chapter 5-six days later

I had a late night last night you know how it is once you start a drawing just one more line, but I pulled myself out of bed slowly groaning and moaning and I got to the bus stop in time I had English first today.

'Alright everyone,' Ms mulligatawny said in a light crisp voice, 'settle down everyone' and settle everyone did it was time for English, today we were going to be reading animal farm we were just up to the part where napoleon chases snowball off the farm.

'Farren you like to read the next paragraph.'

I woke up, 'What?' ok I thought to myself this is not a good start

Ms mulligatawny did not look happy her eyes flashed just for a second, green a shiver ran down my spine.

'Would you like to read the next paragraph Farren?' she said in a perfectly calm voice.

I was rather weirded out by her eyes but I figured it must have just been me being weird, so looked over at the person next to me to work out what page we were on and flipped to it, then started to read aloud, the rest of the class pasted without incident and by lunch, it had started to warm up but I had a strange feeling.

'Serafin said all it took was will so what if that was prophecy not maybe it was just my imagination, I suppose I will find out soon.' I murmured to myself, taking out my sketch pad.

The rest of the day passed with rather quickly I was mostly thinking did that really happen? like did I meet a dragon wow there can not be many people in Archericon who have met one that had been my train of thought for more or less the last week. I had not been able to find time to even go into the forest. the school was keeping me busy but now it was Friday. I redyed myself I was going to go home and to bed, then in the morning, I was going to see where or not I was just crazy when I got home mum was making dinner.

'Hello, daring' mum said when I came in.

'Hello, mum' I replied, clearly she was making something on the stove it was sizzling 'what are you making there?' I ask.

'It's chicken stir fry' she said, smiling.

'Yes' I pumped my fist in the air, 'I love chicken stir fry ok now I'm going to get changed.'

'Right then you go get dressed, I will have dinner on the table in three.'

Cool, I say heading down the hallway taking off my jacket as I went, I looked under my sister's door, there was no light.

'Hey mum', I shouted down the hallway wail wrestling with my school shirt, 'where's my sister?'

'At a friend's place', mum replied.

'Cool' I said, stepping out of my room.

It was Friday night I loved Friday night It felt good knowing that I would be able to get up when I wanted not that it meant much, I would still wake up at seven o'clock, but I could just lie in bed which was nice again, not that I would be.

I walked onto the cooking area I breathed in deep and exhaled, 'that does smell good' I say.

'could you set the table?' mum asked.

'Yep,' I replied I went to the cupboard and grabbed two plates and put them on the bench then I grabbed cutlery and set the table with two glasses and a jug of water.

'It's ready' mum said.

Mum put a plate of food in front of me, 'thanks mum' I said.

she smiled, 'dig in.'

I did my mum was an amazing cook the rice was perfect and the chicken was tender the sliver beet was perfectly done, when I had finished and washed my dishes I went to bed mum had work tomorrow so she would be gone by eight so hopefully, I could just lay in bed for about an hour usually I would all for complete honesty with my mum but this was different, truth be told I was a little conflicted in the end after tossing and turning for a number of minutes I decided to not tell mum and it was good timing.

My door opened and mum came in, 'I just came in to say goodnight.'

I raised my hands above my head 'hug me I' said.

Mum came over and leaned over me giving me a warm and comforting hug, 'if I don't see you in the morning, I'll see you around eight, ok' mum said.

'Thanks, mum' I say.

'goodnight' she said, as she left closing the door behind her.

I put my head on my pillow buzzing with excitement about tomorrow, but eventually asleep took me.

I woke up looked around it was still dark outside I checked the time it was only five o'clock so I stood up and decided to go and see whether or not I was insane I scribbled down a note just in case I for some reason was not at home when mum got up and went into the forest.

Serafin had just Finished eating several very unfortunate cows when she heard someone walking along the path towards her little clearing, she knew it had to be Farren no one could get hear without already knowing, she had made sure of that.

I was walking along the path the led to the river and cliff next to the clearing with the cave, I walked around the bend I felt very nervous for some reason, I just wanted that encounter to be real I wanted Serafin to be real, all the other dragons on Archericon had either been killed or shipped off the Archasia, I looked down into the clearing my heart sunk there was nothing there just a clearing at the bottom of a hill with ferns on its border the cave was gone disappointment welled up inside me.

Then Serafin burst from the river water cascaded down her scales and she drenched with river water, Serafin stood there smiling.

'Hello Farren' she said, 'long time no see.'

'Holey shit you are real' I breathed out.

Serafin looked down at Farren, 'good to know I'm, not a figment of your imagination' she was being sarcastic.

I was still in aw, 'Omigod, my god, my god, Omigod.'

Serafin picked me up off the cliff and this time I just accepted it I didn't think she was going to hurt me and she didn't, she set me down in front of her, her arm seemed to have made a full recovery since we had last met.

Serafin was smiling 'I'm definitely not god'. 

'You seem very good at playing god though don't you.' I say

Serafin stopped smiling she remembered she didn't want to but the fragmented memories came back unbidden. screaming, burning the pleas and begs for mercy that fell on deaf ears she watched as if from someone else's perspective as hands smashed into the roof of a building. She saw them a mother and two children culched to her chest they cringed away, she herd her own roaring 

I looked at Serafin she looked upset.

'Are you ok' I asked?

She seemed to be off in her own world just staring off into the middle distance the only indication that she was alive was the subtle twitching of her tail.

'Hello,' I shouted nothing.

I started to think maybe I had offended her.

Serafin was on a roll she was remembering everything that happened that day, she would always remember or at least see flashes of it after some time she made a choice, it's not like he's just going to sit back anyway when shit hits the fan.

Serafin looked down at Farren.

“a"-hm she cleared her throat.

Farren looked up. 

'I see you back with the land of the living.' 

Serafin seemed a little worried, 'yes I am.'

She leaned down and picked up Farren between her thumb and forefinger.

'Hey' I said flailing around Serafin lifted me to eye level 'I would rather you didn't do that without warning.'

Serafin smiled 'well you can't exactly do anything about it now can you.'

I stopped struggling and looked at Serafin who appeared to be studying me tilting her head from side to side at one point she sniffed me.

Then apparently satisfied she said, 'I am going to train you.'

I was mystified and my face must have said so because Serafin smiled again and said 'mystically you shall see' she turned her hand upside down and dropped me into her palm.

'um, I have some questions. - '

'Shush' Serafin put a Finger to her lips.

Her fingers closed around me I was now panicking, 'Serafin' I shouted.

'Calm down' she said, as she drew her arm back. 

'What are you doing.? I was panicking now.

'I'm going to throw you.'

'What can we talk. -'

'Think about flying' she cut me off, 'think about what it means'

'hold on Serafin-'