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Chapter 2

-Watson Soons Residence, 2019-

Hopping down the empyrean loop after peeking through several times, Miracle came to a foreign land. She looked around. The warm sensation of wild grasses along with a wave of sea-scented air welcomed her presence. Her shoes were gone. Layers of her silky garments were changed into a set that she had no connection with—a pink cotton T-shirt and a pair of black ripped jeans. She touched her head. Her silver chains were no longer on her too. 

'So this is the version of their world,' she muttered inwardly, recalling the lessons she learned about humans.

"Good day." A deep voice shifted her attention. "Here, wear these." He placed the jelly flip-flop next to her bare feet.

"T-Thanks..." She lifted her eyes to the middle-aged man standing before her. "And you are?"

"Amenxious. This is Hayden, the TinXi," he said, giving her a slight gentlemanly bow. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

TinXi, the border keepers of the mortal world. Blessed with half immortality, they possessed extraordinary strength and agility that assisted the dragons in going through the mission. On top of that, they were also great spellcasters who could easily erase the memories of those mortals who had witnessed the scenes that they shouldn't have.

"Amenxious. Nice to meet you too, Mr. Hayden. I'm Xue—" Almost forgetting that she wasn't supposed to use her real name in this world, she quickly stretched her hand out and reached for the shake. "Miracle. I'm Miracle."

She studied the man—fair skin, sharp nose, and rounded ears. Behind his hazel-brown eyes, she saw the hints of blues—color of TinXi. She drifted her stare to his T-shirt and caught a glimpse of his tough body. It wasn't buttoned fully.

While Miracle was still sizing him up, a blue aquatic drop suddenly surfaced out of his dilating pupil. She froze. Her sight rippled for a second as another drop was extracted from the blueness behind her disguised left eye. When the blue spheroids merged together, they radiated a vibrant presence of vitality.

Miracle shook her head. She was starting to feel dizzy. 

The TinXi didn't seem to notice what was happening to her. He had his focus fixed on the glowing cerulean levitating a few inches away from his palm.

"Mr... Mr. H-Hayden?" She rested her hand on a bench next to the Magnolia tree.

He furrowed his brows when he saw her pale face. The muscles on his cheeks tensed.

'Hang in there a while more, dragon girl,' his gaze spoke.

Pulling in the spheroid, he squeezed and burst it into tiny twinkling pieces. They surged to the top, and a new piece of an invisible elemental net was dropped over their house. Those blue flakes were gone.

Hayden rushed over and grabbed her arm just in time before it slipped off the crest rail. "Sorry, Miracle. We needed to do this to strengthen the barrier of this house. I apologize for not informing you before getting started," he said.

She smiled. "No worries. It's done, isn't it?"

"Yes." He nodded. "Let's enter. It's cold out here."

Blue opaque curtains were closed, leaving thin gaps in between to allow the slightest hint of light to pass through. Books that seemed to be more than a hundred years old were displayed on the racks beneath the double-stringer stairs. Familiar silver fronds were placed at the inner corners of the house, refreshing her with a new tingle of divinity. However, her nose itched at the lingering breaths that belonged to the late dragons. They pulled at her heartstrings. 

'I'll end this disaster, my friends. And shall bring back your names and dignities.'

"Have a seat, Miracle." Hayden gestured her toward the solo floral couch, stopping her from dwelling on the past. "I'll get you something to drink."

"Sure." She outstretched her sore legs.

All of a sudden, loud footsteps behind the door raised her guard at once. Miracle fixed her eyes on the entrance, her fists drawn in.

"Daddd! We are back!" A teen's voice.

'Dad?' Her shoulders relaxed.

"Oh, you're back?" Hayden responded from the kitchen.

Ignoring her father's reply, the girl in school uniform halted her steps as soon as she entered. 

"The... dragon?" She slacked her jaw. 

"Omg! What's with this abrupt stop?" the taller boy grumbled as he drew back his face from the voluminous maroon hair. He looked similar to the girl.

But when he shifted his attention to Miracle, he had the same expression as the front girl. 

"Wow," he uttered under his breath. 

Putting down the tray of strawberry tea, Hayden waved his hand and motioned them to get closer. "Lyn, Kingsley. Come here." 

Lyn stood still by the staircase. Her widened stare was filled with curiosity like she had no idea how to react to the sudden presence of Miracle in the house. Only when the eldest Tinxi introduced them to the young dragon did they initiate their approach.

The twins kept their bags aside and made a proper bow. Bending on one knee, Lyn connected her indexes with her thumbs into a circle and interlocked them. The remaining fingers were held outstretched.

"Amenxious. I'm Lyn, a water striker with 600 years of cultivation," the sister reported her identity, lifting the hand posture to her forehead.

"Amenxious. And I'm Kingsley," the brother continued. "A fire striker with 600 years of cultivation."

Gently pushing up their elbows, she curled her lips into a smile. "Just ignore all the protocols. Nobody's here to check on this."

"Exactly!" Kingsley shot Hayden a sidelong look. "But our dad doesn't seem to be getting it at all."

"Well... It's all—"

"Respect," said the twins. 

Miracle puffed. 

Hayden flashed an awkward smile before walking away with the empty teapot in his hand. Right then, Lyn hopped over and sat on the arm panel of the couch Miracle was sitting on.

"You're really... the most beautiful dragon I've ever met," Lyn whispered. She was sticking so close that Miracle had to inch a little to stop her maroon hair from itching her arms. "In truth, the first white dragon."

"Can you stop acting like a hungry beast?"

"White dragons are powerful in nature, brother. How can you not be impressed?"

He rolled his eyes. "Just so you know, aside from creeping her out, you're nowhere looking like you're impressed." Kingsley sipped his cup of tea. "By the way Miracle, are you aware that you'll be attending our school?"

"Yes." She nodded. "We were told about that before having to come here."

"Great. Don't worry much about it. Lyn and I will be by your side." He shot an affirming look at his sister.

"Of course—" Something caught Lyn's attention.

"What's wrong?" Kingsley arched his brow.

Her fingers shook in excitement. "L-Look... Her m-mark. It's amazing."

Lowering his eyes to where she was pointing, he muttered, "I see... A truly white dragon."

"I finally see some hope in ending this bloody war," Hayden mumbled as he came up from behind, leaving Miracle to ponder what he meant by that. 

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