(Hey look, here's another one. :3

Beta'd by one of my dA buddies. However, that does not stop the fact that this is very very short. D: Shorter than I'd hoped. Ah well. There is one more chapter and I needed this to sorta tie with it. So eh.

I guess I shouldn't call this a chapter so much as I should call it a one shot following te previous one shot. But I don't want a gazillion fics when I don't need to have them. xP)

The weather was looking better by the day, and the tournament was coming closer.

Then it became official: the two of them were training partners. Every other day or so, Falco and Yoshi headed to the different fighting areas nearby and battled. Both of them felt they needed to be stronger; Yoshi wanted recognition from those who underestimated him and Falco wanted half the praise his leader got. Well, he wanted more than that... but he'd settle for half.

They were at the Battlefield and had been going at each other all day. They had to pause each time one was changed to a trophy, but that didn't stop them from being at the stage for hours.

Yoshi chased Falco and rammed his head into him. He followed it up with several kicks. Falco rolled back and fired his laser a few times, then grabbed him and threw him to the side. Yoshi landed on a platform and rolled below it. He pulled the bird into his mouth, then spat him upward. He jumped and flipped his tail, sending Falco into the sky.

However, Falco wasn't finished yet, and Yoshi sensed it. He ran back down and tossed an egg above. Falco dodged it in the air and fell below the top platform. He threw his opponent off the edge, and when he flutter-jumped over his head, Falco kicked him to the top as well.

After Yoshi landed, he kept his distance from Falco. He threw an egg, and successfully bought a second to roll into the bird and knock him off the side. Falco began to speed toward the edge, but was blinded by one of the several eggs Yoshi had thrown. He fell lower and powered up his fire weapon to shoot himself upward.

He successfully grabbed the edge and pulled himself up. Without looking at Yoshi, he sidestepped out of habit, and he managed to avoid Yoshi's long tongue. As he pulled it back in his mouth, Falco carelessly dove straight forward to grab his enemy and toss him off the stage. To finish off, he leapt after the dinosaur, spun around, and kicked him out of bounds.

Yoshi was brought back to the top and fell as a trophy. Falco panted and lightly tapped him. Yoshi hopped out and noted Falco's hunched-over position. He tilted his head in confusion.

"I'm done for today," he said in between breaths. Yoshi happily flopped onto his stomach and rested, eyes partially shut.

"Can't take anymore of that silence, anyway," Falco told him as he sat down. He had some fun remarks earlier, but the more they fought the less energy he had to shout them. Now that he'd stopped moving, his arms and legs began to ache heavily.

"Yoshiii," the little guy mumbled in agreement. Eventually, they'd have to make their way back to the mansion, but they decided that could wait. They already missed the sunset and it wouldn't matter if they stayed out a little longer.

Falco leaned his head on a ruin and looked at the sky, considering the fact that there weren't a lot of other things to look at when you were up there. Sure, if you looked down you could see a beautiful landscape, but sightseeing wasn't his idea of entertainment anyway; he was content in his comfortable position. His eyelids became heavy. "Oh yeah," he muttered. "Nice job today."

Yoshi hopped with gratitude. If he could've complimented Falco, he would have.

A soft breeze blew by, flowing through the bird's feathers. Weeks before, it would've felt chilly, but it was now almost soothing. He closed his eyes and relaxed from the gentle wind. Yoshi sat next to him and did the same.

"Hmmm," the dinosaur hummed peacefully. He wasn't one to settle down for a long time, but he couldn't deny how calming it was. He wiggled his feet with joy, unable to remain completely still.

When bored a few minutes later, he looked at his friend beside him. He seemed like he wasn't getting up any time soon. He was breathing softly and finally lost the conceited smile that always seemed to be stuck on his face. For once, he seemed entirely harmless.

Seeing this new state of Falco made Yoshi drowsy as well. He yawned, and without caring about the consequences he let his head fall onto the sleeping bird's warm arm.

Falco almost jumped awake, but managed to remain still. His eyes hesitantly shifted to his side, and his face cringed when he realized a cute young dinosaur had snuggled up to his side. He wasn't going to wake him up, mainly because he had no intention of moving and found it useless. He groaned slightly and went back to sleep, wondering and yet not caring about how much his body would ache the next day from resting there.

He couldn't help but reflect on Yoshi's fighting abilities for a moment. Despite the fact that Yoshi had lost to Falco that evening, he had been improving. He had knocked the bird out several times before they stopped and he was starting to worry that he'd beat him in the tournament.

And yet, the thought of Yoshi's victory almost made him... happy.

(I could not end that the way I wanted to. Bleh. Ah well. I like semi-fluffy sap and making Yoshi into some kind of puppy. x3

Something kind of amusing was that I was originally gonna have them hike home, hence why the ending is a little funky seeing as Falco's currently in an "ahscrewiti'msleeping" state and not so much in a thinking mood. But one, they just had a walk in the last chapter and (mainly) two, I can't figure out how they get down from the stage. xD

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