I heard someone approaching and I got up and put myself in front of Ruby protectively.

A tall brown haired young man was staring down at me, a black and silver dragon in his arms. "Hello, I'm Faye" he smiled at me, "And this is Reath." He set his dragon down on the forest floor. Ruby and Reath slowly walked towards each other and soon they were running around together.

I laughed, "I'm Kia, and that's Ruby." I felt a little self-conscious. I had never talked to a boy my own age before, and it didn't help that my face was so messed up either.

He smiled down at me, "So, what are you doing out here?"

"Well, I'm sort of lost," I rubbed the back of my head. "I'm trying to find my way back to the cave, and I can't seem to get anywhere. I'm waiting for a friend and hoping that she will come find me."

I plopped down onto my butt and leaned up against the tree; Faye sat next to me and we watched our dragons play together.