Author's Notes 5/30/02:
Hey Everyone! Well, I'm sad to say this is the final installment in my Story "Never Say Forever." It's been great writing this story and learning from all ya'lls advice. I really think I'm a better writer for having composed this story :) Look, Special thanks!
Special Thanks: Ottercub, BlueMoonDuchess, Angelfire, Orenda, DivesAngel, GohanzGirl, Ty, Killslay, Death Lord La, Eiflin, Dolphy, Lauriena, SpaceVixen, and so many more Writers that Kept coming back and reviewing for more! Thanks Guys!
Super Special Thanks to Simmy, Cause he's the first person I know personally to read any of my work and love it like I do! *smooch, babe!*
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Never Say Forever.
Epilogue: All We Have is Forever.
Wildwing released a quiet sigh as he sat back in his chair, watching his younger brother slowly work his way around the ice rink. Dive's recovery had been slow, and for the blonde headed duck, completely boring. Wing had finally given into his pleadings that he get to skate at least a little.
So here he sat, forever the concerned older brother, while NoseDive glides with slow, easy strokes across the ice. His muscles had been stiff at first, but he seemed to be regaining his strength once back in his natural habitat.
A smile poked the corner of the Leader's beak. 'Amazing how Dive seems so unphased by what happened...even through the worst of his recovery, he had a ready joke for us all..' Wing felt the familiar tightness in his throat as he thought about his smaller sibling. 'I almost lost him...'
Just then, Dive's skate caught on an uneven part of the frozen rink, and the young duck went sprawling across the ice. WildWing's stomach clenched in fear 'Oh, stars, don't let him hurt himself so soon!'
He leapt out of his seat, skidding onto the ice's surface in his own skates, and hurried to aid his brother. However, he slowed when he heard the boy's laughter. NoseDive rolled to his back, laughing harder. The sound of such mirth warmed WildWing, and he began to chuckle as well..
"Come on, Graceful." Wing offered a large palm to his brother, who took it and got jerked to his feet. Blonde locks hanging in his eyes, Dive grinned at his brother.
"Hey now, I do that even when in perfect health!" The skinny drake began to skate backward, his eyes going big with beseechment, "Skate with me, Bro?"
WildWing rolled his eyes. NoseDive knew he couldn't refuse that face. "Yeah, ok..."
For a while, the two brothers just circled the rink in companionable silence, soaking in each other's company. The pair had been inseparable since that day in the underground lab. WildWing clung to his brother more fiercely than he ever had, and Dive didn't seem to mind.
"Little bro?" NoseDive swiveled his head around to look at Wing, quietly expectant. The team leader took a deep breath, seeming to consider what he was going to say next...
"When I left....I didn't mean to hurt you..." His little brother's eyes clouded, then cleared. He nodded.
"I know, bro."
WildWing felt a great weight lift from his shoulders, knowing that his brother didn't think badly of him for what he did. His words came easier, "You and I have been through so much together....and you are so much to me, Dive. My family, my friend...my hero.."
The younger Flashblade's head shot up, a look of surprise on his face. "what?"
WildWing smiled gently, "You're my hero, Dive... I've never seen someone as strong as you are..."
Nosedive scoffed, his cheek feathers tingeing a faint pink, "-You're- stronger, Bro....You're -my- hero..."
It was Wing's turn to blush. He shook his head, "But I'm not stronger...least not stronger than you." At Dive's look of confusion, he continued.
"Look how much you've seen in your life...how much you've had to go through, little bro...Our parent's death, abusive foster homes, war, losing everything familiar to us....death..." Wildwing cleared his throat.
"..And yet, you are still you, Dive... You managed to hold onto being a kid, despite all that raged around you...." The older sibling slowed to a stop, facing his brother. "And without you, I would have withered away long ago...just given up hope. Your jokes, your support....I depend on it all to keep me from going insane in a world that makes no sense..."
NoseDive's eyes glistened with tears, his beak forming a small smile... "..I'm..Not a burden?.."
Wing pulled him into a tight hug, his beak pressed into the teenager's blonde hair, "No, never.... you've never been a burden..." His arms tightened, whispering ferverently, "..Stars, I love you so much, Dive.."
His little brother squeezed him tighter, shaking slightly... "I love you, too, Wing..."
They stayed like that, two Ducks bound to one another amidst a world that sought to tear them apart. But nothing ever would....not in life...and not in death...
"Dive.." WildWing whispered, long moments having passed. NoseDive lifted his head slightly in question...
"..You're squeezing my guts out."
And the Silence of the Ice Rink was broken by Laughter, once more.
