Homesick (Sean)

[SABRINA MAVERICK]

It was not unusual for Sabrina to find herself in these types of situations. In fact, she so often found herself in situations like this she was almost used to it. It was a part of her that she did not understand that well, but well enough to know that she did not like it. The thunder hummed overhead and froze her heart. A whimper escapes her voice as she curls her head in a huddled position along the wall of the dark alleyway. With the heavy black raincoat she had on and her current residency in the alley, she must have looked like a homeless person trapped in the rain.

A sarcastic smile was displayed on her face as the rain masked her tears. It was he fault she was left here in the middle of the city with no money, a dead cellphone and no way to get back home. On top of that, it was probably her fault it was raining as well. Though a lot of people say it rains whenever they are upset, it always rains when Sabrina is upset. She wondered sometimes if it was because of her power to control water, but right now that was the last thing on her mind. She was thinking about today in a whole and how stupid she was for falling into this situation in the first place.

Even though she knew it was going to rain today, she went out anyway with her so-called 'friends' who called and asked for her to go to the hair salon with them. Now her first mistake was trusting them. They never go anywhere with her unless they have to because of school or they are trying to push a team project on her to do by herself, so for them to call out of the blue and invite her out with them should have raised a red flag, but Sabrina supposed that maybe, just this once, there intentions were good.

It turns out they only needed a fourth person to validate a coupon they had. Again, they just used her so they did not have to pay full price to get their nails done. They convinced her to get her hair dyed brown because they said it would make her look prettier. Now Sabrina loved her black hair so much, so for her to betray her own feelings for the feelings of others just added more strain to her chest.

Once the girls were done with their nails, they told Sabrina they would go out for lunch and she could meet them at Starbucks when her hair was done, but of course, when she went to look for them they were nowhere in sight. They ditched her again, leaving her with no money to get back home. When she thought to call them to let them know, she realized she forgot to charge her phone the previous night and that it was dead. Now she could not even call for help even if she wanted too.

On top of that it started to rain in the area and she had to try and find somewhere to wait the storm out, but it didn't seem like there was anywhere else to go aside from the slightly covered alleyway where she was now, but even that proved to be a stupid decision. Still, she felt like she belonged in the alleyway away from every other human being. She sat there like a bag of garbage for a good five minutes before she heard a noise come from a toppled-over trashcan.

When she looked, it seemed like an animal had spilled out; a cat maybe? She was far too depressed to be scared of the creature, that is, until it started to whimper with discomfort and turned to face her. that is when she realized that this creature was no alley cat. It had a long, scaly snout that steam came from and a long, slender neck. Sabrina felt her breath retreating into her lungs and her heart chilling over with fear.

The creature squawked like a bird and shuffled along on top of four skinny legs, but fell over with unease and its black wings splayed open as it splashed in a puddle. It cried out again in discomfort and clamored over towards the girl. She did not move at first, but it was not because she was scared. It was because she was curious now. It seemed like the dragon was in distress. Slowly, Sabrina reached out with one hand towards the creature, but as soon as a space became available in her lap, the black, scaly beast leapt into her lap and snuggled in.

The dragon felt so warm; like a miniature heater sitting in her lap. ~Maybe,~ Sabrina thought to herself, ~it is cold.~ Without a second thought, the girl curled her body over the creature and offered to share her body heat with it and shelter it from the rain. These were the situations Sabrina always found herself in. These were the situations that made this silent girl hate both herself and her life.

[Sean Threatt]

A lot of people disliked the rain and Sean could understand why. When it rained and stormed the clouds block out the sun and everything within the storm is coated in a hue of gray, emotionless color. In an environment such as this, so many people would get upset, restless and generally down on their luck, but not Sean. Now don't get him wrong: he isn't as miserable a person as it may appear, but he rather likes this type of weather simply because everyone stays indoors and does not come out to bother him.

He felt the peace and revitalization that the storm brought with it. As the rain rejuvenates the earth, the tiring effects of the storm's aura forces people to calm down and rest; rejuvenating their minds and bodies. Sean was somewhat immune to such rejuvenation since he made it a point to never overly expend his energy. He was always stuck in one mood and that mood was relaxed, which is why he was able to take advantage of this weather. He enjoyed others having low energy because that meant he wouldn't have to interact with anyone, that is, until his cellphone decided to ring.

