The Light of Shadows

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== Chapter One ==
"Why would you do this? My life will only go downhill for the rest of my existence."
"Oh, Seashadow, there's no need to be such a pessimist. The school will be great for you! Plus, you haven't talked to anyone but me your whole life. Some social interaction wouldn't hurt, would it?"
Seashadow let out a deep growl under her breath. She didn't need to interact with some stupid, tail-kissing lizards at a place where dragons whose dreams were crushed years ago injected useless "information" into innocent dragonets. There was no benefit to this. She wasn't even able to say goodbye to Pip! The school will only crush her from the inside.
Well, not all of her could say that. There was still Music and Art, her favorite hobbies. Seashadow was also sure mother mentioned a library and an underground pool in the mix. Plus, the librarian and principal were pretty nice to her.
Seashadow shook away the positive thoughts and reminded herself of the bad stuff. Always look on the dark side of life, that's her motto.
"Do want to go in now?" Mother asked in a soft voice. Unable to resist the urge, Seashadow hugged Mother tight despite how short she was. Mother smiled and let out a giggle. "Aww, I'll miss you, too."
"Shut up."
Seashadow turned around and bounded off into the hall, with one last look at Mother, but she had already left. Of course she did. She probably wants to stop seeing my dumb face.
A sudden yell echoed across the whole school. Seashadow looked up to see the principal on a tall rock. "DO I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION?" the Sandwings voice boomed. The crowd stopped talking. "Good. Anyways, welcome students, to Bay Academy! I am Dustorm, and here, you will be learning and making long-lasting friendships."
A portion of the crowd seemed to light up, the other groaning. But Seashadow was in her own portion, and that was the "I don't care what we're doing, can I leave yet?" one.
“Anyways, each of you has been assigned to a winglet of five dragonets. They will be the dragons you’ll be sleeping with, learning with, and taking classes with. You will all be handed a stack of scrolls. One scroll will have a map of the school, one will be a letter including your winglet, and the other will contain everything else you need to know. Now, you will need to leave through the door over there.”
She waved to a gate at the back of the large room. “Without further ado, enjoy your stay!”
The crowd scrambled into a line entering the open door. At the door was a tired Mudwing handing out the three scrolls Dustorm mentioned, looking like he was forced to be there. When Seashadow got there, the Mudwing slowly reached out to her with the scrolls and murmured, “Have a wonderful day.” in the most BLANK tone EVER. Even Seashadow could act better than that!
She walked over to a corner in a hallway and opened the scroll that read:
Welcome, Seashadow!
Here, you will be joining the Heart winglet along with your clawmates Alaska, Sunspot, Quicksand, and Hibiscus. Your dormitory is in the cave next to the underground river. We have been told of your interests and you will find a cello, a blank sketchbook, and an ink bottle with a quill as a gift from us to you. Consider this a warm welcome.
Yours truly, Dustorm.
Seashadow’s heart leaped with joy a little. At least she wouldn’t be completely bored. She was also just a little bit interested in finding out who her clawmates were.
She stood up and walked to her (according to the map) dorm. I’ll read the schedule before I go to bed. Maybe I’ll look for possible escape routes at night if my clawmates are too annoying or just in general boring. But I’ll definitely take a swim in the river. It’s really cool that my dorm is next to the place I like…
Seashadow trailed off in thought, not acknowledging anything that happened around her. She accidentally bumped into a dragon that was passing by, ripping her away from her thought.
“WATCH WHERE YOU’RE GOING, YOU STUPID SEASLUG!” the Leafwing roared. Seashadow looked over her shoulder to see him and his bared teeth and claws, looking like he was about to attack. She was about to yell back when an Icewing stepped in front of her and towered over the Leafwing. “Stop. There is no need for violence, it is our first day. So, why don’t you stop yourself from throwing a tantrum and go on?” she hissed. “MAKE ME! I am Strangler, SON OF A WARRIOR, AND I CAN DO WHAT I WANT!”
The Icewing smiled. “Your name suits you. Your attitude is strangling me already.”
Strangler screamed in fury and stomped away. Seashadow was over the moon that she wasn’t clawmates with him. The Icewing turned and picked up Seashadow’s scrolls. “Sorry about that. Dragons these days really can’t keep their mouths shut, can they?” she said as she rolled her eyes. She nodded quietly. Seashadow tried to stand up, but apparently, she scraped her arm when she bumped into Strangler, so it felt painful and she could barely put any pressure on it. The Icewing saw her struggle and stepped her way. “Are you ok? Do you need help?”
Seashadow snatched her scrolls from the Icewings arms. “I’m fine, and I don’t need your help.”
“Suit yourself!”
But when she went to find her room, she realized she had lost track of time and where she was, plus the scrape on her arm was starting to bleed. “FINE.” she growled. The Icewing whipped around. “Well, why didn’t you say so? The name’s Alaska, by the way, what’s yours?” she said while helping Seashadow up. “It’s Seashadow.”
With a spark of memory, she realized that Alaska was in her winglet. Not exactly fun, but she may be worth talking to. “Woah, that means you’re in my winglet! Cool! Well, does this mean we’re friends?”
