The Queens Of Dragons

{~ Chapter 1 ~}

I am Arabell. My sister's don't really matter in this story, all you need to know is that I have 4 sisters. Also my birthday (when I turned 17) was 5 days ago. Today is the choosing ceremony! They choose 4 boys to become a Dragon Rider. I wear the same thing each year. A black dress with white lines in spirals at the bottom, it's very comfortable (that's why I wear it), and some black boots.

I grabbed my quiver of arrows, bow, and small dagger. After the ceremony I go practice Archery and that, to celebrate. When my friend got chosen to become a Dragon Rider we went out to the forest and celebrated with a round of archery and sparing. I kept that going so I could remember him. When he left I cried. I couldn't even do the thing I love, drawing. After about a week of not doing anything but crying and sleeping and barely eating, I drew. I drew a picture of me and him sparing form 3rd person view, and 1st person view. (My side and his.)

I walked downstairs. "Honey?" My mom said in the kitchen. "Yes mom?" "I want you home before dinner. Okay?" I sighed and rolled my eyes before answering. "Yes mom." I really wanted to stay out there till it was really late. I grabbed an apple before my oldest sister came down the stairs. I'll tell you her name since she is kinda an important person in this story. Her name is Luna. "Ara be nice this time. We don't want to have to deal with another fight this year."

Last year after the ceremony, I got into a fight with someone. I tried to make my way past them in a hurry to go into the forest but they refused to move.

~Flash Back~
I was fast walking towards the gate when someone decided to get in front of me, obviously thinking they had better places to be. "Move it!" I said. They looked at me with their coal black eyes. They had to look down because I was smaller then them. "Look lady, I got to go to the bakery for bread and fast." He said. "And I got to go into the forest! So move it!" I said but he wouldn't budge. "Why must you go into the forest? I thought women weren't allowed to do anything that consisted of getting dirty and getting their pretty dresses dirty." He smirked looking at me. I knew he had heard stuff about me. Going into the forest just to hunt or play with my dagger and that. "I ain't no woman. And I ain't afraid to fight. So I would consider taking that UGLY AND DISGUSTING smirk off your fast before I hit it off your face." I was angry. I saw him chuckle silently. "Do your worse!" He said jokinly. I smiled. I punched his face, giving him a blackeye, and before he could do the same to me, I quickly pushed him down with all my might, flip him over and put his hands together as if to arrest him. "Let me go maniac!" He said, with great pain. "So you want to call me a maniac now don't you?" I said, tightening my grip and digging my nails into his skin. "N-no!" He said. "Have you learned your lesson?" He nodded quickly. I got off him and saw the damage I have done. I have made a mark where my finger nails dug into his skin and gave him a pretty nasty blackeye. He punched me but I caught his fist, just inches before he hit me. I smiled, a wicked smile. He looked scared. By now there were an audience and guards trying to push them away. The guards know what happens when they get into my way. "I'll give you a second chance." I said with letting his fist go. He turned away and tried to trip me but I tripped him before he could trip me and landed on his back. I got on top of him and started to dig my finger nails into his arms. "You want to die, dont you?" "If that's what it takes to win then yes." He said confidently. I pulled out my dagger out of my boot. "Fine." I dropped my dagger but not to far away. I kept on digging my fingernails into his arm that it started to bleed. After that I punched him in the face and with one swift motion I got off him, grabbed my dagger and started to walk away.
~End of Flashback~

I giggled remembering. "Yah. I wonder if that guy ever recovered." I said with no guilt. "Just no fights." I sighed before nodding. "Well I'm off!" I said while walking out, eating my apple. I walked to the town square and finished my apple. I looked around and only say 5 people standing in a group talking. I decided to sit by a tree before people start to come.

After about 5 minutes people began to come. There was atleast more than half of the town there already! I looked around and saw my family. I waved at them and they waved back. I started to make my way up to the front of the crowd.

The Mayor went onto stage and raised his hand for everyone to be quiet. "As all of you should know, today is a very VERY special day! Today is when 4 lucky boys get chosen to become a Dragon Rider!" He said very happily. Everyone began to clap while all the boys around 17-22 lined up.

After a few minutes the first boy went up. He touched the stone and it started to glow an emerald color. Meaning he was choosen. Then after he was done the next boy went on. When he touched the stone it didn't do anything so he walked off the stage.

After a couple more boys went up, the 2nd got choosed. Then after almost every boy went up, except one, they realized the last one had to be the 3rd Dragon Rider. But there wasn't another boy to be chosen. The last boy went up and sure enough he was the 3rd Dragon Rider. "Uhm... May girls that are 17-22 years old line up?" You could hear whispers of complaints and everything. I was the last girl to go and I was thankful about it. I started to day dream and soon there was only 10 girls left. Then 9, then 8, then 5. Then there were 2. I stepped on stage and....

Idk. Cliff hanger! Weird. I'll try to write another chapter and quick but anyway! Bye! Peace!