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(Kate)
The sun was starting to set. A whole day had passed so quickly….which meant not a lot of time was left until the next sunrise. We needed to figure out that riddle. "Mend the bond, torn by pride. Open up the feelings, once cast aside." But after the visit to the castle and seeing that torn tapestry, I had an idea.
"Keith?" I turned to face him. "You remember that picture I ripped?"
Keith nodded, though still a bit chilled from the bitter cold.
"What if we fix it? That would mend the bond!" I told him.
He seemed to agree with me. But as Keith tried to flap his wings, I saw him cringe. Carefully, I inspected his back. Poor guy…his wings were still a bit frozen from being in the snow. We'd have to get back to the base by walking. It'd take more time but it was our only option.
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(Keith)
Damn wing. They were taking forever to thaw! I didn't want to waste anymore time as a flygon. Maybe flying was cool but I'd still depend on a staraptor than stay the way I was. Sooner I went back to being human, the better. And the sooner I could talk to Kate again.
Kate…I could tell her a million times that I loved her. But at the moment, she couldn't hear me. And I know she liked me! This was a pain worse than transforming into a dragon (that itself wasn't a very pleasant experience). There had to be some way of getting my message across.
Hold up. I could smell flowers. Yes! There was a rose bush nearby. Perfect! Without Kate noticing, I managed to go over to the bush. Tch…stupid dragon claws. Made it impossible to grab a flower. Had no other option but to use my mouth. Ignoring the darn thorns, I picked off the most vibrant rose of the bunch and went back to Kate. I tapped her shoulder with my tail and dropped the rose into her hand.
"Is…is this for me?" She gasped, surprised.
"It is." I replied.
"Keith!" Kate hugged me. "Thanks for being so nice!"
"Kate…." I stare down at those gorgeous eyes. "I love you."
She didn't hear me. And leave it to her not to get what the rose meant. But….it still felt amazing to see Kate look so happy. That smile, those dazzling eyes, the lit up expression when she got the flower…what a girl….
"Smooth moves, Romeo." Wave commented. "Sorry the plan failed."
"It's alright." I sighed. "I'll tell her again when I'm human again. That won't be much longer."
"We hope so." Chia said. "Union wouldn't be the same without you."
"No kidding." Wave agreed. "The only good thing that came out of this chaos was being able to talk to you."
"I admit that was cool." Keith smirked. "It feels like I understand you two a little better."
"Keith! We're here!"
Sure enough, there was the Union. Lights were on, easily visible through the darkness of night that started to descend upon Almia. We snuck around to the back and flew up to the window, with everyone on my back. Thankfully Rhythmi wasn't there. We crawled through the window, flipped the light on and Kate started searching.
"The picture's on my dresser. All we need now is something to fix it." Kate rummaged everywhere. "Damn it…where's the tape?"
Ten minutes later, the room was a little messed up and there was still no tape. Not even glue. I could've sworn we kept some around. And I knew neither of us could go looking around the Union without being seen.
"Hmm…all we have is Rhythmi's sowing stuff." Kate held up some thread and a needle. "But it'll have to do."
No other options I guess. ACK! Oh no….no no no no no….the feeling was back again! That cold feeling, the dragon part of me, was trying to take over. I…had…to…fight it! It was like an intense brain freeze! I couldn't let it try to hurt Kate!
"Keith?" Kate noticed. "Keith are you ok?"
I tried to hold on…but the feeling became stronger and stronger. Soon it became too powerful to resist. I felt it sweep across me, like a thick blanket, and darken my world.
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(Kate)
Keith looked like he was in pain, struggling to fight something on the inside. I knew. His dragon self was trying to come back out. The curse was getting to be more permanent in time. And time was something we didn't have.
"…keith?" I whispered.
He was gone, at least for the moment. The green eyes I adored went black again and held a thirst for blood.
"Kate!" Sven burst into the room. "What…..the…..hell….."
Brilliant. How was I supposed to explain this? But before I could get a word, the dragon slammed me against the wall and held me by the throat. It was trying to choke me…to kill me. Keith! Wake up! Quick! PLEASE!
"Hey get off her!" Sven ran over but was smacked by the dragons tail. "Kate!"
The dragon swiped my face, leaving a scratch on the right side of my face. I could immediately feel blood starting to trickle. With a small whimper, I waited for the final blow. Only…it didn't come. The black eyes were going back to green again. Keith was back.
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(Keith)
I heard a whimper that was none other than Kates. It brought be back to reality again. Arceus no….I almost killed her…Kate was almost murdered because of me. I let go of Kate's throat, with her gasping for air. There was a single scratch on the far right side of her face. How could I hurt this sweet girl?
"Mer'du!"
Sven? He was staring at me from across the room, whacked against the wall. Damn it, I caused such a mess. All this trouble had been my fault. Even losing control for a moment meant giving everyone such a hard time. Kate most of all.
"Kate!" Sven grabbed her arm and pulled her behind his back. "I'm not letting you get hurt again! Not by this thing."
And I wouldn't hurt her anymore. With a heavy heart, I took off and flew out the window.
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More romance and we're coming up on the big scene of the movie. How will things unfurl? We've got another chapter just mosey'in on down!