A/N: Okay this chapter, is going to be in someone else's point of view. Not Peyton's. So let's get started!
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I ran through the dark forest, the brown and green of the trees passing me by, as the thundering rain, crackled and crunched the leaves under its pressure.

"You can't get away from death...!" I kept running. I knew i needed to run faster, I couldn't. I was running bear footed, so any glass or sharp object I ran over, got stuck inside my foot.

My once beautiful red dress, was now stained in my blood, as well as the splashed mud I ran through.

I felt I hand grab my ankle, causing me to trip onto the ground. I struggled to get ride of its grasp, but it wouldn't let go.

I used my other foot, and kicked the person behind me. It let go, and I rushed to my feet, to continue running.

"You know without your stone you'll die right?" I don't want to listen to her...she may be important to me...but right now she's just telling me what I don't want to hear! As I ran, I came across a large lake. Across from it, continued the forest. So if I wanted to keep running, I would have to swim.

I hesitantly, jumped. The water was thick, and the ground was sticky and unnatural. As I reached shore, I looked behind me, to see her swimming across after me.

As I pulled my self out, I ran, slower due to the previous water lag.

I shut my eyes tight, and when I opened them, I was met with a tree. I smacked into it, and turned to look behind me.

The village was just up ahead, and I just now realized that she had loured me here.

"Please, just let me give you my life...I'm the one who sold your stone...I know where it is, but we wouldn't get there in time with me dragging you down..."

She walked closer and closer to me, and all I did was stand there staring at her. "And if you take my life, I won't be a bother, and you would have time to get your stone...if you just kill me-"

"I will not!!" I shouted. "I will NOT be left alone again... Do you hear me Bethany? I REFUSE to be left ALONE again!! I need someone by my side!!" My voice was taken from me as I finished. She was right. I was dying quicker than I would've imagined. Despite knowing my voice was gone, I told her telepathically.

-I can't kill you!! Don't you think that your family would grieve over your death!? And you can't die anyways! You need to help me protect the dragon race!! You promised!!-

"Please...you told me once before, that you could make me forget everything if you wanted...can't you make others forget me? Forget I existed? Forget that my name even existed? Please, can't you do this for me, instead of being selfish!!"

My eyes widened. Was I being selfish for wanting her to live? To help me? I guess my reasoning behind why I wanted her to live was... But just because she's telling me to kill her, doesn't mean I will.

-No...-

"Please! I want you to live!"

- Bethany...I said no!-

"Please...I will kill myself if you won't. I need to dye either way... I could dye happy knowing you would be living on with my life...or I could dye disappointed that I never even knew your name..."

- Bethany...-

"Tell me your name and take my life. Please. Do this for me. I care about you like I would a sister...please..."

I hesitantly walked up to her, and held out my right hand. Gunmetal scales merged from my skin, and formed around my right arm. I blinked and my eyes were the familiar dragons, crimson red.

"Bethany" My voice did not sound the same in the slightest. It was so cold...so heartless... Like I had no emotion. But I did. It was killing me inside just knowing that Bethany won't be around any longer with me...after today...

She gave me one last smile, before closing her eyes, and taking a deep breath.

When my scales covered my hand, now talon, I opened it fully, and a white mist like substance, began to seep out of her chest, Into my palm.

The white mist...was her life force...and I was taking it...out of my own greed...

"You....aren't greedy...."

My eyes widened, I didn't even tell her my name yet...and by the sound of her voice...I had taken more life force then I'd realized.

"Why do you speak of such nonsense. I am taking your very life from you, an you do not think I am greedy, or selfish..?"

"No,..I....don't.....be-cause..that's what...I..,.wanted you...to do..." She said between breaths for air, and slight grunts.

"You wished to know my name...."

She nodded her head, unable to speak. "I shall tell you." She opened her eyes, as the last of her life force began to leave her body.

"My name...."

She gave a smile to me as I breathed out my name, tears unnoticeably falling down my unusually pale face. "Odette."

As I spoke my name, Bethany fell to the ground, blood seeping out of her. "Who's there?" I man ran up to her.

"You are this girls father correct?"

"Who are you?" I gave a laugh without humour. "I take it you are Bethany's father. What is your name?"

"John." I gave an uncontrollable smirk.

"You have a wife and a son as well as I late daughter?" He glared at me.

"You will soon not remember your wife ever gave birth to a young female twin to your son..."

"What!?" As I finished speaking, I cleared the memory of anyone who knew her, so it would seem, she never existed.

"Father what are you doing?" A young boys voice asked, as he ran over here. I immediately blinded the sight of me, so I could watch in happiness as he thought his own father had murdered some strange girl. I gave a real laugh, that was unheard to the human ear.

I did not want Bethany's sacrifice to be in vain. I then started to leave to find the heart, or to a humans eye, the stone. I could sense it....it was close...very close...

Around the woods, I would get a strong sense, and as I walked deeper into the woods, I came across a cave, and sure enough there was an old man with my heart. As he saw me, in my hybrid form, he bolted from the cave, leaving the stone behind as I told him that's what I wanted.

I walked into the cave to pick it up, when it started to shake. It was an earthquake. I noticed at the entrance to the cave, rocks began to fall I front of it.

Of course, I ran towards it, hoping to get out, but sadly, I could not, as I fell to my knees, at lack of energy. I was dying quicker this time.

The only way I would live, was if I placed the heart/stone back in the silver necklace, that rested around my neck.

I had no choice but to return to my 2nd form...

The form that was given to me, 3 days after my birth... The form.....of...

A Dragon