I lay under my expensive sheets half way out of my sugar coma. The light of the day illuminates my world under the sheets, reminding me of all my accomplishments to make it this far. I'm a little miffed I only have it because someone gave it to me, but I'll work through it by my next bath bomb. I lay there encased and hidden at my own pleasure for once, not hidden in a ware house loft, not lurking in the shadows to make my next score, not battling within myself for the sun, the moon, nor the truth to reveal itself. Strangely at peace.

As I lay there before I can get too deep in my reflections there is an annoying knocking on the door. Instantly my retrieve is broken and I shift back to the strict hunter and provider for myself I have always been, the mask that fits my roll I like to call it. I throw the sheets over my head, sliding my legs over the bed. I grasp the bed while in my basketball shorts, with my Victoria Secret sports bra on.

"One day at a time girl." I mutter to myself. Not for the second or third time in life I wonder why I never got a tattoo as I stand up and the morning light is washed over me as my shadow cast a dark halo in the room. I open the end draw and toss a white wife beater over my head and stride towards the door to my apartment.

As I stride I catch a glimpse of my stormy reflection. My expression didn't reflect my succession above the trials and tribulations I no longer had to face, but I suppose it was something I had to get used to. I opened the door and tried to take the bored annoyed look off my face. In front of me a tall man with dirty blond hair, green eyes, and a rather impressive tan stands before me.

"Hello Miss. My name is Raphael and I shall be your tutor, mentor, and hopefully friend while you reside in this residence and hopefully afterwards if you choose to move on." I gave him a look over once more. He was a bit on the feed-me-every-hour-side but he had a nice bit of muscle so I will try not to complain. He had on a white shirt with a black tie, dark blue jeans, and crocks. Is that a tattoo on his neck...? Leading from behind his ear into the collar of his shirt was a single swirling black line. Still studying his marking I step aside to let him in.

He whistles and takes a good look around as he settles himself on the kitchen island. He smiles and motions for me to sit next to him as he takes out his laptop, two intimidating looking text books, and a box of tea bags. I stand holding onto the back of my chair watching him wearily.

"Umm hi. Don't mind me if I'm a bit rude, I'm not used to social situations." He looked at me briefly and smiled.

"I'm aware of that. I want you to know I have my bachelors in psychology and have done several hundred hours in private therapy in group and individual situations, and I know a bit of what you're going through so don't be afraid to talk to me." I feel myself stiffen and instantly not trust him, I'm sure he feels it too but he stays so easy going about it, I start to feel as if I'm over reacting. After a tense moment I pull my chair out and seat myself next to him.

"Well lets get on with the lesson then." He nods and takes out a note pad and an actual bird feather pen. He puts the ink pot down and I notice the pen edition that has been sold at Barnes and Noble on the Harry Potter anniversary several times.

"First I need some basic information from you, you're a unique case. No one could find any information on you."

"Good, that was the point." I say a bit harshly. He nods his head and looks at me not bothered.

"What is your name?"

"I don't have a legal name."

"Why is that?" He looks at me curiously and I assume this is probably the answer everyone has been waiting for.

"When I was a lot younger a couple found me wandering around in the woods. No I.D. , no parents, nothing. They didn't really believe in civilization so I stayed out there with them. Never went to school or anything like that." He eagerly writes down every word not asking me to repeat myself.

"So what happened to them? Where are they now?" I get quiet as a brief image of a burning house sprints through my mind and I look down at my hands.

"I don't know. I ran away when I was probably ten. I don't remember my birthday or anything like that so I can only assume how old I was." He nods and I kick myself mentally at realizing I gave up information so willingly.

"How have you been getting by?" Despite my situation I smell a bit.

"I rob institutions." He looks fairly surprised at this.

"You never got caught?"

"Nope." I don't hide the pride in my voice. He gestures with his hand.

"So tell me your story. Start wherever you feel comfortable." I smile and stand cracking my knuckles and go to sit on my couch. I pull an end table up so he can write if he decides to join me on the couch. Not waiting for him and feeling the nostalgia in my blood I lean back and let my memories pour out of my mouth.

