Well here's chapter ten you guys, hope you like it. R&R please.
The four dragons enjoyed the fruit together, all of the agreeing that it was the best fruit that they had ever tasted. In fact, Spyro enjoyed the fruit so much that he had gorged himself on it, over filling his stomach and making him sore and sickly. He groaned as he lay on his side, his foreclaws tucked close to his slightly swollen belly. Cynder rolled her eyes at him. "I told you not to eat so much but do you ever listen to me? No, of course not. You just don't learn sometimes do you?" She said with a sigh.
Vexx could see that Spyro wasn't feeling well at all; he needed to rest which unfortunately meant that he couldn't help him fly. He watched as Cynder lay down by her mate and then spoke. "I think it would be best if you stay here, Spyro, you too Cynder, to look after him. Tina can teach me alone, but I was sort of hoping that you two would be able to help as well." He said with a little disappointment.
Spyro looked up from his reclined position and gave an awkward smile to Vexx. "I'm sorry, Vexx I will help you but….I gotta go!" The purple male suddenly yelled, then shot to his feet and sprinted into some nearby bushes whilst the other three dragons watched.
Cynder sighed and then stood up. "I was going to help you Vexx but Spyro is going to need me more right now." She then gave a light laugh and began walking towards the bushes Spyro had disappeared into before turning to Vexx and Tina one more time. "Spyro and I will meet you both back at your cave, Tina." She then disappeared after Spyro, with the intentions to help but give privacy should it need be.
Vexx sighed; he really didn't want to be alone with Tina for one very good reason. He knew about her heat and that she wanted to mate with him, the problem was he wasn't ready to mate with her, to him he still thought it was wrong. However, he knew that he cared for her and the voices in his head telling him that it wasn't right, he's human and the counter voice telling him to love her was not helping his resolve.
"I guess you and I can be alone together after all," Tina suddenly said, breaking Vexx away from his thoughts. "Sooner than I thought too." The red male looked at her in confusion as she walked away from him and then went after her, walking by her side through the forest, wondering where they were going.
"So…um…Tina, where are we going to go now?" Vexx asked excitedly when he was tired of wondering. He couldn't wait to learn how to fly, he couldn't think of anything else more exciting. Tina just smiled and quickly entwined her tail with his, making him jump a little from the unexpected gesture. He also blushed, because for some reason, which he couldn't quite explain, he enjoyed it.
"After I teach you how to fly and you master it I'm going to give you a very special reward just for you. And you could also return the favour that you owe me, Vexx." She said as she began to flirt with him. She then bumped her hips into his and pulled his tail with hers, making him lose his balance and fall onto his back, his wings spreading out to avoid being crushed beneath him. Tina then crawled on top of him, rubbing her underbelly against his and growling playfully.
Vexx began to wonder if he would actually get to fly or if Tina was going to be on his case. Right now all she wanted to do was mate with him; he could tell by the way she licked at his neck, just underneath his head. The problem was that even though his body was currently a dragon his mind was still human. Plus if he did mate with her he didn't know what he'd do afterwards. Frankly he was scared and no where near ready to mate. "Please, Tina," He began to plead as he tried to squirm out from beneath her. "Can't you just teach me how to fly? Please!"
Tina sighed and slunk off him; she had been really hoping to have a bit of fun but Vexx wasn't easy to tempt; which only made her slip further into her heat. "Aww…you're no fun, Vexx," she purred playfully as she rubbed her head under his chin when he stood up again. "But trust me, you and I will mate eventually, even if I have to chase you down and pin you to the floor, I will have you." Her voice was laced with determination but there was also a distinct tone of playfulness in it.
"Tina, I know you're in heat, but I have to tell you, I'm not ready to mate with you yet, and I don't think I ever will. I don't want to get too close to you, what if I get sent back to my world? If I loved you what would happen if I could never see you again or you could never see me. There's too many things that could go wrong right now, Tina…I can't…I'm confused. I-I like you but…things are too difficult for me. My mind is at war with my feelings…my heart. I don't know what to do." He finished softly, his head down towards the floor.