With a reluctant sigh, the young teen answered his phone, though he knew, by the special, who it was on the other line. "Hello...?" Immediate, a grimace crawled on to his face as his employer spoke.

Now when Sean signed up to become an Enforcer he pictured his life being like that in an action movie where he'd leap from building to building chasing down Resistors or fighting atop skyscrapers battling against Suppressors in order to protect the supernatural citizens of Philadelphia, but man was he so wrong. There were a lot of Enforcers who did just that, but to a lesser extreme. He, on the other hand, because of his age and inexperience, was stuck on the lower levels of being an Enforcer, which meant he spent the majority of his 'missions' helping to provide spaces for Supernaturals, guarding the prisons alongside higher ranking Enforcers and protecting Supernaturals from being outed, though once they are then he has to step back and allow the more experienced teams handle the matter. Isn't that a blast?

Pretty much he was a payed intern, and although he didn't quite hate it, his relaxation time always seemed to be interrupted by some type of tedious clean-up job, and any of Sean's educational instructors could tell you he hated tedious tasks. Here was a young man who could write a book, win swimming medals, chess tournaments and score in the highest percentile on any test, but ask him to write a meaningless essay, show up for practice or worst of all: study? He'll fail every time. Tedious tasks were just not his thing. He wanted to be challenged. He wanted to be stimulated, and if presented with something he could do in his sleep, he will preform as if he was asleep.

"Got it. I'll head over there now." Sean said, almost like he gave a damn, and hung up the phone. About a good three seconds passed by before he collapsed in a frustrated yell on to his bed and laid there squirming and whining. "WHYYYY!?!?" He groaned, then rolled over and stared at the plain white ceiling of his room. He laid there, trying to hold on to his relaxed mindset, but it was already gone. He was awake now and there was no going back to sleep.

He cursed, then literally rolled out of bed and on the floor, then reached beneath his bed and grabbed what appeared to be a pet carrier and pulled it out. He sat the metal box on the floor and stared at it. The inside had what appeared to be a bird's nest inside it and was very warm. He smirked, then stood up and began to strip out of his pajamas. As he did his normal routine of freshening up, changing his clothes and making sure he had his phone, keys, wallet and MP3 player on him, he was thinking about his latest job.

So a baby dragon has left the daycare center and might be lost somewhere by City Hall...

He groaned as he peaked outside. It was pretty gloomy-looking, but not yet raining. Still, he grabbed his blue and white Penn State umbrella anyway, slipped on his favorite red and black hoodie, then exited his room with the pet carrier in hand. As he exited his home, he informed his parents of today's random mission and his father laughed at him before wishing him good luck. His mother kissed him on his cheek and reminded him to be careful. His little sister, as usual, wrapped her arms around him and begged him to take her with him, but he declined as usual. Before leaving, he ran his hands over Dora, his polar bear cub of a dog and told her he'd see her later, then with his ear buds in and his self-proclaimed theme song

It was a good fifteen minute trip to center city. First a bus towards Olney terminal, then either the local or express southbound towards 15th street. It sucked though because by the time he got off the train and made his way above ground it was raining. "Of course..." He sighed heavily as he opened the umbrella and started his search. He felt so awkward and embarrassed having to take the pet carrier with him. It felt like everybody was staring or laughing at him and it made him uneasy. He just wanted to get this day over with as quickly as possible.

It had to be a good fifteen minutes of him aimlessly walking around the area and he was getting annoyed. Trying to find anybody or anything in this city was like trying to find hey in a needle stack. He grimaced as he leaned against a wall next to a dark alleyway and sighed heavily; fog slipping from his mouth as he did so. His glasses were slightly wet, so he stopped to take them off and dry them with his shirt, but as he finished, he heard the sound of a trashcan falling over within the alleyway. Curious and hopeful, Sean placed his glasses on his face, but the first thing he saw was a homeless person. The teen groaned, assuming it was that person who knocked over the trashcan, but then he noticed a black mass clumsily wobbling about towards the person, and when it fell over, Sean's eyes widened as he saw its wings. That had to be the dragon.

