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Scales chapter 6

Draco draped herself over the couch with dispassionate groan. She's been having a rather rough week. The house has become quite now that the owner and the source of her very hard week has gone to out.

"Ugh…this is so stupid." The proud Dragonewt mumbled her regrets in the couch pillow.

For the past week, Draco has been a blushing stuttering mess around Kimihito. Ever since the beach trip, Draco's mind became hazy. She would find herself grinning dumbly at nothing in particular. Mostly when she is thinking of Kimihito's silly grin.

There are days where she would just watch him when he worked around the house. Her dark eyes looking at him with odd feeling of longing and curiosity. Her feelings have been running rampant, making it hard for her to focus on anything. Even at work she was a wreck.

Many times, she missed houses, delivered the wrong mail and was even late for deliveries. She was meant to go in today but her boss had told to take the day off until she felt better. Her head is mess, and she doesn't even understand why.

"Rgghh…" She growled with an annoyed flick of her tail. Her face blushing as she answered her own stupid question. "Stupid Kimihito…."

She is in love. Plain, simple, and as bright as the sun.

It happened after their beach trip. Her heart just wouldn't stop pounding as they spent the rest of the day with her co-workers. Her eyes glancing with deep interest at him every time he would turn away from her. Getting furious when ever one of her coworkers would flirt with him. Staying closer to him then needed. She has all the signs of silly little girl in love but she isn't going to admit to herself. She isn't going to act on these stupid feelings in the first place.

"I mean he's human for crying out loud!" She stood up and punched into the pillow she was holding. "And he's a guy so he's nothing more than a beastly pervert!"

Draco is a proud winged woman. She doesn't need some guy around. Her father told her that men are nothing more than thieves and demons. And Kimihito is…is…

"He's completely different…" Draco wrestled deeply with her heart.

Her homestay has been nothing but kind to her. Beyond what she expected and even what she deserved. He's taken care of her during her lowest moments, even helped her when she was shedding.

She turned a new shade of red as that embarrassing day hit her. Yet a smile creeped on her face too. Like every time before, Kimihito was so kind and understanding to her. Reading books about how to help, and blindfolding himself. Even though she nearly broke his back with her tail, again, he still showered her with encouragement and smiles.

Draco, the proud and powerful Dragonewt, would love to live every day like that. Just him and her in this cozy little house spending their day together slowly and happily.

"…. Stupid Kimihito-kun…." When Draco realized those true, mushy thoughts belonged to her, she buried herself deeper into the love pillow.

Yet what should she do with these feelings? She's never felt like this towards a man. Let alone anyone else. It took Kimihito and her co-workers to tell her that her acts of friendship were more acts of flirtation. In reality, she has never been in love and doesn't even know how to act.

She sighed. Getting nowhere with these circling ideas, she picked up the remote off the tv table.

"What's on tv…"

With a click of the remote, Draco turned on the television and brought up the news.

"And our current story this afternoon is a robbery being conducted by a group of Liminal." The young news caster announced as the image of a comic store surrounded by police men appeared on screen.

"I guess not everyone can fit in so easily." Draco lamented as the news continued.

"They have taken multiple hostages and have started making demands."

The video cut form the news caster and homed in on the Orcs, large pig like Laminal, bellowing their demands out their megaphone in front of a manga store.

"We, of the Orc culture re-cultivation league, herby demand that all mainstream erotic manga be changed to 'Orc X Royal knight!"

Draco narrowed her eyes in a mix of disgust and confusion. "…. Are they morons?"

"If these demands are not met!"

The orc pulled up a tied up young man as an example. "We will start killing hostages to set an example!" The young man, that looked very familiar to Draco, was bound and looked rather bored despite being tied up and held at gun point.

"WHAT THE!?" Draco jumped out her sit and shouted in shock as Kimihito's idiotic face was shown on the T.V.

He looked more uncomfortable then fearful but there he is. Her dumb homestay is caught in the middle of a robbery.

Every part of her being wanted to rush out and pound those pigs into bacon. But that cause more problems. Suddenly jumping in like some fancy hero would mess with the police operation and may get her arrested. Even worse, if something goes wrong where she mistakenly hurts a human, she could get deported; A worse sentence then death.

And yet the man she loves in danger. She can't just sit around and do nothing.

Her eyes wondered around the house for anything that would give her an idea of what to do. When they fell on a red costume on the coat rack, she made up her mind on a very mortifying and stupid plan.