“Don’t get excited.” Seashadow assured, but Alaska didn’t seem to acknowledge her grumpy aura.
When they arrived at the dorm, Alaska immediately headed off to dinner. “Do you want anything?” she asked before setting off. “Bring back some fish.” Seashadow called, walking into the room. She saw an orange Silkwing dragonet and a Sandwing/Mudwing hybrid reading, along with a Rainwing talking to herself. The Silkwing looked up. “H-hello!” he stuttered, trying to sound normal. He put the book down and walked over to Seashadow. “I’m Sunspot! Are you Seashadow, the dragon I’ve heard about?” She put on a serious face. “Who’s been talking about me?”
“Oh, you are her! Cool! Oh, gosh, are you okay?” Sunspot said, looking at the scar on her arm. Before she could speak, he pulled her over to a bag and grabbed a long leaf bandage. He wrapped it around her arm. “Does it feel any better?” he asked. “I don’t--no.”
“Of course, how silly of me. It won’t feel better immediately, what was I thinking? Well, anyways, I hope it gets better! If you don’t mind, you can come to read with me and Quicksand, if you want.I mean--I’m not telling you what to do, I just thought--never mind, I talk too much. M-might as well leave you be…” he trailed off, seeing the agitated look on Seashadow’s face. He went and laid down on a beanbag, continuing to chat with Quicksand.
Wasn’t that pleasantly annoying? She walked over to her bed and collapsed on the soft, pre-made blankets. Seashadow picked up her sketchbook and started scribbling whatever was on her mind, ending up with a scratchy drawing of home. She sighed and looked at the door to see if Alaska came back yet with her fish, but she nearly screamed because all she saw were yellow eyes staring at her.
“HELLO!” the Rainwing chirped, backing away from her face. “I’m Hibiscus! What’s your name?”
Seashadow squinted at her. “Seashadow--”
“PRETTY, just like you! Well, hello Seashadow! Do you like Scales-and-Squares? Do you like reading? Are you a hybrid? Are you grumpy? Do you like art? Do you wanna be friends?”
“Do you always talk this much?” Seashadow snapped back. The hyper Rainwing glared at her but still smiled ear to ear. “Oh, YES. My parents say it’s annoying, but I really have a lot on my mind. Sometimes I accidentally say so much that I spill secrets…wait, I’M NOT SUPPOSED TO TELL YOU THAT! Ah, treefrogs…well, it’s good to start with an example, am I right? That was rhetorical, I know I am because I always am! Plus, you’d be able to tell if I’m lying because I’m told that I’m a bad liar, or at least that’s what everyone thinks. Maybe you won’t, though! Or will you…? Oh well, only time can tell.”
Seashadow wanted to dip her ears in slime and knock Hibiscus’s face out of her brain. Was she seriously expected to live with this thing? It was like sitting next to a screaming dragonet--oh, that’s exactly what it is.
But a sudden prickle on her spine told her to look at the door, and she saw a ghostly Seawing dragonet staring right at her. The dragonet’s eyes widened in shock and hid behind the door. Seashadow bolted out of her bed, pushed Hibiscus aside, and looked out of the room, but the dragonet was nowhere to be seen. “WHAT was THAT for?!” Hibiscus hissed. Seashadow ignored her and whipped around to Sunspot, who had also been looking at the door but seemed fine. “Didn’t you see it?” said Seashadow. “See what?”
== Chapter Two ==
“Seashadow? Seashadow, wake up!”
Seashadow opened her eyes and saw Alaska standing in front of her with a wide smile. “It’s our first day, come on!” she chirped. Seashadow grumbled into her pillow and got up. They and the others strode down to a hall where another winglet looked at a scroll together. Alaska picked up their scroll and read their schedule before speaking. “So on our first day, we have to do this introduction thingy where we…uh…” --she looked at the scroll again-- ”we go to four classes throughout the day and do some team activities. I’ll lead the group.”
“Why you?” asked Quicksand. “Because I’m the best and nobody can deny, now let’s go.”
Alaska got up and ran out of the tunnels and flew to a platform in the trees. Quicksand had to carry Sunspot (because he hadn’t gone through metamorphosis yet) up, panting like a dog and crashing into the floor, rocking the whole platform like a hammock.
“Welcome!” a voice sang from behind them, making Hibiscus jump in surprise. A mint green Rainwing emerged from the shadows with a joyous face. “My name is Professor Bristlecone, and I will be your hunting teacher. You must be the Heart Winget! Well, today I won’t be teaching you all hunting, but rather some fun games to play together with the other winglet.”
“What other winglet?” Sunspot started but yelped when five other dragonets arrived. “The Talon winglet, of course!” said Bristlecone. Sunspot’s face suddenly lit up as he saw a huge, purple and orange Silkwing. The purple Silkwing saw him too and came running for Sunspot, hugging him tightly. “SUNSPOT! I’ve been looking for you ever since we got sorted into our winglets! Are you ok? How’s school so far? Has anyone hurt you? Have you made friends?”
