Merry Christmas. For the gift I'll post the next chapter.
Chapter 12: Dreaming
She lifted a hand to her head as she sat up. She noticed that she was in her room. One down, Amber thought, seven to go. Amber dragged her hand through her hair.
“Why do you continue to fight?”
Amber turned her head. Courtney was sitting in the corner of her room by her bed.
“Why do you ask?”
“You’ve lost all that you once were. If someone you knew from the past seen you too day they wouldn’t recognize you.”
“And what about you or have you forgotten you too are a dragon?”
Courtney shook her head.
“I’m not like you. I was an orphan. No parent, no sibling, I didn’t even have friends. I was living on the streets before I became a dragon, but you…you had all the things I longed for.”
“I see,” Amber sighed, “I might have love and lost, but I have lost at love.”
“What?”
“It means I fight for the people I love. For my friends,” Amber smiled, “I might be a dragon Courtney, but I’ve gotten to the point where I have no regrets.”
“And what about your family?”
“What about them? I love them Courtney even now, but I can’t change what’s happened. I can only move forward, continue on with my life. I’m sure that what they’d want me to do.”
“You’re pathetic,” Courtney said raising, “Do you even care that Matt worries about you and yet you continue to fight. You say you fight for your friends, but I think you fight just to fight. You’re just like the dragon you kill.”
Amber’s eye’s narrowed. Why in the hell was Courtney saying this?
“You’re wrong. I care more about Matt then you think, but at this moment my life means more to me.”
“Your life? The only reason your life is in danger is because you couldn’t keep out of the way. Why couldn’t you just let the humans die?”
Amber jumped up, now standing on the bed. She knew somehow that that was not Courtney.
“Because I refuse to believe that killing human is the only way to gain their respected.”
The illusion faded. Standing before her was a dragon she hadn’t seen before. His hair and scales were brown and his eye's were purple.
“Who said anything about gaining their respect? Do you think that humans deserve to rule the world? Look what their doing to her with their pollution.”
“And you think dragon can to a better job.”
“My dear girl I don’t think I know.”
“And you’re delusional. Dragon aren’t much better then humans. It’d be only a matter of time before dragon would start ruining the world just like the humans.”
He laughed.
“Delusional says you, crazy says another, but whose really to judge me. Surely not you, you who lives with a very dragon that took her humanity.”
“Leave Matt out of this. He had nothing to do with the death of your sister.”
“Bold move girl, very bold,” he chuckled, “I could kill you now in your sleep and no one would know, but I let Logan have his fun with you.”
Amber was getting real tired of hearing Logan’s name. The dragon turned and started walking away. He stopped and turned.
“Oh and just so you know the name Neo.”
Once again he turned and walked away fading through the walls of the room. Amber’s eyes opened as she awoke from the dream. We will meet again Neo, Amber thought grimly, and the next time she’d make there wouldn’t be a third meeting.
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Chapter 13: Next Step
“Yeah, but we’ll beat them like last time. You, yourself, have proven that they’re not immortal,” said Kuwabara.
“It’s not going to be that easy you fool,” said Hiei.
“What’d you say short stuff?”
“Chill you two,” said Matt, “and Hiei’s right. It’s not going to be child’s play anymore. Now that we know they can be beat you can be sure they know and then they’ll take extra measurements to try to save alive…err…the living dead.”
“Not to mention that the fragments are in their tails. It’ll be very hard to get at them especially with the most skilled fighter like Logan, Eve, and Neo,” said Amber.
Hey there. It's Christmas Eve. ^_^ I sooo can't wait for tomorrow. Anyways, here a funny Christmas song. It's called The Twelve Pains of Christmas. It has the Teen Titins (sorry if I spelled it wrong), Fruits Basket, and Inu-Yasha. Did I mention it was funny?
Ok here's what up. Last Tuesday I finish the first semester of this year. Being in college I get my grades sent to me over the interent on the school offical web site. Anyways, the grade went live Thursday. Of course I forgot and didn't check them out. Saturday (December 17 my dad's b-day) I decide to check them out and...drum roll please...I got an A. I know it might not be a BIG deal to some people, but it my first (yes first) A in college (I had lots of A in high school and such). So it's a means a lot to me. When I told my dad he say 'it the best give I got'. ^_^ Then he went on to tell me how proud he was of me (more then once). He kept saying it every time he saw me for the rest of the night. Personally I've nothing against being praised, but it got annoying 'cause I was try to watch my Saturday night anime shows (Naruto, Beyblade, and Fullmetal Alchemist). It made my feel good that he was proud of me so like the good daughter I am, I didn't say any thing after all it was HIS b-day and I wasn't going to ruin his good mood. Other than that nothing really has happened to me. Well I've got to be going. Laterz.
