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Sweet and Salty
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Malinda Chusi
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Female
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Bright lights, a red curtain, and fire. Lots of fire.
"Come one, come all, to the greatest show on Earth!"
A voice boomed in the large speakers overhead. Dancers, Trapezes, and Lion Tamers all tried to take center stage, amazing the audience with their skills. Viscets jumping around, the lions roaring as they tried to get to their masters.
"Fiery fiends! Blazing cold!"
This was the reason Malinda was at the circus at all. She was told by one of her good friends, Kalameet, that his father worked there as a dragon trainer. Malinda had always been infatuated with dragons, though she had never seen them. The idea of flying creatures with fire breath and load roars was something she could only imagine. Well, until now.
From behind the curtain, a pinkish-purple viscet stepped out, holding a match. All lights went out in the test, and all the audience could see was the match, the small fire lighting up the males face eerily, and a loud screech was heard from above. Within the next moment, the male blew out the matches flame and the screeching grew louder. A ring of fire suddenly seemed to appear and the male jumped through it quickly, with something dark landing his shoulder. Another match was lit and it revealed the thing on his shoulder; a small green wyvern with hair that matched the viscetโs mane. The dragon launched itself up again and made a line of fire rings above himself, which he skillfully dove through. After the display of many other fire shapes, some of which being stars, hearts, and triangles, he landed back on his ownerโs shoulder and the lights came back on. The two bowed to the audience and the show ended.
Malinda was the first to applaud the cast, but it was mostly directed towards the dragon tamer. She just couldnโt hold back her amazement. Just seeing a dragon was more than what she ever thought would happen, but seeing one do tricks like that in public? That was amazing to her. When Kalameet first told her about his dad owning a dragon, she didnโt believe him, for she thought that they didnโt exist, but inside she seriously hoped he was right, and now she knows that he was being honest.
Malinda was the last one to leave the tent, not wanting to get caught up in the traffic of all of the viscets trying to leave all at once. The fairโs still going to be there when you leave people, calm down. The other reason was to keep watching Kalameetโs dad and his dragon. She had to ask where he got it. Before she was able to go to ask him, though, he left the tent, leaving her alone inside. She sighed and left the tent.
โI take it that you enjoyed that show?โ Kalameet asked as Malinda stepped out of the tent. Without a second thought, she grinned and nodded at him.
โHeck yeah I did! I didnโt think he had a real dragon!!โ She exclaimed in excitement. Kalameet gasped and held a paw to his chest in a fake feeling of offense.
โWere you thinking I was a liar, M?โ He leaned back and held his free paw to his head. โI am pained! How could you?โ The female laughed at his response, lightly punching his shoulder. He stood himself up appropriately again and laughed with her. โAnyway, do you wanna meet my dad and his dragon-โ
โYES!โ She yelled quickly, gaining strange looks from those around her. Kalameet quickly lead her away from the people and went towards the back of the tent, where his mother and father were talking. Well, it didnโt really look like it; it looked more like his mother trying to avoid the dragon and his father trying his keep Kalameetโs younger brother occupied. Kalameet strolled over with Malinda right in tow. After a moment, Kalameetโs father looked up and grinned.
โHiya, kiddo! Did you see the show?โ He asked, to which Kalameet nodded.
โI did, and so did my friend. She really liked your part.โ
โOh, did she?โ The pinkish viscet strolled over and shook Malindaโs hand. โHello! My name is Simon, and my dragonโs is Vincent. So, who might you be?โ He asked cheerfully as Vincent flew away from the dark purple viscet he was bothering before and onto Simonโs shoulder.
โMy name is Malinda. I really liked you and your dragon! Just out of curiosity, where did you get Vincent?โ She asked quickly. Simon put a paw to his chin as he tried to remember.
โWell, I got him as a therapy animal. If you havenโt guessed already Iโm a bit of a pyromaniac.โ Malindaโs ears fell a bit in dismay before Simon spoke again. โIโm pretty sure I know where you can find one, though.โ Malinda looked up at him quickly.
