Dragon Roaming

[Li`l Pixie]

The market was a little unnerving for Xaphy. He never liked being alone in a place full of people he didn't know.

He fluttered along, slightly above the peoples' heads searching for some meaning in the madness. He knew he had to make his way to the wall for guard duty eventually, but that wasn't for a while.

A few people caught sight of him and grimaced. Even though he had been born within Cresent's walls as part of the dragon breeding program, he was still the object of much prejudice. He sighed, wishing he could find a familiar face.

Cresent had started the program no long ago in order to cross the gap between humans and beasts in an effort to gain the advantage. Xaphy was one of the first hatchlings, but someone removed his egg from the incubator a little too early and it had severly stunted his growth. As of right now, he was only two and a half feet tall. He prayed he might grow bigger one day, but he hadn't high hopes.

Perching on a stall awning above a melon stand, he glanced down and watched the customers pick out the best ones. His stomach growled and he sincerely wish he had money.

[[[ zhou ]]]

Raien wandered the market. He would have stayed home, but Zhou asked him to get groceries...

The sweet scent of Honeydew filled his nose; As a child he lived from what the tree's and feilds of the outlands grew. It was familiar, and it was comforting.... He followed the perfume of melon to to a stray cart among hundreds of Crescent Citizens.

Raien pulled the furlined hood over his ears, and proceded to through the crowd. "Goodevening, Ma'am. How's business?" He began to wrap his massive hands around the fruits, trying his hardest not to bruise them.

A strange sight caught his eye... "Oh?... Xaphy~" He pulled down his hood, revealing his friendly smiling face. "What brings you around these parts?"

[Li`l Pixie]

(LOLZ CHANGE COLOR PLZ )

Xaphy looked down at the half human, feeling a little better now that there was someone he knew nearby. Without standing up, he waved to Raien and smiled.

"I just wanted to find something to do today, Rai-rai," he said, still a little down trodden. "The people here aren't very nice to me. I just want to help..."

His stomach growled and he looked down and poked it. "Quiet, you," he said to it. "I don't have any money!"

[[[ zhou ]]]

Two fangs dropped from his hand, and a blade the color of a snowy night sky glowed in the other. Griping the finest orb he could find, Raien dug the blade into the woody flesh. Presenting the meal to his tiny friend, raien said, "Will this do?"

Raien Walked off, Urging the little dragon to follow.

"Yeah... They arent all that nice around here... Thats why if you want to work, you have to get out of crescent.... So here's the deal; Zhou and I are leaving tomorrow for a dig... Come with? It will make you some money, and keep you out of trouble."

[Li`l Pixie]

Xaphy tripped under the weight of the melon and blinked.

"Oh my god, Rai rai! Thanks so much!" he squealed. He lifted the fruit, struggling to land lightly on the cobblstones that spread across the marketplace.

"What's a dig?" he asked, wobbling along behind Raien. He hadn't had time to split the heavy melon yet so his stomach growled loudly again and he laughed awkwardly.

[[[ zhou ]]]

"...seriously, Xaph? I've told you a million times! When I leave town, I'm on a dig. It another word for collecting crystals... We live off the profits we can make by selling them, and the left over scraps we keep for ourselves. Its a comfortable lifestyle, but we're away alot."

Raien picked up the melon again, and finished the job of cutting it, as his first attempt was obviously unseccessful.

"A dragon your size doesnt eat that much- I'm sure what ever you find if you come with will last you months."

[Li`l Pixie]

Xaphy squealed and dived into the melon. He purred with delight not listening to what Raien was saying. His tail wagged as he trotted along next to the man.

"Oh, a dig!" he said. "You go on a lot of those, Rai-rai. Are you sure I can come with you? I don't want to slow you down."

He finished this half of the melon and burped, then fluttered up the sit on the man's head.

"Ooo...I get a good view from here!" he chirped excitedly. "By the way, Rai-rai, what's that?" He outstretched a claw pointing toward someone rushing toward them. It was a young woman clutching a bundle of something she obviouly held dear. She kept glancing back at the policeman chasing her. They were shouting something, but the dragon couldn't quite make it out.

[[[ zhou ]]]

"Huh?" He grunted, pulling the hood back over his head. Raien looked in the direction the little claw pointed, but paid no mind. "Let the Police do their work. Someone has to uphold the law, it might as well be them..."

As the two continued on through Crescent, they got many weird looks, as well friendly greetings from those who didnt feed into the racism. It was refreshing to be honest... To know that there were people who didnt care... Speaking of people who dont care~ Raien had been thinking that he should check on Zhou... He hated it when Raien would treat him like child, but it was for his own good. Without the stability of Raien's concern, who knows? Zhou might try to take over the world >.>... No one would want that.

Raien had lead Xaphy to one of the nature reserves within crescent. It was more comparable to a park than a reserve, but In the technology driven community, there wasnt a whole lot of room for nature. The giant cracked and popped as he knelt down under a tree. "Ooodamn~" He fell when he lost his balence, and his tailbone landed on a root.

He searched out his phone, and began poking away at the keys. There was poor service, so he worried the message wouldn't go through. ""Zhou should be giving me the information tomorrow."

[Li`l Pixie]

Xaphy blinked.

"What about the woman...? She could be in trouble!" Xaphy was a little perturbed at how he didn;t even seem to notice the woman. He plopped down on the grass beside Raien, trying to figure out why he cared so much about a stranger.

He sighed. Best no to think about it right now. He watched the man mess with his phone absently, the grass feeling nice under his toes. Sometimes Raien confused him.

[[[ zhou ]]]

"Well, Obviously she's doing something wrong... Why else would she be running? People think they have it so hard...when really... they dont understand what hard is..." Raien sulked deep in his hood, until his gadget danced and sung on the grass between his legs.

After reading the message, Raien began to smile again.

"Can you meat us at the gate tomorrow morning at 9?"

[Li`l Pixie]

Xaphy's mind strayed from the woman, hoping she would be ok. His focus was now on the oddman sitting next to him on the grass.

"Nine?" he replied, looking up at Raien. "I think I can. Should I bring anything special?"

[[[ zhou ]]]

"A tent maybe? ... We're going to be out for a couple of days. ..."

Raien continued to list things Xaphy mght need to have, but was interrupted by his phone. After reading the message, he stood up and explained. "Zhou needs to me come home so we can finish packing... Here, take these, and eat well, tonight...." the man dropped 20 fangs from his fingers, and waved as he ran back into the city..

[Li`l Pixie]

Xaphy's eye widened at the money in his hands.

"Wow! Thanks Rai..." but as he looked up to thank the man, he was already gone.

Thankfully, the little dragon always had a bag with him. To many, it looked like a purse, but to the dragon it was simply a way to carry things around with his lack of pockets. He stowed the fangs in the side pocket wondering what to do next. With a shrug, he lifted off and made his way to the wall for guard duty.

(moving to Cresent Gate)

[[[ zhou ]]]

<[[ UNT VE AR DUN~ ]]>