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AGAIN! How could I possibly be so stupid?! My blood boils and my head throbs with fury. Why, Bucket, why would you put yourself in this situation in the first place?! You know she loves him, not you. NOT YOU! I kick the floor once again before falling onto my bed. I wrap my talons around my mouth and scream into the bed. Their laughter, them being together, doing who knows what and WHAT THE MOONS DID YOU EXPECT BY GOING TO THAT DOOR?! I growl at the fact they would do that, they are supposed to be good people. More muffled whispers fill my ear from next door. I cannot stand it, not one more second of it. I rip open the door and take off into the vastness of the sand kingdom. When I am far enough away I finally let out my anger,
"THREE MOONS! MOON, MOONS, MOONS! WHY, THEY DESREVE NOTHING OF WHAT THEY GET!" I scream at the top of my lungs, I hurl myself down onto the sand and cry. Why would she make me feel the way I did then do that? Why couldn't I just have the girl? Why would my best mate take away the girl I feel that strongly about?! WHY COULDN'T IT ALL JUST WORK OUT?! I bang my talons against the sand for the hundredth time today. The hot tears escape my eyes and my body become numb, everything I have ever had has been taken away from me, just let me keep one thing. I sob, heavily, lightly, angrily, sadly, I just wish I had the power to change things. I know I wanted to walk into that room and hope that everything was not as it seemed, but it was, it was always going to be. Right from when I first laid eyes on her.
It was a dragon, a silver glittery dragon.
"Wait, hello? Come back! I promise I won't hurt you." I flew towards the dragon, gleaming in the sunlight, (who I think was a she) that was now at a jagged cliff face.
"Who are you? What are you doing?" the dragon exclaimed in utter bewilderment. Their voice had a lilting accent, and spoke carefully and forcefully, as if it was plucking each word from there head. The dragon was disorientated, its nostrils flaring and wings flapping higher and further away.
"Who are you, what is happening?" She repeated. It was definitely a she, she stopped for a moment and hovered in mid-air.
"It's okay, it's okay," I place my talons in front of me to show I am harmless. She slowly drifted towards me, her eye expressing her fear and perplexity.
Dark silver scales rippled down her delicate nose, and her scales looked as if they had been dipped in melted moonlight. A beautiful jewel were located just behind her eyes, and the shiny gems scattered on the ends of her wings were stunning. Her silver wings shimmered in the sun. Dark silver scales peeked out from under her wings. Her small snout was coiled up in anguish and confusion, her eyes gleamed a dark grey and were wide with worry. She had four horns, two of which curled in an arc above her forehead, and met in the middle, forming a love heart, with the other two horns spiraling behind. She was absolutely dazzling, and no doubt would turn heads wherever she went.
"Who am I?" she asks me,
You are Shimmer, I answer, a dragon that has managed to pull me over the continent while strumming my heart strings. I pound my fist against the sand once again and wipe the last tears from my eyes. I loo up at the rising sun and laugh a little for some reason, despite the heat already radiating throughout the horizon, I begin to feel cold. I start shivering and cold icy pains thunder through my head, they spark what feels like a memory. I fall to the ground curled in a ball clutching my head.
"Ahh finally, I have been waiting a long time to contact you." A mysterious voice echoes from behind me, I look around to see a dragon thing, that is constantly changing colour and form.
"W-who, are you?" I whisper and flinch a little, when it takes a step closer to me. It smirks wildly and then takes another deathly step towards me. The form of the dragon stops and turns into Typhoon, I growl at him or it.
"Well you see, I could be considered just part of your imagination. But I will let you in on a little secret." Typhoon says wrapping a wing around me, "I can tap into the minds of those I choose when they are feeling mentally unstable. Like you are in a weak position because I stole your girlfriend." Malicious laughter drops out of his mouth, I cower back in fear.
