Author's note:

I'm sorry for the long wait dear readers, but here's your belated Christmas present.
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Saphire.x

At the reserve (Charlies pov)

I couldn't help but notice how they slept, Hermione and Ariel. It was dangerous, and I was afraid the hot breathe of Ariel might burn Hermione. I was trying to keep myself busy with the other dragons, feeding them, looking after the pregnant mothers. But every free moment I had I came checking up on Hermione, I didn't think she was safe, sleeping next to a dragon like that. I knew others saw it too. Something had to be done.

So I came up with a plan. A plan to move Hermione in her sleep.

It would be good, that way, she could get a proper sleep in the hospital-wing and get checked out and we could check out Ariel.

Piece of cake, I thought. I called my strongest tamers, and we went into the cage. They kept stunners on Ariel while I took Hermione away. This was the easy part however. Nobody could have prepared us for what came after. Not that I didn't believe Hermione when she said that Ariel couldn't handle being alone, but I just thought...

All right, I didn't really think, I thought with my cock instead of my head and that's what made this all wrong. But hey, what's done is done.

So I took Hermione to the hospital-wing. There the heelers looked her over, she seemed fine enough, a little bit malnourished, but fine nonetheless. While she was there in the bed, I could already see the changes in her sleeping pattern. She was getting restless. That couldn't be good. I needed to get back to the others.

I left her in good hands and apparated away, thinking it might be quicker. But nothing prepared me for the sight that I landed upon.

Ariel had apparently woken up and was now spitting fire to everyone, lashing out her claws. She felt threatened without Hermione near her. How could I be so stupid and doubt what Hermione had told me. There were 2 things we could do. Wake Hermione or calm Ariel. And being the tough, strong dragon tamers we were, we chose the latter, not the best idea, because Ariel wasn't going down, she wasn't reacting to stunners and she sure was getting more angry from them.

In the hospital-wing( Hermiones pov)

It were restless dreams, that woke me. Dreams of being under attack, dreams of war and dreams of people like the former 'red-head' from the old dreams that made me jump awake. The fact that I didn't know my surroundings only added to my agitation. Where was Ariel? I was getting anxious, she would be lost without me, going wild. I needed to get back to her, I didn't even feel safe without her.

The room I was in was a bright white, like the last time, just like the last time, it must be the hopsital, I thought. I knew the way from here. I could escape from here. I walked towards the window. Damn, they barred it this time, they got smarter. Oh well, then I'll just have to go past them in the hallway.

I put a disillusionment charm on myself and once the cold spilled all over me, I slipped past the guards and past the nurses out of the hospital-wing.

Next part of the plan. How do I get to Ariel. I didn't know what cage she was in, so apparating was out of the question. Opting for flying if it wasn't on my dragons back, was just plain stupid, therefore I chose running. Plain old running.

And I ran as fast as I could, looking in every cage, going for the sound and the smoke. Looking towards the flames that spat in the air. Oh, how good of them, they are trying to calm her down, I thought. Until I got a really strong wave of anger through me. I must have been close enough for the link by now, so I was trying to send soothing emotions, but after that wave of anger, there wasn't much soothing in them, only more anger.

When I reached the cage I was appalled by the treatment of Ariel. How dare they, they brought this on themselves, taking me away in the middle of the night, trying to separate us, it's not natural. Of course she's going to act up.

"CHARLIE, HOW DARE YOU." I bellowed, "YOU SAID YOU UNDERSTOOD, YOU MORON. NOW YOU WILL LET ME IN AND YOU WILL STOP THIS MADNESS IMMEDIATELY!"

Breathing hard, I stared him down, waiting for him to make the wrong move, waiting for him to say it was not safe.

"Mione, we didn't..."Charlie began

"YOU DIDN'T WHAT? MEAN ANY HARM? I TOLD YOU WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED IF I WASN'T THERE WITH HER, AND YOU CHOSE TO IGNORE IT, YOU IMBECILE, HOW DARE YOU CALL YOURSELF A FRIEND! GET OUT OF HERE, WE ARE LEAVING." I shouted again.

"No Hermione, no please, don't leave. It's just not safe. I did it for your own good. I wanted you checked out and we needed to make sure Ariel was healthy too. Please understand. Please..." Charlie pleaded.

He was begging again. Why was he begging again. It was weird. Like I needed any of this. I needed to get to Ariel. So I didn't waste anymore words on the matter. And just sped into the cage. I kept up a pretty strong shield to protect me from the stunners that came our way and I ran towards Ariel.

As I reached her, I felt a great sense of calm going through me. She was okay, just very angry. I touched her very carefully at the side of her neck and she lowered it. I murmured sweet nothings in her ear while she calmed down. And the tamers just looked at us incredulous. I knew it would be hard for them to believe that a little girl like me could have such an effect on a dragon. The losers. I would get them for this. When Ariel is calm enough, I whip out my wand and lash out at them, make them feel my pain. Nothing as angry as the crusiatus curse, but a little fire to remind them that we are not just anyone.

"Don't you dare come near her, or you will pay for it." I growled out.

It was like Ariel sensed my discomfort, because she blew a little hot smoke in the back of my neck to calm me down. That set me to thinking. If I felt her strongest emotions, she might feel mine as well, like the uncomfortable agitation in the hospital or the anger just now.

There was still so much I needed to discover.