Ch. 10 Healthy Competition

Yup it's time for a new chapter and we are getting into competition mode. Keep in mind that Ellis isn't the only one being pined after as males will want either Spyra or Cynder and in some cases they would want both so expect Ellis to take a lot of heat due to his proximity to them.

Started a new story but only the prologue is out until I finish my Halo story but I urge you all to read it and tell me what you think. I hope you all enjoy it and my other stories as well but I have wasted enough time so here we go!

Disclaimer: I own nothing, all characters are copyright of Activision. Big news on Activision, the have relaunched Sierra Entertainment who made the LoS games. They were brought back to be Indie game developers but you never know when it comes to the games industry! Fingers crossed all!

Ellis was confined to Cyril's room for the next week until he was given the all clear by the doctor but Cyril still insisted he take it easy and by easy he meant sitting in his classes and be bored. Well maybe bored wasn't exactly true, back on Earth sitting in class meant reading from a book while a teacher droned on about math or something while you tried your best to remain awake but in Avalar classes meant watching dragons showcase their ability or lack thereof in trying to hit moving dummies. Some had near perfect control but very little endurance while others had difficulty in doing little more than lighting a small fire or spouting a small wind but their pool of power made them extremely promising.

The Guardians weren't able to teach all of the time so other instructors were brought in to take up the slack. Terrador, Volteer and Cyril did teach but it was on a revolving basis as every day they would change instructors who would have a different theory or skill to teach and would assign work that was due the next week. Most new students complained about having 5 different assignments a week but the older students knew why this was done; to ensure that the class remained fair and to ensure that the students could learn to prioritize and multitask.

Naturally, Ellis was exempt from demonstrations due to his condition. Now it wasn't due to his coma or his adopted father, it was due to him being human and part dragon. Transforming was painful for him to the point that sometimes the pain was too much and it kept him frozen in agony for several hours so he was exempt from being in dragon form and giving demonstrations but Cyril made it clear that he wasn't excused from any homework or class assignments that didn't involve breath power.

The problem for Ellis now wasn't the enormous workload that he had waiting for him though, it was the returning to class that made him uncomfortable. When Kyrin got a copy of said "evil paper", according to Ellis, and showed it to him his mind completely stopped dead. In black and white and in very fine print was his name at the very top of the list for eligible males and Kyrin even showed him a second but more secretive list of all the males ranked by females and sure enough his name was at number one.

'Could this get any worse?' Ellis thought as he was forced to sit between two females that were more concerned with getting closer to him than listening to their instructor. 'I hate Spyra and Cynder sometimes.' he thought as those two weren't required to take any classes due to their advanced skills. They got free passes while Cyril was adamant that Ellis attend classes to learn about his abilities. 'Yep I really do hate them.' he said as a blue-scaled tail "accidentally" rubbed against his lower back.

"Sorry...I was just making sure it wasn't falling asleep." A blue and dark silver scaled dragoness said as she gave him a slight grin.

"And I'm King of Avalar." Ellis said under his breath as the black and gold scaled dragoness on his other side did a more obvious move and laid her head on his leg.

"Hmm, you're pretty comfortable...and warm" she replied as Ellis had to pry her off of him.

"My leg isn't a pillow." he told her quietly as she snorted.

"Fine." she replied sternly as Ellis turned back to the instructor with a sigh.

'I hate you Cyril.' he thought bitterly.

-Scene Change-

"So how was class?" Cynder asked casually as Ellis scarfed down a sandwich.

"You don't wanna know." Ellis replied simply as he wiped his mouth before taking a long drink. He thought that things would die down once class ended but it seemed to get worse, he was delayed in the halls by 3 different dragonesses that wanted to "chat" and another even tried to jump on him before he entered the cafeteria.

"Brother, why are there drool marks on your pant leg?" Kyrin asked as Ellis cursed under his breath.

Both Spyra and Cynder shot up. "WHAT?!" They shouted simultaneously and the entire cafeteria turned to them before shrugging and turning away. This usually happened at least once or twice a day.

"Classmate said I made a nice pillow as I tried to pry her head off of me." Ellis replied as he took a napkin to wipe it off.

Both Spyra and Cynder were seething now but there was nothing they could do about it. It was natural for other females to show their interest in males and until Ellis declared them his mates then they had to accept the competition.

"Are you done for the day brother or do you have another class?" Kyrin asked curiously as Ellis shrugged.

"I have Volteer next but we are really just going over theory again. No practical stuff or anything dangerous." Ellis said as Spyra grinned.

"In that case, we are scheduling a training session for this afternoon." Spyra said happily as Kyrin growled at her.

"Cyril said for him to take it easy and you want him to go through more training? Are you insane?" Kyrin asked incredulously.

