"Why are you looking at me like tha- oh right! The English lesson! I almost forgot. If you're ready, we can start with the basics…" Ruby talked until the good weather returned. Every now and then she stopped to ask Hiro if he had any questions or if he wanted to try to say something himself. When the girl noticed that the storm was over, she stopped. "Wow. I wonder how long it's been. Sorry if I seemed boring, I've never talked to anyone so much." She went to the window and looked at some trees. "Now we can leave if you want. Give me time to prepare something to eat and drink. Would you like something in particular?"
“ no, your a good teacher.. and I am fine. I don’t eat much often..” he said fluently. He felt proud of himself for learning so quickly
"Hey, you got really good! Now I'll make a sandwich for me and then we can go. Give me five minutes." The girl went into the kitchen and made a couple of sandwiches, which she then put in a bag. To be safe, she also took bandages and a knife bigger than the one she had before. "Ok, here I am. Are you ready?"
Hiro had checked his waistband for his obsidian dagger. He nodded after securing it “ how would you react if I said… that I was royalty..”
"Hmm … I would be super excited, I think. And I would ask you if I should bow to you. But joking aside, I don't think there would be any problem. Why?"
“ .. cause I may or may not be the prince of the dragons.” He said acwardly ( omg i murdered that word-) hiro looked down at his feet “ and to get to the mountains in time, your going to have to fly”
Ruby looked at the floor, then looked up at Hiro. "COOL!" she screamed. She almost looked like she had sparkles in her eyes. "Maybe … the flying part will be a little less cool… I've never flown in my life ever, but I could try. Okay, I'm in!"
He laughed “ never seen a human so excited before”. The man took her hand, leading her into the woods he had seen earlier. “ shift.” He chanted and his body followed, taking form of the same obsidian plated dragon, with lava visible between large gaps in the plates. He lowered his head, allowing her to ride on the base of his neck.
"Ahaha. Well, then you better remember this moment, because you won't see me like this often." The girl laughed and let Hiro guide her, lightly shaking his hand. Then she climbed on top of him, struggling a bit to climb, and sat on his neck. "Ok, I'm ready," she murmured.
“ be careful of exposed lava, it will burn-“ he said only seconds before taking off at speeds. He shot into the sky, reaching the clouds. He glided a minute above the clouds letting her take in the view before closing his wings and dead dropping. A few inches before hitting the ground he opened his wings, pushing off the ground with his front paws.
"Ok, I'll be careful," she replied. She winced when the dragon began to fly but soon calmed down. Her eyes widened in emotion as they reached the sky above the clouds. "It's… fantastic… I'm speechless…" She was silent for a while, then she clung to Hiro's neck, ready to go back down. She let out a scream that was a mixture of fear and excitement.
He laughed as the leveled out in the sky “ fun right?” He asked as they headed toward the mountains.
"Ahaha yes it's fun. We should do it other times too-" She stopped. Ruby began to think about the fact that maybe, after finding Hiro's house, they would never see each other again.
It was if he’d read her mind “ don’t be afraid that I might leave you, you will always be my savor and I will forever be in debt. After all dragon law states that if anyone saves a dragon, the dragon is forever theirs.”
"Really? Good! Also because… um… I'd like to become friends… even if I really know very little about you"
He smiled “ sure!” As they arrived at the palace, among the mountains it was completely out of view from the town. Hiro landed shifting back. He walked with ruby by his side, going to his fathers thrown.
"Okay. Then maybe, when you have some time, you can tell me a little about yourself. And I can tell you something about me." Ruby looked around admiring the view, then made a serious face. It was the first time she had met a royal and she didn't want to risk making a fool of herself. She walked alongside Hiro trying to be as close to him as possible. She wasn't shy or embarrassed, but she wanted to make sure she didn't get lost.
As hiro passed guards and advisors she spoke in draconian. Asking them where his father could be found. Finally he got a strait answer and took ruby to meet him. “ father” he spoke, bowing respectfully.
Ruby felt slightly uncomfortable listening to Hiro speak in draconian and realized that maybe he felt that way too when he didn't know English. When she reached the room where Hiro's father was she felt slightly intimidated, but she tried to keep a stoic face. Despite this, however, she bowed with Hiro. "Good morning," she said, then cursed herself internally. "Shit, he probably doesn't understand my language"
The dragon king only laughed lightly “ good morning to you too young lady, I apologize for any inconvenience my son has caused you. The guards told about what had happened when he was talking to them. “ he bowed back to her “ so…. You saved my son and only heir to the throne.Now he has befriended you and you the same. Your very lucky as hiro doesn’t just go out, get saved and trust them right after. It took the guards years for them to gain his trust”
Hiro flushed at his fathers words, feeling his face grow hot. The boy knew his father was okay with humans, and even knew the language better then him. He had always said that there was once peace among humans and dragons. They’d even lived together once, but that was before the humans started attacking and killing dragons for greed.
"No, Hiro didn't cause me any problems. Actually, it was nice to spend time with him. And I'm…" she stopped, thinking a bit about what the right word was to use "Ah yes. I'm flattered that Hiro trusts me, and it was a pleasure to meet him."For a while Ruby didn't notice her friend's red face, and when she saw it she smiled at him slightly. Then she breathed a sigh of relief: it was the first time she had spoken so politely with someone. She was carefully choosing which words to use to try and make a good impression.
The king merely smiled, bowing his head. “ you to should head up to the bedroom. Supper will be here soon and I’m sure you both are hungry. Hiro, ask the seamstress to get something to wear for your friend “
Hiro nodded. Once they were up in his bed room they waiting for the seamstress to bring ruby the outfit. Once it had come, he saw that it was a dragon scale fabric, much like his clothes. The scales were a deep blue, the dress was more formal. Short with a small flair at the lower of where the upper chest would be.
The girl realized she was really hungry. She followed her friend to his room, looking around trying to memorize the structure of the castle to avoid getting lost. She wondered what the dress would look like and when she saw it she wasn't disappointed at all. She usually wore shorts and T-shirts, but gladly agreed to try on that dress. "It looks very beautiful. I like it. Where can I change?" she asked Hiro.
Hiro pointed to one of the small bathrooms. He himself grabbing a matching color suit, when he changed it was almost skin tight. His wings, tail, and horns had appeared when he came out from behind his changing border. His over coat had a split tail and his crown was perched on his head. Now, he definitely looked like a prince.
"Thanks," Ruby said before stepping into the bathroom. She slowly took off her shorts and shirt and looked at herself in the mirror. She noticed that there were little drops of sweat on her forehead and on her cheeks, so she quickly rinsed her face. Then she took her dress and put it on with some difficulty. After she finished, she knocked lightly on the door. "Can I come in or are you getting dressed?" she asked Hiro.
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