Chapter 3 The Escape

"Mum! Dad!" I shouted at the top of my voice as soon as I got home, banging the front door with my fist.

Not so Long the door was opened and my parents rushed out of the house with worried looks on both their faces.

"What's the matter Ray?" My dad asked calmly scrutinizing me with his deep blue eyes.

Before I could reply i was interrupted by my mother's voice.

"What the hell happened to your ankle?!" My mum exclaimed rushing towards me and immediately bending down to check my twisted ankle which apparently had swollen.

"Mum you don't have to worry about my ankle because we've got bigger problems, Damien found me!"

"What?!"

My parents asked at the same time with both their eyes going wide as saucers.

"How is that possible? We traveled to an entirely different continent damnit, that prick still found his way to us!" Mum said her face going red with anger.

I was surprised by her words I mean this was the first time I ever heard my mum swearing, it was simply shocking and what was even more shocking was the fact that they traveled to an entirely new continent to protect me from Damien had no idea about this, I was only told that they traveled to a new town but a different continent?! That was simply mind blowing.

"Reya, we have to leave". Dad told mum calmly but I knew him and I could tell he was worried on the inside.

Mum's eyes were moist but she harshly cleaned her eyes before replying sternly. " Yeah, we've got no time to spare we have to leave ASAP!".

She turned to me and said; "Don't worry Ray, that bastard won't touch a strand of your hair, I and your father would make sure of it"

Tears filled my eyes, they've really gone through a lot to keep me save, they simply were the best parents one could ever wish for.

"Thanks mum, thanks dad for all you guys have gone through and done just to keep me safe, I will forever remain grateful". I said my voice thick with emotions as I tried to control myself from shedding tears.

My dad walked up to me and patted my head, " you don't have to thank us Rayona, it's our responsibility and we shall protect till our last breath". Dad promised with a warm smile and that was it for me, I just couldn't hold my tears any longer and so let it all out.

I hated crying, it made me seem weak but at that moment I just didn't care because I couldn't control it.

My dad sighed seeing me cry, " It's okay Ray, everything is going to be alright", and then he turned to mum. " I would get the dragons dear, you go get our valuable belongings".

Mum nodded and rushed inside, leaving my dad and I outside.

My dad placed his pinky and thumb in his mouth and blew a really loud and long whistle, Nothing happened at first but thereafter there came a ear splitting roar from distance away followed by sounds of gigantic wings flapping and before we knew it three dragons where flying above us, the wind from their powerful leathery wings causing the trees branches to sway and my dress and hair to flutter wildly likewise dad's.

You might probably be surprised by the arrival of these magnificent beasts but the thing is my parents had own these dragons even before I was born, how they got them? I have no idea because they refuse to say when I had asked them and only waved It off as a long story and ever since I never bothered asking them again.

The three dragons landed next to us with a mighty 'thud' and that caused the ground to shake violently.

Skyler, Petunia and Darkie were mine, mum's and Dad's respectively.

Skyler which was my dragon was smaller compared to the others, why? Because she was still a cub and Petunia and Darkie were her parents.

"I've gotten our valuable belongings, we should leave now". Mum said coming out the house with two luggages on her hands and three special saddles, the ones we use to ride our dragons.

She threw I and dad ours and we both immediately caught it and fastened it on our dragons back and climbed and sat on it.

I turned to mum to see if she was set and she was because she already climbed Petunia's back but there was a really sad and faraway look on her face as she was staring at our house.

"Mum..." I called softly and she jolted back to reality and gave me a sad smile before gently patting her dragon and so Petunia took off to the sky.

Skyler and Darkie followed suit and were tailing Petunia, with Skyler in the middle and Darkie at the back.

I sighed and closed my eyes, the wind was getting harsher and was making my hair flair wildly, strands of it getting to my eyes.

Normally I would be feeling blissful and content when riding my dragon but now I felt no such thing, I had so much on my mind like where we were going to stay after leaving our house and also, if this was how we were going to keep on running for the rest of our lives if Damien showed up again.

The sound of something whooshing through the air brought me out of my thoughts, and so I turned to my right to see what it was and to my outermost surprise it was a ball of yellow flame.

The ball of fire was getting closer and was just a few meters from getting to me when I felt heat like no other consume me and before I knew it blisters were forming on my skin, especially my face. I watched the flame like a frozen statue as it was getting closer-.

"Rayona, watch out!" Dad called out bringing me out of my fear striken state and before the flame could come in contact with me, Darkie flew to my right side and swallowed the ball of flame in one gulp.

Well you might be surprised and worried as to what would become of poor Darkie but don't be because dragons are immune to fire and well they also breathe fire so...you get it

"Are you alright honey, are you hurt?" Mum asked worriedly as she flew to my left side.

"I'm fine mum, where did it come from?" I asked referring to the ball of flame.

"I have no idea-". Mum was interrupted by another ball of flame that was coming towards her direction this time but before it could hit her, Petunia gulped it in.

Mum turned sharply to the direction the flame came from and my dad and I followed suit.

At first we all saw nothing but clouds, but after close observation we all noticed five dark figures emerging from within them.

"Shit, we've got companies!"