Shall We Kiss? – Chapter Seven: By Your Side

(Idea): Terrador and Flora learn of Della's disappearance and are asked by her distraught parents to seek her out.

The day dawned early for Terrador and Flora. Flora's parents had decided it best to let Flora stay with Terrador and Ignitus while they (parents) got settled in better. As Flora woke she yawned and stretched before nudging Terrador. "Get up sleepyhead, wakeup time," she cooed.

"Nnn," he mumbled as she nudged him, deciding to let him wake himself up she took flight and soon set down by the nearest river in hopes of washing herself. The air was warm like it always was, the cold never seemed to be able to penetrate the forests. She watches as a family of Ha-Ja birds flew through the trees.

As Terrador finally managed to push himself off of his and Flora's bed he remembered that today was Mia's birthday. As he reached under a leaf to pull out a little flower ornament he spoke to no one in particular other than the ornament, "don't fail me today."

Flora was splashing water on her face to try and clean it better as she sat at the side of the river. Suddenly she was sent tumbling in as an unseen figure pushed her from behind. Terrador laughed and joined her as she comically began floating on her back as if nothing happened. He swam up and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. "You know, my parents might not approve. A few days and we're already sleeping together, living together, and going everywhere together," she commented.

"No force on earth could keep me from you," he replied.

"You're a suck-up, you know that?"

"And you're still beautiful."

"There's my proof," she pointed out.

"It's Mia's birthday today."

"Oh really? I don't have a present."

"You didn't know it was her birthday so you have an alibi."

"True. How long til we go?"

"Not to long, we'll just get cleaned up and-," he was cut off by a sudden splash of water in his face as Flora furiously paddled away laughing.

"She was in the kitchen washing dishes with a customer, than this morning she's gone," reviewed Terrador. Della's mom only gave a small nod of the head. Terrador and Flora had arrived to find that Della had run off, possibly with some sand elemental male. "So you want us to find her? We have no idea where she went."

"Here, this was in her room," said Della's father as he handed Flora a silk note that had a location on it.

"That's Sinclaipe Valley," stated Terrador as he took a look. "We'll go," he said as the parents turned back to their room. Turning to see Flora studying the note as if she were analyzing it he said, "Flora, you don't have to come if you don't want to."

"Where you go I go, if you're going than of course I want to come," she replied without her eyes even leaving the silk.

"I'll just go find Petwée and get him to tell your parents about this okay," he said as he rubbed his cheek against hers lovingly before turning away. Luckily Petwée was in the restaurant at the time and it didn't take long to find him. When Terrador returned he found Flora in the company of two male dragons, one a yellow who looked to be an electric elemental, he was talking excitedly while Flora struggled to understand him, and the other a blue who looked to be an ice elemental who was trying to get a word in to Flora. Seeing Terrador, Flora sent him a look that said "rescue-me-before-my-head-explodes". He made his way through the crowd of dragons that all looked to be the same age as him. Finally he reached Flora and the instant he did she walked past the two dragons and moved to his side.

"Terr, this is Volteer," she said gesturing to the yellow electric elemental, "and this is Cyril," she said gesturing to the blue ice elemental. "Volteer, Cyril, this is my mate Terrador." At the mention of Flora having a mate the two dragons shot Terrador very deranged and angry glances.

"I'm Volteer, I find it fairly discrepant to find beauty like as your mate possesses Terrador," greeted Volteer. Having been hopelessly lost after the first six words he replied simply.

"Hello."

"And I am Cyril, favored pure-blood descendant of the majestic ice-dragons of yore, but I won't bore you like Volteer since you probably knew my heritage when you saw how superior a majestic sight I am," greeted Cyril as he held his head high.

"Oh shut up you pompous, arrogant, ninny!" said Volteer.

"Well I should just-! No! I shall not sink to your level!"

"You can't sink any lower than you are now!" retaliated Volteer.

"You shall mind your manners around me! You should be kneeling to me, my blood line demands it, it is only because I find you a respectable adversary that I allow you to stand. Not that I can actually find any reason to give you respect."

"Oh, do shut up and save it for your acting lessons!" said Volteer.

"Cyril! You keep your grubby frost-bitten paws off of him!" came a voice from the crowd, a golden electric elemental soon walked forwards to stand beside Volteer, "Or your dealing with me!" she hissed.

"Oh look! It's the academy bully! Oh I'm at your mercy Volta! Yah right! How'd you ever get a tramp to crush on you Volteer, but you two are a disgustingly perfect couple, one a windbag the other a tramp!" retorted Cyril.

As Volteer, Volta, and Cyril continued their argument Terrador and Flora made their get away. "Well that was five minutes of my life I never want to relive," stated Flora.

"Yah. So, we're mates?" asked Terrador with a smile.

"They were thinking I would fall in love with them instantaneously, than they argued over me. It was the only way I could think of that would get the message across that I'm already taken."

"We could have just kissed."

"Oh right! Hi I'm Flora and this is Terrador! And than we go all out in the middle of a restaurant after introducing ourselves to two anger-issued dragons? Its not a problem to call you my mate is it?"

"Nah, nothing could keep me from becoming your mate, so why not just skip to that part."

"I like the sound of that, 'mates'," she sighed.

"You're mated to the one and only," added Terrador.

"To my one and only," she said as she cuddled her head into his neck.

"We should probably go get Ignitus and tell him," said Terrador as they walked towards Misty's room at the 'Marla & Talon' inn. Although she could have lived for free at the restaurant with her parents she chose to keep a room at the inn. Ignitus had been staying there for the past while, while Flora stayed with Terrador. What they saw was totally unexpected. It was a sight that would unfortunately haunt their memories for days to come.

A/N: I may begin working on the other stories in the Young Guardians Series. (One) So that readers can review and have time to read the chapters more. (Two) I feel the need to expand my writing ideas to new boundaries and limitations. But I will work on this story still. PLEASE REVIEW WHETHER GOOD OR BAD OR NOTHING JUST REVIEW.

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