Story: Far Beyond once we used to be.. (chapter 3)

I had sweet dreams though. Two beautiful girls were watching over me. One had silver eyes that twinkled like the stars and golden brown hair, and gorgeous feathered tail. She would put her feathered tail over me and chant, and all my wounds would feel better. The other was a girl with horns on her head and slicked back red ears and red eyes that had a tail like a reptile that was red also. That girl just seemed to look me over, sometimes in pity and what seemed anger.

I awoke though, and with my head throbbing I tried to shield my eyes from the light to realize I couldn’t move my limbs. I looked around to see I was in the infirmary and I was bound to one of the beds. I struggled against the restraints until they broke apart and I was able to move once again. I leapt to my feet only to make it about two yards till I collapsed on the floor again. “Argghhh” I said in frustration as I tried to get to my feet again but only made to a kneeling position till someone walked in and saw me.

“Oh my goodness “came from the stranger that walked in. She had a sweet and caring voice, I could hear her running up to me and the feel of her fingers wrapping around me and gently lifting me up and carrying me back to the bed I once laid on. “It’s good you’re finally up but you should really rest now.” I sat down on the bed and looked up to her and scanned her. What was she... she simply smiled “My name is Constance and I was brought here by my tribe by the orders of your father to help resuscitate you back to your heath but to me it seems you had a little more going on than just fatal wounds.” 

I raised an eyebrow and my expression must have showed that I was confused. She grabbed a mirror and put it in front of me. My eyes grew wide as I now noticed I had blue eyes, white stripped ears. I looked behind me to see a long tail like a cats but with black stripes on it just like my ears. I opened my mouth to see enlarged canines. “W-What am I...?” I asked as I looked up at her... “She smiled a generous smile and grabbed my hand in hers. “You’re different, just like me.”

“What are you?” I asked her as I looked back at her feather tail that shone like no other. “I’m a phoenix” she said still having a smile on her lips. “Do you know what I am then?” I asked. “You’re a white Siberian Tiger, and I have never seen someone like you before.” She said as she eyed me over.  I looked down in embarrassment and I could feel my cheeks get red.

“You know you almost died... But yet I heard you got up and still fought to protect your friend. It’s no wonder you’re so different.” She said to me and sat down next to me. “You know your father came for you, and he called me and another girl to take care of you till you were in good health, we didn’t expect you to transform now because of your serious injuries.”

I just remembered that Nick also got hurt “What happened to Nick?!!” I almost jumped off the bed till Constance put her hand on my shoulder “He’s fine.” She  almost half laughed, he just got a big bump on his head, nothing serious like you.”. “Oh” I said. I looked down at my legs and could see the bandages on my side, I didn’t care to notice them earlier. I guess I was just too busy trying to get up. I started to take them off to see it was all healed except for three small scars.

Constance looked at them with me “I couldn’t get rid of everything “she said “I tried my hardest though”. I smiled at her, “you have done too much for me already, and you don’t need to apologize. Thank you so much” I said to her. Her face seemed to light up and she hugged me. I hugged back with emphasis. Is it weird I noticed she smelled of coconuts.

Actually I kept sniffing I could smell a lot more, I could smell the flowers near us and I could hear the voice of others far across the village. I pulled away from her and looked at her “So I transformed? Is that why I can hear others across the village and smell that you are around coconuts a bit” She blushed but only a little. Then I mentally smacked myself on the head. “Of course that’s why you can you idiot, I said to myself”. I looked at her and smiled “I kind of just answered my own question, so scratch that.”  I could feel a sweat drop fall off the side of my face.

“So what now?” I asked. She quickly got up and pushed me down against the bed “You go to sleep and rest, you’re not ready to be up” she said sweetly. I just blushed, and looked her over. She had a small framed body and was definitely shorter than me but she was gorgeous none the less. She walked out of the room and I just watched her till I couldn’t see her and closed my eyes.

I thought to myself “Things are finally starting to get good” I moved my tail to where it lay on top of my stomach and I put my hands behind my head and fell back asleep.

Maybe now my life won’t be so difficult...

Man was I dead wrong. I awoke this time to someone tipping my bed and me falling to the ground. “Get up, we have training now!” Came a voice that sounded foreign and with a bit of an accent but it was definitely a girl. “Ugghh...”I sighed as I got up to rub my head “is that really necessary?” I said with a yawn. “Everything I do is necessary!” the girl said as she pushed me out the door.

I made it out the door then turned around and pushed the girl off of me causing her to fly back a few feet and fall to the ground. I looked at my hands in amazement and my eyes wide then looked at the girl. She laid on the ground a scowl on her face as she death glared me “Why you ...!” she breathed with anger as she rose to her feet. She had red ears with horns and a red lizard like tail. “I-I didn’t mean to... well I kind of did b-but...!” I stammered as she lunged at me. I side stepped her easily, it was like everything somewhat slowed down and I could sense her actions. I smiled teasingly and etched her forward by waving a finger at her to come my way.

Now she was pissed and growling lowly. She charged me but I just stood still till she was almost to me and then I grabbed her shoulders and did a flip over her landing behind her and quickly went down and sweep kicked her. She fell to the ground and was now fuming. She grabbed my leg when i wasn’t paying attention and threw me against a tree unexpectedly fast.

I hit it hard and fell to the ground with a loud thud and got up slowly. She walked over to me “You seemed to have healed just fine.” She said. She had calmed down and looked me over. “A Siberian Tiger huh... haven’t seen anyone like you before. Kind of weak though”. I could feel a vein on my head appearing from anger.

“What an egotistical and arrogant wench!” I thought to myself as I rose completely and dusted myself off and straightened myself out. “And who are you exactly?” I asked. She smiled. “I’m Tsunami, second eldest daughter to the tribe leader of the eastern countries.” She said with pride in her voice. I scoffed “am I supposed to be impressed?” I asked as I looked at her with the; I don’t give a fuck look I was good at.

Now a vein seemed to pop out of her skull “Rrrrghh... Whatever! I’m here because I was ordered to by my father; we made an alliance with your tribe.” I looked her over, nice body, very nice and she had these eyes, and she was definitely some sort of oriental so she wasn’t lying about coming from the east. “So what are you, an iguana?” I almost half laughed as I asked. She was fuming “I’m a dragon!!” she almost screamed.

I shrugged “same thing to me” I said as I started to walk away. She stomped the ground in the frustration and ran over to me. “ I was ordered to help you with your training, since you are now transformed you have to learn to control your powers and seeing as no one has ever been a Siberian Tiger before, I’m more suited to help you.” Tsunami said as she faced me.

I looked at her raised an eyebrow as I leaned in close to her, my face only a few inches away from hers “And what give you the right to teach me anything you Iguana?” I asked with a profound smirk on my face. She growled then put her hand on my head “Because I’m the only person who has ever been a Fire Dragon!” she answered as she pushed with great strength on my head causing me to hit the ground face first, laying there sprawled out and twitching slightly.