1 MONTHS LATER
xemnas & the builders have began to make my dragon a stable, cloud and leon nearly had a heat attack when they found out but they dont mind anymore, most of the school still has no clue what is being built or why, its gonna be a shock indeed, and it turns out im actually very popular now, irritating riku to hell and back
i opened my eyes groggily and yawned, i looked up and saw riku smiling at me happily
"morning" i beamed, he returned it
"morning" he smiled before kissing me, i happily returned it before looking over at the other bed were she was, she was curled up in a messy pile of sheets, you could only see her head really, she hasnt changed at all still a very small very cute doom dragon
"shes taking her time huh?" i smiled, riku chuckled
"aye but she not exactly in danger and niether are you" riku smiled
"ahh true" i smiled, i climbed out of bed and sat beside her
"hey wake up" i smiled, gently shaking her, her purple eyes slid open and she yawned before shaking the covers of herself, she gave us both a fangy smile, her tail wagging, i tapped my shoulder and she happily climbed onto it and perched there like a parrot, riku just shook his head at us "its easier than carrying her" i beamed as i stood up, riku wrapped his arm around my waist and we teleported to the forest so she could go hunt for some food, she jumped of me and ran into the woods, she knew the routine now, me and riku sat down and leaned against the tree and waited for her to comme back
"when she gets back shall we see if her thing is done?" riku smiled
"you mean her stable riku" i smiled, he nodded "yeah xemnas said it should be done" i smiled
"wonder how big hes made it?" riku wondered
"hopefully big enough" i laughed, he kissed my forehead, i heard her tiny roar and saw her running at us, i laughed as she jumped into my lap, licking her lips clean of whatever she has eaten "full?" i asked, she nodded and climbed back onto my shoulder, me and riku laughed and stood up and walked out the woods and towards were the stable will be, it was fucking huge!
"wow hats big" riku muttered, it was maybe 10 foot higher than the male doom dragon was, it was made from a dark oak, and was very strongly built, there was a huge doorway at the front
"lets go look inside" i smiled, riku nodded and we walked in, it was huge inside, in the middle though was a huge stone, i knew what kind of stone it was
"go on then smarty pants" riku smirked
"its a heat rock, it creates the kind of heat the dragon in the area needs" i explained, riku nodded "not unheard of and very common actually" i explained, riku nodded again, there was a huge pile of straw and hay in one corner aswel as a huge water bowl
"i think she will like it here" riku smiled, she jumped of my shoulder and stood at the door, her wings open and baring her teeth, i crouched down behind her
"whats up?" i asked, her tail was a straight line, she relaxed slightly before someone walked into view, he had longish brown hair, that was tied back in a tight ponytail, even then it went to his lower back, i couldnt see his eyes as he had dark glasses on, i looked at him, trying to place were i had seen him before, she was baring her teeth at him
"oh hello im looking for xemnas do you know were he is?" he asked in a deep but smooth voice
"why?" riku asked, im sure i know him
"i have something to ask of him" the man smiled
"whatever he should be in his room go check there" riku said calmly, the man nodded
"thankyou for your help boys" he smirked before teleporting, i was sure i knew him, but i soon stopped thinking that as my dragon ran of somewere, me and riku followed her as she stood still in the woods
"whats up with her?" riku asked, i shrugged and then she was engulfed in a bright purple light, that grew and grew
"oh i think shes maturing" i explained in shock, riku nodded, his eyes wide as the light continued to grow, it stopped and then vansihed and there she stood, well towered, she was taller than the male by a few foot, maybe 4, she has a strong built like the male only hers look feminie, her wings were huge in comparison to her body, on the end of her tail wasnt a collection of spikes like the male, but 1 large, very sharp looking spike, little spikes sticking out from the base of it, her body wasnt covered in spikes, only around some of her neck and head were her main blood vessels would be, on her feet were some very sharp looking claws, on her head were 2 smallish horns, her purple eyes were calm and her mouth was closed in a small smile "wow" i said in awe at her fully grown up
"ennit just" riku said in awe
"thankyou" she said happily
"i was wondering if you could talk" i smiled
"of course i can talk, all dragon can but once they have matured" she smiled, her teeth were sharp, very so, only she seemed to have 3 rows
"your very impressive" riku smiled
"thankyou i must say us female look much better than our males" she said smugly, me and riku laughed "but we have to be better built than them as its us who protect our young" she beamed
"i thought so" i smiled
"so do you have a name?" riku asked
"of course i do" she laughed "its astrid" she beamed
"astrid...i like it" i smiled, she lowered her head so it was at our level, i gently patted her head, her skin was still smooth
"thankyou" she rumbled happily
"wow everyones gonna be shocked" riku beamed
"i know" i smiled, she pulled her head back up and roared loudly, it sounded fiercer than a males to, but males were louder by the sounds of her roar, her wings stretched out even further as she roared, she stopped and beamed happily, her wings folding into her back
"wow loud" riku chuckled, rubbing his ears jokingly, she laughed loudly and i felt someone appear beside me, it was sephiroth
"ahh so she has matured at last" sephiroth smiled
"i have indeed sephiroth and now that i can talk i want to thank you for bringing me to my master" she beamed
"astrid im not you master im your friend" i smiled
"same thing to me" she smiled, i just shook my head "im guessing im the first female of my kind you have seen sephiroth?" she asked
"indeed and the first that hasnt tried to kill me" he laughed, we all echoed it even astrid
"indeed i wont harm any of you, your all my friends" she smiled, i nodded
"yep thats right" riku smiled, his arms wrapping around my shoulder, mine around his waist
"your a very well built female, ive seen females before and your rather impressive i must say" sephiroth smiled, she nodded to the compliment "but why have you matured?" he asked, her eyes narrowed as she turned to me
