Through the Forest [Close]

Isaiah was in need of a teacher, but not many people dealt with him in situations like this. He needed guidance with the sword, not to practice on his own in the forest a couple miles away from Aria. Too bad that was what he was doing. He came out here today because it was his day off. If he were any closer to the city, one of his bosses would have sent someone out after him and forced him to come in today. No, he needed his practice. Sure, he needed the money as well, but this was something he got to do much less often than practice. It was a pain in the ass too. He kept messing up his swings.

"Ugh! This is stupid!" he shouted in anger. He was about to throw the sword, but stopped because he knew he didn't want to break it. He clenched the blade a bit, a small cut trickling with blood. It didn't hurt, so he put the cut finger in his mouth to try and stop the bleeding. He wasn't expecting a voice to call out to him, but when it did he assumed it was his boss. He was quickly proven wrong when some girl appeared from the forest. "I look funny? And smell different?" he raised an eyebrow and looked her up and down, "I look normal. You on the other hand need a mirror." Isaiah put a hand on his hip, the other holding the sword, "What the hell's your problem anyway? I don't know you."

Isaiah rolled his eyes at her. She didn't get something that obvious? Where the hell was this girl from? "No, your words were that I look funny and smell different. Telling me I look funny is a pretty asshole way of introducing yourself to someone, ya know? Usually it's something as simple as 'hi'." Iasiah looked at this girl like she had gone absolutely insane. Brown hair and green eyes were among the most popular colors for humans, so why the hell wouldn't she have seen someone like that before? She sounded like she had been sheltered like crazy. It seemed she got his first lesson of the day though because she introduced herself. He didn't completely catch what she whispered, but was curious about what he thought he might have heard. "Isaiah... And the only one who lives up here is that woman, Kyra, so either you're lying or you live with her. Why are you out here? You know it's dangerous."

So this girl was adopted by The Kyra Kobayashi? "Well aren't you lucky. Lot of people would kill to be part of her family. She's like super rich and powerful. Didn't think she liked kids though." Isaiah crossed his arms. He was distracted enough with this girl that he didn't see the snake sneaking up from the tree behind him. When he saw the lightning bolt, he tilted his head and body to the side away from it. It wasn't aimed at him at all, but that wasn't exactly something you just let fly by your head and ignore. "What the hell!?" he shouted and then looked back as he heard a light thump. "A snake?" he blinked surprised and looked back to her as she walked over and picked it up. He raised an eyebrow at her, "No... I'm not into snakes." This girl was strange and actually a bit interesting. It wasn't often that he came across a girl that didn't seem the same as every other one around the block. "So... you're a lightning arcanist? That's pretty cool. I know I have Arcana in me, just haven't been able to use it at all... Don't know why." He said, "So... Where'd you learn? From anyone around here?"

"That's the first thing you've said that I can agree with you on. Ain't nothin' better than a steak." Isaiah smiled widely and laughed a bit, "But I still am not into snakes, even eatin' them. Just keep my distance from those things usually. Ain't tryin'a get bit or nothing." Isaiah watched her begin to make a fire pit and decided to help a bit by gathering a few sticks as well. He walked over and she stopped, so he just dropped them next to her. "What?" he took a step back as she looked him up and down. Girls only did that when they liked him, but hers was different. He felt like he was being examined by some sort of animal. "What?" he looked at her like she was nuts when all those questions came, but the ones she asked were right on. "Well... Uh, yeah? I mean... I'm hungry more than most people and I like the water... Oh, right. I like being outside to. Indoors always feel too cramp-... Wh-Why are you asking?"

Isaiah was very uncomfortable with how excited she suddenly got. "Wait, you do?" he asked surprised. Isaiah was caught off guard by everything she was saying. He was a dragon? Seriously? Was that why he was so strong? Was that why he lost his temper so much? His Father said it was because he was a growing boy, but that must have been a lie, just like everything else. Isaiah looked annoyed for a moment and then turned back to Elysia with a raised eyebrow. "A dragon, huh? What age do I get my powers? Once I get 'em, I'm out of this place. I'ma fly around to find my brother and kick anyone's ass if they try to get in my way!" Isaiah too was excited about this. "You're a dragon too? So that's why..." he thought back to when she ate that leaf. That was strange. He had never done it before, but... He grabbed a leaf just like the one she had and chewed on it. It wasn't horrible, but wasn't the best either. "I still prefer meat... You think you can teach me about all this stuff? I won't know where to begin."

His eighteenth winter? Oh. Okay. Once he turned eighteen then. It was probably similar to hitting puberty in a way. It's just another change he'll go through. Though, he wondered how he even was one of these things. Why didn't his Mom or Dad ever say anything? Isaiah watched her transform and was pretty impressed. "I'm gonna be able to do that too, right?" he asked with a smirk. Yeah, being a dragon was going to be awesome. When she said to get on her back, Isaiah couldn't help but have perverted thought go through his head. Sure, she was in dragon form, so that wasn't his thing at all, but seriously? She was still a girl and cute too. "Alright." he shrugged and climbed onto her back. It took him a moment to get his balance. This was much different than a horse, even if they were close in size. "Alright, I'm up... So uh... You sure it's okay to fly around? I mean, people see you and you might get in trouble. They'll send a mob or someone from Aria Grand to take you out."

Without having wings of his own yet, Isaiah didn't really know what she was talking about. He'd keep it in mind for later, when the wings finally came in. He laughed at the duck flying into her mouth. That was hilarious. He lost his balance for a moment, but quickly stabilized so he wouldn't fall. He didn't have to shield his eyes either. The air pressed against him a bit, but he didn't feel like it was going to hurt his eyes. He wondered if that was because he was a dragon too. Oh well. "Hey, Elysia, right?" he confirmed her name, "You said that it depends on what my parents' were... So my Mom and Dad had to be a Dragon too? They never told me that... They lied to me about a lot, it seems..." His tone darkened in anger, "Parents are stupid. All they do is lie and betray you. I hate my Mom and Dad."

"Either way, if this is all true and you're right, they never told me anything about it. If I knew, I could protect myself... I could stay hidden... Or, or, or... I don't know. I could keep it a secret. Instead they chose to lie to me about who and what I am." Isaiah sighed, clenching his fists. Seeing that his anger was going to flare up, he calmed down before it got to bad and he lost his temper. "It's pretty cool. I think it'll be cooler when I can fly on my own. We should go back to where we were. I wanna get my sword. I have training I need to get done and playing around in the air is not going to help that."

Once they returned, Isaiah jumped off and went to get his sword. He examined it for a moment and looked back up to Elysia. "You know how to use one of these? I'm learnin', but I know I need a master or somethin' like that. Don't know anyone that could teach me..." Before she got a chance to answer, he spoke up again, "Hey... Listen, Elysia... Thanks for tellin' me all this. I'll repay you some how, but I don't know how or nothin'. But yeah, thanks." he said and gave a rather nice smile.