Frostbitten Moons

Summary

Tundra is just a normal IceWing living in the IceWing kingdom. She has worked her tail off and she finally clawed her way up in the rankings to the 5th circle. Tundra is content to stay in the 5th circle, but when Queen Snowstorm takes Tundra under her wing, will Tundra learn the ways of an IceWing Princess?

The First Day oOf School

The sound of birds singing was what woke me early that morning. I yawned and rubbed my eyes with my talons. I then slowly sat up and stretched out my wings and claws.

I yawned once more and I slowly walked over to my vanity and put on my usual accessories for the day. I then washed my face with some cold water and smoothed my tail spikes down. I then put my bandages on and did one more once over and I made my way down the hallway and closed my bedroom door behind me as I went.

As I enter the huge dining hall, I saw the Queen sitting at the table reading a scroll that was layer out in front of her on the table.

I laughed and took a seat next to her and I read over her shoulder. She looked up when I sat down. I smiled and fidgeted with my sapphire necklace.

"You sure are up early this morning, aren't you Mistral?" The Queen asked, with a small laugh. I nodded with a toothless grin on my face. I then looked up when the doors opened and in walked Aurora, Borealis, Tempest, Ermine, Flurry and Hail. I smiled brightly at them as they took their seats

"Well Tundra, today's your first day of school, are you ready?" Queen Snowstorm asked, and I gave a hesitant nod in response. I then glanced nervously at Flurry and the others. After a few moments of silence, the Queen spoke up once more.

"Ermine and Hail will be coming to the school as well." She explained, with a gentle smile in our direction. I smiled nervously in response.

I stared down at the math scroll that I was just given. I turned to Ermine who to my shock was already finished. She was now quietly reading one of her scrolls.

I then turned to Hail. I gently nudged her wing with my own, causing Hail to look up at me with a raised eyebrow.

"What is it Tundra?" She asked, giveing me a puzzled look. I sighed and gestured with my talons and pointed to my math scroll. She got the message and smiled at me.

"You need help?" I nodded, and she began to explain to me how the symbols and numbers came together. I tried to understand but it went right over my head. I sighed and rested my chin on my talons.

Hail gave me a worried look, I just gave her a reassuring smile and shrugged my wings. I just wanted classes to end already.

"You okay Tundra?" She asked, I looked up from the scroll that I had been reading, I blinked and nodded slowly after a moment of silence. She smiled and gave me a slight look of disbelief.

I then sighed once she had left the room, I banged my head on my desk in frustration. I then wrote down some ideas that were floating in the deepest depths of my mind.

I ended up writing a whole story in the process. I then looked down at my ink-stained talons in surprise and amusement. I laughed quietly to myself and I rolled up the scroll and tied it with a black leather band.

The story was titled. 'THE LIFE OF AN ICEWing PRINCESS.' I chuckled softly, and put it on my racks that were full with hundreds of my scrolls that I had written and read over the years. 'Ermine would go crazy at all of my scrolls.' I thought with an amused smile and a roll of my eyes.

I then cleaned my talons and polished my tail spikes... don't ask! I'm a weirdo and my friends and the Queen all know it.

When I entered the dinning hall for dinner, the Queen and my friends all had amused smiles on their faces. I looked down at my talons to see that there was still ink on them. I smiled sheepishly and laughed quietly.

I looked up at Queen Snowstorm with a toothless grin on my face. She just shook her head in fond amusement. I sighed and shook out my wings and tail spikes.

"How was your first day of school Tundra?" The Queen asked, after a short while of silence. I looked up from my fruit to look up at her. Yes... I eat frozen fruits. I'm part SkyWing what do you expect.

"It was good I guess, our teacher, an IceWing with rigid spikes and untamed scales named Sled was trying to teach us algebra." I explained, with a huff. I then continued speaking after a short pause.

"I don't understand it whatsoever, I think that letters and numbers should stay in separate categories, they are different after all." I explained, rolling my eyes and twitching my tail in slight annoyance.

"Hmm... I see..." Queen Snowstorm observed, with a twich of her tail and a raised eyebrow. I sighed and fiddled with my necklace. I then looked up at Ermine with a mischievous grin on my face. Tempest, seeing the look on my face started laughing. While both Flurry and Hail had amused smiles on their faces.

"What are you planning in that little head of yours Tundra?" Flurry asked, with a laugh and an amused smile. I just grinned and winked. Flurry and Tempest got the message and nodded.