"One...Two...Three..." The brunette stole a glance towards the back of her open shop. When she was satisfied that nobody could see her, she pushed all of the brass coins in a pile and raised her voice.
"Fifty!" Tucking her hair behind her ears, she reached for a very dusty and crust-covered sack. When her hand hit the dirt, she flinched her hand back and rolled her eyes.
"You forgot to clean the bag, idiot!" With a shake of her head, she dumped the coins into the bag before bending down to place it in a bin under the counter. Hearing the front door bell chime, she stood up in time to see a rather odd looking statue suddenly appear at the end of her counter. Veronica raised a brow and looked around the front of the shop.
"Hello?"Not seeing a customer, she tilted her head and walked down to the statue. It was black, and definitely a dragon. She had to give props to the creator as the thing looked incredibly lifelike. Scrunching her nose, she looked it over.
"Vinny? Did you put this thing here?" She looked over her shoulder and raised a brow at not seeing, nor hearing her brother.
"Helloooo, Earth to Vin Vin! What am I supposed to do with this-" Ronnie stopped in her tracks. She could swear the thing just moved. Taking a slow step back, she smirked at how stupid that thought was.
"Right. A dragon statue is alive. Funny." Shaking her head, she stepped back up to it and poked it. As soon as her finger touched the surface, her eyes widened.
"Wow...So much work put into this. Seriously, Vinny, where did you-""Honestly, Miss, if you could stop poking me, I would be much obliged."Blinking, she quickly straightened before looking the thing over.
"Did you...Did you just- no, no you didn't just talk." The statue shook it's body, causing a small squeal to escape from Ronnie's throat.
"Holy hell, you're real? Right? You're real, like, I'm not tripping. This is a joke, right?"The dragon sighed and dropped the letter at the woman's feet.
"You have one day to comply with the terms of that letter. Good day, miss."The tanned parchment hit the toe of her black heels and her eyes followed it down. She looked back up in time to watch the dragon fly out of the open door, just as her twin brother walked in. Bending down, she looked over the writing and tilted her head. She grabbed it and walked over to the furnace.
"Before you say anything- yes, that was a dragon, it was real, and apparently I'm destined for greatness." Opening the door, she tossed the letter in and watched it quickly burn away.
"I'll be in my room, packing."With a slight wave of her hand to her brother, she quickly headed to their upstairs apartment. Wasn't long before she had three suitcases packed. She set her hands on her hips and nodded in approval. Turning to head back to the shop, Ronnie stopped at light emitting from her bathroom.
"What is it with men and not turning off the lights when they're done?" As she neared the door, she realized it wasn't the bathroom light at all; a small ball of translucent colors floated in her hallway. Tilting her head, she reached out and brushed her fingers along it. Next came to the sensation of her stomach being pulled to her throat.
In the blink of an eye, Ronnie was standing at the edge of a field, a castle in sight.
"What in the he- Oh, hell-o. Hello." She had corrected her statement as two extremely large dragons appeared by her side. One smaller one seemed to be carrying her luggage. Clearing her throat, she ran a hand through her hair and brushed off her shirt.
"I'm, uh, here for the school thing?""We know who you are, Veronica Reshard. Please, follow us. You are rather behind in the activities." She watched the dragons make their way into the castle and she scrunched her throat.
"It's Ronnie, actually.." Shaking out the tingles in her arms, she followed them inside. They soon led her down into a cave full of eggs. Her eyes widened.
"Shut up. Are those dragon eggs?" Without a glance towards the others, she turned to question the largest dragon she had ever seen before a small light caught her eye. She didn't know what grabbed her attention, but suddenly she knew her destination. Walking down to the very back of the cave, she came upon a purple and ivory egg. Ronnie reached out her hand without a second thought and traced the intricate lines. She jumped back when her trail caused a crack in the egg.
Where she was expecting only one head to pop out, came two. One of the deepest purple color she had ever seen, and the other the brightest of ivory. Somewhere inside her she knew she was supposed to be afraid, but she most definitely was not. As she knealt down beside the egg, her attention was so transfixed that she didn't notice the nurses coming to help. Ronnie smirked and tilted her head as she watched the two-headed creature. They were soon in a staring match as both heads turned to look at her.
"Well. You must be Pyre and Jax."
It had been another long day of exploring a nearby cave he had found in the Valley. Caves were rare in that area of California, but lucky for him it just happened to appear one day while on a hike. His white t-shirt was now black with dirt and soot, and his jeans had new rips and holes from the jagged rocks. But Vince couldn't have been happier. It was a successful exploration as he had found some weird looking rocks that he knew his sister would enjoy.
Hopping into his Land Rover, it took him a good thirty minutes to get back to the shop. He didn't dare drag his hands through his hair without at least washing them first. Parking the vehicle, he grabbed his sack of goods and headed towards the door. He opened the bag and swore before ducking. A large creature took off into the sky over his left shoulder, and Vince had to squint to see it in the darkness. He groaned and rolled his eyes. As he took a step inside, his eyes caught sight of a piece of paper laying at his feet. With a quirked brow, he knealt down and read the letter. It was a good chuckle. Maybe one of their more worldly customers dropped this on their way out.
Vince stepped inside to hear his twin sister's proclamation. He looked once more over his shoulder towards the door before turning to watch her burn the parchment. Surely she wasn't so wrapped up in their line of work that she actually believed in any of this? He rolled his eyes and tossed his paper into the fire as well. It didn't hurt to at least get rid of the mockery.
He made his way upstairs and rose a brow at how quiet it was. Looking around, he peered into his sister's room.
"Ron?" He could have sworn she came up this way. Shaking his head, he headed into the bathroom for a quick shower. Ten minutes later, he was all clean and in some fresh clothing when he noticed a bright light coming from his sister's room. He sighed and walked towards her door.
"Ronnie, what the hell are you up to now?" He opened the door in time for the scene to transform around him.
Stumbling some, he eyed the gazebo and fountains.
"Did you do something to your room? Ron? Ronnie!" He headed off towards the building- was that a castle?- in front of him, only to be stopped by an extremely large creature. Taking a couple steps back, he raked an olive colored hand through his dark brown hair. His hazel eyes squinted to take in the sight before him.
"You, uh...You're a dragon."The large creature gave a throaty chuckle.
"How observant of you. Right this way, please, Mr. Reshard." It turned and walked off.
Blinking, he quickly hurried after the thing, which was saying something as its' steps were rather large.
"Um, excuse me? How do you know my name? Where am I? What's going on?"The dragon shook his head and continued to the cave, clicking it's tongue.
"My, my. Somebody didn't read their letter.""My letter? You mean-" He stopped at the sight of the cave, hundreds or more eggs varied about. One caught his eye and he eased his way towards it. There was nothing more spectacular of it than the rest, but Vince knew it was his. It was a dark jade color, tucked away in a corner. The very edge was resting in a puddle of water. As he knealt down next to it, he swore he could hear the sound of the river, could see the very movement of the water on the egg itself. Suddenly, a head burst through the egg and stared directly at Vince.
He stumbled back out in surprise, landing his rear in the water puddle. With a chuckle, he rose a brow as he studied the very thing he swore didn't exist just an hour before. As he looked it over, he noticed the blue and green scales, the almost wet texture of it's body. Suddenly, a name popped into his head.
"Lotan.." 
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