Read Dragon Guard: Book 1: Prophecy of the Dragons for Free Online

look in a freaking living room."
    "Don't bring him into this. This is between you and me. You hadn't even noticed the color until I told you I wanted to change it. Whatever I want, you have to go against it. It's a never ending cycle, and it's just to tick me off."
    "That's ridiculous. And of course I didn't notice the color. That's the whole point of white. It lets the pictures and decorations speak for the room. Ben would say the say the same thing because he's not a crazy person like you. Right, son?"
    "Uh …"
    "There's no way he didn't know the color of the walls. He's not devoid of that section of his brain that recognizes major details."
    His dad threw his hands in the air. "So I'm brain damaged? And since when is white paint a major detail? By its very purpose it's a minor detail at best."
    They continued arguing, breaking down into more insults. Ben snuck towards the stairs and almost gave a fist pump when he reached the top and they didn't call him back down. Once he made it to his room, he closed the door and let out a breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding.
    He tossed his backpack onto the bed and crashed down next to it. What a day. From enjoying lunch and a walk home with Andi, to finding out she was a dragon and he was her guard, which meant superpowers of some sort and a long lifespan which might as well be forever, and then coming home to one step closer to living in a single-parent home. He covered his face with his hands. Was today a win or a loss? That hinged on whether he was happy about this Dragon Guard thing or not. While he didn't know her very well yet, he liked Andi, and truth be told, the thought of having superpowers was pretty cool. But he wasn't ready to get married, and from what he took from that conversation, when they got bound or whatever, that's what they'd be doing. Setting aside the fact that they were way too young, he didn't want to end up like his parents. He didn't want to hate Andi in a few years.
    He sat up and looked at his Xbox. A few minutes of blasting noobs would bring out a better mood, but before he got up to turn it on, his hand brushed his backpack. He had plenty of homework tonight, and he should get that done first. At least his math. No way he wanted the wrath of Simms twice in one week. He chuckled at the memory of Andi telling him the tongue-lashing would motivate him to do his homework for the rest of the week. She was right, and he didn't want to let her down, too.
    As soon as he had his book open to the correct page, his cell phone rang. Andi. He picked it up and said hi.
    "Hi, Ben. Sorry to bug you."
    "You're not bugging me. You can call me anytime. Except in the middle of the night when I'm asleep, but my phone will be off anyway," he added with a laugh.
    "Well, I'll be sleeping, too."
    "I don't know. Are your sleep patterns the same as mine?"
    It was her turn to laugh. "Yeah, unless you're the weirdo."
    "Sorry, sorry. I guess I don't know much about you."
    "I'll be happy to fill you in. Besides, I'm sure there's a ton about you that I'll have to get used to. Anyway, I'm not interrupting anything?"
    "No, I was just about to start my homework."
    "Oh, good, you're not going to blow it off like normal."
    "Miss one assignment …" he said with an exaggerated sigh.
    "Yeah, I'm sure that was the first one you've ever missed."
    "As far as you know."
    She must've taken the phone away from her face because he could hear her muffled laughter in the background. A few seconds later, she was back. "Sorry, but that was a good one. Anyway, as hard as it is to believe, I didn't call for this quote-unquote witty banter."
    "No, it's just a pleasant side effect." His face was starting to hurt from trying to keep from losing it himself.
    "Yeah, sure, if that makes you feel better about yourself."
    That did it, and this time he had to take the phone from his ear. Melissa never made him laugh like this, either on the phone or in person. Truth be told, he'd never felt anywhere near