The Dragon Ring

Chapter 8: Electives

I walked to gym with Jack. Mycket too if you count a ring that can come alive.

"So, how long have you known about dragons?"

"Since I was born. I was born in the dragon world."

"There's a dragon world? What about our world?"

"Yeah. The knights in medieval times kept trying to kill them so we all ran away, including a human. The human was my great-great-grandma. She was the only one nice to them, so they took her with them and she agreed to go."

"What was her name?"

"Her name was Annabelinda."

"Wait seriously?"

"That's what the dragons called her anyway. Her name means beautiful serpent. She had my great-grandpa, who had my mom, who had me."

"How did they get kids?"

"They married dragons."

"Wait your dad is a dragon?"

"Yeah. They told me when I was five that I needed to find you. I live by myself which is fine because I didn't pay anything for my house or food. We built my house away from people, but people started to build other houses by it. I started attending school to look like a normal kid. In first grade you moved in next to my house. I have a portal in my house to the dragon realm. That's how I get my food. I'm the first one of the dragons to live on earth since medieval times."

"You have a portal to the dragon realm?"

"Yeah." Then we went to change out.

We did our warm ups.

"How do I tell Mycket to be a necklace?"

"Just say his name and tell him to be a necklace."

"Mycket turn into a necklace." He went from my finger to my neck in a flash. His tail was the chain and his hands hung onto the end of his tail.

"He's cute as a necklace too." Then Kelcea walked toward us.

"Wow Lindy, that's a weird necklace. Why would a dragon's tail be that long?"

"So it would go around my neck."

"Did Jack give it to you? He's always shown an interest in magical things."

"No. I bought it."

"Why weren't you wearing it today?"

"Because she gave it to me because I like magical stuff like you said earlier." Jack said.

"How come I didn't see it in Lang. and Lit.?"

"Because Jack left it in his locker by accident. He forgot that he had it so he set it in his locker."

"Oh. Well, I forgot to tell you something, it's ugly." Then she walked away. The necklace vanished and Mycket came to life. He landed on my shoulder.

"I am actually very handsome, thank you very much you stupid Kelcea that hates my Lindy." Jack and I laughed. Mycket turned back into the necklace.

"Okay everybody listen up," Mrs. D said, " Today we are going to work on our overhand passes, so partner up." Jack and I were partners.

"Be prepared," Jack said, " I can hit anywhere, except where you are because I can't aim at all." We both laughed. He was actually pretty good, so was I, but I was worse.

The time passed too quickly for my liking. Soon we had to change out and go to our other classes. I had 2-D art, which I love, but Jack's not in that class. He has robotics.

"Hey Mycket,"Mycket turned alive,"What do you look like as a bracelet?" Mycket turned into the bracelet. It looked just like the ring, only bigger.

"Pretty cool. Mycket turn into a ring." He did. Then he sent a message.

"Geez Lindy, you're making me turn into all this stuff." Mycket said teasingly. I laughed. Then I went to 2-D art.

It was like a second home there. The smell of paint and pastels was comforting. I loved it there. The teacher's name is Mrs. Chroma. I found out that her last name means paint.

"Okay guys, today's assignment is to draw a horse," There were sad sighs and happy sighs. "Don't judge what your assignment before you do it and finish it. Get to work and have fun."I started sketching. Mrs. Chroma walked over to me.

"Wow Lindy, good job. I like the way you drew it running."

"Thanks Mrs. Chroma."

"I like your ring Lindy. Is it a dragon?"

"Yeah."

"Cool. I like how it's scales are gems."

"Me too."

"I always imagine it suddenly coming to life and crawling up my arm and him smiling at me, until I lost him," She stared blankly behind me,"Now someone else has to find him," She looked at me,"He looks just like your ring."

"What? Who looks like my ring?"

"Mycket does. Dang it!"

"What! Mycket?" Then Mycket turned alive.

"Yes Lindy?" Mrs. Chroma looked at Mycket with big eyes.

"Oh hi. You know I've been stuck on the playground forever. Why did you leave me there. I thought you were taking me with you once you were banned from Sky."

"You need to go to ring form, this is a school classroom." Mrs. Chroma said.

"You're a teacher now. Awesome. What do you teach?"

"Ring form now." She said.

"Fine." Then Mycket turned into the ring again.

"What's Sky and why were you banned?"

"I'll tell you after school, if that's okay."

"I was going to ride the bus with Jack and hang out at his house."

" Jack. How could I forget about him. Bring him too, he doesn't have parents so it will be alright."

"How did you know that?"

"After school."

"Okay." Then she walked away. I tried to send a message to Mycket.

"What just happened?"

"Getting a little better. So Sky is the dragon realm and your teacher was banned."

"Why was she banned?"

"She was banned because she didn't have any dragon powers by the age you needed to have them. She wanted me because we were really good friends. Then she dropped me while she was running. She was banned when Jack was five and was already living in the human realm, so that's how she knows about Jack."

"Oh wow. Can you send a message to him"

"Yeah." It was completely silent.

Then I heard a voice,"What the heck why are we going to Mrs. Chroma's class after school! How did she find out about Mycket?"

Then I heard Mycket yell,"SHE SAID MY NAME! I THOUGHT IT WAS LINDY!"

"Stop yelling in my head Mycket."

"Sorry Lindy."

"Why are we going to her class after school?" Jack said.

"Because she wanted to talk to us." I said.

"What. You're not trained enough for giving people distance messages. Mycket tell me what she said."

"She said stop yelling in my head Mycket!"

"After that."

"Oh. She said because she wanted to talk to us."

"Why did she she want to."

"I don't know." Mycket said.

"That's weird. See you in math. Maybe you can tell me more then."

Then it was silent in my brain. It felt nice. I finished drawing my horse outline in pencil.