My Fiery Tail

Flames

I don't have wings, not a single scale,
you can't tell I'm extraordinary,
until you see my tail.

And nope, it's not just a tail, it is a very fiery tail that emits flame when I'm angry. That's my number one problem. Blame my temper on my demonic dragon father. I hope he's dead wherever he is. My mom and I had to live in isolation since he came into our lives and I am trapped in this room for who knows how long? I wish I could just kill myself cos while it is true that I'm alive, it's no different from being dead.

The only thing that keeps me waiting is the day I'll learn to be happy. The wizard told us that my tail is the only bridge that would connect my father to me and losing it means gaining freedom to be ordinary, and that will only happen when I found my true happiness.

Mom tried to make me happy by showing me all these comedy movies that are supposed to be funny. I don't know what comedy means, let alone "funny". She might already have told me all the funniest jokes in the world and I still don't know she's actually joking, or that I'm supposed to laugh. I don't even know if I already sound funny, until I see my mom smiling while suppresing a cough.

I'm not wondering why I'm being kept in this large concrete room that basically looks like a storage for fire extinguisher, except that I still have my bed, a bathroom, a dining table, and a television set. I feel like a prisoner-

I AM A PRISONER.

But I can't blame my mom. She was raped when she was sixteen by a demonic dragon who pretended to be this handsome bloke she met during her highschool camping. She was lured into the middle of the forest until she saw how that handsome guy grow his horns, flap his wings and force to mate with her. It was unbelievable I know but this tail serves as a painful evidence of what that evil thing did.

Luckily, for mom, she finally moved on from that night and seeing her marry again may also bring me the happiness I was longing for. I can't witness the wedding ceremony but mom promised me she already told his husband about my condition and he was fine with it. He even agreed he'll live in this house but that's probably because he can't risk his own house burn into flames. I hope he's really nice. I can't wait to meet him. I can't wait to be happy.

I can't wait to have a life.

I was busy wondering until I heard a loud knock on my door. They have finally arrived! I pulled the door with my tail and much to my surprise it was not my mother.

Did my mom marry a child?

The man looks younger than me! He curiously looks at my fiery tail with amazement in his eyes rather than fear. He was smiling at me.

"Are you Jun Cheng?

"Are you my mother's husband?"

He laughed. I kept my tail behind me but it keeps on wagging.

"Ofcourse not!"

"Then what are you doing here?"

A stranger just invaded my privacy. My tail should have emitted flames by now. It wouldn't-

"Hey relax... I'm Lin Xun, your stepbrother."

No, it couldn't be. Mom didn't tell me about having a stepbrother. This guy is surely lying. For all I know this is my shape shifting demonic father and I'll be held captive sooner. All these thoughts in my head and still no fire on my tail. What is happening?

The young man finally enters the room and looked around as if investigating. He gets one fire extinguisher and stared at my tail which I quickly hid as I stand with my back on the wall.

"Your mom told me I should always prepare one. I guess I won't need it right now."

I noticed my tail behind me has stopped wagging. It's not fiery all of a sudden.

"Where's my mom?"

"Went on a honeymoon."

I remembered my mom told me about the night she met my father. How the blood moon reflects red light on my father's handsome face as he turned into a dragon. Is that what it is?

"What's a honeymoon?"

Lin Xun gasps in disbelief before he blurted out laughing. Is he mocking me?

"Oh.. I won't ask you where have you been cos it's pretty obvious and it would really be disrespectful. But.. my dear brother, it's time to let you know things that are ordinary."

"Like what?"

He walked towards me and shakes my hand.

"Nice to meet you Jun Cheng."

He smiled showing off his teeth. I couldn't move. My hand seemed lifeless while he's shaking it. Most importantly, my tail which has been fiery all my life felt like an icy stick behind me. Finally, he lets go of my hand and stared at my bed.

"So.. Jun Cheng, can I sleep here tonight?"

"No!"

He frowned but proceeded to sit on my bed.

"Why not?"

"M-my.. My bed is small."

Lin Xun furrowed his eyebrows and chuckles.

"No, it's not. We can fit here. Come on, let's try!"

He pulled me aggresively on the bed that my tail hit him on his lips. Lin Xun fell silent. I'm sure he's hurt. I quickly stood up and faced the wall, feeling so embarassed to look at him.

"This is why you can't.. You see, I'm not normal. You should go. Please leave me alone. Whoever you are."

I can hear him laughing quietly. He didn't leave my bed. It would be a pity if he gets burned with my flames, he is a good looking guy.

"Hey, are you not going to say sorry first?"

My face turned hot instead of my tail.

"Sorry."

I was about to turn around when I felt him hugging me from behind. My whole body froze.

"It's fine. You won't be alone from now on."

I tried to move my tail just so I can escape him but I just hear him laughing instead.

"Jun Cheng, don't do that."

I continued wagging it trying to get it into flames.

"Jun Cheng..."

He says my name almost whispering in my ears. I slowly turned around just to see his blushing face. Our bodies are pressed with each other that I felt something extraordinary brushing against me, and it wasn't my tail.

"Lin Xun..."

I am not sure how to describe this but maybe it has something to do with what Lin Xun considers ordinary.

"Your other tail is extraordinary."

"What do you mean?"

He puts both if his hands on the wall as if he wanted to pin me down and trap me.

"Well, you have two. I have one. But it can be fiery too."

Lin Xun lets out a silly laugh before drawing his face closer to mine. My fiery tail finally succumbing to my weird feeling. Could this be the start of my true happiness?

I thought of my mom not letting me know about Lin Xun, and how could she go on a honeymoon without introducing her new husband to her son first? I wanted to get angry. I wanted a flame.

Lin Xun pressed his lips against me, trying to slip a part of his tongue on my mouth. I couldn't stop him, I don't need to. I just let him do whatever it is he was doing. I can't think straight.

It's getting hot. I feel something burning. But it's not my fiery tail anymore. How could Lin Xun do this to me? I can't find the strength to complain. I wanted to be happy. I wanted a flame.

And he's giving it to me.

END.