(D'you wanna time skip? Also, I might have to leave soon, really sorry!)
The Dragon // One on One // Closed
(Yeah sure, and that's fine it's actually like four a.m. for me XD)
(OMG SLEEP also, whenever you feel like it, could you post the starter, because I just - have no creativity atm)
(Sleep is for the weak qvq and sure)
Kono woke up early as usual and half shifted, walking through the tunnel to see if Gemini was alive or awake. He sat at the entrance of the cave, watching carefully.
(What time is it for you btw?)
(Like 1:30 lol)
Gemini groaned, sitting up and looking around. Oh, I'm still here, she thought to herself, taking an apple out of her saddle bag and tossing it in the air. It took her several minutes to notice the dragon in the entrance of the cave. "Creep," she muttered, sitting up against Applesauce.
Kono went back into the cave once he was sure that Gemini was alive, fully shifting into a human and sitting down quietly. He was still tall in this form, but not an unusual height for humans. He sighed softly, examining a coin. He had a tendency to get bored and brooding when there was no one to fight or anything.
Once Gemini finished her apple, she brushed herself off, grabbed her sword, and walked into the cave. "Can I have some treasure now?" She asked, bored. "Cause I'm pretty sure I'm going to die if I fight you again, and I'd rather not do that just now."
Kono looked over his shoulder and growled, despite only being in human form. He was actually quite attractive in his human and semi human forms, the latter he soon switched into. He flared his wings out, still glaring at Gemini.
"Okay, listen, I know you don't like me, and frankly, neither do I. But I really need this, so maybe you could just let me have some gold and I'll leave you alone and stop being annoying," Gemini suggested hopefully.
"But it is my duty to protect this gold." Kono said quietly, still eyeing Gemini with a great deal of distrust. "Why should I trust you? Why do you want to take my gold?"
"I feel like we've been over this," Gemini said, exasperated. " I need it because my family and probably my entire village is going to kick me out and/or drown me for being a witch if I don't get any gold, " she explained patiently, crossing her arms.
(I must sleep!)
(Night)
"Again, why should I trust you? Many others have come in with similar stories, and they were lying. They received nothing from me, of course." Kono's tail swished through the coins, jostling them.
(Bump)
(Ack, I'm really sorry, I had theater camp and then just blanked on this one lmao)
Gemini raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Why - why would I lie about that? You think I want to be fighting you? No. Not in the least. Literally no part of me wants to fight you. I. Don't. Want. To. Be. Drowned," she explained, pronouncing each of her words carefully.
(Np)
"No one wants to fight me. If I weren't here, people would come and take the gold freely. But they u do not, because my father told me to guard it, and so I do. That's my charge, that's my purpose, and that's that." He said simply, turning his head away. Honestly, he still didn't know why he needed to guard the gold. But, he did follow orders diligently.
"Fine then," Gemini said, plopping herself on the ground. "I can't leave until I have gold, so I'm just going to sit here until you get sick of me. I'd honestly rather be torched than drowned. Water sucks," she said thoughtfully, crossing her arms.
"Alright. I suppose we'll see how long it takes you and your little horse to starve. Humans and their pets, honestly…" Kono scoffed, flicking his tail in irritation again. His wings twitched a bit as well.
"Ok, that'll take like a week. And I'll be muttering. Loudly. Are you sure you wouldn't just prefer to, like, stab me? That'd be a lot easier," she offered.
"No. I'd rather not give you that satisfaction of having won. I don't need to listen to humans. Humans are… corrupt. Vile, lustful little things, aren't they?" Kono said quietly, his words reminding himself of the few lessons taught to him by his father.
Gemini wrinkled her nose. "You haven't met many decent humans, have you? My entire town wants to kill me, but even I know humans don't suck THAT much."
"I think you're forgetting that the only humans I encounter want only my treasure. Many have tried to kill me while I'm only protecting what belongs to me. I don't often even try to kill humans… Why am I telling you this? You don't care. You'll probably just die or leave like the rest of them…" Kono sighed quietly, fidgeting with a gold coin.
"Well, I mean, yes, I'm going to die. Eventually. Or within the week. It depends. It's not my fault I need this treasure. I can't exactly go run off into the woods and live off of poisonous berries, now can I?" She responded, tipping her head.
"If you also had the antidote, you could. It wouldn't be pleasant, but technically possible. Poison berries aren't enough to kill me, though…" Kono let the coin fall to the ground, watching as it settled among the others.
"Yeah, well, you're a DRAGON, so I would hope not. That would be lame," she rolled her eyes and blew a piece of hair out of her face. "This is so boring. I'm supposed to be a warrior, but apparently I don't know how to fight, so… ugh."
"You're bored already? Kid, I've been sitting here, guarding this treasure alone for fifteen years. Humans only occasionally come to try and take things. It gets dull." Kono flicked his tail again, flexing his wings.
"I'M NOT A KI - you know what, nevermind. Maybe it's because you're so fucking terrifying. Maybe you should focus on more than a mountain of gold coins which you don't even use for anything," she suggested flatly.
Kono shrugged. "My father told me to guard it before he left. So, I guard it. I have no other purpose." He supported his head in one hand, his horns shrinking slightly.
Gemini narrowed her eyes. "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Your parents don't give you a purpose. You give yourself a purpose. I know that sounds ironic coming from someone who is literally on a mission from her parents, but hey, I could always go become homeless if I wanted to."