New chapter finally! Thank so much for patiently waiting for it! I hope you enjoy and let me know by reviewing and all that good stuff! :) Enjoy!

The crowd is relentless with their shouts of desire to capture the dragon. Everyone is so riled up and ready to attack, I fear that if I did have to protect the dragon, I would than be considered the enemy and put a target on my back, which I need to avoid happening at all cost. My eyes sweep though the crowd, taking in every face and I'm taken aback by how innocent most of them look.

I would never believe if I were passing through this town that these people would ever be willing to hurt a blameless creature and hold a desire to kill. Nonetheless, their true forms are shown tonight and it only makes me more aware of the fact that I shouldn't put my trust in anyone because you never know where their true intentions lie.

Xavier is a main part for the high energy buzzing through the mass as he chants cheers of encouragements of there soon to be success. He looks as if he believes he's invincible and I have to shove away the need to show him he's any but as my body struggles against the will to fight against a threat. I have to focus hard not to let my fire obliterate his presumptuous smirk off his face.

I just gathered up my sanity as Catherine says, "Come on we're leaving!" She tugs my arms, hands me a flashlight and we head out with Will leading the pack of followers, while Xavier heads another way. Panic falls upon me at the though of the other group finding the dragon and I'm not their to somehow stop them from harming it. I struggle internally with the question of what to do.

I sigh and think to myself that there's nothing I can do but hope Will was right about this dragon in the sense that he'll be the one to find it instead of Xavier. I watch the other group fade from view, making me come to terms with the fact that there's nothing I can do and focus my attention back to the group I'm in. Will looks completely into his role as group leader and I see that he is no different from those who grace the crowd. He may put up a front at school as a caring individual, but in reality he is a killer, with no heart towards other beings.

Catherine leans towards me and whispers, "What if they actually catch it? I mean we might get to see a real live dragon! Doesn't that just blow your mind?" I stumble to form the right words, for it's clear I'm no stranger to dragons. " Yeah, it's crazy" I mumble. My eyes catch a glint in the moonlight of something silver held in Will's hand and I focus enough to see that it's none other than a gun.

I don't know how I forgot that in order to kill something you need weapons to do it. And sure enough Will and the others seemed to be well equipped with weapons to take down the dragon. I feel like crying as I picture the dragon trying to escape the various attacks coming at all angles as it wrestles to escape harm. Dragons are tough don't get me wrong, but even they have their limits and by the looks of determination etched in the features of Will and the others, I'm sure their not going into this battle with the thought of giving up because they're tired.

The group treks forward, moving as silently as we can in order not create sudden movements that will give us away. Yet every now and again I'll pretend to not see that stick that's lying on the ground and step on it, creating a crack that send glares in my directions. But I don't care; I'll do anything to help alert the dragon, even if it gets me in trouble.

I'm looking at the ground in search of another stick when a hand waves in front of my face. Startled, I look in the direction that the hand appeared from to see it belongs to Will. My eyes narrow in response to his presence, " Can I help you?" He smiles and replies, "You seem pretty interested in the ground. looking for more sticks to step on?" I halt my steps taken aback by his spot on accusation, but try my best to keep my façade up. "Actually yes, I'm trying to spot them, but so I don't make noise" I say with a scoff, even though I feel sweat start to form on my forehead. The fresh air isn't even helping to keep me calm when it usually is the only thing that can.

I continue walking; trying to act upset by his allegation, but Will grabs my arm and pulls me back to face him. "Why are you here?" He says with clear wonderment running in his words. This is just a ploy for him to seem like he cares so I just say what he doesn't want to hear, "Why else would I be here? To see the dragon of course." I try to step away again, but his grip on my arm tightens as a sign that I'm not going to get out of this as easily as I hoped. My dragon becomes aware of that fact too as it starts to rear its existence towards the surface and I have to swallow down the hot fire brewing in my throat.

"Come on, it's obvious you don't agree with what we're doing." He pauses to search my face for any signs of guilt, I suppose but I wear a mask that keeps him from seeing the slight twitch of my eye in response to his very true statement. He continues with, " When I saw you earlier, I thought maybe you had a change of heart, but by the amount of sticks and leaves you've managed to step on makes it pretty clear you're not here to help." I stare into his questioning eyes and swallow down a gulp of smoke that threatens to billow through my sealed lips.

"Catherine wanted to come." I state simply without hesitation, which seems to throw him off. " Catherine wanted to come and me being her only friend, she had no one else to invite." He blinks a couple a times surprised that I'm admitting the truth. " I don't like what you do, but I'm only one person. So if you catch it, I'm not going stop you." These words hurt me to say, but they are true because I can't stop any of this alone. It's all too much for one person to handle and I realize that while I'm giving him some of the truth I might as well give him a little more. So in a serious voice I leave off with, " But that doesn't mean I won't hate you for it." Will's hand falls limply away from my wrist, the warmth from it slowly leaving my skin as the brisk wind leaves its trace instead.

