Chapter 4: a strangely magical moment

Cynder made her way through the forest, the trees and branches sticking out with their bird nests and whatnot, Cynder always imagined that the trees were fighting with one another, their positions and shapes made them look like they were fighting great battles, as she made it into the clearing, she saw Spyro was waiting for him.

"Ah, there you are, for a moment I feared you might've gotten lost" he said rather cheerfully.

"Yeah sorry, I was held up by some friends of mine" she replied as Spyro seemed unsurprised.

"No news there, my friends were that way too, I almost couldn't make it because they were swarming me, I guess not everyone at the Temple thinks Ignitus's decision was incredibly sound" he explained as Cynder grew unsure.

"Well what do you think?" She asked, which caught Spyro off guard.

"What do you mean?" He countered with his own question.

"I mean, do you think his decision was sound? I have treated you awfully in the past" she pointed out as Spyro gave a sympathetic look.

"Of course I do, don't think I'll think any less of you because of what you did, and besides, if I didn't like you, I wouldn't have provided dinner" he gathered her attention to a deer laying on the ground.

"Woah! Did you catch this?" Cynder was amazed as Spyro confirmed her beliefs.

"Yep, I was taught well, it's a good thing I took time with Incendia to master my hunter's crouch" he explained how he was able to catch it, causing Cynder to giggle.

"You must've been strong if you were able to take this down, a deer is much larger then we are" her response made Spyro blush a little.

"It was nothing..." he tried to brush it off, but Cynder wasn't too keen on letting him not accept glory.

"You've ran from compliments for long enough, Purple Boy, so I'll say it again: you must've really been strong" she persisted as Spyro was getting flustered.

"She's flirting with me again" Spyro wasn't the only one thinking this.

"Am I flirting with him again?" Cynder grew confused with her actions, but she let it slide.

"Should we dig in? I'm starving" she quickly changed the subject as Spyro nodded.

"Sure, allow me" he walked over to the deer, and tried to use his claws to help make the deer more edible, but a Cynder saw he was struggling.

"He's trying to be a gentlemen, but I'm gonna have to burst his little chivalrous bubble" she thought to herself as she walked over.

"Allow me" Cynder said to him as she used her much sharper claws to slice open the deer.

"Thanks for that, guess my need to impress outwieghed my logic" Spyro said nervously as Cynder giggled.

"It's fine, but just remember that a girl can hold her own just fine" she replied as they sat down next to each other and started eating, immediately the flavors gushed through Cynder's mouth as she licked her lips in satisfaction.

"Mmm! Spyro, you caught a nice, juicy deer, it's delicious!" She pointed out as Spyro chuckled.

"Glad to see your enjoying it" he smiled, for whatever reason, Cynder adored that smile, it was so innocent and charming.

"He is pretty handsome...wait? Did I think that" Cynder was overcome with different emotions at that point in time, eventually they finished the deer and buried the remains.

"So what now?" Spyro asked as Cynder's tail thrashed from left to right, and a mischievous grin formed on her face.

"Well when you think about it, we never did have a winner for our game today..." she trailed off as Spyro grew confused, it was then that he was pushed by Cynder.

"Tag!" And she ran off, laughing cheerfully, leaving Spyro to pursue.

"Hey, come back!" He called after her, and pursued...

Shard was inches from Ignitus's door, and was prepared to knock.

"I know Sparx is watching Spyro, but I need to know what's going on with him" those thoughts confirmed his desire to knock the door as he heard Ignitus speak.

"Enter" as he said those words, Shard opened the door to see the Fire Guardian and Incendia standing there.

"Hello Shard, What brings you here?" Incendia asked warmly as Shard explained his reasons.

"Well, it's about Spyro, he's been acting really weird lately, and I think it might be Cynder that's doing this, I know you have an ability to see where any Dragon is at any time, within range of course, I want to make sure he's okay" he told Ignitus as he nodded.

"Very well, I shall do what I can, Young Dragon" he replied as he closed his eyes and focused in on Spyro's position, what he saw warmed his heart, Spyro was with Cynder, and they were playing.

"As it should've been between the two of them, I do know what is happening, although it is not fully developed yet, I find it best that they go undistrubed" Ignitus thought to himself, he was even happy when he saw Cynder leap onto Spyro playfully and two kept on playing, eventually Ignitus opened his eyes, and saw Shard looking with interest.

"Well?" He asked as Ignitus.

"There isn't anything wrong, Spyro's just under lots of pressure, he's been given a new responsibility, you know, that takes a lot out of a Dragon" he told Shard as he sighed.

"I guess your right, well, thanks anyway" he walked out of the room with more questions than answers, as the door closed, Incendia glanced at Ignitus.

"What did you really see?" She asked.

"Whatever do you mean, dearest?" He countered her question as Incendia grinned.

"Ignitus, I've known you long enough to know when your lying, you saw something, and you didn't tell Shard, you can tell me, I can keep secrets" she explained as Ignitus submitted.