"Well after I ran away from home I wandered around for a long time by myself. Having grown up in the woods I knew how to survive of the land and keep myself out of trouble. I'm not sure how long I was wandering or where I came from, but I eventually ended up in Chicago. From there I lived in the parks and outside the city for a while until one day I saw someone rob this woman's purse. And I watched it a few times before I understood the concept that if you want something you have to take it. So I developed a routine, pretend to be someone's lost child, people who are sympathetic try to feed me and during that interaction i steal their wallets. At the time I had a little rock hiding place and I saved up in there for a year. Once I had enough cash and I had been in the city for a while I was a nice warehouse I liked. I had made a few friends that were older street kids, so they helped me set it up to my liking. From there on out I went from robbing people and their purses to larger things. Like corner stores, restaurants, any place that had a bad reputation and a lot of money. My last heist was a jewelry store known for selling its wares way over price. Cleaned the place out all by myself. I was on my way to some distant country with my dog until my supposed contact turned out to be a vampire, and then these stupid vampire hunters I guess that's what they are, came in and rescued me while also taking all my money. Now here I am, broke but in a nice house that I'm sure I have to pay for one way or another." Raphael looks at me evenly for a moment.

"I see you've had to live a hard life, that much I'm sure we can agree on. I can tell you morally your money was taken because you stole it, and that's wrong. While you're here the funds from that will be put to use for the benefit of everyone here. That's how a community works."

I snort at that. "I'm a lone wolf." At that he smiles gently and chuckles a bit.

"Nobody told you lone wolves don't last long I see-"

"I lasted a very long time by myself."

"-or that they eventually find a pack ." At that I stop and look at him.

"I don't need a pack. I'm fine by myself. Since all that money was taken I've contributed probably far more as a lone individual than anyone else. I want some back and if I have to stay here forever than fine. I just want my dog and my own space."

He sighs as he writes something down. "Maybe that can possibly be worked out, but I wouldn't count on it with the status you have thus far. Maybe if you get to know everyone and show them the smart girl that you are your rank will increase and you can start asking for these things."

"Raphael I'm not a nice person. I don't deal well in social situations, especially when its authority over mine."

"Well I suppose you'll have to learn. Now with that out of the way, lets take a small break. It's closer to 10:30 am, so you go get a shower and dressed. I'll make breakfast and we can continue with the lesson. And a short while after that we'll be heading to the facility about an hour from here so you can get checked out medically. And maybe get you some identification and all that, how does that sound?"

"I don't really have a choice do I?"

He smiles and holds my hand. "Yes, you do. Your journey of finding your way to this place may have been hard and fairly confusing to you, but you aren't a prisoner here in the sense. You'll come to find that out the more time we spend together here and outside. Now, go take a shower and get dressed. Breakfast will be ready in half an hour." I look down at his hand and take mine out of his grasp and head to my bathroom without a word.

I feel a little more than overwhelmed as I set out my clothes, towel, and body washes for my shower. On second thought I go get my iPod and put it on the stand and put the music on shuffle. I laugh as Prerogative by Bobby Brown starts playing, I turn it up to an almost obnoxious volume so Raphael can hear it. I throw my clothes off and step into the shower and start singing to myself.

"They say I'm crazy... I really don't care. That's my prerogative. They say I'm nasty,but I don't give a DAMN." I can't stop my need to shake my ass and sing along. "But they don't understand me, or really don't know the deal about a brotha trying hard to make it right." I enjoy myself as the music plays and the hot water runs down my back. Too soon in my opinion I smell breakfast waft into the room and I shut the shower off and take my time getting dressed. I turn my iPod off as I leave the room and go back into the kitchen.

I flip my hair over my all black attire as I slap my black NY hat backwards over my head as I settle down at the island looking expectantly at the plates before me. Waffles, eggs, sausage, grits. Everything considered breakfast food was laid out before me. I grabbed a bit of everything before my hand was slapped harshly.

I curled my lips over my teeth and growled deep in my chest on instinct. Raphael looked more surprised than anything. After a few seconds the feeling leaves me completely and I sit there feeling a little more than embarrassed and stunned.

