Lunarian - I managed to kick myself into writing some more, please review.

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--Eternal Blue Memories--

-Chapter Four-

With no one around Ruby was able to walk right into the weapons storage room unhindered. Usually under heavy lock and guard when not in use the room was full of weaponry. Lining the walls are swords of different styles and make along with bows, staves, daggers, and all kinds of miscellanious weaponry. Sorounded by this plethora of lethal armaments are cushioned mats in the center for where to practice on, perfect for the training of the dragon kids.

As she looked around at all the choices that were available to her a slight loss of direction overtook her in indecision. The concept of learning to fight with a weapon and go adventuring like Hiro had been an intangible thing up till this point. Now faced with the choices she was unsure what to try first.

With no choice but to just start looking she began a slow circuit of the room inspecting the inventory. She passed up on the section with long blunt wooden objects, the staves, as they felt too magelike to her and now asking herself she fancied the idea of being a sword fighter like Hiro. Similarly the heavy barbarianious weapons like maces or broadswords were passed up as well. I could barely lift those heavy weaponds. It was beginning to seem as if there was no weapon that would suit her, then she saw it, and immediately felt drawn to it.

It was lying there amongst the multitude of other blades innocently enough, so understated she almost missed it. Now with her full attention to it she see the exotic sword laying there in wait for her to claim it. Lifting it off the rack and holding it in both hands she looked it over to get a feel for this unique style. It's long very slightly curved single edge glinted malevolently in the light, reflecting an inner beauty to behold. The steel of the blade was cold in her hands and as she ran her finger over the sharp edge she nearly cut it.

Bringing herself out of that self induced daze she took the sword and walked into the center area to try it out with some practice swings. The slim elegant blade cut through the air swiftly with amazing ease. Imagining their to be monsters in the room she flew into action slicing with moderate speed all over the place with reckless abandon as she focused on the feel of the sword in her hands. This is totally my kind of weapon, it's just like me, beautiful and deadly she thought to herself in admiration also it isn't too heavy and the edge is so sharp I won't have to use too much force.

Slowly coming to a stop with the sword held high in the air Ruby calmed down and dropped her hands to the side to hold it at ease to her right. Breathing a bit heavier and with the beginnings of perspiration trailing slowly across her skin she brought the sword back to the practice rack. Wow that was so different from flying, it's like my energy is all different as a human then a dragon. I can fly so far and fast without tiring yet swinging around a sword for a few minutes is making me exhausted.

Just before placing the sword back she realized that she still doesn't know what type of weapon it is she had chosen. After a moments deliberation the energetic girl held onto the sword once more and set up a pace back to Nall. She had a few questions to ask of him, not the least of which was what the name of her delightful little blade was and if she could borrow it.

--Scene/Pov Change--

As Ruby left his room in such high spirits Nall tried to return to his nap, but the sweet embrace of morpheus was denied to him as thoughts whirled around his mind like a maelstorm. Most prominent and forthright were his thoughts on his dragon companion Ruby. She was so beautiful in that colorful robe with that long flowing hair swaying gently as she gracefully moved about. With such radience when I saw her I could barely resist the urge to ask her out right there. Briefly the teenish ancient indulged himself in a fantasy where he and Ruby were deep in a passionate embrace. Then relaity reasserted itself and he thought of what would really have happened had he tried putting the moves on his firebrand of a friend. An acute vision of himself badly mangled and singed all over lying crumpled on the floor passed through his thoughts as he shuddered. No, definitely a bad idea.

Time passed gradually and with nothing to do but sit and ruminate on his thoughts Nall began to wonder on what weapon if any Ruby wouldtake a liking to. Thinking he knew her pretty well he thought. I'm sure she won't like anything that hurts from a distance like that bum Nash and his bows. Ruby is definitely a more hands on fighter and knowing how she loves using her claws I'll bet it will be something sharp not blunt. She better not take too much longer or all the kids will be back and no one else knows she can change yet.

Ruby's progress in her new form had been so astounding to Nall thus far. In only a short-time after morphing she was already walking around as natural as any born biped, and now she was looking into getting battle ready with a weapon already. It's selfish of me but part of me wishes she wouldn't find something she likes, then she could stay here. The other part of me knows that won't stop her though, I got her out of her depression but now Ruby says she wants to take after Hiro, to go exploring danger filled areas and seeking excitement in the unkown. I just hope she knows what she is doing and doesn't get into anything too bad. Before Nall could further worry himself into a wreck over phantom dangers, Ruby returned.