Tina looked at him and a frown appeared on her face. "Vexx, I care about you for a number of reasons, but I believe you were sent here for one reason above all…I believe you were meant to be with me, I just know it, Vexx. I want to be with you more than anything else and I know that the gods will not take you from me; I love you and it is forbidden for the gods to interfere with the love that two dragons share." Tina had said this with passion, and Vexx could feel it, but he still didn't look up from the floor.
"Tina, you wouldn't be saying that if I were human…I bet if I was you would never even dream of me as your mate or even someone you would just want to mate with. You haven't seen what my kind looks like, if I turned human again now you wouldn't be with me."
Tina shook her head and lifted his up, looking into his eyes with love and pity. "Yes, Vexx, I would…I know I would."
Vexx shook his head this time, a slight growl escaping him. "No you wouldn't, Tina! I would never be loved by anyone, not even you. Once you see my real form you will leave me just like they left me!" He snapped. Tina was surprised to see the red dragon act like this. She realised that both their lives were full of past memories that simply couldn't be fixed.
Tina stepped forwards, bringing her closer to the male dragon and placed her nose against his. Vexx didn't move he could only stare into the purple dragoness' eyes; he adored them. She's so beautiful, he thought, but then he wondered if that was him thinking that or his new instincts.
"I will never leave you, no matter what, Vexx. I promise you that I will love you even if you become human again; I don't know what they look like but I could live with it. I love you for who you are, not what you are and I will stay with you…I will fight for you, love you, Vexx, until the end of time and even then I will still search for you. If you are sent back to your world I will find a way to join you, to be with you with every last breathe within me."
Vexx was taken aback by her words; they were said with such passion, and all the time her eyes never left his. He couldn't help but look back at her with love and before he knew it he found himself rubbing his head with hers, and then nuzzling down her neck and along her back. Tina giggled and did the same in return. "Ok, Vexx, we better get you up and flying. We're leaving soon for the dragon city to meet up with the three Guardians, Cyril, Volteer and Terrador, you know them, right?" Tina said and walked away to find the right spot to teach Vexx how to fly.
Spyro and Cynder were walking back to Tina's cave. Spyro still felt a little off, a bit dizzy, and was leaning slightly against Cynder for support but other than that he was fine. They were only a few minutes away from the cave when Spyro caught a scent on the air. There was something familiar about it but he knew it wasn't good. Cynder noticed his expression and began to wonder what was wrong.
"Spyro, is everything alright? What do you smell?" She asked. But Spyro didn't answer; instead he began to move slowly away from her, closer to the cave. He knew something was inside it and he knew that smell, but he couldn't be sure. Cynder caught the smell too and she immediately knew what it was but she prayed otherwise as she and Spyro crept closer to the cave entrance. They soon began to hear mumbling sounds and Spyro looked back at Cynder, he could see the fear in her eyes and he hid his own fear from her.
Spyro was nervous, but it could have just been his stomach complaining at the shear amount of dragon fruit that he had eaten. He then peeked inside the cave, making sure he couldn't be seen and saw a large male purple dragon with his back to the entrance, unaware that he was being watched. He then heard the dragon begin to speak. "Where could you be, Tina? She was here not too long ago. Spyro and Cynder have found her…and there ahs been another here. But where are they now?" Malefor said impatiently.
He then turned around and began to leave, Spyro and Cynder running into a nearby bush to remain undiscovered. The two lovers couldn't believe it, Malefor was alive but he didn't look evil…as strange as that sounded. "I guess it's for the best that I don't come back to see her," Malefor continued as the two dragons stalked him from the bushes, "she may have a mate by now. Having me in her life may just ruin things for her. She deserves better than me, I just hope the mate she will find will take care of her." He finished sadly.
Spyro and Cynder were dumbstruck, and as they moved through the bush to get a closer view they grew careless and snapped a twig. They saw Malefor turn to look at them through a bush and, realising their cover was blown, they both leapt out to face him, both growling deeply. Malefor, however, didn't look surprised. "Please, Spyro, leave me be. I have to go now, I don't want to stay long and I need to get far away from my daughter. I am not evil anymore and it was never my choice to destroy the world, I swear."
