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Chapter 2

"Young child, I think you need to calm down."

"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm perfectly calm."

"Then why are you banging you head against the tree?"

"I find it relaxing."

Grandine sigh in defeat. I didn't mind, because I was too busy mourning over my losses. I mean, I can't believe this is happening! First of all, I wake up in the middle of the forest with no recollection of how I got here. Second, I find out that a fish can, in fact, grow a moustache and talk in a French accent. Third, I find out that my hair had turned blue and that I lost my boobs. And lastly, a huge freaking dragon lands beside me and starts talking to me like a therapist or physician. And what's more? I actually found the last fact a normal scene!

"Stop that," Grandine ordered softly.

I stopped, but it wasn't because Grandine told me, but it was because my forehead started to bleed. It was really painful, and I started to cry. The pain from my forehead, the confusion from not being able to remember how I got here, and the pain of not having something familiar to comfort me was starting to get to me.

I fell to my knees and covered my face. "I want to go home…" I sobbed softly. "I want to go home to Ragan… I want to see Millie… I want to go back to school and annoy my teachers…"

Grandine dipped her head down and nudged me. "I am not sure of what is the matter," she said eyeing me. "But you are not alone. I shall help you. It will be against my own beliefs to leave a human alone when I can be of help."

I sniffed and wiped a tear away from my eye. "What can you do? Even if you're a dragon, you can't possibly help me get back from my own time. I don't even remember my name! I only remember that I have a home, a brother and a best friend, and my dad."

"Then I shall give you a name," Grandine said.

"You can't just name someone!"

"Would you rather not have one?"

"Hm, touche Grandine!" I said, wiping away my tears. Now that the frustration and anger was gone, my chest felt lighter and I found it easier to smile now.

"How about… Wendy?" Grandine suggested.

I tilted my head. "Wendy?" I repeated before shrugging. "Meh, I'd rather have a bombtasic name though. Like one that's awesome sauce."

Grandine tilted her scaly head. "The way you speak is rather confusing."

I sigh. "Never mind. If only you knew my generation, you would totally understand."

"So Wendy it is then." Grandine confirmed with a nod.

"Wait!" I said. "How about my last name? No one cares if someone doesn't have a last name. Unless you're Tsunade. Cause that woman is da boss."

"Again, I am very confused."

"Bah!" I cried frustrated. I racked my head, thinking of a possible awesome last name for myself. Hey, my mom and dad already picked out a horrible name for me. Now that I have a chance to make a name for myself, I should at least make it sound awesome.

"Marvel!" I cried.

Grandine looked at me curiously. "Marvel?" she repeats.

I nodded. "Yeah, like the Marvel comics! That's where most of my favorite super heroes came from! Like Superman, Ironman, Captain America, and Thor!"

"I am not aware of these humans. Are they mages as well?" Grandine asked, getting interested in the topic.

I shook my hand. "Not exactly. They're sorta like super heroes who devote themselves in beating up bad guys and pounding the crap out of them! My favorite one is Thor."

"Thor? And what is his power?"

"LIGHTNING!" I cackled evilly.

"I…" Grandine, yet again, is speechless. I guess my tendency to revert back to my ghetto accent and weird self has a negative effect on the poor Sky Dragon.

I laughed. "I love Thor! He's, like, a badass. He can control lightning, he's blonde, he has muscles, and he speaks as if he's da boss! I want him in my pants tonight!"

"Wendy!" Grandine cried in a scolding manner.

I pouted. "I was just kidding!" then while Grandine muttered something under her breath, I added, "Or am I?" mischievously.

"Wendy Marvel," Grandine said, musing over the name. If she could, I would imagine her smiling. Though if a dragon could smile, I would probably faint.

"Yep!" I cried, giving her a thumbs up. "Everybody watch out, cause Wendy Marvel is now going to wreak chaos in this world! Muahahaha!"

Grandine sigh.

"Dragon Slayer Magic?"

Gradine nodded. Since the forest is huge and vast, we found a spot somewhere in the forest that had no trees growing in it. A clearing, of some sort. By luck, there was also a small wooden hut inside.

I made myself comfortable inside the hut. It seemed abandoned, but there was a huge box inside holding contents such as a small mattress, a blanket, and some clothes.

"Why do you want to teach me Dragon Slayer Magic?" I asked. "And wait, do I even have the aptitude to master magic in the first place?"

"Magic comes from the heart, Wendy." Gradine explained. "It comes from the firm belief in miracles. When one's heart is filled with determination and strong feelings, magic will come naturally."

I stared at her blankly. "… You know I'm not a sappy person, and that I have no idea what you mean by that."

"If you believe that you can blow something up, it will blow up. Like magic." Grandine stated simply.

I clasped my hands together and grinned. "Oh! To put it simply, it's like believe in magic and it might come naturally? Why didn't you just say it?"

Grandine dropped her head. "Ayayaya…"

"So? How do I do zis magic business?"

"First of all, you'll need to eat this." Grandine said.