**Fin.**
***At Last! It is DONE! So, whaddya think? Was it worth it? Did I end it ok? FEEDBACK! (Feed the Beast!) And thanks so much for everyone who stuck with me in this story, and reviewed so faithfully!***
Hey Everyone! Well, I'm sad to say this is the final installment in my Story "Never Say Forever." It's been great writing this story and learning from all ya'lls advice. I really think I'm a better writer for having composed this story :) Look, Special thanks!
Special Thanks: Ottercub, BlueMoonDuchess, Angelfire, Orenda, DivesAngel, GohanzGirl, Ty, Killslay, Death Lord La, Eiflin, Dolphy, Lauriena, SpaceVixen, and so many more Writers that Kept coming back and reviewing for more! Thanks Guys!
Super Special Thanks to Simmy, Cause he's the first person I know personally to read any of my work and love it like I do! *smooch, babe!*
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Never Say Forever.
Epilogue: All We Have is Forever.
Wildwing released a quiet sigh as he sat back in his chair, watching his younger brother slowly work his way around the ice rink. Dive's recovery had been slow, and for the blonde headed duck, completely boring. Wing had finally given into his pleadings that he get to skate at least a little.
So here he sat, forever the concerned older brother, while NoseDive glides with slow, easy strokes across the ice. His muscles had been stiff at first, but he seemed to be regaining his strength once back in his natural habitat.
A smile poked the corner of the Leader's beak. 'Amazing how Dive seems so unphased by what happened...even through the worst of his recovery, he had a ready joke for us all..' Wing felt the familiar tightness in his throat as he thought about his smaller sibling. 'I almost lost him...'
Just then, Dive's skate caught on an uneven part of the frozen rink, and the young duck went sprawling across the ice. WildWing's stomach clenched in fear 'Oh, stars, don't let him hurt himself so soon!'
He leapt out of his seat, skidding onto the ice's surface in his own skates, and hurried to aid his brother. However, he slowed when he heard the boy's laughter. NoseDive rolled to his back, laughing harder. The sound of such mirth warmed WildWing, and he began to chuckle as well..
"Come on, Graceful." Wing offered a large palm to his brother, who took it and got jerked to his feet. Blonde locks hanging in his eyes, Dive grinned at his brother.
"Hey now, I do that even when in perfect health!" The skinny drake began to skate backward, his eyes going big with beseechment, "Skate with me, Bro?"
WildWing rolled his eyes. NoseDive knew he couldn't refuse that face. "Yeah, ok..."
For a while, the two brothers just circled the rink in companionable silence, soaking in each other's company. The pair had been inseparable since that day in the underground lab. WildWing clung to his brother more fiercely than he ever had, and Dive didn't seem to mind.
"Little bro?" NoseDive swiveled his head around to look at Wing, quietly expectant. The team leader took a deep breath, seeming to consider what he was going to say next...
"When I left....I didn't mean to hurt you..." His little brother's eyes clouded, then cleared. He nodded.
"I know, bro."
WildWing felt a great weight lift from his shoulders, knowing that his brother didn't think badly of him for what he did. His words came easier, "You and I have been through so much together....and you are so much to me, Dive. My family, my friend...my hero.."
The younger Flashblade's head shot up, a look of surprise on his face. "what?"
WildWing smiled gently, "You're my hero, Dive... I've never seen someone as strong as you are..."
Nosedive scoffed, his cheek feathers tingeing a faint pink, "-You're- stronger, Bro....You're -my- hero..."
It was Wing's turn to blush. He shook his head, "But I'm not stronger...least not stronger than you." At Dive's look of confusion, he continued.
"Look how much you've seen in your life...how much you've had to go through, little bro...Our parent's death, abusive foster homes, war, losing everything familiar to us....death..." Wildwing cleared his throat.
"..And yet, you are still you, Dive... You managed to hold onto being a kid, despite all that raged around you...." The older sibling slowed to a stop, facing his brother. "And without you, I would have withered away long ago...just given up hope. Your jokes, your support....I depend on it all to keep me from going insane in a world that makes no sense..."
NoseDive's eyes glistened with tears, his beak forming a small smile... "..I'm..Not a burden?.."
Wing pulled him into a tight hug, his beak pressed into the teenager's blonde hair, "No, never.... you've never been a burden..." His arms tightened, whispering ferverently, "..Stars, I love you so much, Dive.."
His little brother squeezed him tighter, shaking slightly... "I love you, too, Wing..."
They stayed like that, two Ducks bound to one another amidst a world that sought to tear them apart. But nothing ever would....not in life...and not in death...
"Dive.." WildWing whispered, long moments having passed. NoseDive lifted his head slightly in question...
"..You're squeezing my guts out."
And the Silence of the Ice Rink was broken by Laughter, once more.
**Fin.**
***At Last! It is DONE! So, whaddya think? Was it worth it? Did I end it ok? FEEDBACK! (Feed the Beast!) And thanks so much for everyone who stuck with me in this story, and reviewed so faithfully!***