"It's rude to just grab food without saying thank you, and getting a plate without permission when you're a lower rank." I don't say anything as I look down blankly at the island, feeling lost. "Also.. it's not abnormal for you to have the same response a vampire would have, having been through what you have. It's your bodies immunity fighting off the vampire gene, until it's out your system you'll have mixed responses to certain situations. It being over food is very common."

"But if I'm acting like this, means my body is losing and I'll turn into one right?"

"No, it just means he tried to make you a blood slave, they take on certain aspects of the vampire response mentally in order to cope and be more acceptable to a vampire's instincts. Like food that is trying to be food in a way."

"What going is it if I'm growling over not eating?" I took a deep breath as my head began to feel hot and I feel another episode coming over me.

"Well why would a vampire not want you to eat? You have to be healthy and produce food them. Anyone not feeding you isn't your sire, and thus a threat. And you must treat them as such." I tap my fingers on the table and push the plate away in aggravation.

"I didn't do anything to deserve this. I'm just someone trying to eat and have a home like everyone else and this shit goes and happens. I bet money I can't leave here or a place like this and be with normal people right?" I'm not shouting but the tone in my words and my body are. I know fairly well I'm not going anywhere I want. It's like I discovered the Area 51 of secrets. Doing me is the farthest option. I'm not even sure if killing me is off the table for them.

Raphael walks around the counter and kneels in front of me. "No you can't. But I'll try to make it not all bad for you as much as I possibly can." My stomach growls loudly and I look at the plate then back at him. He pulls it back in front of me then sits next to me and makes a plate for himself. "I know it sounds bad, and in many ways it is bad, but that's how this world works. And now that you're in it you have to abide by these rules or your life will be that much harder. If you give the wrong supernatural beings trouble your life gets that much worse."

"What place do you have in this?" He takes a sip of his apple juice then looks at me.

"This place is a place where we're in charge of keeping order between the supernatural world and the human world. Our job is making sure if a vampire or any other supernatural does something against the laws and treaties, we take care of them. That ranges from indentured servant to death. Depends on the severity of the crime."

"Well what will happen to the vampire that bit me?"

The muscles in his jaw jumps. "His crime is just about the worst thing a vampire can do. There will be an investigation to see if you really are mates, if you are the laws get a bit dicey and the vampire council will have to handle him. But if you aren't he will either be forced to be thirsty for a few hundred years and barely kept alive, or killed at the stake."

"Will I get to be there to watch?" Raphael looks at me long and hard.

"Why would you want to watch that?"

"Because he ruined my life."

"Oh my dear that he did, but you having been bitten by him you might try to protect him. We'll cross that bridge when we get there ok?"

I pull my plate closer and begin eating slowly. "Yeah, ok."

We sit in silence for a few minutes as my mind comprehends everything. Then a question pops up in my head.

"So how many kinds of supernaturals are there?" Raphael looks at me and smiles.

"We'll study each of them in detail. For now lets stick to vampires ok?"

As I'm about to complain the door opens and the chief captor of mine steps in without even knocking. Raphael immediately stands and bows his head slightly. "Good afternoon sir." I look at him as he stands there respectfully stiff.

"Pussy." I murmur to myself. Troy's head snaps in my direction and he glares at me hard, he doesn't say anything but I get the message. Raphael looks up and walks to hand him all the notes he's written today. Troy looks over them briefly before turning to walk out the room.

"Come on now. We're on our way to the new medical facility you will be doing to daily for the next month."

"It takes that long to get over a vampire bite?" I say as I grab my new phone and Bluetooth he left me, as well as my charger and a black Jordan backpack I found in the closet.

"You were almost completely turned into a blood slave, not just bitten. And that's just the physical symptoms, we have barely even touched the mental affects." He walks briskly down the hall and I struggle to keep up with him and Raphael my short legs.

I'm almost out of breath by the time we get downstairs and I stop as I see the three SUV in the yard. Troy turns around and grasp my wrist and pulls me to the middle one and opens the back door for me. "Come on, don't be shy now." He smiles and winks at me.

"All this for me?" I climb into the backseat and he walks around to get in the driver's seat.