Spyro and Cynder didn't move but they did stop growling and instead stared at him. "How did you come back?" Spyro asked, Cynder nodding along side him. "We saw you get dragged away by the spirits of the past purple dragons." Malefor did wish to tell them both exactly what had happened, he was hoping that if he told them the truth they would believe that it wasn't him that was evil but the dark elements.
"Spyro, my life was perfect, but it soon crashed down around me as soon as the masters of old tried to teach me the dark elements. I felt the need to fight and gain more power but it wasn't me, it was the elements that I had allowed into my body. I didn't know it at the time but when I wanted to kill I realised that they wanted to take over but by then it was too late, I was there slave and was forced to do whatever they willed me to do. There is much for you to learn, Spyro, but now is not the time. I have to go before I leave enough of my scent for Tina to learn that I am here. Please, don't tell her that I am alive."
With that said Malefor took off into the sky. Spyro and Cynder watched him leave, their heads thick with confusion, but they didn't try to stop him.
Tina and Vexx had been in the air for a good while now. Tina was staying close to Vexx; he had come so near to falling here and there that she worried about him a little. But Vexx was determined and kept himself in the sky; and Tina loved that determination he held. Vexx, however, couldn't help but be happy, he was in the air at last and it had been easier than he had thought. It was slightly odd, however, as it seemed he had flown before but nevertheless it was still difficult and frightening being high in the air with Tina.
"Are you sure you haven't done this before, Vexx? You seem to know how to fly quite well." Tina shouted to him. She then gave him a sly smile which made Vexx nervous. "But we'll see how good you are. Let's see if you can follow me and be sure to keep up. I'll start off easy for you but it will get harder." She then angled towards the ground and flew downwards. Vexx hesitated but soon followed clumsily.
He wasn't used to the manoeuvres yet but he was getting better, fast. Tina saw that he was close behind her and she changed the direction of her flight upwards, and then banked to the left. Vexx reacted quickly and copied her but it was nowhere near as graceful as when Tina did it. He then watched as she did a perfect backwards loop in the air. Just watching her do it made Vexx's back hurt; he never knew just how flexible and limber she could be.
Tina thought that Vexx was copying her movements but she was unaware that he was just staring at her, watching her perform amazing aerial acrobatics, the bright sun reflecting off her beautiful purple scales. Vexx was in utter awe of her beauty; she was the most perfect dragoness he had ever seen, flawless in everyway. He knew that Cynder was similar to her in frame but Tina was a bit more; any dragon would kill to be able to call Tina their mate.
Vexx knew that he could have her now; all he would have to say is that he wanted to be her mate. But he began to think if he deserved her, and the usual thoughts of not being born a dragon crept into his mind. But then he began to wonder why he wanted her, and he suddenly knew that he was a dragon with instincts. The two realisations conflicted within him and he both didn't want her and wanted her more than anything at the same time.
Tina, however, knew that Vexx wasn't copying her anymore, she had changed her movements slightly and Vexx was unaware that what she was doing now was a mating dance of sorts; she had even released large amounts of her scent in the air that had slipped unnoticed into his nostrils and lingered. He didn't know what it was but he loved it and began to inhale deeply, trying to gain more of Tina's wonderful scent whilst he stared at her graceful flying.
Tina smiled to herself as she continued to fly, realising that she now had him within her grasp. She hadn't wanted to go as far as to use the mating dance to make Vexx her own, but she had to have the red dragon. The dance was a dragoness' most powerful mating tool, aside from her scent, to gain a mate. With this 'gift' they could have any dragon they wanted. However, if the male was determined enough and strong minded, he could break free of the hypnotised state they were in. Tina was hoping that Vexx really did want her as a mate, otherwise he would break free and she would have lost her chance with him.
Spyro and Cynder can't believe they have met Malefor again and they don't know why they let him go but does it matter? Will they tell Tina or not? Also, Tina has a way to make sure she will have Vexx as her own but will it work on Vexx or will he fight it and be mad at Tina for trying to make him hers?