Snakes and dragons(chapter 5)
Ambereta POV
"She's waking up again." I tell Joycica. I put her on making sure Astra doesn't wake up by the fact that if she did she'll start trying to help. She doesn't get enough rest as she does when she's healthy. "Alright." Joycica says and walks over to her sister. "No! No more trying to knock me out. I feel fine,really!" Astra yells. "Ah! She awakes!" I hear a jeer from the entrance. Patriciana walks in carrying at least sixty deer. "This should feed us for a while." She tells me. "Why's one of them look like it was in the dragon/griffin war five times?" Maraposa asks,landing gently on a ledge high above us. "I get my prey whether I have to hunt it down five times!" Patriciana roars triumpently. "Oh,boy." Astra groans,putting a claw on her head." Headache?" I ask." Maybe." She replies,eyeing me funny." Know what would help?" Maraposa asks her. "Yeah,yeah. I need to take it easy. But I have to help you! I'm not just going to lie here doing nothing!" Astra snaps. "Your not doing nothing. Your gaining your strength back so you can be our fearless leader again." Joycica purrs in her ear. "Well,I'm out of shadow moss,so I had better go get some more." I tell everyone. I walked out into the full moons light and soaked up the peacefulness of this world." Ambereta! Wait!" I here Joycica call. "Don't bring anyone home,alright? No matter how cute they look,no humans allowed." She told me with a sly grin. When we were back home,any one or thing I found cute I would take it home. They would sometimes stay with me for days until one of the others found out. But I had something to fire back with. "Right,no humans except that one called Lloyd who brought you chocolate." I sneered. "That's rig-hey, WAIT JUST A SECOND! How did you-?" She growled. I took off to avoid any uneeded conflict. Soon I arrived at some kind of graveyard. "Perfect." I muttered
Fangtom POV
I slithered through my shadowy home. It's so peaceful at night. But by what Acidicus told everyone shocked me. Dragons in Ninjago...something's not right about that. Skalidor said he had an encounter too,but refused to tell any more on acount that the dragon had him promise he would never tell anyone. He's even worried if he does tell she'll go after him! Huh,how crazy can someone get? I saw some moss and reached for it. Just as I grabbed it I felt something warm breathing on my hand. I recoiled in fright as what looked like a red dragon pulled the moss down!" Oh no...not a...dragon!" I yelled as its head poked through the rest of the moss. It's eyes grew wide when it saw me. "Who are you?" She asked. "Fangtom, and you...are?" I asked. "I can't tell you that,I'm afraid. Are you a dragon? You look like one." She tells me. I quickly look down at that. She thought I looked like a dragon? " no I'm not...a dragon. I am...a serpentine." I say. "Your so cute!" She says,picking me up lightly. "Hey,hey! Please put...me down!" I plead. I don't know what this dragon had planned,or why she was out in the first place. She could be hunting for all I know! And I could wind up her prey. "Nuh uh." She coos. I gulped at that. When she brought me closer to her jaw,I started to shake.
Ambereta POV
He's shaking really bad,he must be cold. I nuzzle him gently,hoping it would help him warm up. He just started shaking more. A idea quickly formed in my head. Joycica said I couldn't bring any humans home,but he said he was a serpentine not human. So wouldn't it be okey to take him back with me? I smile at this. "It's alright,you have nothing to be afraid of. I promise." I purr. Fangtom stopped shaking,but he quickly grabbed my claw,wrapping his tail around it. He must be trying to make sure he won't fall off. "I'd better...go back. My friends...will be...looking for me." Fangtom tells me. "I'm sure they wouldn't notice if you gone for a little while longer." I tell him. Like,maybe a day or two. I smile again,knowing that he was coming with me.
Fangtom POV
Her smiles get to me. I smile back lightly into her eyes. They were a lovely red. She's very beautiful,if only she was a serpentine...hey,wait. Maybe if I bite her she will transform into one! Yet she might get mad about me biting her,and she hasn't done anything to me. She lightly places me into another claw,only this one is closed and soft moss surrounds me. Next thing I hear is the sound of wings beating. "Wait! Where are...you taking me?!" I cry. "Easy,back to my sisters and my own den." She replies. I was right! She WAS hunting! Her telling me she wasn't going to hurt me was just her tricking me into trusting her. Her smiles? She knew I was falling into her trap. I feel my eyes getting wetter and wetter as the truth settles in. Her wings stop beating as I realize we were at the den. She takes me into her claw and sets me down lightly. I knew this was it.
Ambereta POV
Was he crying?! Why was he crying?! I didn't hurt him,did I? Wait...I've had this reaction before. Maybe I should have told him before why I wanted to take him back with me. "Hey,don't cry. I won't hurt you,I already told you that." I say. It made me feel bad that I made him cry,but I WILL make it better. "Yes,you did. But you never said...you would take me...back to your nest." Fangtom explains,wiping his tears from his eyes. "I know...I have a habit where if I find some one or thing that's super adorable that I'll take it home." I tell him. He starts blushing at that,even though his scales were a perfect red I could tell he was blushing. "You might as well stay the night. After all,it should be dawn soon." I tell him. He nods and slithers over to me,then he hugs my left fore paw. "Aww...your so CUTE!" I purr as loud as I could. Fangtom smiled. "I thought we were going to take a break from kidnapping humans?" Astra says,stepping out of the darkness. Her blue wings look midnight black in the moonlight. Fangtom begins to cower behind my paw. "I did. He's a serpentine,not human. Now go back to bed,Astra. Your still weak." I tell her sternly. She shouldn't be up this late. I don't care that mom left her in charge,I'm still going to keep her well. "Fine. But you had better come to bed too,Ambereta." She groans. Astra stalks back into the cave as I hear the rest of my sisters start asking her questions. I look to see Fangtom sounding out my name. "Just call me Amber,ok?" I tell him. "Alright." Fangtom replies. Then we head into the cave together.