A/N Thanks for reading! It makes me happy knowing people even click my story!
Kotone: No one should want to read this crud.
Me: *eyes watering* Kotone…..how could you be so mean to me? I created you….
Kotone: Go die in a hole!
Me: *melts in despair*
Kotone: This is pathetic! Why must I take part in such folly?
Me: *a puddle* please don't be that way…I love you just the way you are!
Kotone: *stomps in puddle of Miu* I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE! *clears throat* I will start since you are busy with your miseries at the moment.
Natsu shook the others and pointed up. A wall of sliver was holding up the pillar that threatened to crush them. The wall gave a little shiver and then softly laid the pillar down on the ground.
Wendy gasped as she realized what the silver wall was. Natsu and Gajeel were dumbfounded when Wendy blurted out, "Dragon!"
Wendy ran around the remains of the pillar to see a sliver dragon with amber eyes searching the ground for something.
Natsu and Gajeel were quite for a moment, awe-struck.
A dragon? Where did it come from? Why is it here? Does it know where the other dragons are? These were the questions running through their heads.
The dragon was beautiful. Her scales shined in the moonlight like polished glass. The belly was as black as black could get, along with the threatening claws. The wings were covered with feathers that looked as if they were vibrating. The soft curves of the deceitfully graceful face gave the dragon a sense of dignity and honor that demanded respect.
The golden amber eyes looked down on the dragon slayers but its eyes closed. The head turned away, almost as if ashamed of itself.
Wendy, who was more observant than the others, timidly walked over and placed a loving hand on one of the dragon's claws. "Kotone?" Wendy asked.
Natsu and Gajeel, finally recognizing the subtle features that resembled Kotone's, gazed in amazement as they waited in anticipation for their unspoken questions to be answered.
The head came back around and looked at the trembling Wendy.
"Yes dear?" the voice softly rung, a voice that had an enchanting melody that would capture the attention of anyone who would be lucky enough to hear it.
Wendy gulped down her fear as she realized that Kotone had no intentions of hurting her or anyone else that would come her way. It's the eyes, Wendy thought, so full of sadness that they have become empty. "Kotone, please tell us. Tell us your sorrows so that we may lift the burden off your shoulders."
A sigh that was so tired that it harmonized with the many years it was used before. Wendy, the sensitive girl that she is, heard the cracking sound of someone's heart opening up and she rested her head against the claw for the tale of the one called Kotone.
"It all began before I was born. It began with my mother when she was pregnant with me. Hold on a moment," Kotone said as she carefully picked up the remains of her cloak. She gently pulled out an unusual looking flute that was more of a cube shape than a cylinder.
"This," Kotone murmured, "is one of my many inventions over the years. It plays a simple song that tells a complicated tale. Those who hear it succumb to a deep sleep and dream the tale the song sings. The song is only about two minutes long, but the dream will seem much, much longer than two minutes. This particular dream will be about my life story and it will take you through the most significant parts of my story. The insignificant parts will only be mentioned in a whisper, but I must warn you, if you wish to hear the tale, I am over 500 years old. Do you wish to have a dream that lasts two minutes but feels like 500 years, or would you like to go on your way as if you never met me? The story will take too long for you to listen to me tell it, but if you dream it, your questions will be answered, even the questions you didn't know to ask."
Kotone was met with silence.
Kotone waited patiently, she knew that this was a tough decision. No one has ever said yes to listen to her song, but these dragon slayers had a lot to gain if they took this ever-lasting two minute nap.
After a while, Kotone was just about to put the flute away when the unexpected happened.
"I will listen to it," Gajeel's voice rang strong and clear.
Everyone looked at Gajeel in amazement. "This is quite a surprise metal dragon slayer. I thought you would be the first to deny my request," Kotone said.
Gajeel looked at the flute with determination, "If the dream will really feel like 500 years long, then won't I come back 500 times stronger?" Gajeel grinned like he had victory in the palm of his hand.
Kotone smirked at the cocky little boy, "I don't understand how you came to that conclusion, but to be perfectly honest, I admire your guts."
Natsu glanced at Gajeel and said, "Well then I guess I gotta do it as well. Can't let Gajeel get ahead of me now can I?"
Wendy smiled, "I can't be the only one left out, so I'll dream along with you guys!"
Kotone was shocked by how happy they looked. She found herself smiling along with them, "To be perfectly honest, no one has ever listened to the song before. I don't know if it will really feel like 500 years or not. I'll let you find out then." Then with that, she brought the flute to her face.
"Wait a second," Gajeel burst out, "you're a dragon aren't you?"
"Yes and no. The dream will explain everything."
"But what are you the dragon of?"
His only response was a smile and then a haunting tune. Gajeel felt his knees give out under him, but he never felt the ground make contact with his body…
In dreams, anything can happen. This dream is the only exception, for everything that happens cannot be changed, nor will it ever be.
This dream has a narrator to tell the story for I am he and he is I. I will begin this dream before our protagonist is born, so do not be displeased when there is no mention of her. Oh but here she comes, in the belly of a single mother…
The young lady was walking to her favorite place in the whole world. It was a field of mustards on the side of a hill outside of the town of Magnolia.