His first instinct was to rush into the alley, snatch up the dragon and hope to god that homeless person was insane as well. Nobody would believe them that way, but then he saw something that shocked him. When the person slowly reached out for the whining reptile, their jacket parted somewhat and revealed their face partially. It was a woman. What was she doing here though, of all places? When she reached out for the dragon, it pounced in her lap and she let out a surprised squeak, but then the young dragon snuggled up against her and she curled herself around it as well to keep it warm.

He'd never seen anything like this before, but then he just assumed the girl was also a dragon as well. Why else would the smaller one rush up to her and she not freak out and start screaming? He nodded and smirked, then slowly entered the alleyway and held the umbrella over the young girl's head. "I've been looking for this little guy all day." he started with a kind and casual tone. "I'm glad to see you've got him safe and sound."

Sean knew better than to approach a dragon with anything other than peaceful intentions, which is why he did his best to remain calm and collected when in her presence. So long as he didn't make any quick or sudden moves he wouldn't have to worry about her trying to eat him.

[SABRINA MAVERICK]

The little dragon in her lap was very warm. She guessed it was expected since it was a dragon after all. But even though it was so warm, it shook randomly from what she guessed was it being cold. Maybe the dragon's body temperature was lower than it was supposed to be. Sabrina gasped when she felt its tiny head rub against the stomach of her jacket. Even through the thick coat the girl was still very ticklish. The dragon also cooed a few times as well. It had a very soft voice that slowly brought the girl out of her state of depression, and that is when she finally realized it.

~I am holding a dragon!~

She did not know whether to be afraid or excited at the moment. It was all very overwhelming for her. She could barely see it with the way she curled around it, but she could make out the jet black scales along the slender tail that snaked through her arm and sat out in the rain. When she saw the color; however, she felt a tug at her heart. The dragon was the same color as her jet black eyes; the same color as her hair used to be.

As if the tiny dragon could sense her shift in mood it cawed at her and pushed its head against her chest. She gasped this time as this sensation was far different than being tickled. She leaned back slightly to better picture the beast, but then the cold rain began to drip from her hood down her forehead. It was almost like liquid ice cutting down her face.

She leaned back over, but she saw enough of the dragon to retain a mental image. It was the size of a thick cat with rough, alligator like scales, all black, and a pair of flesh, black wings that were folded in like a resting hawk. She found a way to work her fingers on to the creature's back and rubbed them slowly against its scales. They were very cold and slick from the rain, but she could still get a sense of their durability. They felt as hard as tree bark. The moment began to calm her stormy mind and a smile quietly worked its way across her face. It was at that moment that she realized she could no longer feel the rain assaulting her anymore. Instead, she just heard the gentle tapping of the droplets a few feet above her head.

"I've been looking for this guy all day." A male's voice sounded overhead. It startled her to hear a voice so unexpectedly and she tried to look up, but her black hood got in the way and she could not make out his face; only his torso. "I'm glad to see you've got him safe and sound."

Finally she was able to work back her hood enough for a the fringe of her dyed brown hair and onyx colored eyes flashed out from beneath it. It was then that she saw the young man holding a blue and white Penn State umbrella above her head. All her nerves fired at once, but she was in no position to run away or hide. She had been caught with a baby dragon in her lap and had no idea how to react to the situation, so she did not budge nor did she make a sound.

The dragon scrambled around looking for the top cover of warmth that left it and its head popped up just beneath her chest. It too looked at the man standing over them, but its reaction was more defensive than Sabrina's and it started to growl quietly as it pressed its body against hers firmly.

Sabrina found herself on the verge of tears, though she did not quite understand why. She did not know whether she was scared, embarrassed or ashamed of her appearance, but with that emotional shimmer within her deep dark gaze, she knew that she wanted to cry. If only she was not so desperate for friends she would not be in this situation. She just wanted to die.

[Sean Threatt]

As soon as Sean's golden brown eyes met with the girl's, instantly, his body felt as frigid as as the rain was trickling down to his soul. They were dark, yes, but the innocent shimmer within them was brighter than anything he'd seen before. He could tell right away that she was Asian, which made him tremble slightly. When speaking about dragons it was said that oriental dragons were the most powerful and most fearsome, yet the young teen wasn't sure whether it was fear that made his very soul shake.

