The rest of my training went as so, I ran the course like fifty times, did sit-ups and several push-ups. At the end my whole body ached. Chandler said I would get used to it; I could not understand if he meant I would get used to the pain radiating in my body or his training methods.
"One of the cloaks wants to see you." A deep voice said taking me from my bed. Two more guards were outside the sleeping corridors. They took their positions around me, making sure I don't make an escape no doubt.
"What did I do?" I asked as tears started to flow out of my eyes.
"Shut up!" One of the guards shouted slapping me. "You will not speak do you understand?" He said as a rhetorical question not really needing an answer so I just nodded and continued to silently cry as they carried me to a door I have never seen before. There was some sort of special key you needed to get through that door; all of them turned me around so I couldn't see the way they entered the door. There was a beep of some sort and we were in.
"Welcome Rikki." Said someone that was facing a window; I knew I had heard that voice somewhere but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. The memory was so distance from the present. "You can leave her. Thank you, men." He said as the guards dropped me, bowed and left me there. "You don't remember me do you?" He chuckled turning around. "You have grown into quite the lady since I have seen you last." He said twirling a strand of my hair in his fingers. "Beauty." He whispered in my ear. His breath was hot but despite its temperature I shivered. "The wedding will take place three days from now."
"W-w-wedding?"
"Yes our wedding, my dear." He said leaning into kiss me. I was too shocked to move away; he then kissed me. "We will work on that." He chuckled removing his lips from mine. "This will be so nobody tries to take you away from me." He smiled sliding a golden band on the first finger of my left hand. "I've got other things to attend to now." He said pushing a button on the wall. "What's with that face, my dear? We will be together again soon." He smiled walking over and kissing me again. "Good bye." He whispered in my ear twirling my hair behind it.
"Morning, Rikki." Chandler smiled as we walked to the new course he had made up for today's training.
"Morning."
"Now I thought some team work would help with this particular course design."
"You are going to run it with me?"
"You're kidding right? I designed the course so I wouldn't need teamwork to complete it." He chuckled.
"All the better." I smiled.
"Nope you aren't getting out of my training that easily, princess."
"Why does everybody give me a nickname? My name is Rikki. It's like since I have turned seven every guy it seems wants to be around me."
"That's normal. When female dragons are your age they give off a scent to attract male dragons that will be strong enough to pass on their genes."
"A scent?" I questioned sniffing myself. "I don't smell anything."
"Of course not." He said stifling a chuckle. "You can't smell the scent yourself but other male dragons can."
"You know so much about our kind; if I didn't know any better I would say you were-"
"Oh don't be silly." He said rolling his eyes.
"About time you got here." Milada laughed as we arrived at the course. "A little late aren't we?"
"Milada? Then that has to mean that my teammate is-"
"Hello, Angel." Alan smiled coming out from behind the trees.
"Great if we are done with the introductions, you guys have a training course to finish."
"Piece of cake." Alan chuckled.
"I wouldn't be so sure." Chandler said looking at the course he build. "Just try and make it in twenty-four hours."
"Twenty-four hours? No training ends at sundown." Alan said shaking his head at Chandler.
"Only if you have finished the course." Chandler smiled pushed Alan away from him. "Now run along."
"Fine." Alan said walking toward the course. "Treat me like a kid. A kid." Alan mumbled under his breath.
"Hey kid, forget something?" Chandler asked as Alan turned around.
"What?"
"Your teammate." Chandler chuckled pointing to me.
"Play nice boys." Milada laughed softly.
"Right, come on." Alan said dragging me by the arm to the course. His hand then slid down to my hand and tried to hold it. "Ow! God damn what was that?!" He shouted pulling his hand away from mine.
"What's wrong?"
"A shock; it went through my hand when I touch your hand."
"Are you sure it wasn't your mind playing tricks on you?"
"Yeah maybe but I could have sworn I felt something."
"Alan, how do I smell to you?"
"That's a weird question." He chuckled.
"So I don't smell like anything to you?" I asked looking down and trying to avoid his gaze.
"Not what I said." He said laughing again.
"You didn't say otherwise."
"Look at me." He said picking up my chin with his hand. "Ow! Okay now I really felt something!" He shouted backing away from me.
"I don't understand; this wasn't happening before." I said as we started climbing the ropes.
"What happened since then? I can't be your teammate if I can't even touch you."
"Nothing except the guards found me sometime yesterday and told me one of the heads wanted to see me. They dropped me in his office. He was waiting for me, he starting asking all sorts of questions about me. Then he came over to me, told me I was beauty and kissed me!"
"Wait he kissed you? Was he wearing a cloak or did you see who he was?"
