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Chapter 3

I screamed.

‘Close enough’ the dragon said, as it tilted its hand up.

I slid down the dragon's hand desperately trying to grab onto something, I screamed again, just before I fell in between the jaws, they closed he landed on the tip of the dragon's muzzle it smiled at me.

I was lucky that the end of her mouth was it a her? I didn't know that’s what I was going with, was blunted otherwise I might have fallen off. Her slit nostrils dilated sucking him towards her nostrils, then her nostrils widened as it breathed out gently, A warm breeze washed over me my black Brown hair went into a frenzy.

the dragon It seemed like it was playing, I couldn’t be sure, it was a long shot, but I thought let's try some banter.

‘Um,’ I grunted, ‘my arms.’

‘And?’

‘I don’t want to fall.’

‘And you're blocking one of my nostrils,’ despite saying this she was saying she was taking the utmost care to not mover her head.

‘Um,’ I was gritting my teeth, ‘help.’

All the dragon did was giggle.

With the last of my strength, I tried to scramble up but could find no perches.

‘Would you like some help there?’ the Dragon asked, sarcastically.

I grunted, ‘yes.’

She flicked her head up.

‘jesses’ I shouted.

I was in the air for a few seconds, then landed this time on top of the dragon's jaws, the adenine Started to fade the red scales were at the same time hard and smooth and they seemed to radiate warmth.

After all that we just Stared at each other those brilliant purple Staring at me, I looked deep into them and I saw something he never expected there was that kindness, that I never expected in the titanic lizard and just a a bit of mischief.

‘Um, can you put me down?’

‘Ok’ The dragon lowered her jaws to the ground; she was now lying flat on the ground.

I would like to say I jumped, but I more fell to the ground I did not get back up straight away and as I was lying there on the ground I thought, if she had wanted to kill me, she would have done so already so I plucked up my courage.

The dragon shifted her position, she was now leaning on her side resting her head in the crook of her elbow with her body lay around the edge of the clearing, and her other hand on the grass next to me.

‘So, you are a dragon?’ I asked

‘wow that obvious, am I?’ the Dragon said, smiling but not showing her teeth.

I smiled nervously ‘So, are you going to tell me your name.’

‘A yes my name’ she paused ‘is Serafin.’

‘Seraphim?’ I said, in confusion.

She laughed, she had a nice laugh ‘pronounced ser-a-Fin silly, Serafin the Dragon.’

I tried to reply but I couldn’t so I stood there looked up at the dragon, I shivered it was a strange change from a terrifying beast to something that still terrified me but also I felt as if I could trust her, so I did something incredibly stupid I took a step closer.

As the human took a small step closer, I felt like I was befriending a bird and this was the most crucial bit the initial trust, I in the human's eyes had gone from a terrifying beast to something still large and terrifying but something that could maybe just maybe be trusted she slowly reached out a hand.

‘It’s ok’ Serafin said in a low charming voice, ‘I’m not going to hurt you I'm sorry about trying to ingest you.’

I shrunk back as the hand reached out, ‘I-I know but’ I was stammering again trying to get the words out but I couldn’t, Serafin withdrew her hand perhaps realizing that she was frightening me, I clenched my fists in anger as I tried to get the words out.

‘It's ok’ Serafin said, I’m not going to hurt you, I just want a friend.

I shrank still back Serafin looked a bit hurt as she sat there, I again struggled to get the words out but I couldn’t suppress the hic-ups that hit me out of nowhere so, I walked to the edge of the clearing I looked into the muddy depths of the river I turned around breathing deeply. I looked directly into the Serafin’s purple eyes suddenly She leapt forward covering the distance between us I the blink of an eye I jumped and might have fallen in the river, but Serafin caught me I sat there breathing heavily it was at that moment that I knew I was going to have sore legs tomorrow.

‘There’ Serafin said, ‘that’s better isn’t it?’

‘Um,’ I was trying to regain control of my breathing, ‘I suppose.’

‘Well, you’re not hic-upping anymore are you.’

‘True.’

‘You should be thanking me.’

‘For what scaring the shit out of me.’

‘Yes.’

‘You know, there are more effective ways of making friends than almost eating them’

‘Oh yes, sorry about that,’ Serafin looked awkward ‘i just wanted to break the ice orlay the first stone one might say.’

‘It's fine abet a little strange, I don't meet many people you try to eat me to make friends but could you put me down please?’

Serafin obliged, she kneeled down and gently tilted it hand so I could slide down her hand when I hit the ground I rolled and stood up.

‘Impressive,’ Serafin said raising her brow.

I looked at the hand that I had sat on it was massive it could easily wrap around and crush several a large car I was in awe of the creature, a dragon Serafin was leaning over me and I wasn't dead I looked up at her.

‘Thanks for not killing me’ I say.

‘No problem’ she said.

I nodded and then looked up at the sky, ‘Shit I have to get home, it’s almost pitch black.’

‘Would you like some help getting there?’ Serafin looked like she was thinking, ‘if only there was someone here who could help you.’

I just stared at the dragon ‘wow’ my voice dripping with sarcasm, ‘if only someone here was able to help me.’

The Serafin snorted and sat back wincing as her arm moved it still hurt, she crossed her legs ‘so.’

‘Um, could you help me up the cliff.’

‘Sure’ Serafin stood.

I tensed as the Serafin's good hand wrapped around me and lifted me up, I again felt my heart speed up but a second later I was standing on solid ground. The hill I was on was only at waste high for the Serafin, she was blocking out the sun she smiled again and waved as I turned, I waved back then she said.

‘wait, what’s your name?’

I turned, ‘my name is Farren.’

‘Hum.’

‘Wow, you sound almost disappointed.’

‘oh, sorry I’m not, it’s just an interesting name sounds German.’

‘yea, I know, a strange name for a boy or a girl actually and I'm not sure about the German.’

‘well, at least we agree on something.’

‘True’ I said, ‘I will have a look and see if that name is German.’

‘das wäre sehr willkommen’ serafin said.

I opened my mouth, then closed it ‘ok wow did not know you could do that.’

Serafin shrugged modestly her reply was a lot less modest ‘i just know stuff that your tiny male human brain could never comprehend.’

‘Actually as a side note’ I asked, ‘are you a female?’

‘Yes,’ Serafin said ‘why?’

‘Nothing, I just wanted to know because with humans you can kind of tell.’

Serafin’s face registered something like shock, ‘well there are several factors one, males have digitigrade legs whereas females are structured like humans with the difference being the foot despite having a different leg structure we still have the same amount of toes, also males have a strange obsession with having their wings out all the time when they don’t need to and they also tend to be bigger than the females, they also tend not to have hair but some do.’

‘Thanks for the quick lesson Serafin’ I said, turning again to leave slowly building up to a run ‘also I won’t tell anyone about you’ I threw over my shoulder.