Otherkin (#4 of 6, discontinued)

Chapter 3: Divine Dragons

I feel relieved, I got a break from my exhausting exercises. Prince Zemilkom takes me to the Middle Sands. Can be said guarding him to that beach. Likewise, he walks careless and happily, not like a noble dragon.

"Exercises is boring isn't, Aru?"

“Not really, it just exhausting.”

“Now you are not fun anymore, Aru! You don’t want to play with me anymore!” said Zemilkom while walks passing me.

“We are daejas now, Zemilkom…”

“NO! I don’t want to be adult! I don’t want… those responsible..,” he starts to cry. I realize he being childish because he can’t bear that ‘weight’. I put my muzzle on his neck.

“You can’t always run, Zem…”

“Nevermind Aru… We still friends. I like how you call me without my title if no one around and you are friendly.”

I can see his eyes sparkled with happiness again; even there is sorrow behind it. I got an idea that makes me chuckled.

“It’s been a long time since I have fun. No one here so let’s do it!”

We run and catch each other. Soothing water splash my scales and sands feel nice and warm in my feet. We also play with sands. Zemilkom tries to cover me with sands. It’s already afternoon when we feel tired.

“Let’s go back!”

“Wait..,” Zemilkom sniffing the air. “There is a mesmerize near here… There!” points him quickly and run, I am following him.

Mesmerize is a goat with one crescent horn between its eyes. They are tasty, almost as tasty as unicorns. We chase it into a wasteland with many dragon bones and flames…

“Shaken! Shaken!” a loud voice surprising us. An adult white dragon pinned us to ground. It seems we play to far… to battlefield… The Burning Valley! Shaken means traitor or spy.

The other divine dragons surround us. They are considering what they will do to us. Their language is foreign but there are few words similar. They meet us with their general that understands our language. He is a white dragon with yellow feathers below his horns and hint of blue in his scales. He looked so wise and strong.

“You must be Prince Zemilkom. And who might you be, silver dragon?”

“I am Arutema, Zemilkom’s knightmaster,” I give him a respecting kneel. Zemilkom looks don’t care or afraid.

“I am Alakhir, Alakhir the Wind Reaper. You are unique chaos dragon emperor candidate,” praise him to Zemilkom. It’s more like a humiliation even that general not mean to laughs at Zemilkom.

“You two are free to go, but it would be an honour if you join our dinner.”

I nods and Zemilkom circling around with joy. A female white dragon seems watching us from our first arrival. She is younger than me, and pretty. Her form looks like Alakhir but more… sweet. I give her a smile and she smiles back. I’m approaching her while Zemilkom following Alakhir—asking the menu.

“Hello, my name is Arutema.”

“I know. My name is Mistral, it’s a pleasure to meet you, Arutema.”

I’m sniffing her and she let me do it even she looked shy. I think I’m fall in love. I want to lick her face but she evade. Well, I won’t try to persuade her.

“Our races still in war, Arutema… I’m sorry,” apologize her sadly.

“One day, I will pick you.., when this war over,” promise me.

We walk together to dinning field. They provide a lot of giant fishes and boars. No lizardmans there, they serve themselves. Not like chaos dragons, they don’t like any slavery. Well, me too.

“Why not stay here, Arutema?” ask Alakhir. I figure out Mistral is his little sister.

“I’m sorry, I should guarding my prince. I will be back and stay here if our race united...,” reply me with looking at Mistral softly. She looks touched by my words.

Mistral and two divine guards escort us until the border between Burning Valley and Cald Mountains. Mistral stroke her muzzle on my cheek, that’s called a kiss for dragons… Oh my heart is so happy, I feel like I can fly to stars. I want to stay but I should make divine and chaos united first with protecting Prince Zemilkom.

We go to home with secrets and our own happiness. That night I have a nice dream.

-What am I?-

I wake up with spirit and happiness. I have a dream but I don’t remember at all, until… this morning… in front of my locker.

“Let’s go to mall this afternoon!” I don’t need to turn around to know who is he. He is my boyfriend. And I don’t know why, I don’t want to face him.

“I’m sorry, I want to stay at home,” said me nervous. It’s odd, I never act like this but I can’t take my words…

“Okay, I will go to your house then,” said him while touch my long blond hair.

“No!” snapped me.

“What the hell happen on you? Are you bored at me? Do you want to break?” push him. People start to listen our conversations since we are the longest couple.

“Whatever! I had Mistral!” scream me in frustration.

His eyes wider, also everyone stare at me. My boyfriend leave me with saying we break. I’m surprised with my own words, Mistral is a female name!!! I hold my tears and run to toilet.

Suddenly someone touch my shoulder.

“Are you lesbian?” wisp her.

“I’m not!” reply me harshly. I’m also angry with myself, what’s wrong with me?

“Umm… I’m a lesbian. If you need a he…”

“I need nothing!” cut me. “I’m not a lesbian! I’m dreaming about another me, that’s it!”

“Oh… It’s called otherkin. I know that to. Hmm, wait…” she takes a paper and write an URL.

“You can find out who you are really in there.”

Slowly and unsure I take that paper, she smiles, say good-bye, and leave. I put the paper on my pocket without seeing it even a bit. I weep my tears and wash my face before get out from there.

I had a hard time passing the lessons. I am the only one they thinks as a lesbian, and I have no doubt teachers already know. They will discuss it in next parents-teachers meeting.

***

Everything goes worst then I never imagine… Only because one misplaced word they call my parents. Now m father know the problem… And I was accused as a lesbian because somebody hears conversation in the toilet.

My father beats me hard without mercy and my mother only can cry. Why my life should be ruined like this?

I sleep with drying tears and… that dream haunted me, again…

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