"You're one of us now. It's been show vampires are after you for some odd reason. Maybe you were cursed or you have something special about you that you were born with." As I'm about to ask him something the door to my right opens and Draco jumps in and into my lap and starts licking my face. I smile and try to push him off laughing and messing with his ear. In the passenger seat Axel hops in.

"Hey boss, we're ready to hit the road?" He turns to look back at me and his smile touches his eyes. "Hey, fancy meeting you here." Three more people get in the car in a hurry, the door closes behind them and the car jerks off quickly down the road. I barely get a chance to put my seat belt on as we pass the front gate of the house and onto a back road.

"What are you doing here?" I ask Axel slightly flustered at his scent filling the car.

"This is my job, to go with boss man Troy here." I look around the car at the other three men and one woman. They don't really pay much attention to me, opting to look at the window.

"What about everyone else?" I ask wearily. "Where is Raphael?"

"So many questions. Ok well to answer the first one this is also doubling up as a training run, since the vampires seem to be very interested in you and we have a few new bloods, it's the perfect time for them to get some hours on traveling with VIP people. Second he is in the medical car, going over some stuff with the doctors. You're very special to us, so lighten up."

He reaches back and taps my chin with his finger and his grin broadens. I feel a blush coming on but I hide it by pulling Draco to my chest and looking out the window. We drive up to a booth after about twenty minutes of driving. Troy waves his arm out the window as they let the barrier up. As soon as we pass underneath it I feel a sudden wave of anxiety.

I try to steady my rapidly rising heart rate by petting Draco. As the minutes drone on my skin feels hot and my brain unfocused. Nobody seems to notice but Draco, who whines and licks my face occasionally. I kiss his nose then turn my Bluetooth on and turn my music on repeat. I lean my head back and close my eyes as Jungle by X Ambassador comes on. As the base drops and I turn the music as loud as I can I feel myself sinking into a haze.

~~~

I look back and notice she passed out. "Ras, what's her condition?" The only other woman in the car reaches over and touches her neck and forehead gently.

"Not good Axel, she's burning up and her pulse spiked." I groan and rub my face in frustration.

"Means vampires are around." Troy says to my left. He doesn't hesitate to press his foot harder to the gas and the steady purr of the car turn into an angry roar. Her face contorts as her limbs go slack. The young wolf in her lap growls and looks out the window.

"Seems they're following us boss. I know I said we should do this but I didn't think they would be dumb enough to do this."

"Dumb to us means desperate for them. I have no idea why they would be so persistent for any person to this degree. This is bordering on a full out assault." I crack my knuckles and check to make sure my vampire gear is set and secure.

"If that's what they want then we'll give it to them."

"You're very protective of her aren't you?" I look at Troy for a moment before turning my head to look out the window. Lost in my thoughts of retribution for anyone stupid enough to cross me to try and get to her.

***

My mind fades then reawakens as the burning on my neck gives way.

I feel myself trapped in a blanket of darkness as the music pulses I see a light slowly begin to form. I lay there worried I've sunken into another nightmare. The urge to stand and go outside overrides my fear as the dream world overcomes me. I'm in a dimly lit cave covered in moss and plants. I roll onto my feet only to fall onto my side at an awkward weight on my back. I turn my head to look over my shoulder but I hear a hiss not far from me. I turn and growl deep in my chest. An inhumane powerful growl is the result. In front of me in the mouth of the cave is a purple flame. I notice a drop of water fall from the roof of the cave and land in the water and I hear a similar hiss. I shake my head and close my eyes as a wave of dizziness overcomes me.

Ouch.

I turn my head quickly to watch the flames move apart as more water flows from the roof of the cave onto it. It rises and evaporates the water with it's intense heat I can feel from here before settling back down to its previous size.

Stop doing that, it hurts when you turn me away.

I rise onto my legs and fall over onto my butt and move backwards into the back of the cave.

You might want to get up, you need me right now.

I stayed against the cave wall, shaking nervously.

This is going to be a long day.

~~~

I glare out the window as the car gets closer to the lone vampire standing in the road. I hear her uneven breathing behind me but I hold my composure as the car comes to an halt. Me and Troy step out the car, I mirror his posture as we stop a few feet in front of the tick.