โWhere can I find one?โ
Simon carefully turned her towards a wooded a good ways past the boundaries the fair was given and pointed towards it. โItโs very rare to see one, but a lot of people had rumored that you can find some there. Just know that they are not initially friendly creatures. Heck, Vincent still doesnโt like Akuma, and weโve been together for a long time.โ He said, pointing towards the purple girl from before. โYouโll have to try very hard to gain their trust. Itโs a lot of work. So, are you sure you still want one?โ
Malinda took a second to think. She had never been a very patient girl; even as a kid she wanted things to happen โright now, right now, or Iโll fight you.โ For a moment, she wasnโt sure she would be able to tackle this sort of thing. She closed her eyes, thinking about what could happen if she really tried for this; if she could put aside her impatience and took the time it needed to earn its trust and have it by her side. All of the possibilities she could have if she had something like that with her. She took a deep breath, and looked at him tenaciously.
โYes.โ
The walk towards the wooded area Simon spoke of was mostly silent, with only the sound of their footsteps and the occasional excited noises from Malinda as their company. When they finally reached the forest, Simon turned to her. โAre you absolutely sure you want to do this. I must warn you again that dragons can be extremely violent when you first meet them.โ He warned. Malinda looked to the ground, thinking it over once more before nodding at him.
โYeah. I want to do this.โ She said, excitement and determination glinting in her eyes. Simon only sighed, looking to his dragon quietly. He remembered how long it took for Vincent to finally like him, despite him coming into Simonโs life as a therapy animal. He could only imagine how difficult it would be for her to get a newborn to like her. Maybe not all that longโฆ He thought, After all, it would be a newborn.. but stillโฆ His thoughts were cut short as he heard Malinda run into the forest, leaving him on the outskirts of the trees that now surrounded her.
โNow, if I were a dragon,โ She started, looking around and scratching her head, โWhere would I be..?โ
She had already been in that forest for about an hour, with no luck in finding any dragons. She had come across a couple squirrels or mice here and there, and would sometimes hear something that sounded like a roar in the distance, but by the time she got anywhere it was gone and she would have to start back at square one.
Eventually she found a beautifully lit grove in the forest; the trees spaced apart perfectly, so as the sunโs light came down as rays and streaks and gave the area a calming an peaceful air. In the middle of the grove was a nest, made from leaves, sticks, rocks, and just a bit of fur and, within the nest, laid a brown, yellow, and tan egg. The patterns on it reminded her of a normal viscet egg, but the horn-like structures on the egg told her it did not belong to a viscet. Is this a dragon egg? Oh I hope so!! Malinda thought as she drew closer to the nest. Looking at the egg more closely, now, she saw that the horn-like pieces were not real horns, but rather they were simply part of the egg. When she picked it up, the egg felt heavy and oddly scaly, confirming in her mind that this was, in fact, a dragon egg.

She grinned in excitement, looking around for a moment to make sure she was safe before taking off in a random direction, carefully carrying the egg in her paws. She felt the egg start to shake and she stopped dead in her tracks. She looked to the egg only to find it cracking and breaking as the shaking grew faster and more violent.
Suddenly, the egg nearly exploded open and the dragon jumped out, screeching and screaming at her, wet with the water and other fluids that had been in the egg. Malinda wiped her face, cleaning herself of the same liquids the dragon was covered in and growled a bit. โHey! What was that for?!โ
The dragon roared at her, though it sounded more like a puppyโs howling. She tried to grab the dragon, only for it to attempt to fly away, but due to the heavy liquids and his newborn body, it got a foot off the ground and fell down. She was able to pick it up and glare at it before she heard a real roar nearby. A real dragon roar; one a mother might have when someoneโs trying to steal her baby.
Just my luck. The mom found me. She thought, currently very much regretting this mission she had made for herself. She saw the mother roaring at her on the tree in front of her. Malinda wrapped her tail around the baby dragon and held her paws up, trying to show the mother that she was okay to be around, but the elder dragon took no heed. She leapt off the tree and flew towards her quickly. In an instant, Malinda gasped and quickly evaded the motherโs attack. She ran away from the elder dragon with a scream, only to hear a few more join the chase.

I have to get away from these things! She thought. I gotta get to water, get rid of our scents. She looked back at the dragon wrapped in her tail and heard it screeching at her, both in fear and anger. She scowled a bit and faced forward again, finally coming upon a lake. Without a second thought, she jumped in, carefully holding the dragonโs nose above the water while she held her breath. She waited about ten seconds before hearing the dragonsโ roars come towards the lake, then quickly pass. Another five seconds went by and she felt safe, quickly swimming to the surface and gasping for air. She held the dragon to her chest as she made her way out of the lake, running in the opposite direction from which the dragons flew.
