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If youv'e ever had a black eye,then you know what my day was like. Everyone just stared at me like I was a freak or something. By the end of the day,I was walking with my head down and my snout partially covered by a copy of the school paper. Still though,the day wasn't all bad. I didn't see Mr.West once,and there was no sign of Trent or his posse,so I figure I've probably scared them off for at least a few days. As I walked into biology,my last class of the day,I noticed Shelby was starring at me. I ignored her gaze and sat down. "Hey",she said walking up to me,"are you okay?" I didn't answer. "Seth",she said leaning towards me. I didn't even know that she knew my name. The tardy bell rang and everyone quickly sat at their desks as Mr.Smith began to walk down the rows of desks and hand out the tests. "Guys,this test is twenty percent of your final grade,so don't rush it." "You all know the penalty for cheating,so I won't elaborate,except to remind you that it's an automatic F and an unpleasant visit to Mr.West's office." Is there any other kind? I asked myself. Mr.Smith walked to the front of the classroom. "When you finish your tests,bring them to me and then go back to desks and sit read,or draw quietly." I quickly flipped through the test,talk about hard. I sighed as I took my pencil from my bag and began to work.I was mulling over my first answer when a folded up paper landed on my desk. I picked it up,looked at it and then surveyed the room to see who'd tossed it. Shelby was looking at me with a stern face. I unfolded the note,it read,"How did you do that?" I wrote back,"do what?" I looked up at smith,who was playing Forza 3 on his computer,I threw the note back. Less than a half minute later,another piece of paper landed on my desk. "You know what." "I saw what you did to those thugs." I wrote back again,"I have no clue what your talking about." Shelby wrote back,"you can trust me Seth." I was writing another denial when Mr Smith loudly cleared his throat. "Seth,he said with a disappointed tone,"those notes wouldn't have anything to do with the test were working on would they?" I swallowed,"no sir." Mr.Smith huffed,"Then you picked the wrong time to share your feelings with Shelby." My ears flopped back on my neck as the class began to laugh. "I'm disappointed in you Seth",Mr Smith said walking towards me,"give me the note." I looked at the paper resting in the palm of my paw and quickly curled my three clawed fingers and thumb around it. There was no way I could give it to him,if my secret came out,bad things would happen to me or even worse to my family. "Wait!" Shelby said loudly and standing,"I was the one passing notes." Mr.Smith looked at Shelby in shock,and so did everyone else,I felt my ears perk back up with my surprise. "Excuse me Shelby?" Mr.Smith asked,"run that by me again?" "I wrote the notes,Shelby repeated,"not Seth". Mr Smith looked at Shelby and then back at me. "Well",he said,"since this is a first time offense,I'll let it go,just don't do it again." "We clear?" "Yes sir",Shelby replied smiling. "Great",Mr smith said his usual smile returning,"everyone keep at it,you guys got forty minutes left." Mr.Smith went back to his desk and his game. I turned to look at Shelby,"You can trust me",she mouthed. It took me most of the class to finish the test. After handing it in,i went back to my desk and pulled out my Journal,scribbling down ideas of what we could do for the GT-40. When the final bell rang,I quickly stuffed my Journal into my bag,"Y'all can go",Mr.Smith said motioning to the door,"stay safe over Memorial Day." I left the classroom and met Tristan,Jack,Josh and DJ at our lockers. All of our lockers were together,just luck really,so we'd meet after each period and warn each other about what torture they had in store. "I had a sick idea for the GT-40",DJ said throwing her books in her locker. "What were thinking of?" I asked pulling my dogtags from my locker. My Dad had given me the tags for my fourteenth birthday,they were almost always around my neck,but I'd taken them off for gym and forgotten to put them back on. "I was thinking we could go with a free breathing engine and a lightning decal,with all black on the inside. I pictured it in my head as I slid my tags over my neck,"Cool idea DJ,it'll feel a bit weird not dumping turbos and supers in,but it'll still be a sweet ride." "Speaking of sweet rides",Jack said,"I got a call from the Race Executives around fifth period." "What did they say?" I asked closing my locker. "They said the Camaro is eligible,but it can only go as high as S class,so we have to either shut off the turbos and supers,or install restrictor plates. Many race cars are equipped with restrictior plates. They limit the amount of air that can get into the engine,effectively limiting horsepower and torque. "That shouldn't take ten minutes",I said shutting my locker. Shelby suddenly grabbed my arm,"Seth,you and I have got