Hey guys I'm here and back once again! here is the next chapter for The Maverick, now we are going to slow it down for a bit give us all some breathing room because to be honest I think we all need it, right? Anyway I first way to thank those who have faved and followed the story you guys really help make this story what it is same with my reviewers. Now onto reviews Matthew gemm I'm glad you thought the chapter was awesome, Briar I'm excited that you loved the chapter, and yeah it is kind of cute that Magnus is watching over the 'dark' dragons, and I am glad you liked Drake sort of xD He is a interesting piece of work and by the way he will appear again. Blank Core Devil I'm glad to have inspired you to write man and yeah cosmic entities are nothing but trouble, ChimaTigon I will do more cross over stuff with The Halfa but for now I'm leaving it alone because both D and Magnus have their own adventures to go through. Anyway I will be working on the next chapter of The Halfa before coming back here and then maybe get the Apple and Magnus one-shot started so look forward to that, but I need a name so throw some suggestions my way people, anyway I will see you all in the next chapter :)
It had been less then week since the return and defeat of the Evil Queen and things were pretty hectic around the school so far, despite the castle and things being restored there was still a good amount of damages that needed to be handled so I decided to pay for the fixing of the castle myself. Giles and Milton both argued against it saying that the school could take care of itself but I insisted, I mean seriously…I have so much money that I couldn't spend it all even if I had ten life times. While the castle was being restored and upgraded (Yeah if I'm footing the bill I'm going to add in some major upgrades) a lot of the students were allowed to go home until everything was fixed… So, seeing how I had no place to live so to speak I went to stay at Darling's house, luckily for us our dragons were allowed to come with us… That included the 'dark' dragons. I couldn't leave them alone the poor things. Darling's parents had a state of the art dragon stable set up for all the dragons which to be honest I was incredibly grateful for.
"You know I'm glad your parents are cool about the dragons staying with us." I grinned at my girlfriend as both flew through the air her on Herowing me on Thorn while the other dragons followed behind us.
"Me to, I don't think I could leave them behind." Smiling Darling gently rubbed Herowing's neck who cooed at her rider's touch. "What did she say?"
"She's happy she's able to spend time with you." Chuckling I smiled down at Thorn who gave me a wink. You see I learned a few things after the Dragon Games beside the fact that Thorn could talk I still had the ability to speak to dragons which… Really came in handy to be honest, the next thing I learned from Thorn was despite him and I being in separate bodies we could become one again if need be… A little parting 'gift' from Drake who surprisingly I haven't heard a peep from, which I was truly happy about. I mean seriously that guy was nothing but trouble and the less I had to deal with him the better.
"Anyway, how much longer till we get to your parents?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well seeing how I've never flown there before I would say… I don't know." Grinning Darling shook her head and then pointed down. "But if I had to guess I would say we are close."
Following her finger, I had to laugh due to the fact we were just above her parent's castle and the stables they had built not too far away from the grounds. Nudging our dragons to slowly descend I motioned to the 'dark' dragons who were close behind us. As we landed I climbed off Thorn and rubbed his neck. "Thanks for the ride brother."
Leaning down Thorn nudged me with his head being careful to avoid hitting me with his horn. "You're welcome Magnus."
"I have to admit my parents spared no expense." Darling climbed off Herowing and slowly led her dragon into the stables, following close behind I let out a whistle, I was impressed. The stables were made from what I can only guess was marble or something like that, there was massive feeding troughs, more than enough to house all the dragons we had with us and the rest of their siblings, plus twenty more. As we got closer I found that there was individual pins for every dragon with their names written on it.
"Wow this is cool, okay kiddo's come on in! Find the pin with your name and go right in!" I called out only to be trampled by the 'dark' dragons who all ran around checking out their new digs.
Rushing over Darling bent down and checked me over. "You okay Magnus?"
"Maybe… but a kiss could make it better." I groaned out.
"Yeah, we can do that later, let's get the dragons settled first." Shaking her head Darling helped me to my feet. "Now I will get Herowing taken care of, you make sure that the others know to behave… Tell Tiamat know and Vegeta Jr know to behave and have Jinx and Thorn watch over them."
Chuckling I nodded and slowly checked on the other dragons, Nightwing was more or less alright and just wanted to sleep, Cynder was a little upset that I was leaving to stay in the castle and she had to stay out here… Seriously she thinks she's a lap dog at times, which was cute but she had to know she was too big now. I did promise her some cuddle time later and that seemed to make her happy. Vegeta Jr was surprisingly being very well behaved, maybe it was because of the setting we were in, he thought of himself as a prince so this must have been a palace compared to the stables back at the school, his sister Tiamat was in the same boat as Vegeta Jr which was a good thing but I did make sure to tell both Jinx and Thorn to make sure they behaved.
