Dragon Training (shared fanfic with Chel)

Naveen frowned at her words before he returned to his position before her. "Just because you're a dragon doesn't mean you can always rely on it. Before you can master those abilities, you need to be able to handle yourself as a human first. Because you didn't know how to do that before, you got kidnapped. This is so that does not happen again." He knew it was a low blow to bring up how she had gotten into that situation but he was just emphasizing his point. If she had known how to fight and handle herself before, Eddie might not have had a chance to get his hands on her and he wanted to make sure that wouldn't happen again. Though at her comment, he merely held out his sword in it's ready stance. "If you want a break, knock this out of my hand." He kept his gaze trained on her and nodded for her to go whenever she was ready. Even if she didn't succeed, he'd give her a break anyway. He knew how frustrating it was to not move as fast as she wanted, he just wanted to make sure she was paying attention. Besides, they'd been at this for hours and it'd already been a month or so since he started training her. She was ready for the harder things, he just wanted to make sure.

Naveen blinked as his sword flew out of his hand, landing a few feet away from him. A grin tugged at his lips as he took another drink from his glass. He hadn't expected her to be able to do it but she was a fast learner. "And now you may have your break. I'm sure you're bored of swords so how about this. Anything you want to learn will be our next lesson. Dragon or human, you've earned it." Naveen made his way over to the table and poured her a drink, handing it to her as she walked over to join him. He sat down in his chair and propped his feet up on the table, swirling the liquid around the glass in his hand. If he could get Chel trained fast enough, he may be able to make a surprise appearance before they officially go back to Paradise for Nita's birthday. He hadn't seen her since they all split up after Eddie was taken care of and he hadn't slept with her since he left the first time. Whenever they finally go home, he'd make sure to get some much needed attention from her, that was for sure. He needed it and he was sure she did too. The woman confused the hell out of him but damn she was worth it.

Naveen almost didn't register her question as he stared at his glass, only looking up after a few moments momentarily confused. "Hmm? Oh, right. I taught myself. It wasn't too hard though, I've been around dragons my whole life. Everyone in my village was a hunter. My father, my mother, Nita, everyone had taken a dragon's life at some point though as to how many was up to them. It was a right of passage back then.." He frowned at realizing how much times had changed since then. A hundred years was a long time for cultural changes. "Plus I had dated Rose...sorry, Aurora, for some time before I found out that she was a dragon herself so I knew some of the quirks that showed through the human form a bit. Throw yourself in a cave for a century and you'll figure things out." He smirked before taking another drink. When she choked on hers, he couldn't help but chuckle and reach across the table, grabbing the pitcher of water. "Here, I forget you're not old enough for this stuff yet." Once she recovered from the drink, he eyed her out of the corner of his eye. She did look a lot like Evangeline now that he took the chance to look at her. "So tell me...how come you became a dragon hunter? I never though Evangeline would have let you do something so reckless at your age."

Naveen frowned at her words and his grip tightened around the glass in his hands. He never realized how bad it had been for her. If he had known she even existed, he would have helped her right away. What bothered him is that Evangelin never told him and ran away from him. He still couldn't understand why...She must have found out somehow that he wasn't what he said he was, considering that she knew how to suppress Chel's powers and that she even needed to. Yet she didn't try to kill the child...He sighed and noticed how badly she was shaking before reaching over and placing one hand on hers. Naveen set his glass down and leaned forward, using his other hand to turn her face towards his. "Hey, that wasn't your fault. None of it was. Not your mother or me. Remember what I told you? I'm indestructible." He tried to tease her lightly before he pulled back and lifted his shirt off his body to reveal his scars. "Each one of these proves it. This one here, that's from Aurora. And these three, those are from Eric." His fingers pointed out the circular scar where Aurora had stabbed to his heart and then the three lashes that stretched from his shoulder to his hip from Eric. Both of those scars had been a death, if not near death for him and yet here he still was. There were plenty more that littered his body to prove his point to her, even some left from himself when he had been so desperate for freedom back then. "You know, you're a lot like me when I was your age. After Aurora's sister attacked my village, I took revenge too. Took out her family just like they had taken mine. But you have to be careful with revenge Chel...that's how I ended up like this and now I've passed on my curse to you..." Naveen frowned at the fact and pulled his shirt back on before he finished off his glass and leaned back in his chair.

Naveen looked up at her question and his lips pressed together. After a moment of sitting in silence, he ran a hand through his hair and shook his head. "No, she's not like us. Nita..she was kidnapped when we were younger. From what she told me, it was on the night the village was attacked. A sorcerer found out what she was and took her and she was forced to do anything he wanted. And I seriously mean, anything." His face showed clear distaste as he thought about what Nita had to go through and all that he had learned about her past, especially with Kent and that sorcerer. He shook his head as he realized that he was still in the middle of his conversation with Chel and cleared his throat. "I found her about nine months ago. I thought she had been dead all this time...That's why I barely let her out of my sight. Brotherly instincts I guess you could say. The whole reason Eddie showed up is because we had a little spat and...well that can be a story for another time." Naveen knew it was more than his brotherly instincts that made his extra protective over Nita, but he wasn't ready to admit it just yet. He'd had such crap luck with relationships so that's why he had been bouncing between Eric and the occasional woman before Nita showed up again. When Chel mentioned how Nita had stood up to Eddie, he couldn't help but smile. "That sounds like her alright. She's feisty and let me warn you, never piss her off. She'll make you pay for it." He never realized that Nita knew how to use a sword but he knew she could hold her own when she needed to. Maybe he'd have to test her out...see if she's still good with surprises.

He glanced over at her question and bit his lip as he thought, thankful that she was changing the subject. When it came to Nita, he had a tendency to get sucked up into his thoughts. Though at her comment, he frowned. "I did. No one had warned me about that first bit and I admit, I took a few lives. But the only way to get past it is to keep pushing forward. The more you transform, the more control you'll have and with more control comes more stability. Come on, let's go outside. We'll start with getting used to your form first." Naveen gave her a soft smile before pushing himself out of his seat and slung his arm around her shoulder as he led her outside. He took her into the valley behind his cave, grinning at the sight. It had been his favorite place to practice and it clearly showed as the walls had damaged places where the rocks crumbled to the valley's floor. When he first started getting used to his form, he had spent many weeks learning to fly and somehow managed to fly straight into the walls several more times than he'd like to admit. After a moment, Naveen motioned for Nita to shift before he transformed himself. His black scales reflected the sunlight around them and small traces of gold glinted across his neck and underbelly. With his form next to Chel's it was clear that the two dragons were related even though she held much more gold to her scales than he did. He kept a close eye on her once she transformed, just in case she lost control again. "How's it feeling so far?"