Natalia:

“You want me to do what?” I asked Crystal who was expanding in size.

“You are going to get on top of me. I am your dragon and you’re going to need to learn how to trust me” she said, motioning for me to get on top of her. She lowered her head for me to get on top, and looking back at my husband, he smiled and nodded, encouraging me.

“You could easily drop me…”

“And you could use wind to levitate your body” she said, stopping me “look, Natalia, I am your guardian, I am literally there to protect you; therefore, I won’t be harming you on purpose. If anything, I would be dying if you died. If I died, you would be losing your powers and a part of yourself, but your advantage, as a human, you would still be alive”

“Crystal, I don’t want you putting that as an option. What happened with others would not be repeated with me; therefore, I don’t want you thinking that it would. But what I am more concerned about is the height and the fact that I am not experienced in what I’d be doing” I said, looking at my dragon’s blue eyes. She nodded and nudged me with her muzzle.

“There’s always a start somewhere. Yes, I know that it would be hard at first as usually other element manipulators tend to train since they start showing their powers; but you would be getting the hang of it quickly. I am sure of that” she said, her voice softening. I kept my eyes on hers, and for a second, I truly felt like I was one with her. Our souls seemed to mix, and seeing her gentle eyes on mine, I couldn’t help but nod.

She lowered watched as I climbed her neck, getting on her back right in front of her wings. I rubbed her muzzle and she purred under me before rising to her full height making my heart drop to my stomach. She didn’t move for a few minutes, allowing me to process what was happening and to somewhat accept it.

“You can go, Crystal, the more you delay it, the more I would overthink things and that is not something that we both want” I said, rubbing her muzzle again. She nodded and raised her wings before flapping. Her body slowly lifted off the ground and despite being as big as she was, her body felt like it was floating.

I held on to her, laying my body on top of hers, allowing my instincts to take over as she rose until we reached the clouds. I couldn’t help the smile that formed on my lips as I ran my finger over one of the clouds and despite it going through it, the idea of being on top of the clouds seemed to be surreal for me.

“You need to relax your body. Try rising a little bit” she said, wanting me to straighten my back. I did as told but leaned forward just a little to keep a nice grip so as not to fall.

“How am I breathing?” I asked “theoretically speaking, the pressure that is on the weather due to height and the oxygen level shouldn’t allow me to breathe…”

“You are an element manipulator, Natalia. The rules of humans don’t impose on you. There are things that you have been deprived of learning, and this is just one of them” she said, flying forward over the city. I frowned, catching sight of a nearby plane; however, it seemed like the pilot didn’t see us at all “don’t worry, they won’t be able to see us. Look around you, try focusing and you would notice eventually that we’re not the only ones flying in these skies”

“How…?”

“There are other creatures in this world. Some that you know about, others that you don’t. some that choose to stay in hiding, and others, like me, who are bound to creatures down in the world” she said, softly “we tend to keep ourselves hidden so as not to freak out humans. Plus, humans nowadays would use anything for power, and that would include our lives if they find out of our existence. Therefore, years ago, when people actually started using dragons to kill one another, the element manipulator elders chose to protect themselves and us by hiding, keeping any excess power from the people who wouldn’t be able to handle it”

“So, dragons lived amongst humans?”

“Yes, during a period of time, humans, werewolves, witches, elves, and even dragons lived together. But humans seeking power, more and more by time, grew greedier. The more they got, the more they wanted, and the less wise they became with that power that they were having; therefore, deciding to hide, the memories of most of those who knew we existed was either wiped or they were killed. Eventually, we were no more than legends or drawings, forced to stay in hiding within safe grounds to ensure that we weren’t eventually extinct” Crystal said, getting past another plane that was flying. No one in the plane noticed our presence; however, I could tell that the captain felt a slight turbulence in the air as the aircraft moved a little differently than it was.

“I cannot say that this part is not true about humans, it is one of the main reasons why I was forced to hide; but I never knew of your presence, if I did, things would have been different between the two of us” I said, running my hand over her scales. Crystal purred, flying a bit lower for us to stay within the range of our sky. I could see the buildings of the city as we went further away from the pack, and smiling at the sight of the people and how small they looked, I couldn’t help but notice that a few kids were pointing at the sky, wanting their parents to look at us.

“I thought you said that humans couldn’t see us?” I asked, frowning in confusion.

“Kids are angels, they aren’t actually adults” Crystal said gently “they’re pure inside, they don’t have that devious side that adults tend to learn as they grow older. When they do, they stop seeing us too; however, no one would believe a child who tells you that he could see a dragon or a superhero in the sky”

I laughed, waving down at a few kids who pointed at me, wanting their parents to see me. I could see their parents trying to catch a glimpse of what they were talking about; however, neither one of them could see anything.

“But wouldn’t we be caught by radars? You know, they could usually sense differences in heat in weather, and we’re flying at a close range that could have them noticing our presence” I asked, frowning at the sight of the army men as we flew over one of the military bases.

“If that were the case, their radar would have caught us now” she said confidently. I couldn’t help but worry about the fact that she was playing with fire; however, being a dragon, I knew that this was the last thing that she would be worried about.

“Well, my sweet dragon, I know that you want to show off your skills; however, the last thing I want to do is challenge human technology. Believe it or not, these are not the old times where you could actually hide from being caught. Yes, a naked eye wouldn’t see you, but there are a thousand other things that would detect your presence, and should they decide to want to find us, we are dead meat” I said, feeling thankful that she rose higher into the sky, listening to what I just told her.

“You know, you are not as fun as your ancestors”

“Sorry, but I live in the modern world and I am forced to be a little more careful than they were. If they had the technology that people have now, I am sure that they would have been a lot more careful” I said, watching as we flew over the pack’s ground, carefully landing in the field.

“They dealt with witches and warlocks” she tried reasoning.

“Well, I am dealing with machines that are a lot stronger than these witches and warlocks. At least, you could negotiate with them, you can’t negotiate with a machine” I said, getting off her back the second she was on the ground.

“Did you two fly over a military base?” Blake asked the second I got off her.

“You can ask the dragon who was supposed to be training me” I said, pointing at Crystal who shrunk in size. Blake shook his head, pinching the bridge of his nose as he looked at her.

“Crystal, they think aliens tried sneaking into the area” Blake said, making me laugh. He ran his fingers through his hair before pinching the bridge of his nose as he looked at her “you two are not going to fly unless it is really needed, and you are not going to fly over ANY military base. We don’t need trouble, Crystal, and we don’t need you two getting caught, do you understand me?”

“Yes, Alpha” she said, lowering her head to the ground. Blake shook his head and wrapped his arm around me, pulling me to his chest.

“And you, my sweet beauty, are going to switch to your normal training. You’re not going flying for a while”

“It was you who suggested it” I teased, making my husband chuckle.

“I know, and I am regretting it because I knew that you would have mentioned that. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it” he said, smiling at me.

“I did, a lot actually” I said, smiling back at him. He leaned in and connected his lips with my own before resting his forehead against mine to look me in the eye.

“Good, because we still have a lot to work on” he whispered “because it seems like I might need your help with Ryan after all…”

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