In A Demon's Lifetime by Leydy Renteria (best english books to read for beginners txt) 📕

A week later I was practicing my sword fighting skills when someone snuck up behind me. I lashed out with my sword as I turned around. It was Haydn but I didn't remove the tip of my sword from his throat. "What do you want?" I asked him in an indifferent tone of voice. "Nothing...just came by to see how you were doing." He responded. He hadn't even flinched when my sword came into contact with his skin. I removed my sword, put it back into it's hilt, and said "That's very kind of you but I need to resume my practice." "You need someone to practice with," He said "I could practice with you if you want" I hesitated for a moment then said "Ok" He sheathed his sword and I did likewise. We started to practice and I noticed that his sword looked like it belonged to a warrior of high ranking. I launched myself at him while he was still getting ready. He dodged aside, sheathed his sword quickly, and tried to jab me in the side. I blocked it and aimed for his stomach. He leaped aside. He's good I thought.....too good. So I did what every demon does when she thinks she's losing. I lashed out at him with my tail. He fell down in surprise. I instantly regretted it and helped him up. "Um...do you wanna come inside?' I asked him gesturing towards my house. He nodded and winced in pain as his leg came into contact with the ground. I led him inside, sat him down on a chair, and was about to sit down too when a bunch of idiots burst into my house. "Looks like we have company" said Haydn warily. We both stood up side by side and sheathed our swords."Where's the amulet" asked the leader in a menacing voice. "I don't have it" replied Haydn casually. "Tell me where it is or else..." The leader tried to grab me but i pinned him against the wall with my sword and said "Touch me and die" and with those encouraging words we went into battle. It wasn't a fair one though. We were really out numbered. But it looked like we might have a chance at winning. There was blood everywhere....but just as things were starting to get good Kia arrived. He let out a huge roar and breathed some fire. Lots of people (and my house) caught fire. Haydn jumped on Kia's back and offered me his hand. I declined and got up on my own. Kia took off just as the roof came crashing down on top of the poor soldiers. I clung to Haydn. I had never seen on a dragon before and i wasn't used to heights (me being a demon and all). He held my hand and squeezed for reassurance. Once I regained my calm I pulled back my hand and let go of him. Hayden turned to look at me and gave me a sly smile. I narrowed my eyes in return. "Where are we going?" I asked."To my place" said Haydn.

When we landed I got off and patted Kia. "Thanks" I told him. Haydn led me into the house which mainly consisted of few rooms because the main room had to be big enough for Kia. He showed me to the room where I would be staying. "Im sorry I caused your house to burn down." he said. He looked embarrassed so I said."Oh...it didn't really matter anyway...it was probably gonna come down anyway...(in 100 years)". He gave me a crooked smile and left to see Kia. I sat down on the small bed and closed my eyes. I soon regretted I had because all the memories came flashing back. I tried to hold back the tears but couldn't. Haydn came back and took one look at me and left. How sympathetic I thought all the while crying silent tears. He suddenly reappeared with a plate of chocolate chip cookies and a glass of milk. He said "I...uh...um..here!" He thrust the plate at me and left. I almost laughed out loud. Before I could eat, though, I felt a sort of vibration coming from underneath my foot...

I pried open the a slab of wood with my retractable claws. I pulled the piece of wood away and found a small pouch. In it was a huge sapphire amulet. There was a silver dragon circling the sapphire. It glowed when I touched it. Just then Haydn came back. He went crazy. He started yelling at me and he took the amulet from me. As soon as he did it stopped glowing. He wore a puzzled expression. "What is the meaning of this?" he asked. " I don't know" I said "btw what is that?" He looked at me and sighed. We both sat down on the small bad. He then told me that he came from a long line of dragon riders and that the amulet belonged to him. Lots of people want to destroy it, though. They want to put an end to dragons and their riders. "Why'd it glow when i held it?" i asked. "I don't know...." he said "but i do know someone who might...." He told me we were gonna leave the next day. He said I should keep the amulet. I decided I was going to put in around my tail..."Btw.." he asked "What was it you hit me with when we were practicing?" "Um....my tail?" I volunteered/ He asked to see it and I reluctantly uncoiled it and took it out r=from inside mt jeans. "So you ARE a demon..." he said after a while. "Yup." I said. "A demon that got thrown out of Hell for helping a captured angel escape...and was denied the entrance in Heaven..." "That sucks." he said sympathetically. I nodded in agreement. "Well...I think we should rest because tomorrow's gonna be a long day." said Haydn finally. I looked outside and saw that it was getting really late. "Good night" I said. He said the same and walked out of the room I was staying in.