Alright people here's the next chapter of my story. I hope you like it. Sorry the chapters are kinda long, but I'm trying to make it as few chapters as I can.
Chapter 11: Kenneth’s End and Amber’s Peace
Matt and the other had finely made it to the spot Amber and Kenneth had been in before the start roof top jumping.
“Where are they Courtney?” Matt demanded sensing something was off.
“I’m not sure the moment that dragon punched Amber, I did what she told me to do and got you.”
“Well she couldn’t be too far,” said Kurama.
“Then you don’t know a dragon very well,” snapped Matt, “Sorry I guess I’m a little on edge.”
“We’re not going to find her by standing here,” said Hiei.
They nodded and hurried off in a direction.
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“What’s wrong? You can’t take the truth?”
“I’m not like you. I don’t like killing.”
“Like it or not you still kill. You try so hard to follow your religion, but in truth you’re no longer a Christian. You have been ever since you killed for the first time. For don’t it say in the bible ‘Thou shalt not kill.’”
“How do you know what I’m like or not, you don’t know me.”
“You don’t recognize me, do you?”
Amber looked at him in confusion. He smiled.
“It’s amazing what a car tells people about a person living habits isn’t it.”
“Car? But I haven’t had a car since…” Amber eyes opened wide.
She could see it now. He had been the dragon that had smelled the blood from the wound to her hand all those years ago. His hair had been blond then and his eyes brown. He smiled.
“There I knew you’d remember me. You got a good look before you fainted. Scared to death you were and if you male dragon friend hadn’t step forth then you just might have been my ally. Of course, if he had left you as a human when he saved you, you’d be dead from all the blood lost and then were would we be today.”
Kenneth stepped forward.
“Now you that you’ve been educated, it’s time to play a bit before the others get here.”
Kenneth charged Amber. Amber duck raising her leg and kicked him in the stomach. Then rising and punched him under the jaw. He flew back and hit a building. She stood there glaring at him. It was his fault she was a dragon to today, she thought then smiled, she had to remember to thank him. For if she had lived her life as a human she wouldn’t have the great friend she had now. Still she missed her family and that wasn’t easy to replace, but in time the wound healed.
“You say pain makes the world, but I say that pain isn’t even half of it. It might be part, but it isn’t all. Pain, sorrow, joy, angry, love, and all the other emotions play a part in make the world. Without all the emotion the other would be nothing.”
Amber walked up to him and put her foot on his chest to hold him down. She then bent down so her face was close to his.
“Because of you, I’ve gone through stuff I never want to again, but because of it I’m stronger. I use to think what my life would have been like if I had never went to the library that night. That was what I use to think, but now I’ve great friends who stand behind me and help me. I was blessed with knowing my family, but God seemed to think that I would be need in the future so he since Matt to help me. You might have played a part, but it was tiny part. Thanks just the same though.”
Amber grabbed the gem fragment
“Thank you,” she said again before pulling it out.
She watched as he became nothing, but dust in the wind. The scales became just a pile of old dragon scales once again. Amber stood and looked down at the fragment in her hand. Kenneth tried to use his word to knock her down so she wouldn’t put up a fight. In the end, it was her words that got him. She closed her hand over the fragment crushing it in dust so no one could use its power again.
“Amber!”
Amber turned around and saw the other rush over to her. She smiled.
“Kenneth gone,” she informed them.
Matt stopped in front of her and raised a hand to her left cheek. He wiped the some of the blood off to get a better look. The blood ran over his finger making them a bit sticky.
“You had me worried,” he said, “thought I’d lose you.”
Amber’s arms went around Matt threw him, the other, and herself off guard, but she didn’t let go. She buried her head in his chest and let go of the tears she held in for some long. The tears of she held for her family and the friends she had lost went she became a dragon, the tears for know that she lost herself for the years after, and the tears for knowing that she found herself again. Amber’s legs gave away and Matt took her into his arms where Amber let her drift off to sleep.
“Things are going to change for her and for us,” Matt said turning to the others, “Now let’s get out of here…quickly.”
They nodded and hurrying into a near by alleyway just as the military came around the corner and into the messy street.
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Chapter 12: Dreaming
“Who said anything about gaining their respect? Do you think that humans deserve to rule the world? Look what their doing to her with their pollution.”
“And you think dragon can to a better job.”
“My dear girl I don’t think I know.”
“And you’re delusional. Dragon aren’t much better then humans. It’d be only a matter of time before dragon would start ruining the world just like the humans.”
He laughed.
“Delusional says you, crazy says another, but whose really to judge me. Surely not you, you who lives with a very dragon that took her humanity.”
