Chương 16: Dragons are Fun to Be Around With
Gold Serpentine eyes that glow in the dark, scales of the blackest night bringing flare to any dull day, and its wings larger then it's own body, folded in to hide them.
Louis stared in amazement at the dragon that he had caught sight of in a random alley in New York during his holiday.
The mystical creature hissed at the sight of the young Princeton, smoke streaming out of its nostrils as a warning that it would spew fire if the boy stepped any closer.
Putting his hands up in a form of surrender, Louis speaks softly " Hey, I don't want to hurt you. I Just wanna be your friend, and find out why your here Okay? " Sensing that his intentions weren't bad, the dragon calmed down somewhat. " Do you have a name? " Louis asks as he places a hand in front of him slowly.
Slowly walking forward the dragon bellow aloud suddenly giving Louis a scare. " My name is Aego! Dragon of darkness and bringer of hope! "
Hands to his ears, Louis greets back " My name is Louis Princeton, born to the Princeton family. " He bows as low as he can and asks " Would you mind If I take a look at your injury? It won't be long. "
Seeming as if Aego was contemplating, he finally spoke after some time. " Alright, since you don't seem so bad, I'll let you have a look at my injury. But any funny business and your toast. " Nodding his head, Louis approaches the base area of Aego's wings where blood seemed to seep the most.
' The wound seems to be deep if blood is still spilling. The cause of injury couldn't have been a spell or from a muggle weapon, it'd be more shallow than this. Unless...'
" Aego, could the cause of your injury come from Hunters? " The Princeton asks cautiously. Aego's eyes narrow drastically at the question and snares " How would you know? You'd only know if you were one of them! " The dragon states, now more wary of the boy compared to earlier.
" No, no, no! It's just that I have animal companions who've suffered the same injuries from hunters too. Though none of them were dragons. " Louis says quickly to reassure Aego as he looks around the wound.
" Give me five minutes and you'll be back to health. " Louis states once he finishes his examination of the wound.
And as stated, Five minutes passed and the injury was no more. " Thank you Louis of house Princeton, I am in your debt. " Aegon says bowing as a sign of his gratitude. " Dont sweat it. It's what I do best. " Waving his hand he walks out the alley to resume his exploring.
" How about I give you a ride in the sky? Take it as a ' Thank you ' for helping me when I was in need. " It was no question that within seconds, Louis had scrambled onto Aegon's back with stars in his eyes.
• • •
" Where on Earth is Louie! We've been searching for half an hour now and we still can't find him! " Annie growled in frustration as she takes a seat on a park bench. The same park Louis had been in mere minutes before, oh how fate loves to play with humans.
" Relax Ann, perhaps Louie got to absorbed with one of his findings and found a lost city or something. It has happened before. " Richard attemptd to calm his cousin as he hands her a refreshment in the hot day's sun.
Lukas had given up any hope for looking for his nephew from just the three of them, and had started asking any magical creatures he came across to help search for Louis.
" Hey Mr! I got some clues on where your nephew could be! " A wondering leprechaun yells out as he runs toward the older Princeton.
Whipping his head from where he was facing, his eyes igniting with the hope of his nephew being found " Where?! Where was he last seen! " He practically yells out in desperation, worried for his nephew and for his life - especially his life.
Meanwhile, the boy causing all this worry was soaring high into the sky on Aego's back, having a tour of the city from a bird's eye view.
Hollering into the sky as he enjoys the wind in his face, it happens that caught sight of a specific place. " Is that gold? " He questions, " Indeed it is. Gathered from all around, places forgotten and some yet to be found. " Aego tells the intrigued boy.
" Than have you seen Atlantis? " Louis asks with eyes sparkling.
" Indeed I have, but it is a secret all dragons keep to ensure their civilisation lives on. " Head bowed seemingly lost in thought, Aego flies aimlessly through the skies for a while.
Realising that the subject may be something of a sore spot, Louis decides to keep quiet about the topic and not be too nosy about it.
When they touched down in Aego's ' home ', Louis couldn't help himself and started exploring every inch of the cave hidden in the mountain.
