| Then I was there. Again. It didn't take long before I shed the = coat. "Remind me to take that back," I said aloud to her. "By the way, = what's your name?" Mysti. "Wow! Cool name!" I clicked on the flashlight and shined it = around the cave. I noticed it had no exit. Then I saw Mysti curled = against the wall. She was beautiful! There was no other way to = describe her. She was shiny silver with beautiful blue eyes. She = seemed to glow, although she didn't. She was very slender with spines = going from the back of her head to the tip of her tail, where there was = a little triangle. And I was positive her claws were as long as my = hand, from the tip of my middle finger to my wrist. Her gigantic wings = were nearly transparent, and were folded neatly against her back. I = noticed my mouth was hanging open and quickly shut it. "Wow," I = breathed. Then another thought dawned on me: "How do you eat?" I asked. = A simple concept that you must learn how to do. It is called = transportation. "How in the world could I do that? It may be easy for you, but = somehow I know I can't do it. No one has ever been able to do that in = all of history!" Ah. You have forgotten that you have the help of a dragon. You = are right- no humans can transport themselves. With the help of a = dragon, it is easy. =20 "Really? You could help me learn how to transport? Wow, do I have = luck or what? I belong to this really poor family, one night I'm down = in the dumps, the next I'm talking to a dragon! Do you realize how = funny that sounds?" There was a pause. You had better go now. We have been talking for a while, and you = said you didn't want to be obvious about being gone. I will transport = you again, but you eventually need to learn. Do not forget your coat. "Oh, yeah! I forgot!" Then in the blink of an eye, I was back in = my front yard again. A second after I was back, Faith came running out. = "Mom sent me to get you," she said. "Hey, why are you sweating? It's = cold out here." "Oh! Umm.well, I was running around. I haven't been out playing = for a while." It wasn't hard to tell that she didn't believe me. "Let's go in," she said. It was as cold of a night as it was (was it only last night?) last = night. But somehow I didn't notice it as much. My thoughts were = centered on Mysti. I still couldn't believe my luck! I was best = friends with the last dragon on Earth! It was so hard to accept the = fact as true. After basically repeating that thought over and over, I = finally got tired enough to fall asleep. The next morning, Mom wanted me to go to the store again. I used = that request to my advantage. I asked Mom if I could go to Meagan's = house first and stop at the store on my way home. Then I could see = Mysti, while pretending to be at Meagan's house. Just to be sure, I = asked Mom what time I had to be home, to prevent any phone calls to = Meagan's. "Thanks Mom!" I yelled as I skipped out the door. Ha! She = had no idea who I was really going to see! I skipped down the walk, = going in the direction of Meagan's. I darted into an alleyway along the = way and hid behind a trash can, because some of the meanest boys from = school were walking down the street. So I decided to contact Mysti. I = took a deep breath and thought very clearly: Could I come see you now? = I'm in an alleyway, hidden behind a trash can. That's a safe spot. Alright she replied. I will count down for you, alright? Ready? = 5.4.3.2.1. Then I was back in the now familiar cavern with the magnificent = Mysti in it. "Hi!" I said, striding towards her. For the first time, I = got close enough to touch her. I reached out a hand to stroke her, and = her scales were surprisingly soft. The shimmering scales felt like, = well, almost like ice, but not so cold. Warm, actually. They felt like = the finest cotton that I'd ever felt. I bet everything I owned that her = scales were the softest substance in the world! "Is it O.K. if I lean = against you?" I asked, although if I hadn't just woken up about an hour = ago, I probably wouldn't have been able to stay awake long, laying = against her cushiony hide. =20 Sure. I do not really care. But do you not want to learn how to = transport? "Of course I do! When can we start? I can't wait until I can = transport! Wait until all the kids at school hear that! Ha! Everyone = will want to see me do it. Oh, I can NOT wait!" That will not be possible. You will need to start with small = objects such as pebbles before you can even think of transporting = yourself. And it will be about a week before you may move on to larger = objects such as books and shoes. It will take great time and patience. = "It will? Sorry, I didn't know that. Can we start today though?" = |