The Girl With The Dragon's Blood

"So Tora why does it seem like you practically live in this room and why'd you really have Christi knock you out last night?" Andy asked and I cringed. I knew this would come up sooner or later I was just hoping that thy would forget and leave but sadly my luck doesn't work like that. Finally I sighed and adjusted so that Christi was laying asleep on my chest and my free hand was playing with her hair. I couldn't look at any of them while I explained it. "I guess I'm going to have to tell you my story. All my life I've ha to deal with people's curiosity about my hair and eyes. When I was a child the doctors said it was probably due to some rare genetic coding in my DNA. But no matter how many tests they ran they couldn't figure it out. Finally they gave up and jut called me a genetic anomaly and left me alone. When I was in elementary school all the kids loved me. They all wanted me to be there friend because I was so different. When I got into middle school most of the kids stopped talking to me and those that did only did it because I'm rich and to get things to use against me. About eighth grade the beatings started. By then nobody hung out with me anymore. It wasn't to bad yet. Just a few kids throwing punches. And then Christi transferred to my school and while I generally don't do anything when they hit me when I saw them going after Christi I shoved the girl that was leading them. I mean come on. We were in eighth grade and Christi was only in sixth. She was so fragile like a doll that could be broken so easily. After that day we became friends and I told her everything and I trained her how to fight and what to do if I ever lost my temper. There are reasons I don't fight back. When people start hitting me I just put on a shell. I've been put in the hospital 46 times from beatings but I heal quickly. I have broken every bone in my body except for my spine. My mom even put in a large donation into the hospital and this room is specifically reserved for me. Nobody else is aloud to be put up in here because we never know when I will end up here. I guess before I go on I should explain about my temper to. This is going to sound like I'm insane but somewhere back in my line my ancestress made a deal with a dragon to save her life. At that time the dragon swore that she would one day come to claim a future daughter of that child. It's a story that was passed down in my family for years. Nobody believed it was anything other than a bedtime story. And then I hit puberty. I always knew I was different because of my eyes and hair. But when I hit puberty something inside me woke up. The legend was true. The dragon queen did come back to claim a daughter as her own but she did it in a way nobody expected. She's inside me. She fights everyday to claim me mind body and soul. That is why I have to keep my temper in check. Because when I get angry she comes out and takes over and all I can do is watch. My mother and Christi are the only people that know. I've only lot my temper once. My freshman year in highschool. It was my first day at the new school and Christi was coming to meet me at the highschool so my mom could pick us up. I hid in the bathroom hoping that nobody would find me until Christi got there. I should have known my luck wouldn't work like that. When I figured that everyone had left I went to sneak out of the bathroom. I knew that Christi said she would meet me out front and her and mom were pulling in. As I went to leave I got cornered by a girl named Ashley. I knew what was happening so I put on my shell. Only this time they were pretty serious. I guess a whole summer without their favorite punching bag made them angry. Ashley pulled out a set of brass knuckles and got to work on me. I can only keep the shell up for so long and finally it broke but not before she did a number on me. He broke my jaw and fractured my skull on the left side. When I felt my shell brake I tried to get away and run but they wouldn't let me. I prayed that Christi would show up before things got out of hand. I knew she was looking for me but she didn't know where I was. When she found me it was to late. My beast had taken over. She easily subdued all of the the other girl but her main target was Ashley. Because he was the one that dared hurt us. She beat Ashley until she was crying and begging for us to stop but I had no control and the beast isn't forgiving. She picked her up and threw her into a water fountain. Christi found us then we were standing in the spray from the broken water fountain and getting soaked but smiling at Ashley and getting ready to give the final blow. Thank god we never got the chance. Christi managed to hit several pressure points in my back before the beast realized what was happening and then I was out. I woke up here and they told me that Ashley was in the icu. She stayed there for two months and now thanks to me she'll be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life. I nearly killed her that day. Since then only about half of the people are brave enough to hit me but I don't do anything to them. I can't. I wear my shell and they somehow manage to time it before my anger snaps and they leave. They call me ice princess because I don't show emotions. But I've managed to find ways of subduing my beast without Christi around. My main triggers are when people use weapons on me. If something like that happens I have to be knocked out because otherwise I go into a rage. That is why Christi had to knock me out. I'm lucky to have her really. I've managed to keep the beast in for the past two years but I can feel her there laughing and waiting for something to send me over the edge. It's hardest when I'm alone but I've found ways to control it." I finally finished my tale and rubbed Christi's back. All throughout the conversation I had been staring at the ceiling. I finally looked at the guys and they were all looking at me with shocked expressions. Finally Jinxx was the first one to recover and ever the logical one he spoke up. "You do realize how hard this is to believe don't you? I mean is there anything you can show us to prove it?" He asked calmly. I laughed and nodded before motioning them to come foreword. They all stood in front of me and I closed my eyes. I concentrated on letting a very small portion of the beast to slip free and then opened my eyes and smiling. All of the boys gasped and I couldn't blame them. I had done the same thing the first time I tried this. I knew that my golden eyes had grown more vibrant and the pupils were now vertical slits. My teeth had turned into fangs and I looked down to see that my nails had turned into black poison tipped claws. I shoved the beast back in and went back to my normal state. The boys were yet again staring at me in shock. I laughed and Jake and Cc started laughing with me. They both looked at eachother and then at me. "This is so fucking awesome!" They chorused and I laughed more. "You guys can't tell anyone though." I said after a minute and they all nodded. Andy looked at me "We won't tell anybody. But we would like to make you an honorary member of the Black Veil Brides family. You'd be our little sister and we would protect you in any ways we could." He said and all the boys nodded in agreement. I thought for a moment and decided that having more family would be a good thing. I nodded my agreement and they all smiled. Jake and Cc pounced on me yelling things about having a baby sister. They squished Christi and accidentally hit my shoulder at the same time. I could feel Christi squirm under them and my shoulder begin to throb. A low rumble built in my chest before escaping through my clenched teeth and everyone quieted. "Please. Get. Off. Of. Me." I said as calmly as I could the boys scrambled off the bed and Christi popped up gasping for air as I breathed slowly regaining me calm. "Sorry one of you hit my shoulder." I stated apologetically. The boys nodded and the uneasy atmosphere broke. Andy looked at me " How did you growl like that. That would sound pretty fucking cool on a cd. Could you teach me?" He asked excitedly. I laughed. "It's more of an animal instinct than anything but I could try an teach you. Honestly. If you like that then maybe one day I will show you how a dragon roars. It's pretty fucking interesting and really fucking loud." I said and Andy smiled. Jake and Cc crawled slowly back into bed with me and started talking making sure they weren't hitting anything. Christi still later on my heat but she was awake now. Andy sat at the end of the bed with my feet propped on him while Ashley and Jinxx sat in chairs on either side of the bed. We started talking about anything and everything jut getting to know eachother.

Notes

Okay so my fever finally broke and I didn't want to leave you guys waiting any longer. Please tell me what you think. I'm open to suggestions due to the fact I'm still not sure why I'm going to do with the next chappie. Please tell me your honest opinion. I would love to hear it. I love you all.
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