One second Alex was sitting on the uncomfortable and rough surface of the beach, and the next Ashton was coming at him. A string of curses came roaring out as he tried to get out of the way but it didn't do him any good. Ashton had grabbed him and they were flying up. The talons cut through his jacket a bit, but probably about the same amount of damage as Mr. Kaden had committed with his teeth less than two months before. What was it with these kids in Hydra?
"PUT ME THE FUCK DOWN!" Alex bellowed but was still holding onto Ashton in case he got any funny ideas about just dropping him somewhere. It was terrifying being taken up and not sure if he'd end up falling to his death or if Ashton would just squeeze him. Alex knew he was small enough that it might take some effort for the dragon to squish his insides out, but that didn't mean he wanted that effort to be taken.
There was just so much noise and then there wasn't. Ashton's wings beat and it was like a hurricane, blowing his hat off and sending his bleached hair into a frenzy, making it feel colder than it had before. First his jacket, now he lost his hat. When Alex nearly fell he screeched loudly that sounded almost like a girl. Dignity be damned, he didn't care if he did.
"KNOCK IT OFF!" he shouted "MS. MENIDES IS GONNA HEAR ABOUT THIS, I SWEAR TO ANY GOD THAT'LL HEAR ME!"