Chapter 9

"Is everything ready?"

"Hacha! Uncle is still mixing the icing!"

"Oh Uncle!" Viper rolled her eyes as she checked on the oven. "That should have been ready 15 minutes ago!"

"Do not rush Uncle! The cake shall be ready in a matter of moments…" he poked the side, and then held his chin. "…it Uncle was to add tears of alligator…"

"No Uncle." Viper put her hands on her hips. "We are not mixing a potion or remedy here, we are making a birthday cake. Remember what that is Uncle? It's a cake given to someone for their birthday, and made from a cookery book. That cookery book. Just think of it as the 'spell ingredients' for an oni mask potion."

"Aiyaa! Pushy niece in law is telling Uncle what to do in his own kitchen!" Uncle complained to Jackie, as he walked in.

"She is usually right though Uncle." He chuckled, and walked up behind Viper. "Aren't you honey." He kissed her cheek sweetly, and put a bag on the middle table. "I can't believe she is 16. to think she came here a mischievous little girl, and now she is…"

"A lonely young woman." Viper finished for him, and everyone sighed. "Where did we go wrong? She was so happy…then…she just changed…"

"When we banished Drago." Tohru sighed as he entered, bags of party things in his arms. "Two years ago today, we banished him. On her birthday…"

"We had to Tohru. He is bad, evil dragon demon prince who tried to turn this world inside out last time he was on this plain. What were we to do?"

"We could have given him another chance." Viper pulled a large pizza out of the oven, and put it on the table. Jackie pulled a large original, limited edition Mighty Moose and a free ticket to audition as the stunt mighty moose on stage show. They thought this would be the perfect gifts for her. Viper personally got her 100 dollars to go shopping with, and Uncle and Tohru agreed to train her with Good Chi magic.

"Well, we did what we did and I think we did the right thing." Jackie tried to cheer everyone else up. "So let's not be down about it on Jade's birthday. Being down, will only hurt her."

"Not likely." Jade then walked in, and saw what they were doing.

"Jade!" they all tried to jump in the way of the food and gifts, but it didn't make a difference. Jade had certainly changed. Her hair was still in her famous hair style, shiny and soft. Her eyes were still a deep shade of honey, and she was still fit from her training. But she was no longer the little girl she was two years ago. Now she was taller, slimmer, more shapely and curved in all the right places. She had double D breasts, a toned tummy, broad shoulders and a muscular frame. She wore black and white converse shoes, baggy black combats, her navel up to her mid stomach was on show, and she had a very familiar shirt. It was black, and had a certain flame on it. But she had pinned this one in, so it was skin tight without being difficult to breathe in. And last but not least, she had Drago's black leather coat he left behind with their shopping over her shoulder. Her nails were pained black, and she French polished the ends with blood red. And yet, she didn't look gothic, just punky meets tom boy. And she still had that femininity that made all the boys want to be hers.

But she turned every single one of them down.

"Don't bother."

"Don't bother what Jade?" Jackie looked to Tohru, who started to hide things behind them.

"Just don't…I'm not going to be here." She had a blank expression on her face. In the last few months, Jade had taken to evening to late night walks, to think. "I'm off out."

"No Jade, it's your birthday." Viper smiled and held her shoulders lightly. "We want to celebrate it with you. We have worked really hard to-"

"I'm sorry." She interrupted, and put her hands up. "But, I can't stay here. I'll be alright, thanks for the thought." she smiled, but it wasn't heart felt. It never was these days… "Enjoy the cake." She turned on her heels, threw the leather coat on, and walked out.

"…she has never been the same…"

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Jade sighed and leaned back against the roof ledge. I'm here, two years later. She looked around. This is how her night had gone for the last few months. She would do a circle of her home, the park, and then come here. She would sit on the roof, her back against the ledge and looking up at the night sky. It was clear tonight, no stars to gaze at for Jade. I made sure I knew where this place was, after all this time. I dressed in your shirt and your coat. So you should recognise me. I think you would be able to recognise me no matter what I wore…because…I would still have a broken heart. A tear feel down her cheek. I may have been young when you were here with me Drago, but I fell in love with you then Drago. You saved my life, took my heart and gave me yours in return. I know you did from that kiss… she subconsciously traced her lips with her hand.