“Leave Matt out of this. He had nothing to do with the death of your sister.”
(Note: In chapter 12 Amber is talking to Eve's brother. He's the one that start out in the preview. Also he finely has a name...you'll just have to wait until next time I post.)
Hey there. Not much has happened today (then again the days just begining). My dad is feeling a bit better. His legs still hurts, but he seems to be getting around just fine. Christmas is next week (and I still have wrote my Christmas list for my mom). I guess I do that today. Well Have a good day. Oh, by the way, I want to get a few chapters done before I post anymore of it. My the way I've got a new fan art thingy done. Check it out. Laterz
^_^ I just finish this semester. Now I can post more aften (if I can think of what to say). I had studied all weekend (kinda). I found me slacking off now and a again. I've really got to get modivated in school more. Anyways, I'm going to start working more on my story. I'll post the next chapter now so you all can read it. Enjoy. Oh, by the way I'm trying something new. I'm going to start giving you previews of the next chapter. Tell me what you think about that. Thanks.
Chapter 10: Kenneth Word
Great, Amber thought, why’d it have to be in his tail and how would she get close enough to get it out. Amber stood there staring at his tail. There’d be not way he’d let her get close to his tail. Not when it held his life.
“What life,” she muttered, “his already dead. He’s not even breathing.”
It was true. She could see clearly that he was inhaling or even exhaling. He was just a walking dead dragon and there was not way to kill what is already dead. She had to get that fragment. She’d have to retreat for now just until she found out how to get it. Amber let her eyes wonder.
“I know what you’re thinking, but the question is will I let you escape.”
Amber stepped out from the store.
“Logan would be disappointed if you killed me.”
“Who said anything about killing you, I’m here just for to play. No I leave your life in his hands.”
Kenneth charged her. She jumped aside dodging him. His claws swung at her face. Again she dodged. His other hand following the same path at the same time nailed her leave four tiny cuts on her left cheek. She swung a fisted hand into his stomach forcing him to take a step back.
“The finest joy in a fight is feel the pain that come with it. I so do love the feeling. It meaning that you’re a worthy opponent,” said Kenneth chuckling.
Amber let the blood slide down her cheek.
“Did you know that pain isn’t a weakness,” he chuckled again, “It’s a strength. Pain let us know we’re injured.”
This he demonstrate by sliding his arm with his finger nail. Amber noted that no blood dripped from the wound before it healed.
“A world without pain would be a sad place. Many people would die before anyone would know they were bleeding. Pain makes the world go round.”
“That’s ridiculous,” Amber said, “How do you can you say some like that?”
“Ridiculous? Is it really? Almost everything it this world cause pain. Pain not only physically, but mentally and emotionally too. People die and someone’s in pain. Death, guns, murders, the world goes through this every day. Can you imagine what life would be like without it?”
“It would be a better place.”
Kenneth laughed.
“How cute, I bet you still believe the human and dragons can live together in harmony too.”
“And what’s wrong with that?”
He laughed harder.
“Dragons and humans are different. Too different. Humans can never trust us never in a million years to come and beyond. Face Amber dragons are born killing machines.”
“Most dragons today had been human.”
“Yeah, but once a human bitten they are reborn into a dragon and the human now a dragon become just another killing machine.”
Amber put her hand to her head. He’s just trying to complicate things, Amber told herself.
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Chapter 11: Kenneth’s End and Amber’s Peace
“It's amazing what a car tells people about a person living habits isn’t it.”
“Car? But I haven’t had a car since…” Amber eyes opened wide.
She could see it now. He had been the dragon that had smelled the blood from the wound to her hand all those years ago. His hair had been blond then and his eyes brown. He smiled.
I've added a new Beyblade wallpaper. It had started out as just an experiment, but I liked how it ended so I uploaded. I hope you beyblade fans enjoy it. Laters.
Oh and just so you know I'm coloring the dragon picture of Amber. Once I'm finished I'll put it on the site as well. I'm also writing the 13th chapter to my fan fic. so stay to for that also.
Ok, about a week ago my dad hurt his knee (well just below his knee). It the same knee is hurt along time ago and back then the doctors thought he wouldn't walk again. They were wrong. Anyways, yesterday (it you've got a weak stomach this might not before you) I was helping him. I'd just woke up and he say that he wanted me to look at his leg. So I did and he had a big blood blister where he had hit it. It looked really black and blue not to mention the smell of it. Gross. And if that wasn't bad enough it started leaking. I had to run to the kitch to get the papered towels and for that moment on I was run all over the house doing everything he told me. *sigh* I can't wait until he feels better. The only other is he's going to be home from work for two more weeks (counting this one which is almost over, thank god for that).
