Chapter 8

"Happy birthday Jade." He held her hand and they walked up to the portal, but he stopped her just before they entered. "I do believe I have forgotten something."

"Oh?" his eyes twinkled with the alien light again, as he lowered to one knee.

"Yes. I did say that once I got us out of here…" One claw lifted her chin, and the other hand snaked around onto her back. "…I would give you something. Can you remember what that was Jade? My stunning little Gem." He could tell from his behaviour that Mating season was drawing ever closer. As was his lips to hers. She was so young, he kept telling himself. So very, very young. But he couldn't stop himself. Something, whether that be the impending mating season that all Demons had to endure, or because this was Jade, how he had grown so close to, he couldn't decide. In the end it might have been both. But as Jade parted her lips ever so slightly, he closed his eyes and felt the last shreds of his self restraint ebb away. He was so close, their breaths mixed and he wanted ever so much to just dart out with his tongue and taste the delights of the one who had freed him.

"A Kiss?"

"Jack pot."

He almost whispered as his scaly, but smooth lips sealed against hers. They were smaller than his, but just as willing. Jade had never been as red as her hands rested on his shoulders. She had no idea what she was doing, but Drago sure as hell did. His clawed hands had found her ass very easily and aided with his tail, pulled her against him and wrapped his three limbs around her, holding her in place. He then smoothed his lips sensually over hers, making her gasp at these new feelings. She traced his face with her hands, hearing him moan against her. Then she froze as something hot and wet slithered from through his lips, and seeped between hers. She closed her eyes again, and leaned into him. She mimicked his movements pretty well, moving her head to one side as he did the other, opening her lips to let him explore the cavern of her mouth. When she finally whimpered, melting into the kiss, it deepened even more. He stood up, wrapping her small legs around him, his tail around her waist, one arm around her back and the other hand held the back of her neck. Jade became braver, as is her character, and licked at his tongue with hers. He growled in approval, and one hand slipped up the back of her shirt. The hand on the back of her neck roamed through her hair, pulling her deeper into his mouth as if trying to eat her. It was perfect, so very perfect. Jade's world turned upside down and focused on the pinnacle that was Drago. Neither noticed when Jackie jumped out of a black hawk, and Uncle followed with Tohru.

"JADE!" Drago tore away from her, his lips still wet from her saliva, as he glared murder at whoever had interrupted him.

"Chan." He spat with so much Venom, it could have wounded.

"How dare you touch her like that! She is only a little girl!"

"I am 14! You didn't even remember my birthday!"

"Jade, this isn't the time for this. Just get over here if you can, ok?"

"You will not take her from me!" Drago turned and ran to the portal, and bounced off it. "You sealed it.

"Hacha!" Uncle said, and then started to chant. Drago knew what he was doing, and turned to Jade.

"Jade, I think the old bat is about to seal me in my old world. And I can't stop him now he has begun chanting."

"What!"

"I, I can't take you with me now. I am sorry…" he closed his eyes, and even Jackie looked up at them. Drago was on one knee, and Jade in tears, hugging him.

"No! don't leave me Drago!"

"I, I will always be with you Jade." He hugged her tightly, and Jackie saw a tear fall down his face. The wind picked up, and a huge portal with a door on it appeared, with the same insides as the portal that Drago summoned. "Just, stay safe and be yourself. Live Jade, I told you that before and I mean it now. Live your own life, make your own choices."

"Drago down leave me!" Jade clung to him.

"The only thing is Jade." He smirked and whispered in her ear. "If I go this way, the old bat doesn't know that his spell is only temporary. You are 14 today, right?"

"Yeah, you know that."

"Then when you are 16, come here. I will be waiting for you."

"But!"

"For your 14th birthday Jade, I give you a promise. That I will make you're my princess." He hugged her tightly and took a deep breath of her hair, memorising her scent. He lowered to her ear and whispered again. "And for your 16th birthday, I will make you that, and my bride." Jade gasped as she felt him lose his corporealness, as he lifted towards the portal. "Remember Jade!" he shouted as he was sucked into the portal.

"I will! I swear I will!" she shouted back, never tearing her eyes form his as the door of the portal, slammed shut on him.

It was only after a good 15 minutes of silence, before Jackie placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Jade?"

"Fuck off." She spat at him, pushing him away.

"Jade!"

"Don't you look all innocent at me! you knew! You knew Drago was alive, after he saved me, and you didn't tell me! you let me think he was dead! You let me mourn for him and feel so low." She sobbed, holding her own chest as if her heart was being ripped from it. "I hater you! I will never forgive you!" Jade let streams of tears fall down her face, as she ran away. she then bumped into Captain Black, who looked very sheepish. "And you can SHOVE your agent job UP your ass!" Jade punched him in the gut hard, and ran down the steps and all the way back to the shop, where she locked herself in her room and cried her eyes out.

Over Drago.

Again.

"Well…it appears Drago has rubbed off on her…" Black sighed as everyone thought they had done the right thing, but couldn't help but feel guilty. They had done the right thing…right?

AN: next chapter is in two years time, so watch out for the big reunion and wow are you I for a treat. The real lovin', is comin'! lol!

From

Draguna