"I stayed loyal to you Drago." She closed her eyes and folded her arms. She didn't see black clouds start to swirl in the sky. "I never kissed anyone else, not one. I counted every single guy who asked me out over these last 2 years. 32 in total. And every single one of them got the same answer. Sorry, but no, I am taken. Even if this turns out to be false hopes, just hope, I will still be taken. Because I am more than taken when it comes to you Drago." She sniffled. "You took my heart with you when you left me two years ago today, and my joy. I haven't laughed since you left, or really smiled, or felt alive. You said to live, you said I have to go out there and live." A tear feel down her cheek. "But I couldn't." she whimpered. "I couldn't live, because I just thought of you. I was pushed in the mall, I thought how you would have tried to torch them or throw them over the side of the building." She chuckled weakly. "I even imagined how I would have held onto your coat, and pulled you back from biting them. I remember the first guy who came after me. I matured after you left…and boys started to notice me in other ways than high flying laughable Jade. I was a piece of meat to them after that…and they hounded me down like fresh meat." She frowned. "I just wanted you to come in, claws flaying everywhere, fire flickering from your mouth and eyes a blaze. 'fuck off and leave my Jade alone'. I thought you would say something like that…" there was a soft thud at the other side of the roof, he had grown wiry of watching her from the sky. He couldn't take it any longer. "I thought of you every moment (sniffle) and every night I saw you in my dreams. I can still see how you smirked at me when I called you the 'big bad' at the junk yard…"

"I was pretty flattered."

"You would be. But I think we took section 13 by storm!" she chuckled softly, her eyes still closed.

"Especially that teacher."

"Carpet man."

"More like weak bladder man. Glad I didn't get too close." Jade laughed and sniffled.

"I still remember the look on Capt. Nob head's face when he found us after that."

"Ouch, Capt. Nob head huh? I like that." She heard an arrogant chuckle and chuckled herself.

"Yeah, his new name ever since he helped banish my two years ago."

"Are you going to open your eyes yet? Or do you wan to just talk blindly some more?" she raised a brow…and then gasped.

"Are you…"

"Right here. Like I promised."

"And if I opened my eyes…" she knelt up, and reached out. Her hands came flat up against his gut, and she whimpered with a smile. Her hands slowly crept up his body, and onto his familiar chest.

"I will be here." Her hands traced over his chest, outlining every ripple of muscles of his pecks. "And erm, do I get to do that to you?" she blushed, and let her hands rise to his neck. she felt his smooth scales, and knelt up fully. She felt around his neck, and stopped when two large clawed hands rested on her hips. "You are driving me mad here, I have to have something to hold onto." He smirked and she could almost imagine it. Her hands then felt over the smooth contours of his face, his closed eyes, his nose and then his mouth. His lips parted with a soft growl, and she felt fangs under her finger tips. His hands dug into her sides, and pulled her forward suddenly. Her body crashed against his, and she fluttered her eyes open.

"You haven't changed one bit."

"But you have…and I like what I see…" his eyes roamed over her, and she blushed when he looked directly down her top. He didn't even care if she saw him doing it. In his mind, Jade was his and there was no point being shy about it. "I remember those being just as big as apples."

"Drago!" she gulped with a deep crimson blush on her face.

"What? They aren't like that now…" he stood up, and pulled her to her feet with him. "More like fucking water melons now." He smirked, he decided making her blush was rather amusing. "And that ass!"

"You are pushing it mister!" she squeaked.

"But I have yet to show you just how I like to push you…" he winked at her, and she thought would just fall over with embarrassment. "You seem shocked?"

"I didn't think you would be so…forward..." she blushed even more and looked to her feet.

"Hay, last time I was here, I made out with you when you were 14, just 14. and you can't tell me you forgot how I groped you…" he smirked as she smiled through her blush. I take that as a yes then Jade. "I mean, how more forward can I get?" he chuckled, and stalked around her. He stopped when he looked over her shoulders, his hands on them. "And I did propose to you two years ago. I said that when I came back for you, I would make you my bride. Do you remember that?"