He could have stared at the silent dragon-girl for an eternity, but the sound of the other young dragon reminded him of his mission. "W-we should get the two of you out of the rain." He tripped over his tongue from forcing himself to speak. "I'm here to help." A smile found its way on to his face, but he realized that, dragon or not, this girl was stunningly beautiful and was staring him straight in his eyes. If it was one thing that sent Sean's nerves into overdrive it was when he made eye contact with an attractive woman.

Immediately after this realization he whipped his attention down to the smaller black dragon. He knelt down before the creature with the umbrella in one hand covering the three of them and he smirked at the cat-sized creature. "Hey little guy. I'm here to take you back to the daycare." He said softly, but then he realized the little dragon was growling at him and Sean immediately leaned away from its striking range. The last thing he needed was to get bitten, but he also needed to take the dragon back. He sighed, his breath steaming out through his lips as if he were a dragon himself, and then turned his attention back on the young girl.

"You think you could get him to go into the cage?" He said softly before pulling the cage into her line of sight."Its got a nest inside and will keep him as warm as he needs to be." When he said this, he opened the front of the cage and revealed to her a nest made of straw like that of a bird's nest and small metal bars lined along the sides. The bars were burning red and radiated enough heat to make the air steam from the cage's opening.

Sean stood tall over the two of them, trying to hide the darkening of his cheeks. Was it wrong of him to be attracted to a dragon? Could it even work? He smirked as he downplayed himself. There'd be no way it'd work between them and he sighed out again. That was one of the downfalls to this job: meeting a bunch of beautiful women you'll never have a shot at.

[SABRINA MAVERICK]

Sabrina did not speak. She barely moved, in fact. Her eyes were glued to his, but she felt such an intense, nerve-cramping feeling that it started to interfere with her breathing. She was not sure what to do aside from what this man was saying. It was like a bomb went off in the area though and everything seemed so muffled; so suffocating. Her anxiety was a very big disability. Never was Sabrina the type of person to quickly take to the presense of others, but he caught her at such an emotional moment that it took every ounce of strength and self-control for her to not burst out in to tears.

She was scared, embarassed, cold, wet and hopeless. On top of that, she had been found with a dragon; a supernatural creature. When he knelt down in front of her, her eyes followed him as he spoke to the dragon. His words seemed very kind, but life experience had taught this girl that kind words are very often a cover for unkind thoughts. She was tense, and so was the little dragon that made a nest in her lap. It seemed like it was feeding off her uncertainty and was trying to protect her. Sabrina was so confused and didn't know what to do. "You think you could get him to go into the cage?" The young man's voice sent a jolt through Sabrina's body when she heard it. Its got a nest inside and will keep him as warm as he needs to be." He then displayed the interior of the cage to her and, hesitently, her eyes slowy wandered into it. She could see the heat waves coming from it and almost feel the warmth. It even looked pretty cozy. If it was any bigger she might have been half tempted to get in. Not only to escape the cold but to lock herself away from the rest of this unsettling world.

He stood up and, immediately, her eyes locked on to his, but he left the cage open for the little dragon. Sabrina was still very nervous, but she wrapped her arms around the little reptile and stood up with him in her arms. He wasn't heavy and he did not struggle, though he was still just as wary as the young man as he was. He ruffled around a but, but when Sabrina ran a calm finger across its head to try and calm it, she felt its receptive nature catch on to this positive energy.

The dragon stopped its growling and looked at her. She then gestured for it to go into the cage with her eyes. It stared at her for a moment as if asking if she was sure. She offered it a reassuring smile and nodded to it. The dragon purred a bit, then gave the young man one more nasty look before hopping out of Sabrina's arms and in to the cage. Immediately it shuffled around the nest to make it more comfortable; fluffing and adjusting the straw, and then it setttled in.

Sabrina held her hands tightly in front of her legs with her fingers interlaced. Her eyes were still glued to his, though she was not feeling as tensed as before. The young man seemed nice and never made any quick or shady movements. Though now, she did not know what else to do. She wanted to stay with the little dragon. She could not believe the relationship the two of them had formed in such a short spand of time. She just wanted to make sure it was safe, though she did not feel as though she had to worry.

