Magic...there was on other word for it!  They had one moment been walking along, and then...poof...they were back in a club...perhaps even the same club they had just left.  After all, she had mentioned getting back to her food.  It had been so swift, and the elation of the moment soared through his heart and soul...even while the mind was still comprehending.  Magic...it had to be, but then he should have expected nothing less from her.  She was a dragon - most ancient of the beings to walk and soar across the Earth.  Magic had always surrounded such in almost every tale he knew of them.  It was as if they had flown there...zipped across time and space in the blink of an eye.  Whatever tales and legends had of dragons; that one had been left out.  It made Chris smile to himself as he noticed her looking at him - gauging his reaction, and holding out her hand to him.<br/><br/>Gabrielle<br/><br/>That was her name...Gabrielle.<br/><br/>The name resonated deep inside of him.  It resonated like nothing he could compare it to.  She was there...in his heart, mind, and soul, and Chris wouldn't have had it any other way.  He wondered what was to come when he noticed the area of the club they had come to was a lot more secluded, but then she mentioned business and strong drinks.  At the moment, though contrary to his normal desires, Chris could use a good scotch, but he also wondered what business she referred to.  What had brought the dragon lady he was so enchanted with to this place?  Was it simply to be around others who shared her world?  Or had there been a purpose - some business she was conducting?<br/><br/>Such questions only barely registered to his mind, because he also realized that as he entered the main area with Gabrielle - that every non-human in the place would realize he was with her.  He wondered at their reaction to such a sight, but then...perhaps such was not so uncommon.  After all, he was sure vampires and other creatures brought humans here - though most likely as food later.  That was not the case here.  He forced himself to relax - which not as hard as he thought it would be.  Her presence helped immensely, and he could not help smiling in wonder and delight as she led them.<br/><br/>Part of him wished they had remained secluded in the other room, but the timing was wrong.  Besides, there was so much to learn of Gabrielle, and even more to learn of the connection he sensed growing between them.  He was nothing supernatural...just a mortal in love with the dragon that had saved his life, but the connection was there all the same.  Sure, he had trained his heart and mind to do more than what most mortals could do...to reach out with the mind and sense his surroundings, and so forth, but even these gifts did not make him supernatural.  He felt so warm...even safe in her presence, but it was not all he felt.  Chris felt alive such as he had never imagined.  It was as if every sense of his was heightened in her presence...his soul more awake than he could describe.<br/><br/>Dragons, according to various source throughout legends, had a profound impact on mortals.  He began to believe those sources were rather understated severely.