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My alarm went off at five AM the next morning. It's sound drilled right through my skull. I reached over and felt around until my paw finally found the snooze button. I pulled myself out of bed and slipped into tan cargo pants and a blue shirt before grabbing my backpack full of clothes as well as the one that Josh had given me and going down stairs. Mom was packing a bag full of snacks,chips,cnady and the like while Dad was bolting the back door shut. James,Will and Taylor were throwing a few things into there bags and Tess was nowhere to be seen.

"Mom",I asked setting my bag on the table,"where's Tess?"

"She's still asleep",Mom replied,"will you get her up."

"Okay Mom",I said walking back tworads Tess's room.

When I opened the door,Tess was laying on her stomach,her ears were flopped back on her head and her wings were hanging limp off her bed.

"You okay sis?" I asked.

"No",she half said,half moaned,"my head and eyes hurt."

"Your fire's probably low",I said in reply,"I'll be right back."

I quickly walked to the fridge and pulled out my metal canteen as well as another bottle of fire starter for Tess. I tossed my canteen on my bag as I walked back into Tess's room.

"Here",I said holding out the bottle.

With some difficulty,she reached out and took the bottle from me and took a big gulp. Tess puffed a bit of smoke and handed the bottle back to me,"That seemed to do it",she said standing up.

I left the room as Tess quickly showered off,joining us in the living room.

"Mom",Tess said walking out of her bedroom,"I've got a really bad headache."

"Come here",Mom said. Tess walked to Mom and leaned into her as she put her hand on her forehead,"you feel hot,come here."

Tess followed Mom into the kitchen as the rest of us finished packing. I slid my fire starter and my Vita into the front pocket of the backpack Josh gave me along with my IPod and cramea and zipped it up tightly before throwing it over my shoulder. Dad and the other's quickly finished packing and we walked out to the van.

Our van was a 2011 Ford Excrusion that Dad had bought new the day Taylor was born. It was a bright blue with a tan interior and sliver trim. Yesterday,we had gotten it ready for the long trip that was about to be thrown at it. We had installed a piggyback fuel management system and high flow fuel pump rails,filters,injectors and high flow,stainless steel braided fuel lines to increase gas mileage. We had also increased exhaust port size and shape added a dry sump oiling system with remote oil coolers to ensure consistent oil flow. We'd also installed street legal soft compound DOT-spec tires for better traction as well as a roll cage that went along the edges of the interior,like we had on DJ's truck,the cage was painted to match the Ford's Tan interior. After we had torqued up the springs to lower the ride height,checked and replaced the oil and other fluids and thoroughly cleaned it,the Ford was ready for the cross country journey. If your wondering why a Diesel powered family truck has all these upgrades,the answer is simple,I can't leave anything alone.

Outside was crisp and clear,the sun was just beginning to rise and a light breeze was blowing over and I could hear the sounds of cars out in the distance. Mom and Tess exited the house and Mom locked the door behind her.

"You okay Tess?" I asked,"you look kinda pale."

"I'm not feeling very well little brother",she replied,"but I'll be fine."

We shoved our bags and suitcases into the van and we all piled in. Dad and Mom up front,Tess and I in the captains chairs and James and will in the back with Taylor. Dad started the van and drove to the edge of the driveway.

"Where's your shop son?" Dad asked.

"About a mile from here",I replied.

"Which way?" Dad asked.

"Left",I replied.

Dad turned the van onto the street and less than a minute later,our shop was coming into view. I could see Alex's red and white Semi Trailer sitting in the parking lot accompanied by the Falcon,Camaro,Tristan's Mazda,Dj's Saleen,Trent's Supra and Frank's Koenisegg. Dad pulled into the driveway and he and I stepped out.

"You must be Alex?" Dad said putting his hand out.

"The one and only",Alex replied with a smile and shaking Dad's hand.

"So this is the Camaro you were telling me about?",Dad said looking the car over,"impressive."

"Thank's Dad",I said smiling,"it means allot."

"Frank Davis",Dad said walking up to Shelby's Dad,"I honestly hoped you'd stay away from race cars after what happened at LeMan's,but I guess your one of those guys wouldn't listen if the good lord hit you with the book."

Frank laughed as he and my Dad hugged,"Nice to see you too John".

As Dad talked with Frank,I felt a tap on my shoulder I turned to see Shelby standing there. She looked pale but she was still smiling.