[Sean Threatt]

Sean felt the full weight of the dragon as it jumped into the cage. The little guy was pretty heavy, but when in the presence of a woman, he could show no weakness. He smirked a bit, then shut the cage and secured it. "Looks like my work here is done." He smirked with his eyes low. The girl's gaze almost paralyzed his nerves and he did what he could to casually avoid eye contact with her. Soon, however, he realized that the rain seemed to stop falling. Sliding the umbrella to the side he looked to the cloudy sky. It was like something you'd see on a church ceiling; the dark grey billowing clouds laced with golden lining throughout the atmosphere. Golden rays of immaculate light radiate through the clouds and causes the young man to smirk. "Ironic..." He felt like he just completed a quest and the stormy weather let up because of it. Though he was far from done yet. Now he just needed to escort the two dragons back to the daycare.

A smirk found its way on to Sean's face as he closed his umbrella and looked at the girl. His eyes met hers and he felt the intensity, yet he still maintained a calm, cool, and collected expression. "How about we get this little guy back home?" He offered a kind expression, though in his mind he was still shy. Sean never did well around girls he thought were attractive, though he did what he could to play it off. He had to ride down a few blocks on Septa to get where he was going, though as he thought about it, he didn't know if it'd be a great idea to take the train with the dragon and have other people see it.

~Fuck it...~ He thought to himself with a melancholy grimace as he resigned himself to catching the train. He didn't feel like walking. He was so lazy at the moment. With a silent groan, he went to walk off, but then turned his cheek slightly towards the girl. "I hope you don't mind," He said calmly as he patted the side of his pocket, "I could pay for your ride." He didn't want to make it seem like he was doing her a charity. No dragon enjoyed being pitied or catered to. They had a lot of pride and preferred to do things on their own. He didn't mind either way. He just wanted to get this job done before it rained again. "Shall we go?"

[SABRINA MAVERICK]

Sabrina felt defenseless without the little dragon protecting her now. She watched it as it slithered into its cage with its scaly tail whipping inside as it made itself comfortable, then as the young man closed the cage, she took a step back. Her eyes were looking for a point of focus. Should she look at his face or down to the ground. She started to fiddle with her fingers a bit and decided it would be best to keep her eyes on him just in case. ~What now?~ She thought to herself as he looked up to the sky.

When she looked, she realized it was no longer raining. Normally, she would have smiled, but since there was another person around that she knew nothing about, her expression stayed the same. ~Did I do that?~ She wondered. It was her guess that the rain began in the first place because of how hopeless she felt, but now that the dispair had vanished from her heart, so did the rain from the skies. Rain was so difficult for her to control. Even though sometimes she felt as though she would cause it, rain was still a natural force that occured whether she was sad or not. It was very confusing at time to know if it was her emotions that would cause it or if it just happened. Perhaps it was because of her lack of experience in controlling her powers that made her so unsure of them. But those feelings are unimportant at this very moment.

The young man offered her a chance to come along for the ride. He was now going to return the little dragon, but it felt as though she took an arrow to the heart when she remembered she had no tokens for the bus. The side of her lip twitched as she fought back the urge to cry, but then he offered to pay for her ride and patted his pocket. She did not know if she should accept or not, but she really wanted to follow him and the dragon. ~I feel like... I don't know...~ Though her thoughts said one thing, her body did another. Unconsciously she took a step forward towards the young man, but no more than one. It was her way of saying yes, I will follow you.

Sadly, for Sabrina, it was normal for her to have her mouth wired shut when in the presence of a stranger. No wonder she did not have many friends.

[Sean Threatt]

(OOC: Hope you dont mind, Sabrina, but I'm gonna skip a lot of stuff in the next post just to make it move faster, so I hope you don't mind. Lemme know if you do and I wont mind modifying it later ^_^)

Sean saw the girl move forward and he was tempted to twitch away in fear and nervousness, but he did his best to keep his cool and slowly began to step away. "Sean, by the way," he said with a cool wisp to his voice. "Name's Sean." A smirk would have been the last thing she saw before he turned and started towards the exit of the alleyway. Luckily enough for him the train station wasn't too far from where they were and he entered it with the animal cage in his left hand and his right digging into his pocket for tokens.

