dragon fire

chapter 33

Here's a new chapter. i'll b giving you a few, after that i won't be updating for a while. again thanks for reading.

We got to my usual spot in the woods and let go of Quinn's arm, looking around the forest. He doubled over, trying to catch his breath.

Seeing how much he's struggling, and I'm not; I knelt down beside him and put a hand on his arm, and the other on his back, I started rubbing his back. Trying to calm him.

"You're okay. Just breathe deep, in and out, in and out." After a few seconds his breathing started to normalize. He stood up strait and his face is beat red, holding his ribs, and I can't help but laugh. "You alright?"

He nodded, not quite sure if he can talk yet or not. The red in his face started fading and he looks more like himself. But he's still holding his side.

Looking around, he tried to talk. His voice a little raspy.

"So how does this happen?" "Well I tell her it's time, and she takes over. If she tries to force the change on me I can stop it most of the time. Right now she is very eager to get up there. So just watch the magic happen." "Do you wear your clothes when you change?" "It's kind of hard to explain. When I change back I have my clothes on. I don't understand how it works, and neither does Eliana. But I will take my boots off, shoes don't really ever survive the change."

I said unzipping my boots. "All though, you did give me these." I said undoing my belt and started taking off my clothes.

Quinn quickly turned his back on me.

"What are you doing?" "You got me these and I don't want to risk wrecking them. And don't be like that, it's not like you haven't seen a girl in there swim suit before. So just relax. Okay I'm done." I said standing there in my bra and under-wear. Slowly he turned looking at me.

He can't seem to stop staring at my smooth creamy skin. He brought his gaze back to mine as I folded my clothing and stuffed them in my boots along with my jewelry.

"Here we go. You might want to move back a little bit." I said smiling. "It's all yours Eliana."

"Finally."

She sighed and took over, starting the transition. My body started to grow and lengthen, as scales started forming all over me. After a few seconds the transition is complete. Standing before Quinn as a large dragon.

"Shayla you are amazing!" Lowering my body to the ground, moving my neck closer to him, so I can see him.

"Hold on tight."

I said and gently picked Quinn up by the back of his shirt, picking him up and I set him on my back. "Shayla please never do that again." Chuckling I moved my wings. "You'll have to hold on tight to my scales." Gently I started moving up, so I'm standing on all fours, and making sure not to jostle Quinn too much. "Hang on, it's going to be a bumpy ride."

Flapping my wings I launched into the air, flying as fast as I can, to get through the cloud cover. Slicing through the clouds I started to level out, flying through the air. Turing my head, making sure Quinn is still on my back. He's sitting there frozen like a statue. So I blew some warm air on him, trying to wake him.

"Quinn are you alright? Do you want me to turn back and land?"

He started to smile.

"Are you kidding me? This is amazing! Keep going." "You got it. Hang on tight. You will love this."

Flapping my wings, I shot forward, gliding through the air under the light of the moon. Making my dark red scales glow in the moon light. While flying we kept above the cloud cover, so no one will see us.

My warning bells started to ring.

"Quinn there's something wrong. I want you to press down into my back, and hold on as tight as you can to me." I felt him do as I said, and I quickly turned heading back towards the forest.

Then out of nowhere; something slammed into me, sending us flying through the air.

Looking around, Cormac in his dragon form, flying at me as I rebalanced myself.

"Cormac what are you doing? What is wrong with you?" "You told someone what we are." He said motioning to Quinn pressed down into my back. "You have no right to say anything to me. Not after you told that hunter about us." He flew at me, teeth bared and claws at the ready.

We collided and we started fighting in mid-air, while I tried to protect Quinn from Cormac.

Cormac snapped his jaw at me, and sliced at me with his claws, and I finally got free of him, and dove towards the ground, getting far from him. I know we're over the forest, and Quinn fell from my back, plummeting towards the ground.

I managed to catch him, in my claw and held him close to me, and started to change back so I'll be human when we hit.

As we hit the ground, my body braking our fall. Quinn got off of me, he seems to be unhurt, but I'm not so lucky.

"Oh god Shayla. What can I do?" He asked looking me over. "Take me home." I managed to rasp out. "No I have to call someone." Looking him in the eye. "No, No one can help me. Just grab my clothes, and get me home." He nodded, and went over and grabbed my boots, and gently picked me up, and started back to my place.

My body is in so much pain, every step he makes is so painful.

The whole way I drifted in and out of it, one second we're in the forest, then the next thing I know we're in my apartment, and he's gently lying me in bed, as gently as he can.

He started looking me over, trying to figure out what damage has been done.

"Shayla what can I do? Tell me what I can do." His voice is frantic, trying to help me. "Just tell me what to do." Opening my eyes, I said in a small voice. "I just need to sleep."

Closing my eyes, he took hold of my face, gently slapping it. "No you can't sleep. Stay awake. Come on satay with me!" I managed to move my hand, setting it on his. "It's okay. You don't have to worry. It's all going to be okay."

I'm trying to fight the sleep, but I can't fight it anymore; I closed my eyes, and let the sleep take over, pulling me under.