Search and Find [Part 2]
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esp_dragonFandom: Noblesse
Summary: Tao goes up a mountain to find dragons.
Rating: G
Genre: General
Word count: 1,110
Total word count: 2,508
Status: Complete
Tao squinted through the pouring rain as he pulled himself up over the edge of the rockface he'd found, his boots sliding over the slick surface until they found purchase.
"Aha!" He got a mouthful of rain for that, but he'd found a cave. Shelter! Large enough that three of him could stand on each others' shoulders and still not reach the top, and deep enough that he couldn't see much more than one step in. That would protect him from the rain!
He scrambled up and dashed forward, one arm raised to give his eyes a minuscule level of protection.
"Jeez," he grumbled once he was inside, shaking off what excess water he could and placing his bag at his feet, "for a mountain that's supposed to have a dragon on it, they're hard to find." He was on a mountain though, and maybe they used magic to hide where their den was.
...Huh, damn, if that was the case, then he was screwed.
Tao blinked, cocking his head to the side. There was the constant thud of the falling rain but there was something else there, a high keening sound.
And it was coming from behind him.
The hairs at the back of his neck prickled and Tao turned as slowly as he could, trying to not make any sudden movements. He must have wandered into something's den. Probably not a predator by the sound of it.
Lightning crackled and Tao's eyes widened at the sight before it disappeared.
Silver wings by the look of it, arms ending in scaled hands, a long tail curved around and maybe stubby horns poking out of silver hair. The rest...was human. They'd been huddled up against the wall on all fours, their tail curled around their feet.
A dragon hybrid? Could humans and dragons even have kids? Dragons were huge! But with magic... And maybe dragons had human forms too. Tao didn't know; that's why he'd gone looking for dragons in the first place.
The dragon was still making the high pitched sound and Tao winced, running a hand through his hair. He wanted to see dragons, not scare them.
"Hey, it's okay," Tao said, trying to make his voice both soft and loud enough to be heard over the thundering rain, "I'm not here to hurt you. I'm just going to sit here, all right? Nothing else." Which was a teensy bit of a lie because he really wanted to go over and see if those scales felt as smooth as they looked, but the dragon had looked ready to flee if he took another step towards them.
There was a garbled buzzing inside Tao's head, like someone was trying to shake words directly into him. "Uh, sorry, I don't think I can understand you." He was pretty sure that was the dragon trying to talk with him. Or maybe they were-
Tao yelped as he was knocked off his feet, a crushing pressure on his back. He stared wide eyed at the golden claw tip the size of his head by his face, not daring to breathe too hard, in case that was the wrong thing to do.
Because there was something Very Sharp pressed into the back of Tao's neck and he'd only seen one dragon claw. That had to mean there were other claws that could very easily slice through his neck and he really should stop thinking right now.
Tao squeezed his eyes shut, biting his lip to stop himself from screaming when something breathed over his head, all of his hair ruffling from the force.
"And what," a deep voice rumbled right into his ear, "are you planning on doing with my kit?"
"Nothing!" he squeaked. "Absolutely nothing!" He was dead. Huge parent dragon wasn't going to believe him and was going to fling him over the side of the mountain. Maybe even to the sun! "I just came here for protection from the rain!" Please don't kill him, please don't make him a red smear across the floor. He was sure huge parent dragon could feel his heartbeat, it was thundering around Tao's body so hard.
Huge parent dragon didn't say anything for a few seconds and Tao spent that time thinking of every way the dragon could kill him.
"I thought you came here to find dragons," huge parent dragon said and magic. It had to be because of magic huge parent knew.
"I came to the mountain to find dragons," Tao said, his words tumbling out so fast he hoped he was still understandable. "I came here because of the rain." And found dragons.
"And why did you want to find us."
"Curiosity?" If he somehow survived this, Takeo was never going to let him out of his sight.
"Curiosity."
"Mmhm!"
"Is your curiosity satisfied, human?"
"Not really-" Why was there no filter from his brain to his mouth (something Takeo had said multiple times was one of the biggest reasons Tao kept landing himself in trouble. The other was his curiosity.) and why couldn't he stop? "'cause I wanted to know if food roasted by dragon fire tasted different from regular fire."
"You...came here so we could cook for you?"
"No! Nononono." Tao would have shook his head except for. Well. The claw still pressed at his neck. "No cooking is involved; I brought marshmallows. I just need your fire for a minute or two." It depended on how hot their fire was.
There was another pause. "You climbed this mountain, not knowing if a dragon lived here, for the sake of satisfying your curiosity of if dragon fire burns differently from regular fire?"
"Yes?" He just wanted to know!
He got a low chuckle from that, and the pressure and sharp pointy claw were removed from his back. Tao sucked in a deep breath once he had enough space to.
"Far be it for me to curb such curiosity," huge parent dragon said.
Tao peeked over his shoulder and saw bright blue eyes peering down at him.
"I'll - go get the marshmallows then." He scurried to where his bag was, not needing to duck to go under huge parent dragon and glad the bag hadn't been crushed.
Huge parent dragon had settled further into the cave once Tao had dug out the marshmallows, their front legs crossed over each other. They'd also hidden their kit from view.
Definitely no going near the kit any time soon.
"Got 'em!" he said, waving the bag in the air and okay, it was time to find out if dragon fire made things taste different! And who knows, maybe dragons liked roasted marshmallows.
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Inspired from promptlywritingideas' ' “I’m half-dragon, and I’ve always hidden that from everyone, but now you know, and somehow, you don’t think it’s awful? And you’re touching my scales? And asking me to roast you marshmallows? I can’t decide if I’m relieved or annoyed.” Au and Madameazure getting me to think of this verse again. :D
Summary: Tao goes up a mountain to find dragons.