I laid down on my bed and started to cry. I don't know why....I just did. Unfortunately for me, my room and Haydn's room were only divided by a probably not very thick wall...I was still crying when Haydn opened the door to my room. He stepped inside. "Are you OK?" he asked. I couldn't respond because I was crying even harder. He leaned down and stroked my hair. He then crawled into the bed beside me. As he held me in his arms my sobs subsided to silent tears that rolled down my cheeks and wet the already soggy pillow.

The next morning I awoke to find Haydn still there. I realized that I had my tail wrapped around him. I quickly and gently pulled it away. I got up and walked into the bathroom. I got ready and when I stepped onto the room again he was gone. I went into the kitchen and found him making scrambled eggs. He turned towards me and asked if I slept OK. We both blushed and turned away. Kia was looking at us with amusement and curiosity. While I was eating I looked over at Kia. He had a big appetite. When Haydn and I finished we asked Kia if he was ready. "Totally" said Kia. We pulled ourselves up onto Kia's back and we took off. We flew over a small town, not far from Haydn's house, Haydn told Kia to stop. He did and landed in a forest. "I'll wait here." he told us. Haydn nodded in acknowledgement. We walked through the village and stopped when we got to a run down cottage. Haydn knocked and an elderly man opened the door. He smiled and welcomed us in. Haydn introduced me to him. His name was Mitch. The first thing I noticed about his house was that he had a collection of strange things. Stuff like swords, shields, amulets, staffs, and the likes. "Now, what brings you young adventurers to an old man like me?" he asked politely. Haydn then told Mitch everything. Except the part about me. (Thank God) He then told Haydn that he didn't know...that he needed to find Grazina. She was the first dragon ever. He said she will probably know. We got up and thanked Mitch. He told us to look in the highest mountain. We then started to walk back towards the forest where Kia was waiting for us.

When we got to the clearing where Kia was waiting I turned to Haydn and asked him how long he'd been with Kia. Kia responded for him and said "Since we were born." "So...how old are you guys?' I asked. They said they were 32. "Dang...you guys are way younger than me..." I commented. Both of them looked surprised. "You seem like a teenager." they said. I told them i was flattered and after a dramatic pause I told them how old I was. "You're 10032!!!!!????" they both said at the same time. "Yup." I said proudly. They looked shocked. I got on Kia and Haydn did likewise. "Where are we gonna go now?" I asked. "Home. We're gonna need to rest for the journey that lies ahead." he said.

When we got back to the house I threw myself on the couch and closed my eyes. "This sucks." I commented. "Why?" asked Haydn as he pulled brought some steak for Kia. 'because now we have to go on a loooong journey. Plus i'm not into traveling." he laughed. Just then more soldiers came. These looked like professionals though. I groaned and got up. I sheathed my sword and saw Haydn doing the same. Kia was outside hunting. "Sooo...." I said "Terrorized any pheasants lately?' I asked. The leader glowered at me and turned to Haydn. "I think that you already know why i'm here, right?" he said in an incredibly smooth voice. "Yes, and I think you already know that I wont give it up without a fight, right?" replied Haydn just as smoothly. The looked mad as hell. He turned ti his soldiers and signaled a command. I then felt someone sneak up behind me. I turned and lashed out with my sword but it was too late. I was frozen. Not frozen as in with ice but immobile type frozen. Haydn didn't look too happy. "what did you do to her?" he asked. "We just inmobilezed her for a little while. If you give me the amulet I'll unfreeze her though. And if you don't...she'll spend sometime back where she belongs...but i'm not sure that they'll want to see her back there again...she'll probably be punished pretty harshly...So i suggest you give me that amulet." said the leader. "Haydn nodded and told him to unfreeze me. "It is she who has the amulet." he said when the leader asked why. I was unfrozen. I uncoiled my tail and extended it out. The leader took the amulet and jumped back on his horse. He gave an evil type laugh. I hate it when bad guys do that.

Haydn looked depressed. "It's OK." I said. "We'll take it back later." He nodded but still looked sad. We both sat down on the couch. I had a horrible headache. "I just hate wizards and all those magical ppl. Their spells make my head hurt." I laid down on the couch. I was vaguely aware of Haydn's arms around me.

When I awoke it was