Police are waiting outside and have already apprehended the assaulters from the pool room. "Alright, dragon. Come out with your- um- wings down and we'll take it easy on you," the police say. "No!" One brave freshman girl says. "He saved us. Don't take him in just because he's unnatural," she continues. I'm making my way outside with Carla as I hear this. "He, this magnificent creature, should be free," she says, walking up to me. I hold my head up with a feeling of pride. "Just because it's a dragon," Carla says. "Sorry, babe," she whispers. I give a hum that says, 'It's okay. I know that you're going to say,' "just because it's a dragon," Carla continues, talking to that brave little soul, "doesn't mean it's a boy," "oh, so it's a girl?" The freshman asks. "No, he still is a boy, just what if he was a girl? And he felt offended because you called him a guy. Assuming he was a girl, which he's not," Carla says. Well, I was wrong. And, Carla, must you put logic into this? "Let him free," people start chanting, and pretty soon, all the townspeople there chant. This. All this for me. I growl. "Okay, he can be free. From now on, Lakesshore is home of the Night Fury," the police say. "Say, Carla," someone says. It's a senior. "You sure seem to have a bond with this dragon. Is there something you're not telling us?"

"Yeah, Carla," Snotlout says. "You stay out of this, Snotlout," Carla says. "Oh, so she really does call you Snotlout. Interesting," the senior says. "And Shawn. wait, where is Shawn?" Snotlout says. "Oh. Uh-" Carla's trying to improvise. He ran off from the locker room when the attack started. I growl to Carla. "He ran off from in the locker room when the attack happened. I saw him go in, but never come back out," Carla's nervous, I can feel it through her hand. "Oh. Hah, that coward," the senior says. I hold back a growl. "Says the one crying," Carla says. This may get ugly unless it's stopped. I pull Carla away and she gets the hint. "Yeah, that's right. Go with your little pet dragon," the senior says. Ouch. Just the way he said 'pet dragon' makes me turn and start growling. "Oh, I'm sorry. Did I hurt your little dragon feelings?" He teases in a baby talk voice. That's it. You've crossed the line. I growl. I shot a small plasma blast near his feet and that's enough to get him to jump. I snort in a way that says 'have a nice day'. "You know, you didn't have to do that," Carla says, on the flight to her house. I know, it's just that he deserved it. I lightly growl to her. "I guess you were just tense after what happened to you," Carla says, just as we touch down in her backyard. "Well,

Goodnight. See ya tomorrow," Carla says. Hold on. I growl. I perk my ears up. Using a dragon's keen senses, I listen for any noises. Okay. I growl. "What was that about?" Carla asks. Just to make sure no one sees you kissing a dragon. I growl, lifting my head up. "Okay, whatever," she laughs and kisses my, well, what she thought would be my cheek. Goodnight Carla. See you tomorrow? I hum. "Sure," she laughs. Good, I have something for us. I growl. Flying home, I realize something. That was the closest to my first kiss I've ever come. Because she kissed the corner of my mouth. Landing in our backyard, I walk in our house, Mom looks mad. "What were you thinking?" She yells. "I was protecting those high schoolers and the rest of the staff," I say. "You could have died, Shawn," Mom says. "I was fine. I had it under control. Goodnight Mom. Love you," I say, walking upstairs. "Hi, Carla :)" I type into Skype "Hi baby. Man, today was, different." She responds. "Well, not 'different' but, well..." I send. "Yeah, it was different" I type. "So now what? Everyone knows about you" Carla types. "That's where you're wrong, my dear. They know that a Night Fury is real. They don't know about the truth behind him" I type. "What you doing?" Someone says

Behind me. "Ah! Grr- Snotlout!" I shout quickly powering my computer screens off. I'm trying my best to hide my wings and tail. "You don't have to hide them, Shawn," Snotlout says. "Wha- What are you talking about, Snotlout?" I say, faking my confusion. "Your wings and tail. I know what you are. I just want to say, thank you for saving us at the school," Snotlout says. What?! How does Snotlout know about it? "How-" I start to say. "I was walking by your house and I saw you land and that's when I knew." Snotlout says. "Ahh! I knew I should've circled around and made sure there was no one near," I grumble to myself. "Don't worry. I won't tell. So, how long has Carla known about it?" Snotlout asks. "Oh, since it first happened. My first change. About, a week and a half ago," I say, turning around, turning the computer screens back on, revealing a layout blueprint for something and Skype, each on two separate screens. "Oh, well, that's good" Carla said. "Whatcha working on here?" Snotlout asks. "Oh, nothing," I say, minimizing the window. "Yeah." I type. "So, Snotlout. Could you hear me when the people attacked?" I ask. "Yeah. I heard you talking to Carla. You two dating?" Snotlout says. "Is that an important question right now?" I say. "So, earlier, you

Said you have something for us?" Carla types. "Yeah. Well, more for you. Oh, and, Snotlout found out" I reply. "Don't you have somewhere to be, Snotlout?" I say. "Oh, crap!" He leaves the next second. "How did he find out?" Carla types. "He saw me land sometime ago" I reply. "Well, it's getting late. Goodnight Carlabay. Cya tomorrow" I type. We both log off after she replies "can't wait for your secret ;) " Man. Today was quite a long and exciting day. Can't imagine what tomorrow will hold in store for the Night Fury. I growl, curling up as I lay on the floor. I've discovered something, sleeping as a dragon is actually more comfortable than in my bed.