The dragon in her arms was no longer screaming, instead resorting to fearful whines and trembling. Malinda found herself suddenly feeling guilty. What had she just done..? She separated a mother from her baby and ran away with it. How else is a horrible viscet defined? She thought about returning the dragon, but she knew that if she found the mother, she would certainly be killed. Now she would be forever weighed down with the guilt that came with this. A grumbling noise came from the dragon, and she had to guess that it must have been hungry. From what she understood, dragons were omnivores. Not wanting to see an animalโs guts being eaten, she decided finding berries for the baby would be a much more favorable choice.
Carefully traversing the forest floor, she looked around for some berries or fruit that the dragon could eat. She soon found the grove she had found the dragonโs egg and saw a bush of blueberries. She set the baby dragon in the nest and picked berries off of the bush before returning and sitting by the dragon, holding a berry in her paw and offering it to the dragon. The dragon leaned towards her paw and sniffed the berry in suspicion. When it felt it was same, it grabbed the berry in its maw and ate it quickly. Every berry that offered after that one the dragon scarfed down. Malinda couldnโt help but smile. Maybe this wouldnโt be so hard. She seemed to have gained a little bit of its trust, at least.
She carefully picked it up and set it on her back while she got a couple of berries for her to eat. She carefully walked through the forest as she searched for her way out. When she had left the grove, she made sure she went the way that she had found it the first time. The dragon had eventually fallen asleep and she had to carry it in her arms. While the guilt she felt was still there, she felt a form of happiness she hadnโt felt before, one a mother figure would feel for her child. She was glad that she had come to the forest. In her head, she knew the mother would find a new baby to care for, and she would eventually move on.
She returned to the circus area, seeing Kalameetโs family talking again. She had only then realized how late it actually was, with the sky dark above her and the lights in the circus tents glowing brightly in contrast. Kalameet looked up and gasped, running over to her quickly.
โYou actually got a dragon?! No way! Dad! Come look!โ He called, his eyes wide in amazement. Malinda growled at him and held a paw over his mouth, carefully holding the baby dragon in her other hand.
โBe quiet.โ She growled softly. โThe dragonโs trying to sleep.โ She brought her paw away when she knew he would be more quiet. Simon came over and looked at the dragon in her arms.
โA wyvern. A male one it looks like, with those colors and markings. Those horns are a hint too.โ He carefully picked it up from her arms and carefully looked over it, making sure it was healthy and unharmed. โIโm surprised you found one. Is it a newborn?โ He asked, his voice low as to not wake the sleeping dragon. Malinda nodded in response, reaching out to hold the dragon again. Simon carefully returned him to her and pet his own dragonโs head. โYou gained his trust much more quickly than I did with Vincent here. Then again, Vincent is much older than him, soโฆ I suppose newborns have much more easily influenced minds.โ He thought aloud, with Malinda nodding again. Kalameets younger brother, Ryujin, looked up and grinned at her.
โYou should give him a name.โ He suggested, pointing at the dragon she held. Malinda looked at him, then to the baby boy in her paws and smiled.
โYeah, I should.โ She said. She tried to think of one, but her mind was blank, likely from being so tired after the dayโs event. She looked back to the child and smiled at him. โWhat should his name be?โ Ryujin hummed and put a paw to his chin as he thought. He grinned and laughed as he thought of one.
โRyuu!โ He said excitedly. The group chucked under their breath as Malinda grinned at him.
โYou want me to name him after you?โ She asked, with Ryujin responding with a nod and a giggle. Malinda chuckled with him and looked at the dragon again. โAlright then.โ
โHis name with be Ryuu.โ
"Come one, come all, to the greatest show on Earth!"
A voice boomed in the large speakers overhead. Dancers, Trapezes, and Lion Tamers all tried to take center stage, amazing the audience with their skills. Viscets jumping around, the lions roaring as they tried to get to their masters.
"Fiery fiends! Blazing cold!"
This was the reason Malinda was at the circus at all. She was told by one of her good friends, Kalameet, that his father worked there as a dragon trainer. Malinda had always been infatuated with dragons, though she had never seen them. The idea of flying creatures with fire breath and load roars was something she could only imagine. Well, until now.
