I've been… experimenting with my writing. And since I've been wanting some Puppyshipping lately, I decided to create this. Reviews are very much appreciated. Tell me what you like, what you don't like, but please don't flame.

Oh! And I promise to get back to the other story when I have inspiration for it. Please forgive me.

The sun was high in the sky over a waterfall in the side of a mountain. There were many caves in the wall of the mountain. They were home to a clan of noble and powerful dragons. Called the Earth Clan, they were mostly a clan of hunters and brutal dragons, supposedly harsh like the land was. They held no mercy for anyone who dared step up to them, and were mostly harsh in their teachings.

A male dragon shifted into his human form, a frown on his handsome face. He moved slowly throughout the small cave he lived in, moving stray bones to the side and kicking rotting meat out of his way. Slightly angry that he had to deal with such things like arranged marriages, he sighs and moves toward the back of the cave, searching for his best clothing to wear. Going around naked was undignified, and his mother just would not have it.

Pausing in his steps to look at a picture of someone close to him, he stands up tall and pulls on a black kimono with red flowers that match his eyes. The black of the kimono was meant to be like the black of his scales. All dragons had one kimono that was supposed to represent them. He was supposed to wear it to the marriage ceremony, though he didn't exactly want to wear it at all. It reminded him of his late grandfather, a dragon that had had red scales and black eyes.

Dragons born into clans with different colored scales and eyes were always outcasts. His clan was a clan of brown scaled dragons with green eyes, supposedly earthly colors. This made them a clan of nobility. But being born with red or black scales made you an outcast. You could've been born from one of the greatest warriors in the clan and still be considered one of the lowest. You had to earn your keep, prove that you were a part of such a noble clan.

His own father was currently the head of the clan, having become head after his grandfather had become too old to look after the clan. He himself was supposed to become the next head. That was until the marriage between his clan and the Sky clan was arranged. It was probably to get rid of him and a few others born without the brown scales, but he supposed he didn't exactly mind, since he wouldn't have to deal with most of the expectations placed upon him.

"Joey!" a sweet voice called out. The dragon looked back to the mouth of the cave where the voice had come from. He sighed once more and finished pulling on his kimono before heading toward the front of the cave. He smiled when he saw his sister standing there waiting for him. She would become the next head of the clan since he was going to be married into a different clan.

His sister was a beautiful young brunette with the prettiest brown eyes. She was the one of the kindest dragons in the clan but also one of the most cunning. She could hold her own in a fight and knows ways to keep out of fights. She was a nice young lady all in all.

"Big brother, are you ready to go?" she asked him. Joey sighed lightly.

"Yeah. I'm ready to go," he replied as he walked out into the sunlight behind his younger sister.

There was a carriage waiting to take him to his destination, a small shrine in a valley only a few minutes away. He could've walked, or even flown, but his mother had wanted to stick to tradition and had said that he would be taken there by carriage. The clan needed this marriage, so he couldn't, and wouldn't, turn it down. He hugged his sister and kissed her forehead lightly before climbing into the carriage. Serenity waved sadly.

"You'll come and visit, right?" she asked him.

"I'll try. But I hear that dragons from the Sky clan are really possessive. The one I'm supposed to marry might not want me to leave until I'm completely covered in his scent," Joey said.

Serenity didn't tell him that that was true. She had met the one her brother was supposed to mate, and he had told her that he was a possessive lover. He had also told her and her father to give him someone they were prepared to see only on extremely rare occasions. Her mother had said that they were giving up Joey. Once she had shown the dragon a picture of Joey, he had accepted him immediately. Serenity hadn't wanted Joey to be given away, but her mother had said that it was what was best for the clan.

Joey smiled one last time before closing the door to the carriage and signaling for the driver to leave. He wasn't looking forward to when he met the dragon he was to marry, nor was he looking forward to the mating. He wanted to stay in his clan with his friends and sister. But once again, the clan needed this marriage, and he just couldn't turn it down.

Seto will be a bit out of character. And so will Joey. I've been wanting something where Joey plays the hard to get dragon.