Chapter 8: Talking about leaving

"So Tony. How do you know so much about dragons?" "Uh I guess its because I am one. I guess I can tell you now. Faye had me keeping an eye on you when you escape to the forest because of last time." "I don't blame her. I would too. So if you are here for Faye, where do you originally come from?" "Uh I was told by Faye to wait on that for a bit. Just to see what the others think. I know its hard Raven. You have to eventually go back. How about this. What if I went back with you? Would you go with me then?" "I-I guess I can. I just hope they are ok." "The Blue phoenix clan? Oh yeah they are fine. It looks worse than it is." "I hope you are right." So we walked together back to the castle. We had to pass the Ravens cabin to get to the castle. I saw Koa and looked away because I was afraid to hurt him.

We finally got to the castle, and Faye was there to greet us. I was too afraid to even speak considering what happened. Faye hugged me and said, "I'm so glad you are ok. We were so worried about you." Then she let go and said, "Why aren't you speaking? Are you ok?" I nodded yes I was fine. "She's fine. She's just a little shocked. Once all this dies down I'm sure she will be ok. Where is the king and the white coats?" He called the scientists. White coats. "I will go get them. You two should wait in the parlor and we will go to the lab from there." Said Faye. "Sounds like a good plan." Said Tony. So we waited in the parlor. I didn't even want to talk to Tony right now. Then a few minutes later, Dad mom and my siblings came rushing in. I backed away from them so I didn't hurt them. "Its ok Raven. I will let them know. Raven won't talk to anyone including me right now. She is in shock of her transformation. I came to tell you that she is part blue and red dragon mix. I'm sure you know about that your majesty." Said Tony looking at the king. "Yes I do. She told me a little about her family. Her parents died in battle when her mother was just a baby. She was raised by her grandparents. I haven't canceled the ball yet. Its still going. Does she want to come? I won't make her speak if she doesn't want too." Said the king. Tony looked at her and she nodded.

They walked to Ravens room and Faye said, "Ok then lets get you dressed. It is a formal one so you have to wear a fancier dress." Raven sighed. "I know but it's a special occasion." Said Faye. Faye got out a dress for Raven that had lace sleeves and off the shoulder dark blue ball gown down to ankles. It had an empire waistline. Faye wore a Forest elf Foxtron Waltz Ballroom dress that was green. "Ok Raven your brother is the only one that is escorting you ok?" She nodded.

It was finally time for Jason to escort Raven to the ball. He knocked on Raven's door (knock Knock) She jumped for a minute then Faye said, "Come in." Then Jason came in and said, "You look beautiful as ever Raven. Ready to go?" She nodded. Faye walked behind her like she was told. The Raven and Jason were announced, and they headed down the stairs.

The king went up to the podium and spoke in the microphone. "Ladies and Gentlemen." Then the crowd went quiet. "I would like my children and wife up here please." They all went up and he said, "Today we celebrate a very special day. We celebrate the day we found out Raven is my biological daughter. I am her blood father. After all this time I had a strange feeling there was something more about her. So today with her siblings we are going to celebrate. Please have a good time." This time Ace danced with Raven and Alora danced with Jason. For the opening dance.

Once the dance was over, Raven saw Kai and went over to him but kept a distance. "Are you ok Raven?" said Koa. She nodded. "I heard what happened. Ruka and Indigo are going to be ok." Raven had big eyes and then sighed in relief. "When the party is done, your parents scheduled a meeting for you to see them." She nodded. "Will you talk once you know they are ok?" I nodded. "You hope so right?" I nodded. Koa pulled Raven over and gave her a hug. Raven hugged back and cried silently. He pushed her at arm's length and said, "Akela is here too. Would you like to see the others?" She nodded yes. "Lets go. Its easy because we stayed together so we wouldn't be separated. Ah here we are. Hey Akela! Over here!" Akela saw them and came over. "Hey guys. How is it going?" "Its ok. She's still not talking, but once she sees they are ok she will hopefully start talking again." Akela smiled at Raven and she smiled back at him.

After awhile she was being called to her clan. "I know you have to go. We will see you again soon ok Raven." Said Koa. "Hey Akela she's leaving back to her clan group." "Oh hey be careful ok." She nodded then went back with her group.

"Hey Raven." Said Skye. "Julian Naomi and Artimis are worried about you so do I. In fact I don't think its only us, the whole clan is. All of the clans are." She nodded and agreed.

After a few hours, It was getting time for the party to close. The king spoke and said, "Thank you clans for coming today I hope you had fun. Please have a safe trip home." Then the clans left and Raven was waiting for her father to lead her to the hospital.

