A Dragon's Crimson Cry
By: Tippi
A/N You should be able to tell were this chapter is headed by the end of the third paragraph.
Ch 51 Wing It
It was three days till Jake's big one three.
Like any kid he was looking forward to his 13th birthday but something was bothering him.
Jake shifted in his seat quit uncomfortable. For a little over a week his shoulder blades and the lowest part of his back had been sore but with some of the wipe outs he took on his board he didn't think anything of it at first, he just wait for it to go away. But it had been almost two weeks now and it got worst. What started as soreness grew to pain. I felt something was trying break through his skin. In the earlier week he had been trying to rub the soreness away but currently applying such pressure only made it more painful.
Jake was shifting around in his seat again trying to get in comfortable position that didn't hurt his lower back as well as anticipation for school to be over. This pain wasn't normal Jake figured it was time to seek help in case this was going to be a serious medical problem.
Finally the bell rang and Jake couldn't be happier. It was Friday and he just wanted to leave.
Trixie, Spud, and Al all ran to Jake outside the school, in his desperation to leave and the pain on his mind he got to his locker and outside very quickly forgetting about his friends.
"What's the rush" Al asked.
"Trying to quickly get to the skate park to release some school stress" Trixie piped in.
"Actually a few parts of my back are really sore," Jake explained. "I think I should just head home take some pain killers and relax."
"Maybe you should take this time to work on that book report" Al suggested.
"What makes think that" Jake said.
"The fact that you told us during study time in Home Ec. that you haven't picked a book yet" Trixie tried.
"It's hard Mr. Reeds doesn't want two students reading the same book and it can't be books that were turned into a movie" Jake said.
"I know I wanted to read Tarzan, Lord of the Apes but…" Spud said.
"No offence but that book seems a bit above you" Al had to say.
"I have to agree it's a very old classic" Trixie added.
"I guess I'll spend down time going over my possible choices in a book" Jake said admitting he needed to get to work. "See ya later" Jake said as there were about to part ways.
"Wait it's your birthday Sunday so when should we celebrate" Al called out.
"Hey right" Spud added.
"O ya um…" Jake said the pain still on his mind. "I'll call you guys tonight with the details" Jake said backing away just wanting to get home.
Jake finally got back to the shop.
"Hey kid how was your day" Fu said from the armchair.
"Pretty normal, where's Gramps I need to talk to him" Jake asked at a rush.
"Right here" LS said coming down the stairs. "You sound like there's some urgency, what do you need to talk about."
"I think I might have a serious injury" Jake said trying to seat him self on the couch in a way that didn't aggravate his already hurt areas.
"What's wrong" LS pouring him self some tea.
"Well…" Jake said getting ready for a detailed answer. "Almost two weeks ago I had a sore feeling in my shoulder blades and lower back. I didn't think it was anything serious, I thought it go away but it didn't and now it's not just sore it's getting painful. I worried there's something really wrong."
Once Jake finished LS abruptly placed his cup of tea to the side and turned to Jake with the most serious look on his face.
"Where does it hurt" LS asked.
"I said my shoulder blades and lower back" Jake answered his grandfather serious look worrying him.
"How long has it been" LS asked coming right up next to Jake.
"It will be exactly two weeks next Monday morning" Jake answered after thinking about the exact day he first felt sore.
"I've been waiting for this day to come" LS said hugging his grandson.
"Your excitement has me even more concerned" Jake said after his grandfather released him.
"It's nothing to be concerned about it's perfectly naturally thing, for a dragon at least" LS said.
"This isn't some dragon puberty thing is it" Jake asked.
"Not really," LS answered taking a seat next to Jake "your wings and tail are just coming in."
"That is so not making me feel better" Jake shot at his grandfather.
"Calm down this is a normal stage for every dragon" LS said. "Except the wings coming in, that's only for dragons that have wings of course."
"And how do you know I have wings" Jake asked.
"If you didn't your shoulders wouldn't hurt" LS answered.
"How much longer is this pain going to last" Jake asked thinking he couldn't take this pain for long.
"It depends" LS said before continuing to explain. "Every dragon is born with a seal that holds the dragon chi and keeps them human until a certain age when the seal begins to crack. When the seal cracks chi is being released.
The tail and wings are the hardest to conceal and will emerge first but the chi isn't flowing to them directly. The pain you feel is your tail and wings being stimulated by the chi and trying to emerge on their own."
"So I have to wait for them to emerge on their own" Jake asked.
"No, we don't now that would take much longer and it will be more painful then what you feel right now" LS answered.
"Then what" Jake inquired.
"You must learn to control your chi flow and make them emerge your self" LS said. "Then you must learn to stop the flow and hide them."
"And how long should that take" Jake asked scared of the answer.
"Getting them to emerge shouldn't take more than a day or two but hiding them could take anywhere from a week to two weeks."
"Two weeks" Jake yelled. "I can't go out in public with a tail and wings. What about school."
"I'll tell the school you came down with the flu" LS answered.
"And my friends, my birthday's on Sunday" Jake said.
"You have to postpone it and I'll tell your friends they will have to stay away to not catch the flu as well" LS explained.
"Two weeks stuck inside, aw man" Jake whined.
"I hope you don't get cabin fever easily" Fu said.
"Looks like I'll have plenty of time to work on my book report now" Jake said.
A/N This may get confusing later on if it isn't already so any questions just ask. Review