Some kind of dragon au

[occulthymns]

[Before you lies a picturesque kingdom of forests and fields and farmlands. Mountains rise up in the distance, and set at the edge of a massive lake is an elegant castle with tall spires. It looks out over the land - forests surrounding the lake, a small but pleasant medieval town pushed up against the castle walls, farmer's fields further out.

The land itself is fertile and full of wild game, unsual plants, and natural wonders like crystalline caverns and waterfalls. Rivers of all sizes wind their way down from the mountains, which alternate between covered in fir trees and bare, jagged rock with mazes of caves hidden within.

Dragon AU go!]

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[didneyworl]

You're not gonna come with me?? [ )8 MOM. ]

[dark_to_dawn]

[Fine... "mom"... whatever.] I'm coming with you. I'm not going to follow you. [Big dif, goldscale.]

[didneyworl]

I don't get it... [ Not to someone young like him okay. The mountains are a much comfier place to stay than in the water all the time, Riku just doesn't understand.

Ven stretches out on his belly with a tiny growl and leans to the side. Pupish. ]

[dark_to_dawn]

[He sighs and clicks his claws on the rocks. All right, fine.] I'm going with you on the flight. But if you run off by yourself, I'm not chasing after you.

[There, that make things easier to understand? Stay nearby and they'll go together. Wander off and you're by yourself.] Full?

[didneyworl]

[ Looking after him just like a mom....*^* Ven actually perks up after hearing the condition, tail tapping against the ground several times eagerly. ]

Okay! And yeah... I'm tired--do I have to sleep outside again?

email ate my reminder T_T

[dark_to_dawn]

[Well it's not like he isn't sticking to him like a burr now... -__-

The perking up earns his head a small incline, aqua eyes moving into as flat an expression as a dragon can get. Yeah, you're a fierce grown up, thwapping your tail like a pup.]

Yes. [You ain't coming in the cave yet, goldie.] But, behave tomorrow and I might reconsider.

;3; it's okay!!

[didneyworl]

[ HE'S GOING TO GROW OUT OF HIS BABY HABITS EVENTUALLY OKAY. Just give him time )8 and forgive the way he practically chirps at Riku in the wake of that information, blue eyes bright. ]

Really???

[dark_to_dawn]

[Sure. Whatever you say; he'll wait for that to happen. And no, that chirp doesn't help either. The silver dragon arches his neck a little, angling his head down to eye the smaller male.]

Really...

[Remember, it's a "deal" you got, not a "privilege."]

[didneyworl]

[ Hush they are the same thing. Ven wiggles on his haunches. ]

I'll behave...! I'll stick close and wait my turn and everything.

[dark_to_dawn]

[Boy have you got a lot to learn, shrimp.]

Good.

[Then if he does, he'll get to sleep in the cave tomorrow. Which has its own set of rules. Riku lifts from his perch and slinks off the obsidian boulder, heading towards the water. Ven's fed. He'll be getting his own meal now, thanks.]

[didneyworl]

[ You fed him before yourself Riku? Gasppppp

Ven would be more surprised and awed about the whole thing if he wasn't so fixated on the idea of getting to sleep in the cave. But at the very least he doesn't let his excitement make him a complete nuisance and he leaves Riku to his hunting, eating, and eventually, to sleep.

He'll be curled up in the same tight little ball by the time morning rolls around, snuffling softly with his tail wrapped up and over the top of his head. It's cold at night :c ]

[dark_to_dawn]

[Hey he had a snack or two down there during swimming training.

But he'll be there in the morning, not even waking Ven, just sitting once again on his favorite perch, looking down at the goldscale sleeping in that little ball.

Sleep'd been fine during the night, and no, he didn't think about you at all. Asides from the fact you might try and sneak in sometime during the night. So he's proud to see you haven't. A morning swim took care of rinsing off and now he's just gonna perch here and wait for him to wake up.]

[didneyworl]

[ So rude Riku, thinking the worst of him. Ven was a good boy and remain completely curled up in his little ball all night long. Just like he's continuing to do now, although he does wake up faster than the day previous. His wings will shudder before spreading out wide and flapping once. His limbs follow until he's all stretched out and can roll over onto his back and look up at the other upside-down.

And chirp. ]

...Good morning!

[dark_to_dawn]

[You're still not that high on his list of "amazing things," kid. But at least he's kind of warming up to you. Even more so when he found out that he'd stayed outside on his own without trying to sneak a peek into the cave (last time had got a rude response after all...).

Still, the silver dragon cants his head to the side a bit when Ven wakes up and rolls onto his back like that. Upside down. Which is very adult, right... Same as that chirp.

But he doesn't scowl and merely gives him a curt nod with a somewhat-amused snort.]

Morning.

[didneyworl]

[ Hushhh. Riku is the alpha here so he doesn't have to be, and he's still too young to have any want to assert himself. He's on his way to outgrowing puppish behaviour...slowly. Never mind the tail wiggle he gives before licking the air a little. ]

Are we going right away today? Can we practice with the fish first??

[dark_to_dawn]

[And yet he's going on about being such a fierce, mature, not-a-whelp isn't he? It's mildly amusing. Riku eyes that wiggling tail and the lick to the air.]

All right. [Suppose that's reward for keeping to his place all night. He slides off the rock again and walks towards the water.] Do you still have the remains from last meal? Bones and stuff?

[Warning. Some secrets to success can be a little ewugh. Get over it.]

[didneyworl]

Hmm? Not really...I might be able to bring some back up though! [ His broodmother did it with his meals as a whelp. It's basically the same thing right??

Ven'll roll over onto his stomach again and sit up on his hind legs. ]

[dark_to_dawn]

[Don't you dare. That's exactly what his look tells him.]

I'll handle it. [And walks to the side as he approaches a space nearby he occasionally passes. A light sweep of his tail and he's skimmed the tip over the surface of the sank. Though what follows isn't so much sand as it is fish. A little patch of buried fish bones. He doesn't disrupt much asides from just the small touches.] Fish eat fish half the time. This is bait.

[If the tip of your tail scents of fish, then what do you think's gonna happen what that goes in the water?]

[didneyworl]

[ What don't you like dragon barf... ]

The bones...? [ Ven tilts his head and gets up to toddle a bit closer, wings tucked in at his sides. Will fish really come up for the bones?? ]

[dark_to_dawn]

[Not all over his tail, thank you very much.]

The scent. [And yes, he occasionally refreshes it from time to time. The sand itself also helps, absorbing some of the remains' liquid. Basically, just dragging his tail across the area leaves it coated in that scent. And don't even try to point out that 'scent doesn't work underwater' thing. It does for fish.]

Watch. [And heads over to the water. With a light motion, he settles his tail in the water, crouches easily by the side of the water... and just waits.]

[didneyworl]

[ Be glad he doesn't know much about searching for scent with water, or he would've brought that up. So instead he winds up crooning curiously and looking back and forth between Riku and the water expectantly. How long does he have to wait? WILL IT BE SOON? Is he going to whip fish out of the water like before?? ]

[dark_to_dawn]

[He's very glad. It's not that long actually. Bits of bone and the scent itself is enough for the fish, however they make that connection. And their mouths don't do much as they start biting at his tail, trying to get whatever it was that "tasted" so good into their mouths.

Okay so the nips at the skin between the spines is a little annoying, but hey, that's what makes this work.

Once he's got enough close by, he abruptly curves his tail fins and yanks inward, sending a rush of water and waves up onto the beach. Both his tail and the currents in the water throw a number of fish up onto the sand, leaving them flopping around in sparkly glory.]

There.