Finally no one was left and the whole family went to Raven. "Are you ready Raven?" Said Jason. She nodded. "OK lets all go." So they headed toward the hospital.

They finally got there and Mother said, "We will wait here. You need to talk to them alone." She nodded. She quietly walked in and saw them wrapped in bandages. She covered her mouth in shock. They were both still sleeping.

Raven touched Indigo's arm and she woke up. "Raven? Are you ok?" She nodded. "Why aren't you talking? What's wrong?" Indigo tapped her brother and woke him up. "Oh Hey Raven. Don't worry about it we will live." They saw she how a very sorry face. She got in the middle between them and held their hands. One in each hand. The first thing she said was, "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry this happened. I lost control and I didn't know how to stop." "Raven Its ok. Like Ruka said we are going to be fine. We may be wrapped up, but we will live." "When do you get out?" "Oh don't you worry about that we will be out in no time. Until then you need to do your duties that are needed." "I will do my best." I said crying. Then I left and told the others what they wanted me to do.

"Father I need to talk to you about something. Tony, I need you to come too." "Ok let's go to my office." So, we went to dad's office. Mom and the others went to the parlor to wait to hear what the news was.

"Ok so I wanted to talk about leaving for awhile until I can control my dragon form. I have feeling Tony is from there. He said he will tell me where he is from when the time is right. I knew he meant somewhere I can be helped. I know I will be away from Koa for a while but I don't want to end up hurting him. When I tell them and him I'm sure they will understand. I will also tell my clan about the situation as well. What do you think dad?" "Well Tony what is this place like. Is it safe for her?" "Your majesty. Its like a camp for dragons. They do pretty much stuff they do here as well training as in fighting and learning to control their powers. The other things are like a normal day hanging out with friends. Normal kid stuff. They stay in either tents or cabins. They have a kitchen and other fun stuff there. There are also families and houses. People live there with families. So like a normal place like here. Just for dragons. If any of you do need to come for some reason, give us a ring or send us a bird. The only way to get there is to fly." "Do you have your flying down Raven?" Said dad. "Yes I do. I flew down to the woods when I ran last time. When I ended up hurting them." "Tony. Protect my daughter over there. Yes sir. I will say goodbye to everyone it will be awhile. When do you want to leave Tony?" "Well I was planning on leaving in 2 days. Tomorrow you should focus on saying goodbye and the next day I'm sure they will meet us to see us off." "Ok sounds like a plan. I'm going to talk to the person in charge of my clan right now and tell them I have to go somewhere. I'll see you soon Tony." "OK Raven." So I left and headed for my clans property.

I finally got there, and I went to the house knocked on the door. (knock Knock) The person in charge opened it up. "Akela? Your in charge?" "Yeah my assistant is manning the rest of the clan. Ok well I was going to ask permission to go over to your clan and spend time with Koa. I won't be here for very long. I will explain everything tomorrow." "Alright be back before dinner then." "Yes Akela." So I rushed over to the Raven clan.

I finally got there and was out of breathe. 'I have to surprise Koa I thought. So I pretended not to talk. I walked around looking for Koa and I saw Nani. "Oh hey Raven. Looking for Koa?" I nodded. "He's in his favorite place." I nodded. Then I went to the exercise room and did what I did when I first talked to him.

I went to the other side of the same room and did my workout. Koa saw me like last time. He said "What are you doing here?" Then I didn't answer him like last time. Then he came over and tapped me and said, "I said what are you doing here?" Then I said, "What does it look like I'm doing here?" Koa ran over to me and gave me a great big hug and I hugged him back. "I have something important to tell you Koa. I will be going away for awhile. You are the first person I'm telling besides dad and Tony since he is who I am leaving with. I will be leaving in 2 days. Tomorrow I will be explaining everything that is going to happen and spend that time saying goodbye. I have to go to help me with my dragon situation. It will help me so I don't hurt anyone anymore. Its like a camp for dragons like me. I don't know how long it will take me, but there will be visiting days. They have dragons that come over and get the person visiting. Only 2 people at a time on a dragon. Let the king and my mother know that I told them you go every time. Just with another person. We can write letters and call on the phone as well. I don't want to say goodbye Koa. I'll miss you too much. But I have too. I need to figure how to control this so I don't hurt anyone again." This time I grabbed him and hugged him tight and not wanting to go anywhere. He hugged me back and we had our first kiss. First it was a peck on the lips, then we did a nice few second kiss. "We will be leaving at 8:00 in the morning. Could you be there to see me off?" "Of course, I have to see your cool dragon form as well." "Hehe ok. So what should we do. Akela is subbing while the other two are healing. He gave me permission to spend as much time as I can with you today." "I have an idea. Follow me." I followed him one last time for a long time.