The Dragon huffed. “Of course, my lord,” he said, his voice deep. The Dragon looked to the man beside him. Standing at 5’8”, he had short, spiked black hair, and golden eyes which took everything in. He wore a striped shirt, which was covered in mud. “You really need to wash before you see her, you know,” The Dragon said a bit smugly as he was still clean, unlike the man beside him.
The man blinked at him and looked down at his black leather pants. “Oh, dear, I am a mess. She would mock me to no end if I showed up like this,” he gasped, all darkness gone from him. He looked like a panicked teenager now, rushing around, trying to find a river to wash up.
“Really, sometimes, My Lord,” The Dragon said, watching his master, laughing. His lord was confusing, changing his mind often and just annoying to most people. He had been through so much. Everything was taken from him, and then given back, in bits; so, his mind was not fully sane anymore. The one thing which had stopped him from being lost to the darkness which had overtaken him was Risa. The thoughts of the smiling girl made him feel loved and safe, even if she did not know he was there anymore. He strived to be good for her, to show he could beat the darkness and be worthy of being at her side. The Dragon smiled. Little did the male know, Risa would take him; however, she could get him, but he said nothing, enjoying the show greatly, as the man jumped into a river to wash.
Back inside The Dragon's cave, Risa woke with the feeling that everything had changed. She went to sit up but found herself pinned. She blinked and growled. Ben lay on her left and Apollo on her right. She rolled her eyes at the two of them.
She was once again in bed. She wiggled and shifted until she was able to get out, shocked the guys did not wake. She moved to the window, looking out at the rising sun, feeling light as if a huge weight had been lifted from her. She smiled and turned to leave the room, only to stop and look down; last she knew, she had nothing on. But now, she was wearing another shirt. She pulled it up and took a deep breath but could not place the scent; so, she was unsure whose shirt she wore today.
Shrugging, she headed down into the kitchen. She started to make some food, humming as she worked. Lost in her task, she did not hear someone come into the room behind her. Arms reached around and pulled her close. “You seem happy today,” Isaac said, smiling, kissing her cheek.
Risa blushed madly. “I feel good,” she said happily and took a big bite out of her sandwich; then, she turned to face him. Isaac grinned and leaned in as if he was going to kiss her, but he just took a bite of her food. “Hey, mine!” she said laughing, trying to get away now, but was trapped in his arms. She rushed, eating the rest of the sandwich before he could steal any more.
Sending her a wicked smile before turning serious, Isaac put the plate down and leaned in. “Risa, I need to tell you something,” he said but got lost as she licked her lips. He moaned and kissed her deeply. Risa gasped and wrapped her arms around him. “Oh, my Risa, how much I love you,” Isaac moaned, kissing down her neck.
“You said…you needed to talk to me,” she replied, panting softly.
Isaac nodded and pulled away, smiling. “Come on,” he took her hand and led her out of the house and into a long tunnel which led into a cave.
She looked around. “Why are we here?” she asked as she turned to him.
Isaac smiled “This is hard. I have to tell you something,” he said, looking very scared about it. Risa watched him and moved closer. “Isaac, you can tell me anything.” He looked at her and kissed her again, unable to stop himself. “Isaac,” she moaned as he moved her back and pinned her to the wall. Risa pushed up against him as she continued to kiss him deeply, her tongue came out to rub against his, begging for more.
But then, he was gone, thrown the length of the cave to the other side. “Don’t touch her!” a cold, evil voice yelled.
Risa blinked as she looked into the golden eyes she knew. She gasped, covering her mouth as tears fell down her face. The man turned as if to go after Isaac. “Shit! Zuko, no!” Risa said, grabbing his arm. At the first touch, the guy seemed to change, his eyes filled with tears.
“Risa,” he cried, hugging her. Risa held him close, running her hand through his hair. She kissed his head softly, smiling as she found a pair of cat ears hidden deep in his hair.
She petted them, tears still rolling down her face. “Oh, Zuko.” Her heart hurt as she held her twin, the guy she thought was dead or in a coma. Pulling away was hard, as Zuko did not seem to have any plans on letting go. “Zuko, how are you here?” she asked.
“I am here for you; I could not be away anymore. I missed you. I need you,” he said, pouting up at her. A nice trick, she thought, seeing as they were the same height.
