(Hai)
I watched the little girl beside me as she fiddled with the hem of her cape and the wrists of her long sleeves, now more convinced that this was some vision. Though most of my visions didn't eat breakfast pies.
"Do you need anything?" I asked her, unsure of why.
The girl beside me went ridged for a moment before shaking her head as if to clear it. She turned her head ever so slightly toward me, "I'm sorry, did you say something?"
"Do you need anything?" I repeated.
She shook her head, "I'll just wait here for big brother."
That was another puzzling thing. Not only was this Keyi older but she had a brother, an older brother.
"Keyi…" I trailed off as she looked up at me the shadows cast by her hood shifted and of a moment I could see her eyes clearly. Cobra red eyes framed by golden hawk hair. "You're a wyvern." I said as the realization hit me.
The most horrified look crossed her face and Keyi leaped to her feet and sprinted off towards the southern hills.
(Keyi)
I ran and ran and ran. I had no idea where I was going I just kept focusing on where I was leaving. The cobra woman would probably want nothing to do with me. I was a mutt, a mongrel, quemak. Just some crossbreed that probably shouldn't even exist.
Visions filled my head as I ran but I paid them no mind, focusing on running.
I smacked into something, someone actually. He stumbled forward as I fell back, twisting my ankle as I tried not to fall.
"Are you alright?" The man I'd run into held out a hand to me now.
I ignored it, pushing myself up of the ground and wincing as I put weight on my injured ankle, "I'm fine." I said but I knew he'd seen me wince.
I looked up at him and, just my luck, my hood had fallen back and the man I'd run into was another bloody cobra. Today was just not my day.
And to top it all off the man that came up beside the cobra was a bloody falcon. What was a freaking falcon doing in Wyvern's Court? I don't know! But it couldn't be good.
I was about to turn and run again but the cobra scooped me up and started carrying me somewhere, "Hey! Put me down this instant!" I felt the spark of fire inside me begin to grow stronger.
"Now, now." The cobra said not giving in to my demand, "That's no way to talk to the Diente, little wyvern."
My jaw dropped and I knew it.
"Salem…" The falcon came into step beside the Diente, "Maybe you should put her down."
"Yeah, I'm fine." I didn't know why I was agreeing with the falcon but right now I would do anything if it meant that the cobra king would put me down and give me time and space to cool the fire inside of me.
"Quite frankly, little wyvern, I don't agree and I'm not letting you now that ankle until a doctor's looked at it."
I sighed. He was worried about me, though I didn't understand why he cared. At lest I knew what he was carrying me for now, "Fine." I crossed my arms over my chest and felt my fire finally cool.
"Just what were you running from the first place, little wyvern?"
"First off, it's Keyi, not 'little wyvern.' And I think it was your sister."
Salem laughed out loud, "You mean you were running from Hai? Well my cousin is rather scary."
"Yes, so scary." The cobra woman I'd spoken to earlier appeared in front of us. She turned to the falcon, "Your mother wished for me to convey her desire to speak with you at your home."
The falcon looked down at me before nodding to Hai and leaving.
"Now then cousin, shall we get this rascal to a doctor before she runs off and hurts herself again?"
"But what about big brother, how's he gonna find me?" I complained.
"We could ask some of the guard to keep an eye out of him." Salem suggested.
"Humph, I suppose that might work." I grumbled shifting position in the cobra king's arms.
"So tell us a little about him then." Hai said calmly, "What's his name, what does he look like, and how old is he?"
I considered for a moment and it seemed like my best option right now just to go along with the cobras, "His name is Chase, he's fifteen, and he's the opposite of me."
"Cobra hair and hawk eyes then?"
"Yes, but he'd probably have his hood up like I did."
Salem nodded and carried me into a building and set me down on a couch. Hai stood in the corner as Salem called a doctor.
The doctor said that my ankle was just twisted and that I should stay off of it for awhile.
I leaned on one elbow against the arm of the couch and pulled my sleeve up as it started to slip down. Unfortunately Hai noticed the gesture. Today was defiantly not my day.
"What are you hiding under your sleeves, Keyi?" The cobra woman asked.
"Nothing!" I answered too sharply and too quickly.
Hai grabbed my arm and pulled up one of my sleeves.
I would once again like to thank my two (so far) loyal reviewers. (see last chapter for names 'cause I can't remember how to spell them.)
You are the wind beanth my wings.
-Ebony-