dragon fire

chapter 58

Chapter 58

After ten minutes of excruciating pain, the change completed; there's not much room left in the basement after it stopped. My large dragon form taking up most of the space in the basement.

Trying to settle down; I laid my head in my claws, suddenly drained of any energy.

Looking at Quinn who is sitting on one of the bins staring at me, wide eyed; still by what he just saw me do.

"Are you alright Shayla?"

I dipped my head in a bow, trying to speak. "Yes I'm alright. I didn't mean to scare you." Sighing, he said. "You didn't. I was more scared for you than anything. Eliana what just happened to the both of you?"

Taking partial control over me, so she can speak through my lips.

"I do not know. Nothing like this has ever happened to us before. And I assure you that I never want it to happen to us again! Rest for now my sweet, you need to re-gain your strength."

"I'm sure it won't. Shayla is there any way you can change back? So you could go up to your bed?" She gave me back control and I lifted my head, shaking it slightly.

"No I don't think I can, not yet at least. I am still too weak for it to happen."

Getting up, he came over to me, laying a hand on my left front leg.

"Then you need to get to sleep." I nodded lowering my head again, shifting trying to get more comfortable. But it's easier said than done, in a cramped basement. Quinn sat there, head against my leg, trying to get comfortable.

Eliana gave me back complete and total control over my lips, receding back, and settling down, to rest.

"You don't have to sleep down here with me; go up to your room where it's softer." Shaking my head. "No. I'm fine right here." Shifting my wing, I draped it over him, like a blanket, keeping him warm and safe.

Then a thought just came to me. "Is there any way that this whatever it is could have happened to Cormac as well?"

"I don't know. Anything is possible. It could have happened to him as well. One can only hope that it did. He deserves everything he gets."

I'm a little shocked by what she just said, I had never thought that she would say something like that.

"Shayla get some sleep, we have a busy day ahead of us tomorrow." He said patting my leg.

Twinges in my body; started but nothing came of it. I hoped that the change would start, but no such luck, for now at least I'm stuck in my other half. "You not fooling anyone you know. I know you're still awake, even though your eyes are closed." Opening my eyes, my slotted gold eyes, narrowing at him. "I don't want to sleep, I have to stay awake in case someone decides to pay us a late night visit. So you get some sleep, and I will keep watch."

Sighing he moved closer to me; holding onto my leg, stroking my leg up and down, trying to comfort me.

"Nothing will happen to us tonight. The alarm system is on, and everything is locked, we will be fine until morning. Now sleep. The girls will be here in a few hours." His voice deepened; getting a menacing tone to it.

Telling me means it. Moving my right claw; I scooped him up, bringing him closer, settling him down under my claw; resettling my head next to him, closing my eyes, we both drifted off.

"Wake up Shayla! Come on my dear, it's time to wake." Opening my eyes, Quinn is sitting next to me, but I'm no long a dragon, I can tell that much about myself. At some point I changed during the night, how did I do that?