My First Kiss

Winona's POV

"Winona! Winona!" Lizardo's booming voice awakened me, and I felt so happy that he came back for me, and he never abandons this place. And it made me realized I still have him to train me and make my plan come true. I get up from my bed hurriedly and get out of my room without changing my clothes.

"Oh, dear, where have you been?" He asked the moment he saw me, and I thought Lizardo would get angry with me and will reprimand me, but Lizardo takes me into his arms, and he hugged me tightly like I was his lost child.

"I thought I lost you, Princess, I am so worried about you, you were like my daughter, and I couldn't sleep thinking you were out there somewhere, and you could be in danger, I searched the entire forest, and the Erthesia Kingdom, but I couldn't find you and Tac. You make me so worried." He declared as he stroked my hair, and I am hesitant to tell him about the Dasos Kingdom because he will never believe me about them. After all, no one remembers their race.

"I am sorry, Lizardo, that I didn't listen to your advice. You told me not to get out, but I still go to the forest, and I get lost, I encountered giant Lions and a boy, and he captured me. And I am just glad he   was mesmerized by my power, and he let me go." I said, and his forehead furrowed.

"He was so powerful that he made me mute from the moment I try to reason with him, and then my captor transformed into a man the moment he brought us to his palace. He claimed that he belonged to the Dasos Kingdom, and I saw their castle, Lizardo, it was a beautiful kingdom, he asked me to tour the Dasos Kingdom, but when I learned I was already there for three days I got so worried about you, and I miss this cave. I only fall asleep a little, and then I realized I was there for three days already, and I didn't know what kind of magic he used on me." I said, and his face fell.

"Why do you look like that?" I asked.

"Winona, you were gone for three weeks." He said, and my heart sank.

"What you mean three weeks?" I asked him.

"I know you are not making up stories even though I haven't heard anything about Dasos having a kingdom. Maybe one day in that place is equivalent to one week here in our world." He said, and I couldn't stop myself from worrying. If I have gone for three weeks, it means I haven't seen Kai for three weeks, and I can feel the sadness that enveloped my heart. Just thinking about losing my chance to see his handsome face once again made me lose my enthusiasm.

I didn't only miss my chance to see him again, but I also lost so many days to train. Three weeks is enough for me to learn different techniques in fighting the Dragons. I know during the tournament, not all the time will we use our dragon form to fight. We have to take human form. Dragon shifters looked like a human, unlike the fairies. Even though they are so beautiful, there is a distinctive feature on their face that we can immediately identify them as fairies. Still, we can no longer see fairies in the Thesirea Kingdom after their King closes their gateways to different realms to avoid conflicts. However, their King still allows individuals from other domains to visit their world.

"You should be thankful that he had done nothing to you, and I am so happy that you are back," Lizardo said.

"How about the tournament?" I asked.

"You only have one week to train, but if you want, you can still postpone your plan on saving your mother if you are not yet ready, Winona." He declared.

"No! I can't delay my mission, Lizardo, and we do not know when I can have another opportunity to get inside the Dracousia Kingdom easily." I said.

"Okay, if you can still shift your color to red, we don't have a problem. What is important is you will not blow your cover on your first day, or else they will capture you, Winona. Please study these books." He said as he handed me several books and mainly about the Dragon Kingdom history.

"I think my teaching is not enough, and I want you to study and read that books. For seven years, I have been telling you stories about the Dragon world, and I thought those knowledge are enough to equip you, but we don't know what will happen to you out there, Winona. That is why it is important to remember even small details." Lizardo added.

"Don't worry, I can now utilize my power, making my color red the moment I shift into my dragon form," I said.

"That is good, at least you didn't waste your three weeks, now change into your training clothes. I want you to train this morning since I need to see if you can transform like what you have said." He declared, and I nodded my head, and I return to my room and change.

"Wow! When did you become this good, Winona? It seems like you were gone for three weeks, and you have been training yourself. Good job. At this point, I will not hesitate to send you to Dracousia, and I think you are more than ready." Lizardo declared, and I can tell he looked so proud of me.