"He wore no cloak and his voice was so familiar like I had heard it in my past but couldn't for the life of me figure out who it belonged to. He said we would be married in three days and said…"
"And said what?! This doesn't make any sense. You were summoned to the heads office and it was to force you into marriage with him?!"
"Wait a minute!" I shouted snapping my fingers, forgetting I was climbing a rope, lost my handle and fell. "Ow." I groaned when I hit the ground.
"You okay?" Alan questioned dropping from the rope that was next to me and landing on his feet.
"Yeah, fine." I half smiled sitting up. "He gave me this ring." I said holding out my left hand. "He said, 'This will be so nobody tries to take you away from me.' What does that mean exactly?"
"Well the way I see it the ring acts as a protector around other men. When said man touches you in anyway with feelings more than just the norm it comes back with an electric shock to ward off the guy; the more feeling behind the touch the stronger the shock." He said walking in front of me. "So if I touch you like so." He said leaning into kiss me.
My heart rose to the occasion; kicking into high gear. His lips touched mine and I could feel the shock myself, coursing through my body but it didn't hurt. His lips felt like two velvet sheets, they molded perfectly to mine. I could feel the electricity but I didn't care and it seemed he didn't either. Our lips were still connected as if time had stopped right then. I melted into his body and fit, just like a puzzle piece.
"Did you feel- never mind." He said breaking the kiss. "We must be pressing on." He sighed starting to climb the rope again.
"I did feel it Alan. If you are talking about the electric current that was moving through us, I felt it. It burned but didn't hurt." I smiled looking up at him climbing the rope. I watched him as the muscles in his arms flexed as he climbed the rope. His semi long black hair moving with every whip of his head. His hair was straight, always moving all at once; his bangs shagged over his eyes a little but it wasn't enough to hide them. "You were the one that wanted this. I have three days Alan; after that I will be married and be a part of the council. I might never see you again. Or worse I might have to treat dragons the way the council does and if that happens I won't be able to back down. You know how dragons are with power. It eats them until everything and everyone who doesn't bow to them parish in the worse ways possible."
"Not happening. You aren't getting married, not to him." He said as I caught up with him. My rope started to give.
"Alan. Alan, help!" I screeched.
"Grab my hand!" He shouted putting out his right hand.
"No if I grab it you will get hurt again."
"No feelings are attached, Angel; if you don't grab my hand you will die! We are way too far up to drop down safely! You aren't a developed enough as dragon to use your wings without transforming! Just do it!" He shouted trying to grab my hand.
"Okay but do you promise to let me go if I start hurting you."
"Grab my hand!" He shouted as I touched his hand. "Ahhh!" He groaned in pain. He threw me onto his back. "Hold on tight or you will-Ahhh!"
"Alan I am-"
"No I am fine I promise." He groaned breathing heavily. "Just fine."
"There is feeling behind this." I said smiling and tightening my arm around his waist.
"Ahhh just fine, just fine." He said taking a deep breath and trying to climb the rope.
"Why didn't it hurt when we kissed?"
"I don't know but ahh it might have been because we were connected in a way. I guess umm uhh since we were touching each other in more ways than one the current just went through us but didn't hurt." He said grabbing onto a rock. "But it sure is now." He said closing his eyes for a second.
"Are you crying?" I asked loosening my grip around his waist.
"No I told you I was fine. Just umm having trouble carrying both our weight."
"I know you are stronger than that, Alan."
"Yeah well- uhhh." He said getting to the top of the wall. "There." He sighed, dropping to the ground in relief.
"Are you-"
"Just give me a minute." He said breathing heavily. "I'm fine." He said putting up his hand.
"I'm sorry." I said sitting next to his head. I grabbed his hand and dragged him so his head lay in my lap.
"I didn't feel a shock." He said looking up at me with hurt in his lovely black eyes.
"Really?" I questioned with a sigh of relief.
"I don't understand why…" He said struggling to pull his hair out of his face.
"I've got it." I smiled pulling his hair over and kept smoothing it with my fingers; I started humming.
"What is that song you are humming?"
"It's the song my mom used to sing me to sleep with when I was a kid. It was so simple and peaceful back then." I sighed.
"Yeah it was, until it all came crashing down on our third birthday. They couldn't have waited until we could defend ourselves. My dad would train me every day since I could walk. It seems so stupid back then, like why would I need to train? I thought I was safe. Aren't parents supposed to protect you from everything?" He said tearing up.
"I know." I whispered wiping his eyes with my hand. "What? Did I shock you again?"
"No it's just umm never mind." He smiled trough his tears. "We really should finish this course."
"Just a few more minutes." I smiled rubbing his arm.
"Okay." He laughed rolling his eyes.
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