"Here you go." He said to the girl with a smile as he dropped a few tokens into her hand before pulling out a transit pass for himself. He swiped his pass and the worker in the window eyed him strangely. Perhaps he was a worker for The System recognizing him, or perhaps he was just curious about the animal cage the young man held. Whatever it was, he was not the only one staring at him. Sean grimaced, but he was happy to see that the train arrived seconds later and he boarded it smoothly.

"We'll take this to 13th street." the young man said to the girl as the doors closed. Only one stop away for anybody on board the train, but to Sean, it was one stop too late. A few people were eyeing him and the cage he held. He did his best to face the bars near his thigh so people could not peer through the bars and see the creature within them. "Doors are opening." The goddess spirit of the train sang in Sean's ears and he was more than happy to exit her grasp on to the platform.

"Now stay close." He said as he walked down the walkway towards 11th street. Now there were no underground exits in between 11th and 13th, but he wasn't trying to exit. He was heading towards where 12th street was. Down the long, dark, dripping hall, he came upon a door that appeared to be sealed with a faded out red sign that read Staff Only. Sean smirked, pulled out a key, then unlocked the door and opened it. There was another long hallway that was brightly lit and much cleaner than the rest of the tunnel.

He walked down the tunnel, asking the girl to close the door behind herself. As he walked deeper in there was another door towards the end of the yellow-glowing hall. A wood oak door with the picture of a smiling green cartoon dragon painted on it read "Little Dragon's Nest." He smirked as he walked up to the door and knocked on it a few times. It was the daycare that the small dragon wandered out from, and now, he was finally back. "Let's get this over with..." the young man muttered tiredly under his breath. He was just glad his mission would soon be a success.

[SABRINA MAVERICK]

(Its fine, I don't mind.)

The young man, Sean, introduced himself. There was a brief pause where Sabrina should have introduced herself as well, but her throat felt paralyzed and her lips did not budge. Instead, her eyes twinkled shyly. The awkward silence had made its appearance and she shivered in its presence. Wanting to speak, she tried to open her mouth, but as soon as she made her effort, he turned and started off. She felt defeated to see him turn her back before she could speak to him, but the gentle cooing from the caged dragon alerted her to his exitting of the alley. Quickly, she trotted after him like a stray animal and slowed her pace as she reached a few feet behind him.

There walk was short and silent. Of course the city was alive with noise and music of the cars and citizens. Her eyes looked around every now and then to take in the beautiful art this city had to offer and it comforted her slightly. The heavenly bursts of warm sunlight from the gray sky warmed her spirit; her soul, and seemed to attract photographers and awe-inspired citizens alike. It was indeed a beautiful day; one that she left behind as she followed the young man, Sean, down the subway.

"Here you go."

He overencumbered her hand with tokens and her eyes flashed with a split second of hope before looking up at him, but he was always moving through the turnstyle. She dropped a token in and followed behind him all while thinking, ~I might have enough to get back home.~ An almost microscopic smile made its way across her face, but she buried it in the depths on her black jacket to hide it from public eyes.

"Your smile makes the sun come out." That is what her father always told her when he knew she needed a smile, but he was the only one to ever say anything as nice as that to her.

"What, you think you're cute or something?" That is what her peers would say. The venom in their words was injected directly into her self-esteem, slowly eating it away and creating the hopeless teen she is today. Her brief smile was quickly wiped away and that hopeful shimmer in her eyes went out like a home with no electricity. Her ghostly self walked on to the train behind Sean and stood close to him as they went along their way, but not too close as to invade his personal speace, or jeopardize hers.

When they exitted the train, Sean started down the hallway, but it was not until he unlocked what appeared to be a secret door that the life was restored to her eyes. Her first thought as he entered the hall and asked her to close the door behind her was, ~Oh my god, is he going to rape me?~ Immediately after she closed the door, her second thought was, ~I should not flatter myself...~ Her head fell slump and shimmering black hair escaped from her hood around her synical smile.

She returned to her zombie-like state of depression and followed the young Sean along the bright, warm path. Missing out on the mysterious beauty that filled the walkway. The majesty and mystery of this secret corridor would forever remain secret to her so long as there was a vizor of darkness around her eyes. She heard a series of knocks that snappered her back into reality and watched as Sean knocked on a door in front of him. "Little Dragon's Nest." The door read, and Sabrina's eyes went wide. Could there be even more dragons beyond this door?

