Chapter 11: A Long Awaited Kiss
"Petal Wing, I have a-umm-favor to ask." Alex said.
"Soft pretty high thing not go to mountain." Petal Wing said.
"But we have to-hey what if you are our protector? Will you let us go then?" Alex asked. Petal Wing was quiet for a moment.
"I be soft pretty high thing's protector and her fur soft wolf thing's too. But fur soft wolf thing not need Petal Wing's protection." Petal Wing said looking at Midnight.
"Scary, scary." Petal Wing said.
Alex smiled. The sending she heard earlier was back. She looked down at Midnight. Midnight nodded and started running off.
"Eep! Soft pretty high thing not leave Petal Wing with meany!" Petal Wing yelled flying after Alex.
"You two might want to follow me. Unless you want to stay where there are others like Petal Wing." Alex sent.
Skywise and Cutter looked around and saw the forest that Alex came out of earlier. They looked at each other for a moment, and then they ran after Alex. After about 10 minutes they caught up with her.
"Took you long enough." Alex said smiling.
They all stopped to rest for a while. Petal Wing jabbered on and on while they rested and flew between Skywise and Alex. Alex was laughing because she had never seen anything this happy and energetic, except herself (but she didn't count).
"The mountain is that way, right, Petal Wing?" Alex asked.
Petal Wing nodded and Alex looked to the East. The Blue Mountain was visible, but barely.
"We will have to rest a little while longer." Alex said.
"I'll go find our food for the night." Cutter said jumping on Nightrunner. Alex smiled as she watched Cutter and Nightrunner leave.
"When do you think he will know?" Skywise asked. Alex looked at him. "Know what?" She asked surprised.
"About you and him." Skywise said. Alex looked at him wide eyed. "He knows!" She thought.
"What do you mean Skywise?" What about me and him?" Alex asked not wanting to say anything until she made sure he actually knew about Cutter and her being brother and sister.
"You and him being brother and sister." Skywise said. Alex looked away from him. "He does know!" She thought.
Then she looked at him again and said, "How---?" "I figured it out. Plus you care about him WAY to much to just be his soul sister." Skywise said smiling.
Skywise looked at Alex. She was frozen. Too shocked to say anything.
"When you left the sun village, we went after you. I thought about what you had said-you know, you living with the humans for 15 years." Skywise said.
"Yea and?" Alex said. "Are you who I think you are? Are you-Lily?" Skywise asked. "-yea, I was Lily. My name is Alex now, though." Alex said slowly and sat on a rock near her.
"Heh heh." Skywise chuckled a little. "What?" Alex asked looking at him.
"Lily, me and Cutter we best friends. One day Cutter was swimming in the river near the Father Holt and Lily and me were sitting on the grass near the river. I asked her to be my lifemate when we grew up and you said yes." Skywise said with a slight smile.
Alex looked at him surprised. "But I was 5 and you were 2, we didn't know any better." Skywise said remembering. "But I think you knew, because afterward you kissed me. After you were taken, I got really upset because I realized that when I was around you I was happy. I also realized what love really was when you left."
Alex looked at him in shock. She stood up and walked over to Midnight, who was lying down resting.
"Alex-?" Skywise said and walked to her. "What?" Alex asked, turning around with tears falling down her cheeks.
"I love you." Skywise said. Alex couldn't answer. She just looked at the ground, more tears filling her eyes.
Skywise lifted her face with one hand and with the other wiped away her tears.
"I'm sorry Skywise." Alex said. "For what? I only told you the truth." Skywise said smiling.
"I told you before, I don't want a lifemate." Alex said looking at him. Her face was red from her tears.
"I don't care anymore." Skywise said, and wrapped his arms around Alex's waist and held her close. Alex put her arms around Skywise's neck. She never wanted to let go.
"Alex?" Skywise said. Alex looked up at him. "No matter what, whether you're my lifemate or not, I will always love you."
Alex smiled a little. Skywise leaned down and kissed Alex. Alex was a little surprised but she closed her eyes and kissed Skywise. They held each other close and were still kissing, when Cutter came back from getting food for the night. He froze when he saw Skywise and Alex. Petal Wing flew out from Midnight's warm blanket of fur when she saw Cutter.
It spit it's wrap-stuff in his face and yelled, "No Looky look! Soft pretty high thing do something special and you no looky look!"
At this Alex and Skywise broke apart and saw Cutter struggling to clean himself off again. Alex could help but smile. She wiped away her tears and looked at Cutter.
"Cutter, you really have gotten on it's bad side. I don't think it likes you at all." Alex said smiling.
Cutter finally finished cleaning off his face and looked at Alex.
"Hungry?" He asked. Alex nodded. "Then be quiet." Cutter said smirking.
Alex just smiled and stayed quiet. They ate dinner and talked about what they would do tomorrow and where it was exactly that they were going.
"Blue Mountain is-umm-our next destination. It's a place where-" "Big, bad creatures and wicked soft pretty high things live." Petal Wing said, interrupting Alex.
"Yea, that." Alex said. "Wicked soft pretty high things? Big, bad creatures? What?" Cutter asked.
"Elves and um biiig birds." Alex said. "Elves?!" Cutter and Skywise said together. "Yea, elves." Alex said.
"Hey guys, I'm getting a little tired. I'm ganna get some sleep and so should you, we have a long way to go tomorrow." Alex said getting up and walking over to Midnight, she laid down next to him and fell asleep.
