Dragons Trust Book 1 - The Start

Octavia

Things were different on the islands than back at home. For one, my dad wasn't here. He couldn't yell at me. I would never have to see him again.

There was also the boys. They were here. I was with them.

Most of all there was Noah. He was still the same but so different at the same time. The boy I had grown up with for five years was grown up. He now commanded eleven legions and bonded to the King of the Dragons.

I had missed him an unfathomable amount. He and the others had been my one and only support system. All of them with me all of the time. Never straying and never making me feel like I was less than them.

'Day dreaming about the boy?' Tuarana asked through the link. Her voice was loud and sudden. I still wasn't used to having another living being in my head.

Had I been day dreaming about Noah?

A melodic laugh passed through the link.

"I never said which one, but I guess i have my answer." Tuarana was amazing. She didn't condescend me either. I could feel the love and support she had for me. Did other riders feel the same way? Did they ever get over having such a majestic creature at their side for life? If they did, I didn't see how.

Being bonded was like being in a high you could never leave. I noticed that my eye sight had gotten much better. Not only that, but my hearing and breathing as well. I could breathe just fine before, but this was different. Like I didn't need as much oxygen anymore. It kind of made sense in a way. Tuarana had tried to explain but couldn't.

Marcus did though.

"Since we're bonded to dragons, that means we fly with them. They're always so high up in the clouds or even above them. Oxygen isn't as available up there because there is no plant life that high. So, when you bond with your dragon, your body makes changes to be able to stay alive and live alongside them. One example is your lung capacity. It changes to not need as much so that way you can breathe at extreme heights. I can guarantee if you took anyone else other than a dragon rider that high they would pass out." Marcus had always been the smart one. Good at academics and things related to school. His reading level had been higher than any of ours, especially Noah's but that wasn't hard to pass.

"Last lap!" Clinton jarred me from my thoughts. I had completely forgotten I was running a mile. Now that I was focused, I could feel the burn in my legs. That's why I had let my mind wonder, to not feel the ache in my body from running and training so much.

There was four of us in total. Me, Tommy, Eric, and SunnyRay. Tommy and I had gotten to know each other after his brothers had left. We were pretty close now.

Sunny was a really nice guy. He was always cracking jokes that got him in trouble with Clinton. He was bonded to a desert dragon, whose species I didn't quite know yet. I found it funny. Someone named SunnyRay was bonded to a dragon that could live in the blazing heat of the sun. His name was Alfredo. Like the white Alfredo sauce.

Eric wasn't as nice. Actually, he wasn't nice at all. He always made insulting comments when no one else could hear him. Actually when one of the older boys or Clinton couldn't hear him. That was a game nobody wanted to play. He had said something in front of all of them, besides Noah. I think his fear of a general was far greater than a simple combat instructor. Every one of them didn't have a nice reaction to it. If I'm not wrong, I'm pretty sure he peed himself a little bit one time.

Would Noah be home when we were done here?

"Alright Cilian, you're done. you can rest while we wait for the others to finish," Clinton said. I didn't really like being called by my last name all of the time. The only problem was that when I tried to tell him, my throat closed up and heart would start pounding. A ringing would start in my ears, making it impossible to hear anything.

Tuarana laid down next to me. We had been inseparable since we bonded. I rubbed the mark that now moved all around my body. The shape matched Tuarana's, the color too. Micah said it was normal for a bond mark to move around.

"Noah's doesn't stop moving," he had said.

"So it's just like Noah, and, from what I've seen, Ares." Had been my reply. Micah had laughed and agreed with my statement. He gave me a simple hug saying he happy I was here with them and no longer suffering back at home.

"Move it!" Clinton yelled. He was constantly pulling me out my thoughts. And scaring the living shit out of me. It wasn't his fault though. After years of being yelled at for everything, it was bound to happen. Now if I could only get over my fear that I knew was irrational to keep a hold of, I would be fine. "No one goes homes until you're all finished!"

Tuarana sighed. We all knew Eric would make it as long as he could. Why? Because he was an asshole that only cared for himself.

It took Eric five more minutes to finish his mile. I had finished mine in four minutes. the other two somewhere in between then. Tommy was actually fairly quick, so was Sunny. We all knew Eric was too but he just wanted to make us mad.

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When I walked into the house, Noah was passed out on the couch. His shirt was halfway hanging off of the couch. He looked like he had just thrown himself down. He probably did now that I though about it.

I grabbed a blanket from my room and then walked back into the living room and laid it over him. He probably didn't need it, but I felt like I had to. Ares had his head through the door that allowed the dragons to see what we were doing.

"Night Noah," I whispered and walked into my own room to wash up.