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Reina couldn't stay at the wedding celebration any longer. Not with him around. The young woman growled as she thought about him and the way he unknowingly drove her crazy. Lieutenant Aaron. A Cerulean. He'd been all she could think about since that day on the training fields. Even though he'd lost to her uncle miserably, he still put up a good fight.
Reina looked down in frustration and noticed a small white flower growing between the cracks in the tile and bent down to pick it. She took one look at it before growling in anger. Taking a deep breath in, she walked over to a small dragon statue. She decided to let out her anger in the best way she knew how, by disappearing. She couldn't allow any to see her struggling, being weak. 'Ugh, that horrid word. Weak. I am anything but weak. I hope.'
“If there’s a prize for rotten judgement,” She sighed and turned the statue around so the dragon was facing away from her. “I guess I’ve already won that.” She walked away and passed five other small statues of dragons. “No man is worth the aggravation.” The dragons turned their heads to look at her. “That’s ancient history, been there, done that.” She threw the flower away and one of the dragons caught it in its talons.
“Who'd you think you’re kidding?” They all chanted in unison as the purple haired woman sat down on a rock bench. “He’s the earth and heaven to you, try to keep it hidden." The dragons pointed to the ground, the sky, and Reina with their tails. "Honey we can see right through you.” Reina cried out in denial. “Girl you can’t conceal it.” Four of the dragons pushed the one holding the flower towards the confused and frustrated woman. The old statue tried to hand it back to her. “We know how you feel and who you’re thinking of.” But, Reina cried out once again, stood up, and walked away.
“No chance, no way. I won’t say it no, no.” The statues ran to follow her. “You swoon, you sigh. Why deny it, uh oh.” Reina shook her head. “It’s to cliche. I won’t say I’m in love.” The five dragon statues shrugged their shoulders as they looked to each other for ideas.
Reina walked further into the garden of statues. “I thought my heart had learned its lesson.” She made her way over to a statue of two dragons locked in a romantic dance. “It feels so good when you start out.” The five dragons ran up and jumped on to a bench right behind the young woman, who grabbed her head in frustration. “My head is screaming get a grip girl.” From her peripheral vision, Reina spotted the moving statues and spun around to see who was behind her, but the five dragons instantly went back to being statues. They slowly came back to life as the young woman turned her back to them. “Unless you’re dying to cry your heart out.” She cried out once again and the statues took this time to voice their opinions.
“Girl you can’t deny it. Who you are and how you’re feeling. Baby we’re not buying.” Reina walked over to a fountain with a statue of two dragons with their snouts pressed together and gave a small longing smile. “Hon, we saw you hit the ceiling, face it like a grown up. When you gonna own up that you got, got, got it bad.” Reina then made her was over to a small little pool with four large stones floating on top and she hopped across.
“No chance, no way I won’t say it no no.” The fourth stone gave out and she tripped, grabbing onto the palace wall, as she fell. She took a second to regain her composure before she heard laughter above her. Looking up, Reina spotted Aaron leaning up against a balcony railing and she unknowingly sent a small grin his way. Although Aaron couldn’t see it, the dragon statues could. “Give up, or give in. Check the grin you’re in love.” Reina caught herself and stepped away from the wall. “This scene won’t play. I won’t say I’m in love.” She pressed her hands over her ears and walked away, the five statues giving their opinions as she tried her best not to listen.
“You’re doing flips, read our lips, you’re in love.” Reina stomped past them, denying her feelings the whole time. “You’re way off base, I won’t say it.” She walks over to another fountain. "She won't say it, no." The dragons shake their heads in disappointment. “Get off my case, I won’t say it.” Crossing her arms, the young woman sits down and the dragons place the blue ribbon they stole from Aaron next to her. “Girl don’t be proud, it’s okay you’re in love.” Reina sighed and leaned back, only to have her hand land on the ribbon.
She hesitantly picked it up, smiling as she did. “At least out loud, I won’t say I’m in...love.” She slowly laid down on the fountain’s ledge, holding the blue ribbon close. The five dragon statues sighed in relief.