Into the Unknown- Book II of the Journey Series

Chapter 19

===Elsa===

When I finally gained consciousness, I saw a pair of blue eyes behind a large white scaly face. My vision started becoming clearer, and I saw...... a dragon!

Make that 4 white dragons.

I gasped, wide awake. Staring at them wide eyed, who looked at me worriedly. Which had me a little confused.

Then, I remembered the storm. And white wings lifting me out the water before I passed out.

They.... saved me?

I checked myself to see if anything happened. And, I feel fine. A little hungry and thirsty, but otherwise okay. They really did save me. That's... a first.

I looked at the 4 white dragons carefully, and saw that they were actually quite different from each other.

The one with the blue eyes infront of me  was slim. She looked really feminine. Her scales look like they're sparkling under the sunlight. It reminded me of snow.

There were two with purple eyes. And they were both as slim as the one with the blue eyes, meaning they are also females. The one on the right had a delicate aura about her -like a flower. She was radiating this innocent and elegant beauty that I only see in her.

The one on the left had this mysterious look in her eyes. It was as if she was studying me, but not giving away much about her. She kind of reminds me of me when I was still queen.

The last one had green eyes. And he was bigger, and more muscular than the last three. I think he's the only male among them. He had this air of authority among them, like he's their protector.

They all looked at me worriedly as I calmed my breathing down. I reached out to the dragon with the blue eyes, and she drew back, growling softly. I drew my hand back, and she stopped.

I wasn't really thinking what I was gonna do next. I just followed my instincts. I closed my eyes and looked away as I stretched out my hand to her. I waited for something to happen... anything. Until, something did.

I feel something warm and scaly on my palm, and when I looked up, her nose was on my hand, purring like a cat. And, somehow, it made me feel happy. It was as if.... I gained her trust or something.

I looked to the others, I saw that they seem to trust me, too. That made me even happier for some reason.

The dragon with blue eyes began licking and nuzzling me, making me giggle. Guess that makes us friends.

"Nice to meet you, too. And thank you for saving me from the storm." I said to them as I stood up.

"I hope you guys don't mind if I name you, since I need something to call you now that we're friends." I told them.

They seem to understand me somehow, which is good, and the same time new for me. They looked at me, anticipating what names I'm gonna give them.

"Okay then. You," I turned to the male with the green eyes, "are Whiteout. Since you seem to have a protectiveness towards the other females, you deserve a cool name that intimidates everyone who messes with you." He seems pleased with the name, almost looking smug.

"You," I turned to the pretty girl with the purple eyes that I compared to a flower, "are Peony. Since you're as beautiful as a flower in bloom during springtime, you deserve a name just as pretty." She must really like the name because gave me the sweetest nuzzle on my legs as she purred as thank you.

"You," I turned to the mysterious one of the purple eyed pair, "are Misty. Since you're so beatifully mysterious. A mysterious name should be for you." And, I swear, I saw her purple eyes light up at the name, which is enough for me to know that she like it.

"And finally, you," I turned to the blue-eyed one that gave me her trust, "will be named Angel. Since I remembered you were the one who rescued me, and I thought you were an angel." And she gave me the most adorable smile, making me laugh.

Out of nowhere, it began raining again. I saw that the island had plenty of trees to shiled us from the rain, but not from getting wet.

I used my powers and made a huge dome for us to shelter in since the rain was getting harder. The dragons seem surprised about my power at first.

I made snowflakes dance in the air around them, and they love it. They chased it around and tried eating it. Guess all animals love eating snowflakes.

The four of them playing reminded me of Bruni. He would have loved to be around other fire-reptiles like him. And they would have loved him.

I really hope this storm passes soon. It's probably best if I get back to the Enchanted Forest first before I head to Ahtohallan. Get some much needed rest, food and wait for the right time to go back to Ahtohallan. Assure the other spirits I'm fine since the Nokk probably ran back there to tell them what happened. They must be so worried.

After the storm I went through, I'm not taking any chances.

Which reminds me, I should probably look for a quick bite and drink after the storm passes. I'm gonna need all the energy I can get if I want to get home. Hopefully, Angel, Whiteout, Peony and Misty can help me.

For now, I'll play with them with my powers until the storm passes.

Suddenly, the image of the woman singing the foreign lullaby from Ahtohallan appeared before my eyes. Her image was so vivid. So vibrant. Her green eyes shining like emeralds, her raven hair like black silk. Her skin fair and soft like a rose petal. And her voice like a siren's -enchanting.

It was just for a brief moment, but when I closed my eyes, I can remember her face like it was a memory. And yet, it wasn't.

The dragons looked at me, their eyes asking if something was wrong.

"I'm okay guys, just thought of something." I assured them as I began playing with them again.

They seemed to buy it and began playing again. Forgetting my thoughts and just focusing on them while waiting for the storm to let up.