Semaj

By Amari A

I'm not what they had in mind when they were writing about heroines. I'm lazy, I'm not very useful, and oh yeah I'm fourteen. Yet, somehow little old me is supposed to save the dragon kingdom and be this great leader. Imagine how my face looked. You guessed it shocked. I'm completely convinced that my parents have gone off the deep end but then of course I could do this and be great. I could rock the dragon kingdom. Or I could just eat lunch. I'm still figuring out. Not sure what to do but I do know that I'm not ready to face whatever it is they expect me to face. I'd rather go to school and believe me that's saying a lot.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Amari A
• Release date: Mar 24, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310530654

Amari A

Amari A is a paranormal writer who resides in South Carolina. You can find her dancing with headphones on, singing out loud, and talking to the voices in her mind. She loves writing about dragons, shifters, and anything out of the ordinary.

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Semaj

Amari A

Copyright 2015 Amari A

Smashwords Edition

**This book contains a dramatic teen dragon, parents who just don’t understand, and a best friend who becomes a maniac for a short period of time**

Dear You (Yeah You) Who’s Reading This,

Thank you for finding me interesting enough that you decided to read about me. I like to think of myself as just a normal dragon but, truth is, I’m a princess. It’s not something I’m proud of but, you know,, I’ve learned to live with it. Here are some things to know before you turn the next page.

1. This story is told from my perspective because, well, it’s my life and no one can tell it better than I can.

2. Everything, and I mean everything, you thought you knew about dragons is not true. You probably have a dragon living next door to you and you don’t even know it.

3. Things get a little intense for a while, so if you don’t like drama you have definitely picked up the wrong book.

4. If you believe in happily ever after, then, once again, you have picked up the wrong book. This is reality and reality sucks! Sorry to have to tell you that, but it helps to be blunt.

I really am grateful that you decided to give my story a shot because there are so many other things that you could probably be doing right now, like tweeting, taking a selfies, or going out with your friends, but you’ve decided to let me entertain you for a while. This is only the beginning of my story and it gets crazier from here. I’m on a quest to save the dragon world and find myself in this crazy world of dragons where everything is not as it seems and no one is ever who you think they are, where your friends become your biggest enemies and your biggest enemies become your friends. Let’s just say life is crazy. Hope you enjoy the book.

Semaj, Dragon Princess

Table of Contents

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Dear Reader

About the Author

Prologue

Your wife has given birth to a beautiful baby girl and she was also born with the mark on her lower back, says Saralynn.

Wow! exclaims Gregor. So our daughter will indeed be the one that legend speaks about? I can’t believe that it’s actually true.

Yes, she will lead the new generation into a better place. She will be a very strong leader. Very powerful. Very headstrong, too. She won’t be easily pushed around.

I know. I am honored that it is my daughter who will do so, and stubbornness runs in the family, he says with a laugh.

Yes, but when she is a teenager you know that she will have to be prepared to fight great danger. The legend says sixteen, but we know that the age is what’s always off about the predictions. They sometimes come sooner and sometimes appear later on in their lives, but for sure she is the chosen one.

He nods his head. I know this and I will make sure that she is fully prepared.

She nods her head. Enjoy your baby girl. I will be leaving now so take good care of her and her mother.

He watches as she walks out of the castle and looks down at his daughter, whom he’s holding in his hands. You are going to be a great one, my child.

What are we going to call her? asks Ginneveave.

Semaj. Our baby girl’s name is going to be Semaj.

I love the name Semaj. Such a pretty name for our beautiful baby girl.

And she’s so peaceful. Maybe she’ll be like this her whole life.

Ginneveave laughs. One can only wish. You know how temperamental little girls can be.

He smiles. Ah, yes. I’ve seen some of the ones in the kingdom. They can be quite a handful, but I doubt that our little girl will give us that much trouble.

Chapter 1

14 1/2years later….

I’m telling you, I think that my parents have it in for me, I say as me and my best friend Brenden walk through the forest. We weren’t supposed to be best friends, being that I’m a princess and he’s regular, but my mom allowed it to happen, saying that it would keep me level headed. See, in the dragon world, royals hang out with other royals and regular dragons that lived in the village were to never mingle with the royal kids – ever. But I wasn’t one for rules and plus, all the royal kids from the other kingdoms were too stuck up for my taste. I didn’t like any of them.

You always think that your parents have it out for you. What else is new? he says with a laugh.

That’s because they always do. But it’s worse lately. They’re always whispering or talking low and when I come into the room they get quiet and just stare at me.

All parents do that.

Yeah, the ones who’ve been planning to kill their kids over the years.

They aren’t trying to kill you.

Not yet. They have to plan it first so that they can get away with it.

Why though?

Not sure, I say as I jump over a log. I love being in the woods. It’s where I’ve always felt I’ve belonged. Ever since I was a little girl I would come in the forest and sit in it for hours. Often times I would drag Brenden along and so far that has never changed. Whatever I did, he did and that’s how it was going to stay. We were best friends forever and nothing was going to get in between us. The forest was one of the best things about the dragon world. There were regular animals in it like rabbits, birds, and snakes, but other things roamed in it as well. What those other things are, I don’t know because I’ve never seen them before and I don’t want to start this story off by lying to you.

Well, I really don’t think that your parents are going to kill you. They love you, he says as he throws a rock at a tree.

I look over at him and smile. He had grown up a lot from the skinny little dragon kid he used to be. He used to have buck teeth and long skinny arms and legs that seemed weird to his body. Now he was this handsome hunk that all the girls in the kingdom wanted, with muscles for days. But I still viewed him as the buck tooth kid he was so many years ago. Seeing him as a hunk was just, well, it was weird. You’re right, but I still don’t like the fact that they are hiding something from me. I mean, they tell me everything else. Especially stuff that I’m not exactly fond of hearing. So why bother to hide something from me now?

He laughs. Maybe they’ll tell you when they’re ready.

Maybe. But I doubt it.

Or, you know, they could be planning your fifteenth birthday party. You will be fifteen in a week.

I stopped walking. He was completely right. How could I forget my own birthday? Maybe I was catching teenage Alzheimer’s if there was such a thing. And I’m sure it was because I thought of it. I forgot all about my birthday. But you’re right. They’ve been trying to surprise me for the past couple of years and so far it has never worked out for them.

How could you forget your own birthday? You are usually in full countdown mode by now.

I’ve been dealing with high school. It’s not easy you know. Full of nothing but crazy people.

So you’ve told me, he says with a smirk.

That’s because it’s horrible! I exclaim. I don’t know what my parents were thinking sending me to that place. I’ve been tempted to set two girls on fire just this month."

Well, we’re here, he says.

I look at the clearing and smile. Brenden and I have had the same hiding spot ever since we were kids. It was a beautiful clearing in the middle of the forest, in the shape of a circle. Flowers grew around the edges and two logs were in the center. It was so serene. We both came here to clear our minds from our problems. It’s as if, when we are here, nothing else in the world matters.

You know, I think that it’s gotten more beautiful since the last time we were here, I say as I sit down on the log that was designated as mine.

Yeah, you may be right, he says as he sits on the other log.

I look up at the sky as the sun beams down on my face. This is why I loved being in the dragon realm. It was so much more peaceful than life in the city. There was no hustle and bustle and nobody