Isaac got up and growled. “Who are you?” He eyed the man hugging his Risa. It was then he saw the love deep in Risa’s eyes, so bright it was unmissable. He blinked...did this guy hold her heart? He felt his heart breaking.
“She is mine. Stay away from her,” Zuko hissed at Isaac, nuzzling into Risa’s neck happily. Risa just rolled her eyes, petting his head softly. Unable to watch anymore, Isaac roared, making Risa jump, and then her eyes went wide as Isaac shifted into the dragon she had gotten to know. “ICE!!” Risa yelled, shocked. Then, everything seemed to click. She was shocked and did not react as Ice/Isaac fled the room. The man she had loved so long was The Dragon she hated. How could she had been so blind? She pulled away from Zuko, looking to where Isaac had fled. What did she do? She did not know why he ran. Did he not like her anymore? Was that it? She looked down, confused. “My Lady,” another voice said, making Risa’s head snaps up as the large, black dragon moved from the shadows. “Onyx,” she said, walking to The Dragon and hugging his nose. “I believe The Dragon who just left thinks you and Zuko are lovers, and I think he is hurting,” Onyx said, always wise for his age.
Risa blinked and thought it over. Oh shit, he was right. Turning, she looked at Zuko, who seemed well...lost. She walked over and cupped his cheeks. “Z?”
He blinked at her. “I am okay; this was my doing, sorry. I was just so glad to have my beloved sister back. I lost it, sorry,” he said, looking down. Risa sighed, seeing the child she remembered in the man he had become. “Let me take you to—” She did not get to end for Zuko jumped up and down.
“Ash, Ash, Ash, Ash, Ash,” he said, clapping his hands.
Risa blinked and then laughed. “So, you were the voice in my head, claiming Ash.” It now all made sense. “Okay, come on,” she said, hoping to find Ash fast. Luckily, he was in Flame’s pool room. He was lying on the floor. “So, are you Flame?” she asked, watching as he opened one eye, smirking.
“Seems you know,” he said only for his smile to fade as he looked behind Risa to Zuko, who was eyeing him up and down. “And who is this?” he growled, licking his lips.
“Ash, meet Zuko, my twin. Hurt him, and I will kill you, now enjoy. I need to find Isaac and smack him,” Risa said, walking off, leaving the two men to eye each other.
Risa made her way through tunnel after tunnel, using her nose to follow the frost scent that was always around Isaac, which thinking about it now, made a lot of sense. How could she have been so blind? It took her a good hour before she found him. She looked at him in a dark corner. “Isaac, we need to talk now,” she said, making her way to him.
“Why? It is clear where my place is now,” he said, his voice broke.
“Goddess save me from stupid males,” she growled. “Isaac, shift now,” she snapped. She waited and sighed as he shifted. She walked over to where he sat on the floor and hugged him. “First,” she said and whacked him upside the head making him yelp.
“What was that for?” he asked, pouting.
“For keeping the fact, you are a dragon shifter from me. I understand it, but still,” she said before he could reply. “Now then, that man…” she sighed as he looked beaten again. “That is my twin brother,” she said, waiting for that to sink in.
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“No, not a lover. My twin brother, who I had not seen in over ten years.”
He was still for all of five seconds before Risa found herself pinned to the floor, Isaac kissing her deeply. “Risa be mine,” he begged. “Please, I know you will have the others. I understand that, but please just, for now, be mine and mine alone,” he begged, softly kissing her neck. “I have wanted you for so long; I have messed it up, made a fool of myself, I know. But please,” he kept begging, looking at her now.
Risa watched him. She lifted her hands and cupped his face. “Isaac,” she said softly and smiled at him. “I love you; yes, I love the others, even if they sometimes make me want to kick their asses, but for now, I will let the first man I fell in love with as an adult have me. Take me and show me just how much you love me,” she begged, kissing him deeply.
Isaac growled and kissed her back. Picking her up, he took her into a doorway she had not seen. The room had a huge bed. “Why do you have a bed in a cave?” she asked.
Isaac smirked. “You really are nosy,” he said playfully, throwing her onto the bed and making her bounce and giggle. “This room is my haven, where I go to get away from Ash mostly,” he said, pulling his shirt over his head. Risa let her eyes run down his hard chest, over the rock-hard abs which the shirt hid from view. She licked her lips as her eyes found the ‘V’ of his groin. “So, does that make me the only woman to come here?” she asked, watching him as his hands went to his pants.