From behind the curtain, a pinkish-purple viscet stepped out, holding a match. All lights went out in the test, and all the audience could see was the match, the small fire lighting up the males face eerily, and a loud screech was heard from above. Within the next moment, the male blew out the matches flame and the screeching grew louder. A ring of fire suddenly seemed to appear and the male jumped through it quickly, with something dark landing his shoulder. Another match was lit and it revealed the thing on his shoulder; a small green wyvern with hair that matched the viscetโs mane. The dragon launched itself up again and made a line of fire rings above himself, which he skillfully dove through. After the display of many other fire shapes, some of which being stars, hearts, and triangles, he landed back on his ownerโs shoulder and the lights came back on. The two bowed to the audience and the show ended.
Malinda was the first to applaud the cast, but it was mostly directed towards the dragon tamer. She just couldnโt hold back her amazement. Just seeing a dragon was more than what she ever thought would happen, but seeing one do tricks like that in public? That was amazing to her. When Kalameet first told her about his dad owning a dragon, she didnโt believe him, for she thought that they didnโt exist, but inside she seriously hoped he was right, and now she knows that he was being honest.
Malinda was the last one to leave the tent, not wanting to get caught up in the traffic of all of the viscets trying to leave all at once. The fairโs still going to be there when you leave people, calm down. The other reason was to keep watching Kalameetโs dad and his dragon. She had to ask where he got it. Before she was able to go to ask him, though, he left the tent, leaving her alone inside. She sighed and left the tent.
โI take it that you enjoyed that show?โ Kalameet asked as Malinda stepped out of the tent. Without a second thought, she grinned and nodded at him.
โHeck yeah I did! I didnโt think he had a real dragon!!โ She exclaimed in excitement. Kalameet gasped and held a paw to his chest in a fake feeling of offense.
โWere you thinking I was a liar, M?โ He leaned back and held his free paw to his head. โI am pained! How could you?โ The female laughed at his response, lightly punching his shoulder. He stood himself up appropriately again and laughed with her. โAnyway, do you wanna meet my dad and his dragon-โ
โYES!โ She yelled quickly, gaining strange looks from those around her. Kalameet quickly lead her away from the people and went towards the back of the tent, where his mother and father were talking. Well, it didnโt really look like it; it looked more like his mother trying to avoid the dragon and his father trying his keep Kalameetโs younger brother occupied. Kalameet strolled over with Malinda right in tow. After a moment, Kalameetโs father looked up and grinned.
โHiya, kiddo! Did you see the show?โ He asked, to which Kalameet nodded.
โI did, and so did my friend. She really liked your part.โ
โOh, did she?โ The pinkish viscet strolled over and shook Malindaโs hand. โHello! My name is Simon, and my dragonโs is Vincent. So, who might you be?โ He asked cheerfully as Vincent flew away from the dark purple viscet he was bothering before and onto Simonโs shoulder.
โMy name is Malinda. I really liked you and your dragon! Just out of curiosity, where did you get Vincent?โ She asked quickly. Simon put a paw to his chin as he tried to remember.
โWell, I got him as a therapy animal. If you havenโt guessed already Iโm a bit of a pyromaniac.โ Malindaโs ears fell a bit in dismay before Simon spoke again. โIโm pretty sure I know where you can find one, though.โ Malinda looked up at him quickly.
โWhere can I find one?โ
Simon carefully turned her towards a wooded a good ways past the boundaries the fair was given and pointed towards it. โItโs very rare to see one, but a lot of people had rumored that you can find some there. Just know that they are not initially friendly creatures. Heck, Vincent still doesnโt like Akuma, and weโve been together for a long time.โ He said, pointing towards the purple girl from before. โYouโll have to try very hard to gain their trust. Itโs a lot of work. So, are you sure you still want one?โ
Malinda took a second to think. She had never been a very patient girl; even as a kid she wanted things to happen โright now, right now, or Iโll fight you.โ For a moment, she wasnโt sure she would be able to tackle this sort of thing. She closed her eyes, thinking about what could happen if she really tried for this; if she could put aside her impatience and took the time it needed to earn its trust and have it by her side. All of the possibilities she could have if she had something like that with her. She took a deep breath, and looked at him tenaciously.
