Chapter 853: A Beautiful Dream
At the summit of Mt. Silver.
Dragonite Plain.
"Ing?"
A delicate Dragonair lying in her grassy nest raised her head, looked around, and a hint of confusion flashed through her eyes.
She seemed to have just had a very long dream.
The content of that dream...
She forgot.
"Forget it."
Dragonair swished her tail, quickly tossing those thoughts to the back of her mind.
After waking up.
Forgetting the contents of a dream.
Isn't that a very normal thing?
She wasn't willing to waste time on this.
Dragonair looked around and quickly fixed her gaze on the "newcomer" by the lake: "Ing!"
Dragonair's mouth curled up, her eyes bending into crescents.
She thought that Dragonair was really good-looking.
A bit chubby, yes.
But after evolving, one was bound to get chubby anyway.
Chubby.
Means strong!
If she were with him, they would definitely be able to give birth to a powerful little Dratini!
Dragonair swished her tail, turned to look at the other restless Dragonites and Dragonairs, gathered her courage, and stepped forward first.
Seeing this, the other Dragonites and Dragonairs.
All revealed surprised expressions.
She is so brave!
"Ing!"
Under the surprised gazes of her kind, Dragonair held her head high and walked over to that chubby Dragonair.
The Dragonair who was seriously studying "Fire Spin" stopped, turned his head, and looked at the Dragonair in confusion: "Hmm? Do you need something?"
Hearing this voice full of boyish vigor.
Dragonair's heart skipped a beat.
She blinked her pretty eyebrows, raised her head to glance at him, then blushed, lowered her head, and ran away.
"???"
The chubby Dragonair stood there with a confused expression.
Unable to comprehend for a moment.
But he seemed to have a pressing reason to get stronger.
So he didn't take this matter to heart and immediately started training again.
"Ing..."
The Dragonair who ran away hid behind the Dragonite Clan Leader, carefully peeking out to watch his hardworking back.
She was mesmerized for a moment.
She didn't know what "love at first sight" meant, nor did she know what "attraction to beauty" meant.
Dragonair only knew.
When she saw that male dragon, her body would get hot, and she couldn't control the urge to run away.
Dragonair wanted to talk to him.
But she was too embarrassed to talk to him.
"Ing..."
Thinking of this.
Dragonair lowered her head somewhat disappointedly.
She felt she was such a coward.
"Ooh-woo~"
The Dragonite Clan Leader took in Dragonair's expression, a teasing smile couldn't help but appear on his face.
He told Dragonair.
That new little dragon was named "Kazuya."
"Kazuya..."
A dazzling light lit up in Dragonair's eyes.
She also forgot.
How many times she muttered this name to herself that night.
The next day.
Dragonair gathered her courage to go up and strike a conversation.
But she didn't last two seconds before fleeing again under Kazuya's gaze.
Kazuya frowned tightly.
He felt this Dragonair was a bit naughty.
She seemed to always come and interrupt his training.
Shaking his head.
Kazuya started training again.
A week passed.
Dragonair finally found an opportunity and took the initiative to speak.
That day.
Kazuya was drinking water by the river.
Dragonair popped her head out from underwater right in front of Kazuya and said with a blush: "Hello!"
"Hmm? Hello, you're finally talking."
"...Ing."
Kazuya's one sentence made Dragonair feel suffocated.
Seeing that Dragonair was about to run again.
Kazuya directly whipped out his tail, "grabbing" Dragonair.
He pulled Dragonair back onto the shore and said solemnly: "What exactly do you want? I don't have time to play with you, go find other Dragonairs to play with."
However.
His words didn't enter Dragonair's head at all.
Because...
Kazuya hooked her tail with his tail.
This scene.
Caused Dragonair's brain to crash.
She quietly stared at their intertwined tails, and soon her head started to steam.
A moment later.
Bang!
Dragonair fainted on the ground.
This scared Kazuya, and he hurriedly grabbed her to find the Dragonite Clan Leader.
Fortunately, she was fine.
Another day passed.
Dragonair woke up, feeling like her courage had grown so much!
Filled with anticipation, she headed towards the river, going all the way to Kazuya's side.