"You didn't think I'd let you run off without me did you?"

I laughed as she pulled me into a hug.

"You feeling okay?" I asked,"you sound like you don't feel well."

"I don't",Shelby said huffing,"I got a bad headache and my eyes hurt a bit."

"Weird",I replied,"Tess is having the same problem."

"Hey little dude",Trent said walking up behind me and punching my shoulder,"you and your crew did a slick job on that Chevy,I especially found the stock car engine to be off the charts sweet."

"Thanks' bro",I replied smiling.

"And to think I used to pick on you",Trent said. I just laughed.

"So who you going with?" I asked turning back to Jack.

"I'm taking the Falcon",Jack replied,"I need to put some miles on it as it is and Josh is going with DJ."

"What about you Trent?" I asked.

"He can ride with me and Josh",DJ said.

"Thank's DJ",Trent said,"You going with your Dad shelby?"

"I don't know",Shelby replied,"he can't drive the Koenisegg because the super charger blew as we drove here."

"He can ride with me",Jack said,"your Dad seems like the kind of guy who appreciates Ultra Cars."

Jack went off to talk to Frank as my Dad called me.

"Seth,come here a minute son."

I quickly walked over to him. "Yeah Dad?"

"Since Frank can't drive his car and Alex doesn't have any room on his rig,he's gonna go with your friend Jack and Shelby's gonna ride with us."

I just smiled and Dad returned with a grin.

"Can I ride with you guys too?" Tristan asked,"my Mazda has rock hard seats and I really don't wanna drive it cross country with the way it's been acting."

Dad grinned,"Sure."

"All right",Alex said not sounding too entusihastic about having to drive cross contry and then having to race a car afterwords,"let's get this bad boy loaded up."

As Alex loaded the Camaro into his rig,Trent and Frank secured their cars in the shops garage which I locked up tight. As Tristan Shelby,Dad and I were crawling into our Ford,Alex came up to Dad.

"John",he said,"we have to drive non stop until we get there so I have time to get into qualifying rounds,get the car checked to make sure it's legal and all that crap."

"Drive safe Alex",Dad said shutting his door and shaking Alex's hand.

Alex turned and walked back to his rig and climbed into the dirver's seat. His rig blew black smoke as he pulled onto the street.

"Looks like he's lost a turbo",Tristan observed.

Dj followed behind us as we followed Alex's rig out of Winnoa and into a neighboring town before we stopped for breakfast at an IHOP. As we all piled out of our cars,I watched Alex's rig blow black smoke and eventually disappear into the distance. We walked into the Ihop and sat at one of the larger tables. It was around six AM now and the restaurant was getting busy,which meant we had to wait a bit. I could smell the pancakes,waffles,eggs bacon and sausages on the fryers in the kitchen,the smell was tourte to my empty stomach.

"You folks ready to order?" A waiter asked walking to our table.

"Yes",Dad replied,"we'll have scrambled eggs with hash browns and coffee."

"I'll have blueberry pancakes with whipped creamed,butter and a coke to go with it please.",Josh said.

"Okay",The waiter said turning to DJ.

"Chocolate chip waffles with coffee",DJ said.

"I take a funnel cake with powered sugar,butter and whipped cream and a coke." Trent said.

"I'll just have scrambled eggs with sausage",Shelby said.

"I'll take an egg sandwich with letus,tomato,ham and green peppers and just a water",I said.

"Just a plain egg sandwich",Tess said resting her head in her paws. You could tell just by looking at her,and Shelby for that matter,that they didn't feel well at all. I wondered what was going on with them.

"Your orders will be out shortly",the waiter said quickly moving to another table.

"You feel okay honey?"Dad asked placing his hand on Tess's forehead,"you look pale and feel hot."

"I got a bad hedache and my eyes hurt like crazy",Tess replied.

"When did it start?" Dad asked.

"I woke up with it",Tess replied,"at first Seth thought it was just because my fire was low,but even after I flared it up it didn't go away,in fact,it's gotten worse.

"What about you honey?" Frank asked,"you look pale too."

"I got a headache and sore eyes too",Shelby replied,"my brain feels like it wants to crawl out of my skull."

"Maybe you guys are just hungry",Jack said.

"Maybe",Tess said.

It was a few more minutes before the waiter came back with our food. As we began eating,Frank turned to Jack.

