A Tail of Two Halfas

Hello. I know I haven't updated this in, what, a year? So you'll be happy to know all that are reading my DP fanfics I am back into that fandom and shall update 'Dragon Hybrid Love' soon. But that aside hope you enjoy this chapter and it's more centered around Shen. The next one will tell more about how Danny, Sam, and Tucker become friends.

Ch. 2: Moving Away, Passing Away

"My parents say we're moving." Sam said as he sat with his chin on the railing of the playground. The park had become Shen and Sam's special place to meet. Even as 3th graders they entered the playground to hang out.

"Why?" Shen asked, looking up from where he was laying on the hard metal of the stairs.

"They say I need to be with less troublesome people." Sam shrugged. Shen snorted and sat up.

"Troublesome people?" He then grinned innocently and pretended to be looking around, "I don't see any troublesome people around here."

"Knock it off!" Sam scolded as he payfully brushed his hand against Shen's dark long sleeved shirt. The cool Autumn air blew past them as they sat or stood in scilence.

"Where're you moving to, anyway?" Shen finally said.

"Not sure, they said it was a small town near Wisconcen." Sam replied with a shrug.

"It's just like your parents to move close to the cheesehead state." Shen joked. Sam glared at him.

"So this is goodbye then?"

"Yeah...I-I guess so..." Sam said quietly. Shen then stood up.

"Well let's make today the best last day together." Shen declared. Sam stared at him wide-eyed then smiled and the boys left the park.

...

Shen's eyes snapped open and he looked out the window. The house across the street was still empty.

It had been a year years since Sam had moved and Shen hadn't made another friend since. He sighed and got out of bed. His hair had grown more so it went a bit past his shoulders. Still not long enough to put into a ponytail again.

After Sam had left a week later some kid had cut his ponytail off and as a result Shen punched their lights out. No one messes with Shen Pendragon's hair and gets away with it!

Shen walked over to his closet and pulled out a pair of dark blue jeans and a black T-shirt then got dressed. He walked down the stairs and was greeted by his mother who was fixing breakfast.

Her shoulder length black hair rested in shaggy strands around her face and her dark green eyes behind rectangular glasses focused on the meal she was preparing.

"Good morning, sweety." Tyra greeted as she set a plate with ham and bacon with toast and a fish on the table where her husband, Shane was sitting reading the paper. Shane was like Shen with long blond hair tied in a low ponytail. Shen had inherated all his father's traits, including his eyes. Shen and Shane both had bright sapphire colored eyes. But one thing that all of them had was very uncombed bangs.

All of the Pendragons had uncombed hair. It was hard not to in their family. Even if they tried to gel it down or use hairspray the bangs would always rise again and hang in their faces.

"Morning." Shen replied as he sat down. He eyed his father's plate with slight discust at the raw fish. By that time the teen had become quite used to his father's odd diet. He had once questioned the uncooked meat and his parents had told him it was a rare condition that only his father had at the time.

Shen pulled his own plate close and took a bite of his eggs. Tyra then sat down and ate her oatmeal. It was a normal rutiene. But all soon came to an end...

...

Shen had been taken out of school early by his father and the two went to the hospital. Apparently Tyra had had been in an accident and was dying. Shen rushed to her side while Shane stood back.

"Mom!" Shen said in a choked up voice. Tyra turned her head to see her son and gave a weak smile.

"Shen...I thought you wouldn't come." She whispered. The accident had caused a rib to puncture her lung and she already was extremely fragile. There was no way to do an opperation.

"It'll be ok, Mom!" Shen said, holding her hand in his. Shane also walked up to his wife.

"Shen, could you wait in the hall?" Shane asked quietly. He didn't want to but Shen understood that his parents needed some time to say goodbye alone. Shen went out into the hall to wait. He growled in anger then punched the wall with one hand. The nurses and doctors walking around saw this and were shocked that a boy in 4th grade could do such damage to a wall and not get hurt.

Shen finally let the tears fall as he stood with his bangs hiding his eyes from view. Finally Shane called Shen back in and he walked over to his mother.

"This is not goodbye, Shen." She whispered, "It is merely, until we meet again..."

Then the heart monitor stopped and Trya's hand grew cold. Shen let go of it and burrows his face in his arms and cried as the nurses pulled the sheet over Tyra's body and she was wheeled away.

...

When Shen and Shane got home Shen said nothing to his father went up to his room, locking himself away from the outside world. And cried.

Yes. Shen's mom died. Well I had to kill her for the story to get any further. In the discription I did say that Shen's mom dies. So now he can go to Amity and the adventure will begin!

Next: Summer camp and a big surprise.