Akutama was rather enjoying his stay at the Healing Den, it was large and very comfy. He liked the way he was waited on hand and foot, not like at home where he pretty much had to fend for himself with his dad gone all the time and his mom preoccupied with her flitters. And for once Pretty Boy was minding his P's and Q's, not causing a disturbance and not being a nuisance, Akutama realized that maybe he wasn't that much of a pain. Maybe...
Well, it had been a long time since he had first arrived and Akutama was wondering if the eggs would ever hatch, which he hoped they would, old dad would be disappointed in him if they didn't, or worse if he didn't impress.
When Akutama almost lost hope, he was informed by one of his friends, that he had met at the Healing Den, that the eggs where shaking. "But not all the eggs are hard!" Akutama said in shock.
"Well the eggs are hatching now c'mon!" His friend, a tall blonde elf named Alalillan said pulling him by the arm down to the left side of the sands to wait paiently and hopefully for their bonds to find them.
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Just into the beginning of the hatch, a dark violet blue dragon broke out of his shell from Linith's nest. He was small, smaller than any dragon Akutama had ever seen but he was a wonderful color. Deep violet blue with bright red eyes, he waddled on his short legs over to where Akutama stood.
At that moment his evil minded flitter decided to reck his good streak but singing in the most retched tune he could manage. "Pretty boy! Your going to um-" Akutama began, but the violet-blue sang right along with the evil pink flitter, in perfect harmony, making the song sound a whole lot better.
From in the stands some one yelled: "They go pretty good together pink and purple...maybe you should go find that hairstylist..." People laughed but Akutama hardly noticed , the dragon amazed him though he was only about waist high, he would grow to be around 16 feet. Akutama knew this and he was proud, he knew they would go good together. After all this dragon was sired by Adreath...but Adreth's deep shadowish color was seen clearly in the small violet blue...
"Szepth.." Akutama murmured, finding the dragon's name somewhere in his mind and creating their bond, that would last through the good and bad times for the rest of both their lives. "no only if you could teach pretty boy here to sing something else, or at least more quietly..." Akutama walked away with his with new bond, 'accidentally' whacking pretty boy in the head so he would shut up.
"Szepth you are so wonderful..." Akutama muttered still in awe he could have landed such a wonderful purple. Pretty Boy was stuffing himself with meat, and Akutama was ok with it, as long as he didn't sing anymore..
I am glad you like me, not a lot of people respect us smaller dragons, after all when I am grown I will only be just large enough to carry you on my back... The violet said blinking his large eyes at Akutama. They do make fun of our type, the bigger ones... He said looking at a large bronze-white that had bonded to Noone.
"I won't let them make fun of you, you're my dragon and they will have to go through me.." Akutama said muching on some popcorn he had gotten from one of the 'watiers' running amuck.
Good! And no one will make fun of your hair while I'm around, I may be small but I have teeth! The eager little Szepth said showing Akutama his rows of pearly whites.
"I feel so safe knowing that now Szepth." Akutama laughed grinning at him. "we will have to see about that..."