• • •
Hours went by and Louis decided he should head back to his family, and that's when it hit him. " Ohhhhhh dear. "
Now realising he had forgotten his family completely, Louis started contemplating on whether to head back to the park he was in previously, or the hotel he was supposed to go to in the first place.
The only problem? He's lost. " Hey Aego? Would you mind flying me to someplace? I kinda forgot my family? " He asks scratching the back of his head and chuckling in embarrassment, it was then that he decided to never speak of what happened it would kill his self esteem if anyone found out.
• • •
The family members who have been frantically searching for Louis since he disappeared, are now on the edge of using their magic to find the boy, their worry getting to their heads.
Thankfully, the giant shadow that loomed over them stopped their movements, their attention completely on it. " Are. You. Kidding me. " Annie mumbles grumpily as she watches the dragon - in all its glory - land in front of them.
" LOUIS?! THE HECK ARE YOU DOING ON A DRAGON?! " Lukas exclaims in disbelief as he watches his nephew alight from the dragons back with a smile on his face.
" Um.....Hi? " He greets his family members unsure. " Hi? That's all you say? Do you want to go to your death bed earlier? We've been searching for HOURS for you - worried sick - and all you say is HI?! " Richard's temper was at it's peak, near the point of exploding anything withing 5 meters of him.
" Please don't kill me Richie! I didn't mean to! honest! But I did make a new friend! " Switching from one subject to another in order to prevent his very early death, he raises his hands in a ' Tadah! ' way as he introduces his new friend.
" Family members, meet Aego dragon of darkness and bringer of hope, Aego meet my family Annie Princeton, Richard Princeton, and Lukas Princeton. My mom and dad aren't here but their Natalia and Justin Princeton. " A bright smile present on his face as he watches his family bond with Aego in no time.
A whale-like sound introduces itself from Louis' stomach. Immediately, Lukas stops conversing and looks to his nephew.
A small smirk on his face as he stares at his nephew " Well someone's hungry. Come on, we gotta head back to the hotel if you want some food. It's almost dinner time now. "
Noticing the time from the clock on one of the buildings, he proceeds to lead the three kids back to their hotel once they say their goodbyes to Aego.
• • •
Time flew by fast, even if they were having fun in New York they were only on vacation until school started once again.
" Aego! I have to go back home, school starts soon and I can't really afford to skip it, even if I wanted to." Louis, sadly says his goodbye to the stubborn Dragon who had became protective of the small boy over the days they spent together.
" You do know that your the only one who doesn't want me to go back right? Even Jack said his goodbyes happily but your on the verge of crying right now.
We'll see each other again and you know that. I can apparate here and you can fly there, okay? " Louis asks softly as he hugs Aego on his belly.
With a large and sad huff, Aego nods his head " Fine, go to school. But I'll visit you soon, who knows what will happen if your alone. Even Bandit says your unpredictable, and that's coming from him. "
Feeling the sense of betrayal, Louis glares at Bandit sitting on a fallen tree acting innocent. " I'm watching you..." he claims childishly as he points a finger at the niffler.
The suspect in question looks around innocently then proceeds to point to itself with a tilt of its head.
Shaking his head at his partner in crime, he turns his attention back to the dragon, a small smile on his face.
" I'll see you later alright? You have things you need to do, and I need to make sure no one dies unexpectedly in school. " giving one last hug to his companion for the past few days and he leaves for the airport with his family.
On the plane heading back, Louis looks out the window - a distant look on his face. " You okay Louis? " Natalia asks in concern.
" He had to say goodbye to Aego, he needs some time to cope with it honey. " Justin informs Natalia as he places a hand on her shoulder gently.
Once the plane took off into the sky it was time to head home.
Looking out the window, Louis catches sight of a very familiar creature. " Aego? " he speaks dumbfounded.
' I'm sending you off properly. We'll meet each other again when the time comes, even if we are extremely busy. '
The dragon of darkness and bringer of hope communicates telpathically with the young Princeton, giving him a elegant fire show as a way of goodbye.
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