She lifted one wing, revealing a small basket of purple fruit. I would figure that they were grapes, but they had a yellow stem, so it's safe to say that they aren't grapes.

I picked on up and eyed it suspiciously. "What is it?"

"Eat one and figure out," Grandine teased.

I hummed. Normally, a human wouldn't eat a fruit suggested by a huge dragon. But YOLO guys, and besides, I'm curious.

Suddenly, my vision went black.

Don't expect me to faint or anything, but my vision really went black! Like, I know I'm still awake, but it's as if my eyelids were taped shut because I couldn't see anything!

"What the heck was that berry?!" I cried, stretching my hands in front of me.

"The midnight berry," Grandine's voice explained. "It's a delicious berry, but it grants the consumer blindness."

"WHAT?!"

"Calm down Wendy," Grandine advised, her voice never rising. "This is a first step in training as a dragon slayer. You must first develop a higher level of hearing and smelling than normal humans."

"But why blind me?" I asked her, feeling myself calm down a bit. Yikes, I really have to be careful of the berries Grandine makes me it. What if she makes me eat a berry that could make me fat? Eek!

"In order to heighten one's senses, another must be blocked. Have you noticed?"

I was about to ask notice what, but then I started feeling the wind brush passed me. Unlike before, I heard it brush passed me. It's like listening to an electric fan really, really close.

Also, I could smell the grass. Like, I could actually smell it. Before when I arrived here, I didn't find smelly or whatsoever, but now that I can't see… I think Grandine is right!

"Yeah! I can smell the scent of grass and I can hear the wind brush pass me!"

Grandine hummed. "That's good. But let's proceed to step two."

"Hold up, dragon!" I cried, making a T formation with my hands. "Is this blindness permanent? Because how am I supposed to do the dougie with Justin Bieber if I can't see where I'm going?"

"The blindness will go away in a few days… probably." Grandine said.

"Probably?!" I screeched.

"And who is this Justin Beaver? And what is a doggie?"

I burst out laughing like an idiot. Beaver? Doggie? God damn, Grandine is hilarious when trying to catch up with my generation!

I know I probably couldn't see myself doing anything, but right now I figured that I was probably rolling on the floor, laughing my ass out. In other words, ROFL and LMAO.

"S-so what i-is this second step?" I struggled to say, still feeling the urge to laugh.

"I'll hold out a piece of fruit in front of you. Smell it, memorize its scent, then I'll hide it somewhere nearby. Your job is to find the fruit with only your nose."

I blinked. "Say what? Are you crazy? I'm not an animal!"

Grandine chuckled. "No, but you're a dragon slayer. So bear with it Wendy, and train. Don't you, as you say, want to become awesome sauce? Did I say it right?"

It was my turn to chuckle. "Yeah! I totally want to become awesome sauce!" I said. "Alright Grandine! Lemme at 'em!"

I felt a small wave of air push into my face, and I knew that Grandine's tail was holding a piece of fruit in front of my face. I sniffed it a few times. It was sweet and minty, somewhat like a strawberry covered in mentos.

I sensed the fruit go away and I heard a light sound. Grandine must've thrown it away somewhere nearby, since I could still hear it land.

"Now find it."

I exhaled, calming my nerves. I reached my arms in front of me, making sure that if I do fall, I'll still have my arms to protect me.

I sniffed the air, constantly looking for the fruit. It was a teeny bit hard, since the scent was faint. But I didn't give up. If there was one thing about me, I'm a stubborn fool. Especially when it came to challenges. Ain't no one gonna handle these challenges like a boss except me!

Finally, the scent was somewhere below me. I knelt down slowly, feeling the ground on my palms. I hit something with the back of my left hand, and I figured it was the fruit. I held it in one hand, then used the other. I smiled joyously before standing up and holding in above me.

"Got it Grandine!" I said victoriously.

Grandine chuckled. "Yes, but it took you five whole minutes to do so."

I pouted. "You're cruel! I was feeling hella victorious!"

Grandine chuckled again. "We will continue this until the end of the day. Think you're up for it?"

I grinned in front of me, though I had no idea where Grandine is. "You bet!"

"Wendy, I'm behind you."

"… I knew that."

Major timeskip!

It's already been two weeks since I met Grandine, and I'm getting used to waking up completely shrouded by darkness. Though it was pretty scary at first, since I still had a rational fear of the dark. I'm used to it only because Grandine would distract me by talking to me in her usual gentle tone, and the scent of delicious food.

I'm actually starting to smell things a lot better too! Like, during these past seven days, I've learned how to distinguish scents and fragrances from another object. I also memorized Grandine's scent and the scent of every berry in the forest. Not to mention how to pick up air currents, as to tell the weather.

It seems weird that I was able to learn all those in 7 days, but Grandine did say that she's increasing my success by surrounding my body with magic power, enabling it to heighten my senses. I didn't know if I should be happy or sad, because I'm starting to think my success was some sort of huge bogus.

Today was the eight day of complete darkness, and honestly speaking, I'm beginning to question Grandine's methods for training.

"Grandine?" I asked, stretching my arms out.