She was humming one of her favorite tunes, but was cut short by the sight of a magnificent black dragon.
She gasped and the dragon roared at her for disturbing his sleep.
The lady tried to run, but was much too slow for the dragon. He caught her and told her that the punishment for waking him was death.
The lady begged forgiveness and that if he had to take a life, take hers, but not the baby inside her.
He agreed, but on one condition. That during the birth, the child be put through an ancient dragon ritual.
The lady agreed, thankful for the dragon's mercy.
The young lady didn't know what the ritual was, and didn't dare ask for fear of angering the dragon.
When the time came, the ritual began and the black dragon watched as the ritual came to an end.
The lady asked for permission to see her child before she died and the dragon chuckled and said yes.
What the dragon gave her was an egg and explained to her that the ritual was the cause of the egg. Her baby was inside the egg, to mature into being a dragon.
Outraged, the lady tried to break open the egg, but the dragon swiftly killed the lady before she could do too much damage. Unfortunately for the dragon, she had managed to make a single crack in the egg.
Many moons later, the dragon was relieved to see a healthy baby dragon hatch from the egg. Little did he know that when the baby slept, she would subconsciously suppress her magic and become human…
When the black dragon found the human, he was furious at the young lady how had ruined his plans. He vowed to never tell the girl about her mother.
So the little demi dragon grew up and was named Kotone after the black dragon,Acnologia, found out the girl's affinity was of sound. Kotone, harp sound, learned that she needed to talk quietly in order for people to pay attention to what she was saying. Otherwise they'd zone out and be enchanted by her voice.
One day, when playing hide and seek with Acnologia, she hid in a dark cave and found herself in a different body when Acnologia found her. The lack of sight suppressed her powers into becoming human and Acnologia couldn't hide the truth from Kotone.
Horrified, Kotone ran away and came across some humans that thought she was a monster, for she wasn't big enough to be recognized as a mighty dragon.
So she traveled for years blindfolded and ignored by other humans, even though she had the body of a human. She ate once every two months on average. Her meal would often be a moldy apple that someone had thrown out or a handful of wild berries she was fortunate enough to come by.
Being an outcast from the world of dragons and the world of the humans, Kotone started cutting herself off from others. She slowly started to ignore everyone and everything around her.
Years and years passed before a young boy came into her life. He was very young and begging for money, food, and water.
He threw himself at Kotone's feet making her stop. The boy's pleads tore at her heart, causing it to open up again.
She asked him if he could walk and he couldn't because of starvation. So she carried him on her back and walked.
He asked her where they were going and she replied with a smile. Her mouth opened and she started to sing. The boy fell asleep but she kept on singing.
She came to the next town, singing, with the boy on her back still sleeping.
She only thought about the boy as she sung. She walked over to the market, singing, and grabbed an apple and a loaf of bread. In return, she blessed them all with the song of a dragon.
For in the song she sang them all good fortune and happy lives.
She filled her canteen with water and left the town. She found a hill full of mustards and held the boy as he slept.
In the morning, the boy found the girl sleeping with her arms around him. He gently shook her and she smiled, brushing his hair out of his eyes.
She offered him the apple and water and asked him to eat slowly. The boy greedily took the food and thanked her before taking a huge bite.
She reminded him to eat slowly and chuckled at his impatience. The boy could only eat a few bites before he was full and the girl smiled a knowing smile when she heard him stop eating.
She asked if he was done and he said he hated wasting food.
The Kotone said she would finish it. She carried the boy and hummed a little tune, occasionally stopping to take a bit of the apple.
The boy asked the girl why she bandaged her eyes and she stopped walking and humming. The boy apologized, saying it was none of his business. The girl shook her head and smiled as she continued walking.
She asked the boy's name and he replied that he didn't have a name. Kotone was deeply disturbed by this and asked if it was okay to give him a name.
He was so delighted and asked what his was going to be. Her reply was that he would be forever known as Makarov.
He said it had a nice ring to it and Kotone told him her own name, to his delight. He said it was pretty and that made her smile.
She turned her head away from him so he wouldn't see her face fall as she remember the dragon who gave it to her.
Phew! I got it done, but I'm not very happy with how I'm telling the dream.
Gajeel: Yeah, you suck! *THWACK!*
Natsu: Alright! Good one Miu!
Kotone: I never would have thought you had it in you.
Me: I can only take so much insult before I crack!
Wendy: Please calm down, your fever is going up.
Me: Stupid cold *cough* worst week ever to get sick! I missed a Biology exam and tomorrow I'm gonna miss my History test!
Kotone: Why don't you just go to school?
Me: They won't let me sit there coughing every two minutes! I'll be kicked out for disrupting class!
Gajeel: my head hur-*pong*
Me: Oops I hit him with a frying pan. My bad!
Kotone: Put that down before you hurt someone! *PONG*
Me: What was that?
Natsu: Miu!
Me: What?
Natsu: My turn! *PONG* not what I had in mind…
Me: I'm tired and sick...literally! I have no patience to take your criticism! Reviews are another thing, but to have my borrowed characters talk smack to my face after I worked my butt off for them? NOT HAPPENIN!
Wendy: Miu! Please go back to bed.
Me: Very well. I promise to attempt to update again tomorrow.