Chapter 16 - Dragons are Fun to Be Around With

Golden Serpentine eyes that glows in the dark, scales of the blackest night bringing flare to the dull day, and its wings larger then it's own body, folded to hide them. Louis stared in amazement at the dragon that he caught sight of in a random alley at in New York during his holiday.

The mystical creature hissed at the sight of the young Princeton smoke streaming out of its nose as a warning that it would spew fire if Louis stepped any closer.

Putting his hands up in a form of surrendering, Louis speaks softly " Hey, I don't want to hurt you. I Just want to be your friend, and find out why your here Okay? " Sensing his kind intentions, the dragon calmed down somewhat. " Do you have a name? " Louis asked as he places a hand in front of himself slowly.

Walking forward slowly the dragon bellow aloud, giving Louis a scare. " My name is Aego! Dragon of darkness and bringer of hope! " Hands on his ears, Louis greets back " My name is Louis Princeton, born to the Princeton family. " Bowing as low as he can, he asks " Would you mind If I take a look at your injury? I won't be long. "

Seeming as if Aego was contemplating he finally spoke after some time. " Alright you dont seem bad, I'll let you have a look at my injury. But any funny business and your toast. Literally. " Nodding his head, Louis approaches the base area of Aego's wings where blood seemed to seep the most.

' The wound seems to be deep if blood is still spilling. The cause of injury couldn't have been a spell or a muggle/mortal weapon, it'd be to shallow. Unless...' " Aego, could the cause of your injury come from Hunters? " The Princeton asks cautiously. Aego's eyes narrow drastically at the question " How would you know? You'd only know of you were one of them! " The dragon states, now more wary of the boy compared to earlier.

" No, no, no. It's just that I have animal companions who've suffered the same injuries from hunters too. Though none of them were dragons. " Louis says quickly to reassure Aego as he looks around the wound.

" Give me five minutes and you'll be back to health. " Louis states once he finished his examination if the wound.

" How about I give you a ride in the sky? Take as a ' Thank you ' for helping me when I was in need. " It was no question that within seconds, Louis had scrambled onto Aegon's back with stars in his eyes.

" Where on Earth is Louie! We've been searching for half an hour now and we still can find him! " Annie growled out in frustration taking a seat on a park bench. The same park Louis had been mere minutes before, how fate loves to play with humans.

" Relax Ann, perhaps Louie got to absorbed into one of his findings and found a lost city or something. It has happened before. " Richard calms his cousin, handing her a refreshment from the hot day's sun.

Lukas had given up any hope for looking for his nephew from just the three of them, and had begun asking any magical creatures he came across to help search for Louis. " Hey Mr! I got some clues on where your nephew could be! " A wondering leprechaun yells out as he runs toward the older Princeton.

Whipping his head from where he was facing, his eyes igniting with the hope of his nephew being found " Where?! Where was he last seen! " He practically yells out in desperation, worried for his nephew - and for his life, especially his life.

Meanwhile, the boy causing all this worry was soaring high into the sky on Aego's back, touring the city from a bird's eye view. Hollering into the sky enjoying the wind in his face, he happens to spot a specific place. " Is that gold? " He mumbles, " Indeed it is. Gathered from all around, places forgotten and yet to be found. " Aego tells the intrueged boy.

" Than have you seen Atlantis? " Louis asks, eyes almost sparkling.

" Indeed I have, but it is a secret all dragons keep to ensure their civilisation lives on. " Head bowed seemingly lost in thought, Aego flies thoughtlessly through the skies for a while.

Realising that the subject may be something of a sore spot, Louis decides to keep quiet about the topic and not be too nosy about it. When they touched down in Aego's ' home ', Louis couldn't help himself and started to explore every inch of the cave in the mountain.

The family members who have been frantically searching for Louis since he disappeared, are now on the edge of using their magic to find the boy.

Thankfully, the giant shadow that loomed over them stopped their movements and had their attention completely on it. " Are. You. Kidding me. " Annie mumbles grumpily as she watches the dragon - in all its glory - land in front of them. " LOUIS?! THE HECK ARE YOU DOING ON A DRAGON?! " Lukas exclaims in disbelief as he watches his nephew alight from the dragons back, a smile on his face.

" Um.....Hi? " He greets his family members unsure. " Hi? That's all you say? Do you want to go to your death bed earlier? We've been searching for HOURS for you - worried sick - and all you say is HI?! " Richard's temper was at it's peak, near the point of exploding anything withing 5 meters of him.

" Please don't kill me Richie! I didn't mean to! honest! But I did make a new friend! " Switching from one subject to another in order to prevent his very early death, he raises his hands in a ' Tadah! ' way introducing his new found friend. " Family meet Aego dragon of darkness and bringer of hope, Aego meet my family Annie Princeton, Richard Princeton, and Lukas Princeton. My mom and dad aren't here but their Natalia and Justin Princeton. " A bright smile present on his face as he watches his family converse with Aego in no time.

A whale-like sound introduces itself from Louis' stomach. immediately, Lukas stops conversing. A small smirk on his face as he stares at his nephew " Well someone's hungry. Come on, we gotta head back to the hotel if you want some food. It's almost dinner time now. " Noticing the time from the clock on one of the buildings, he proceeds to lead the three kids back to their hotel once they say their goodbyes to Aego.

However, no matter what they were still on vacation and they did have to go home. " Aego! I have to go back home, school starts soon and I cant really afford to skip it, however much I want to

..." Louis sadly says his goodbye to the stubborn Dragon of darkness who had become protective of the small boy during the days he spent with him.

" You do know that your the only one who doesn't want me to go back right? Even Jack says he'll see me again happily. Your on the verge of crying right now. We'll see each other again and you know that. I can apparate here and you can fly there, okay? " Louis asks softly as he hugs Aego on his belly.

With a large and sad huff, Aego nods his head " Fine, go to school. But I'll visit you soon, who knows what will happen if your alone. Even Bandit says your unpredictable, and that's coming from him. " Feeling the sense of betrayal Louis states at Bandit sitting on a fallen tree acting innocent. " I'm watching you..." he claims childishly as he points a finger at the niffler. The suspect in question looks around innocently then proceeds to point to itself with a tilt of its head.

On the plane heading back, Louis looks out the window - a distant look on his face. " You okay Louis? " Natalia asks, worried for her son. " He had to say goodbye to Aego, he needs some time to cope with it honey. " Justin informs Natalia as he placed a hand on her shoulder gently.

One the plane took off, into the sky it was time to head home.

Looking out the window, Louis catches sight of a very familiar creature. " Aego? " he speaks dumbfounded. ' I'm sending you off properly. We'll meet each other when the time comes, even if we are extremely busy. ' The dragon of darkness and bringer of hope communicates telpathically with the young Princeton, giving him a elegant fire show as a way of goodbye.