The first thing that demanded attention as she entered was the very dangerous looking sword held aloft to her side. A long thin and lethal looking katana was held securely in her grip with the blade foward and the razor-sharp edge pointed downward, confirming his earlier thoughts as to what she would use. Just as he figured she chose the blade with the sharpest edge. Watching as she walked up to him he viewed her happy expression on her flushed face, so full of vibrant life. Nall couldn't keep the answering smile off his face as he saw her before him, such drastic change from before helping her and completely worth all the trouble for that smile alone. "Hey Nall! I found the perfect weapon for me," Ruby called out in exuberant cheer.

--Pov Change--

Having taken the short walk back slowly to cool down she was no longer feeling any fatigue. Entering Nall's room once again she noticed that he had not fallen back asleep like she had thought he would but was instead still sitting down staring off into the distance as if in great reflection. Ruby said, "Hey Nall, I found the perfect weapon for me," in a happy tone. Her greeting had the desired effect on gaining the throne's occupants attention onto herself once more. Curious to what could have that goofball Nall looking so serious and contemplative she asked him teasingly, "What'ya thinking about there, brainy?"

For a brief moment Ruby thought Nall's face expressed a guarded look to it, but it was so brief and passed so fast that she was convinced it was a trick of the light. He stood up and walked down to her and answered her tease with his own smooth grin, "Nothing important" he said, "so the katana is your choice eh?" he finished with a smug grin. She wasn't sure what the smug look was for but she was thankful that now her weapon had a name to it. A katana..

Now he began to slowly walk around her looking up and down as he did, and for some reason the room was starting to feel smaller. A nervous feeling slowly ignited in her belly and she began to blush as he said in a strange low tone she had never heard from him before, "Nice, I approve.", finishing off in almost a purr. Feeling a little light headed she wondered why things were different. Is he? He checking me out? Nall? Laughing inwardly to herself she decided she was just being silly and was probably tired afterall since she was imagining strange things. Nall doesn't like her like that afterall, that would just be awkward.

Firmly putting the matter out of her mind and determining to get some sleep after satisfying her burning curiousity she answered Nall confidently, "Yeah, I can't wait untill I can try it out for real." Putting a few feet distance between them she leaned against the wall and asked him, "Can I borrow this katana Nall?" Having never needed to manipulate human expressions before she wasn't sure how to look cuter to increase her chances so she just smiled brightly.

Nall gave a look of mild surprise, "your not planning on going out right now are you?" he asked her.

She laughed at the thought, seeing how it sounded with how quick she was moving from thing to thing. "No, no. Not yet, tomorrow probably. I was gonna get some sleep tonight then go find some weak creatures to practice on. I wanted to get everything straightened out now though. Grinning as his face relaxed she wondered what he thought she planned on doing.

"Alright you can use that for now, don't lose it, we only have one of them." He told her resignedly as if he knew that she would find a way to get him to agree anyway. Smart guy.

Still scarily happy Ruby smiled dazzlingly, "Thanks Nall."

Nall walked to behind his throne and began rummaging around where she couldn't see. Puzzled she asked him, "What are you doing?"

She barely heard his muffled reply sounding distracted, "Just a sec."

Placing the sword against the wall and repositioning herself for better comfort she was about ready to sneak up on him to see what he was doing when a loud, "Got it.", came from the pile. Coming around he handed her a long hard case saying, "here", and standing obviously waiting for a response.

Apparently her response of "what is it?" was not what he was looking for as his eyebrow started to twitch.

"It's a carrying sheath for that katana you feather-brain!" he cried out in exasperation and stomped back to his seat plopping down in a huff.

Now that she looked at it, it was obvious thats what it was and she pondered how she didn't see it. Not that she was gonna let Nall know that. "Feather-brain? Look me in the face and say that you homely mishshapen prarie dog!" she responded in equal indignation.

For a second he had the most glorious look on his face of complete stupification mixed with annoyance and anger, before anger took over and he jumped down to confront her with, "Where do you get off on calling me a prarie dog you fat flamingo."

The strange animal names they called each other didn't seem to matter much to Ruby except the words accompanying them. Nall had made the mistake of calling her fat, a death knell for any guy to a girl. "You-you" she stuttered in fury and her dragon aura began to answer.

Nall was too far into his anger to notice though and dug himself deeper, "You're so stupid, I bet when people say hi to you, you look up." No one ever said that either one of them were particularly skilled in insults. "You're so ugly, I bet they push your face into dough to make gorilla cookies." (I took that from lunatic parade, just had to use it.)

Nall might have continued but he was stopped when Ruby screamed out in violent outrage and sent a huge ball of fire careening straight into him at point-blank range. The blast knocked him back several feet and since he was so unprepared and she put so much into it he was knocked out, sprawled out painfully across the grated stairs.

Having her rage released Ruby looked around slowly as if just waking up. Seeing Nall no longer conscious she grabbed the katana slid it into the sheath and walked out in cooling temper. Argh that Nall, I'll just have to ask him some other time. Served him right though. That felt good.

End...so far.

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