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First Meeting [Collab]

Published: Sep 14, 2014

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Harmony had wandered out from the city once more to take shelter in the woodland, she had been there a few days, camping in the nook of a small hillside cave when she first caught sight of the bluish-white streak across the sky. Harmony had paused looking up with a soft gasp, squinting against the sun to get a better look. She just managed to avoid the sun enough to get a better look before the mysterious object disappeared behind the clouds. She knew it wasn't a plane, it's movement was too gentle and elegant. It was days later, nearly a week even before she caught sight of the object again. This time she got a much better look and was too shocked to move. Which unfortunately resulted in the theft of her dinner right off of the cooking spit. She would later curse her poor timing of walking off for more firewood and her apparent inability to shriek, flail, and defend her food. Thus Harmony spent the night musing over what she saw. It had been a dragon. A dragon. There was no denying it. It stunned her and yet if a girl could be mutated in a genetics lab to look less than human then dragons must surely be real. Either that or she had completely lost her mind. That night she fell asleep to her musings about the dragon she saw, unaware of the coiled and curious stare of the exact dragon staring down at her from the tree he was coiled in. His name was Sabu and in his arrogantly mischievous mind he had assumed the fish on the cooking spit had been for him only realizing later that the meager camp was actually the home of the tiny yet absurd looking human now sleeping below. Over the next few days he became increasingly curious about her but instead of making contact, he stole more fish. One night leaping clean over her and snatching one of the spit, giving a gurgling laugh as she flung a stick at him in response. It became a game and Harmony seemed to meet the challenge, making his task of stealing fish more and more difficult, often leaping out to surprise him, squealing in laughter as he spun and flew off.
But they never actually attempted to communicate, not until Harmony got herself into a bit of trouble one day. She had been fishing and grumbling about the chilly air, hugging her battered coat tight and keeping an eye out for her ice colored friend when she slipped. A startled squawk and flailing limbs were about all she could manage before her tumbling frame rolled right into the deep creek below. Tangled up in her fishing line and rapidly moving down stream she was struggling to get loose. Sabu, always watchful of his new playmate had seen the whole thing and had leapt out from his hiding place to fly out above the creek. He dove for her, his taloned fingers reaching out to scoop her up. he dropped her gently on the bank before landing and coiling beside her. He seemed to shimmer and change, slowly turning into a human before checking her over for injuries. Harmony whimpered, rolled onto her side and coughed up some water. Sabu shifted back into his dragon form and bolted away. Harmony was shivering by then, struggling to warm up after her icy plunge but Sabu had disappeared by the time she began looking around for her savior.
It would be days later as Harmony was sunning herself as she was stitching up her battered scarf. She heard him before she saw him, the soft whoosh of air that signaled his presence as he flew. She scrambled to her feet and looked around, straining to catch a glimpse of his bluish-white frame. He flew around her, turning and slowly reaching out with a finger. Harmony smiled, reaching up and taking hold of the claw. It was then that they finally, truly, met and it was the beginning of an interesting friendship.

Original Sketch, Background, and story: Ecanusiofiel
Charcter Lining and Colorization: noebelle

Sabu © noebelle
Harmony © Ecanusiofiel

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wes0789

Sep 14, 2014

Hnnggg, the feels.

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