“Sawtooth, you’re suffocating me!” Sunspot wheezed. Sawtooth let go, but still held a smile that could reach the moons. “And who’s this?” Hibiscus joined in. “This is Sawtooth, my big brother. Sawtooth, this is Hibiscus,” said Sunspot. They shook talons, despite the fact that Sawtooth was almost twice as large as the little rainwing. “And the others are Alaska, Quicksand, and Seashadow. Don’t worry, none of them are harmful.” Sunspot continued. Bold of you to assume I’m not harmless. Seashadow snapped in her head. She was still sure she couldn’t trust anyone in the school. Sawtooth suddenly shot a look at her, then Sunspot, then her again. She couldn’t read his face, but she could make out some distrust on his face. “Well, now that we have that sorted, let’s play some games!” Bristlecone interrupted.
…
A distant bell tore the air. “That’s the break bell, everyone. You can all leave until the next bell rings.” said their history teacher. Alaska barreled out the door, Hibiscus running after her. Sunspot ran to find Sawtooth, and Quicksand stayed, lying down and reading a scroll. Seashadow decided to head to the art room, where she found canvases, paint, ink, and more. She looked around and saw a light pink, fluffy Silkwing talking to Strangler, the Leafwing she had met before. But he didn’t look the slightest bit grumpy, instead a calm, relaxed look on his face and smiling a little bit. Seashadow couldn’t help but cringe while looking at them paint together.
She grabbed her own canvas and started painting her, her mother, and Pip. When she was done, she looked up at it and felt a little sad as she saw her mother and Seashadow laughing. A pang of homesickness came rushing back to her, but she shoved it away. “My, that’s beautiful!” said a dragon from over her shoulder. Seashadow looked and saw a caramel-brown mudwing look at the painting in awe. “Thanks, but you don’t have to say anything, I know it’s an eyesore.” Seashadow mumbled. The Mudwing shot her a shocked look. “Are you insane? This is awesome! I’ve never seen anyone--let alone a student--paint like that!” she assured. Seashadow nodded, then picked up the painting and headed toward her dorm.
When she arrived, she saw Alaska chatting with Hibiscus. “...and that’s why I’m the best Icewing in the kingdom.” said Alaska in a joking tone. Hibiscus giggled. Seashadow set down her painting to dry as she heard the bell ring.
She, her winglet, and another winglet headed to a greenhouse close to the ocean. The inside was wall-to-wall with overgrown plants and flowers, vines hanging from the ceiling, and exotic plants Seashadow had never seen before. Then, a sleek, evergreen female Leafwing with a long neck scar walked towards them. She towered over every other dragon in the room, looking at them with squinted eyes, making Sunspot look at her in fear. Idiot. She’s a teacher, she wouldn’t hurt us. “Hello, class. I am Sycamore, and if you couldn’t tell, I am the school botanist and gardener. I will be teaching you all how to care for plants. I will also teach you how to survive them.” she said, looking at a half-grown venus fly snap trap and a huge pitcher plant. “We are not playing any games like newhatced dragonets. We are going to be partnered up and studying the plants. I will be picking your partners. Sunspot, you’re with Sugar. Alaska, you’re with Ash. Hibiscus, you’re with Dragonbite. Seashadow, you’re with Strangler. And Quicksand, you’re with Yellowstripe.”
Strangler smothered a deep growl under his breath. “Let’s just get this over with.” he muttered.
They wandered around the huge greenhouse, barely speaking to each other. “I’m sorry.” Strangler mumbled. Seashadow looked at him. “For yelling at you.”
“Really? You don’t seem like the apologetic type.” said Seashadow. Strangler kept looking down. “I’m not, and it sucks. It’s just that she was mad at me for getting ticked off, and she’ll be happy to know that I’ve apologized.” he looked at Sugar through some vines, who was laughing with Sunspot. Seashadow realized that she was the dragon he had been painting with earlier. “That’s sweet and disgustingly adorable. I hate it, but your apology is accepted.” said Seashadow. Strangler nodded in thanks and proceeded to walk around the greenhouse.
Seashadow was about to head behind him when she saw a blue glint of light shine in her eye. She looked over and saw that it was coming from inside an aloe. Seashadow moved the leaves and saw a blue star sculpture with a diamond in the middle. A dreamvisitor. But what is it doing here? Did somebody lose it? Was it left for someone? She thought more for a moment. I guess nobody would care if I just borrowed it. After all, if someone does get mad, they won’t know it’s me. She grabbed some dead vines and hid the dreamvisitor inside.
A bell ringed and Sycamore called them to the entrance. After they shared what they “learned”, they headed back to their dorms. “What’s that for? Don’t tell me you stole a dead plant.” said Quicksand, noticing the brown vines in Seashadows talons. “Don’t judge her.” Sunspot chimed in. “It’s probably for some emo ritual to get her happiness back!” laughed Hibiscus. Quicksand giggled. “Don’t be rude.” said Sunspot.
They arrived at the dorm, and Seashadow laid down, sprawled on her bed. “I’ll bring dinner! said Alaska. After everyone fell asleep, Seashadow pulled out her dreamvisitor and tried to visit her mother, but she was awake. So, too tired for anything else, she drifted off to sleep.
== Chapter Three ==
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