>be elementary student >playing in sandbox >building sandcastles and whatnot >just finished a sweet moat >Suddenly castle explodes into fine dust >dragon monster girl about your age standing triumphantly before you >"I've destroyed your castle and I claim you as my treasure!!" >cry to teacher >teacher scolds dragon monster girl >mom hears about bullying incident and transfers you to elementary school across town       >Be middle school student >still trying to adjust to uniforms and harder classes >no more recess and no more coloring >miss nap time >suddenly feel someone slap you across your back >hard >pick yourself up to find dragon monster girl here >oh no >she recgonizes you instantly >"Its my treasure! I'd knew I'd never lose you!" >class starts spreading rumors about dragon monster girl and you >tormented throughout middle school years >resolve to go to a place where she can never find you       >be high school student >prestigious private high school >only the best of the best can go here >studied through blood, sweat, tears >classes are tough but able to power through them >teacher notices your aptitude and suggests you join debate team >join and begin to go on a winning streak against other schools >about to face last school when you notice who your opponent is >dragon monster girl >more adult now, grown in all the right places >instantly recognizes you, leers hungrily >"Hello my little treasure." she sneers >Cant focus during the entire debate >judges declare other school victor >entire team blames you >surely she cant follow you to college       >get accepted into college >nearly bankrupted parents but with the numerous jobs you've done, you were able to scrap by >live with shoddy dorms with other roommates >take your time to study classes and keep up with your grades >good chance of getting on the dean's list this year >get invited to party one night by friend >sure, why not >party is pretty fun, drinks and girls everywhere >one of them starts chatting with you >pretty hot 8/10 >fun to talk to her, seems genuinely interesting >asks if you want to head somewhere quieter >I dont see why not >suddenly 8/10 is clocked in the face by scaled green fist >"He's MY TreasUre yOu BitCh I claiMed HiM fiRst" >its dragon monster girl >again >obviously drunk >takes several more swings at other party goers before collapsing >Drag her to empty bedroom and put her in comfortable position >stay the rest of the night with her, just in case >why can't she just leave you alone >Morning comes >dragon monster girl begins to stir >you take your leave just as she wakes up >decide to take summer classes to graduate early and get out of here     >be officer worker >moved to another city to work for internet security company >mostly handle passwords >work 9-5 >monotonous job >most exciting thing to happen all week was the installation of the new vending machine >desperately hope something different would happen >but not too different >peek up from your carpeted walls to ensure that you haven't jinxed yourself >let out a sigh of relief as no scaled monster girl came to wreck your life again >get called into big meeting >merger with another internet security company >able to keep job but be reduced to an assistant >get a paycut >but you'd be working with your counterpart from other company >should be fun, at least you'd have someone to talk to >few weeks pass and your'e cubicle has been significantly expanded >a bit more than is necessary actually >as if someone need to accommodate wing-space or someth- >oh god >please no >"Hi, I'll be working with you from here on out now so lets-" >Instantly recognizes you >"Hi treasure." >her sneer is still the same after all the years >put in your two weeks notice >only one option left now     >Be military officer now >last year in the military and not a single sighting of scaled dragon monster girl anywhere >forget the reason why you always ran away from her >patrolling through streets of some third world nation >quite cold night, you could see your breath in front of your face >sergeant comes up to you >"Cap wants to rendezvous back with him on third street. Theres nothing going on here." >Roger that, we'll finish our sweep and- >Loud popping sound in your ear almost renders you deaf as sergeant's helmet is hit dead on >Hit the deck >heavy fire now from down the street >return fire and call in support >unload M4 down street, tell your squad to give you covering fire >get up from the street and try to pull sergeant out of line of fire >suddenly get the wind knocked out of you >like a truck just plowed into your chest >fall down hard >copper taste in mouth >vision beginning to become blurry >isnt this the part where she would show up? >right where your life was at its worst? >where was she now? >where was she?     >be bedridden >military hospital in Germany >lucky to be alive >hooked up to a variety needles and monitors >senior officers arrived and presented you with medals and awards >always found it funny to be awarded for getting shot >spend your days reading magazines and fighting over who got the TV remote >parents said they would be coming to visit >entirely unnecessary, you'd be out of here in no time >nurse in broken English said you had a visitor >Sure, sure, let them in >its dragon monster girl >at this point you wern't even surprised >she's holding a stuffed teddy bear >she sits down next to you, placing the teddy bear by your side >the two of you sit in silence as you watch reruns of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air >break the silence first >ask her if she was here to claim her treasure >confused look on her face >hold out your hand for her >she hesitates at first before finally grasping yours >her eyes are misty as she wipes away her tears >Suddenly gets up and climbs atop your bed, threatening to knock over monitors and pull out needles >wraps a scaley arm around you >she's warm >"I finally have my treasure"