โYes.โ
The walk towards the wooded area Simon spoke of was mostly silent, with only the sound of their footsteps and the occasional excited noises from Malinda as their company. When they finally reached the forest, Simon turned to her. โAre you absolutely sure you want to do this. I must warn you again that dragons can be extremely violent when you first meet them.โ He warned. Malinda looked to the ground, thinking it over once more before nodding at him.
โYeah. I want to do this.โ She said, excitement and determination glinting in her eyes. Simon only sighed, looking to his dragon quietly. He remembered how long it took for Vincent to finally like him, despite him coming into Simonโs life as a therapy animal. He could only imagine how difficult it would be for her to get a newborn to like her. Maybe not all that longโฆ He thought, After all, it would be a newborn.. but stillโฆ His thoughts were cut short as he heard Malinda run into the forest, leaving him on the outskirts of the trees that now surrounded her.
โNow, if I were a dragon,โ She started, looking around and scratching her head, โWhere would I be..?โ
She had already been in that forest for about an hour, with no luck in finding any dragons. She had come across a couple squirrels or mice here and there, and would sometimes hear something that sounded like a roar in the distance, but by the time she got anywhere it was gone and she would have to start back at square one.
Eventually she found a beautifully lit grove in the forest; the trees spaced apart perfectly, so as the sunโs light came down as rays and streaks and gave the area a calming an peaceful air. In the middle of the grove was a nest, made from leaves, sticks, rocks, and just a bit of fur and, within the nest, laid a brown, yellow, and tan egg. The patterns on it reminded her of a normal viscet egg, but the horn-like structures on the egg told her it did not belong to a viscet. Is this a dragon egg? Oh I hope so!! Malinda thought as she drew closer to the nest. Looking at the egg more closely, now, she saw that the horn-like pieces were not real horns, but rather they were simply part of the egg. When she picked it up, the egg felt heavy and oddly scaly, confirming in her mind that this was, in fact, a dragon egg.

She grinned in excitement, looking around for a moment to make sure she was safe before taking off in a random direction, carefully carrying the egg in her paws. She felt the egg start to shake and she stopped dead in her tracks. She looked to the egg only to find it cracking and breaking as the shaking grew faster and more violent.
Suddenly, the egg nearly exploded open and the dragon jumped out, screeching and screaming at her, wet with the water and other fluids that had been in the egg. Malinda wiped her face, cleaning herself of the same liquids the dragon was covered in and growled a bit. โHey! What was that for?!โ
The dragon roared at her, though it sounded more like a puppyโs howling. She tried to grab the dragon, only for it to attempt to fly away, but due to the heavy liquids and his newborn body, it got a foot off the ground and fell down. She was able to pick it up and glare at it before she heard a real roar nearby. A real dragon roar; one a mother might have when someoneโs trying to steal her baby.
Just my luck. The mom found me. She thought, currently very much regretting this mission she had made for herself. She saw the mother roaring at her on the tree in front of her. Malinda wrapped her tail around the baby dragon and held her paws up, trying to show the mother that she was okay to be around, but the elder dragon took no heed. She leapt off the tree and flew towards her quickly. In an instant, Malinda gasped and quickly evaded the motherโs attack. She ran away from the elder dragon with a scream, only to hear a few more join the chase.

I have to get away from these things! She thought. I gotta get to water, get rid of our scents. She looked back at the dragon wrapped in her tail and heard it screeching at her, both in fear and anger. She scowled a bit and faced forward again, finally coming upon a lake. Without a second thought, she jumped in, carefully holding the dragonโs nose above the water while she held her breath. She waited about ten seconds before hearing the dragonsโ roars come towards the lake, then quickly pass. Another five seconds went by and she felt safe, quickly swimming to the surface and gasping for air. She held the dragon to her chest as she made her way out of the lake, running in the opposite direction from which the dragons flew.
The dragon in her arms was no longer screaming, instead resorting to fearful whines and trembling. Malinda found herself suddenly feeling guilty. What had she just done..? She separated a mother from her baby and ran away with it. How else is a horrible viscet defined? She thought about returning the dragon, but she knew that if she found the mother, she would certainly be killed. Now she would be forever weighed down with the guilt that came with this. A grumbling noise came from the dragon, and she had to guess that it must have been hungry. From what she understood, dragons were omnivores. Not wanting to see an animalโs guts being eaten, she decided finding berries for the baby would be a much more favorable choice.