I heard her hum. "Can you please cure my blindness now?" I asked her, my voice cracking. "I know it's been a full week, but I'm not exactly done with my fear of the dark. So if uh… you know…"

Grandine laughed. "Alright Wendy." She said before the scent of lemons filled my nose.

I placed my hands together and felt a small object fall into it. I held it in my hands, and though I couldn't see, I asked, "What's this?"

"It's a sunlight berry," Grandine explained. "It's a type of berry that can cure anything. It's very rare, but I found one."

I smiled before popping the sunlight berry in my mouth. At first, there was no taste. But then I felt like I was eating strawberries and bananas in my mouth. It was so delicious! I kept chewing as long as I could to savor the taste, but I knew that I couldn't keep doing so and that I needed my sight back.

Once I swallowed, the black vision slowly disappeared. It was soon replaced by colors. At first, I blinked to get used to my vision. When I knew it was fine, I opened my eyes slowly.

I found myself inside the hut and I beamed. I ran outside and towards Grandine, who was still lying on her stomach as she stared at me.

"So how do you feel after fourteen days of darkness?" Grandine asked.

I hummed and started doing some warm-up stretches. "Normally, I would be freaking out or hyperventilating at the first day. But I guess since I had you with me to comfort me, I sort of got over darkness."

Grandine gave me a soft look.

"But!" I cried, raising my finger in front of me. "If you ever tell me to eat a midnight berry again… Imma going to think of ways to cut you."

Grandine blinked before chuckling. "Yes, I understand."

I beamed.

"So what's next in my list?" I asked her.

"First, rest for the time being." Grandine advised. "If you feel like it, you can swim on the lake or perhaps take a short nap."

I looked around, trying to find some more things entertaining than that. I did feel tempted to swim, though. I used to be a swimmer in my school's swimming club. If it were my choice, I would've never chosen swimming, because it was a sport and I hated sports. But my dad would've have it. He said I'd either do swimming or soccer. Since swimming was pretty much moving in water and not having to be sweaty while exercising, I picked it.

I admit in all modesty that I was pretty decent in swimming. Well, at least in doing free style and back stroke. They were the easiest.

I walked around the forest, but I would always glance over my shoulder to check if I was going too far. Grandine was sleeping, her head laying down on her scaly arms. I sigh in relief.

I found a small dirt slope that lead towards the clearing where Grandine and the small hut was located. I stared at it, wondering if I could slide down, since it seemed like a good idea.

But then I looked at myself. The shoes I wore when I woke up in this crazy world were a light blue colored dress with elbow length sleeves and blue flats. It was weird that my clothing matched my abnormally colored hair, but I had no complaints about it.

I looked around, and spotted a gigantic leaf that oddly looked like a maple leaf. I beamed and ran towards it, pulling it towards the edge of the cliff. I sat on it, holding the small cut off stem in front of me.

I grinned before pushing myself forward and down the slope. "Weeeeeeee!"

Grandine woke up, spotting me riding a leaf down the slope with a gleeful smile on my face. I swore she gave me an exasperated look, which should be impossible for a dragon to do.

But then things got bad. The friction against the leaf wore it off, leaving me to roll down the cliff. My body rolled and rolled, giving me bruises all over. I then landed on the ground face first, giving myself a face-smack.

It was my first time being badly injured like this, and I instinctively started crying because of the pain. My clothes were stained with dirt and grass, while blood dripped from my cuts on my arms.

Grandine sigh. "Don't be too reckless, Wendy. You need to be more careful."

I sniffed. Grandine closed her blue eyes, and all of a sudden some sort of sky blue circle appeared below me. I watched in awe as sky blue light surrounded my body. There were some sparkles floating around me, and I felt a sense of serenity and calmness fill me.

I then looked at my arms, and my eyes widened when I realized that my wounds were slowly healing itself. The cut on my hand was huge, but it slowly closed, and soon enough the blood disappeared too.

The circle beneath me disappeared. I stood up and looked at my palms in amazement and awe. I looked up at Grandine.

"What was that?" I asked her.

"Sky Magic." Grandine replied. "It's a caster type magic. One of the lost forms of dragon slayer magic. It's where one mage utilizes air and uses it in different areas."

I smiled and clasped my hands together. "That's wicked Grandine!" I praised her. "Can you teach me too? Sky Dragon Slayer Magic, I mean."

Grandine chuckled at my enthusiasm. "I planned to do that from the beginning."

I cheered. "Alright!"

"The first step to learning magic is to find magic inside of you," Grandine explained. "Only 10% of the humans in Fiore could do magic, and most use them for evil purposes. I hope you won't do anything reckless with the teachings I'm about to give you, Wendy."

I waved my hand up and down. "Oh please! I will never!"

Grandine nodded. "Then let's start."

"Magic is the physical embodiment of the spirit." Grandine said. "When that physical embodiment connects to the spiritual flow of nature, magic is then the result."

"Uh… so the whatchamacallit is the shabala of the whatisit now and the fishie or the natural of the magic of roses?"

"This might take a bit longer than I thought."

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