The Lost Dragon

Chapter One

                                                                        The Start Of a New Life

The burning sun shimmers brightly down upon the sailing ship, each ray warming the early morning air and complementing the shimmering blue water that lay beneath it. The young girl basks in the warmth, in ways her body not remembering how peaceful the warmth can be. Her cold skin cooks under her brown cloak, her face hidden by an attached brown fabric. She sighs, enjoying every second that goes by. The strange girl, as she stands at the very front of the ship, is enjoying every second she can get under this warm summer sun. Even if it causes her hidden pale skin to sweat. It doesn't matter, not to her. Recently this girl has learned the most valuable lesson in life, never take anything for granted. You never know when things will change, when things will get ripped away from you in an instant, when things will never be as they once were. You never know when the next time you'll see the sun. Or the next time you'll see the ones you love. Anything could happen at any moment, and it could change everything that was once meant to be.

"You're going to be in a lot of trouble." A deep voice comes from behind her, she opens her closed eyes, the sights before her relax her aching mind. The shimmering blue sea is cut away beneath the large fire nation civilian transport, it bends and breaks around the dark metal. The sea in many ways has always comforted the strange girl, she watches as the blue water goes on for miles one way, and the other leads to land, a small fishermen's town grows closer.

"If they find out you helped me, you'll be the one in trouble." She says quietly back, glancing at the fire nation soldier who has joined her side. His shiny new captions armor fitting perfectly upon his broad shoulders and his muscular body. His long brown hair is pulled into a high ponytail and his dark brown eyes meet the girl's dark green ones. His thin pink lips form into a smile as he gazes down at his dear friend.

"No one will suspect a thing." He says, his words seem to calm the girl. She lets out a breath of relief, trusting his words. She turns more towards him, facing the tall Caption as they both look at each other. His face is smooth, jawline sharp, some would even call him handsome. Unlike her friend the girl's eyes are the only thing left uncovered by the brown fabric, her identity entirely hidden from the world around her. It must stay like this for as long as she can keep it. For as long as she can help it. For her sake. The world around her soon enough will be scrambling to find her and return her to where 'she belongs.' There will be posters and meetings held to determine her whereabouts and every fire nation stronghold will be on high alert. So the shadows and darkness must become her only friend, no one can know who she is or where she came from. Not if they value their life, knowing her or her whereabouts could mean death.

"Good." She says while looking into her friend's shimmering brown eyes "You're the only one on the inside I can trust anymore." She says with a deep sigh. "And the only one who chose to trust me." The young caption chuckles at her words, once again giving her a comforting smile.

"When haven't I trusted you." He says seriously, but the girl only in return gives him a serious look. Her stomach twists and turns at the thought of the lies the Fire Nation will make about her. How with one false accusation from the fire lord will have her running for her life for the rest of her days.

"Zayden, no matter what they tell you." She swallows her eyes seeming to beg him. Her heart aces at the thought of her losing the last person left in the world who trusts her . "You can't believe it." Her body begins to tremble at the thought of him giving into the lies. She can't lose him. "Promise me." Her words are stren and nothing but serious, she knows she needs everyone she can get, even if asking this may bring him into harms way. Caption Zayden of the southern water Navy smiles at his dear friend.