This is straight from my little poem and story book.(My little poem and story book is a notebook that I write them in!)
What would you do if your little brother claimed to see a dragon?
Ignore the child and continue with the chores you have been told to do? Or go and see if his claims were true?
"Come on, Marie! I'm not lying," my little brother Jacob insisted.
"I'm not gullible," I said rolling my eyes.
"But it's true. The dragon flew to the field on the outskirts of the village." He was normally a persistent kid.
"Fine. I'll just go see for myself. Then when I come back after seeing no dragon you have to do my chores for a month," I replied confidently.
"Fine. If there is a dragon you have to come back with one of its scales," He said. I put my hands on my hips and smiled. Yes, Jacob and I make bets all the time and I win a lot. We shook hands on it, then I walked through the village towards the outskirts. The village was small with few houses. When I reached the field on the outskirts I walked through it, over a hill then my green eyes grew wide. It looked like I wasn't getting out of chores for a month because down at the bottom of the hill was a dragon.
A massive, hulking body with grey leathery skin towered over the land. His head was big and he had a terrifying mouth with huge, sharp, teeth that he barred when someone threatened him. With amazing, wide wings that have claws at the tips he folded them back and put his huge hind legs back. He tilted his head back and closed those big red eyes to throw his head forward. Out from his mouth blue flames danced and charred the field ahead. When he was finished a delighted smile formed on his mouth. The field was in cinders and ash!
Then he tossed his head back in my direction and continued to smile. I backed up slowly and he opened his mouth again. I knew I could not run so I threw my arms over my head and plead.
"Please! Don't eat me."
I was taken back by a deep laugh and I looked at the dragon. He had started to laugh!
"Now why would I do that?" he asked.
"B-because you're a d-dragon." My voice was shaky.
"Yes. I am last time I checked. But I wasn't planning to eat you,"He assured with a great smile with those teeth that made my legs turn to jelly. I thought about choosing my words carefully for now on just in case.
"You weren't?" I asked.
"Of course not. That is something my savage cousin would do. What a disgrace he is making dragons seem horrid by eating humans! Wouldn't you agree?" The dragon Snarled.
"Y-yes Mr. dragon." What else was I going to call him?
"My name is Vray. And you would be?" He asked.
"I am Marie," I answered.
"Nice to meet you. Now why have you come here? I sense you want something," Vray said.
Dragons can sense things? He looked at me with his big eyes and I saw myself. I was surprised that my flaxen hair wasn't standing up.
"I made a bet with my brother... And I lost so I was going to ask you for a scale," I explained.
Another smile came from Vray and he turned his head and used his horn to work at a gray scale on his shoulder. When he finished he gave it to me. I was nervous about it because the scale was between his teeth. But I did take it. The scale was almost as big as my head and rough.
"This one has been bothering me during flights for days," He said.
"Thank you, Vray," I said, "Good bye."
"Good bye, Marie. I hope to meet you again," He replied when I turned my back. I began to walk back to the village a bit dumbstruck.
Jacob was really going to be rubbing this one in my face for a long time.
~~~Wow I edited this A lot.
Also, the "twist" you have at the end reminds me very much of a child's bedtime story! Er, that is to say, I guess the whole story does. ^.^
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