Carefully traversing the forest floor, she looked around for some berries or fruit that the dragon could eat. She soon found the grove she had found the dragonโs egg and saw a bush of blueberries. She set the baby dragon in the nest and picked berries off of the bush before returning and sitting by the dragon, holding a berry in her paw and offering it to the dragon. The dragon leaned towards her paw and sniffed the berry in suspicion. When it felt it was same, it grabbed the berry in its maw and ate it quickly. Every berry that offered after that one the dragon scarfed down. Malinda couldnโt help but smile. Maybe this wouldnโt be so hard. She seemed to have gained a little bit of its trust, at least.
She carefully picked it up and set it on her back while she got a couple of berries for her to eat. She carefully walked through the forest as she searched for her way out. When she had left the grove, she made sure she went the way that she had found it the first time. The dragon had eventually fallen asleep and she had to carry it in her arms. While the guilt she felt was still there, she felt a form of happiness she hadnโt felt before, one a mother figure would feel for her child. She was glad that she had come to the forest. In her head, she knew the mother would find a new baby to care for, and she would eventually move on.
She returned to the circus area, seeing Kalameetโs family talking again. She had only then realized how late it actually was, with the sky dark above her and the lights in the circus tents glowing brightly in contrast. Kalameet looked up and gasped, running over to her quickly.
โYou actually got a dragon?! No way! Dad! Come look!โ He called, his eyes wide in amazement. Malinda growled at him and held a paw over his mouth, carefully holding the baby dragon in her other hand.
โBe quiet.โ She growled softly. โThe dragonโs trying to sleep.โ She brought her paw away when she knew he would be more quiet. Simon came over and looked at the dragon in her arms.
โA wyvern. A male one it looks like, with those colors and markings. Those horns are a hint too.โ He carefully picked it up from her arms and carefully looked over it, making sure it was healthy and unharmed. โIโm surprised you found one. Is it a newborn?โ He asked, his voice low as to not wake the sleeping dragon. Malinda nodded in response, reaching out to hold the dragon again. Simon carefully returned him to her and pet his own dragonโs head. โYou gained his trust much more quickly than I did with Vincent here. Then again, Vincent is much older than him, soโฆ I suppose newborns have much more easily influenced minds.โ He thought aloud, with Malinda nodding again. Kalameets younger brother, Ryujin, looked up and grinned at her.
โYou should give him a name.โ He suggested, pointing at the dragon she held. Malinda looked at him, then to the baby boy in her paws and smiled.
โYeah, I should.โ She said. She tried to think of one, but her mind was blank, likely from being so tired after the dayโs event. She looked back to the child and smiled at him. โWhat should his name be?โ Ryujin hummed and put a paw to his chin as he thought. He grinned and laughed as he thought of one.
โRyuu!โ He said excitedly. The group chucked under their breath as Malinda grinned at him.
โYou want me to name him after you?โ She asked, with Ryujin responding with a nod and a giggle. Malinda chuckled with him and looked at the dragon again. โAlright then.โ
โHis name with be Ryuu.โ
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Training Ryuu wrote:โNo! Ryuu! Get down from there!!โ
โStop breathing fire youโre gonna burn the house down!!โ
โRyuu! Stop eating all the blueberries! Theyโre for my friends!!โ
Training Ryuu was quite a challenge. When Malinda got him, she was hoping to be able to have him trained in a month or so, like a puppy she had when I was little. Itโs been four months and he still doesnโt know how to stop breathing fire on everything. He growls at anyone who isnโt Malinda, despite her best efforts to introduce him to the others slowly. He eats anything that he get his grubby little hands on, but itโs mostly fruits since her donโt eat all that much meat. Either way, I knew that he would need much more training.
So she made a call.
A ringing sound filled the house and caused Ryuu to start screeching loudly. He flew into the front door to try to scare whoever was on the other side. Malinda huffed a bit and grabbed him, holding him away from the door as she opened it. Simon waited on the other side, a smile of his face and his dragon at his side. Malinda grinned and shook Simonโs paw in glee. โHiya, Simon!โ
โHey, Malinda! I heard you need help with some training?โ He asked with a chuckle. Malinda rubbed the back of her neck and laughed awkwardly. Ryuu suddenly flew past her and right into Simon before returning to Malindaโs shoulder. Simon stood up again, holding his head as his dragon flew into Ryuu, launching him off of her shoulder. As the dragons began to fight, both viscets sighed at them.