"Nice day for a drive isn't it pups?" I hold the blank look on my face as Troy answer.

"Yes it is. So why are you here vamp?"

He casually shrugs his shoulders and looks past us to the car. "No real reason. Just looking for lunch."

"There is a feed station a few miles from here." I chime in.

He smiles and flashes his fangs. "Yeah well, I smell something much more appetizing coming from your car."

"She is a member of the Ridgewood pack, my pack. She isn't on the menu. In fact, a couple vamps tried to have her." I take a small step forward with Troy. "It didn't end well did it Axel?"

"Not for them. I had a bit of fun though." The vampire hisses at me, and I growl in return.

"Don't try it. You know this is grounds for a fight if need be. Walk away while you can." I stand beside Troy as I see vampires emerge from the woods around us.

"Too late." He replies barely above a whisper. My pack steps out of the vehicles, except for the one's in the human's car. I don't look back as I know they follow the plan. Ras hops into the front seat while Jake, Trey, and Joseph keep the girl between them and they drive off into the woods.

"It's unfortunate for you. We just came under a large sum of money and bought this highway, that means nothing can stop me from ripping your head off." At this point the vampires circle the two remaining cars and my pack of twenty strong.

"Try it pup."

Troy drops to all fours and a split second later a large white and red wolf stands tall snarling. His blue eyes look to see each vampire in turn.

Show them no mercy. He growls through the pack link.

I shift in turn. I drop low at the weight of my heavy arms and paws. I feel the clothes on me peel off as my black and slate fur breaks through. My hackles raised I snarl silently and raise my head to bellow at them, and then we charge.

***

I feel horrible as I come to, the burning on my neck enough to make me smart tears. And what's worse the car is shaking violently. I open my eyes weakly. I see Draco in the front seat while I'm laying in the arms of one of the men that had gotten in the car with me earlier. The woman that was to my right is now in the driver seat, as I look around I don't see Troy or Axel. I rub my eye with my hand that feels like it's on fire.

"What's going on?" The man holding me looks down.

"Hey, my name is Trey. It's ok just go back to sleep alright? You're very hot so we're taking a short cut to get the the medical facility."

"Where are Axel and Troy?"

"They had to go back to the house so we're taking you."

"I don't feel good,please tell me you have a plastic bag or something. I think I'm going to loose my breakfast." He holds a small trash can with a plastic bag in it. My body shakes violently as I release everything in my stomach. I feel my temperature rise and I black out.

I open my eyes and I'm back in the cave with the purple fire flaring violently. I stand and back up trying to escape it.

No more hiding. Get up. You aren't prey.

I creep towards the fire. Feeling the intense need to run.

We're being hunted. I've been asleep too long. We must fight.

I shield myself from the flames with my hand.

Those are vampires chasing us. Get up, we have to defend ourselves! To think I'm prey. Remember what happened to the last one who thought to cross me?

I get an image of the house and ancient tree enveloped in raging fire.

Yes, and it is time for us to rise again. No more will I sleep. No more will I cower. The world is our domain. Take it and burn them all!

The fire rages higher and soon I'm covered by the heat and flames. I scream out as it burns me. I roll on the ground and race out the cave. I stumble on fallen trees, but the more I run the stronger I feel. I push myself harder, my breathing hard but steady. I leap over a fallen log. I turn to look behind me but the fire around me gets hotter. My mind goes into a fog as my body is taken over. I run harder, faster, blindly running through foliage. I leap onto a low hanging branch and leap above the tree line and take flight. In the corner of my eye I see purple and black scaly wings. The land flies underneath me as I push myself harder.

I awaken startled as my body goes flying forward but I'm stopped by strong arms. I look up to see Trey, holding me close and growling to himself. I turn and see Draco in the front seat with his hackles raised. The door to my right is thrown open violently and the door flies off into leaves littered on the ground.

Draco growls and hops out the front seat onto a man as he steps into my field of vision. I scream as he is thrown high into the air and lands with a thud. The man turns his head and I notice his fangs before I see anything else. I scream as I see his face contort into something our of a horror movie. His eyes are black like a sharks and just as he's about to touch me I hear a large bellow and he is knocked to the side.