"someone from soras past is here, and i intend to protect him from them" she growled fiercely, i crooked my head in confusion
"who?" i asked, she laid herself down
"climb on" she smiled, i gulped and released riku and carfully climbed on her shoulders, she stood up and i held onto her neck tightly, she took of brilliantly into the air, i could bearly tell we were moving if it wasnt for the wind, it was amazing, she flew higher and into the thin layer of clouds "the one from your past was the man we saw outside my stable" she explained as we flew
"i feel like i know him but who is it astrid?" i asked
"i believe from your memories you called him eric" she explained, i felt my frame lock from fear "yes thats why i matured, i know what that vile man did to you" she explained
"whats he doing back though after so many years?" i wondered
"that i dont know, but i do intend to find out" she growled, she was gradually getting lower "i suggest you explain what happened when we land, riku will be highly curious, aswel as sephiroth" she explained
"i will do, its not hard for me to talk about really it was so long ago" i smiled
"hmmm i understand" she said calmly, the woods were insight and she landed gracfully
"now that was a thrill and a half" i beamed, she laughed loudly and i jumped of her shoulders landing in perfectly on the ground
"i can imagine it was" sephiroth smiled, riku nodded
"i guess ill explain to you both why astrid matured then" i sighed, i felt astrid gently nudge my shoulder, her eyes were calm, she laid beside me
"very well" sephiroth smiled, i took a deep breath and beagn explaining, this would mean only namine didnt know anymore, but ill tell her soon enough, asrtid watching carfully for there reactions as i continued explaining what had happen to cause her to mature, by the time i was down my eyes were on the floor and i was waiting patiently, i felt some arms wrap around me tightly, i knew it was riku
"you have some bad luck or something" he sighed
"it was years ago but if hes back i just want to know why?" i muttered against rikus chest
"this is why i matured, unlike humans and abilities we dragon can remember everything we see, wether they be our memories or our masters, making it easier to protect them" astrid explained
"well ill help protect him, he been through far to much" riku growled, i felt astrid nod beside me
"hmm i think i can second that" sephiroth said calmly, i shook my head slightly
"whats up babe?" riku asked, i felt sick for some reason, i didnt like it, i pulled from riku and turned around, breathing deeply, i heard astrid stand up, a low, agressive rumble coming from her chest, then i understood my sickly feeling, eric was at the edge of the forest, talking with...ROXAS AND NAMINE! i felt some arms wrap tightly around my waist "easy love" riku soothed, i was worried, why was talking with them
"ill go see what is happening" sephiroth said as he walked past us, i leaned against riku, i just wanted eric gone for good
"can i cook him?" astrid growled
"hmm sounds like a nice idea to me" riku growled, i just kept breathing deeply and slowly, making sure i dont react, i dont need him knowing im here, who knows what he will do "dont worry he wont get you at all" riku soothed, i shook my head
"do you have any idea what he is riku?" i asked quietly
"no why?" he asked
"hes an ability stealer riku" i whispered, i felt astrids grumbles grow sharply
"its ok he cant us ours" riku soothed
"not your werewolfism or my pyroism but he can use or other abilities" i explained
"you mean my mind reading and your psyhic ability?" riku asked
"yes riku" i whispered, i was still watching the scene carfully, sephiroth was stood infront of namine and roxas, his stance was aggressive, very so, but so was erics, namine and roxass was worried, the outcome didnt look good "i need to go down there riku, astrid" i whispered
"ill keep close, but not close enough for him to see" astrid growled, me and riku nodded before walking towards them
"what happening here?" riku asked, namine and roxas shrugged and eric just looked at sephiroth, from the side though you could see the gold in his eyes, i involentary shivered
"just a friendly chat" sephiroth smiled, relaxing his stance
"didnt look friendly" riku muttered, releasing me and standing beside me
"did you find xemnas?" i asked, eric cracked his neck and turned to us
"i did indeed thankyou for your help" he said calmly, a small smirk on his face
"no problem" riku said through a locked jaw
"what did you want anyway?" sephiroth asked
"i was just after some infomation and i have it now so i can be on my way" eric grinned darkly
"well then go" riku warned, he must of heard something he didnt like, i could feel astrid was close now, something wasnt right
"of course" eric grinned, but he didnt go, he just turned and looked at me "it has been a while though hasnt it sora?" he smirked, i locked
"why are you here?" i asked
"oh just came to see how our little pyro was doing" he grinned
"you mean take me away again" i growled, but then i notcied something, noone was moving at all, like time had frozen
"i guess your alot clever than i first thought" he smirked, i glared and took a step away, he reached up and pulled his glasses of before throwing them to the ground, his gold eyes bored into me "now sora im going to give you choice, like last time" he smirked, i felt my stomach swirl
"which is?" i growled, eric smirked
"either you come with me of your free will, or ill take you by force and bring your brother, sister and lover along for the ride" he smirked, i shivered at the thought of them enduring it "choose wisely sora" he grinned, i lowered my eyes to the floor, either endure it of my own free will or take 3 people i hold dear with me, i sighed as i made my desicion, i held my hand out
"leave them" i whispered, i heard him laugh
"such a typical move, all do the same when there most cherished ones are threatened" he laughed, i sighed sadly
"just do it already" i sighed, he forced me to look at him
"your alot more noble this time around arent you sora?" he smirked
"ive been through alot worse than anything you can possibly do to me" i spat, he smirked
"oh we shall see sora, im sure scar will love to see you again" eric grinned, i shivered, i pulled me away from all my friends and family, who were still stood frozen in time, i could faintly see astrid in the shadows, i heard eric click his fingers and for a brief moment i saw them move again and look at me in shock and horror before telporting away to that place again, wonderful times ahead