Chapter 3

-Unknown POV-

I was on a patrol of our village late at night when I found a crater a mile away from the town. The crater looked like it was fresh and the ground that surrounded it was hot to the touch. I climbed down into the cave and I noticed something glowing at the bottom of it. It was a white crystal. It looked a lot like a green gem you would find in Avalar, but it was whiter than snow. As I approached the crystal, I noticed it was pulsating like a candle going out and being relit. 'What is this crystal?' I though. 'And how did it get here?' I picked up the stone and it started pulsing even faster. I put the crystal into my bag I was carrying and decided to go report this finding to the village. Once I arrived, I went straight to the chief's hut to report my findings. I knocked on his door and he let me in. "Anything to report Rues?" He asked me

"Nothing really out of the ordinary sir, however, I did find this white crystal…" I said pulling it out, "…in a crater about a mile outside of town. I don't know where it came from."

"I see. You have done well Rues. I want you to look after the crystal until we can find someone who might know more about it." The chief told me.

"Yes sir." I replied. I walked out of the chief's hut and went towards my hut. I set my bow against the door and laid my bag on the table. I set the crystal in my room. As I lied down to go to sleep I couldn't stop thinking about the crater I found it in. I then noticed a light emanating from behind me. I turned over to see what it was and I saw the crystal. It was glowing a bright white and I heard a loud whining sound. The last thing I saw was a blinding white light before my world faded to black.

-Serenit's POV-

They did what now? After Nightclaw and I landed in the city we walked inside the temple to tell our parents the news. As we approached the rooms they lived in I could hear a semi-heated discussion between Nightclaw's father and my dad. We opened the door to my room and we saw them bickering. "What do you mean that isn't where it should go?" Dad asked.

"Just what I said, I'm just trying to spare you from Cynder when she asks you to put that picture on the other wall." Nightclaw's dad replied. My dad sighed a little and put an object on the wall opposite to him.

"You know when I asked for your help I didn't mean I wanted my mate to see it before I could surprise her with it." My dad said. Trent laughed at this. Nightclaw and I decided to step inside the room. Dad turned towards the door first. "Oh hey you two, how was your day?"

"It was actually pretty nice." I said.

"That's good to hear." Nigtclaw's father said. "Well, Spyro I have set up some lessons for the next few days, I'll see you around."

"Take care Trent." Dad replied.

"Hey dad, uh before you go, we have something to tell you. Same goes for you Spyro." Nightclaw interjected.

"What is it?" Dad asked us.

"Nightclaw and I are…together." I answered.

"Like together, together?" Trent asked us. We nodded our heads. Instead of getting shocked expressions like we expected they did something completely different. Dad started laughing and Trent dropped his ears and mumbled something incoherent.

"Pay up Trent." Dad said. Wait what?! I saw Nightclaw's father open a bag he had with him and pull out some gems and hand them to my dad.

"Who says I'm not a good sport." He said as he passed the gems to my dad.

"Wait you two BET!?" Nightclaw asked surprised. I couldn't blame him.

"Oh, come on it was only a matter of time before you two got together. I just happened to guess the day right." Dad said. Nightclaw and I both face palmed. "In any case I am happy for you two."

"I feel the same way. I'm happy for both of you." Trent commented. "I'm sure Crystal and Cynder would be as well."

"I still can't get over how you two bet, like actually bet gems over this." I said sarcastically. They both chuckled a little bit and I rolled my eyes.

"So mind telling us who said it first?" Dad asked.

"I did but it kind of slipped out." Nightclaw replied with a little embarrassment in his voice. I put my wing on his back.

"At least you told me though." I said to him. He smiled a little.

"That makes it official then." Trent said toward us.

"That makes what official?" A voice from behind us said. I jumped a little in surprise and saw mom behind me.

"Oh hey mom." I said to her.

"Hey sweetie, how are you?" She asked me.

"I'm doing ok." I replied.

"That's good to hear. So Trent, what is official?" Mom asked Trent.

"I think they should tell you." He replied. Mom then looked at me and Nightclaw curiously. Nightclaw put his wing over my back and pulled me close. Mom got the message and smilled. "I see, well I'm glad you two decided to get together. Just remember Nightclaw, we might be friends, but if you do hurt her in any way…" Trent interrupted.

"Oh, trust me if he does anything of the sort he won't just hear it from you two." He said. Nightclaw nodded getting the message.

"I promise you Cynder I would never do that to your daughter. I only want to make her happy." He said.

"Oh is that all you want lover boy?" I playfully asked him. He looked down and me and let out a laugh. He smiled at me and pulled me tighter.

"I think he has proven his feelings for her Cynder." Dad said.

"I can tell." Mom replied.

"I hate to interrupt but like I said earlier, I have to prepare lessons for the next few classes. I'll give you the week off son so you can spend time with Serenit if you would like." Trent said.

"You'd really do that dad?" Nigtclaw asked.

"It's no trouble, but you have to promise me that you will teach the following week." Trent replied. Nightclaw nodded. "Alright, stay out of trouble you two." Trent then walked out of the room. Mom then proceeded to ask us about when we told each other how we felt. After talking for a few minutes, I looked outside and saw it was getting dark outside.

"I'm going to head back to my room. Serenit thank you for spending that time with me earlier I really enjoyed it." Nightclaw said.

"I did as well." I replied. Nightclaw started walking towards the door and I had an idea come to my head. "Hey mom, dad, would you two mind if I spent the night with Nightclaw?" I asked them quickly before Nightclaw left. Nightclaw turned back to me

"That desperate to spend time with me, eh?" He said jokingly. I couldn't help but smile a little and stuck my tongue out at him.

"Well, I don't mind it. What about you Spyro?" Mom said to dad.

"I don't have a problem with it. Just remember no mating until you are married." Dad said to us. We both nodded and left the room. We walked for a little bit until we reached his door. Nightclaw opened the door, bowed his head, and held up his paw.

"After you m'lady." He told me playfully.

"Why thank you noble knight." I replied. As I was walking past him, I taped my paw on his snout and he rolled his eyes and smiled. Once he closed the door, I began looking around the room for a place to sleep.

"You can have the bed, I don't really use it anyways." He told me.

"Then where do you sleep?" I asked him. Nightclaw shot ice on the ground and made a frozen patch of ice on the ground. "You are not sleeping there." I said to him. I broke the ice and motioned him to join me in his bed. At first he was a little hesitant about it, but he soon climbed in it. He put his wing over me and I shifted towards him. "Night Nightclaw."

"Goodnight Serenit." He replied. I closed my eyes and drifted of to sleep.