Sorry I was gone for so long. I was on vacation so yeah enjoy!

Chapter Twenty-one

Snow awoke to something wrapped around her tail. She opened her eyes and saw that Soul's tail was intertwined with her's. She saw that Soul was still asleep, murmuring something in his sleep. She felt his breath warming her face. She blushed and tried focusing on something else. She started studying his tail blade. It started from the end of his tail, spreading out like an upside down triangle. Then they rejoined to make a diamond. The edges forming the diamond were serrated to form a deadly spear. There was a slight red glint to it and she could imagine the night of torture he went through. She looked at his face and saw that there were tears flowing from his eyes. She realized that he was going through that night again.

"Shh, it's okay." Snow moved closer in a slight embrace, soon his sobs quieted down. She felt his heart beating and felt him breathing. She felt warm, the warmest she had ever felt in her life. Without realizing it, she slipped back into the womb of unconsciousness.

Hours Later

Soul woke up with a groan, "Ugh let me fall back asleep just a little longer." He forced his eyes closed, trying to force himself to fall back asleep. Failing to do so, he compromised and started dosing. But then he realized that he was warm, really warm. Soul opened his eyes and saw Snow snuggling up to him. He felt blood rush to his face. He wanted to separate from her, feeling embarrassed. But part of him enjoyed it and instinctively, instead of pushing her away, he pulled her closer. Hugging her tight, he closed his eyes and breathed in the sweet smell of mint, which he recognized as her scent. Suddenly, she stirred and he closed his eyes tighter, embarrassed that he was indulging in this. "She's going to pull away. She doesn't care...," a voice in the back of his head told him. Snow didn't, in fact, she hugged him tighter and he felt her nuzzle his chest. When she pulled away, he felt a bit of...reluctance in her movement.

"Soul wake up." Her honey-sweet voice filled his ears, so he pretended to stir.

"Alright, alright, ugh." He opened his eyes. He went to stretch and his muzzle brushed past hers. He froze for a moment, feeling heat rise to his face again. He wondered if she would say anything. After a second, he finished the motion. bringing his head down from the previous position. His muzzle brushed against hers again and another awkward moment filled the small space.

"We should...probably get moving," he said.

"Yeah...we should." Her voice was warmer than before. They crawled out from the cave and took flight, but something was watching from the trees. Cheetahs were gathered around a shadowy figure. It was dark even with the light shining through the trees. The Cheetahs had almost no mold except for the occasion cluster. Their fur was black, held bows, and had swords at their side. the figure spoke.

"Isn't that cute Soul and the Light dragon are falling in love." The voice was filled with contempt when they spat the word 'Light'. A Cheetah with the darkest fur walked towards the figure cautiously.

"What should we do Mara?" The voice was calm but you could hear the fear in it.

There was a pause.

"Shoot them down."