My Guardian Serpant- pg6

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   The good news is that my backyard ground isn't hard and painful, the bad news is that I'm afraid of heights! Damn, I've should've seen this coming when I began to shake from head to toe, my heart beating faster than a speeding bullet, and once again...my breathing rate going high.
"Ohmygosh, thisissohighsoveryveryhigh!!!" I forced myself to not look down, but it was no use. But, I had no choice, I had to get to Alan and comfort him, and protect him, whether or not I'm afraid of heights.
"Okay Miranda, you can do this. Just jump off this roof, and onto the grass, then run towards Alan...easy peezy limon squeezy...right?!"
I settled myself as I was ready to jump, nearly almost gagging from the sight of this tall view. Shaking my hands, bending my knees, and looking straight ahead, I was ready to jump.
"Okay, on the count of 3, I'm gonna jump." Boy, do I feel stupid just talking to myself, as if I'm just forcing myself to jump like how coaches do when the student doesn't do what they were told. I've watched too many movies these days, gotta lay off of them for awhile.
"Ready...one...two...threeeaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!" I jumped off my 2 story house, and began to wave my arms around trying to fly away like a stupid bird! Screaming at the top of my lungs, not even thinking that my mom was trying to have her beauty sleep. Finally, I had landed onto the soft green grass with my feet, and falling from the pain on my ankles. The pain shot from my ankles to my whole legs, it felt horrible!
"OUCH!!!" I wailed in a whisper, cupping my hand to my mouth so I can shut myself up before my mom would suspect something. I whimpered, and began to feel the tears forming in my eyes, but there wasn't time for crying. As I wiped the tears away, I finally managed to pull myself up, ignoring the pain that was still disfiguring my ankles. At last, the pain began to fade away, as I shook both my legs at a time.
"Finally!" Quickly, I ran towards the trees and began to head my way towards Alan.


   "Why couldn't you have just called me for help, instead of you jumping like a psychotic little human?! You could've damaged your legs for pete sake!" Alan said, alarmed about the adventure story of me facing the depths of heights. It's like I'm hearing my mom yell at me all over again, (deja vu).
"I didn't want to bother you, besides you're terribly hurt so you gotta stay still until the wound heals. Plus, the pain only hurt for a few seconds that's all, and who the hell are you calling a "Psychotic little human", you fat lizard?!" I put my hands on my hips, and began to gaze at my lizard friend.
"First of all, I'm not fat; second of all, I don't care if I'm hurt, you helped me, now it's my turn to help you out."
I opened my mouth to talk, but nothing came out, so I closed it shut.
He looked at me, and then snorted. "Exactly." He said, curling his body up like a dog again, and laying his head down. I felt guilty a little about what I had just said to him, poor thing just hurt and me just yelling at him about God knows what.
*Sigh* I guess I should be the one to calm down for awhile, it's just that...I'm having a very hard day today. Things are changing ever since summer started today after school. My friend is madly in love with me, half of my family are gone, and my mom always tired...right now I'm on the bridge to where I have to take care of myself. Y-you know what I mean, do you?" I sat by him, and turned to gaze at his beautiful face again.
Alan's expression looked depressing, as if he had lost something of his own. He looked straight ahead, then sighed.
"I know what you mean...I've lost my family a long time ago ever since I was just a hatchling. I came bursting out of my egg, and was ready to feel the hugs and kisses of my mother and father, but...nothing. That's when I knew that I was on my own now, no help, no place to go, it was just me. As I grew, I began to communicate well with other dragons, and began to be friends with some of them. But, it wasn't enough actually, I wanted more..."
"Gee...that's kind of harsh. I'm sorry about your parents, though."
"Heh, no need. I never even knew them or heard about them, so why bother even caring. But sometimes...*sigh*...I just get a little lonely, you know? No family to be with, no friends to talk to, I don't even have a stupid mate."
"All male dragons have to mate?!" I looked at him in a surprised way, winking at him and elbowing his shoulder just to be funny. He snorted.
"Not all males have to mate, it's whether the female is interested in you or not. If they do, they'll mate, but if they don't...then I'm shit out of luck."
I laughed at the thought of it, imagining him trying to attract a female dragon, but never even getting a chance.
"You think that's tough?!! I have to find the right guy for me to get with, trust me, it's not as easy as it looks. We female humans have a "thing" for picking the right human male. Mostly it's easy for the lesbians and gay people, but for straights...it's another story."
We began to crack up at the thought of it.