“Risa, you are the only woman I have taken to this room,” he said, grinning as he pushed his pants down his long legs.
Risa’s eyes went wide when she looked at his cock. Swallowing, she looked up at him. “You sure you know what you are doing with that?” she asked, her nerves showing through her jokes.
He smiled as he crawled up the bed and lay over her kissing her softly. “Oh, trust me, not only do I know how to use it, but I can use it very well,” he growled as he sat up, smirking. “Goddess, I do love seeing you in my clothes,” he said, smiling.
Risa laughed. “So, it is your top this time. I think I have worn more guy clothes than my own since coming here,” she said, giggling.
She blushed when Isaac started to push the top up. He kissed the scars on her skin. “I wish I could kill everyone who hurt you. There was a time I almost lost it when I saw them hurting you,” he growled darkly.
Risa ran her hands through his hair. “I lived, and now, I am here,” she purred softly, panting as he kissed up her stomach. Then with a fast movement, he whipped the top over her head, leaving her bare apart from her underwear. She blushed as he looked down at her. “So, beautiful,” he growled, his eyes becoming dragon-like slits as he looked her over. Risa whimpered in need now, panting as she watched him bend down to run his tongue over her hard nipple. Her back arched, trying to make him take more, but he just smirked and moved back. “All in good time, Risa,” he said softly.
Risa growled this time. “Get a move on, Isaac; I need you,” she said, gasping as he moved to her other nipple, licking and sucking it into his mouth. She ran her hands through his hair, holding him close as she felt his hand slide up her leg, teasing her lightly as he moved it up closer and closer to her core, to the spot she wished he would pay a lot more attention to, already. “Please,” she begged, losing her mind. The feel of his mouth, his fingers, his hard body above her made her want to weep. She looked down as he kissed down her stomach. Was he really? She thought, eyes wide. She blushed as he got to her panties.
“I did not want to put these on you, but Ash said I had to,” he said, taking the top in his teeth as he pulled them down and off. “But now, I find it very fun to unwrap my prize,” he growled as he leaned down to kiss her hip bone.
“ISAAC!” she sighed. He was going so slow; it was killing her. There was only so much a poor virgin could take. “More, damn it,” she snapped, making him laugh.
“Patience, my sweet,” he smirked at her and started kissing her leg, working his way up slowly, and at long last, he was getting to her core, which by this point was dripping wet.
Risa felt his hot breath on her. She closed her eyes as his tongue glided feather-light over her clit. She whimpered, moaning, “More, more,” she begged and then screamed when he started to work his tongue faster over her clit, then sliding it down and along her core before coming back to work her clit again—her pleasure building higher and higher. “Oh, yes, please, oh yes.” It was so good; she could not believe this feeling. She was close, so close, and then the bastard stopped. “ISAAC!” she snapped, eyeing him darkly as he smirked at her and moved up her body.
“The first time I make you cum, my dear Risa, will be with me buried deep inside you,” he said and kissed her deeply. She got the tangy taste of herself, which only drove her higher as she wrapped her legs around him. “Please, Isaac, I need you so bad,” she said, begging now. She felt the head of his cock rub against her.
“For tonight, Risa, you will be mine. Will you mate with me?” he asked, panting now.
Risa looked at him; she could see his dragon riding him. “Isaac, I love you. I accept you as one of my mates, my first,” she said and screamed when he pushed inside her. There was a shock of pain, but it was overridden by the pleasure which washed over her. He held; still, he was fully inside her, letting her get used to his size. “Damn, big boy,” she moaned, making him smirk. “If you can still talk, I am not doing this right,” he growled. Then, watching her face to make sure she had no pain, he started to move inside her. Picking up speed, he kissed her deeply, moaning as the pleasure took him. He loved this woman so much, and at last, she was his. He pulled back as he slammed into her,
Risa cried out in pleasure, her head tossing from side to side. “Yes, Yes, Yes,” she cried; she was close so close. “Please,” she begged.
Isaac leaned close to her neck. “Come for me, my mate,” he growled and bit her neck. The bite set Risa off, and she screamed louder as she came hard, going tight around him. Isaac threw his head back and roared as he came inside her.
