A Lost Bird (Delvin)

New York City was not the place you wanted to get lost in especially after all the supernaturals that had moved in over the years. Vampires, Werewolves, Magi, and others were set up all over the place now course humans were a threat too in certain areas like Queens. No one really had any idea that dragons existed though besides the Scarlet Order which was good for him and bad for anyone who dared cross him in the wrong way. The city was always busy and rather volatile at times another good reason not to wander off alone really if you happened to be a tourist around here. Thankfully he was not a tourist anymore he'd been living here for a good while now and never really got lost. It happened to be one of his days off today and not having any work he decided to let himself wander around the city for now until something caught his fancy and sadly nothing had yet. After a decent breakfast and cleaning himself up he was out the front door of his apartment studio hoodie on and skateboard in hand his earplugs in as he listened to his mp3 player as he skateboarded along the sidewalks now weaving in and out of people now some beef jerky in his mouth now and rocked out a little now. Maybe he'd hit the music store he thought purchase some more albums again to freshen his playlist a little more now. It was then he spotted a young looking girl and stopped she seemed so unaware of the danger to her now as two men closed in on her now. he wanted to call out to her now get her attention or at least scare off her would-be kidnappers but the traffic had picked up a bit now and was too loud. Frowning he kicked up his skateboard and ran into an alleyway now opposite the one the girl was taken into now and dropping his stuff there he then grew out his wings and took flight high into the air where he wouldn't be noticed before flying across the street to the rooftops of the building overlooking the girl and two men now. She seemed to be fighting back but wouldn't fare well against them much longer and decided to glide down until he could land and perch on one of the railings of the stairwells that lined most buildings from the ground to the rooftops and made his wings vanish again now. "Now now gentlemen is this any way to treat a lady?" Delvin would ask perched there like Spiderman from the comics might be before jumping down. "If you go now I wont report you to the cops but if you insist well I could use the workout it'll be fun really," Delvin said now and smiled sheepishly at the two hopefully they were smarter than they looked and would split now. "Go ahead and use the knife you probably have on you scum like you two usually carry them so see what happens?" Delvin added after using his heat vision he could tell they were only humans but looking at the girl she was something he'd never seen before really he didn't know what her species was really.

Delvin would frown at the two men now they really were scumbags trying to kidnap and from what it seemed like potentially molest this teenage girl. Really what kind of sick human being got off to crimes like this what were they thinking really. It seemed about time for round two now until he dropped down and then announced him to the two men and girl now a sheepish smile on his face now. The girl hardly seemed amused by his antics now but did seem a little grateful for the distraction probably in hopes they would focus on him which they did thankfully. They seemed to debate his threat and challenge now before the wiser of the two grabbed his friend and grumbling a bit the two were off now giving up on their ruined fun now. He'd smile sheepishly at the two's retreating figures now he pegged the two as cowards then really and looked back to see the girl move to fetch her thrown bag now which seemed to have landed under a nearby dumpster now and retrieved it easily enough before seeming to focus again as he scratches his chin a little and smiled a little at that as she approached him now and gave her a curtsy bow now. "It was nothing really just doing my good samaritan duty for the day. I can understand getting lose even the people who live here get lost easily sometimes this is a big city after all," Delvin replied raising a curious brow as she seemed to rub a bit at her temples and forehead now. She seemed a little sickly all of a sudden potentially a headache which seemed rather sudden too. He watched as she then fetched some medicine and water now taking a little of both before putting them away again. "it'd be safer for you to stay with me until they come get you so we can wait for them across the street at that little bookstore I passed. That and you look like you need to sit down for a little bit because of your headache," Delvin replied running a hand through his hair now messing it up a little bit now. He really didn't need for her to get in trouble or lost again right after he let her out of his sights. "Come on then I insist," Delvin said as he moved to head out to the street now and then once she was with him would cross to the other side where he would fetch his own things now. "What are you by the way? I know most species by scent now but your scent is different something I haven't encountered before," Delvin asked and then said now as he looked back to her leading her to the bookstore now. Of course that would probably raise her own suspicions about him now but he had no qualms really about telling her what he was now who else would believe her anyways if he did?

"Yeah probably something like that I guess it makes sense. I wasn't really born here I was born in London England came here when I got a new job really," Delvin simply replied smiling sheepishly at her in return now. She looked rather short and young her maturity seemed to suggest she was teenager but it was hard to tell really and he didn't want to insult her by asking her age women tended to be rather sore about least human ones anyways. Then again she wasn't human was she? When it came to Supernaturals he had made that mistake in the beginning when first becoming a dragon like he had. As a shifter he had never really smelt the scent of other supernaturals before only his Magi Father and Shifter Mother as well as his hybrid siblings. Once he became a Seeker well a wealth of knowledge was opened to him he came to learn about all kinds of Supernaturals mythical or otherwise and by now had the scents of most down pact by course it was more his dragin vision that revealed to him what they really were the scent just helped solidfy the memory for him in his mind now so he'd never forget that species or person ever then. "Oh well I just you don't know then but your not human I know that much from my dragon vision ability. Being a dragon we never forget a scent once we pick it up not that I was um well trying to really do that to you so I apologize," Delvin replied shooting her a sympathetic look now. The question before though seemed to make her confused and noticed as her fingers seemed to light up now almost like flames as she then clenched her hands tight now to hide it from him. "Look I'm sorry i brought it okay no need to get worked up now. How about that bookstore huh you seem to like books right. Maybe you can show me a few goods ones to read," Delvin replied trying to calm her down and distract her from whatever was happening right now to her. He would curse himself as well he hadn't really meant to upset her like he had now.

