Dragon Heart: The Immortal Vow
Sequel to Dragon Heart: A New Beginning
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Drake longs for love, seeing Lian and Geoff makes it even harder. But thanks to the Vow, he finds Meera, a dragoness the same age as him.
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Chapter Four – The Humility Of Love
Part 1: Ways To Say "I Love You"
The monastery inhabitants prepare for Christmas.
Part 2: An Ugly Mix Or An Untimely Meeting?
Lian's parents decide to have Christmas with her at the monastery, but Lian's mother doesn't approve of her boyfriend Geoff because he is an orphan stable-boy.
Part 3: Introductions
Drake and Meera are introduced to Lian's parents Ning Jun and Mei Chen.
Part 4: A New Piece In the Problem
Lian's mother gets a girl named Seyarra to try and take Geoff's attention off of Lian.
Part 5: Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve becomes very interesting when everyone decides to celebrate in Drake and Meera's den.
Part 6: Christmas Day
Drake and Meera spend Christmas day together. Geoff and Lian spend it together. Mansel and Allenna spend it together.
The Immortal Vow – Ch.4: The Humility Of Love
(December 20th) (P4: Ways To Say "I Love You")
Months had passed, and the travelers had not made any more attempts to attack the dragons. The travelers had suffered from tents that had not been able to withstand a mysteriously sudden and heavy (not to mention particularly relentless) downpour of rain. Now they were given rooms in the monastery. But Geoff, Lian, and the dragons had different thoughts on their minds, since Christmas was coming up. Strangely enough, word of Drake and Meera becoming mates had been able to spread through the monastery where the majority of the monks had a vow of silence. Drake and Meera had spent every moment together, while Geoff couldn't help but notice his heart-brother drifted out of his presence every few minutes to spend some 'quiet' alone-time with Meera. Drake, who was the only one Geoff had ever considered family (except for when he was still deceived by Osric, who Geoff had started to think of as a father figure), was spending more and more time with Meera (multiple times coming back panting and supporting each other and looking very tired), and Geoff felt as alone as he had in his first years at the monastery as an orphan. Even with Lian around him, Geoff still felt alone at times. He felt he was losing the only one he had ever been able to call family. But Lian made sure to regularly remind him that Drake and Meera loved each other, and that Drake would never forget Geoff.
During the festival, Mansel had met a girl the same age as him. Allenna had red hair and if anyone around was old enough to remember the girl Kara (I know that many people don't know how to spell her name, but I checked with the wonderful tool of subtitles and it is spelled K-a-r-a) they probably would say that Allenna and Kara had the same blood. Allenna had come to the festival looking for the dragons. She was a descendent of the Celts who had been friends and firm allies with the dragons. Despite her original reason for the visit to the festival, she had found feelings for Mansel (I think we all know that Mansel's the kind of guy who can make a girl laugh, even though he doesn't intend to). Mansel had noticed Drake and Meera's affection for each other, and later, that they had become mates. Mansel had once said that Drake was an innocent and was easily misled, now he thought to himself: Drake had been led astray, but not by evil, but by love. Mansel was preparing a poem for Allenna, and sought tutorage from Brother Gilbert's scrolls, which of course, vastly diminished any possibilities of the poem not being confusing, since Brother Gilbert's poetry used any words that rhymed; so in one sentence it might be "Thus it ended in Draco's sacrifice" then it might go on in the next sentence about how the mice were acting. Allenna had gotten a necklace with a cross and a dragon claw on it, or at least, the man she had bought it from had said it was from a dragon.
As for Geoff and Lian, they were preparing gifts for one another. Lian's gift was a beautiful red and gold tunic; it was not like the tunics that were worn by the higher-standing people, but instead was in the designs of tunics from her home in the east. Geoff, since he was a stable-boy, had usually been sent by the stable-master to get new horse-shoes and such from the blacksmith. So it wasn't hard for him to find a person to make his gift for him. (A/N: I'm going to leave you guys wondering what the poem is like, and what the gifts are. So you have to wait a bit longer to find out.)