Risa lay back, panting, a happy smile on her face. She looked to Isaac, who was lying over the top of her now, his face buried in her neck. “Isaac, I cannot breathe,” she said, giggling as he groaned and rolled off her but pulled her close to his side. She snuggled close to him, yawning; she was so tired but did not want to sleep. She looked at Isaac, who had his eyes closed. She ran a finger down his face, smiling when his eyes opened. “Mine,” he said softly, kissing her. “I swear I will make you happy.”
Risa smiled and watched him. “I know,” she said, then frowned and ran a hand over his heart. “What is this? I did not see it before.” She eyed a tattoo on his chest.
Isaac looked down and groaned. “I don’t know.”
“It is Risa’s mating mark,” came a voice beside the bed. Risa screamed, and then hit Zuko hard on the head.
“Damn it, Z,” she growled.
Zuko just laughed and got onto the bed and snuggled her. “Z really,” she said, blushing. This was so not the time she wanted her twin beside her.
“Look, you have one too,” Zuko spoke without listening to her. Risa just gave in; even as kids, he never did understand space. She looked down, and she did find the same mark. It was almost a star but with only one point.
“An arrow?” she asked, frowning.
“No, silly, a sun,” Zuko said, giggling. “Each time you take a mate, it will change to reflect how many mates you have. Mum had one too, only hers was a moon,” he said, kissing Risa’s cheek.
Isaac looked at Zuko. “You are not all there, are you? What kind of brother is happy to be in the same bed with his sister so soon after she had sex?” he asked, making Risa blush and groan.
Zuko frowned. “But she is my twin, my other half. Why would I care?” he asked, kissing Risa’s cheek again before jumping up. “Anyway, I came to tell you, you better find a big space,” he said, smiling. “Remember when you powered up, but your new form was blocked,” he pointed out
. Risa blinked too tired to move, only the feeling that was now growling inside her pushed to the front of her mind. The smile on Zuko’s face worried her. Sighing, she got up and moved into the other room, really not happy as a huge yawn overtook her. Zuko smiled as he followed. “You are going to love this, Isaac.” But once Risa had left the room, he gave Isaac a cold look. “Listen,” he said and grabbed Isaac, whose eyes went wide at seeing the darkness in Zuko’s. “If you hurt my sister, no one will find your body,” he said sweetly.
Isaac growled. “She is my life,” he snapped.
Zuko nodded, and the darkness was gone. “Good, let’s go; you will want to see this,” he said, pulling Isaac behind him.
In the other room, Risa was on the floor, hugging herself, power slamming out of her as she groaned. Isaac went to rush to her side, but Zuko held him back. “She has to do it alone. Sadly, she has to learn to control it and handle it, or it will overtake her,” he said, his eyes fixed on her. Risa was rolling around in agony. She screamed, and a dark mist shot out all around her, and she was gone. But in the mist, something big was moving, two glowing white eyes blinked out at them. “Well done, Risa. You are now a Level 4,” Zuko said, smiling. Out of the mist stepped a huge, black dragon, ice blue lines crisscrossing over her body.
Her head shook as she looked around. This was new, Risa thought, not sure how to move with a pair of wings on her back.
She looked at Isaac, who was grinning. “Wow,” was all he said as he slowly approached her, trying not to scare her. Risa leaned close and huffed at him, making Isaac laugh. She then curled up, yawned, and fell asleep. “Really, she just changed into a dragon, and she went to sleep,” Isaac huffed, pouting a little.
Zuko laughed. “Well, she did just have mind-blowing sex and then shifted, give her a break,” he said and skipped from the room to go annoy Forest and the other men who thought they could claim his sister so easily.
Chapter Eleven
Zuko looked at his sleeping sister, his hands on his hips. He was so proud of her. All those hardships she had lived through made her stronger. He walked over to her and ran his hand over her snout. Feeling sane for the first time in years, he closed his eyes. He thought back to the long years without her. He had been awakened when he was ten, the council thinking he would be fine. Little did they know that some dark magic had stuck to him when he was hit by the spell as a child, that magic had started to work on its own, turning him. So, when he woke, he was not very nice. What’s more, when he found out his family was dead, believing at the time Risa was as well, he had flipped. Only Onyx had been able to get anywhere near him for the first few years. Well, there was one other, but Hellion did not count. He spent all his time in his hellcat form from the day Risa left.
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