The Legend of Spyro
The Undying Flame
Chapter 3
Some Time Alone
Cynder walked towards Spyro in an unfamiliar way, compared to the other ways she would usually walk.
"Are you alright?" Spyro questioned her, when he saw more tears roll down her face.
"No, I'm not alright, I lost you once, so I want to tell you this now, before anything else happens," Cynder told him, changing the subject.
"Tell me what?" Spyro asked, confused as to what she was talking about. She continued to walk towards him until they were standing a paw length apart.
"I love you Spyro," Cynder whispered, softly, but loud enough for him to hear. Spyro was shocked at what she had told him, did she really love him, more than anything in this world?
"Do you love me?" Cynder suddenly asked, causing him to forget all his thoughts, and before he could say anything, something took over inside him, as if it was his instincts.
"I'm sorry Cynder, but I'm not ready to love yet," Spyro said, causing stray tears to drop from Cynder's eyes.
"Why not?" Cynder managed to say through her tears.
"It's just... Maleforen is out there, and losing you would be a massive burden to me if we were in love. But, we can still be friends," Spyro smiled, while Cynder glared at him, telling him that she would've wanted to claw his heart out.
"I FOUGHT ALONGSIDE YOU, I TRAVELED WITH YOU, AND I WOULD'VE DIED FOR YOU DURING THAT BATTLE WITH MALEFOREN, AND YOU'RE NOT READY TO FALL IN LOVE?" Cynder cried to the heavens, she couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Cynder, just calm down, I just want what's best for me and my friends, that's all," Spyro tried his best to calm her down, "But we can still be friends," he added.
"I wanted us to be more than that," Cynder cried into his shoulder, and as much as Spyro wanted her to get off, he couldn't find it in his heart to do that, since she was the one who brought him back to life. He wasn't that heartless.
"Spyro, just one kiss," Cynder said, minutes later after she was done crying.
"Huh?" Spyro asked, looking at the evening sun.
"I just want one kiss, prove to me that you don't want to fall in love yet," Cynder said, wrapping her tail around his. He agreed, and started to lean in for the only kiss that he'll ever make. And as if the world had stopped between the two, their lips touched in a romantic embrace. Their kiss started to get deeper and deeper, as if they never wanted this to end, but it had to. After mere minutes, their lips unlocked, and they stared out at the fading sun. Cynder cried, because of how he wanted them to just be friends, and how she loved him too much, just the irony of it caused her to let more tears drop from her eyes. Because of his friendliness, he caused her too much pain.
"Cynder? Do you want to sleep with me tonight?" Spyro asked, comforting her as much as he could.
"If it'll make me feel better, then yes, yes I will," Cynder agreed, as the two dragons walked back towards the temple, for the longest night of their lives, since their journey took course tomorrow.