Drake and Meera? It was their first Christmas, not just together, but out of their entire lives. They had never experienced any such occasions before, and spending it together made it all the more special. Drake had decided to give Meera a beautiful and lovely choker, courtesy of the king's finest smiths. Meera, had a more…intriguing gift for Drake: Her diary, which she had nearly filled to the last page with her life from about eleven months ago to now.
Currently Drake and Meera were taking a walk with Geoff and Lian outside the monastery, and currently Geoff was doing his usual complaining/commenting. "He usually asks me to help with the set up of the decorations, does he really need all that stuff for a single hall? Its only a Christmas Ball."
"Geoff what's a Christmas Ball?" Asked Drake and Meera in unison, they then blushed at each other after that. Geoff rolled his eyes and looked away from it.
"Something that's completely pointless. A Christmas Ball is a festive dance celebrating Christmas."
"So…how does a dragon dance?" Asked Meera.
"Do I LOOK like a dragon?!" Replied an exasperated Geoff.
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(December 21st, sunrise) (An Ugly Mix Or An Untimely Meeting?)
As the morning sun shone brightly, spreading light as it rose from its burrow in the horizon, two figures battled in one of the monastery's unfinished top tower rooms. Two of the walls (looking over the monastery grounds) were only a quarter built while the ceiling was non-existent. One of the short walls had a built window. The other short wall had an unfinished doorway that led onto a walkway which ended at another unfinished tower room; this one contained the stairs downward. Geoff advanced on Lian, moving to fake a punch before sliding onto his back to kick Lian's feet from under her. But as he initiated his plan, Lian jumped over his form which had moved to the floor, and moved her foot to the side of his head. As she grabbed his hand to help him up he attempted to pull her down in a sneak attack. But once more Lian beat him. "You should never plan an attack; it makes it too easy for an opponent to surprise you. Keep your mind open at all times in a fight," said Lian. Geoff's connection with Drake meant he had a good amount of strength, but Lian's agility and speed was still a formidable defence against Geoff.
"So are you going to return home or stay here at the monastery for Christmas?" asked Geoff as he got up.
"I don't know," said Lian, "I basically can call the monastery my home now. But my parents would want me to be with them for Christmas of course."
"How about you think about it while we go flying?" Geoff and Drake still made sure to go flying, and lately, Drake and Geoff had been trying to convince Meera and Lian to go as well. Meera and Lian were a well matched team, for in about half an hour, they were already doing aerial tricks while the males watched.
"I think Drake and Meera were planning on spending today together," said Lian.
"They spend everyday together, side by side, how does that change today?" asked Geoff with a frown on his face as he sat down and watched the monks walking around the monastery.
"Geoff, you once disappointed Drake, I think he has the right to disappoint you," replied Lian. But he felt too betrayed to care.
"You only want them together so that they can restart the dragon race all because you feel guilty about what your grandfather did," huffed Geoff. Lian looked down, was that her intention? Was she only wanting them together so that she wouldn't have to feel guilt? She didn't know what her real intentions were, at least not anymore; everything was so much more troubling now.
"Drake deserves to be happy," whispered Lian. Geoff sighed.
"I guess I've been thinking of myself again too much, you're right, Drake deserves to be happy. I've only ever hurt him whether I mean to or not, Meera doesn't hurt Drake. He's better off with Meera." Suddenly a trumpet sounded and Lian got up and looked over the side of the unfinished wall.
"Can we just put these thoughts out of our heads?" asked Lian. "It's the holidays and right now, we have a bigger problem on our hands."
"What is it?" inquired Geoff as he walked towards her.
"My parents are here."
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(P2: An Ugly Mix Or An Untimely Meeting?)
