As the credits started to scroll and the lights came on in the theater, Kendra glanced at the two boys beside her, the handsome unicorn on her left, and the boy with ice-blue hair lightly falling across his eyebrows on her right. The boy on her left spoke. "You know what couples do at the end of a movie, right?"
Kendra didn't have the time to tell him that it typically happened during the movie before his lips met hers. They kissed for a few seconds, then Kendra pulled away. After a moment, she felt lips on her right cheek; Raxtus had kissed her. Bracken, watching, erupted into laughter. The other two joined in. Raxtus laughed the hardest of them all.
They walked out of the building and into the warm summer light, Raxtus with his cup in hand, Bracken with popcorn. Raxtus gulped down some orange soda he'd chosen before the movie because the color intrigued him. "This… drink is very good!"
"Soda?" Kendra asked, "We can get you as much soda as you want!" She laughed. "Well, your teeth might fall out."
Raxtus grinned, showing off his perfect white smile. "Eh, I think I'll spare my enamel today."
Bracken remembered something. "Oh yeah! So, how'd you like your first indoor movie, Raxtus?"
"It was good. The soda was better, though."
"So you're really not going back to Wyrmroost?"
He shrugged. "I think I like it better with the humans." He drank some more, making a sad face when the sound of an empty cup was made. He tossed it into a trash can. Bracken did likewise with his food item, but not before taking a handful of the buttery popcorn. "But I might come back to mingle with my own kind every once in a while."
Kendra laughed. "Doubtful."
"Yeah, I might get my head torn off. Ah well, learn from your mistakes?" Raxtus said casually.
"Maybe you should learn from this mistake before you make it." Kendra laughed uneasily; she was worried about what would happen to him if Raxtus returned.
"Yeah, I guess I'll just stay here with you." He gave her a playful nudge, and the two smiled at each other.
Bracken raised an eyebrow, addressing Raxtus. "Do I have to worry about you two when I take my trips back to the Fairy Kingdom?"
Raxtus's eyes widened in mock innocence. "Pff, of course not!" He winked at Kendra with a sly smile. His grin turned into a laugh that the other two took up on.
They reached a large vacant area in the parking lot. "You ready to go home?" Raxtus asked, calming down.
"Yeah, but make it a fun one." Kendra replied with a knowing smile. To her right, Bracken looked queasy. "C'mon, Bracken, it'll be fun!"
Bracken pondered for a few moments, then was interrupted by Raxtus's "Too late to take it back!"
Raxtus transformed, and the other two climbed on. Kendra had the front row seat, her arms around Raxtus's neck. Bracken was behind her, his arms around her waist. He had a smile on his face because, although he got nauseated, he enjoyed the thrill. Raxtus took off, his wings flapping as the trio gained altitude. Once they neared the stratosphere, Raxtus tucked his wings and nosedived, pulling up mere yards from the ground. As they passed a bank with alarms sounding, Raxtus lashed out his tail at a man making a break for it with a lumpy sack. "Nice one!" Kendra shouted over the wind.
"Thanks!" Raxtus ascended, then pulled off a tight loop. He flew high over the city, doing crazy turns and twists. Bracken hugged her tightly. As they leveled out, Raxtus turned to look at the other two. Kendra gave Raxtus a thumbs-up, and Bracken only gave him a scared look and a green face.
Those were her two boys, the ones she loved.
A/N: Well, there it is. This story is officially complete! This story had been a wild ride for me to write, and I am ecstatic to be able to share it with you all! Let me know what you thought!
I'll clear up a few things for you that went unaddressed in the epilogue.
- Raxtus stepped down from his Dragon King position and left to the human society. The dragons probably would not treat him kindly due to his 'cowardice'.
- Raxtus lives in an apartment in Connecticut (the state Kendra lives in).
- Bracken lives in the Fairy Kingdom but spends long periods of time with Kendra in the human society.
- The last line means she loves Raxtus in a platonic way.
One final thank you to to my followers/favoriters: Rayah19, Rasadafgenti, ZephyrVibes, and wardentessa3, and a special thank you to ZephyrVibes, whose review inspired me to keep writing! And thank you to everyone reading this who has followed me through this journey!
Ah, that great feeling you get when you finish a book. I'm smiling right now. :D
One final thing: there WILL NOT be a sequel or any extra chapters added if any sort, since I see absolutely nowhere else for this story to go. I am mostly focusing on SVTFOE stuff, but I might come back to Fablehaven through popular demand. So, if you want more of Fabelehaven and Dragonwatch, review or PM me, and your wish might just come true!
Over and out, MBFDIB.