I follow the movement to the front window of the car as I see him being attacked by a huge wolf. I scream as it growls and bellows while attacking the vampire. It's cream coat covered in dirt and the two wrestle on the ground. I hear foot steps as another vampire rushes towards the gaping hole of the car. I'm pulled backwards, as I watch Draco jump onto the vampire's back and bite into his head. Within moments I have an angry vampire's fangs snapping at my face as Trey holds him back with his hands.

I try to push him away and he hisses as my burning skin makes contact with his. As he reaches to bite my arm a black muzzle bites onto his neck and pulls him off of me. I have a moment to study the green eyes of the giant black wolf. From this close up I can see it's just as big as a horse. It doesn't pay attention to me as it flings the vampire several meters away.

I cling to Trey as he runs off into the woods. I hyperventilate watching the two wolves and Draco fight the vampires. Soon the foliage covers their shifting bodies but I still hear the fight long after they leave my sight.

I open my eyes as I'm forced back into my dream world. I land in the field of the burnt house and tree. I shake my head and growl loudly as I walk to what was my home. My body on fire but my will strong. I notice it's now night time and the same star in all my dreams shines high above me. I smell the smoke of the burning house in my nose, I stop to admire it a moment before I turn my head to the tree still smoldering.

I take a step and around me a circle of purple flames and runes carved in the ground is ignited. I growl and fling my head from side to side, before I notice a pile of ashes at the tree. Compelled by an urge in every cell in my body I walk to it until I stand above it. I inch my face to the ashes and they still feel hot, it calls to me.

I feel the wind tell me a secret at it brushes over my hard body. I exhale gently and down my scaly nose I see a small ember flickering. I close my eyes as I feel my heat turn to warmth as the ember responds to my breath. I blow on it gently and open my eyes as the runes around me begin to smooth over. The star above me shinning brighter than ever, the ember slowly growing into the small purple fire from earlier.

You're more than this. You're something great, something the will of the universe bows to once you have shown your might. The words of our kind echo in your soul. Stand, rise.

I stand tall and the fire envelops the dead tree, as the flames spread the tree leaves its dead decomposing state. The flames spread and where they used to reside leaves emerge, a strong tree stands, and the earth around it healthy. The light from the star shines down on me and I look over myself for the first time.

Long and bright purple and black scales cover my body, my hands and feet scaly with sharp while talons on the end, as my long serpentine tail swings into view. As the fire spreads, a few feet past my tail water is created. I walk to it and look to see my reflection. I see my purple serpent eyes looking back at me.

I open my eyes and see Trey being flung by a female vampire as another one stands over my body. My skin feels warm and my heart races as the woman picks me up and holds me above her.

"Don't you smell amazing." I cringe as my neck burns and the sight of her eyes. "A small bite wouldn't hurt you.." She opens her mouth and I see the rows of intimidating teeth.

Show her what you're made of. Show her how real I am. Show her why her ancestors ran in fear of ours. Why the earth bows to our whim. Do it.

I steady as I hear the voice of the flames and an image of that night long ago returns. When the man walked up to my house, and when he killed my adopted parents. How through my rage the fire sprang up around me and my form shifted. How my flames gave me comfort in my time of need. The Bluetooth around my neck plays my favorite song and I'm driven over the edge when the fire within sings one line alone with it.

Won't you follow me into the jungle...

I grab her neck and squeeze hard. She looks as surprised as I feel when my claws dig into her neck. My senses sharpen and the world takes on another hue. My body grows unbearably warm and in a second I'm covered in fire. She screams and tries to throw me but I lift her with one arm as the fire rages around me. I feel something snap within me.

My arms grow to be long and covered and scales, my body taller and heavier. A tail sprouts to life and I'm weighed down by my wings as I drop to the Earth on all fours. I shake my head as feel the weight of my horns. The fire dissipates and underneath me the body of the female vampire is ashes. I growl and spread my wings and use my tail to balance myself.

Too long I've been asleep. I'm not prey, I'm not some coward stealing to stay alive. Millions of years of alpha predator instincts run in my veins. I'm on the top of the food chain.