to talk." "No we don't",I replied pulling my arm from her grasp and running down the hall to catch up with my friends. "Dude",Dj said shocked,"you just blew off Shelby West!" "So?" I asked in reply. "That was so cool!" She replied smiling. As we turned and started down the hall,Shelby ran in front of us and looked my friends over. "Excuse us please",she said still looking them over. "Sure." Jack said as he and the others backed off a bit. After they'd stepped back a few feet,Shelby looked at me again. "Please Seth." "I can't",I replied. "Seth",Shelby said grimacing,"this is more important than you can even imagine,I'm begging you." "Dude"Tristan said,"she's begging." "Do you mind?" Shelby said turning to him with a glare. Tristan raised his hands,"Don't shoot",he said sarcastically,"I'll go peacefully." Tristan crossed to the other side of the hall. I looked at Shelby for a moment and then said,"My parents would kill me for telling you." "No one will ever know,I promise." She crossed her chest with her finger,"Cross my heart." I looked over at my friends,they were all leaning on the wall,pretending not to be listening. Shelby looked at them,then back at me and sighed. "Seth,I really,really need to know." "I promise I'll never tell anyone." She leaned in close,"I'll even tell you my secret." She then just stood there,staring at me the way Jack stares at pictures of super cars. Then she put her hand on my arm. "Please Seth,this is more important to me than you can possibly imagine." She looked so desperate,I wasn't sure what to do. Finally,I said,"I couldn't tell you here anyway." "We can go to my place,I live just down the road and no one's home." I looked over at my friends,they were all smiling. I knew what they were all thinking,"Dude,Shelby West just invited you over." "Can't',I replied,"I got detention." "I wait for you then"Shelby replied eagerly. "Don't you have cheer leading or something?" "Only on Mondays",she replied,"Fridays if there's a game." She looked deeply into my blue and green eyes,"Please?" Saying no to the girl you have a crush on is hard enough,especially when she's begging,but I'd also run out of excuses. I exhaled loudly in surrender. "Where do you want to meet?" "Well then I'll go with you,Shelby replied smiling. "To detention?" "I don't think they'll try and keep me out,do you?" "I don't know",I replied,"no one ever tries to get into detention,that's like breaking into prison." Shelby smiled,"Well I guess were about to find out." "Hey",DJ said as she and the others inched their way back into our conversation,"Seth,when they let you outta jail,were at the shop." "I'll be there",I replied,"start the GT without me.." "We won't bro",Tristan said,"see you later." Tristan and the others left and Shelby turned to me,"Let's go criminal." We walked down the hall together,something I never thought would happen in a million years. I wondered if Shelby might be afraid to be seen with me,like her popularity quotient might fall a few points(I have absolutely no clue how that works),but she didn't seem to care. She must have said "hi" like a hundred times between my locker and detention. As always,I felt invisible. As we walked into the lunchroom,Ms.Johnson looked at Shelby quizzically. Shelby was one of those kids who was always the teachers pet:always got her homework done,never a cause of trouble and raised her hand to speak. I once overheard a teacher say,"If only I could have a classroom of Shelby's." "Do you need something Shelby? Ms.Johnson asked. "No mam",Shelby replied,"I'm here for detention." I'm surprised to hear that",Ms.Johnson replied glancing at the clipboard,"I don't have your name on my list." "Oh I didn't get into trouble,I'm just waiting for Seth." "That's very kind of you,being supportive of a friend,but detention isn't a place to hang out." Shelby just looked at her with her big,soft blue eyes. "Please? I really think I can help him change his ways." I looked at her. Ms.Johnson smiled,"Well,if you really want to help,i don't see why not. But you can't sit together,we can't have talking." "That's okay,I have a book I need to catch up on anyway.": Shelby sat down at Ms.Johnson's table,smiling at me,"Behave." I'm pretty sure that Shelby was the happiest person ever to go to detention,and frankly,i wasn't hating it that much myself. I couldn't believe that the hottest girl in school was waiting for me of all people. The lunch room was at least ten times more crowded than it was yesterday. So there had either been a sudden outbreak of misbehaving,or Mr.West had a bad day. I was about to sit at the end of a long table when someone said,"Not there you Bi eyed freak." I turned around to see Cody Holland,a six foot ninth grader,sneering at me. "That's my side of the table." "Whatever",I replied as I walked to the other end of the table and sat down. I pulled my book,Class Five,out of my pack and began to read when something hard smacked into the side of my muzzle. I looked up to see Cody,who was