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To say an inner dragon was competitive was an understatement. I don't think she'd do that. Regardless, she only bought things out of love for Daisy. And she needs all the allies on Stonefire she can muster.
His dragon harrumphed. But she's not going to be Daisy's parent from now on. We should get the extra points for it.
Blake did his best not to laugh at his beast's surly tone.
Thankfully Dawn motioned for them to head upstairs. She took the lead with Daisy right behind her, and Blake brought up the rear. They soon stopped in front of the bedroom door the farthest away from his and Dawn's, which was Daisy's room.
His female put her hand on the doorknob but didn't turn it. "Hey, how about a game, Daisy? You can try to guess what's inside. If, after ten guesses, you still don't figure it out, we'll go in."
Daisy sighed. "Mum, don't make me wait. That could take ages. And I've been waiting forever to come back here. You've already seen it, so it's only fair I can see my new room, too."
Dawn smiled. "But I thought you liked games? You always go on about wanting to play more of them."
"But not right now. Freddie hinted at some surprises days and days ago. I've been so patient, but I'm about to burst if I don't find out what's in there, Mum."
As Daisy slumped forward, Dawn laughed, and even Blake smiled. Daisy did indeed have a flair for the dramatic.
His female turned the knob. "We can't have that happen, now, can we? Let's see what's in here…"
As soon as Dawn cleared the door, Daisy ran inside and screamed. "Look! There are dragons painted on the walls." Blake was glad she liked the mural a colleague of his had painted and watched as Daisy raced to the small bookshelf next to the desk they'd picked for her. "And there are loads of stories with dragon in the title. Some I haven't read yet." Then she went to the bed, and Blake finally noticed what Sasha had brought.
Daisy lifted one and then another stuffed dragon. The larger one was white with a black spot, and the smaller stuffed dragon was blue. She held up the white one. "This is you, right, Blake? I know I haven't seen your dragon, but I've heard about him. And now you'll help guard my room, right?" She hugged both of them to her chest. "And the other must be Freddie. They're perfect."
He spoke to his beast. See? She likes them a lot. You can't be mad about Sasha's surprise.
Maybe.
Daisy then raced up to him and Dawn. "I love my room! Did you decorate it together? Can we have dragons painted on the walls downstairs, too? And are there more books to get? There's so much to learn to catch up to everyone else."
Blake smiled. "I'm sure you'll catch up. Although I can always help tutor, if you like."
She beamed up at him. "Oh, I'll need your help, for sure. Maybe not today because there's more to see and there's a big party tonight, right? So you guys can get married. No, I mean mated. That's right. I need to use the right words."
Dawn brushed back some hair from her daughter's face. "Since we don't have a lot of time before Blake and I have to get ready, let's head downstairs and spend some time with Sasha and Freddie, okay? And make sure to thank her for your dragons."
"Oh, I will! My new dragons should come eat with us."
Dawn shook her head. "No, they stay up here. Otherwise, they'll be covered in icing within thirty seconds."
"I'm not that messy, Mum." Dawn raised her brows, and Daisy sighed as she trudged back to her bed. "Fine, I'll leave them up here."
Blake hesitated a second, afraid he might be bumping in, but decided to speak up. "I have something more interesting for you downstairs, anyway, Daisy. It's a special dragon-shifter drink that also has some interesting science behind it."
A lot of kids would groan or paste fake smiles, but Daisy stood tall again, curiosity in her gaze.
Yes, this young human female would be trouble when she got older, if they weren't careful.
Daisy raced up to him and took his hand. "Then let's go, Blake. I need to know everything I can about dragon-shifters. So start teaching me."
Dawn chuckled, and he shared an amused glance with his female.
And as Daisy led him down the stairs, he thought that maybe things would be okay in the end.
His dragon snorted. Until you run out of interesting dragon facts for her.
Shut it, dragon. I'll never run out of things to teach her.
If you say so.
