Chapter 15

David

She pointed to him put her hands near her shoulders and flap them. He remembered that was the sign for dragon.

“Would you like me to turn into my dragon again, My Sweet?” He asked her. She nodded and clapped her hands.

“Excuse me” he said and he pointed to a bush. ‘Dragons have to shift naked. Would you like me to step away.” David asked her sheepishly.

Stormy bit her lip and again nodded. She pointed to the bush. He step behind it and stripped out of his clothes. He transformed quickly and walked back to her.

She immediately ran to him and threw her arms around his neck. She nuzzled his face and kissed his snout. She began to pet him and peppered his face with tiny kisses.

“I think she likes my dragon,” He thought to himself.

Stormy pulled away from him and nodded at her head. She bit her lip seductively. She smirked at him and winked.

He eyed her speculatively. He wondered why she was nodding, it wasn't like he was speaking. He had never heard of anyone being able to hear the thoughts of dragons.

“I wonder if she would like to go for another ride?” He thought as he prepared to lower himself down so she could climb up.

Stormy again nodded her head. She frowned, made the symbol for no and pointed to her wrist indicating that there was no time.

“Can you hear me, Sweetness?” He asked her bluntly in his mind. Stormy put her hand on his face and nodded her head. She pulled her hand away from his face and shook her head no.

“So you can hear me if you're touching me,” he thought. Stormy bit her lip and smiled. She nodded her head again.

She kept her hand on his face and begin to furrow her brow like she was concentrating. She chewed her lip nervously. She closed her eyes and looked like she was focusing on something internal.

“David, I’m trying an experiment. Can you hear me?” He heard her ask. She sounded like she was yelling from far away, but he could definitely hear her.

“I like your voice in my head.” He thought so she could hear him. “I’ll stay in dragon form all the time, if it means you can talk to me.” He told her through his mind.

Stormy shook her head. “I don't think I'm strong enough for that yet. It's still very difficult for me to maintain the connection. I just wanted you to know how much I care about you. I hate that I can't talk to you more. I would if I could. I appreciate you learning to communicate with me. It means more to me than you'll ever understand.” She whispered to him like a voice on the wind.

He pressed his dragon face into her hand. “I hate being apart,” he thought. “But I love that you're my queen. Would you like to have a coronation today, My Sweet?”

Stormy let out a harsh sigh and he saw her body waver a bit. She looked tired all of the sudden. She dropped her hand from his face and shook her head. She held her hands up like she was holding a stick and then broke it. He understood that the connection had been broken. He nuzzled her.

She made the symbol for a crown, the sign for no and pointed to her wrist again. He understood there wouldn't be time. She put her hand to his face. A smile crossed her face and she held up three fingers. Then her left hand was wrapped in the shape of a D and she dropped it down over her right arm so the top of the D hit the bend in her elbow.

“Three D” he thought. “Three days! You’ll be back in three days for the coronation?”

Stormy nodded her head emphatically and clapped her hands. Then she frowned held up three more fingers and pointed to the blank space next to them. She frowned and bit her lip.

“Is Angie coming for you?” He asked her. Stormy chuckled and nodded.

“Let me change back,” he said. “At least I can talk to her that way.” He stepped back behind the bush and quickly transformed into his human form. He was still sliding on his shorts, when he heard Angie’s footsteps on the grass.

He stepped out from behind the bush and greeted her warmly. Stormy was already in the middle of making her apology. Her movements we're too quick for David to understand what she was saying.

Angie let out a hard sigh. “Stormy, we must work harder. You have to get control. You can't be transporting in your sleep. There's no guarantee of where you'll end up, or who would be there to hurt you.”

Stormy looked at the ground guiltily and again made the sign for sorry. Angie had a very stern look on her face, but she walked over and she hugged his mate. “I know it was an accident,” she said.

Angie looked up at David. “I know you think I'm being hard on her. But you don't understand the danger she's in, or what's at stake. It's imperative that we protect her. The entire world rests on her shoulders.”

“I care about her,” David said. “and I will do whatever it takes to help her. Even if it means I can't be with her.” His voice cracked with emotion and he swallowed hard.

Stormy turned around and looked at him with huge eyes. She was biting her lip with a shocked expression. She turned and ran into his arms. She reached up and drew a heart on his chest and put her palm over it. She leaned up and placed a small kiss on his lips.

“She says, you have her heart,” Angie said.

David kissed her back quickly, “I understood that one.” He said as he crushed her close to him and kissed her forehead. “You also have my heart, Sweetness.”

David looked up and saw Daniel crossing the garden towards them. He pointed to him and Stormy held up a finger to Angie and began to walk quickly towards his brother.

Angie gave him a curt nod, “Stormy, we've got to go.” She said insistently.

She turned to Angie and made the sign that she understood. She hugged Daniel and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. She ran back and hugged David one more time, and turned back to the portal. She gave him a small wave and blew a kiss at both of him as she stepped through.

“Please take care of her,” David called to Angie as she disappeared.