Falling Apart



The child was curled up on his bed
Hugging his pillow, crying

His eyes burned red
From all the tears that poured out

Soon he  was coughing, splurting out blood
His throat ripped and torn from nights of continous crying

"Little one...." called his dragon
Gental in his mind, trying to comfort her rider

"My heart....it hurts.....and aches"
"The pain wont stop.....just tears....tears..."

"The scars and bruises wont heal"
"The cuts and burns are too deep"

"The guilt and shame burns"
"Like I hold the fires of hell on my chest"

"As it slowly eats me up"
"Slowly burning my insides away"

"Just as hell would burn you"
"If you were to enter its doom"

The boy whispered to his dragon in desperation
For comfort, for anything that would help his tears

His dragon came around him slowly
Wrapping her tail around him softly

In a gaint spiral curl
On the forest floor

He snuggled into the side of her tail
His tears still leaking, dripping down her amythst scales

The dragon bent her long neck towards him
Resting her head on her tail, next to her riders form

She looked at him with one large amythst eye
A single gaint tear slipping from her eyes

The tear changed into a soft silk blanket
As it fell over the elf gently

"What if I cant heal these wounds"
"What if it gets worse..."

"I am a bad luck charm"
"What good is there for me in this world"

He mumbled through his tears
His hope having faded away

The dragon growled slightly, releasing a small flame
She hated when he got like this, few times as they were

"Enough of this little one"
"You are an elf, Not a mountain troll"

"It wouldnt hurt to act like one"
She said harshly with slight anger

Poking him in the chest gently
With the tip of her tail

Her tone changed to a gental one
Her eyes giving a soft look

"The way you are and what you do"
"Is not wrong, just kind and soft"

"But that is you little one"
"And thats perfect and amazing"

"You use all your emotions"
"Letting them fly and flurish"

"People think thats your weakness"
"But in truth that makes you much stronger then them"

"Because you have no fear in showing"
"Or using those emotions"

"How many people do you know"
"That will do that, huh?"

"Plus, its better little one"
"Better then being a stiff board of wood"

"Like some of these half-witted mortals"
She smirked slightly watching him

He smiled slightly looking up at the beautiful dragon
Forgetting to wipe his tears

She nuzzled him with the tip of her snout gently
Seeing his emotions change to positive ones

"You have good friends here little one"
"They need you, as much as you need them"

"Ones that care for you deeply"
"Ones that love you immensly"

"Even ones that are annoying"
"And just a big pain in the damn ass"

He burst out laughing, wiping his eyes
It was funny when she swore

She smiled flicking her tail abit
Seeing him laugh finally

"The skies falling" he giggled childishly
Sticking his tongue out, making a weird face with his eyes

She laughed softly at his clownish face
Before narrowing her eyes playfully "Dont start that"

"Make me dwagon lady" he giggled
Dashing off into the forest, swift as a stallion

She took off into the sky
After her rider with a small smile

He was going to be ok
For now...

Two crimson eyes watched them
From the shadows of the trees

Passing unnoticed
The elf and dragon not seeing them

Th truth was coming to the elf
Tracking him down fast

And he was going to kneel over
Fall apart when he learnt the truth