"So how'd you afford that car?" he asked,"I've seen other cars like that go for millions of dollars."

Jack smiled,"Seth,Josh,DJ,Tristan and I actually built it from scratch,we bought a stripped Lamborghini Reventon body and Chassis and added our own custom engine,fuel system,electronics,and the like. The GTR badges came from a scraped #6 Skyline LMP and the Falcon badge on the hood and trunk are custom made"

"It rides real smooth",Frank said,"for a bunch of teens,you kids did a good job,Lamborghini would do right to get a production contract with you guys."

DJ,Josh,Jack and I just smiled as we continued to eat.

"Bring that CCGT to us if you ever wanna step it up a notch",I said taking a big bite of my sandwich.

Frank smiled and took a bite of sausage,"I may take you up on that."

After a few more minutes,we were done with breakfast and walking out to our cars when something caused Tristan to just stare,his pupils were so small I could hardly see them.

"Tristan?" I said waving my paw in front of his face,"dude,you still with me?"

"Look Seth",he said pointing,"at the stop light."

I turned my head in the direction he was pointing,sitting at the stop light,was a Hennessy Venom GT and a #8 Audi Sport Team Joest R10 TDI. The driver of the TDI was hyper ventilating into a paper bag because of how fast she was just going or because she he realized how much money she just spent. The two cars looked like they were getting ready to race.

"This is gonna sweet",Tristan said as a wide smile crossed his muzzle,his blue eyes wide with excitement.

The drivers of the two cars revved their engines,each trying to intimidate the other,but neither was backing down. The Audi sounded like a toy next to the Venom,but it was making twice the horsepower and could do 0-100 in less than a second. People were gathering around,pulling out their phones and IPod's to record the race between the worlds only American Hyper car and Audi's legendary LeMan's Prototype.The light went green. Both cars did burnouts and soon they were flying down the street,the Audi LeMan's Prototype quickly over taking the 1,000 horse power Venom GT.

"That was sweet",Tristan said,"I want one."

"Let's go dude",I said placing my paw on his shoulder,"we have our own race to got to."

We turned and walked back to the Ford as Dad came out of the IHOP,"You boys see that LMP racing that Venom?"

"Yeah Dad",I said smiling,"it was the single coolest thing I'd ever seen."

"You have to admit",Dad said opening the divers side door,"as far as drag races go,that was a good one."

"Heck yeah it was!" Tristan said smiling widely,his blue eyes still wide with excitement.

Dad grinned,"Lets go boys,got a long drive ahead."

Tristan and I climbed back into the Ford. Dad backed out of the parking space and drove to the end of the parking lot with DJ and Jack behind us. The people who were watching the race were now eyeing the Falcon. Jack revved the engine,just being a show off. Dad turned out of the parking lot and onto the street. It was around seven in the morning and every one was headed to work,school and home from the night shift,so traffic was a killer,and to top it all off,the sky was a very dark grey,it was getting so dark Dad had flipped the lights on.

"I hate the morning rush",Dad said as the rain began to come down.

I pulled my Vita from my backpack and flipped it on.

My screen became a bright blue,and quickly went to black as Forza 3 started. The start screen popped up and I hit the A button,which took me to the main menu. My Corvette Racing #4 CR.7 popped up on the screen. I hit the "Go Race" slot in the menu and then hit Season Play,which took me to Nurburgring Nordcsehilfe Class R2 Tour. I was on the last race before the next race in the Class R2 World Championship,so I wanted to get this race done and gone.

I hit Start race and the screen went black,a segmented circle appeared in the middle with a red light lighting each individual segment clockwise. Soon,the circle disappeared and my Corvette rolled to the starting line,the screen only showing the front end and rims. The screen went black again before showing the font of my Corvette at another angle. This time,only the headlights and a small portion of the hood was visible as I revved my engine. The camera black out again before showing my car form yet another angle,enough this time that I could see the Draconian Customs sticker on the hood. The words appeared in the corner of the screen 3,2,1 GO! I held down the gas and my Corvette did a burn out before gaining speed at insanely fast rate,not even giving the Ferrari I was against time to burnout. My Corvette ripped it's way down the long straight away before I began to brake for the first turn. Loud pops could be heard coming form the exhaust as I took the corner and began to accelerate again. My opponent was close behind me,but I was losing him quickly as I got onto another straight away and opened up my Corvette's engine,which shot me down the track and across the finish line.