"I am kidding it wasn't me, but it was your little friend, that I decided to take form of right now. You know it was hard to tap into your mind, for a dragon that has been through so much you are quite strong minded, not much gets you down." The dragon once again shape shifts into another form. My mother, "You see I can be whatever you have seen before." Her warm voice embraces me kindly, I take a step towards her and find myself feeling comfort in her arms. Hot tears threaten to escape my eyes,
"I am so sorry Mum, please forgive me. I know that I did you wrong so many times, but I love you and I would do anything to have you back." A few tears escape and lad hotly onto her chest. She laughs a little before rubbing my back with a warm paw.
"You have grown so much. I know you didn't mean it, but I can't really forgive you for your sisters' death, she was only a tiny dragonet, and speaking of which you are really an adult now. And eight-year-old, thats what I wanted your sister to be, but she never got that opportunity." The rollercoaster of emotions send my head throbbing into overdrive. I completely forgot about my hatching day; I completely forgot the pain that my family's deaths caused me.
"Well, there is one little thing you can do to make it up to me. You now that little silver friend of yours, if you can quietly and painlessly kill her and escape for me, I might be able to forgive you." Her warm eyes and her words tell two different stories. I blink once and then twice, without another thought I push my 'mother' away realizing it is what the other dragon wants.
"Hmm, you are a tricky one. You still care about that silver dragon after all she has done to you?"
"With my life." I say in a growl at this everchanging dragon.
"Well, now I need to be more worried about you than myself. Quite frankly you scare me, you are so calm and are willing to stick to your word even through the toughest of times, it is quite admirable really. However, it makes my life a little harder. Speak to you again soon Bucket."
I drop out of the dream in a cool sweat, the sand is blowing around me and I am breathing heavily. I take in a large calming breath and tell myself it was a nightmare; it was only a nightmare. Was it though? Remember Shimmer talking about it? With that thought I take off back in the direction of the Thorns Stronghold, no point in being mad at your friends, if they love each other then be cool. Just be grateful that you have them. Make sure you show that. I smile at this thought and flap my wings harder to go back and find my friends. The back entry that I flew out from is still open, so I just sneak back through and shut the gate, guards stand positioned around the whole perimeter of gates waiting to check any dragons that come in or out. The guard at my post was talking with someone else so I shoot into the nearby buildings we are staying in. I make my way around and do my best not to be seen by anyone, a few sand-wings scowl at me but I just keep my head down and keep walking to the location of my room. A burly sand-wing walks past me and pushes me over then laughs loudly, I get straight back up take a quick look at him who is looking for a fight, the keep walking to my room.
"HEY! Get back here! Don't you want to get me back?!" The burly sand-wing booms loudly in my direction. I look around and him and dip my head and politely say,
"No sir, I do not, there is no point in starting conflict with you anyway, especially if I am going to loss." He grunts and turns back on is way shouting out to me from behind,
"You are right there, smart man." I grin a little and take one last left through the corridors and find myself at the feet of my room. I immediately knock on Shimmers door, waiting for an answer I decide to call her name,
"Shimmer, I am sorry if I was a jerk earlier today, I just want to talk." I mean I am glad for our friendship but sad for what our relationship could have been. The thought of me standing here earlier today nocking on their door, makes me angry. But I just need to check they are okay then I can go back to being angry. By myself. No response so they might be in Typhoons or Ivy's room. I knock on Typhoons door and once again receive no response, hmmm they must be out. Together. I can't help but continue to shiver at this thought.
"Hey Ivy, you in there?" I say quietly but loud enough so she will hear. A few small footsteps ring in my ears and a door-knob turns around. Her head wearily pokes out the side, her purple eyes move into mine.
"Oh, hi Bucket. You wanna come in?" I nod my head and make my way into her room which is neatly organized, unlike mine.
"Thanks," I say quickly, I sit down on the floor and look her who is shining a light aqua. "Do you know where Typhoon and Shimmer are? I need to talk to them." She looks sheepishly at me and avoids my gaze.