โYea. I need help with his training.โ She huffed, watching as the two dragons scratched and clawed at each other. After a minute or two, the two viscets finally intervened and grabbed their respective dragons, holding the two as far apart as possible. Simon nodded to Malinda and put Vincent in an area where he wouldnโt be tempted to fight. He then had Malinda put Ryuu on the floor and sit down with him. He went towards the cabinets and grabbed a hidden bowl of blueberries. Ryuu immediately tried to fly towards them but Malinda held him down. Simon came over and Ryuu.
โSo, weโll try the oldest trick. Weโll train him using treats.โ He handed the bowl to Malinda and she took it, holding her dragon with her free hand. โWhen he does what we want him to, you give him a treat. If he doesnโt, you donโt.โ He explained simply. She nodded and hid the bowl behind her and let Ryuu go.
Simon sat down in front of him, causing him to growl angrily. Malinda tapped Ryuu on the head and he looked back at her, startled. She shook her head at him. โNo growling.โ Ryuu looked pretty upset, but didnโt make any other noises. That was until Simon scooted a bit closer. She let out a low growl for a moment, then cut himself short, knowing his owner wouldnโt like it. Malinda felt he did well enough and gave him one of the berries, to which he happily scarfed down. After a few more attempts with Simon they began to train him with Vincent. Simon had him relatively under control, but Ryuu had to be corrected more than once that fighting was a bad thing. A couple of hours passed and Ryuu was more comfortable with the two and more trained than Malinda would ever had made him by herself, but now came the hard part. She had to see if he would keep to his training around other people.
Simon called his family over to test if Ryuu would keep what he had learned in mind. When they knocked on the door, Ryuu seemed to be struggling to not fly towards the door or roar at it, to which Malinda rewarded him for keeping up his good behavior. She knew that he was starting to learn thanks to Simonโs training tactics. She decided to keep this in mind for future training. When his family walked in, Ryuu wrapped himself around Malindaโs neck in order to keep himself from flying into them, again earning his favorite berry. The family stayed for dinner and Ryuu was more well behaved than he had ever been before. Ryuu had even managed to build a relationship with Kalameet, which he had previously hated for spending so much time with his owner (the little brat.) Soon enough, they all had to leave so they could go home and sleep, with the sun already have set about an hour before.
โThank you for coming over, guys,โ She said, grinning at them before turning to Simon, โand thank you for helping me train Ryuu. Youโve been a big help!โ She said gratefully. Simon grinned at her, petting his dragon.
โItโs no problem, Malinda,โ he started happily, โJust let me know if you ever need any more help with this little boy and Iโll be right on over.โ He insisted as Vincent flew over to the dragon resting on Malindaโs head before something to Ryuu, who screeched back, seemingly a lot more calmly than their initial speech patterns, before Vincent flew back onto Simonโs shoulder. Malinda chuckled and nodded to Simon.
โThank you for the offer. I might have to take you up on it!โ
The two waved goodbye to each other and left for the night.
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Additional Relationships wrote:Kalameet โ
Theyโd been best friends for as long as Malinda could remember. They saw each other as siblings, and Kalameet said that they were closer to each other than he was to his own mother. They would hang out every chance they got, and after she got out of school, Malinda had a lot more free time to spend with him. Malinda feels as though Kalameet is her rock, someone she can lean of when she needs it, and she feels safe whenever heโs around. She just hopes that he feels that sheโs just as important to him as he is to her.
Simonโ
She is amazed by him, and she admits that he is one of her inspirations. Kalameet had told her about his dad owning a dragon and he would brag about how cool it is, so she was inspired by him before she had even met him. When she did meet him, though, she saw how he was a lot more laid back than she thought. He was still just as exciting to her as she had always thought, though, even if he didnโt show it. He helped her live her dream of getting her dragon and even helped to train it. She couldnโt thank him enough for helping her.
Ryujin โ
Kalameetโs little brother and one of the cutest viscets she had ever met. Despite his โscaryโ appearance, he seemed to just be a big olโ softie. He had helped her name the dragon she had gotten and she was happy he did. Eventually she wants to get to know Ryujin better.
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