Shads Of Fae Rise of the Dragon

Chapter 5

    Dante POV

    "I've missed you so much Dante," Was the first thing Zilly says.

Yes the mermaid is my, well it's unclear how to explain her. My aunt, my best friend, my mom's parents adopted her that is all I can say. We grew very close over the years, both being orphans of war and being adopted by the king and queen weather it be former or past.

With a chuckle "I have missed you as well red." I tell her in my dragon tongue. Yes I have many talents in my dragon form and talking to people while in my dragon form is one of them. Selene said I am the only dragon that is powerful enough to do that.

"Y did you not come to shore red?" I ask curiosity lacing my voice.

"I have been here for a few hours and I knew you had company. I didn't want anyone asking questions about how I got here." She said with a shrug. 

I felt a ping of guilt knowing she had sat out here for that long before I noticed her.

"Besides there is something or someone up there that feels off." She said while looking over my shoulder toward my house. Turning my head to meet where her gaze landed, I could spot Jes on the porch looking our way.

    Not giving a dam I turn back to Zilly, "Don't worry about that. She is just a girl I have been f*****g and now she wants to make it official." I say that last part with a snort and a bit of steam comes out barley missing reds face. 

"Watch where you point that thing buster, I can blow fire on your ass to. Just cause I am in my fin, don't think my magic is weak." She said half serious, all I could do is chuckle. She sure can get worked up over very little and put me in my place over less then little.

    "My bad, i'm just in a mood." I said half guilty and half humored. "Can we get out of here please, I have had enough of this human world for awhile." I all but begged.

I wasn't planning on leaving tonight, but after arguing with Jes and then seeing Zilly I just missed home. I wanted to perch up on my mountain and look down over my kingdom. Yes I know I am not a king, that is not what I ment by my kingdom. I simply call the dragon relm in the kingdom, my kingdom.

Zilly must have seen something in my eyes cause she just hugged me again, this time more in a caring way. "Ok TeTe lets go," she joked just before she let go and took off in the water.

"Wait, where did you hear that little red?" I asked as I took off after her. TeTe was the nickname Max called me, I never told her that, and she never met max. Being as we are underwater we can no longer physically talk, so I ask her again through our link where she heard that.

    Catching up to her, well my wing span and huge tail I have the advantage here. I hear her giggle through the link before she finally tells me, "I heard that man call you that at the bonfire you had earlier." 

I knew fae had enhanced abilities, but for a mermaid to hear that great of a distance was incredible. "You actually heard that from back where you were?" I said in awe.

Full on laughter came through my mind as i could also see her form shaking in laughter. "No dumb ass, I wasn't in that spot all night, I did get closer a few times. I was bored so I had to do something." Oh is all I could think of at that.

"Oh speaking of witch, I also found you this while I was waiting. I did a bit of exploring at the bottom of the sea by your cliff. You should see the things down there." she said as she handed me a black pearl. 

    Black pearls are very rare and worth even more then most diamonds. "It's amazing, but why don't you keep it, I have no use for it." I said while trying to give it back to her. 

She stopped swimming as did I and looked at me with one of those are you kidding me looks. "You do not give back gifts ass hole. That is a gift to you from me, now take it, say thank you and be done with it." She almost yelled into my mind with her hands on her hips for the proper effects.

Retracting my hand paw, with the pearl, "Thank you red it is beautiful." I sent back to her.

We continue to swim through the cool blue waters, and I hear her chuckle a bit. "Besides I have like 5 of them home," she says as she looks over her shoulder at me and smiles. I couldn't do anything but chuckle back at her while shaking my head.

    "Who knows one day when your mate shows up, you can give it to her," She adds in a small tone. I could see the look of sadness in her eyes. She found her mate when she was 19, and has been happy in love since. She knows that deep down I long for a mate, even if on the surface I try and be all macho and uncaring about the topic.

I just avoid the topic all together and ask her something else on my mind. "Can I ask you something red?" I say in my best curious tone. "Ask away Dante," she says while looking over at me.

"Where the hell are we going," I almost yell and I can see her swim falter just a bit to know I scared her.

Slapping me, "You ass you could have scared the piss out of me you know." She says with anger and a bit of humor lacing her voice. I do nothing but laugh. I can feel my giant body bounce in the water from laughter, and Storm is dying in laughter in the back of my head. 

Boy I needed that Dante, its been to long that we had a good laugh old friend, Storm told me and I couldn't agree more. Yea I cut up with my friends and crack jokes. We laugh and snicker at eachother, but I haven't truly laughed in a long time. I only open up and feel free around my family and fae friends.

"To answer your question, we are going to Atlantis to see our grandparents. Oh and I believe your Rain will be there as well." She said with a questioning tone like she is trying to remember.

Why when she said my sisters name did I get a butterfly in my stomach, perhaps its cause I haven't seen her in years. I think the last time I saw her she was just a child, maybe 5 or 6. I can't remember. I know when mother and Storm my brother came to visit me a couple years ago, she was on her quest to go to all of her people and get to know them like mother did at her age.

    "Yea she will be there until the day of the party and then she will portal home to the kingdom for the party." Zilly finished after she remembered the rest of it.

Back in my own head again, all I could think of was Rain coming of age and finding her mate. I was picturing her calling mate to some random man and it pained me. Why did I feel a whole in my chest to think of my sister finding her mate, but yet I also felt something else. I also felt happy and excited, what the hell is wrong with me.