"Very well, Spyro's affection for Cynder are growing, it is as it should be for the two of them, although neither of their friend groups probably would approve, which is why I kept it from Shard, their feelings need to grow further before their friends know, or else disaster will strike" Ignitus explained as Incendia's grin turned to a smile.

"Reminds me of us when we were young, our love couldn't be quenched by our families rivalries, the world was against us, and now it's against Spyro and Cynder" she replied as Ignitus nodded.

"Yes, indeed, I knew that their bond was special from the day I watched them hatch, they spent the most time together, and then...Cynder's fallout with Spyro was hard to watch, they didn't even know each other's names when that happened, but thankfully they can begin again" he told her as Incendia nuzzled him, and they figured it was best to retire for the night...

Spyro was tackled down by Cynder as the two continued playing their games, he was struggling to get her off of her.

"What's the matter? Purple Boy? Can't fight back, it must be humiliating for the "Dragon of Destiny" to be taken down by a girl" she added with a snarky tone as Spyro looked up at her mischievously.

"Oh yeah? What if that's what I want you to think?" He asked as Cynder grew a little confused, until Spyro's eyes turned Green, and he lifted her up with both of his arms, surprising Cynder as he placed her on the ground.

"Even when your extra strong, your a gentleman" Cynder pointed out as Spyro shrugged.

"Well how could I harm such a beautiful Dragoness?" He asked in a charming tone as Cynder blushed.

"He said I was beautiful, maybe it's not just me, maybe he feels the same, but I still don't understand, we just met, why do I feel this way?" She wondered to herself as she suddenly lost control of herself, and leaped onto Spyro, laying on top of him, surprising them both.

"What are you doing?" Spyro asked as she didn't even know what she was doing.

"I'm...I'm not sure, but it feels...right" she replied as Spyro gazed into her eyes, her emerald green eyes...they were so beautiful...

"Did anyone tell you that you have beautiful eyes?" He asked Cynder as she smiled.

"Only you, it seems" she replied, the moment was pure magic, then little lights started flying around.

"Fireflies..." Spyro trailed off as the Fireflies continued buzzing around, the sky was clear, the stars were out, the moon was bright, the moment was magical, and somehow, as if by instinct, they knew exactly what was needed to complete it, Cynder leaned closer to his face, their eyes closed...and they kissed one another on the lips (let's be honest, it was going to happen, but don't worry, there are some good reasons as to why their relationship evolves so quickly), it was a moment that felt like it lasted for eternity, The two Dragons remained there for more than 2 minutes, their tails coiled, and their tongues wrestling for dominance, they eventually pulled back.

"That was...amazing..." Spyro was at a loss for words, but Cynder grew fearful.

"Spyro...we shouldn't do this, what if they find out?" Spyro knew she was referring to their friends.

"They don't have to know, it'll be our secret, I promise..." he reassured her as she looked uncertain.

"Spyro? Do you think this...was meant to be?" She asked him about the kiss.

"Maybe...perhaps Ignitus knew about this...I...I don't care what anyone else thinks, I don't know why we're like this, but maybe...maybe it's love..." Spyro replied as Cynder smiled.

"Maybe?" She asked sarcastically, then she asked a pleasantly surprising question.

"Spyro...could we kiss again? I kinda liked it..." her request seemed like a little girl, happy and innocent, to answer her, he pulled her head closer and kissed her again, and she enjoyed it very much, as they pulled back, they gazed into the stars, and Cynder laid her head on Spyro's chest.

"This is beautiful..." she trailed off as Spyro smiled at her joyful expression.

"Your more beautiful then all the stars combined..." he replied, causing her to blush as she looked at him.

"Spyro...I...I don't deserve this..." her statement surprised Spyro.

"Cynder...if anything...you deserve better" Spyro countered her as she looked shocked.

"What? No...you, I..." she was at a loss for words.

"I said it, Cynder, I couldn't possibly deserve a Dragoness nearly as beautiful as you, I'm a mess, look at me" Spyro continued as Cynder's eyes widened.

"A mess? Look at you! Your the most handsome, muscular Dragon I've ever seen, and don't get me started on your personality" she just realized how much she said about him, causing Spyro to blush, he could stay where he was forever, with Cynder, under the night sky, he was glad that none of his friends were there.

"Spyro...could we sleep here tonight?" Cynder asked as Spyro smiled.

"Of course, whatever you want..." he replied in a rather caring tone, causing her to smile and lay her head on his chest.

"Well, that's good, because I wasn't going to leave anyways..." she whispered into his ear, and she was prepared to sleep, before getting a peck on the cheek from Spyro.

"Good night, Cynder..." he said to her as she smiled at him.

"Good night, Spyro..." she replied as drifted off in his arms, and eventually, Spyro himself fell asleep, under the stars, but unbeknownst to both of them, a small glowing Dragonfly was watching from a distance.

"I called it..." he grinned.