A/N:You might not know this,but I used the name 'Dragon Steel' based off of one of my faviote books as a kid.Remarkably,it turns out that there's a charator in the story named...weird,Thorn.And the plot is similar in some ways,I loved the book and title so much I gave the title to my sequeal.But...not to the avail that I'll be adding a whole lot of content from the orginial book.Anywho,thanks for reviewing y'll and here's repiles like last time!
Repiles:
YFWE:Well,some things changed and one thing lead to another...it being me typing a sequeal of course!
CelloSello2007:Is this the first time you were logged in to review?Hmm,can't remember.Anywho,thanks for adding me!
AmericanDragonFan:Actually it's spelled 'Hailey' and although she does miss her Brother,she is going to have more on her shoulders to deal with shortly.However,I never said Jake wasn't coming back or anything...lolz.
EvilAngelOfDarkness:Yes,it's very...'wicked' awesome!I'm glad you know what to expect from me,I think.By the way,who's Cat?Guess it's you,but can't be too sure.C yaz!
Continueing...
Hailey awoke to the feel of someone yanking the covers off of her bed and the instant rush of wind caused her to shiver slightly in the presence of whoever had done it.She groggily tried to reach up for the covers again,but whoever was there held them up and over her head.For a moment,just a breif moment,she thought she could hear the sound of her older Brother's voice.But the second she straightened up with her eyes wide and expectant,all she saw was her Father standing a few feet from her bed.A classic grin plastered on his face,
"Hailey hoo,if you don't get off to school you're going to be late,"he told her in a rather corny,singsong voice,"So wakey wakey then!"
"Dad,"Hailey groaned wearily and finally managed to swing her legs over the side,but she was feeling more in spirit and cheery today,"OK Dad,"she laughed riantly,glad to be feeling like her old self,"But you have to leave first,I can't get dress with you in the room!"
Remembering back to when they had first told thier Father about the exsistence of Dragons,Hailey climbed the rest of the way out of bed and went to work on getting dressed and brushing her hair.Essentially,they had grimly held the fact that he may not be pleased with the result of the fact they had been keeping it a secret from him for 13 years.But after a while,he had merely dismissed it as not being important enough to get mad over.Well,it was important.But the fact was,Jake was gone and hadn't been sighted for four years.
On her way to school...
The new Karma song,Rock Til' Ya Drop,boomed loudly in the set of head phones Hailey had put on,as she made her way to school.It's notes kept rising and falling,as she moved to it's beat every few steps.She was about to make a turn on her Grandfather's street,which would further lead her to school sereval more blocks away,when she felt a hand reach out to grab her by her arm and pulled her impulsively from the side of the building and into the shop.Once she was inside,she saw Grandpa sitting at a small table with unpleasant look on his facs at her,as the steamy,blue claw she had been snatched by retreated in her Grandfather's hand,
"First off,"she breathed in renovately,then exhaled with a sense of recovery,"How did you learn how do to that?Secondly,I'm going to be late and thirdly...why are you two looking at me like that?Is there some sort of cruical thing I need to break up or something."
"The Mist Hand is an accient and not fully understood ability you gain as an Adult Dragon,"Lahoshi started to say,but then shook his head and began to explain to her more seriously,"Hailey,you have been the American Dragon now for nearly three years.You've had you're share of obsticles and although you were still young,you worked hard and understood what needed to be done,"he rubbed his temples,before turning his eyes to look into his Grandaugthers,as he said unambiguously,"You have been there for all this time you're Brother hasn't,but you must know a new threat has emerged.Much greater then you have ever faced,young is,that after the Dark Dragon disappeared,his final words were of a secret.A secret that is,he had a Grandson and his Grandson is to continue his most sinister legacy."
"Basically,Gramps here has been held up so long in his shop without any real little thing since little Sky came and you're summit last year,that he's picking up on every little bit of word that floats around the Magic World and this just happens to be one of the juciest in a while,"Fu added insouciantly,shuffling a deck of cards on the far side of the table they were sitting at,but as soon as he recieved a not-so-amused glare from his partner,he only grinned and laughed sheepishly,"Of course,what'd I know!I'm just a talking Dog with an ear for the occasional gossip and...erm...not so occasional small bet,"he sighed and shrugged,"He's hardly ever been wrong,so take it away!"