laughing. He had a handful of marbles. "Knock it off",I said rubbing my muzzle. "Knock it off",Cody said mimicking me,"Puny wimp. Go tell your mama." Sometimes I felt like I was wearing a sign that said,Pick on me. I went back to my book. A few seconds later,another marble smacked against my muzzle. I looked up. Cody was now leaning on the back two legs of his chair. He raised his fist and barred his teeth like an angry baboon. I really wanted to show him a few of the 48,inch long,razor sharp fangs that lined the inside of my mouth,but doing so would give me away. "Stop it",I barked rubbing my muzzle again. Cody laughed,"Make me". I went back to my book. Not twenty seconds later,another marble struck the top of my left horn,chipping it a little. Now I was angry. I don't know why I did it. Maybe I was still feeling great from finally putting Trent and his gang in their place,maybe it was annoying smirk on Holland's face or maybe I was just showing off for Shelby. But most likely it was the accumulation of too many years of being picked on. For whatever the reason,I was done playing the victim. I made sure no one was watching,and then spit a small plasma bolt at him. Cody let out a loud yelp and fell back off his chair,smacking his head on the floor as he did. When Ms.Johnson stood up to see what had happened,Holland was laying on his back,rubbing the back of his head. "Cody! Quit screwing around!" He looked up from the ground,"Something burned me." "Right Cody,I saw you leaning back in your chair." "One more out burst like that and I'm adding two days to your detention." Cody climbed back into his chair,"Sorry". I once again went back to my book. Ms.Johnson let us out early again. On the way out of the lunchroom,Shelby said,"Nice spending time with you Ms.Johnson." "You too Shelby",Ms.Johnson returned,"hopefully your behavior will rub off on the other students. I hope so",she replied. When we were out of the lunchroom,Shelby laughed. "Stick with me Seth,maybe my behavior will rub off on you." I smiled,"Thanks,I said sarcastically. I was actually happy to stick with her,but for other reasons. As we walked down the hall,Shelby asked,"What did you do to Cody?" "Nothing." I replied. "Same nothing you did to Trent and his cronies?" "Maybe." "Well,"Shelby said,"whatever it is your doing,you shouldn't be doing it in public like that." "He started it,"I replied. "Doesn't matter",Shelby returned. "It does to me,I'm sick of being bullied and not doing anything about it." I opened the door for her and we walked out. "I know,but if you keep doing it in public like that,then someone's going to figure out." "Maybe",I replied,"but then again,maybe not." We walked towards the back of the schoolyard. "Where do you live?"I asked. "It's just through that fence over there and two houses down." We went through the fence and crossed a large,grassy field between the school and a baseball diamond. "So tell me about the other day when Trent was picking on you." "You have to tell me your secret first",I replied. "Okay,I'll tell you when we get to my house." Shelby's house was a tan rambler with plastic pink flamingos in the front yard with a small group of oaks on the side. Shelby took the key from her pocket and put it in the lock. "No one's home",she said as we stepped inside. The house was nice and well kept,bigger than my house,but not by much. A large wood framed picture of Shelby's family. She had two older brothers. "Where's your familiy?" I asked. "My parents are at work and my brothers are overseas in the military,Navy seals I believe." "My Mom and Dad were Airborne",I replied,"and my oldest brother James is a Ranger." Shelby turned on the lights and led me into the kitchen,"Want a Coke?" "No thanks",I said,"I can't drink Coke,it makes me real sick." "Okay,go ahead and sit down." I sat down at the kitchen bar while she looked in the fridge. I touched my eye,the swelling was almost gone now,but it still hurt. "How about lemonade?" "No thanks",I answered. Shelby poured herself a glass and then turned back to me. "Can i ask you something?" "Sure." "What's going on with your eyes?" "I got in a fight,"I replied,"you were there." "No",Shelby replied,"I mean ones green and the other is blue?" "Oh",I answered,"Yeah,I'm what they call Bi-Eyed,it's kinda rare though,one in two hundred million or something like that." 