Dull yet pure white light fell upon his sleeping form, nude and comfortably tangled in the blankets. Rather pale looking in this light, large silver leathery wings twinkled softly in the warm, calm glow given off by the glass fixtures on the walls. Silver hair, silver claws, two silver dragon horns sticking out from the top of his head, and two long, slender, pointed ears that tilted back against his head.

Unseen past his lips were four long, extremely sharp canines. Behind his closed eyelids were gray, slitted serpentine eyes. On his back, in a place that could be argued as to whether it was his middle or lower back, a tattoo could be seen, five inches high, eight inches wide. On it were the two constellations of Virgo and Draco, images of what they might look like were in front of the stars, though they didn't line up.

In this image, the virgin was wrapping cloth bandages around the dragon's badly injured front foot, and the large creature had several more grave injuries.

This tattoo, on Vayu Leaman's back, was based upon a story his mother had written when she was a teenager. The story had meant a great deal to him, so when he became older he had his favorite scene from his mother's story tattooed on his back.

The story is an interesting one, to say the least. It took place in the night sky, where sun and moon are meaningless in telling the passage of time. Where the constellations reign and no human is able to tread.

Virgo often watched Draco with longing, wishing to be mighty and free as the dragon. Orion became very jealous of the virgin always staring at the dragon, so one day, he attacked. He declared war against Draco, claiming that he would not rest until the dragon was dead. Virgo was horrified and begged Orion to stop his madness, but the hunter refused.

The battled lasted several weeks, until finally, Draco was able to defeat Orion. Severely wounded, Draco collapsed, staring off toward the pipe nebula as his vision began to blur.

Crying tears of humiliation for Orion's actions, and fear for the dragon's life, Virgo ran to him, tending to his wounds. Over the next several weeks, the dragon recovered his strength, though his front right foot would not heal. Virgo continued to care for his wounded foot even after the rest of him had healed fully, and eventually, his last remaining wound was gone.

The virgin confessed to Draco her love and admiration for him, and he responded with a confession of how he wanted her to be his treasure. With Orion out of the way, they were free to be together, and no other constellation dared to challenge the dragon who had slain the hunter.

Draco and Virgo spent tens of thousands of happy years together, until one day, they both vanished from the sky...