I had been walking in the gardens for about four or five minutes when I started to feel like I was being watched. I stop and looked around however I saw nothing. I pushed it off and keep walking. Only to see something out of the corner of my eye. When I turned my head to look. I caught a glimpse of what I thought was a person but before my eyes adjusted, it disappeared.

"Hello", I called into the darkness.

Nothing.

I'm so going to die.

I started walking again, this time, faster. I scanned my surroundings as I look for the figure again.

Nothing.

I still felt the eyes on my back as I kept walking. I stopped as I saw something shiny in the distance. And of course, I walk towards it as any smart person would do. Note the sarcasm. As I got closer to it felt like I was being dragged to it. Sounds crazy right? I pushed the bushes apart and for the first time, I saw it.

It was round and smooth. The color of the rock was a crimson red with a golden design. It was beautiful.

That's when I realized this wasn't a rock at all. It was an egg.

As I reached out to pick it up, it started to glow when my hand made contact with it. The glow got brighter and a shape came into the light. As the shaped cam fully into view, I realized what it was. But how was this possible?

A dragon.

The glow faded and a painful stinging erupted in my hands. Before I could investigate the pain, the egg started to pulse with white light, it got faster and faster. Then a giant shockwave erupted from the egg. Around me the bright skyscrapers and building of the Upper East side of Matthaten whet dark. They yelling of anrgy New yorkers soon filled the air around me.

Oops.

I later learned that the shockwave caused a blackout in East side of Matthaten. But the power came back on within the hour so it was fine. But this did included my building I so just crashed the party.

"Well, I didn't see that coming." A voice behind me said.

I wiped my head around see a tall man standing behind. He had sun blonde hair and sapphire blue eyes that seemed to shine. His face was flawless.

"Who are you?" I asked as I stood up from my place on the ground.

"My name is Tyranis, may I ask for yours?"

"What are you doing here," I asked in a venomous tone.

"I guess not. I'm here to make sure the egg finds its rider and I see it has. However, I didn't think it would be a girl."

"What does that mean?"

"Well, women are rarely chosen as a rider."

"Chosen?"

"Yes to be a dragon rider."

I stood, with a confused look evident on my face.

"Okay, Let me explain. Every century four men, or women in your case, from all across the world to be dragon riders. Their job is to stop the darkness that threatens to wreak havoc and destroy the world. In a war between the light and the darkness that wishes to destroy it. " He explained causally.

"Sounds fun", I said uneasily," But, how do you I'm the one who supposes to be the dragon rider?"

"For two reasons: One; the mark on your hand, and two; being the shockwave that just took out the electrical grid. That only happens when the egg finds its rider."

"The mark?"

He pointed at his hand and I looked down at mine and saw my new tattoo. The marking was just below my wrist. It was a small black dragon that curved into an "S" shape.

"Every rider has a mark, however, the markings themselves are different", Tyranis said walking up to me and showed me his hand. God even, his hands were hot. Crap, back to the point.

Like mine, there was a small dragon. However, his mark was a lot bigger than mine. The dragon sat sideways and its tail ran down his index finger. The small dragon's wings then stretched across the back of his thumb.

"Wow," I said impressed.

"Well, I think it best we talk with your parents then we go to the training camp in the Black Forest."

"Black Forest? Wait, that's in Germany! Are you serious?"

"Yes, did you think it would be in the middle of town. It's safer for people not to know about what we do. If the public knew about dragons, wars, and the darkness wanting to destroy the world, there would be panic."

"That's true, but you said we, does that mean you're a dragon rider too?"

He smirked and brought two fingers to his mouth and whistled.

Not a moment after that a huge dragon appeared out of nowhere.

"Holy peanut butter and jelly!," I yelled backing up. Tyranis only laughed as the dragon landed next to him.

"Relax, this is Raikou, my dragon."

The dragon made a series of different noises.

"Raikou says hi, and that he likes your dress."

"Um...thanks," I said eyes still wide with shock.

"A dragon and its rider have a telepathic link," He said to answer my unspoken question.

"When will mine hatch," I asked giddily, still in awe of the gold dragon in front of me?

Tyranis laughed once more before answering.

"Once the dragon and rider meet it will hatch within 24 hours of making their bond mark. Now then, I never caught your name" He stated.

"Larisa, Larisa Highlander."

"A beautiful name. You can call me Ty for short," Tyranis said picking up my egg and handing it to me.

Ty then told Raikou to wait there, to which he nodded and lied down crushing a few bushes and a small tree. He had no respect for landscaping.

Ty then started walking away but stopped when he saw I wasn't following him.

"Well come on it is best if we hurry so your egg hatches at camp."

"Where are we going?" I asked walking

"To talk to your parents and pack your things."

"Oh" was all I said.

The walk back threw the garden was silent. I guess Ty was giving me time to process all that just happened. And Boy did I needed it. My life just did a 180. But all I could think about was how hot this man was and how pissed my dad was going to be. He's so going to kill me.

That's if he believes me.