I was a long way away from home. That I knew. I had been walking for about two hours and I was still hyped up. she was out there, Ennis was out there, and she had given me a mission. Thinking about it I was once more filled with adrenaline and I ran, laughing, like a little kid playing. My earing swung in the surprisingly strong night wind. It wasn't cold it only brought a senses of freedom and making the situation more real. My long hair was flung up only to settle down and then back up.

I slowed to a skip and whistled a tune I had heard long ago. Of course it couldn't all be fun and games. I would have to track down these 'dragon warriors'. So far I had no idea where to start. Maybe I could try asking a priest. They always seemed to know stuff.

My energy faded once again and I reminded myself that sleep was an essential part of survival. I settled next to a tree and lay my back against it. I used a long piece of thick cloth as a blanket and folded my hands behind my head in the darkness. The stars shone bright, not as much as where I had seen Ennis but still bright.

A moment of doubt swept over me, what if it had only been a dream. Well to bad, never mind, at least you're out of that hell hole, you needed to leave anyway. I told myself. I would now finally get the chance to be with her. I didn't like disobeying Ennis but I missed her too much to leave her alone. It was me and Ennis versus the world. I didn't need dragon warriors to protect me. Perhaps I would meet them in passing but that was all. I would find them, introduce myself and then find Ennis. Maybe they even knew where she was, she had mentioned them as if she knew them so why wouldn't they know her?

But first off I wanted to explore, who wouldn't after being stuck in a castle for so long? Maybe a nice place by the sea, I had never seen the sea before and i heard from Hak (while on the roof pretending to be Ennis) that it was of indescribable beauty. A port town. I had heard Awa was nice this time of year.

My talk with Yona had gone pretty well. I got all the information I was tasked with giving her over quickly and I had a little time to tell her not to find me. She would still try. I knew she would, she was stubborn like that. It didn't matter too much anyway, she would never find me and she would realise that soon enough.

I had another meeting with Wagashi today at the restaurant. I arrived an hour early because I was so happy that doing anything else but thanking him was painful. To make the time pass quicker I'd ordered a drink; something called a 'Pina Colada' made in 1963, which I guess was supposed to make sense? I read about it in a cocktail book. The best looking ones so far was the 'blue lagoon' and 'sex on the beach'. I had created a long list to try out at different points here. After all I had to keep myself busy. Luckily there was a cocktail menu, unfortunately they didn't serve the 'zombie cocktail' which I eventually had decided to try find in a bar nearby.

It finally arrived. It smelled nice and was in a curvy glass. It was white with foam and most of it was ice. I took a suck from the colourful straw, the alcohol was light. They probably didn't want me to get drunk like the first time I came. When I got drunk I apparently (the key word is 'apparently'. I can't remember a thing) destroyed a column and tore my shirt off. Luckily I was wearing a bra that day and I had a flat chest so I wasn't instantly noticed by any nearby pervs. Thinking about it the zombie cocktail had a lot of alcohol in it and that's maybe why they told my they didn't make it.

A sly ginger entered. He was here. I stood slightly and waved a hand to capture his attention. He noticed me instantly. He pulled out the chair and sat.

"So what are your plans now Ennis?"

"To try every cocktail ever made."

"That's kinda fucked up, but whatever floats your boat for killing time I guess."

He leaned back the forward placing his elbows on the table. I was about to remark that it was considered rude in multiple cultures when he spoke once more:

"You should do something with your hair Ennis, it doesn't look nice like that." He was being far too blunt, it kinda hurt what little self-esteem I had built up in this paradise of weird looking people.

I fucked up. I messed everything up on a simple decision like the fool I was. I was your not so average person, I cried a lot and was a weakling who apparently had no manners. I tried to get stronger for everyone around me but every time I made an attempt it backfired. This time was no different.

I wasn't about to enter a contract like that at first, it had the harsh consequences of a shorter life but as soon as the orange beast mentioned 'you'll get stronger' I was hooked. I said yes with no second thought. I wanted to be better and powerful for my family. Funny how things turned out.

That's how I ended up walking down the road sniffing and glaring at the heavens. Those jerks didn't tell me my appearance would change upon accepting the dragon warrior blood. I used to look average dark hair and dark eyes, same as everyone else. I now had brighter honey bronze eyes and orange hair. Orange fucking hair. Everything was really looking up for me (please note the sarcasm ).

As soon as I'd sealed the deal I changed. At first I was like 'pshhhh… I can totally hide this from my family!' I couldn't. After a month of hiding my face they began to worry. It was all 'Tah what's wrong honey? You can tell us anything, you know that right?' Excuse the embarrassing nickname. My actual name was Tah-Gou. I, Tah-Gou Yaghan who drank the blood of the orange dragon for strength, was a loser. I left my family because I didn't look like their son anymore, it would hurt too much if they rejected me. I left when my parents got worried about half a year ago and haven't seen them since. I missed them. I had never been away from my family and now I was journeying to find so master guy and devote my life to him.

I felt tears sting my eyes, fantastic I was crying again! My personality had altered a bit as well before I was more innocent and kind but now I was sarcastic and desensitised. All I had ever wanted was to gain money for my family and make them comfortable and happy but I had only succeeded in destroying my own life. I had nothing to do but obey the carrot coloured beasty and search out the person I had to protect. I had promised myself that it wasn't that bad but deep down I knew I was better off dead then to carry out my pointless and broken existence. Why had I been so god damn dense!

I stumbled over another rock, I was becoming off balanced in my self-hatred. I stood still trying to regain the brief composure I had before. I looked to my left on a brief whim of a sixth sense telling me something was there. A girl was settling near a tree. At least it looked like a girl from afar. It was rather dark. She looked nice enough, cute and sweet even. But you never really knew what someone was like till they snapped. What stood out was the hair, it was a beautiful ruby red. I realised I was starring. Why was I starring? It was creepy and awkward for me to look at this clearly younger girl for the amount of time I had. Then our eyes locked. Lavender orbs gazed into mine. Was I having a heart attack? I was really warm and felt drawn towards her by an invisible force. She was him. She was my master. She didn't look so bad, maybe death wasn't the only path, I would follow behind her guarding her and keeping her safe on the route she had chosen. No matter how long it was. I had to protect her. I was weak but I would become strong.

I read this after writing it purely on instinct and I must admit I have no idea where I'm going with this. I killed off Ennis and now I'm sort of just writing whatever comes to mind. If you're still reading at this point well done. You truly are an amazing person to be able to plough through the dull chapter and depressing characters. Please review as it allows me to realise my mistakes and re-evaluate my existence. Thank you!