[Sean Threatt]

(OOC: Yo, your post was hilarious XD I couldn't stop laughing. I have a feeling that "over encumbered" came from Skyrim ;) )

The knob on the brightly decorated door opened and a blinding while light spilled into the hallway for but a brief second. As the light from this other world gently settled, it revealed an older woman, as tall as Sean himself, garbed in a majestic blue dress that covered her from head to toe. She looked more like a nun rather than a daycare worker, but then again, Dragons tend to have a fashion sense that sets them apart from the rest of the world.

"How can I help you, young man?" The woman's voice was rich as honey as she spoke. Though her hood, which was imprinted with gold markings from the top center down the neck, was pulled over her head, Sean could still see the gentle blue glow from her eyes and the abundance on both age lines and wrinkles that abound her face.

"Actually, I think I have someone that belongs to you." With a smirk, Sean gestured down to the cage that held the small dragon within it.

The old dragon gently adjusted herself to see the cage and gasped with surprise. "Oh, oh dear." She said with a widening smile before her eyes then traveled back to the young Enforcer. "Thank you. Thank you very much young man."

Even though this was a normal occurrence, receiving thanks still made Sean a bit uncomfortable. With an awkward smile, he rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment and laughed. "It aint no thing." He said with a bit of his ghetto accent escaping his control. In order to try and take his mind off the thanks he was receiving, he knelt down and placed the cage on the floor, then deactivated the locking mechanism and opened the cage.

Cautiously, the little black dragon peaked out from its mobile home and looked around a bit to make sure it was safe then, recognizing one of the other little dragons running about the wide room, it happily dashed out from the cage to join the others. "And there goes that little guy." Sean comments as he stands up and closes the cage.

"Your work is very appreciated, young one." The woman says before offering a polite bow. The gold and sapphire jewelry that adorned her shimmered and sparkled, but Sean was caught much off guard by such a formal display of thanks. He didn't know whether to bow back, shake her hand or what.

"Like I said before, no problem. It's what I'm here for." His voice shook a bit, but he held strong. With a final parting smile, he nodded to the woman. "Have a nice day." and then turned to leave the room. Finally, the mission was over and he could return to his weekend of sitting at the computer playing StarCraft.

[SABRINA MAVERICK]

(I am glad you enjoyed reading it and do you play Skyrim as well? I really love that game.) Sabrina did not pay much attention to the conversation between Sean and the woman at the doorway. Instead, she was far too entranced with the inside of the room. It looked just like a regular daycare. It had padded puzzle-piece floor designs with multiple colors. Artworks all over the room; most being drawings of the sky and animals, but the thing that set it all apart were the dragons.

There were so many little dragons scampering around the room. Some were blue, some were green, some were small and some were bigger than others. Some had claws and ran around on four legs, but others stood upright, drinking from cups or playing with toys. There were even a few humans in the room, but then many they were just young dragons who could shift in to human form. It was also surprising how many there were. Sabrina could only count about twenty individuals, but with the energy levels of human toddlers on a sugar rush, it seemed like there were hundreds of them.

One purple dragon in particular seemed to dash from one side of the room to the other to either get to a toy or wrestle with another dragon. There was also a little blue dragon who seemed especially fond of a beach ball. This particular blue dragon would jump on top of the ball and cling to it while others would roll him around the room. Sabrina was also shocked to see one of the smallest dragons climp on top of a bookshelf and jump off. She felt her heart drop and would have gasped, but the tiny creature opened its wings and gently glided into a pillow fortress the others had constructed.

They were all so adorable with their big eyes and little bodies. Something inside the girl made her want to run in the room and form a cuddle-party with all the little creatures, but she struggled to hold herself back. It was a godsend that Sean finished his conversation with the "Daycare Worker", so when he turned to leave, she could tear herself away from the evil temptation to kidnap all the little dragons and keep them in her house to play with. She did not even want to imagine how the parents of the dragons would react to that.

She walked back a few paces and stood to the right side of the hall awaiting him, but that awkward feeling began to creep up her spine and she found herself interlacing her fingers in front of her thighs again; a typical thing she did when she felt shy or embarrassed. ~What now?~ she wondered as she waited for the young man to approach. With worry present in her eyes, she gave Sean a timid glace from the side awaiting him to decide what would happen next.