Draco was still curled up on the ground when a teen boy who looked to be about her age walked over to her and the teen boy that was picking on her and heard him ask all the other teens if they wanted to have fun and then told them that the next person who even looked at her the wrong way would get all the fun they wanted and that he could be just like them but he chose to be the better person. The boy that had pushed her down then said, "You don't scare me. Besides, I'm just teaching the hobo girl her place in life. As a dirty old doormat that is meant to be trampled on!" The boy then kicked Draco in the side making her slam her back against the remains of what had been an ancient stone fountain. Draco began to grab her side which had been bruised by the kick, it wasn't painful since the orphanage had abused her so much that they fried the part of her brain that processed the feeling of pain when the electrocuted her body and so she couldn't feel pain anymore. Draco was just checking to see if the kick had been hard enough to break skin and make her bleed. The boy then walked over to her and kicked her in the gut which caused Draco to start coughing really hard and gasping for air since the kick had knocked the wind out of her.<br/><br/>As the boy readied another kick, this time aiming for her face, something ran out of the nearby forest and latched itself onto the boy's leg, ripping and tearing at hs clothes and flesh while growling viciously. The creature that had come to Draco's rescue was a grey wolf with amber eyes, the wolf then let go of the boy's leg after hearing the boy screaming in terror for a good 3 minutes and let the boy run away towards the group of teens that had been mocking Draco. The wolf the growled ferociously for a bit as a warning to stay away before turning to Draco and licking her hand as if to let her know everything was fine now before shoving his head underneath her arm so that she was holding him. Draco hugged the wolf and said, "Thanks Gin. You're always looking out for me when King Blueclaw can't." Gin then wagged his tail as he was pleased with himself for nearly ripping off the bully's leg and was happy to hear Draco praise him. Draco looked at the boy who had come to her rescue as well and said, "Thanks for sticking up for me." Draco then sat up effortlessly, as if she hadn't been taking a beating just moments before, and put her hand out for the boy to shake and said, "My name is Draco RyuuMahou. This is Gin, my friend and protector when King Blueclaw isn't around. What's your name?" When the boy told her his name she smiled and said, "It's very nice to meet you."<br/><br/>Even among humans who didn't have their dragons yet, Blueclaw the King of Dragons was legend, for a human to even meet King Blueclaw was a great honor, but Draco lived with King Blueclaw so that meant she was very fortunate to be able to live with the King of Dragons. It was custom for dragons to bring their hatchlings to meet the King and recieve his blessings whenever a new dragon was born, so the Dragon King knew the names of all his subjects and had actually taught Draco and the other orphans the names of all the dragons that were currently living and even the ones that had passed away a long time ago but not before making a huge contribution to the world along with the history of dragons. Draco had met many dragons over the years she spent with Blueclaw since the dragons would bring their hatchlings to him and go to him with matters of importance. Draco then stood up and walked over to one of the crumbling walls of the ancient ruins and sat down with her back against it so that she had some shade from the sun. Gin walked over and laid down next to her to protect her from anyone who dared to threaten her. Draco said, "Well, it's going to be a long wait. Might as well sketch to pass the time." Draco then pulled her sketchbook out of her art bag along with a pencil to start drawing whatever came to mind.<br/><br/>It was 5 minutes before midnight and Draco was the first to hear the wing beats of the arriving dragon. Draco looked up to see a large sky blue dragon about to land at the foot of the ruins. The rider on the dragon's back had long black hair tied in a loose ponytail, he wore a black cloak fastened with a gold brooch set with a large red gemstone, he also had black knee-high boots and an eye-patch over his left eye, underneath his left eye was a large scar that looked to be an old severe burn, his right eye was sky blue. The dragon set down a large rectangular woven basket that looked like something you'd find on a hot air balloon only 3 times as big, and it had seats inside it much like a bus. The rider said, "Hello, my name is Professor Skiel and this is Cloudbuster, we will be taking you to the Academy now so get inside the basket and take a seat on one of the benches, only two people per bench and be sure to place your luggage underneath your seats. Now, everyone hurry up." The students all got into the basket and sat on the benches, there was plenty of extra benches since class sizes varied each year and once every few years there would be a class size of about 30-100 people. Draco got in a seat at the back and placed what little belongings she had brought with her under the seat, save for her art bag which was full of sketchbooks, cheap colored pencils, and other low quality art supplies that people normally throw away when they get higher quality supplies. Gin laid down on the floor at Draco's feet, the students were allowed to bring pets with them to the academy so there was no problem letting Gin into the basket. Once everyone was seated and were settled in, Cloudbuster took off and circled the basket once before grabbing a sort of handle for him to carry the basket and lifting it off the ground.<br/><br/>They flew for 6 hours before arriving at a floating piece of land at dawn, Draco looked out the side of the basket to see that there were more floating pieces of land connected by stone bridges, the clouds cleared away to reveal more and more of the airborne country. They soared over the countryside with fields of plants and herds of animals never seen before by human eyes, they flew over small towns and big cities full of strange looking people with wings or ears or tails, some were even changing into animals to make their farm work easier. All of it impressive, but not as impressive as the dragons flying all through the air above and around the floating country.<br/><br/>Then they arrived at a smaller chunk of floating land that Draco assumed was the Academy grounds, there were large buildings everywhere along with a large courtyard and gardens as well as an arena where they would train their dragons to fight, fly, and use their abilities. Then Professor Skeil directed Cloudbuster to land in front of the Academy at what looked to be a drop off point, Cloudbuster placed the basket on the pavement before landing next to it. Professor Skeil then let the students out and said, "Your first stop is the dorms over there, if you need help finding your way to the dorms ask one of the older students or a nearby professor. At the dorms front desk, you will be given all your supplies for the school along with a fireproof backpack to hold your supplies, a map to the school grounds, and a dorm key. Rooms on the ground level are able to have their dragons inside depending on the size of the dragon, rooms on higher levels will not have that luxury but will have a balcony for your dragons to land on to visit you. Your room number will be on the key, for example, if you have the room code 1504 then the first number is the floor level your room is on, the last three numbers are your room number. Now, feel free to explore before you go to your dorms, or if you're tired since most of you have been up all night, you may go to your dorms right away and take a nap. Classes don't start until tomorrow and the Headmaster will be providing an introductory speech for all students in the Cafeteria at dinnertime. Oh and the dorms are mixed so there is no gender exclusive dorms. Now, off with you and welcome to Skywing Dragon Academy." Draco grabbed her luggage and decided to head to her dorm to put her stuff away and take a break before meeting her roommate and exploring the Academy grounds.