"I win",I said with a smile as a big,"You finished first in the Class R2 Nurburgring Nordschlife Tour",flashed across my screen.

"Time for the next world championship",the announcer on the game said,"good luck."

The game took me to my garage where I wasted no time in selecting my Koenisegg CCGT and going to the race,but I stopped when I saw the track.

"Circuit de Catalina",I moaned,"not right now."

I shut off my PS Vita and exchanged it for my IPod. I paced the ear buds in my ears and turned on The Fratelis,My Friend John. I leaned back in my seat and closed my eyes as the song played.

"Well I tumbled down the stairs on the wrong way 'round I had my head on the ceiling and my feet in the ground and the big dumb blond in the goldfish bowl,cried Ellie's in the barn but she got no soul."

I began to sing along as the next verse played.

"Well the night was spent and my money was rung,I had to get home before my name was rung and everybody danced in the same old way and if I'm feeling old and desperate I'll be back someday."

"Ahh",Tess moaned,"please stop Seth." I

pulled my ear buds from my ears,"What's going on with you sis?" I asked.

"I don't know",Tess replied,"my head and eyes hurt and my damn tail won't stop twitching."

"Weird",I replied replacing my ear buds and falling asleep.

I woke some hours later when Dad pulled the Ford into a rest stop for lunch. He put it in park and killed the engine.

"Everybody get out and stretch,do whatever it is you need to do."

I undid my seat belt and climbed out of the truck. The concrete was hot on the soles of my bare paws,and the fact that my paw pads were black wasn't helping much. I stretched out before walking over to DJ and Jack,who were just pulling in. As always,the Falcon caught looks from all who saw it.DJ and Jack parked in the spaces by our Ford and stepped out of their cars,stretching before walking up to us.

"You guys doing bad too huh?" DJ asked rubbing her neck.

"Yeah",I said,"my legs hurt from being so cramped."

"I feel it to Seth",Tristan said,"I never been so cramped in my life."

Mom and Dad got out of the truck and Dad opened the Ford's lift gate,pulling out the blue cooler with the meat,cheese and veggies that were perfect for sandwich making.

"Oh",I said turning and walking back towards the Ford,"lunch."

Mom spread a huge blanket out on the grass as Dad opened the cooler and pulled out all the different meats,cheeses and veggies. I took two slices of everything French Bread and piled on turkey,ham,Swiss and a American cheese,letus and three different kinds of peppers before taking a big bite. It's spicy flavor filled my mouth and I started to purr a bit.

"I take it that it's good?" Mom asked smiling.

I nodded my reply and took another bite. As we kept eating,a dog ran across our blanket,causing DJ to spill her Coke all over her shirt and jeans and the rest of us to jump back.

"Ahhha",DJ groaned,"I just bought these!"

"Sorry",a little boy said picking up the dog,"Sammy hasn't been behaving well lately,sorry about your shirt."

"It's okay",DJ said standing. She walked back to her truck to change as we collected all our things and packed them back in the Ford. As we were about to leave,DJ came back. She was now dressed in a bright blue,sleeveless Under Armor shirt with tan cargo shorts.

"Since when do you dress like that?" Jack asked sarcastically. DJ pushed him away with a smile,

"Since this shirt matches these shorts and I was hot in my truck."

Jack recovered,smiled,and walked back to the Falcon with Frank. DJ,Trent and Josh climbed into DJ's Saleen and the rest of us piled back into the Ford. Dad started the engine and pulled out of the rest stop,getting back onto the interstate. At first,we were all talking about the race,but gradually,my friends and family fell asleep.

Deciding I was bored,I pulled my IPod from my backpack and turned on Rio Grand. The song had barely started when Tess turned to face me

"Could you please turn that down little bro?" she asked weakly.

I took my ear buds out of my ears and looked at my sister. Her face was a lot paler than it was and I could see the tip of her tail twitching like it had been cut off. Her eyes were droopy and I could tell she wanted to sleep,but wasn't tired enough for it to get a good hold.

"What's going on with you?" I asked,"it's not up that loud."

"I don't know",Tess replied,"my head and eyes hurt,the twitching in my tail is worse and I'm starting to get a chill."

I reached into my backpack and pulled out my metal canteen,along with another bottle. I handed the plastic bottle to Tess. "This should fix the chill."