"I didn't mean him training Kyrin, I meant him overseeing our training session." Spyra explained as Kyrin growled.

"He's taking me to the park today so no." Kyrin replied angrily as Spyra narrowed her eyes.

"I did promise her I would..." Ellis said hopelessly as Spyra grunted.

"Mind if we go too?" Cynder asked suddenly as Kyrin looked at her. "I hear the Silver Tongues and Bright Sun's have blossomed finally."

Kyrin went from suspicious to ecstatic. "I know! That's why I wanna go! They are suppose to be really pretty when they are fully bloomed."

"They also finished the memorial." Spyra said quietly as the group grimaced. The memorial was a dedication to everyone who died during the now dubbed Avalarian War and the worst part was that even a year later there was still more unknown casualties to sift through. The memorial was a long wall of solid marble with more than a thousand names on them since the war technically began with Cynder when she was under Malefor's control. The worst part was that almost 2% of the names on the wall were from Cynder herself and she knew it but there was one name that stood out to them the most.

Ignitus.

"We can go after class ok?" Ellis offered as a way to break the silence that fell over them.

"That sounds fine." Spyra said as she went back to nibbling on her food at a slow pace. The rest followed suit and a cloud of depression hung around them, at least until another person reared their head.

"Excuse me but are you Ellis Daniels?" A very soft and mellow voice said from behind Ellis. When they all turned and looked at the source both Spyra and Cynder visibly went to completely enraged.

Standing there was a white scaled dragoness with a soft cyan colored underbelly and large white and ice blue wings that seemed to perfectly match her larger frame. Her tail didn't have a blade or a shaped tip but Ellis could tell that it was still deadly if used as a blunt weapon. Her claws were the color of polished ivory and her eyes were a soft shade of blue that always seemed to draw a person in. Her frame was larger than the normal dragoness at this age but growth spurts did happen on occasion and her didn't do anything but add to the calm and caring demeanor that she gave off.

Ellis was momentarily stunned before he had enough sense to reply. "Uh...yea." he stammered out quietly as Kyrin sneered.

'Hussy alert!' Kyrin screamed in her head with Spyra and Cynder were thinking the exact same thing.

'Could this day get any worse?' Spyra thought with an internal snarl.

'Why can't they just leave him alone?! He's ours!' Cynder thought as she tried to make the dragoness explode through her glare.

"You have Volteer next right?" The dragoness asked smoothly.

"Yes and who are you?" Ellis asked curiously as the dragoness smiled.

"Oh I'm sorry, my name is Alyna and I was wondering if you could help me with his conduit theory?" Alyna asked in a friendly tone.

And there was the problem with Volteer; whenever he gave out work, that work turned out to be two or three page reports on various electrical theories or abilities and a few turned out to be nothing but a report on famous electric dragons and what they did for Avalar. Make no mistake, Volteer could teach anyone but his home work and his weird way of speaking made his students go crazy. "That's not due till next week." Ellis clarified as Alyna shrugged.

"I know but I want to get it done before then. Do you think you could help me with it? Say after class?" she asked as Ellis thought it over.

"Sorry but I promised my friends I would spend the day with them." Ellis replied finally as the three dragonesses with him smiled.

'That's right, he always has plans so walk away.' They thought simultaneously.

"Oh, well then tomorrow maybe?" Alyna asked hopefully.

"I don't see why not." Ellis said after a moment of thought. He didn't notice the three now visibly snarling dragons behind him.

"Thank you! I'll be in the library at one." Alyna said as she gave him a quick hug and walked away with a little more sway in her backside that Ellis swore she was using to tease him. After a moment of staring he turned around and saw three dragonesses giving him the evil eye.

"What did I do now?" he asked helplessly.

"Hussy." Kyrin said simply as she went to put away her tray.

"What?" Ellis asked as Spyra and Cynder shrugged.

"We'll meet in the main hall after class ok?" Cynder asked as Ellis still tried to process what his sister just said.

"That sounds good to me. Are you ok Ellis?" Spyra asked as Ellis gave up with his sister.

"Yea, I'll see you three there." He finally agreed as they went back to eating in comfortable silence. "Please unwind your tail from around my leg Cynder."

"Damn." Cynder replied with a small giggle as Spyra fell off her seat from laughing.

And we are done with this chapter. I wanted leave it off on a happy note and I think I did it quite well. They carry their food trays usually in their mouth's but some of the advanced students could make themselves a small holder from their respective element to carry it on their backs if they wanted.

I tried to make Alyna as close to what I said about her in a previous chapter and before you all ask, yes the two dragonesses from Ellis first class will be back. As I said, he will be under pressure from other females in addition to Spyra and Cynder so expect cat...er...dragoness fights.

Read and review and I will see you all next time!