Little Dragons

  By Renee Hughes Gershom stared at me a moment longer before clearing his throat. But before he could say another word on the subject, Michael reappeared. He had a companion with him that he introduced to Gershom and I. A Little Dragon who went by the name of Holly. Although the name was female, she wore the form of a young male. A handsome one at that I had to admit as I shook her hand. Occasionally , I would take a male form but in general I gravitated more towards females . I glanced at Michael feeling more than a little guilty. I had allowed Gershom to monopolize my attention during and after Sandra's lecture forgetting all about him. He recognized the look in my eyes. Gershom had met Holly before through a mutual third acquaintance. As he started asking her questions about their friend, Michael moved closer to me and whispered. "Don't feel bad. I am glad to see you with someone," he said. I shook my head thinking about Gershom's and my latest argument. ...

  By Renee Hughes I didn't argue further with him. Instead, I watched as the surrounding Little Dragons started to disperse. My friend Sandra headed in my direction. "Anna," she said and hugged me. She then turned to Gershom and introduced herself as she shook his hand. "I guess Anna really did lay the groundwork for your recommendation," he said. My eyes grew wide as I turned to face him. He gave me an innocent look. Sandra gave him an understanding grin. "She did but I thought you brought up some valuable points as well during your earlier debate. Having two people with such diverse points of view working on a social code for the new inhabitants will give them the best possible start," a serious look came into her eyes. "How many Little Dragons will be involved with this committee?" I glanced at Gershom neither one of us had discussed any of the pertinent details needed for this endeavor . It also felt a little premature to do too much pl...