Mythical Affray

Chapter 2 Behind the Scenes

The sun began to rise over the horizon, shining down upon Shalen and waking up the citizens, to prepare them for their daily lives.

Feeling the sun's rays beam through their curtains onto their eyes, Novis awoke as their hand moved up to shield their face.

“Mmh..” Novis sat upright and stretched, letting out a loud yawn. “I slept like a damn baby, I really needed that.” They hummed happily, the smile on their face quickly fading as Raikou had slipped into thought.

Jumping off the bed, Novis dashed out of their room. “That wasn't real was it? Please let that whole thing be a dream!”

Entering the living room, Novis spotted a sleeping Raikou on the couch, lightly snoring. His horns were back, and his tail hung off the side, flicking.

Everything that happened yesterday was real. There was really a dragon that came down to Htrae and landed in their apartment. Novis’ eyes glanced over at the broken window that was covered by one of their blankets, hanging in front of it.

“Did he do that? Where did he learn to do that?” Their eyes narrowed at the dragon, a faint smile tugging at the actors lips.

“No! What the hell am I smiling for?!” The actor hissed, covering their mouth to hide their smile. “I can't let my guard down..”

Shaking their head and muttering something beneath their breath. Novis walked into the kitchen, grabbing a frying pan and a smaller pan from the bottom cabinet, placing it atop of the stove. As the stove took its time to heat up, Novis reached over and grabbed a couple of potatoes, peeling them and tossing them into a strainer to rinse them off.

Cutting the potatoes into smaller pieces and dropping them onto the smaller pan, Novis would walk over to the refrigerator, pulling out a carton of eggs. One by one the actor would take an egg and crack it over the frying pan. The sound of the eggs loudly sizzling was like music to them. The delicious aroma of the eggs and potatoes filling their apartment.

The scent alone was enough to wake up Raikou, who sniffed at the air with closed eyes, drool falling at the corner of his mouth. Slowly lifting his body up off the couch, he wrapped himself in his cloak and sleepily waddled into the kitchen.

“Hello Novis, good morning my friend. What is that wonderful smell?” The dragon loudly yawned, rubbing his eyes.

“Raikou.” Novis blankly greeted. Not bothering to turn around. “I’m cooking breakfast so I can be ready to film later. I can't do my job on an empty stomach.”

Raikou nodded his head in agreement. “Yes I understand! Will I be coming to watch you do this filming?” He asked, head tilted.

Pausing, the actors gaze shifting up away from the food, their head turning slightly but not fully.”

“Damn.” They thought.

“I didn't fully think this through, I don't trust him alone, who knows what he could do while I'm away. But I don't even feel comfortable bringing him with me. He could cause trouble.

“Novis?” Raikou called out. “Are you alright over there?”

Walking over towards the actor, he waved his hand in front of their face, failing to grab their attention.

“Is this a normal thing?” He asked himself.

Looking down at his palm, he glanced over back at Novis, clenching his fist and shaking his head. He brought his hand up to their face, snapping his fingers loudly, the sound starling Novis, breaking them from the trance.

“Huh? Wha-? What did you do that for?!” Novis snapped.

“You just stopped talking and went completely still. It's like you were frozen or something.” He shrugged. “Is something troubling you?”