"It's so nice to see you here to spend Christmas with Lian, although I think she was planning to spend it with Geoff," Geoff and Lian could hear the abbot saying to Lian's parents as they sprinted into the monastery entry yard.
"Ah!" exclaimed Lian's father as he saw his daughter, "Lian, it's so good to see you again."
"Same to you father, mother," replied Lian.
"And your friend?" Lian's father said, wondering why the boy had not yet introduced himself.
"This is Geoff," answered Lian as she ushered the male closer.
"Uhm…hello, your…majesties," greeted Geoff in his own unique form of shyness.
"Oh don't speak of it Geoff!" said Lian's ever-smiling father, "You're like one of the family now." Geoff and Lian exchanged surprised glances. "The abbot has told me about your relationship Lian," said Lian's father, he laughed. "Now tell me Geoff, from what lineage do you descend?"
"Uhm…I-, I-, I don't-," stuttered Geoff as he realized the man thought he was royalty. "I don't know my lineage."
"You mean you've never studied your own lineage? There must be so many fantastic tales! Valuable lessons to be learned from the texts of your ancestor's conquests!" Said Lian's father.
"Mother, Father, can I speak with you in private?" said Lian, she and her parents moved over to the side of the yard. "Geoff is an orphan."
"What next? You'll probably tell me he's the stable-hand here as well, working in such filth like that barn over there," said Lian's mother irritably. Geoff overheard that and lowered his head in shame, embarrassment, misery, and self-loathing. He noticed Lian's father glanced over at him.
"He…does mom," replied Lian quietly. Lian's father lowered his head in shame as he realized the ill-words that had been spoken about his daughter's boyfriend out of misjudgement and a bit of arrogance.
"Come, we must find you a suitable fiancé instead of this labouring servant," said Lian's mother as she began pulling Lian away.
"Wait!" called Geoff as he ran towards them. Lian's mother looked like she would hurl from being so close to a stable-boy, even though there was nothing wrong with Geoff. "I think Lian should be able to make her own decision." Lian smiled at Geoff, and he returned it before turning back to Lian's mother. "Royalty is supposed to be able to make the choices for the people they protect, not be society's servant."
"Than tell me why she is in love with you!" spat back Lian's mother.
"Because maybe I actually listen to her and don't think of her differently because of her lineage or anything like that. I love her for who she is, how she goes about being who she is, and because she's not afraid to turn away from what you're trying to make her into," said Geoff. Lian's smile couldn't have been brighter after hearing those words.
"You should not be running these foolish dreams and ideas through her head! I know that she can make her own decisions, so-," Lian's mother was cut off as her daughter moved in front of her.
"Then why can't you realize that it was my decision to choose who I loved, and I chose Geoff. Because he doesn't try to make me be something I don't want to be," spoke Lian.
"Lian! I-," once again Lian's mother was cut off, but this time by her husband.
"Mei Chen! You can't make a person love someone, if Lian and Geoff are happy together than why should we change that?"
"Yes, now lets just think about the happy holiday that approaches. Geoff, this is my mother Mei Chen (Mei/Beautiful Chen/Morning, Mei Chen means Beautiful Morning.) and my father Ning Jun (Ning/Peaceful Jun/Ruler, Ning Jun means Peaceful Ruler.)," said Lian. Mei looked like she had been slapped across the face by everyone in her family, which verbally, she had been.
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(Morning, With Drake and Meera) (P3: Introductions)
"Concentrate your sight on the candle, don't worry about aiming, your attack will automatically aim for where you're looking at," said Drake before Meera let out a small ball of fire. He had been teaching her how to control her attacks for the morning. While Drake was able to send cluster-bomb-style fireballs, Meera was able to send out either one at a time or a multi-shot of them. Meera was also able to control her attacks better, such as the fire-balls; Drake's were like comets while Meera's were flames moulded into perfect spheres that would fly through the air towards their targets. The sphere of inferno set the candle along with the tapestry behind it ablaze. Drake quickly blew ice onto the cloth and what was left of the candle.
