Jewel’s Secret

OMG I am A Dragon!!!

Diary! OH my god, I have something to tell you. I mean, this is intense!

So, my mother, tells me of my real father, the one I have never known. She describes him, as the most handsome man she ever saw, his smooth charm, and his zest for life. She did tell me before, about how she met him. They were only together for a short period of time, but, she loved him so much. He loved her instantly and fiercely. I always wondered, what my life would be like if he was still alive. I am sure he would have been super, as a father. I never knew him, nor any of the dragons. I wondered if I look like him. I never saw a picture of him either.

Mother never talks about him. I think it still hurts her, that she lost him. I feel like I’m missing a part of myself, not knowing anything about him, and his family, they are a part of me.

Granted, my father is the vampire king Mauri, since he raised me, he is not, the true blood of my blood, only through the blood communion of making my mother a vampire, could he claim me, as his own. I do have vampire traits from it.

My mother tells me this secret, one that could mean I could be killed, if the wrong people knew it to be true, like my betrothed!

I can't sleep for over a week, over this tidbit of information. I need to go to the vault, and read the scrolls of history, to see, if there is a remedy, to make me not be a dragon!

What if I changed into a dragon, and he is there? Would he kill me? Imprison me? I cannot believe, that she is just telling me this, now.

I turned 16 yesterday. It was a nice party, and I got lots of presents, and my mother and father presented me to the royal court. It was magical!

Let me, tell you about my day!

So, I am getting up from bed, and I feel like, I am half on, and half off the bed. I opened my eyes and the room was still dark with my curtains drawn. I tentatively stretch out my body, yawning, I feel my teeth, and they feel sharp, like a knife on my tongue.

Did I get fangs, on my birthday?

I slowly open my eyes, I reach up to brush my long hair out of my eyes, and I see green golden scales on my hand, with claws! I then see a long tail, and my scaled legs half hanging off the bed, and I am enormous!

I screamed out loud. Then, I covered my mouth quickly.

NO ONE CAN SEE ME LIKE THIS!!!

I try to think, about how I get back to me.

Nothing happened. I'm a large golden dragon in my bedroom, and about 20 feet long. My bed creaks loudly under my weight, as I move, to get up. I hear my heart race, and feel like a panic attack, is about to happen.

I am in a heap of trouble, and I don't know, who I can tell about this. Can I even tell my mother?

What if the maid comes in, she is due in 20 minutes for my wake up call, there is so much, to prep for, on my birthday, that if someone sees me, they may mistake me for an intruding dragon, and kill me.

I started to hyperventilate - I grabbed a paper bag that was on my desk, knocking over a lamp with my huge body. I catch it before it hits the floor though.

“Breathe in, breathe out, Jewel stay calm now.” I think to myself.

I start to relax, and calm down. I close my eyes, and just slowly breathe, and breathe some more.

“What am I supposed to do?” I think to myself.

I suddenly feel like myself again, and slowly open one eye, and check my hands. I see skin, and no gold scales. My other eye opens, to confirm what I saw, and I am me again.

I take a deep breath and hear a knock on my door.

“Miss Jewel I have come to wake you.” Annabelle, my maid, calls through the door.

I check my mirror, and see that I look like a person, and not a monstrous dragon. I rushed to the door and open it. Annabelle walks in carrying my breakfast tray in, plied high with all sorts of food from eggs and bacon and biscuits, bagels and cream cheese, cut fruit, and different pastries to choose from.

“What does the birthday girl wish for breakfast, today?” Annabelle beams a big smile at me, ready to serve me.

“I would like some eggs, and bacon, on a bagel, with cream cheese, please. And some fruit too”. I accept my plate of food from her, she pours coffee, and juice for me, and she also pours me a glass of blood, in a wine glass.

“Just in case, you find yourself needing some blood, now, that it’s your birthday, the craving can come, sudden like”. Annabelle takes the other food tray and heads out of my room.

“Be back in a few minutes, while I check with your mother, and father, for their breakfast meals.” She heads on her way, closing my door behind her.

I munch on my breakfast, and drink my coffee. I look at the wine glass with the blood in it. I sniff the glass, and I gagged at the metallic scent of the blood.

Nope, none for me, I laugh.

I finished up my breakfast meal, and get dressed for my birthday, in my first outfit of the day, some jeans and a v-neck top with embroidery around the neck. One of my favorite tops, it is comfy and cute on me. Later on, my outfit is a pretty a-line dress for my party. I put my hair up in a ponytail. Put on some bronzer, and lipgloss, and add some bronzer to my eyelids, and use some mascara to finish my makeup. I looked pretty good. I feel like I can face the day. I head out of my bedroom and head over to the salon to greet mother, to go over the plan for today.

“Good morning,honey, I can’t believe you are another year older! Let me take a look at you. You are starting to grow into a woman.” Mother looks at me intensely, going over my head to my toes.

“Dear, I think she looks wonderful. I’m so proud of you, Jewel! The internship is going to give you some great opportunities and experience in the scientific community.” My father said, he smiled, his pleased papa face.

“Thank you father. I’m looking forward to working with Professor Bentley. She is a great teacher in her field. I’m glad she picked me for the internship, because I really didn’t think I would get it.” I worked hard in school to get into the program.

I remember the day that I first met her. She was presenting a scientific study on how genetics can affect the body in healing. I was fascinated. She was surprised at how much, I liked her presentation. She gave me her cell phone number.

We chatted every night, for a couple of months. She explained her program, and she said, that if I worked hard, she would be interested in extending an offer of employment.

I feel, that I may have to put my internship on hold, I can’t afford to turn into a dragon on the campus.

I, somehow feel, that it would be a great concern for me, to be exposed and found out, that I am not a human, but a supernatural creature that feeds on human beings.

Becoming a dragon, as cool as it may sound, would ruin my plans, for my future life and career.

In closing, the only way I can do what I want to accomplish, I have to find a way to not be a dragon. Papa has some kind of magic devices that he used in the past, during the dragon wars, it can take the dragon away. I have no idea if this item will do to me. He said that it would disable a dragon, draining it from the target, neutralize it from the target. I’m hoping, that it can do that for me. The time to try it, is coming up with the full moon. That is in five days time. I have to prepare the ritual.

I have to communicate with the Moon Goddess Selene. The first thing I have to do, is make an amulet. I need a moonstone, check, rosemary, check, wolfsbane, check, and my blood sacrifice, check. I put all the items in the large charm box, that I picked out, as my present from papa. I prick my finger for the blood sacrifice. Five drops of blood into the amulet, check.

I put the amulet on at the small altar in the middle of my garden. Holding my amulet, I said the prayer.

“Mother Moon Goddess, I pray for you to hear my plea. I pray that you will be my guide and guardian. Blessed be.” I said.

“Jewel, I am here, my child. I hear your prayers and I will be nearby, you are now in my thoughts, and I will hear your prayers.” The moon goddess replied in my mind.

I breathe a sigh of relief, the ritual of the moon goddess worked.

Diary, there is still so many things that I have to do before the full moon!