“You...did you start the fire?”
He blinked at her sudden question. Then he gave her a shy smile.
“Uh, yeah. That was me.”
He took his free hand and rubbed the back of his neck.
“I hadn’t planned to, but something about how you were being treated made me so angry that my magic kinda exploded. I was in the back row by the edge of the tent so when my flames sparked, so did it.”
He chuckled nervously and the vampire wasn’t sure how to respond. Somehow the fact that he had been angry because she was being hurt made her a little happy. She decided not to show it just yet and instead focused on a different subject.
“So you wield fire, Dragon?”
His nervous smile turned into a grin.
“That’s right! We don’t really breathe it like people think. We can make it with magic. Somethin’ about how dragons made it a really long time ago and because of that we can do it now. Blah, blah, blah.”
His laughter filled her ears and she wondered why she enjoyed the sound of it so much. It amazed her that he could use real magic. She thought magical beings died off centuries ago. Then again, people said the same thing about vampires.
Suddenly, he stopped as if a realization of some sort had hit him. Blinking at her with a pout.
"By the way, my name's Aaden Eragon, not 'Dragon'."
She reflected his blank expression and he grinned at her brightly.
"Could you tell me your name now? Unless you want me to call ya 'Miss Vampire' or somethin' like that."
Slowly her face softened into a small smile, lighting it up a bit.
"Reva. Reva Deluge."
His grin only grew at the name.
"I knew it would be pretty!"
That same mysterious warmth rushed to her face again as she smiled and he continued happily, glancing towards the cave entrance where a light pitter-patter could be heard.
"It reminds me of the rain!"
She blinked, looking toward the constant drizzle that followed her everywhere she went. She hadn’t even noticed it until now.
"Is that so?"
He nodded, turning back to her.
"Yeah, it's like...uh."
He stopped, frowning slightly as he closed his eyes to think of the word, hand on his chin. Then his eyes snapped open, grin returning tenfold as he locked eyes with her again.
"Refreshing! Yeah! Like water."
He then proceeded to make wave-like sounds while doing...