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It was going to be a hard transition.

A few years ago she had found out that she could turn into a human. At first, she could care less. Human were weak and pathetic and always trying to kill her. What use was she going to have for that form? Either way, she still took some of her off time to try it, figuring out her limitations and being able to change at will and stay changed. Maybe there was still a reason she should learn to tame her power, to escape out of someone's grasp or just to blend in, learn more about the human. Nah, that'd never happen.

Until it did. She was curious about human life, and just needed a reason to get away from her mountain and normal life. She wanted something exciting, something new, and something that could be dangerous. In human form she couldn't fly or breath fire or pretty much anything. Aero already knew she wouldn't be allowed to just fly over there willy nilly, she'd probably get shot down. And without any real money she just had to bring some of her collected gold and hope that they'd take it.

The good thing about it was that she didn't have any other carry on's but the gold. She also didn't have to worry about her deer stash, as she stopped hunting once she planned on leaving for a while. Her cave was desolate, her gold either buried or with her as she traveled. Aero didn't know what she planned to do once she got there, maybe just learn more about the humans or realize it was a stupid idea and just go back home, where she actually belonged.

After a few gold pieces spent she finally made her way into the city. There was already noticeable differences. There were no trees or plants anywhere, save for a few balconies with plants growing on them and the occasional patch of grass or flower outside of a building. It was noisier and had more movement with cars and all of the people. That's the last one too, all the people. Aero had expected a few more people, but nothing like this. Maybe the rides on the way here with all of those people should have given her a clue, but she didn't think much of it.

After almost getting ran over by some cars she decided to blend into one of the crowds, seeing as they walked across the street only when the white person appeared, not the hand. They also seemed to chat with one another, and use these things that they talked into or tapped on. These were nothing like the ones that came to grab her bounty or in the little cities she decided to burn down. Speaking of bounty, no one had tried to capture her yet, so that was a good sign.

Eventually, the group went into a little building that she didn't feel like going in, the smell was to bitter even with the sweet scents that also came from there. She continued walking, almost thinking that the green trees she saw up ahead weren't real. That was, until she passed by them. There were people playing in the grass that was there, and the artificial things that were in there too. Hesitantly, she reached out to touch one of the trees, feeling the rough bark. The real rough bark. This wasn't fake, it was real. Even with all of the people here, she actually felt at home. But now she didn't know if she should enter the park more, or just stay on the outskirts with this tree, that she was absently rubbing while looking into the park, as if in a daze.

Xylnthian winced, casting a glance down at his jeans. Ah, fuck. He had a hard on. No wonder his jeans felt so restrictive. His eyes closed instinctively. Shit, think sad thoughts, think sad thoughts. Dead puppies. World war. Terrorists. Haru dying. Fuck that's too sad shit lakdjakljeaklglkjkchdgzkjv. Xyl mentally signed in relief as his boner went down. Did anybody see? Oh, he hoped no one did. That would be embarrassing as hell. He took a deep breath, and opened his eyes.

What the fuck!? was the first thought that ran through his mind when he opened his eyes to be greeted with the tip of a crossbow. His eyes went cross-eyed as he looked down the shaft, then looked back at the synthetic robot. His hands slowly went up. Shit. "Whoa whoa whoa! Holy fuck, dude! If it's about the boner, I can totally explain!" But he listened and began moving out of the way, until he suddenly felt himself shoved back. Surprised, he glanced at Aero, who had moved in front of him. Aero was protecting him? Awwwww, how sweet! But really, she was gonna get herself killed. Not that Xyl probably would have died, but that was another issue.

Xylnthian reached forward to grab Aero's shoulder, dragging her back to his side. "Whoa ho, feisty!" Xylnthian stared at Griffin. "K, but seriously. What the hell?"

Griffin grunted in surprise as Aero who had initially been cowering in the confines of Xyl's shadow, lunged forward and confronted him boldly, reaching for his arms and attempting to misdirect his crossbow away from the red-head's cheeky little face. Without thinking or realizing his own strength, he shook her off violently, throwing her down onto the ground. Of course, he hardly meant to. He wanted little to hurt the poor lad, much less anyone else. He definitely wasn't the violent type, yet sometimes he just misjudged his own capabilities and it unfortunately had a tendency to end up as one of his downfalls. Griffin took a subtle step back, staring blankly at the girl, unsure what to say. People usually apologized, right? Yet he couldn't muster the will to speak a word. Griffin didn't socialize with others much. This was a product of that. He knew the basics of human emotions but still had trouble placing more complex ones. Ah well. That was probably a good thing.

Griffin returned his attention to Xyl, once again drawing his crossbow toward him. "Christ, kid. Have some decency." He looked Xyl from head to toe- surveying him with a criticizing glare. They didn't appear to be dangerous. Quite the contrary, actually. To put precious ammo through their skull would be a waste, anyway. Not that he thought they would actually conjure up the courage to resist him. With a defeated huff, he lowered his weapon.

"Please don't explain. I'd rather not hear your wet fantasies." Griffin grumbled, shaking his head in disappointment. "But the girl ain't going with you. Especially not after your little..." His vision drifted downward.

"Display."

After attempting to 'attack' Griffin, Aero got pushed to the ground rather hard. She was more surprised than anything, but her human form was definitely weaker than her dragon form. Hitting the ground hurt like hell, and if she was a dragon a push like that would have been nothing. She winced, grinding her teeth together to stop herself from calling out in pain. If she knew better about what to expect, she'd guess that she had a bunch of scraps and a couple of bruises, and still not knowing anything about being a human she most likely wouldn't be able to properly clean them out. But that was in the future, and right now Aero was just irritated and ready to go back home. She wouldn't be able to do anything to Griffin like this, and there was no way she was going to change into a dragon just to teach him something. That would be suicide.

When she got back up Aero heard him say something about her not being able to go with Xyl. How dare he say what she was going to do, which is what he's been doing this whole time. With a growl she replied, "Who says that you get to tell me what I can do or not? I can still go with him if I want to or not, and there's nothing you nor he can do about it!" At this point, Aero didn't care what caused Griffin's reaction to Xyl, she was just fed up with this who meeting, and the fact that she was hurting now wasn't helping anything at all. She just continued to glare at Griffin, taunting him to stop her from doing what she wanted.

(This gonna be short)

Xylnthian lunged forward to grab at Aero as she fell, but he missed by a few inches. As she landed on the ground with a wince, his golden eyes turned sharp and he glared at Griffin. "They, that was uncalled for," he growled. Making sure Aero was ok, he let her stand on her own as she defended him rather bravely. Awwww, Xylnthian's heart felt like melting. Aero really was cute when she was protecting someone from being shot in the forehead. His glare lessening, Xyl waved a hand airily. "That boner had nothing to do with Aero." Xylnthian offered a grin. "I've got someone else in my life, heh."

"And honestly man, let the chick do what she wants. If she wants to go with me, well. I can't blame her. I am definitely much more handsome than you."

((Bump @Griffin ))