Dragon Tales Part Five
***Set during Natsu and Lucy's reunion***
The bright light cleared her vision as Yukino attempted to steady herself against the uneven rocks she had landed on. Running a hand over her abdomen she counted to ten as she calmed herself down breathing deeply as she focused on her heart beat. A technique that Wendy had shown her not long ago, opening her eyes she scanned the area to determine where she was. It wasn't hard to figure she was on the isles the white foliage was unmistakable. Looking around she spotted the little garden she had started when they were here for the ritual. Thanks in part to Lucy who had allowed her starts of all her plants from her own garden. Walking past it she made her way towards the cave where the hoard was.
"Alright old man, I'm sure I can really beat you now!" Sting shouted as Yukino rushed forward to find her mate pinned under the dragon turned human who was currently sitting on top of the slayer's back without a care in the world.
"Ah, you must be Yukino," Weisslogia sighed not getting up off the boy as Sting struggled to get the upper hand.
"Yes, um... Why are you sitting on Sting?" The celestial mage asked as the dragon made human chuckled.
"Why not?" He asked shrugging as Sting finally rolled out from under him causing the elder man to fall on to the ground with a loud groan.
"Yuki is the hatchlings all right?" Sting asked the white haired girl nodding her head as the dragon smiled brightly.
"A hatchling? Oh let me feel!" He shouted as he placed a hand on the girl's stomach before pressing his nose into her front and breathing deeply. "Hmm yes a dragon I see and a boy at that!" He hummed happily as Sting began to do a victory dance.
"How do you know?" Yukino asked blinking in confusion.
"I have my ways," the white dragon smiled both ignored the celebration by the guild master.
"Yes a dragon son we'll call him Sting Jr!" The Slayer cheered as he continued the odd movement.
"Oy, dunder head go grab some fruit for your mate she's looking a little hungry," the dragon barked as he knocked Sting on his head causing the blonde haired man so cease his movement as he hit his knees.
"Oh, no I'm alright," Yukino tried to insist before her mate stood and ran off.
"Be right back," Sting called out racing through the foliage until he was out of sight shouting in joy as he disappeared.
"It's been a while since he's been this happy," Weisslogia sighed to himself as the Celestial mage looked up at her sudo-father in law.
"What?" Yukino asked in confusion.
"It's all I've ever wanted from him," the dragon made human whispered sitting down next to the girl.
"Yes, I am happy that he is happy," the mate sighed as she found a seat on a rock nearby.
"Yukino can I ask you a favor?" Weisslogia asked as he stared off in the direction Sting had gone in.
"Yes," the white haired woman said.
"Don't ever let him go to Cintra," the dragon made human said the seriousness in his voice caught Yukino off guard as she tried to figure out to where he was referring.
She had been a very dedicated student, always remembering every lesson she was taught but the place where Weisslogia was referring to escaped her, it that even in Ishgar. The white haired woman thought as she decided to voice her confusion, "where?"
"If I am right you call it something different now, but I don't know what," his voice softened slightly as he looked out over the island that was once his home.
Not quite suitable for humans, he thought his mind wondering to what his son needed to do to make this place safe for his hatchlings. Maybe he should ask for help, Weisslogia thoughts continued as Yukino's voice brought him out of his mind.
"Why?" she quarried.
"Because he escaped from their once and I don't know if he would be able to do it a second time," the white dragon's tone unchanging as he looked towards his son's mate.
"What?" the celestial mage nearly shouted as she tried to keep herself form falling off her seat in surprise.
"You look confused," Weisslogia stated as he continued to study the woman next to him as she regained her balance.
"Well I am," Yukino stated bluntly as she finally regained her balance.
"Ask that mate of Metalicana's brat about the Encarin people," Weisslogia whispered as he heard and smelled his son's approach curing the fact that he was far to distracted to notice how close the boy was.
"Yo I got the grub," Sting shouted as he rounded the corner. His shirt off and filled with every fruit her could find even a few he hadn't had since he was a child.
"Took you long enough it's about time for me to go," the dragon made human barked as he stood up breaking the tense atmosphere he and Yukino had been in.
"What?! But I was gonna show you my moves," Sting shouted dropping his fruit filled shirt as he readied in an attack position.
"tsk I showed you your moves," Weisslogia scoffed as he easily toppled over his son.
"Yeah but I made them better. Bested Dragneel with em," the guild master boasted as he quickly recovered only to find himself locked in a chock hold.
"The best you've done against Dragneel is tie," the dragon grunted as his son fought back.
"Oy what do you know?" Sting growled in annoyance as he finally pulled himself free of his father. Moving he jumped to tackle him but Weisslogia was too fast and was over by Yukino in a moment. Causing Sting to simply fall to the ground with a lough groan of pain.
"Take good care of him, he has never know when enough is enough," Weisslogia said as he disappeared in to a cloud of smoke.
"Yukino?" Sting's groan of both pain and confusion breaking the spell she seemed to be under.
"Sting what do you know about the Encarin people?" the white haired woman asked as she helped her husband off of the ground.
"Got no clue why," Sting asked as he began to pick up the fruit he had dropped earlier.
"Never mind I'll ask Levy," Yukino said as she looked off into the distance. What exactly are you afraid of?
