Myoki stared in awe at the handsome stranger. He stepped closer, and gave Myoki a curious stare. She instinctively stepped back. The man grabbed her by the shoulder and bent down to stare straight into her eyes. She wanted to scream, but couldn't help but feel hypnotized by the stranger's deep indigo eyes. He stared into Myoki's eyes as if he was looking for something hidden deep beneath the surface. Something Myoki herself didn't know, and wouldn't fully comprehend until the end of this story. Myoki stared back into the man's eyes, feeling a blush overcome her face, she unable to stop it from flooding her face and neck. After an eternity, the man stood up, closed his eyes and gently nodded, still clutching Myoki's shoulder. Myoki was afraid to say anything. She was afraid that he might not be real, and she's just having a wonderful dream. The man let go of her shoulder and turned around and started to walk away. Myoki fumbled nervously for something to say, "um.. Wait!" the man stopped. She continued, "Who are you? What is that thing?!" The stranger elegantly looked over his shoulder and smiled. He nodded his head gently again and turned back to face Myoki. "Would you be better off if I told you?" The man smiled to himself, "Or would I only make it worse? What do you think". Myoki shook her head in confusion, "Told me what?". The man looked piteously at her. Myoki clapped her hands over her mouth, "Omigod, YOU'RE MY REAL FATHER AREN'T YOU?!?" The man falls over. He jumps back up, takes a deep breath, and smoothes his hair back with his hand. Myoki puts her hands down from her face. The man shakes his head, "no, but I know who your real mother is." Myoki gave the man a puzzled look, "what do you mean?". He smiled and nodded his head, as if he were agreeing to something, "perhaps it IS time to tell you.." Myoki was getting annoyed now, she was tired of waiting for this guy to spit whatever it is he wants to tell her out already. She frowned at him and waited for an explainantion. The man looked at Myoki, or rather, looked through her, as if trying to remember something he had forgotten a long time ago. He leans on one side, crossing his arms, as the smile on his face fades away.
"First off, my name's Touya. I was one of your mother's most trusted of friends, which were very few. You see... she had a problem, well, that's not the right word... more of a gift that many others were very jealous and afraid of.."
Myoki's eyes widen, "really? What was it?" Touya shakes his head, "wait, let me tell you the story and then I'll explain." Myokis nods.
"She was beautiful beyond imagination, but she was so powerful, others were very scared of her, but at the same time, extremely jealous. On top of this, she was pregnant and soon to give birth. This worried many of the others. They plotted to kill her and her baby at the moment when she went into labor, since that is when a woman is most incapable of defending herself. The ones who plotted against her misjudged the time and came at her too early, they were promptly beaten to secure the safety of the baby. A while later, those who had tried to kill her, had time to fester in their own bitterness, and came once again to claim her life, but this next time, they played it low key, following her around cautiously to seize the best opportunity when it presented itself. She went into labor, and they attacked her, she didn't stand a chance, and she knew it. She used all of her energy to preserve the life of her baby. Her baby... that is to say... you... are a half breed."
Myoki stared in a half confused, half awed way at Touya, taking in this story, but not really believing any of it, "half breed?" Touya nodded, "yes, a half breed". Myoki was very confused. She turned up an eyebrow and asked, "could you explain?" Touya nodded grimly and took a deep breath, "to put it bluntly, your father was a human, and this woman, your mother, was a... dragon." Myoki paused, she hadn't expected a response like that. She shook her head and looked at Touya, "a what?" Touya said unfalteringly, "you heard me, a dragon. She was a dragon." Myoki blinked trying to make sense of what he said. Touya shifted his weight a little, "Your mother met your father when he was sent to try to slay her for the safety of their village. He never expected to find such a beautiful woman sitting alone in the cave that a supposedly horrible beast was said to live in. She hadn't had anything to eat for months, and was too tired to move around much. Your father carried her into the village and gave her food and let her rest in his house for some time. They soon after fell in love and were to have a child, a half breed."
Myoki struggled with this concept, "...It's a nice story and all.... But that wouldn't have happened for-" "over a thousand years?" Touya finished. Myoki's eyes widened, "but that isn't possible! I'm only 16 years old!" she protested. Touya nodded and continued talking, "I know it's a hard idea to grasp, but I'm serious. It takes over 700 years for a dragon egg to hatch, but you had complications, and it took even longer. A half breed is something that, quite frankly, is despised among both demons and humans. Demons hate their impure human blood flowing through their veins, and humans loathe the grotesque physical features. You're one of the lucky ones, you came out looking a lot like your mother." Myoki frowned and shook her head, "wait, wait.... Then why do I live with a human family if I'm supposed to be some kind of half breed thing?" Touya paused and looked at the ground, as if he were ashamed of himself, "I took it upon myself to watch the egg when she died, since the father was merely human and wouldn't be able to stay alive long enough to see the birth of his child.
"Soon after you hatched, I.... Got separated from you and you ended up in an orphanage. It took me a while to find you, but I did, right around when you were 6. You were so happy with this family, I didn't want to interfere. But now, since you are starting your maturing into a dragon, I needed to get involved. And because you're maturing into an adolescent dragon, you attract other demons. You'll need to learn how to suppress your aura, or else, you'll just jeopardize your human family..."
Myoki steps back and furrows her eyebrows, "wait a sec! You expect me to believe all this?! How do I know you're not just lying!?" Touya stands a little shocked, and pulls something out of his pocket. It looks like some kind of rock. He waves it once in front of Myoki's face. Her canines grow longer and sharper. Short, silver claws grow out of her fingertips. She stares wide-eyed at the new claws, and slowly brings her hands up to gently finger her teeth. She widens her eyes in shock, ".....how did you do that?!" Touya put the rock away in his pocket, and pats it once. Immediately, the claws and fangs sink back into Myoki's flesh. He smirks, "do you believe me now?" Myoki looks up at him, still in amazement for what had just happened. She nodded enthusiastically. Touya nodded once, "good. Shall we go?" Myoki stared at her hands, studying them to find the secret of Touya's 'magic trick'. She snapped her head up, "go? Where?"