Clouds of light grey filled the ocean blue sky of East Liverpool as rays of light from the sun poked through. The dragons from the clouds flew around waiting for the rain to fall down. The gardens of the city were being fed to let the flowers, vegetables, and plants to grow.
Prim made sure to bring all of the Warriors' dragons inside, so they won't get wet. The rain was coming down in a steady flow as it watered the bushes outside the sewer tunnel. She smiled warmly at all of her dragon friends who were enjoying their breakfast. "Okay guys, you all eat, and enjoy." She then turned to walk up the stairs to wake up her little boy up.
Her heart melted when she saw the small child sleeping peacefully as she reached the top of the stairs. She carefully walked over to the bed, and leaned her head over to give him a soft kiss on the cheek. "Toby sweetie, it is time to wake up my precious little one." She reached over to the table of her bed, and carefully picked up by a handle with her hand.
He reached up from underneath the covers, and rubbed at his eyes with his hands. He smiled brightly at her as he reached for his glasses, and carefully placed them on. "G-good morning Auntie Prim!" He said happily as he climbed out of the bed and hugged her around her neck laying his head against her chest.
She smiled warmly, and reached up with a hand to hug him back nuzzling at the top of his head, and softly asked. "How did you sleep last night sweetie? Did you have anymore bad dreams?"
He looked up at her with a soft smile and, shook his head. "N-no Auntie Prim. I had a good rest last night. Thank you for singing to me. That made me feel better."
She squealed, and gave him a gentle kiss on the forehead. "You are very welcome sweetie, but you don't have to thank me Toby. I am always happy to sing for you whenever you want me to, okay?"
He nodded up at her softly. "O-okay Auntie Prim. I love you!" He gently hugged her again around her neck warmly.
She kissed the top of his head. "Auntie Prim loves you too my precious little one!" They gently broke their embrace, and she looked down into his eyes. "Are you hungry sweetie? I will make you some of the oatmeal you like before you go to school."
He smiled a little but reluctantly. "Y-yes Auntie Prim, I am hungry, but I don't know if I want to go back to school. I-I am afraid L-Layla might try to be mean to me again." He lowered his head.
Prim frowned down at the little boy, and lowered her head to gently nuzzle at his cheek gently. "Oh, sweetie please don't be upset." She gently lifted his head up with a hand. "Listen my precious little Toby, I know what is like to be treated meanly by other people." She started to tear up a little.
He looked up sniffling. "Y-you do Auntie Prim? Why would somebody be mean to you though? You are very pretty, and very caring." He smiled softly up at her.
"Thank you sweetie." She closed her eyes a bit to subdue her tears, so he won't get too upset. She opened them again, and sighed deeply. "When I was a little girl, the other princes, and princesses used to tease, and laugh at me, because I was afraid of everything."
He looked up at her with a little frown. "Y-you were scared Auntie Prim?"
She nodded as she rubbed at his back gently with a hand. "Yes I was. It was the fear of seeing something scary, so scary that got to me. That fear also caused me to become the shy, and timid princess I am today." She closed her eyes a little again to stop them from tearing up. "One day I was being teases by two princes."
He hugged her warmly around her neck. "O-oh, I am sorry Auntie Prim."
She rubbed at his back, and kissed the top of his head. "Shh.. it is okay Toby, because when they were teasing me, Alicia stood up to them, and told them to stop."
He tilted his head up, and smiled softly. "A-Auntie Alicia helped you?"
She nodded, and smiled warmly down at him. "Yes she did. She challenged the two princes to a fight to get them to stop picking on me." She sighed deeply. "Well, I was at the tournament. As soon as they started, they ran past me making me fall off the hill I was standing on." He looked up with concern.
"When I was falling to the ground I was too scared to stop, so I closed my eyes afraid of hitting the ground. Well, I landed on something soft that felt like a bed of feathers. When I opened my eyes, I found myself floating on a bed of butterflies that caught me." She sighed softly.
"Toby smiled up softly. "W-well, that is good. I wouldn't want you to get hurt Auntie Prim."
She smiled warmly, and patted gently at his back. "Thank you my precious little one." She sighed deeply and continued. "Well, when the butterflies let me climb off of them there were critters of the forest who started to come out, and approach me. They filled my heart with joy that I started to sing."
Toby smiled up happily. "O-oh, I know they enjoyed your singing Auntie Prim as much as I enjoy it!"
Prim blushed with a soft smile. "Yes they did, but.. um.. while I was singing I heard a loud roar coming from Feoh, and it scared all of the animals into hiding."
He looked up, and gently asked. "Wh-what was the loud roar Auntie Prim?"
She smiled warmly at him. "Well, do you remember the celebration we had for you at New Rad Castle?" He nodded as he looked up curiously. "Well, those dragons that your Uncle Grave and Auntie Kaguya performed was their loud roar they let out when we were girls."
He smiled brightly. "O-oh, that is neat Auntie Prim. You and Auntie Alicia knew each other since you were my age." He giggled lightly.
Prim giggled lightly in return, and nuzzled at his nose. "Yes we did sweetie." She sighed deeply. "As the dragon attack was over with, that fear I once had disappeared as I went to each of the animals hiding in their homes, and told them it was all over, and everything will be okay." She smiled down at the little boy, and gave him a kiss on the forehead. "In that moment, I discovered my destiny was to help care of all living things in Eostia both human and animal. That is the moment I became one of the Shield Princess Alliance." She gently motioned with her head toward her hand on her heart for him to see.
She gently placed a hand on his shoulder, and looked down into his eyes. "You see Toby, although I was afraid of everything when I was a girl, that fear helped me chase away the fears of all the animals and helped me become the Dragon Warrior I am today." She smiled at him warmly, and nuzzled at the top of his head. "I took that fear which was bad, and turned it into something good. I used it to start taking care of all my dragon friends, and it helped me make friends with everybody here in East Liverpool. Do you understand sweetie?"
He nodded softly. "I-I think so Auntie Prim. I was afraid of being hurt by my daddy again, and that was real bad. It was also good though, because I met you, and my new family." He smiled up happily.
She kissed the top of his head gently, and nodded. "That is right my precious little one." She sighed deeply, and looked back into his eyes. "Now I know you might be afraid of Layla being mean to you again, and saying mean things to you, but you have to try, and not let them words get to you, okay sweetie?"
"O-okay Auntie Prim, I will try." He gave her a warm hug around her neck laying his head against her chest.
She wrapped her arms around his small form, and rubbed comfortably at his back. "That is my brave little boy." She gently pulled him away, and smiled down at him. "Now how about I go fix you some breakfast, and you get ready for school. Okay my precious little Toby?"
"O-okay Auntie Prim." He smiled up at her warmly as she turn to walk downstairs, and he went to go get his outfit out for the day. He thought to himself. 'Layla, I won't let you be mean to be today. I will be brave for me, my Auntie, and my Mommy.' As he started to get dressed.