Delvin wasn't really sure what was going on now really asking her what she was seemed to cause her to freak out now. Something to do with her headaches maybe but without knowing what she was he wasn't really sure how to help her out. All he knew now was that he wanted to calm her down and make her relax and be like she was before. How was he supposed to do that really as he looked to her now and mentioned the books before which seemed to finally calm her down and bring her back to reality her hands returning to normal again. He'd never seen blue flames like that he'd only ever read of the rarest of phoenixes being able to do that but no one really had proof if they existed or not he'd have to ask Mr. Xanatos later if he knew anything about the stories or lore whether they rang true or not. Finally calm she didn't seem too freaked out really about him being a dragon that or she thought he was utterly insane and making up stories to impress her but he'd show her proof if she really wanted him to do so but only in private and not for all to see. "No worries really it was my fault and I apologize," Delvin replied smiling sheepishly and nodded to her now. Then he chuckled a little rubbing the back of his neck a little now. "Me scared? I'm a big boy I'll be alright," he added and shook his head a little with a smile as they arrived at the book store finally and headed inside now looking around just humans thankfully he couldn't stand the smell of Vampires or Reapers when they smelled like death all the time. "If I knew what you was I could get you proper help but I suggest you find some kind of calming technique maybe Yoga or something along those lines I hear it really promotes your health and positive chi more," he replied as he grabbed and picked up a book on medieval dragons now chuckling a little bit as some of the stuff inside now. Humans had quite the imagination here but they weren't too far off if only they really knew what he did right now. Glancing over he spotted a redhead and for a second he thought it was that she-dragon Mariya out to get him again and shook his head a bit realizing it wasn't her. "You and me both probably my dreams aren't exactly normal lately either not since I became a dragon anyways," he replied looking back to her now with a weak smile now.

Delvin would smile and nod a little at her now. He often wondered about his own family and how they were doing nowadays. He hadn't really seen his family much other than his father after going off to college and then becoming a dragon. His mother wrote him occasionally about how his brother and sister were both familiars to other Magi now and were always busy training and mentoring their young Magi students. She'd invited him a few times to come to see the family and his siblings for special occasions like birthdays but he usually passed it up nowadays he didn't really feel like seeing them right now when he felt so estranged with his father now and had the problems he did as a dragon after his father made him feed off that dead dragon like he did. He'd simply smile and nodded at the mention of trying his idea later when she returned home with her parents. Yoga wasn't really his thing there was nothing like a good fly through the clouds to relax and be at peace for one feeling so free and liberated then. "Some of it is fairly accurate. Believe it or not Alantis was real and it was sunk by dragons. They were nearly wiped out but they've been brought back now." Delvin replied as he flipped through the book a little more now. Some Dragons did breath fire but they hardly coveted gold that much really and some could breath other elements like he could with air. The only real thing they didn't know was that shifters became dragons and had a main human looking form but they could shift fully into a dragon or partially shift to grow features like wings or razor sharp claws. He hadn't realized he spaced out a little until he heard the girl introduce herself to him and smiled at that. "Delvin Lion at your service. I'm a celebrity photgrahper by day and a dragon by night," he replied chuckling a little speaking like he was some kind of superhero like Spider-Man or Batman now. "Well I'm an open book so feel free to ask whatever you want about me for now?" Delvin replied with a grin running a hand through his hair now.

There was a time when Delvin was a pretty social creature and had big dreams for himself. Talking to someone was easy for him and everyone usually liked him said he had a good aura about him. Then for the sake of science and helping his father he agreed to become a Dragon for his experiments that were to better the species and cure them of their supposed madness. That day his whole life changed and it was like a part of him was snuffed out like a flame. He'd been getting better and full of life again before his father forced him to eat from another dragon that he had kept in stasis for his experiments. Again the madness returned and so much stronger than it had before it felt like his head was splitting open hearing her voice the queen dragon demanding he free her from her shackles. Then his father abandoned him and he was reassigned to an older and wiser more powerful Magi. The effects of the bond finally seemed to finally calm him and his rage and he got better but he was never the same some days he was just so depressed and angry wanting to kill himself or others. Some days though like this he felt normal for a change and happy again though occasionally he had his dreams about Marina and with it a taste of the madness again. "Sadly I wasn't even alive then wish I could've seen it myself. Only the Scarlet Council knows where it might lie now under the dark depths of the ocean somewhere." Delvin replied and smiled sadly at the thought shoving his hands into his pockets now as he seemed to stare out a window now and for a moment he could see her again looking so sad and holding in her arms. Marina. "Oh yeah all I need is a costume now. Beware criminals Dragon Man is here." he replied chuckling a bit at himself now as he looked back to her now. "Probably so whose to say in the end. I hope you can find the answers soon who knows maybe you already have it could be in one of these mythical beasts books here plenty of lore that might fit like a phoenix maybe," Delvin replied as he looked to his open book on the table now. Had the book told him what he might be facing he wondered if he would've still agreed to this life. There was no going back now though no only death could set him free now but he wasn't quite ready to die yet not until he found her and asked her what this all meant these visions and dreams he had of Marina now.