"Yes…jack pot and all." She turned in his arms, and looked up at him. "I remember very well."

"Good, because I'm not going to take no for an answer." He winked to her again, and then lifted her up into his arms. "Ready to leave at last? These two years without you have been hell."

"They have been hell for me to…and…" she cupped his face, and lifted his chin. "I am ready to follow you anywhere." She closed her eyes, and brushed her lips with his.

"Listen Jade, there is something I need to tell you before we go. It might effect your decision." He blushed as he felt a certain hot flush course through him. It made his scales prickle and his groin react to the human goddess in his arms. He wanted to just sink his teeth into her…

"I doubt it." She snaked her arms around his neck. "I have waited two years for you, cried and yearned for you to come back. At first it thought maybe I could persuade you to stay here, but now I really want to go with you, live in your world. Can I please?"

"Yes, of course you can. But-" he panted, and ended up trailing off as he nuzzled into her neck. "I should really tell you…"

"JADE!"

"Shit." Drago turned on his heel. He wasn't going to lose her for another two years. Then chan clan could kiss his scaly ass! "Hold on!"

"Always." He smiled at that, and jumped up high. A large portal appeared, and they soon vanished within it. Jade clung to him as they hovered in the opening, and Drago waved his hand over it.

"SEAL!" he shouted, and a bolt and door appeared, closing it off forever. "Don't worry, that is just to make sure they can't follow us, or trace where we went. Or how we got there." He smiled and pulled her closer, as he jumped through another portal.

They landed outside the largest castle she had ever seen. It was grey, but soft and reached up into the heavens. The skies were a light pink and blue, white clouds like candy floss, and he grass beneath her was pure and green. It was like something out of a fairy tale. "It is even better on the inside, I promise you."

"Oh wow Drago…you weren't kidding when you said you would make me a princess…this is an actual castle!" she span round and hugged him. "Not that I need a castle or to be a princess. All I need is you…" she blushed when she realised just how stupid she must have sounded. "I mean."

"I know what you meant." He whispered huskily in her ear. "But…I didn't get chance to tell you…"

"Tell me what Drago?" she looked up, and saw his eyes were glazed over…with…lust?

"Every Demon goes through a period of time once a year called mating season. It only happens once a year, so it becomes a hormonal frenzy of mating." He licked his lips, and dragged his fangs lightly over her neck, rubbing her shoulders and arms with his clawed hands. His body was flat against hers, and he was panting. "Well, Dragons also have what they call the 'heat'."

"Like a female dog?"

"Oh yeah, times by infinity." He growled and she felt something very hard poking her from between his legs. "And as you will know…I am not only a demon, but a dragon demon. So." He slid his hands down her arms, and on her hips. "It is more than ten times as intense for me. Usually I just lock myself away…because I have never had a partner before. And I don't just want to jump anyone." He growled in her ear, and his hands started to rise…

…up her top. "But now I have you here, with me. My bride…" he groaned her title in her ear, and she gasped as his hands made their journey to her breasts. "And now…I really, really, want you. More than before, more than two years ago. Before I would have locked myself away, because you were so young…but you're not so young now, are you Jade?" he whispered, and licked at her neck just below her ear. "No, perfectly of age…perfect…for my mate." He purred at her. "But, if you don't want to, then I suggest you run right now. As you can see I am already having problems controlling myself as it is, a few more minutes, and I will be fucking you on the floor, right here, right now." He rocked his hips forward into her, and she felt his hard arousal. "So either take your fucking like a good woman, or run and try to save your chastity. Well…try at least. I won't make any promises…" he dragged his tongue from the base of her neck, all the way up to her chin. "So run, or get fucked. Chose now while you can."

"I'm sorry Drago…"

"Just run." He pulled away and turned his back to her. He was panting, struggling with this transformation into his inner beast, and Jade ran towards the castle as fast as she could. She got as far as the door, when she heard a guttural roar. "READY OR NOT JADE!" she watched as he turned, a true animal from the almost blood red tinge to his eyes. They shone in the light from all the way out there, and she gulped. "'COZ HERE I COME!"