"Sorry," said Meera sheepishly.
"It's alright, you just need to concentrate more on it," answered Drake as he moved in front of her, nuzzling her cheek with his. Meera pulled away with a smile, planning her reply.
"Well maybe it would be easier for me to concentrate if you weren't in the room," she said smirking.
"Well that's only natural," said Drake smiling, "how could anyone concentrate with such a famous and definitely handsome dragon in the room?"
"You're my famous and definitely handsome dragon, so if anyone else thinks about you too much I'll have a talk with them," said Meera with a smile as she moved to him and pressed her neck against his in a dragon-hug (which is just pressing necks together, not entwining them). But this time it was Drake who moved away with a smirk.
"So you do think about me too-," they could hear footsteps in the dungeon, "-much."
"Well…do you think about me?" asked Meera with a smile, wondering how good an answer she would get.
"How could I not," replied Drake as he planted a kiss upon her cheek.
"Drake!" Came a call from the stairs that led down from the dungeon to the den.
"We're in the library Geoff!" called back Drake. "And that concludes our lesson for today," said Drake in a mock voice of the abbot. Meera laughed and cuddled herself against his side.
"Are you going to give me any after-hour lessons Master Drake?" She asked smiling.
"Well I don't know Meera, you are my favourite student after all," said Drake with a smile. "I guess I could give you special homework."
"Ooh! Tell me more," said Meera with a giggle. The two heard footsteps from the den's entry chamber and reluctantly moved apart (apart for them: an inch or two). Geoff, Lian, and two others entered the den's library. Ning looked at the dragon and dragoness with awe written all over his posture and his face. He felt like a great load had been lifted from his shoulders; his father Kuo-Fang's scourge had been quite a heavy guilt for him.
"Ning Jun, Mei Chen, this is my heart-brother and adopted-brother Drake and his mate Meera," Geoff said giving the introductions. Drake and Meera smiled at each other when Geoff mentioned they were mates; it reminded them of each other and what they meant to each other. Lian's father Ning bowed to the two dragons.
"It is a happy sign to see that my father's moment of misjudgement did not totally demolish your entire race. I wish you many good years in your lives," he said.
"Thank you," replied Drake and Meera in unison.
"So is this where you stay Lian?" inquired Mei.
"No, I sleep with Geoff in the stable house…and don't say a thing! I find it perfectly fine there," replied Lian.
"This is where Meera and I live and sleep," explained Drake.
"If you need any better quarters I can get my architects to-," began Ning.
"Thank you for the offer but I've known humility my entire life, I need no more than what I have now," said Drake.
"Be that as it may, my offer is always open to-," he was cut off by a loud cry and then tumbling sounds that basically said someone was now falling down the stairs that connected the dungeon to Drake and Meera's den.
"Eit!" (Eit is pronounced: Ite) was the cry from the victim of the stairs. Necros pushed himself up off the floor, scowling at Wyvera as she stood in surprise and shock at just having accidentally caused her master to fall. "Never do that again Wyvera!" He shouted at her.
"Yes master," Wyvera replied as she moved down the steps to her fallen master, jumping from one step to another about three steps each time.
(P4: A New Piece In The Problem)
Geoff threw himself down onto his bed and groaned. Lian looked up from a book she had been reading, "What's wrong?"
"Crazy fan-girl," came Geoff's muffled answer.
"In the monastery?"
"Uh," was all Geoff gave as a reply; a muffled grunt.
"You realize the abbot wants us to go help him with setting up the decorations in the chapel," said Lian.
The two eventually were called to help, but Lian's mother called her to talk to her. It didn't take long for the fan-girl to find the blond-haired hero. "Get away from me Seyarra! I have absolutely no interest in you!"
"Well I don't believe you," the girl replied. Geoff groaned, Christmas just became stressful.
