backed up into the wall behind him; he was utterly intoxicating, all of her sad emotions swept away by his careful touch. He tasted like summer rain on a hot day. His hands just covered her buttocks completely, something very impossible for the size of her ass. Sliding her manicured fingers through his hair she thought about the soft locks over her body. How could a dragon such as him be so gentle to her and yet put up a hard front toward others?

He was going crazy; Max had never tasted such a delicious mouth, peaches and lemons with a small hint of blood from the back hand her step father dealt. He hissed as she moved her mouth over his jaw to his neck and had started sucking and kissing. He could feel his control slipping with every searing kiss and he fucking loved it. He rubbed her lower back until the hem of the tank top lifted with his fingers he could feel her warm skin, as soft as silk. He wanted to feel her naked curves sliding against his body as he stroked her. He could feel his groin straining against his jeans as they feverishly kissed and growled.

"Felina," he moaned, he took her cheek into his hands yet again and stared into her eyes, he saw the kindness and loving girl that often showed up to work at Sanctuary, "You're so beautiful."

Blushing Felina smiled bashfully until she heard footsteps near the employee change room, "Max, I had fun but I think I should go," a note of sadness was hinted in her voice as she stepped around him and grabbed her things. Even a kiss like that hadn't coaxed a less sad mood in her pretty voice. Her eyes betrayed her true emotions as she had na old healing wound left gapping open, which left her to lick her wounds. Push his anguish for her aside he pursued her.

"We haven't even begun to have fun," his eyes sparked with his teasing tone and her laugh echoed in his ears delighted his senses and made him harden all the more.

"Is that how you get into every girls pants?" she giggled as she scribbled her address and number on a post-it, "If your ever in the area give me a shout." She leaned up and kissed him softly and a smile curved his lips, "You should smile more often, it's very becoming on you."

Max laughed, "Oh yea? It just might scare those bears too, nice tip."

Felina laughed even more as she walked out and into the bar where everyone had started singing from drunken stupidity. Aimee walked to Felina, "What took you so long?"

Felina just laughed. Her red cheeks had told Aimee all she wanted to know as Felina's eyes wondered to the now opened door showing Max and his hair tousled. Felina smiled and saluted in his direction.

Aimee smiled; for once she was grateful for Felina's step father showing up at the wrong time. Felina gave the bar a quick night and headed to her GSXR, and head back to her place to clean before any expected drakos' swung on by.