"Ugh! That idiot!" She growled as she dashed to the door snatched up the outfit. Hoping to take her anger out on those stupid Orcs.

-OOO-

Kimihito sighed as he leaned against the wall of the magna shop. While, he was a little worried, like everyone else that's been bound and gagged, his mind was on other things.

'I hope Draco isn't going to be mad at me for being late.' Being more worried about Draco then his own wellbeing. He had come here to get one of her favorite mangas, and somehow got roped up in this whole robbery business. He wiggled his hands free of the very shabby knots that held him together.

While the orcs laughed with each other, over some manga, Kimihito started helping the other hostages. After untying their knots, he lead them to the unguarded back door where they all got out safety. He would have left himself, but…

'I still need to get Draco her book.' He could have just gone and picked it up another day, but Kimihito's big dumb heart wouldn't let him. That and his heart wouldn't take seeing Draco's disappointed face.

Love dose make one to crazy things.

As he sneaked past the orcs, picking up the book and headed back to the cash register to pay, he saw out the widow to see the M.O.N squad truck roll up. He let out a relaxed sigh when he saw that. Knowing the mon squad, they should have this whole thing fixed-

"You evil doers! Prepare yourselves!"

The orcs and Kimihito all turned to see what looked like a silly cosplayer. He is dressed in a red sentai warrior outfits with a scarf covering the lower half of his face. Only showing his violet eyes as they burned with righteousness.

"Foolish orcs! You've made a terrible mistake by attacking this place!" The hero pumped his fist at the group of evil doers.

"This city is under the protection of the Flaming winged rider! If you value your lives then leave now!"

"…"

"…."

The robbers looked at each other than at the 'Flaming winged rider'.

"Err…did you miss the convention or something?"

'Uwa! That dumbass!' Kimihito nearly choked on air when he could clearly see Draco dressed in that silly outfit his relative brought him. 'What is she doing here!?'

The young man shook his head of that thought. Now that Draco is here he has more pressing matters to deal with. Getting both her and him out before things get dangerous.

Kimihito franticly looked around the area for something that would help. Yet all he could see is a bunch of manga books. He can't take on the orcs bear handed, but he just may have to if he doesn't-

"Hm?" Kimihito blinked with a bemused look on his face as he stared at the box. It is a simple cardboard box that sat under the desk. A simple carboard box labeled fireworks. And he just so happens to have his lighter with him.

-OOO-

Draco tried her best to keep her knees form shaking. She had come here on the will of her heart. Strong willed to save the man she loved. Now that she is standing here in front of bunch of heavily armed orcs, she couldn't feel any stupider. She had sneaked in through the back door that was oddly open and posed herself in front of the robbers to distract them.

'Crapcrapcrap! Think Draco!' She berated herself as the large pig men narrowed their eyes in suspicion.

"And besides!" One of the orcs yelled at her. His eyes burning with fury as he pointed his gun at her.

Draco swallowed with fear at the notion that she was found ou-

"The Flaming Winged rider doesn't even pose like that!"

"…. Eh?" Responded the winged rider.

"You have to go like this!" The orc suddenly posed in a very extravagant manner. Lifting his left knee high while standing on one leg. Both his rise above his head in the shape of a Y.

"…" Draco stared dumbly at the Orc.

"Yeah and he has these cool wings that that fiery red. He always comes soring in with the catch phases, 'My flaming kick burns with the passion of JUSTICE!" The other orc demonstrated with a quick, but rather weak kick.

'So, their just silly otakus….' Draco didn't know what is worse. Otaku's with guns, or orc otakus with guns.

"And he as flaming red wings too." Another orc nodded.

"Oh. Like this?" Draco let her wings ripped through the back of her custom and stretch them wide.

"Yeah! Yeah! Like that!" The orc chuckled in agreement. Until the leader whacked him on the head.

"You numb skulls! That's another Liminal! He was distracting us so the hostages could get away!"

"Eh!?"

"You bastard!"

The orcs pointed their guns at her, with their finger inching on the trigger.

Draco swallowed hard, but still pushed her bravado. "Y-You dare try to attack me!? A great and powerful dragon! Then you will suffer the consequences!"

"Oi. Did he just say he was a dragon?" The orcs whispered to each other.

"Crap! Those guys are like overpowered as hell!"