The chapel was decorated for Christmas and everyone was dancing their own little dance to the singing of Necros (who was singing a romantic song, believe it or not). He had said that it was called: As The World Falls Down. Wyvera was a bit away from the stage, laughing at a joke from the Abbot; she had been told to stay in the crowd and mingle, to spy on Lian and Geoff. Many people from nearby villages came to the monastery, as the Christmas Ball was a festivity that was open for all to come to.
"There's such a sad love, deep in your eyes, a kind of pale jewel,
Open and closed within your eyes,
I'll place the sky, within your eyes."
Drake tried to make his way through the crowd, but the streamers forced him to bend down his head so he couldn't look up to easily find Meera. He managed to find a large gap in the crowd, the gap was surrounding one of the Christmas trees in the chapel. That's when he saw her, with jewels on her horns, face and neck, it added a very romantic light to her image as she winked at him with a seductive smile on her face.
"There's such a fooled heart, beating so fast, in search of new dreams,
A love that will last, within your heart,
I'll place the moon, within your heart."
Drake made his way over to her. His heart fluttering within him. She gave another seductive smile-and-wink before walking around the tree away from him, swaying her hips (need I even add the word seductive any more? I think we get the description). Grinning, Drake followed her. Necros watched the dragon move towards his mate. Wyvera looked towards the stage as her master's head turned to follow Drake.
"As the pain sweeps through, makes no sense for you,
Every thrill has gone, wasn't too much fun at all,
But I'll be there for you-oo-oo,
As the world falls down,
Falling,
As the world is- Falling down…
Falling in love."
After a few more go-arounds, Meera finally decided to let him win. They sat down by the tree. Drake swatted his tail at the tree and a single rose spiralled gently to the ground, its petals large enough to support it in a slow descent to the ground. Drake caught it in his teeth and offered it to her. Smiling, she took it.
"I'll paint you mornings of gold,
I'll spin you valentine evenings,
Though we're strangers till now, we're choosing the path between the stars,
I'll leave my love, between the stars.
As the pain sweeps through, makes no sense for you,
Every thrill has gone, wasn't too much fun at all,
But I'll be there for you-oo-oo,
As the world falls down,
Falling,
As the world is- Falling,
Falling,
As the world falls down…, Falling,
Falling…
Falling…
Falling in love.
As the world falls-
Falling
-down…
Falling,
Falling…
Falling in love,
As the world falls down,
Fa- Fal- Falling,
Makes no sense at all,
Makes no sense to fall,
Falling,
As the world falls-
…down…
Falling,
Falling in love,
As the world falls down…
Down,
Falling,
Falling,
Falling in love,
Falling in love,
Falling in lo-uh-ove….
…Falling in love…
Falling in love."
Drake and Meera moved away from the tree. Lain reached the tree to find the two dragons moving off, she saw Wyvera watching her from behind the tree, but then Drake walked between the two and when Drake had moved from the point she found that Wyvera had disappeared. Necros's song ended and he soon began a new one. This one was called: Within You.
"How you turned my world you precious thing-…"
"Your starving lyrics are sweet."
"Everything I've done I've done for you."
"I move the stars for no one.
You've run so long, you've run so far.
Your eyes can be so cruel, just as I can be so cruel.
Oh I do believe in you, yes I do.
Live without the sunlight,
Love without your heartbeat,
I, I- I…can't…live…within…you,
I can't live…within…you,
(Sigh)
I, I- I…can't live…within you."
Now Necros was singing a song he called: Love Aligns.
Your heart shows only love defined,
Your eyes see only how the planets align,
It's such a prophecetical love,
Upon my heart among the stars.
You play a tune on my golden heart strings,
A sad lullaby of what winter brings,
You're never showing,
That you're not knowing,
Of which direction your heart is going.
Can't you see the heavens above;
The planets aligning;
The stars strewn with love?