"Thank you, Lizardo, " I replied as I continue to master my ability, for how many times I tried to shift to my dragon form with red color, and then I get back to my original shape once again. Then I tried calling the four elements one by one; then, I try to combine them. My mom already taught me the basics, and growing up, I always practice every time I spend time with my father because I want him to be proud of me, and I always want to impress him with my magic tricks.

"Because you are good, no physical training for you this afternoon, I want you to focus on your books, try to finish reading all of it. Do you understand ?" He asked.

"Okay," I replied.

"I am so thankful that your improvement is impressive, Win. I should inform you to watch out for Princess Kiera, I heard she would participate in the tournament, and I am sure she will do everything she can to win even if it means she will use her power to eliminate her rival because Kiera is in love with the Crown Prince of Dracousia. She is beautiful and brilliant, and I think she will be your most excellent contender." Lizardo declared, and I become curious who this Princess Kiera is, and I can't deny I also want to meet the future King of Dracousia Kingdom.

"I will visit my family this afternoon, and I hope you will not wander again in the forest, Winona," Lizardo added, and I just nodded my head because I don't want to lie to Lizardo again. After all, there is no way I will sit inside this cave for the rest of the afternoon without trying my luck to meet Kai again.

"Do you think it would be alright that we will get out again, Winona? What if we will get lost in the forest once again, and we will face another batch of giant beasts, and this time they will harm you and hide you for one year? And the moment you get back, it is already too late to save your mother. You are going to waste your time allocation in saving your mom; what if we will get caught?" Tac asked after Lizardo left, and I change into a beautiful dress.

"Relax, Tac, I will never jeopardize my chance of saving my mother, but you have to understand I need to see Kai," I said, and I begged her to stay behind.

"Winona, what are your plans with Kai? It seems you want to spend time alone with him because this is the first time you ask me to leave from your side, you want to have a date with him, or you have some important news to tell him?" My familiar asked.

"Tac, I am not even sure if he will come back because we have been gone for three weeks. Besides, I don't want to put your life in danger again, so you better stay here for the time being." I said to my familiar.

"Okay, thank you, Winona, and good luck." She said, and I left immediately, and when I arrived in the forest, I can't find Kai. I am disappointed that he is not around, so I get inside our favorite spot, and I get big leaves and put them on the ground so I can lay body, I was thinking about his handsome face, and I felt so miserable thinking I could no longer see him. I didn't realize that I had fallen asleep, and when I heard someone is approaching, I suddenly felt nervous, and I was on my guard immediately. I know Kai will not come here anymore because I didn't come here for three weeks.

I am surprised when I saw him get inside my sanctuary, and I can see the relief that registered on his face, and I felt so happy that I couldn't stop myself from running towards him.

"Ana? Is that you, or am I just hallucinating, or am I sleepwalking? Please tell me I am not dreaming right now." He said while he was staring at my face intently, and he can't stop himself from caressing my face.

"No, you are not dreaming, Kai, I am real, and I am sorry, " My words were cut short when Kai captured my mouth, and he kissed me hungrily, and he lay his arms around my waist, and he pulled me closer to him without breaking our kiss. I don't know what to do because this is my first kiss. It feels so wonderful that I found myself kissing him back like I have been doing it for a long time, and I don't want Kai to stop kissing me. I let out a soft moan when I felt his tongue swirled inside my mouth, claiming my tongue, and it sends a different kind of emotion into my core, and I put my arms at the back of his head while he caressed my back.

"Ana, I thought I would never see you again, I missed you so much, and there are a lot of things I want to tell you, but this is the most important thing, I am dying to kiss you, and I don't want to stop claiming your tasty lips, but we need to talk." He declared as he touched my face with his warm hand.

"You kissed me? But why? Do friends really need to kiss this way?" I said innocently.

"I want you and friends don't kiss on the lips, Ana. I like you, and I want you to be my girlfriend." He declared, and his words and intense gaze made me feel so weak on my knees.

"I like you, too, Kai." I replied, and I felt shy that I lowered my head, but he cupped my chin and asked me to looked at him.

"I know, Ana, I can feel it the way you kiss me back, and it was telling me you want to be my girlfriend too." He said.

"Yes, of course, I do." I replied, and he leaned down and kissed me again, and we kiss for a long time until my lips got swollen, and I felt so happy that we meet again, and Kai became my boyfriend.