"Tch! D-Don't let him scary ya!" The leader hissed with wobbly knees. "Like he would risk blowing this place up too!"

Draco took notice that some of the orcs look ready to make a run for it. Glad that they never seen a real dragon. She would take advantage of that and spook them before running.

"Then take this!"

Draco swung her hand dramatically.

"Argh!?" And one of the orcs was sent rolled forward as a loud crack went off behind him.

"What the hell is this!?" The Orcs yelled in smoky blaze of confusions as loud pop and cracks went off around them.

Draco blinked and then looked at her hand in shock. At first wondering if she did have any powers. Until she saw Kimihito waving her down form between one of the book shelfs.

She wasted no time racing towards him while the Orcs jumped and danced around the fireworks that went off.

"Oi-Ack!?" The leader yelled after her, yet he only got a face full of fire crackers.

"What are you doing here!?" Kimihito asked as they both ran down the rows of books through the store to the back exit.

Draco wanted to hug Kimihito and say that she was utterly worried about him. But her tsundere tendencies worked against that.

"I-I should be asking you dumdass!"

"HEY!"

The 'Flaming rider' and Kimihito skidded to a stop as the orc leader stomped in front of their path.

"Crap!" Kimihito swiftly turned to the other aisle only to the rest of the orcs cornering them.

Kimihito and Draco stood back to back as they were blocked off by both sides. The Orc's cackling as they edged closer to them.

"Heh heh heh…. You two don't have anywhere to go."

"Hold it!"

Kimihito froze everyone as he held up a manga in one hand. And his lighter in the other.

"You bastard!" The orc leader roared at Kimihito as he quickly noticed his plan.

"That's right." Kimihito nodded slowly. "If you all don't let us go…"

He flicked his thumb and little the flame came to life. "I will burn the only, and last copy of the new, limited edition of Puri puri-chan manga in all of Tokyo!"

"He's a mad man!"

"Demon!"

"Damnit, we should shoot him now!"

"And risk hitting the book!? Are you insane!"

"We're surrounded by morons…." Draco deadpanned as she watched the orcs freak out.

"So…." Kimihito did his best evil smile. Bring the flame closer to the precious book. "What's it going to be…."

"Waitwaitwaitwait!" The lead orc shouted violently as he began to sweat. "Can't we do a trade or- "

The tiny flame licked the very brim of the cover.

"Please have mercy!" All the orc fell to their knees crying. "We wouldn't do it again! Please!"

Draco smacked her forehead at the smug look on Kimihito's face as the orcs bowed to him.

-OOO-

Draco and Kimihito watched form a distance as the Orcs were cuffed and taken away. The police and the mon squad had wrapped everything up as they arrested the orcs. Shuffling them into cars while thanking the 'Flaming winged rider'. Something Doppel and Zombina religiously teased Draco about.

"Phew. That was close…." Kimihito sighed in relief. Hunched over as he suddenly felt extremely tired. The whole fiasco having drained him.

Draco was oddly silent. Trying her best not to look at him as she turned her head with her face utter flushed. Her feelings rushing back to her as she tried not to act on them. Wanting nothing more than to hug and nestle with Kimihito to calm her raging heart.

Kimihito grew a little worried at how mute she is. Normally she would have berated him and tired put herself on a high pedestal then him. But now she looked to be covering her face with the scarf she has around her neck.

"Hey." Kimihito laced his voice with concern as he asked his roommate. "Are you ok? The orcs-?"

Draco jumped at her name being called and then snarled at Kimihito. "N-no! Of coruse not!"

The young human winced at the rage in Draco's eyes.

"Do you know how I worried I was about you!? You dumb human!" Draco growled both her frustration and anger out to him. Unknowingly letting her true feelings show. "What if those dorks would have hurt you!? I wouldn't be able to li- "

Draco swiftly clammed up and turned around as she nearly ousted herself.

Kimihito watched silently for a moment.

When Draco felt a gentle touch on her shoulder, she shivered pleasantly. And relaxed at Kimihito's' sweet voice.

"Sorry. Let's go home ok?"

Draco watched as Kimihito walked ahead of her. Her eyes drifting to his hand. Remembering how soft and warm it felt. How she never wants to let go of it.

Draco nodded to herself with great conviction. She is going to confess to Kimihito.

The poor Dragonewt suddenly became a kettle pot and blew steam form her pure red face.

'I am…. going to confess….'

With her knees wobbling she's honestly wondered if she can.