The stars fall only at your demise,
Falling from your heart, into your eyes,
A prophecetical love seen read in planets aligning.
Now Necros and Wyvera were going to be singing together in a song they called: Magic Dance.
(Necros) "You remind me of the babe."
(Wyvera) "What babe?"
(Necros) "Babe with the power."
(Wyvera) "What power?"
(Necros) "Power of Voodoo."
(Wyvera) "Who do?"
(Necros) "You do."
(Wyvera) "Do what?"
(Necros) "Remind me of the babe."
(Necros) "I saw my baby, crying hard as babe could cry,
What could I do? My baby's love had gone, and left my baby blue,
Nobody knew."
(Both) "What kind of magic spell to use?"
(Wyvera) "Slime and Snails?"
(Necros) "Or puppy dogs' tails?
Thunder or lightening?
Then baby said:"
(Wyvera) "Dance magic, dance. Dance magic-."
(Necros) "Dance magic dance."
(Wyvera) "Dance magic, dance. Dance magic, dance."
(Necros) "Put that baby spell on me."
(Necros) "Jump magic, jump. Jump magic, jump."
(Wyvera) "Jump magic jump. Jump magic jump.
(Both) "Put that magic jump on me!"
(Necros) "I saw my baby, trying hard as babe could try!
What could I do? My baby's fun had gone, and left my baby blue,
Nobody knew!"
(Both) "What kind of magic spell to use?"
(Necros) "You remind me of the babe."
(Wyvera) "What babe?"
(Necros) "Babe with the power."
(Wyvera) "What power?"
(Necros) "Power of Voodoo."
(Wyvera) "Who do?"
(Necros) "You do."
(Wyvera) "Do what?"
(Necros) "Remind me of the babe."
(Both) "Dance magic dance…oo-oo-oo…dance magic…
dance magic…oo-oo-oo…dance magic…"
(Necros) "What kind of magic spell to use?"
(Both) "Slime and Snails or puppy dogs' tails, thunder or lightening, something frightening."
(Necros) "Dance magic dance, dance magic dance,
Put that magic spell on me."
The festivities continued with many performances. The crowd seemed to like the singing of Necros and Wyvera the most though. They eventually managed to get Necros to sing another song, this one he called: Underground.
"It's only forever,
Not long at all,
Lost and lonely.
No one can blame you,
For walking away,
Too much rejection nah nah,
No love injection nah nah.
Live can be easy,
It's not always swell,
Don't tell me truth hurts little girl,
Because it hurts like hell.
But down in the underground,
You'll find someone true,
Yes down in the underground,
A land serene,
A crystal moon,
Aaahh aaahh!
It's only forever,
It's not awfully long at all,
That's underground,
Underground!"
(P5: Christmas Eve)
After the performances and dancing, the chapel emptied. Drake, Meera, Geoff, Lian, Mansel, Allenna, and Lian's parents went to Drake and Meera's den. Drake and Meera took up spots next to each other, Geoff took up a spot near Drake, and everyone else just sat so that the entire group formed a circle. "Well Geoff, why don't you start with your gifts?" Said Ning, Mei sent an annoyed look at her husband. Geoff reached beneath one of the pillows in Drake and Meera's den, he pulled out two boxes and a cloth which appeared to be wrapped around something. First he handed a box to Mansel.
"Mansel, you were the first person I have ever considered a friend, I have always valued our friendship, and I wouldn't throw it away too quickly. Since you got those scrolls I decided you'd like this." Mansel opened the box to see multiple books which had translations and grammar lessons of different languages. Mansel thanked Geoff before opening the first book. Now Geoff moved the largest box towards Drake. "Drake, you're the best and most loyal friend a guy could ask for, and I know how much you've always wanted one of these," Drake removed the lid of the box to find himself looking at a white canvas, he took the fabric out and unfolded it to find himself looking at a large portrait of a majestic old dragon, undoubtedly Draco himself. Drake thanked Geoff before he and Meera took a look at the painting. Geoff presented his last gift to Lian. "Lian, I can't thank you enough for everything you've done to help me. I only wish I could have given better." Lian unwrapped the cloth to find a box with several small doors, she opened one to find music playing, it was Necros's…
"Within You…," whispered Lian, Lian's parents listened in wonder, enraptured in the voice of Necros singing the sad song of heartbroken romance. She opened others to find more music playing, "…As The World Falls Down…Magic Dance…Underground. How did you ever manage to get Necros to give you his songs?"
