Thanx to everyone reading. I'm excited that you guys are taking the time to read it. i want to thank Samantha the dragoness for two OC's that will be going into the next chapter. Again thanx for reading and enjoy the chapter
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P.S.S Sorry for not getting them in this chapter Samantha
Spade rolled over in his sleep. He groaned as his eyes blinked open. He awoke at midnight as he always did but his normal habit of taking a walk around the city under the moonlight was not to be followed tonight. He got up and walked to his bed. On the nightstand beside it was his lucky leather bracelet and three golden anklets. He slipped each one around a leg and on His front right paw he fastened the wide strap of leather. He lifted his front paw and breathed an icy breath on his talons, encasing them in ice. He strengthened the coating with an invisible layer of earth, making the bond permanant until he saw fit. He smiled at the sheen it gave them.
"It works." he said, rather pleased with himself. He breathed a cloud of icy crystals in front of him. He clenched his eyes shut and passed through it. When he emerged, a thin layer of frost covered him. He used the technique that he had before to make it strong and then smiled. He used his powers over darkness to cover up his golden stripes. He would blend right in. He blew a ring of his black fire on the floor around his feet and allowed the flames to envelope him as he sank away into the shadows. He appeared in the corner of the kitchen, which was newly refurbished by the cats of avalar, giving them strange machines that made fire out of a strange gas. One of the cheetahs in the kitchen turned to him. He recognized his lifelong friend, Hunter.
"Ah, There you are Spade. An impressive disguise." Spade had a feeling his friend would recognize him. "We've needed our head chef. Now that your here we can start. But without you, how could we? It is your birthday after all."
Frost padded around his room anxiously. As a male candidate he had to wear an elemental armor to all formal affairs. No matter what he did, he would stick out like a sore thumb. what made matters worse was that the female candidates would blend with the crowd. That of course wouldn't phase him. Tonight was his chance. He had a shot to dance with Stella. A foggy sigh left his jaws as he padded silently in the corridor with a deep breath before he took off sprinting.
Volt sat in deep meditation. His armor sat comfortably on him. He wished he could feel the universe around him as easily as Spade did. However, for him, it was achievable, after long meditation. His blue feathers were ruffled and he looked tense. His intellect came from an over developed draconic mind and a long gestation period in a griffin egg. A pool of visions was in a small overhang just above his nest-like bed. He sat on a small perch and stared at the pool. Suddenly it came to him. A vision of the massive blue dragon. "Ignitus!" Volt said inside his mind.
"Hello friend." Replied the blue beast. "Its been far too long."
"Of course. what do you have to teach me."
"At this time, nothing. Continue waiting but for now you have a visitor." With that the dragon disappeared leaving the griffin hybrid alone.
"Are you ready yet?" he whipped around to see his girlfiend waiting in the doorway with a dainty yellow mask in her claws.
"I'm ready Tricia."
Slate sat in the forest outside the city. He liked the free yet alert feeling he had in the earthy haven. He didn't like the cold marble floors of the city. He couldn't dig in and feel secure there. He felt unstable. here he felt well rooted and strong. He was in his element. He froze when he felt a tremble in the ground behind him. It came again, stronger. He wheeled around and destoryed a tree with his clubbed tail. His armor flashed in the moonlight.
"Easy there Slate." he said to himself. "its nothing." He looked up and smelled the air a moist smell of spices came from the dining hall. "Ha, cooking on his own birthday. Figures." he thought about who he would dance with at the party when suddenly a wickedly wonderful idea popped into his head. "Perfect." he said as he curled into an earthball and began charging his roll. Suddenly the ball rocketed off towards the hall. He didn't see the set of grey eyes staring from above, in the trees.
Tricia sat in her room, sharpening her talons with a piece of pumice. The black talons glistened in the electrified light of her room. She smiled at the feathered masks sitting on her dresser full of scarves and anklets. Five masks in all. One blue, for Candice. Two yellow, for her and her sister. A green, for Terra. And her personal favorite, A black one with flecks of purple and red. it was for Serena. She knew Serena was gorgeous. Everyone did. except Serena. One of Tricia's masks would be perfect for her. Suddenly Terra strode into the room.
"Hi Terra." She looked up from her claws.
"Oh. . . Hi Tricia."
"Your mask is right over there." She said, gesturing to the dresser. Terra walked up grabbed the mask and left without another word. Tricia smiled again as she finished her last talon. "I wonder if Volt's ready yet." she said to herself bouncing her way out of her room and down the hall.
Terra sighed as she looked into the mirror. A green dragoness stared back at her. She had never thought much of herself since she looked so mch like her brother. In actuality, she was rather beautiful in a strong and independent way. She sighed again and said "At least I can hide under my mask . . ." She thought about the males for a moment. Spade, Cute but too much like a brother. Volt, too wierd, not to mention taken. Frost . . .
"I think he likes Stella. . ." She sighed a final time and slowly left her room into the hallway. She went into Tricia's room.
"Hi Terra." Tricia chimed with a grin. She was sharpening her talons
"Oh . . . Hi Tricia."
"Your mask is right over there." Terra walked to the dresser and grabbed the mask matching her scales and walked over to the window. She took off toward the dining hall.
Stella fired a lightning bolt at a training dummy, while dodging a sword strike from her wooden assailents. They, of course were no match for her. This was how she spent most of her time; Deep in training, oblivious to the world. She obliterated the last of the dummies and took a deep breath.
"Oh no! I'm late!" She took off in a sprint towards the dorms and darted into her sister's room. She grabbed the yellow mask off of the dresser and couldn't help but pause to appreciate the workmanship. "Perfect as ever sis." she said quietly. She slipped it on and felt the smoothness of the feathers. The strong bright yellow looked perfect against her own pale shade. A smile appeare on her lips. She left the room and gracefully stepped into Candice's room.
Serena looked at herself in her bestfriend's mirror of ice. Her scales glistened in the light given of by the ice energy chandelier. Her friend had just spent the better part of an hour polishing her usually maroon scales with a liquid that seemingly darkened them further. A black, purple and red mask fit perfectly to her face eleminating the need for and straps of any kind. A feathered anklet was sitting snuggly around each foot. She knew she would stand out without a problem. But how would she find Spade. Then it clicked "His eyes." she said out loud.
"Huh?" Candice asked.
'Darn it!' Serena thought, 'Why do I keep doing that?'
"Nothing." she replied
"Yeah, whatever you say." Stella said
Serena thought back to her plan to find him. His eyes. Bright purple. It was like they glowed. Perfect.
"You didn't have to do this Candice."
"I know." she grinned, "but I did." She took a step back to look at and admire her work. "You look Amazing!" she beamed. Serena blushed at the compliment.
"But you haven't done anything to get yourself ready." Serena pointed out.
"It's not like I need to impress anyone." Candice grinned. Stella's form strode into the room.
"We're ready." Serena said. All three walked together toward the dining hall.
IMPORTANT (sorta): OK I could reallyy use some help for the next chapter. I'm great at writing romance scenes (of course you all will be the judges of that.) but i've never done anything like a ball or dance so if you have any ideas please leave something in the reviews. I hope you guys are enjoying the book and thanx for reading.
