The Dragon and The Otome Candidate

Ch. 5 Glimpse of the 5th Otome Candidate & Cairo's Prey

"Good morning Princess," seductively smiles Cairo at the elf who tries to ignore him each day but her manners get the best of her.

"Morning Cairo," Agatha smoothly replies back as she tries to calmly walk away with her two knights and the young elf male by her side, who by the way, were giving the obnoxious boy the stink eye.

Seeing the beauty walk away in haste, Cairo now smiles pleasantly at being close to getting a rise out of her.

So let me get this straight, that elf clearly doesn't like you, yet you still go out of your way to be near her? Asks Bella as she is now sitting on his shoulder with her purple tail wrapped comfortably on the other side of his neck.

Cairo hums then greets one by one his followers who informally and brightly greet him back.

I don't understand you humans? Why? I mean, look at that rose colored hair female, she clearly loves to have your attention and seems to be the leader of the other fawning girls... not mentioning Florelia over there who is standing in the shadows of that building and looking enviously down at the now speed walking elf.. So why her?

Trying not to flinch at how his right hand will react to him later tonight, Cairo answers his beloved half's question. Dragons love beautiful things right?

Well, most do, though others I've seen so far prefer strength or recognition.. Says Bella as she turns her head to look at a brown scaled dragon equally riding on his other half's shoulders.

Ahh yes, Cornelius's tiny hatchling.. Well you are aware the halves are equal to each other's personality, no? Sighing at the unfortunate result, he proceeds. That hatchling will equally seek out fame and power.

Oh, so you mean you like the part where we hunt our prey? Confirms Bella as if in enlightenment.

However, she almost lost her balance if not for her tail holding on to his neck. Now moving closer to her young human, she seems to have shocked him.

Tilting her tiny head at him, she asks in confusion, did you not know that about yourself?

Cairo, suddenly smiles brightly while shrieks of surprise can be heard behind them. Bella was soon found snuggled in his arms as he is now laughing gleefully as he skips toward their first class, "Bellona how smart you are!" That is it, we love the face of surprise, nervousness, and agitation that our prey will show only to us! Yet, when they're finally caught, AHHH could you imagine the blissful feeling that would overcome our senses!

Oh no, oh no, oh no distraughtly thinks Bella as she tries to steer her other half to a more healthy approach.

Getting closer to the professor Pernelle's front door, she fake squeals, oh yes, scouring for prey is wonderful! But wouldn't a better prey be one that gets caught willingly? Especially if the prey is gorgeous, I mean we couldn't break something so pretty no Cairo?

Huh? You may be right.. But how can I get this beauty to become one of my Flowers? Asks back Cairo as he passes with a seductive gaze at the elf princess who is ignoring him while pretending to get her books ready for class. As for the girl named Lola who sits besides her, she lifts her head shyly in greeting to Cairo.

Crap, that's actually a good question.. Mm., let's first try to see what the elf likes and start from there.

While Cairo and the rest of the students take up notes of the gray hair professor class, the little purple dragon amber eyes narrowed into slits as she stares at the back of the stiff looking elf princess. Yes, this prey would be a perfect practice dummy for Cairo to overcome his unreasonable desire toward that witch Emma. Digging her tiny claws into the purple silky pillow beneath her, the light blue dragon sitting on the other side of them glances with curiosity and playfulness and wants to be included in whatever the poisonous hatchling is planning.

Beside this blue hatchling sits sleepily a dark tone skin youth with curly black hair and jade green eyes.

"Pss Drustan, wake up or would you prefer a kiss?" mischievously whispers Cairo seductively into the youth's ear.

Growling, Drustan scowls at his desk mate and childhood friend. Harshly whispering back, he leans closer to the reddish brown hair peacock, "keep at it and I'd get her riled up tonight with some fascinating news."

Cairo, wanting to lean back at the ghastly come back, instead smiles in challenge, "naughty, I like that, but.. You wouldn't do that to your dear old friend? Hmmm?"

Staring back at his friend's amber eyes who slightly moves over to peek at his servant staring at attention to the professor. Cairo sighs, "okay, I'll back off first but."

"But.." says Drustan as he leans back to his chair with a smirk, "can you pass me your notes from yesterday."

"Oh that, sure."

While the two boys go back to passing notes, the girls making up the Cairo Club are either hiding their blushing faces or are delicately trying to stop their nose bleeds as they keep on trying to go back to taking notes.

Bella, on the other hand, stares at the youth nearby and frowns in remembrance of his unfortunate death due to protecting Cairo. You shall be revenged.

Oh, my Boo-Boo, has someone made you mad?

Yikes, internally screams the hatchling as she laughs dryly. This is not the time for my half to become angry.

Feeling his rising killing intent to whoever is keeping Bellona quiet, she finally responds. I was thinking of taking revenge for the poor blue dragon who's food keeps challenging him.

Looking back at Drustan blue dragon, for sure he saw the recent hatchling slumping over his four limbs as he tried to swap at the bugs near him.

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you are quite protective Bella.

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Yes, yes indeed.

Written on October 10, 2022 on W A T T P A D