"I have a name." The dragon was about to breathe fire again and Xander prepared himself again.

"Tell me later." Xander grinned and when the dragon roared fire again, Xander sent the fire back with his sword. He caught himself with his fire even though it burned a bit. He fought with the dragon for a while, dodging and slicing through fire that was only getting hotter as time passed.

The dragon blew his fire another time and Xander tried to block it but the fire separated into two before he could touch it. It grew larger as it flew around and then went back in the direction of Xander. Xander couldn't catch himself that time when he was so focused on blocking the fire so he started to fall out of the sky. Xander's fire slowed the landing but he still ended up crashing onto the ground. The pain he felt burned and crushed him as his vision turned white. He was so lost in it that he hadn't realized the dragon was no longer in the air anymore.

He was a man again, sitting right next to Xander.

"Drink this." Xander heard suddenly and felt a small vial being pressed to his lips. He drank it without thinking and everything went black.

Xander went to sleep and the man picked him up. The man took Xander's belongings and black magic surrounded them, turning the blankets that covered him into a black cloak. He jumped in the air, leaving a mess of debris behind from the force he propelled them at and he landed in the cave. The man landed carefully before he put Xander on the ground and watched him sleep.

"You are the only wonder, human." The man said before looking out the cave.

Xander woke up almost an hour later and the first thing he saw was the shifter. The black haired man was sleeping...until he opened his eyes.

"Staring is rude." Xander turned away slightly blushing.

"I-I wasn't staring...just admiring."

"Uh-huh...your companion is coming back." The shifter looked outside and Xander sat up.

"How long have I been asleep?" Xander asked.

"Not long."

"Can I know your name now?" Xander suddenly remembered. He heard the shifter sigh and then his eyes were on him.

"Nathaniel."

"My name is Xander." Xander blurted.

Blade ran through the trees and stopped in the center, Xander looked down to see him and got up to his feet. He jumped out of the cave and Nathaniel followed. They both landed and Blade trotted over to Xander, as if he was in a happy mood.

"So I'm guessing you got a lot of apples, huh?" Xander smiled, running his hands through Blade's mane.

"Teach me how to ride a horse." Nathaniel said with a straight face and Xander was surprised as he looked back at the shifter.