After making sure all the dragons were good both Darling and I made our way up to the castle with the few bags we packed. The moment we got up to the castle were both greeted by her mother and father who were more than happy to see their favorite and only daughter, now ever since the fight with the Evil Queen Dr. Charming has been well a little bothered by the fact that his daughter wasn't a damsel but in fact a hero but he was slowly getting over it. His wife Queen Charming however was more than fine with it she was proud of her daughter becoming something more than just a damsel.
"Come on kids we'll get you settled, Darling of course your room is ready for you, Magnus we set you up in the guest wing I hope that is alright." Queen Charming said as we all walked through the halls of the castle.
"That's fine ma'am." Smiling I nodded my thanks.
"You know Magnus you should consider getting your own place someday, not that we don't mind hosting you." Dr. Charming said but was soon nudged in the ribs by his wife.
"Behave hunny." Queen Charming frowned and turned to face me with a small smile. "You are always welcome Magnus."
"She's right, dad's just a grumpy pants." Darling shook her head and squeezed my arm.
Chuckling I leaned against Darling slightly and shook my head. "Thanks, but your dad is right I should consider getting my own place so that way when I graduate I will have a place to live."
"You know maybe we should check out some places in a couple of days." Darling smiled at me. "I'm sure it would be fun."
That's the spirit!" Dr. Charming grinned only to be nudged by his wife. "Oh, uh I mean, whatever works for you Magnus."
Shaking my head, I let out a small laugh and headed to the guest wing while Darling went straight to her room, when I got to the guest wing I settled down and decided to relax for a little bit. The room was very similar to the guest room at the Queen castle. "Huh… I guess some things are the same." Shrugging I found a very plush white chair and sat down in it and tried to relax for a bit, believe it or not riding dragon back can be a little tiring.
"Hey Magnus-Oh your trying to rest huh?" Looking up I smiled as Darling slowly made her way into the room, she wasn't wearing her dragon riding attire but instead her normal clothes.
"Just a little bit, care to join me?" I asked with a smile.
"Mmm… Maybe." Grinning sly Darling climbed into the chair and sat on my lap her arms wrapping around my waist.
Smiling I kissed my girlfriend's head and closed my eyes. "You're too good for me."
Giggling she smirked. "I know."
"Anyway… What's the plan for the next few days?" I asked stretching out slightly.
"Well I was thinking we could just spend our time relaxing, flying our dragons, you know that kind of thing. Maybe go for a run, we haven't done that in a while." Darling suggested. "And then maybe we can look for some apartments for you online."
"I like that idea, in fact let's get started on that relaxing part." Grinning I shook my head and stretched out again.
And so that is how my week at the Charming residence started, the rest of our time there I was either hanging out with Darling and her family, spending my time with Thorn and the other dragons, excising with my girlfriend and looking for a place of my own. Now the search for a place to live was well a little difficult mainly because Darling was doing the choosing despite the fact it was supposed to be my place but apparently, no one told this to my girlfriend.
"This look's amazing doesn't it Magnus? That kitchen is just spelltastic!" Darling smiled as she looked over laptop.
"It's fine but it isn't… Well you know what I want hun, I need a place that let's be close so I can have Thorn and the other dragons nearby." I said looking over her shoulder.
Frowning Darling nodded. "I know that hun but there aren't many places like that. But listen we don't have to do this right now we still have plenty of time."
Rubbing my face, I nodded. "You're right… But let's do one more search… May I?"
"Sure, go ahead." She smiled allowing me access to the computer.
Smiling back, I started to slowly tap on the keyboard for a few minutes then finally something popped up, slowly a grin appeared on my face. "This is the one."
Leaning around to get a better view Darling's eyes went wide. "Really? That place? It's- "
"It's perfect."
"I can't believe you bought this place Magnus." Darling said looking over the building.
"It's perfect." I repeated as I stared at my new-found home, the building I bought was a recently re-built warehouse that had a loft apartment just above it, the building itself was large, in fact it was large enough for me to home Thorn and all the other 'dark' dragons. "It just need to get some contractors in here and have them install a few things for the dragons, but otherwise it's perfect."
Shaking her head Darling smiled at me. "You are an idiot but a sweet one."
"I know." Grinning widely, I wrapped my arm around Darling. "This is going to be just perfect."