"I just asked him about it, he didn't really care about it…he was more worried about some spell that Wyvera was practising," the last parts about the magic he made sure to whisper to Lian. The box was an unusual sort of instrument; it was a music box, but with a spherical chamber in it called an 'Echo-Chamber' which allowed the voice to be emitted, as long as the sphere didn't break or dent then the echo would continue.
"May I see that please…," whispered a soft and flowing voice, everyone turned in surprise to see that it was a girl like Lian but younger and with longer, curlier, black hair.
"Xiang," greeted Lian to the girl. Geoff's surprise ebbed away as the girl who had led Xiang stepped into the light; Seyarra, and ironically after Geoff had given Lian her gifts.
The night continued on. Seyarra continued to occasionally move closer to Geoff, who continued to occasionally move away. Lian gave her gifts next; a wonderfully designed eastern tunic was given to Geoff, Mansel was given a box of sweets, some small art pieces were given to her parents, the amulets were given to the dragons, Drake was given the knowledge amulet, and Meera was given the love-healing amulet. Meera gave her gifts next, she presented Lian with a beautiful collection of precious stones and jewels, Geoff was given a stone carving that depicted him and Drake soaring through the air, Drake was presented with Meera's journals which he took eagerly. Drake then gave Meera a dazzling choker that impressed all present. The group was surprised by the sudden appearance of a girl with orange hair that looked like fire in the light. She was quickly introduced as Allenna by Mansel who offered her a spot next to him, this gentleman act was stunted when the monk tripped and fell. Drake then continued with a gift to Geoff which was a sword. Soon all the gifts were exchanged. Each recipient happy to be in the company of their friends more so than the fact they had received their gifts, but that's not to say they hated them. They absolutely loved their gifts.
(P6: Christmas Day)
Drake rose from the depths of his fading dreams as Meera stirred from hers. They were pleasantly surprised to find presents in front of them. Meera lifted her head and as her sight cleared, Drake nudged a gift towards her. Meera smiled at her mate before taking a look at the present, which was a painting of her and Drake. Both were immensely surprised by the painting and spoke with sweet comparisons about one another. Drake said how much the artist had been unable to capture of Meera's beauty and Meera returned with the same about Drake's image, only with the 'beautiful' being replaced by 'handsome'.
Mansel and Allenna exited the building, but as they did so a rogue snowball hit Mansel perfectly in the face. Drake and Meera were having a small one-on-one snowball war by using their tails to whip snowballs at one another and one of Drake's had managed to go the wrong way. Allenna helped Mansel up. They looked back at the dragons, only to find Drake looking quizzically around for Meera. Suddenly the snow pile in front of Drake exploded as Meera leapt from her hiding place onto his chest. Both laughing.
A/N:
Sorry for the short chapter, and short ending and basically short everything. I'm not very good at writing about holidays, I'm not the kind who easily shows emotion. So sorry if the emotions of Christmas are off, if they are. And I've also had a writers block with this chapter as well. So yeah, I apologize.
AS THE WORLD FALLS DOWN
By David Bowie (From the movie Labyrinth)
MAGIC DANCE
By David Bowie (From the movie Labyrinth)
WITHIN YOU
By David Bowie (From the movie Labyrinth)
UNDERGROUND
By David Bowie (From the movie Labyrinth)
LOVE ALIGNS
Mine