"You are here to protect your kingdom now act like it!" Tsunami spat at the RainWings standing in formation on the makeshift training area. The war was over but you never know when another tribe could come and attack you. The RainWings had made big improvement since when she started but they still weren't as fierce as the SandWings or SkyWings. It was bad enough that she had to make an army out of the one tribe that had never fought before but it was another thing with all the complaining.

"I'm tired general."

"Look a butterfly general."

"I'm hungry general." They were always complaining. She always wondered how she had made them fiercer than a sloth, which was ironic because the RainWings kept sloths as pets. As she stared down at the Battalion she was training today she heard the faint noise of wings flap behind her. She spun around and noticed the faint shape of Riptide flying towards her. His figure grew closer and closer until he hovered right next to her. He landed softly next to her.

"Hey Tsunami." He said to her, his voice soothing her thoughts. He twined his tail around hers and she felt all the stress from training these RainWings drift out of her mind. They were replaced with the thoughts of happiness and staying with Riptide forever.

"So how's training an army out of RainWings?" Riptide questioned.

"Oh don't even get me started on that, they are always complaining and are afraid to hurt another dragon." She said looking away from him. She watched him start to scratch at the branch nervously out of the corner of her eye. She stared down at all the RainWings turning pink at the sight of them and she motioned with her talons for them to leave. They stared at her and Riptide sitting on the branch for a while then reluctantly flew away. She knew he had something to say to her by the way he was fidgeting.

"So… It must be nice being able to live here. The nice weather, nice dragons, and your friend is queen."

"Yeah well it is but it's not as nice as it should be."

"Really, now whys that?" He asked her turning to look her in the eye.

"Because you're not here" She muttered to herself but instead just shrugged. Ever since the first time she saw him she felt like they should be together. That first time she accidently lit up her stripes randomly she felt as though he was the dragon that was meant for her. Just like how Clay had Peril, Glory had Deathbringer, and Starflight had Fatespeaker. Sunny was the only one of her friends who didn't have a partner. She had no doubt that when the time came Sunny would find someone that would make her as happy as all her other friends.

"What did you do once you were kicked out of the Kingdom of the Sea?" She asked him. She was still curious why her mother had kicked him out after loyally fighting when the Summer Palace was attacked by the SkyWings. Tsunami always thought fighting for his Kingdom would have made Queen Coral forgive him. After all it was Webs who had betrayed them not Riptide.

"Oh. Well your mother thought that I was fighting for the SkyWings. Even when I said I was loyal to the SeaWings, she said she would give me a day to get as far away from the ruins of the Summer Palace as I could. She said she would send a search party through the entire Sea Kingdom, if I was still in their territory I would be executed." He said looking her in the eyes. She could tell he was home sick. Maybe there was a way to make a house in the trees that looked like the Summer Palace. She would have to bring that up to Glory at another time.

"How is it that you're not upset?" He blurted out making her lose her train of thought.

"I'm still mad at you for not telling me you're with the Talons or that your father is Webs." She said glaring at him.

"No not that", he said looking hurt, "How are you not mad that you aren't going to be queen of the SeaWings. Isn't that what you've always wanted to be?"

"I thought about it, and the fact that I would have to deal with a few dragons I don't particularly like I'm doing to lay off on the royalty. Besides I think Anemone or Auklet would make a better queen considering they are stuck with my mom for the most part." She said thinking about the harness that kept Anemone and Auklet stuck to their mother. Now that the royal egg killer was destroyed, did Anemone and Auklet have the freedom that most other dragons have. Or were they still stuck to her mother getting dragged everywhere she went.

"Wait! Say that again you think you wouldn't be a great queen? Tsunami, the dragon that is jealous at Glory because she is queen. No way. What have you done with the real Tsunami?" She said starting to laugh as he ended his sentence.

"What no I could be a good queen but, Anemone or Auklet have more experience being royal and stuff."

"So Tsunami I was thinking." He said looking her in the eyes. "Do… do you think Queen Glory would mind if I stayed here?"

"No I don't think she would mind. Although I do think you should ask her first." She wanted to just kiss him but she was afraid he would lean away or worse, make him not interested in her at all. She thought it over in her head and decided to go for it. She leaned into his snout accidently but didn't move. They were kissing. He must have been thinking the same thing she was.

She flashed "I love you" with her stripes and he responded with "I love you too."