"With that said and done,"Grandpa finished with a still slight peeved mood to him,he turned back to Hailey and smiled lightly,"All I want you to do is go and make sure nothing is out of the ordinary at school.It's only a rumor,but it's also said that he moved to a few months ago to here in Manhattan,but that's only a rumor.Still,it's you're duty as the American Dragon to investigate anyways.So,off with you,get to school,"he suddenly ushered her out the door and shooed her off briskly off,"You don't want to be late,now do you?"
A few minutes later at...school.
Hailey still had the subject of 'A new Dark Dragon' very much on her mind,as she almost absentmindedly wandered on to her School Campess and up to the front doors for when they would ring the bell to let them in,The Grandson of the original Dark Dragon?Whoa,time out!This is all happening at once,it's just too fast,her mind bustled lively with thought,as she neared the crowd of kids chattering amongst themselfs,But if the rumors are true,which,knowing rumors...knowing rumors.Are probabley just farfetched,but if they are.That means he might be here,in my school!Boy and all this time I thought my life was sometimes uneventful,she continued to think to herself,until she saw Chelsea and DJ a few feet from the front door.
"Hey,guys!"Hailey accosted them quickly,as she jogged up to where they were and glanced around curiously,"So,have you seen Alex?"
"Hail,you differently have the hots for this guys,"Chelsea told her through narrow eyes and then to grin deviously,"Well,hottie.He's over there by James Duncan and Rick Carsito and all the screaming harpies fled the sceene just moments ago."
DJ only quirked a brow,"What do you girls see in that guy anyways?"he quipped both girls coolly,"He's alright,but he's no Nicky Hartin."
"He's better then that,"Chelsea repiled concisely and then challenged more determinedly,"Why?I thought you and him were friends."
"Acquaintances."
Chelsea only rolled her eyes skyward and motioned for Hailey to start to move over towards him.Nodding in part,she slowly started to make her way over to him.They had been through some real close encounters with each other.Like the School Dance,the Picnic and in the hall too.Alex Robinsion had came to Hailey's school just a few months after school had started and although they hadn't instantly clicked,over a course of a week or so.Alex's deep gold eyes had eventually met up with Hailey's light green and the rest was History.
"Oh!"Alex interupted his conversation over new bike attachments with Rick immediately as soon as he saw Hailey,"Hey,"he smiled at her warmly and then sort of dismissing the other two guys,with them giving him an understanding nod and thumb-up signs,after they left,he finally inquired her playfully,"I was starting to wonder whether you were going to make it on time or not."
"Yeah,I was late...with,um,finishing a report."Hailey laughed back enthusastically,glad to see he was happy to see her,like she knew he would be almost instantly,"So,"she started to move to either side of him causally,"It's pretty nice out,real rainy lately...you know."
"Very nice now."Alex nodded in agreement and before silence could form,he glanced down at his watch to check the time and then smiling,he took Hailey by the hand and moved slowly a little out of all the other crowds of kids,"Look,it's really hard to say this in front of everyone,"he started to blush slightly,as he continued on couragously,"But I just wanted to thank you for being there for me."
"Be there?"Hailey's faced clouded with confusion,as started to get an odd feeling inside,"What about everyone else you hang out with?"
"Who?Oh,you mean my buds and a few thousand giggling girls that stalk me wherever I go,"he smirked when he got her notion,but then turned solemn,"No,but really.You've been real open and honest since I got here and I feel like I can really talk to you Hailey."
"I,"she began to say gaspingly,but then tried to calm down as she felt her cheeks were burning,"I feel like I can really talk with you too."
The bell sounded before either one could say anymore and Hailey's turn to say anything more was cut short,as Alex seemed to be swept in a tide of other kids and she was left to wallow in mixed feelings of being both brimming at the fact that Alex Robinsion really liked her and the fact of being worried that she might do something wrong.But the real fact was,he had finally confessed that he felt more comfortable to talk to her then others!With some other unsolved thoughts put to rest temporarily in the back of Hailey's mind,she trailed with a bounce in her step,as she made her way after her peers.Unbeknownst to her,that something bigger then she ever faced was about to occur.
Well,I hope this as left a nifty little cliffhanger with a lot of questions raised and a lot of theroies formed.But mainly though,I just love to keep everyone in suspence as always.So keep it real and stay tuned for the most exhlirating ch. yet!Oh and for those of you whose still waiting to find out what ever happened to Jake and Rose,be paitent!Only time will tell what will happen to those two...well a few more chaps. and you'll find out,I guess.C yaz!
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