Tess unscrewed the cap and gulped down almost half the bottle. She puffed a small flame and took a deep breath. "It stopped the chill",she said screwing the cap back on and placing it in the door. I drank down a bit of mine and flared up my flame as well. Tess grabbed a blanket from her backpack and warped herslef up,quickly falling asleep. I yawned,everyone was asleep,and I was tired too. I grabbed the wool blanket that I used on my bed and quickly warped myself up,falling asleep shortly after.

I was stirred a few hours some hours later by Dad pulling into a gas station. It looked to be around seven PM and the sky was dark with rain clouds.

"Where are we now Dad?" I asked placing my blanket int the bag between the seats.

"Just coming into Colorado",he replied undoing his seat belt,"were gonna stop here for the night because Tess and Shelby are getting worse."

Dad got out of the truck and began pumping gas as Mom turned back to us.

"Anyone want snacks?"

"I'm good Mom",I said,"little thirsty though."

"Well come on then",Mom said getting out of the truck.

I exited the truck and walked into the Turkey Hill store with Mom. It wasn't very busy inside,maybe five or six people. I quickly walked over to the freezers and pulled out a huge,two liter bottle of water. I walked over to Mom,who was pulling a few snack cakes off the shelves.

"Got what you need?" Mom asked.

"Yup",I replied.

"Then let's go."

Mom and I quickly checked out and walked back to the Ford as Dad finished filling up the tank. We quickly reentered the van and buckled up as Dad turned to us.

"Where do we want to eat?" Dad asked,"There's a Carino's,McDonalds and a Burger King."

"No fried food",Tess said,"I'm sick to my stomach and not taking any chances."

"Nothing fired for me either",Shelby said.

"Carino's works for me",Tristan said.

"Us too", Will replied.

"Works for me." I said leaning back in my seat.

Dad pulled up beside DJ.

"DJ",He said leaning out the window,"were going to Carino's to eat."

"Works for me",DJ replied.

Dad drove out of the parking lot and turned onto the street,diving for a few hundred yards before turning into the parkinglot of the restaurant. I could already smell the food roasting inside as I stepped out of the car. We walked inside and a waiter met us at the door. He led us to a table on an enclosed patio which had a nice view of the town. I could see the McDonald's and the Burger King's tall glowing sings and a movie theater that was glowing in a bright neon blue and purple.

"Are you folks ready to order?",the waiter asked coming back.

"Yes",Dad answered,'I'll have Baccalà fritto and my wife will take Capesante alla veneziana."

"I'll have Bistecca Fiorentina",Tristan said.

"Penne all'arrabbiata for me",DJ said.

"I'll have Agghiotta di pesce spada",Josh said.

"Fritto misto di pesce",Jack said.

"Fettuccine Alfredo for me",I said setting down my menu.

"And you ladies?" The waiter asked turning to Tess and Shelby.

"Just Fettuccine Alfredo",Shelby said.

"Me too",Tess replied.

The waiter scribbled something down on his tablet.

"Your orders will be out shortly",he said turning back to Dad.

Dad nodded and the waiter left. He leaned back in his chair,looking at Tess. She was even paler now,the twitching in her tail was worse and she looked like she could pass out at any minute.

"You okay honey?" Dad asked,"I'm really starting to worry."

"I'm fine Dad",Tess replied,I could tell form her voice she wasn't.

"Seriously Tess",Mom said,"what is wrong? You need to tell us."

"I don't know",Tess said,"I get like this for two to three days every year,around the same time."

"I do to",Shelby replied.

Tess lay her head on Dad's shoulder and he put his arm around her. It was a few more minutes before the waiter came back with our food. It was sizzling on the pans and large plumes of steam was coming off of it,it's scent was driving me nuts. The waiter handed us our food and we all began scarfing it down. It was about thirty minutes before everyone was done eating. Dad payed the bill and we walked back out to the Ford. It was about seven thirty now,to late to get back on the road,so Dad drove across the street to a Holiday Inn.

"Everyone get out and stretch",Dad said putting the Ford in park,"I'll go get us rooms."

Dad walked into the hotel while the rest of us stretched and pulled our backpacks form the back of the truck. As Mom was closing the lift gate,DJ and Jack pulled in,groaning as they exited their cars.

"Glad to finally be stopping for the night I see",Tristan said sarcastically.