"They went to go shopping together." She awkwardly walks around and neatens some things up in her room.
"Okay, why are you acting so weird? Did they say something?" Ivy inhales quickly and looks around at me and shakes her head while holding her breath.
"I just want to check they are okay. And maybe be a bit angry but I will do my best to keep my feelings in. I know that they told you, just don't lie to me okay?" Ivy looks a bit confused at this, then she looks very worried and concerned.
"You are terrible at keeping things from me, if you 'didn't' know Typhoon and Shimmer slept together last night, no idea what they did but I heard them in Shimmers room at five am," Ivy looks relived at this and wipes her head quickly and sits down next to me, finally she makes eye contact with me.
"I am sure it was different to what you think it seems." She says with a smile. I shake my head angrily and huff,
"I genuinely thought that she would be mine this time." I say flopping on to the ground, Ivy looks down at me with her soft comforting eyes. "I just wanted to be with her. Bad." I groan holding my face and covering my eyes.
"Maybe they were just catching up?" Ivy suggests, I immediately shake my head.
"Nope, definitely not. They were giggling and it was five am for moons sake, oh and they wouldn't let me into 'their' room. What other evidence do I need?!" I grumble, "I just want to make sure they are okay, then keep being mad at them."
"Okay, well it's okay I guess. I know that you will find the right person one day whether it is Shimmer or not." She pats me on the head a little and quickly stands up. An outstretched arm makes contact with me, Ivy pulls me up to my feet and says, "How about we go get a treat?" With out my answer we walk out the door and are walking to who knows where. The large sand dunes surrounding the stronghold overlook us, the stream of dragons, mostly Sand-wings, run past us. The little stalls and dragons everywhere trying to sell and buy things.
"Hey, come back here!" A massive roar sounds out from behind us. I just keep my eyes forward and my head down. Ivy keeps leading me forward, eventually we stop at a small salmon shop and she tells me to close my eyes. As I slowly walk in the smell of salmon fills up my nose, it reminds me of the days when my mum would catch them for me when I couldn't. It reminds me of when Typhoon stole the biggest salmon that I ever caught. Ivy sits me down and just as she is about to say something, I burst into tears for the second time today. I cup my face in my talons and keep crying, the tears slide out onto the table underneath my elbows. Nobody says anything but I hear a chair pulls out, a pair of soft, cool paws embrace me, no mistaking that's Shimmer. I feel the embrace and fall into her arms a little. I hear her comforting me, like nothing happened earlier. I go to look up at her, but she says quickly,
"Before you say or do anything, Typhoon and I weren't fooling around this morning, as much as it seems like it we were planning something for you special day …" She says ominously and pull out of our hug, she lifts my chin up and I slowly open my eyes, Typhoon holds out a present and a small card attached to it. Ivy has a present as well and a small sign on the table spells out, Happy Hatching Day Bucket! I wipe the tears away from my face and start laughing, the others begin to laugh with me.
"So, you weren't do anything but planning this?" I say slowly looking at Typhoon and Shimmer.
"No!" Typhoon says with a laugh, "We couldn't let you in because all of our plans were on the floor and we need to record stuff so, we couldn't rub them out. I mean we could have but that too much work. And of course knowing me I was knocking on your door at 5 am because haha, yeah I dunno, I would rather not talk about my idea for your hatching day, this is way better. Anyone who spends time with me laughs so. AND PLUS! I WOULD NEVER DO THAT TO MY BEST FRIEND! Even if I still like her." Typhoon throws a quick glance at Shimmer who is blushing a little, she looks at me and says,
"Believe us?" I nod and go around and give them all a grateful hug. When I finish giving Shimmer a hug, she grasps my shoulders and says, "Where were you this morning?" I rub the back of my head ad don't meet her eyes, I remember myself screaming in anger and crying in sadness.
"Haha, how about we leave that to another day, like, how about never?" I laugh, she loos at me wearily and I can already tell she is going to pester me about it later.