Godwin's Dragon Leash
Chapter three
By Kellyq
A teen stood at the edge of the forest. He had red hair that bushed out like a cockatoo bird's tail. His skin was soft, and his slanted dark-green eyes held mischief. Each of his cheeks had yellow markings. His eyebrows were shaped like check marks. He wore a brown short-sleeve vest, and an orange shirt. Black straps were on each of his biceps, and he had gray fingerless gloves; the pant's he wore were brown. A small duffle bag was over his shoulder. This teen went by the name of Crow. Beside him was a black-Doberman Pinscher named Blackbird. I hope I'm not too late, he thought.
"Are you sure that this was the place where he was taken?" he asked his furry companion. Blackbird nodded his head. "Alright. Go find out where Yusei is, and make sure you don't get caught! Godwin's men are still out there, and I want to make sure that the bastard doesn't get his greedy hands on Yusei like he did with Jack."
Blackbird nodded his head again and took off running toward the small village. The Doberman slowed down when he came close to the village. Blackbird put his snout to the ground and started to sniff for Yusei's scent. The smell led the Doberman Pinscher to a rundown mill. Blackbird peered in to see Yusei standing in front of four people. The Doberman turned and ran back to his master.
"Did you find Yusei?" Crow asked Blackbird, when he saw this faithful comrade. The black dog nodded his head. "Is he alright?"
Blackbird was going to make a comment when they heard footsteps coming. The two looked to see that it was Yuesi and he was accompanied by four other people, and one of them was a boy with curly-red-hair, soft skin and hazel. He wore an orange Persian envoy hat, blue coat, an orange dress and his thongs were black. Crow's expression softened and smiled at the boy, who hid behind Yusei. The dark-haired teen stared at the red-haired teen for a moment. Taka, Nerve, Blizts and Rally waited for something to happen between the two.
"It's been awhile, hasn't it, Yusei," the red-haired teen said, smirking at his old friend.
After Yusei introduced Crow to the others, Rally led the way to the hut. They all sat down and Crow reached into his pocket and pulled out a bag of what looked like dog food. Rally watched with interest.
Crow smiled. "Would you like to feed him?" he asked Rally. The curly-red-haired boy looked a little nervous. Crow's expression softened. "He won't bite you."
Rally looked over at Yusei, asking if it was okay. The dark-haired teen gave his small friend a reassuring look. Everyone watched closely as Rally fed Blackbird. Crow smiled for a moment, but it faded when he stared over at Yusei. The red-haired teen put his hand on his friend's shoulder. Yusei gave his friend a sideways glance. Crow jabbed his thumb over his shoulder. The dark-haired teen nodded his head and followed Crow outside.
The two friends came to the riverside and sat down.
"How are you feeling?" Crow finally asked.
"A little stressed," Yusei murmured truthfully, bringing his knee's to his chest. "I know that Jack is close by," he said, rubbing his arm. "Sometimes the mark on my arm burns when he's -"
Before Yusei could finish, his body jerked violently. He hissed in pain and clutched his wrist. Crow took hold of Yusei's arm and pulled the sleeve up. A red mark slowly appeared on Yusei's soft skin that looked like a dragon's tail. Crow pulled out a cloth and a canteen out of the bag. He poured the water on the cloth and wrapped it around Yusei's arm. The dark-haired teen let out a sigh of relief, feeling the pleasure of the cold rag cool the level of burning that shot through his arm.
"It's gotten worse in the past couple of days," Yusei informed.
Concern flashed across Crow's eyes. "Jack wasn't the only one who taken by Godwin," the red-haired teen said. "Black Rose Dragon was just taken a few days ago after attempting to save Ancient Fairy Dragon and her brother."
Silence hung in the air as Yusei's expression darkened with anger. Crow studied Yusei for a moment and the dark-haired teen got to his feet. Crow got up too and put his hand on Yusei's shoulder.
"Don't even think about it, Yusei!" he said. "Godwin wants you to come after him so he can complete his dragon collection."
More silence hung in the air. Crow could feel that Yusei was having an inner battle of how he was going to handle the situation.
"We will save them, Yusei," Crow reassured, draping both of his arms around his friend. "We'll just have to be smarter than Godwin if we're going to save Jack and the others - are you with me?"
Yusei peered over his shoulder and smiled down at his old friend. "Yea ..."
To Be Continued ...