"You try driving a stripped out super car cross country",Jack said. "

Why do you think I rode with Seth?",Tristan asked,"the seats in my Mazda are crap."

Jack muttered something under his breath and pulled his bags from the Falcon's trunk. A few minutes of talking later,Dad came back.

"Okay guys",he said",since most of the rooms are small,some of us are sharing." "James,you,Will and Taylor will share,DJ,you and Jack,Tess,you and Tristan will share and Seth,you and Shelby."

Frank's face went red.

"SHE'S NOT GOING TO SLEEP WITH HIM!" he yelled.

"There sharing a room",Dad replied quickly,"not a bed,they have there own beds."

I could tell Frank still didn't approve,he turned to me,"Just keep your paws to yourself okay?" he said trying to calm himself down.

"Don't worry Dad",Shelby said,"I'll keep him under control."

Dad turned to Tristan,"That goes for you too",he said,"keep your paws off my daughter."

"Yes sir",Tristan answered.

With that,we walked into the hotel and went to our rooms. I slid the key card through the lock on my door and pushed it open.

"After you."I said motioning for Shelby to enter.

"Why thank you fine sir,"Shelby replied smiling and entering.

The room was quite nice. It was about ten feet wide and fifteen or so feet long,with a small bathroom on the right hand side. There were two,large king beds with a lamp table in between them with a lamp and phone with night stands on either side. A desk sat next to a TV stand that held a large flat screen. A couch was also up against the wall next to an AC unit,which I turned on full.

"Can I use the shower first?",Shelby asked,"I feel like I'm about to pass out."

"Go ahead",I said.

"Thanks",Shelby said.

She quickly grabbed a white tank top and blue night pants and entered the bathroom. I fell onto the bed nearest the window with a loud huff,stretching out to my full length and letting my wings go limp.

"Aha",I moaned,"never been so cramped up in my life."

A few minutes of this left me almost asleep.

"Your turn",Shelby said stepping out of the bathroom.

I pulled my self up from the bed and folded my wings against my back as I grabbed a tight fitting,blue dragon print shirt from my backpack along with a pair of night pants with a hole in them for my tail and went into the bathroom. I quickly showered off,brushed my teeth and polished my scales before reentering the room and falling into my bed with a grunt.

"I love cars",I said,"but I hate long car trips."

"Who doesn't?",Shelby asked getting into her bed,"my legs are cramped and my tail is sore from sitting all day.

"Mine too",I replied,letting it go limp.

I crawled up the bed and lay my head on the pillow,I felt my eyes get heavy instantly. I turned off the light,"Night Shelby.",I said.

"Night Seth.",Shelby replied with a yawn.

It wasn't four minutes before I gave up. Around an hour or so later,I was stirred by Shelby,who was shaking me lightly.

"Seth",she whispered,"you awake."

"I am now",I said sitting up,"something wrong?"

Shelby laced her fingers together,"Can I ask you something?"

"Sure",I replied,"what's up?"

Shelby sighed and looked at me,her blue eyes had a look I'd never seen before.

"Do you love me?"

Her words hit me like a bucket of ice water. I'd never expected to be hit with that question,especially from her,so I had absolutely no idea how to answer.

"I..."

I started,but was cut off when Shelby placed her paw on the back of my head and pulled me into a deep kiss. Next thing I know,her tail is warped around mine and she had pushed me onto my back. It didn't take me three seconds to put all the peices together,this was happening,and with the one I loved. I felt something inside me click off. I gave in to the dragon inside of me as my mind left and reason went black. My mind came back two or so hours later. Shelby was laying on top of me with her head on my chest. Both of us were panting and shaking heaviliy and Shelby's ears and wings were hanging limp of her head and back,her neck bleeding lightly from where I had bitten her and so was mine form where she'd bitten me. Our clothes were laying in a mess on the floor.

"What did we just do?" I asked,when in truth,I knew what we did.

We had marked one another as mated. I had never thought that I'd ever have a chance with her,and now,we were mates. An eternal bond,one that can never be broken,she was mine,and I was her's.

"Our parents are going to kill us",I said.

"I don't care",Shelby said,"I love you."

I was going to have to get used to that,"I love you too",I replied warping my arms around her.

I could feel her scales on mine,her body rose and fell with each breath and I could feel her body relax as she fell asleep in my arms. I gently rolled onto my side and wrapped her with my wings before sleep caught hold on me once again.