'What causes it?" "No one really knows",I returned,"something wrong with my genes or something." "I'm not a scientist,so I couldn't explain it." She thought it over,"Is it okay that I'm asking you this? I'm not trying to embarras you or anything,I just thought if were going to be friends,I should know." What she said made me happy. "If were going to be friends." I smiled,"yeah,yeah it's okay." Shelby stood,"Lets sit in the living room." We walked into the living room and then sat down next to each other on the sofa. Shelby set her glass on a table next to the couch. "So",she said lacing her fingers together,"are you going to tell me what you did to those boys?" A frown crossed my muzzle,"you said you'd tell me your secret first?" "I know",she replied,"please,I promise I'll tell you,it's just easier if you go first." There was something about Shelby that made me feel like I could trust her. "Okay",I said sighing,"what did you see?" "I saw Trent kick you,and then there was a flash and a loud crack,like someone had thrown a block of ice onto a frying pan. Then I saw Trent and his gang laying on the ground like they'd been set on fire." I sighed,"That's pretty much what happened." "How'd you do it?" I began to think over how much I really wanted to share this. My Mom and Dad had made me promise never to tell anyone I was a dragon,but we'd never talked about what to do if someone already knew,or at least thought they did,I wasn't sure what to do. "I don't know if I should say",I said. Shelby leaned closer and touched my paw. "Seth,I get it,I really do. I've never told anyone my secret,but I'm tired of keeping it to myself,aren't you?" Her eyes were wide with sincerity. I slowly nodded. Tristan,DJ,Josh and Jack were the only ones who'd I told I was an Anthro and telling them had been an incredible relief. Like a million tons coming off my shoulders. I slowly breathed out. I pulled my cloaker from my pocket and killed it,revealing my Anthro form. "Do you believe in dragons?" I asked. Shelby looked at me and leaned back. "I knew I wasn't alone." She said pulling a phone form her pocket and pressing a few buttons. The hologram surrounding Shelby died,revealing her true form. She was five feet even,with blue scales and white ones on her chest,tail and neck. Her horns were white and they slanted backwards about a foot,smaller than mine,but they came to a nasty curve. I was speechless. I had wondered since I was 12 if I was alone. But now,seeing another Anthro infront of me,I couldn't belive it. We sat in silence for a few minutes until Shelby spoke up. "Are you okay Seth?" "I'm fine,I replied,"I just never expected to meet another Anthro,and a female at that." "What's wrong with me being a female?" Shelby asked cocking her head a bit and letting her ears flop back. The scales on my cheeks went red,"Nothing it's just..." "Your a horrible liar",Shelby said leaning in towards me,taking my paw in her's. For whatever the reason,I enjoyed this. I now knew that I wasn't so different,or alone,and maybe,just maybe,I had a chance. "You know Seth,Shelby said moving even closer to me,"my parents don't even know about this,do you know good it feels to finally tell someone?" I nodded,"Yeah." She smiled,"I figured you would." "So do your parents know?" "Yes",I replied,"they'd kill me if they knew I was talking to you about this." "They wont hear it from me." Shelby said making a motion as if she was zipping her mouth shut. "I wish I could tell my parents,but every time I try,I get really nervous,I'm afraid of what they'll do if I tell them." "How did you tell your parents?" "When I woke up like this",I began,"It scared me so bad that I screamed. They came running and found me freaking out." "You need to tell your parents Shelby,I said,"they need to know." "I know",She replied,"and someday soon,I will."Shelby leaned back,"So what now?" "First,I replied,"we have to promise never to reveal each other as dragons." "We already did that",she said. "Right",I replied,"secondly,I think we need to stick together." Shelby gave me a funny look. After a moment,she said. "That's a good idea." Shelby looked at the clock and groaned. "My parents will be home in another half hour,you should go. They are kind of strict and they won't like that I had a boy over while they weren't home." I stood,"I need to get going anyway." She walked me to the door,both of us reactivating our cloakers,Thank's for coming over." "Your welcome",I replied. "When can we get together again?" Shelby asked. I shrugged,"I dunno,I have stuff going on tomorrow,so I won't be home and then Thursday is my birthday." "Thursday is your birthday?" I nodded. "Yeah,but were celebrating on Friday since Mom and Dad have to work on Thursday." "My birthday's Friday",Shelby replied. "Really? That's a coincidence." Her borw furrowed. "Maybe not." "We were both born on nearly the same day and were both Anthro dragons. Think about it,maybe it has something to do with stars being in alignment or something." It may sound weird,but I'd never thought about why I'd become an Anthro anymore than I'd wondered why I was Bi-Eyed. "If that's the case,then there could be tens of thousands like us",I replied. Shelby shrugged,"Maybe there are." "I doubt it",I returned,"or we'd at least have heard of a few of them by now." We stood in silence for a moment. "So we'll meet Saturday?" I asked. "Works for me",Shelby replied,"I gotta make sure my Mom and Dad don't have plans though,they've been at my tail for being gone to much." "Great." She opened the door for me,"Bye Seth." "See ya Shelby." "Talk to you Saturday." After she closed the door,I took off for home