Ice Dragon

Who am I?

I am a Dragon, an ice cold fire breathing flying dragon. But I also have some humanity in me. Which is easy for me to understand how it came to be. But I am mainly a dragon. That thing everyone reads about that say that attack people. I'm not that type of dragon, those fire breathing warm blooded life sucking monsters are the dragons they want gone. I'm not technically from this world, I'm from another but similar to this one.

So why am I here? Is it some sort of sick joke? Punishment? I don't belong here, or even wanted here. If I show who I am will they accept me with open arms. I highly doubt it. Because they are human, they are picky and familiar with the term perfect. The like things the same and not life threating. And what I am is something stronger, something new, something beautiful. So yes they may lock me away, or even get rid of me. But that's okay, because I was only being the me I know.

I wait till it's late as it gets dark faster then usual, and the temper is perfect. Cold no one is really out for me to see. I slip out my wings and go out flying about the city sky high enough for them to not see me. Maybe I could brake Uncle's rule, just for today.

I slowly change, feeling a the most amazing thing in so long. I felt like I just released something very heavy from my shoulders and chest. I felt free once again, as I flew higher into the air, my scales covered my body smooth but cold and hard. I could see the moon shining brightly welcoming me as I flew back down spinning in a circle. If I could speak I would sing out how I longed to be like this. To be in the human form is like being covered by plastic, not real and disguising.

The clouds were cool on my wings as I close me eyes flying across the sky. But it wasn't going to last as I go flying down change back from scales to skin and my dragon is caged as my humanity locks the key to it. My chest felt heavy as my lungs shrunk as my heart skipped as I turn half human. I land in the alley and turn human from there. The breeze rubbed my back and helped me home. Where Maxwell ran up to hug me comforting me as he knew I was going through some troubles. But after that things got calmer. I secretly asked him if he wanted to out when everyone sleeps for flight.

Maxwell smiles and when everyone sleeps we head out and I fly up as I hold on to him. I throw him up as I change so he can ride with me through the night. He was very supporting in secretly breaking Uncle's rule. It's time to let go and relax. To be my real self.

But I went to school the next day, same old routine every morning. But this time Yoshiro was waiting for me. I wasn't ready to see him so suddenly, and I was sort of still unsettled by him. But I acted normal and sat in my seat near the window. Yoshiro sits right in front of my desk smiling lightly, but he looked extremely tired. I almost forgot I couldn't speak but I tried this time.

"W.....w..wiiiii.....eeek.." I screeched out. I sighed and got out my stuff. "Why so tired Yoshiro?" I wrote. He seemed to tired to talk so he too my pencil.

>I had a lot of things to do for my father yesterday.< -Yoshiro

>I see. Maybe you should put your head down till school actually starts.< -Angel

>Naww. I like talking to you anyway. Why don't you talk?< --Yoshiro

>Oh, I was sort of born this way. I can only say one thing perfectly which is Grandpa. He's my birth guardian.< -Angel

>Let me hear you say it.< -Yoshiro

>Grandpa?< -Angel

>Oh yeah let's hear it< -Yoshiro

I took a deep breath and sighed calmly. "Grandpa." I said sweetly, I blushed a bit having not said it in some time. Yoshiro smiled brightly.

"No wonder you don't talk, your voice is so beautiful." He replied. I know he might have said it to make me feel better about myself but hearing it anyway made me feel.........real. I wanted to try to say thank you for the heck of it but he stopped me. I smiled laughing a bit making him smile again.

Today we talked about our future goals, which was really simple for me. I was going back to the arctic when Grandpa was well again, I don't belong in the city and I getting a job with no medical history or birth certificate is a me. So there's no doubt that I would go back home after everything was over, hopefully. But if I had a choice I could be poetry writer of a song writer, my literature was advanced and since I don't talk I had a lot more practice in my writing. I couldn't stay with Uncle forever so I would have to leave the city. I have received mail from Mari, not a lot but some, things have gotten complicated since their last huge snowstorm. Boy would I had loved to fly in that. But at lunch Miss. Bean told she had a meeting to attend to so I had to eat alone in the cafeteria. Yoshiro was sitting alone too, which was odd because he has his sister who was happily sitting with her friends. He seemed be listening to music and he nodded his head to the beat, tapping his feet. I walk to him as he took a bite of his sandwich. When I tap his shoulder he removes the headset from his ears.

"Oh hey, aren't you suppose to eat with the teacher?" Yoshiro asked. I shook my head no and sat next to him. I brush back my hair and smile. I pointed to the headset and he personally put it on me getting ready to turn on the music. I just wanted to know what he was listening to not hear it. But the beat rushed through my head and nod my head lightly to the sound. It had started off smooth and nice but then that rush of the bass. I had liked music and I figured this was what people call a remix of dubstep, which are very interesting. I took them off and gave him a thumps up. "It's just a dubstep I found. I liked it so much I got it on my iPod. What did you want to be when you get through college?" He said. I got a pencil and paper.

>I want to write poetry or song lyrics.<

"Cool, I want to work with music too. I nice DJ artist is a nice job. " He replied, he seemed tired still, I could see it in his eyes when it's not in his face. I don't ask not trying to be a bother on his personal life, plus I am not to get involved in his family. But it was interesting he said nothing related to his dad. Yoshiro has a different path for himself, something he wanted for himself and his dream goal. Something I sort of don't have.

After school Maxwell was suppose to walk me home but instead Maximus was waiting, but he was extremely impatient. As soon as I got to him he points to his watch.

"Your so slow. Next time get out faster." He complained. I hated being with him. He wanted to be a scientist, he's smart but extremely snobby. His attitude toward people were terrible, but a kiss up to his professor. But he walked me home, straight home and watched me do my homework. He was so mean to me, he once hit my head with a newspaper for not studying when I finished everything early. I knew my stuff so he should just back off, but that's never going to happen. After my work was done we just sat there staring at each other. I asked him where Maxwell went and Maximus just shrugged. He's so helpful that way. He got a phone call and he got up fast with a smile on his face. Even though I am not to be really left alone Maximus knew I was fine and didn't really cared for me like that. So he left  me, so I went out for a walk.

It got dark soon and it was cold to my liking, as less people filled the streets. The lights filled the city and I thought of heading home. But I didn't want to go home, that didn't feel like home. The only real family there is Maxwell. Uncle doesn't really look after me like a guardian should, Tammy doesn't even look at me in the eye, and Maximus is a jerk. I sit next to a tree not feeling hungry for dinner. My dragon side begged to get out but I rejected sadly since I was still in public, I hated human life. So complex and unfair. There's no common sense here and lack of caring. Dragons look after others, ice dragons look after others, fire dragons look after another, and underwater dragons do the same.

The world I live in can be sort of cruel in it's way, anything different is turned to the enemy. Anything with an idea is a law breaker, an outcast, and lunatic. I blew a bit of fire into my hand, almost white but sort of blue fire. It was cold coming out my mouth but it's fire non the less. I was a threat but still me, the girl with pale skin, white hair, blue eyes of sapphire, and ice cold skin but with the warmest heart.

I get home and go to bed, I didn't look at anyone or speak to anyone. I just needed some time to find myself again. I stayed for Grandpa and will continue to do so, because that's what family does. That's the good person I have grown to become. A human and dragon with one heart, the size of this city times three.