Seeing that Kazuya was still training hard.
Dragonair didn't go up to disturb him.
She huddled in the nearby grass, obediently waiting for Kazuya's training to end.
She didn't know how much time had passed.
The sky was painted with a blush like it had been burned by fire.
That hardworking figure gradually stopped his movements, lying by the river panting and resting.
Seeing this, Dragonair slowly crept over.
She came to Kazuya's side.
Seeing that the other party had no reaction to her arrival.
Her courage grew a bit more.
Like a little dragon doing something bad.
Dragonair moved her tail, "unintentionally" resting it on Kazuya's tail.
The tip of Kazuya's tail twitched.
But eventually dropped weakly.
Dragonair blinked, a hint of a smile in her eyes, gradually wrapping her tail around and intertwining it with Kazuya's tail.
Kazuya looked at the Dragonair beside him.
Revealing a strange look.
But he still didn't stop her.
As long as she didn't disturb his rest and training, it was fine.
But he didn't notice.
Dragonair was giving him an expectant, pink gaze.
However...
It was meaningless.
She didn't get any response from Kazuya.
Kazuya simply didn't know what the "next step" was, just like an underdeveloped little shota.
This completely dumbfounded Dragonair.
She stood there for quite a while before letting out a somewhat angry "Hmph," turning around and leaving.
"???"
Kazuya raised his head, frowning deeply.
What's wrong with her now?
He didn't understand, and was too lazy to ask.
He needed to rest.
The next day.
Dragonair came again.
Tail wrapping.
The day after that...
In the blink of an eye.
A month passed.
It was late autumn.
When Kazuya saw two Dragonairs with their tails intertwined entering a state of deep affection.
He finally realized the significance of the "tail wrapping" behavior among the Dragonite clan.
Consequently.
Smack!
"Ing?!"
Dragonair looked at her tail that was swatted away, looking at Kazuya with a wronged and strange expression.
However, Kazuya just awkwardly turned his head away, offering no explanation.
"Ing!"
Scumbag dragon!
We've been wrapping tails for a month, and you suddenly reject me.
Scumbag dragon!
Dragonair angrily poked Kazuya with her tail, but the latter ignored her completely, training on his own.
Dragonair was furious.
She turned around and left, swearing never to pay attention to this scumbag dragon again.
The next day.
Dragonair came again.
She thought Kazuya was just in a bad mood yesterday.
She tried wrapping tails.
Smack!
Wow! He is so cool! I like it so much!
A blush appeared on Dragonair's face. She seemed to have fallen into a vortex and couldn't extricate herself.
Time flew by.
Another month passed.
It started snowing on the Dragonite Plain.
Dragonair originally thought.
That the two of them would continue playing this cat-and-mouse game on this plain forever.
As a result.
On that day, she heard a sentence from his mouth: "It's about time I left."
"Ing?!"
Dragonair, who was hiding in the bushes preparing to give Kazuya a jump scare, jumped up in shock.
"It's you again."
Kazuya looked at her and smiled.
He already considered this Dragonair a friend.
He just didn't know if there would be a chance to meet again in the future.
"Ing?"
Dragonair stepped forward, wrapping her tail around again.
This time there was no other meaning.
Just a desire to make him stay.
However.
This time he didn't swat it away.
"Ing?!"
Dragonair looked up in pleasant surprise, meeting a pair of eyes filled with love.
"Then I will stay and keep you company."
Kazuya's smile was incredibly bright.
This scene.
Sent Dragonair into a trance.
Her expression went from excited to calm, and from calm to bitter.
Her body gradually began to change.
Becoming taller.
Becoming older.
["As long as we're alive, we will meet again."]
The words from over a thousand years ago echoed in Dragonite's heart again, making her unable to hold back a tear.
She reached out both hands and choked her own neck.
Her eyes gradually lost all their luster.
Those with a heart naturally have love.
Love from those without a heart is hard to seek.
Dragonite knew better than anyone that she fell in love with someone who wouldn't fall in love with her.
So...
"So this was a dream after all."
A beautiful dream.
That she would never dare to have.
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