"Petal Wing, I have a-umm-favor to ask." Alex said.
"Soft pretty high thing not go to mountain." Petal Wing said.
"But we have to-hey what if you are our protector? Will you let us go then?" Alex asked. Petal Wing was quiet for a moment.
"I be soft pretty high thing's protector and her fur soft wolf thing's too. But fur soft wolf thing not need Petal Wing's protection." Petal Wing said looking at Midnight.
"Scary, scary." Petal Wing said.
Alex smiled. The sending she heard earlier was back. She looked down at Midnight. Midnight nodded and started running off.
"Eep! Soft pretty high thing not leave Petal Wing with meany!" Petal Wing yelled flying after Alex.
"You two might want to follow me. Unless you want to stay where there are others like Petal Wing." Alex sent.
Skywise and Cutter looked around and saw the forest that Alex came out of earlier. They looked at each other for a moment, and then they ran after Alex. After about 10 minutes they caught up with her.
"Took you long enough." Alex said smiling.
They all stopped to rest for a while. Petal Wing jabbered on and on while they rested and flew between Skywise and Alex. Alex was laughing because she had never seen anything this happy and energetic, except herself (but she didn't count).
"The mountain is that way, right, Petal Wing?" Alex asked.
Petal Wing nodded and Alex looked to the East. The Blue Mountain was visible, but barely.
"We will have to rest a little while longer." Alex said.
"I'll go find our food for the night." Cutter said jumping on Nightrunner. Alex smiled as she watched Cutter and Nightrunner leave.
"When do you think he will know?" Skywise asked. Alex looked at him. "Know what?" She asked surprised.
"About you and him." Skywise said. Alex looked at him wide eyed. "He knows!" She thought.
"What do you mean Skywise?" What about me and him?" Alex asked not wanting to say anything until she made sure he actually knew about Cutter and her being brother and sister.
"You and him being brother and sister." Skywise said. Alex looked away from him. "He does know!" She thought.
Then she looked at him again and said, "How---?" "I figured it out. Plus you care about him WAY to much to just be his soul sister." Skywise said smiling.
Skywise looked at Alex. She was frozen. Too shocked to say anything.
"When you left the sun village, we went after you. I thought about what you had said-you know, you living with the humans for 15 years." Skywise said.
"Yea and?" Alex said. "Are you who I think you are? Are you-Lily?" Skywise asked. "-yea, I was Lily. My name is Alex now, though." Alex said slowly and sat on a rock near her.
"Heh heh." Skywise chuckled a little. "What?" Alex asked looking at him.
"Lily, me and Cutter we best friends. One day Cutter was swimming in the river near the Father Holt and Lily and me were sitting on the grass near the river. I asked her to be my lifemate when we grew up and you said yes." Skywise said with a slight smile.
Alex looked at him surprised. "But I was 5 and you were 2, we didn't know any better." Skywise said remembering. "But I think you knew, because afterward you kissed me. After you were taken, I got really upset because I realized that when I was around you I was happy. I also realized what love really was when you left."
Alex looked at him in shock. She stood up and walked over to Midnight, who was lying down resting.
"Alex-?" Skywise said and walked to her. "What?" Alex asked, turning around with tears falling down her cheeks.
"I love you." Skywise said. Alex couldn't answer. She just looked at the ground, more tears filling her eyes.
Skywise lifted her face with one hand and with the other wiped away her tears.
"I'm sorry Skywise." Alex said. "For what? I only told you the truth." Skywise said smiling.
"I told you before, I don't want a lifemate." Alex said looking at him. Her face was red from her tears.
"I don't care anymore." Skywise said, and wrapped his arms around Alex's waist and held her close. Alex put her arms around Skywise's neck. She never wanted to let go.
"Alex?" Skywise said. Alex looked up at him. "No matter what, whether you're my lifemate or not, I will always love you."
Alex smiled a little. Skywise leaned down and kissed Alex. Alex was a little surprised but she closed her eyes and kissed Skywise. They held each other close and were still kissing, when Cutter came back from getting food for the night. He froze when he saw Skywise and Alex. Petal Wing flew out from Midnight's warm blanket of fur when she saw Cutter.
It spit it's wrap-stuff in his face and yelled, "No Looky look! Soft pretty high thing do something special and you no looky look!"
At this Alex and Skywise broke apart and saw Cutter struggling to clean himself off again. Alex could help but smile. She wiped away her tears and looked at Cutter.
"Cutter, you really have gotten on it's bad side. I don't think it likes you at all." Alex said smiling.
Cutter finally finished cleaning off his face and looked at Alex.
"Hungry?" He asked. Alex nodded. "Then be quiet." Cutter said smirking.
Alex just smiled and stayed quiet. They ate dinner and talked about what they would do tomorrow and where it was exactly that they were going.
"Blue Mountain is-umm-our next destination. It's a place where-" "Big, bad creatures and wicked soft pretty high things live." Petal Wing said, interrupting Alex.
"Yea, that." Alex said. "Wicked soft pretty high things? Big, bad creatures? What?" Cutter asked.
"Elves and um biiig birds." Alex said. "Elves?!" Cutter and Skywise said together. "Yea, elves." Alex said.
"Hey guys, I'm getting a little tired. I'm ganna get some sleep and so should you, we have a long way to go tomorrow." Alex said getting up and walking over to Midnight, she laid down next to him and fell asleep.