Show them what you're made of. The voice of my fire responds to my thoughts.

I wave my tail through the air and spread my wings further for balance. I steady myself and take a deep breath and let my instincts take me. I raise my hands and clench them into a fist and roar everything I've been holding back. The ground beneath me shakes as I stake my claim. I roar to claim everything I want, just like the true dragon I am.

I shake my head and three frills run from between my horns to the tip of my tail. I snort and shake my scales out to realign them. I thrash my tail back and forth and dig my talons into the ground. My conscious mind fades as my instincts take over.

Danger.

I roar once more and rush through the woods. I rush through the foliage and growl lowly in my chest as I push myself to go faster as an image of Axel comes in my mind.

Keep him safe.

I leap up a tree and push off. I soar over the road side and spread my wings to glide down as I pass over the other two SUV. I hear the fighting deeper into the woods and push myself. The sounds of wolves and vampires fighting fills me with rage as I take a final leap onto a tree branch and spread my wings to glide over a clearing.

Underneath I see around twenty wolves and maybe thirty vampires fighting. I spot a grey and black one fighting hard. In the corner of my eye almost in slow motion I see a vampire racing to jump onto his back as he fights one of their counter parts. I take a deep breath and release a roar of anger and vengeance.

The promise of a dragon's wrath.

Everything beneath me stops as they all look up to see me finally. I close my wings and dive onto the vampire about to attack the black and grey wolf. I spread my wings and land onto him with my back legs, pinning him to the ground.

He looks up at me with pure fear in his eyes.

"Don't touch my friends." I growl between my teeth. Before he can respond I lash down with my teeth and rip his head off. I toss it to the side as I pull his body from underneath me and shake it violently before it rips in two and it tossed across the clearing.

I raise my wings and bellow looking back and forth at the vampires and wolves around me. As one the vampires all turn to come at me. I bunch my legs underneath me and jump up, bringing my wings down in hard swoops as I feel heat rise and build in my chest. The predator just became the prey.

As they're about to reach me from my place in the air I roar out and a jet of flames erupts from my jaws and encases them. They scream out as the fire covers and I hold the stream for a few moment seconds. I stop as I'm taken off balance by a force around my tail.

As I fall to the ground I see two vampires hanging onto my tail. I turn my body and before we hit the ground I land on top of them and I release a barrage of teeth and talons on them. As they try to defend themselves I hear their skin sizzle as it makes contact with my scales, but they're strong and hard to hold back.

I begin to build another jet of flames in my chest as I notice more vampires that had escaped my fire group up to attack me while the wolves run to my defense. I snort and shove the two vampires off me with my wings and turn to run into the woods. I don't bother to turn my head as I hear them and the wolves following me.

Just like last time.

I run until I find a taller tree. I throw myself on it and climb almost to the top. Racing, I find a branch strong enough to hold me as I launch myself up and beat my wings to gain a few feet. As I maneuver my body to look behind me most of the vampires are in the air about to reach me. Tell me what it's like to be back in Hell.

They cover me as their weight pulls me to the ground. I feel my heart beat as I build the fire within me, it spreads into my chest, and I feel the sensation under my scales as it spreads across the rest of my body. Before we hit the ground I release my pent up energy and fire erupts from under my scales and across my body.

They scream as the fire builds a cocoon around me and builds in intensity before releases a blast around me. I spread my wings and the heat allows me to rise in the air. Underneath me the vampires scream and try to put out the flames.

They fall and become crisp dead torches as I rise above them, rising on the wind caressing the underside of my wings. The wolves stop and watch me wearily. I take a deep breath and roar long and hard, bellowing a screech at the end. I close my wings and glide down to stand in front of them and roar once more, shaking the frills along my body out and standing on my rear legs, proudly. I smile inward.

Just like a dragon would.

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Woo !! I've been dreaming about this chapter xD

I was so ready to stop slow rolling the story and get the show on the road. So... tell me what you think, and enjoy the story.

And a big shout out to all my friends and readers that have been supporting me <3 Love you guys.

P.S. 0:42 at X Ambassador, Jammie and Connor- Jungle is when she shifts. It's my favorite song so had to add it into the story somehow xD