Rating: G
Genre: General
Word count: 1,110
Total word count: 2,508
Status: Complete
Tao squinted through the pouring rain as he pulled himself up over the edge of the rockface he'd found, his boots sliding over the slick surface until they found purchase.
"Aha!" He got a mouthful of rain for that, but he'd found a cave. Shelter! Large enough that three of him could stand on each others' shoulders and still not reach the top, and deep enough that he couldn't see much more than one step in. That would protect him from the rain!
He scrambled up and dashed forward, one arm raised to give his eyes a minuscule level of protection.
"Jeez," he grumbled once he was inside, shaking off what excess water he could and placing his bag at his feet, "for a mountain that's supposed to have a dragon on it, they're hard to find." He was on a mountain though, and maybe they used magic to hide where their den was.
...Huh, damn, if that was the case, then he was screwed.
Tao blinked, cocking his head to the side. There was the constant thud of the falling rain but there was something else there, a high keening sound.
And it was coming from behind him.
The hairs at the back of his neck prickled and Tao turned as slowly as he could, trying to not make any sudden movements. He must have wandered into something's den. Probably not a predator by the sound of it.
Lightning crackled and Tao's eyes widened at the sight before it disappeared.
Silver wings by the look of it, arms ending in scaled hands, a long tail curved around and maybe stubby horns poking out of silver hair. The rest...was human. They'd been huddled up against the wall on all fours, their tail curled around their feet.
A dragon hybrid? Could humans and dragons even have kids? Dragons were huge! But with magic... And maybe dragons had human forms too. Tao didn't know; that's why he'd gone looking for dragons in the first place.
The dragon was still making the high pitched sound and Tao winced, running a hand through his hair. He wanted to see dragons, not scare them.
"Hey, it's okay," Tao said, trying to make his voice both soft and loud enough to be heard over the thundering rain, "I'm not here to hurt you. I'm just going to sit here, all right? Nothing else." Which was a teensy bit of a lie because he really wanted to go over and see if those scales felt as smooth as they looked, but the dragon had looked ready to flee if he took another step towards them.
There was a garbled buzzing inside Tao's head, like someone was trying to shake words directly into him. "Uh, sorry, I don't think I can understand you." He was pretty sure that was the dragon trying to talk with him. Or maybe they were-
Tao yelped as he was knocked off his feet, a crushing pressure on his back. He stared wide eyed at the golden claw tip the size of his head by his face, not daring to breathe too hard, in case that was the wrong thing to do.
Because there was something Very Sharp pressed into the back of Tao's neck and he'd only seen one dragon claw. That had to mean there were other claws that could very easily slice through his neck and he really should stop thinking right now.
Tao squeezed his eyes shut, biting his lip to stop himself from screaming when something breathed over his head, all of his hair ruffling from the force.
"And what," a deep voice rumbled right into his ear, "are you planning on doing with my kit?"
"Nothing!" he squeaked. "Absolutely nothing!" He was dead. Huge parent dragon wasn't going to believe him and was going to fling him over the side of the mountain. Maybe even to the sun! "I just came here for protection from the rain!" Please don't kill him, please don't make him a red smear across the floor. He was sure huge parent dragon could feel his heartbeat, it was thundering around Tao's body so hard.
Huge parent dragon didn't say anything for a few seconds and Tao spent that time thinking of every way the dragon could kill him.
"I thought you came here to find dragons," huge parent dragon said and magic. It had to be because of magic huge parent knew.
"I came to the mountain to find dragons," Tao said, his words tumbling out so fast he hoped he was still understandable. "I came here because of the rain." And found dragons.
"And why did you want to find us."
"Curiosity?" If he somehow survived this, Takeo was never going to let him out of his sight.
"Curiosity."
"Mmhm!"
"Is your curiosity satisfied, human?"
"Not really-" Why was there no filter from his brain to his mouth (something Takeo had said multiple times was one of the biggest reasons Tao kept landing himself in trouble. The other was his curiosity.) and why couldn't he stop? "'cause I wanted to know if food roasted by dragon fire tasted different from regular fire."
"You...came here so we could cook for you?"
"No! Nononono." Tao would have shook his head except for. Well. The claw still pressed at his neck. "No cooking is involved; I brought marshmallows. I just need your fire for a minute or two." It depended on how hot their fire was.
There was another pause. "You climbed this mountain, not knowing if a dragon lived here, for the sake of satisfying your curiosity of if dragon fire burns differently from regular fire?"
"Yes?" He just wanted to know!
He got a low chuckle from that, and the pressure and sharp pointy claw were removed from his back. Tao sucked in a deep breath once he had enough space to.
"Far be it for me to curb such curiosity," huge parent dragon said.
Tao peeked over his shoulder and saw bright blue eyes peering down at him.
"I'll - go get the marshmallows then." He scurried to where his bag was, not needing to duck to go under huge parent dragon and glad the bag hadn't been crushed.
Huge parent dragon had settled further into the cave once Tao had dug out the marshmallows, their front legs crossed over each other. They'd also hidden their kit from view.
Definitely no going near the kit any time soon.
"Got 'em!" he said, waving the bag in the air and okay, it was time to find out if dragon fire made things taste different! And who knows, maybe dragons liked roasted marshmallows.
Inspired from promptlywritingideas' ' “I’m half-dragon, and I’ve always hidden that from everyone, but now you know, and somehow, you don’t think it’s awful? And you’re touching my scales? And asking me to roast you marshmallows? I can’t decide if I’m relieved or annoyed.” Au and Madameazure getting me to think of this verse again. :D