CHAPTER TWELVE – Eira, the un-impressible girl

"Come on Pendragon! Wake up!" Drayko was forced awake by and annoying voice in his ear. He waved his paw in the air until it came into contact with something, which he then shoved away forcefully.

A loud thud followed by a groan made Drayko open his eyes to see the black haired boy upside-down on a stack of hay, his glasses askew. Drayko chuckled softly before getting up.

They had put him in the barn. His father had told his son to untie Drayko, which Drayko was grateful for, but he still didn't let Folki touch him, not without trying to bite his hand off.

The boy got up like nothing had happened, bouncing over to the white dragon like he wasn't dangerous at all. Drayko rolled his eyes and walked out into the sunlight. It was a bright and happy morning, but it somehow felt ironic.

Folki began to pull on the reins his father had put on Drayko when he was about to go to bed. "Come on Pendragon, we've got to go into town, I've got to show Eira how cool you are!" Folki demanded in a strained voice. Evidently a two ton dragon was hard to move forcefully.

Admittedly, he did like being called 'cool'. Drayko allowed himself a smile before he suddenly started to walk forward, causing Folki to fall backward.

The boy stood happily. "Now we're getting somewhere!" the boy announced before running up beside Drayko, who snorted sarcastically. I wonder what this girl looks like, Drayko wondered as they entered the market place.

The black haired boy seemed to know exactly where he was going, however Drayko followed him with a dull sort of reluctance. He was much too busy looking at the other dragons, who stared at him. Some of them he'd never seen before. He could've sworn he saw a baby Bonenapper.

They walked up to a store that quite obviously sold clothes. Before they got there though Folki turned to Drayko. "Okay, I need to wait right here." he tied the white dragon to a post on the backside of the shop. Drayko growled but didn't do much more. He was a bit curious as to where this would lead. Folki walked up to the front of the shop.

Folki tried to take a pose that made him look good, but only made himself look ridiculously pompous. He smiled at the lady who was running the front. "Hello there is Eira at work today?" he said in an obviously fake manly voice. Drayko mentally slapped his forehead and groaned. This boy was an insult to men. If he ever met a person worse at picking up chicks it would be much too soon.

The woman didn't even look up at the boy when she replied. "No she's not; she's taken the day off to hunt in the forest."

Folki's reaction to the woman's coldness made Drayko laugh. All his previous slickness came crashing down with a look of utter disappointment upon his face. The boy bitterly walked over to the dragon, grabbing the reins and started to walk into the forest, probably in an attempt to find the girl.

At least Drayko wasn't bored anymore. He might just stay here happily, at least until he taught himself to breath fire properly.

The two entered the forest, Drayko still smiling. Folki pouted until he caught site of something. He lifted his head and almost went running; he then stopped himself, taking a strong hold of the reins. He puffed himself up, trying to look impressive. Folki then began to strut toward the other person.

As she came into view, Drayko raised his eyebrow, or at least he would, had he had them.

The girl was blond, always a good start, she was kind of short, average height. She had her hair back in a tight ponytail that trailed down her back; it swerved with her every movement, as if it was alive. Her face was soft, and kind. She had a very nice body; she looked like she took great pride in herself. When she looked over at them she revealed her most stunning feature, her jade coloured eyes.

"You are never going to get her…" Drayko mumbled with a smile at Folki. Folki smiled back. "I know, she's just so beautiful…" Drayko laughed at how the boy had no idea that he had just been insulted.

"Hi Folki." She said, even her voice was pretty. Drayko wondered what horrible trait she had hidden under all the physical beauty.

No one that pretty is pretty everywhere. She must've had some sort of disgusting habit or something, Drayko refused to believe that there was a girl prettier and kinder than Tofa. Though he did have to admit she was definitely easy on the eyes, so easy that he didn't really want to look away, that is, until he grossed himself out by remembering the fact that he was a dragon, and she was a human. At which point he took his frustration on Folki, swiping his tail underneath the boy's feet so he fell flat on his face.

The black haired boy quickly stood again, scratching the back of his head and laughing. "Ah-ha-ha, oops. I, uh, didn't see that root there…"

"We're in a field." Stated Eira, though she laughed to.

"Ah, well yes. I see that…I…" he looked over at Drayko, "oh yeah! Eira! I wanted to introduce you to my new dragon! I caught him yesterday!"

Eira came striding toward them, Folki blushed, and, in spite of himself, so did Drayko, though you couldn't really see it. Dragon scales were much too thick for a mere collection of blood to show through. She leaned in to look at his face. Drayko's eyes widened as he leaned back.

Folki made a panicky movement toward her. "Uh, he's not fully trained-"

"You caught this dragon huh?" she interrupted. "Doesn't look like he's from around here." she reached out her hand and touched Drayko's snout. Drayko tried to growl, but a soft purr came out. He glanced to the side to see Folki go white in the face. He chuckled softly before pushing gently into her petite hand. She giggled. "He's friendly for a dragon."

Drayko sent a sneering smile at the boy to his right, silently mocking him. The boy seemed to notice and glared back. He walked over to the two and pushed Drayko away. "Well, there's a reason for that," he shot Drayko another glare. "Um, so, what're you doing out here? Why'd you take the day off?" Folki asked.

"I wanted to try and get my own dragon, but I can't seem to find one." She explained sadly.

"We can share one." Folki replied immediately.

Eira laughed. "Thanks for trying to cheer me up, but we both know that's silly." She laughed again. Folki forced a laugh and it came out nervous and pathetic. "Yeah…silly. Um, I wanted to ask you something."

Eira turned and started to pick some herbs. "Yeah what?" she said happily.

Folki fiddled with the bottom of his shirt, he looked down at the ground as he spoke. "I w-wanted to ask y-you if you wanted to g-go ou-"

"Oh poo!" Eira exclaimed suddenly. "I forgot my bag at the shop! I'm sorry Folki, I've got to go and get it, see you later okay?" and with that she ran off toward the marketplace.

Drayko and Folki watched in shock as the girl ran away at the most horrible moment. Drayko looked over to Folki and started to laugh. Maybe staying here would be fun, at least for a while.

-WELL DAMN ANOTHER CHAPTER IS FINISHED, HERE HAVE SUM COMMENTS-

i wasn't going to update until the weekend, but, you guys gave me reveiws! and reveiws make me want to write more! HINT HINT NUDGE NUDGE.

so...Folki has a new nickname now? aparently its Folksong and Folktale? rofl, i may or may not use them later.

EIRA THE MARY-SUE LOLWUT?

...you guys should know, i foreshadow...A LOT.