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CHAPTER FIVE-MEETING THE FAMILY

Draco woke up the next morning feeling like he had butterflies in his stomach. Being accepted by his people was one thing but by family was another. Would they resent him for taking the place as heir to the throne? It scared him to think that his uncles might hate him for taking the role that they had played for many years.

He knew that his eldest aunt's husband had been second in line for the throne but now that the king had a legitimate male heir he would have to give up his claim to the throne.

Draco had read in some muggle history books that there had been lots of family conflicts for the position of power in the muggle monarchies. He didn't know if it was the same for elves.

Draco got up and took his usual shower, got dressed in one of his nicest elven outfits and then made his way to the dining room. When he came in he noticed six new people sitting at the table. He greeted his grandmother with a kiss on the cheek and gave his grandfather a nervous smile as he sat down next to him.

His grandfather welcomed him then turned around to speak to the others. "Everyone, may I have your attention please." The room became quiet and every pair of eyes was turned towards the king.

"My darling daughters Adrianna and Emoline, I would like you to meet your nephew Draconis. He is the grandson of your brother Andryel who had been taken to the human realm when he was just a baby. Draconis is the heir to my throne, and one day he will take my place as king of all elves.

Draco watched as the two older female elves looked at him with curiosity. Then the king turned to his two sons in law. "Ryus, Darius you two will help Lord Aldron to train him in the ways of the warrior." Then the king looked at his two granddaughters.

"Tanyla, Calla you two as healers will teach him the art of healing. I think you will find him an eager student. He already has a love for healing." Seeing the expression on his son in laws faces he smirked and said.

"Oh don't get me wrong gentlemen; yes he loves healing but under his soft looks hides the soul of a warrior. Just ask General Saran of his visit at the Fountain yesterday."

The queen smiled and took her husband's hand. "Yes an untrained half human prince was able to defeat one of our best guards and have the people kneel before him all in one day." The two men looked at Draco with renewed interest.

The princess Adrianna was surprised at the blush she saw on her nephew's face. Usually warriors loved to have their triumphs talked about. Yet this young one seemed like he wanted to hide.

Draco felt someone looking at him and looked up. He noticed that his oldest aunt was watching him. He looked directly in her eyes and suddenly felt strange as he started seeing images of his childhood pass in his mind.

He saw an image of when he was eight and his father had wanted him to kill a small kitten that had the misfortune to roam near the Manor. Draco had refused and his father had killed it then he had turned towards Draco and had beaten him for disobeying.

Then he saw another image of himself being rejected by Potter on his first day at school. He had acted like his father wanted him too and that night he had cried himself to sleep for being so weak when it came to his father. He also cried because he had hurt the one person who he had really wanted to be friends with.

Another image made his way in his mind. He was fourteen and his father was torturing a muggle girl who looked to be about his age. His father was telling him to be a man and rape the girl. Draco had refused and had left the room knowing that he would pay for disobeying his father. While waiting in the other room Draco heard his father rape the girl. After a few minutes the screaming stopped and his father came out of the room while fixing his pants. Lucius sent him pain curse after pain curse to teach him a lesson. He then was then dragged to his room by his hair. Once in his room he lost consciousness. He had been locked up in his room for a week without food and very little water.

Then another vision came to him this one more recent. It had been the last time he had seen his father. It was during Easter break; his father was sitting in his favorite chair while he himself was standing up. His father had just announced that on his sixteenth birthday he would take the mark. Again Draco had refused; Lucius had beaten him with his cane until he had lost consciousness.

After the last vision was done Draco felt himself come out of some kind of trance. He glared at his aunt who was shaking and had tears coming down her cheeks.

"Oh you poor child." She said.

Draco got up and started glowing silver. His anger was making his magic go wild.

"How dare you go into my mind without my consent? Those memories are painful and I didn't want to relive them. I don't want your pity, it's in the past and it will stay that way."

Draco stormed out of the room and made his way outside. He felt his magic pulsing and knew that he had to do something to bring it back under control or he would hurt someone. When he found himself in a secluded garden he transformed into his ice dragon form. He then proceeded to freeze everything in sight. He stopped when he turned around and saw that his family was looking at him in shock.

Closing his eyes he transformed back and looked at the frozen garden. With a sigh he turned towards his grandfather expecting to be reprimanded for his actions. The king walked towards him and gave him a hug.

"Are you feeling better now?"

"Er…yes grandpa, but aren't you mad at me for destroying your garden?"

King Lirendel just chuckled and snapped his finger, in a flash of light the garden was back to its usual appearance. "It's a good thing that you can recognize when your power gets out of control when you train you will be though other methods of how to channel the extra magic. For now we will let you use this garden until you learn control."

Draco breathed a sigh of relief. Had it been Lucius who had seen him loose control he would have been beaten to a bloody pulp. The queen seeing that Draco still needed some positive reinforcement took his hand in hers.

"Draconis my child we are not mad at you, you had suffered a bad experience and needed to vent." She said in her soft voice. Then the queen had an idea that she thought would please her grandson. "Would you like to visit the hospital with me today? You will be able to see where you'll learn how to become a healer."

Draco gave the queen a bright smile. "I would love to grandma. My training only starts tomorrow so I have all day to spend with you."

"Great, now go to your room to get a light cloak and I'll wait for you at the entrance hall."

When Draco came back from his room he found his grandmother surrounded by his aunts and cousins. They were dressed and ready to go. He also noticed many guards in the shadows. Draco saw the elf guard he had fought yesterday. The guard bowed to his prince when Draco passed in front of him. Draco stopped and asked him where he could get a sword; he explained that he didn't want to be caught of guard in case of an attack. He smirked when the guard paled. The guard agreed with him that it would be a good thing for him to carry a weapon and asked Draco to wait a few minutes while he went to the armory and retrieved a sword.

The guard came back five minutes later and gave his prince a sword and two throwing knives. Draco conjured up the proper holsters to hold them. The women looked on as Draco took charge of their protection.

One of his cousins asked; "Draconis, we were told that you didn't start your training yet. Why do you carry a sword?"

"I'm not trained in the ways of the elves but I am trained in the ways of the wizards. You see in my world the aristocrats usually learn to sword fight, it is considered one of the finer skills to have. My father started teaching me when I was quite young. I've also been learning to use magic since I was born so I'm not defenseless." He turned around to look at his grandmother. "Besides I don't think that many in this realm know how to transform into a dragon and that is what gives me an advantage in battle."

He smiled and offered his arm to his grandmother. "I think we're ready to go, let us leave and have a good visit."

Draco thoroughly enjoyed himself visiting the hospital. He learned that he would come here for his training two days a week and if he chooses to he could add an extra day on the weekend once in a while. The other three days he would be training under his uncles and Lord Aldron.

Draco had a feeling that after his uncles had seen how powerful he was this morning that his training would not be easy.

That evening after diner Draco was sitting in front of his fireplace thinking of what was to come. He was both scared and exited at knowing that his life would change for the better tomorrow.

TBC

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