Will's face is unreadable, but I don't stand there long to decipher him. Instead I walk away leaving him alone and make my way closer to the group who kept traveling while Will and I quarreled. Catherine is looking towards me and waving me to hurry so I speed up. Before I even reach her words are flying out of her mouth in a fast whisper that I barley can catch any of it. "Whoa, Catherine slow down. I have no idea what you're saying."

But even though I can't hear the words I know it must be about Will. "What did Will want with you?" she asks her voice full of curiosity and something else I can't detect. "Nothing he just said I need to be more careful as walk because I'm making too much noise." I shrug to indicate nothing else happened so you can drop the conversation, but Catherine is relentless.

"Oh please that can't be it. I mean Will doesn't pay attention to anyone as much as he has to you." I snort at her ridiculous reasoning and shake my head as I say, "Oh Catherine, you're reading too far into this. He's totally serious about this hunt and didn't want noise to disrupt it." Catherine walks in silent for a minute and stares at me in the process as if that will make me suddenly spill all my secrets. However, she seems to realize I'm not letting any information out so she sighs and says, "Whatever you say."

I hear shuffles heading from behind us and don't have to turn to know it's Will. From my peripheral vision, I see him pass and he doesn't look at me on his way. Good, finally he got the message to get off my case and leave me alone. Suddenly one of the other leaders halts and everyone follows suit and the occasional murmur that was heard in the crowd seized.

There were instruction harshly whispered and once again we were split into two groups. I made sure to steer clear of Will's group and Catherine was glued to my hip whispering how she couldn't believe this was happening. Will ushered his group one way and like an obedient follower, I've come to be, trailed behind my group. Catherine's arm was looped through mine, her signature way to hold onto me. But even so I didn't see her pull away until I looked to my left to see she was no longer clinging to me.

I turn around to see her tying her shoe and I wait for her because there's no point for me to follow since hunting a dragon isn't really my intention for coming on this trip. Catherine sees that I stopped and smiles at me appreciatively and as she jogs back towards me realizing the gap between us and the group has increased. Because of her pace she doesn't see the roots menacingly sticking up from the ground.

Just as I shout a warning her foot makes contact with it and she stumbles forward landing roughly onto the ground. I hear her grumble so I go towards her. I look down at her and say, "That looked like it hurt" as a smile spreads across my face. She slaps at my foot, my comment making her grumble even more. I chuckle, but reach my hand down to help her up. She takes it and as I pull her up a swift movement from the trees on our right shocks me and I let go of her hand in surprise.

Catherine lands with a bump back on to the ground, but doesn't scold me because she saw it too. I hear her swallow nervously as she says, "What was that?" I don't answer her and focus all my attention on the spot, my eyes straining to make sense of the shadows that lie beneath the trees canopy. Catherine whispers, "Come on. We should head back to the group." I nod in agreement since I don't see anything in the crowded bundle of trees. Catherine stands up and brushes dirt off her pants.

"This is so creepy" She whines and she's already walking away mumbling more, but I don't pay attention to her complains. I take one last look at the trees and turn to head towards the fleeing Catherine. I had no time to react as a creature flashed from out of the trees and swooped dangerously close to my head, blowing a gust a wind, leaving me blind by hair and dirt and a screech that left my ears ringing. I had no time to react as my foot made contact with the root and I'm sent backwards down a hill. I desperately grab for anything to stop myself from rolling, but with no success and I'm rolling over sticks and rocks receiving injuries from each one.

And just as fast as it happened I come to a stop my breath coming out hard, shock coursing through me from the suddenness of the fall. I stay where I am for a minute carefully moving each limb to assess my injuries. I don't seem to be too hurt so I slowly heave myself into a sitting position. I reach towards my hair and feel through the tangled mess where twigs and crumpled leaves have crammed into the knots. I give up trying to take out all the sticks because my hair was too wild to tame at the moment.

I stood sighing and saw I tore one of my knees and my jeans were stained with grass marks. I groaned in annoyance and looked up to the place I was standing before the fall and saw climbing the hill would be no fun task. I don't see Catherine; she must have gone in search for the group to come help. I can only imagine how freaked she must be.

I look around and head away from the hill farther into the woods. I come upon an enclosed area full of overgrown bushes and trees with thick canopies that would have kept all light from the sky out if it weren't for some massive holes that are scattered through it. The moonlight helps me see things now that I lost my flashlight during the fall. I look down as I casually stroll through to see many types of leaves formed in a circle. I stop in my tracks taking in the setting with more focus. I feel my eyes become wide and a chill creeps up my spine leaving me shivering with knowledge. The area I'm currently standing in is a nest of a dragon.