As I held on tight to Quiksilva's neck I yelled and Quiksilva let out a roar as we plummented towards the ground far below. "We're going to crash! What should we do?!" I yelled and that's when I remembered my gauntlet. I grabbed the medallion from my pocket and just for a moment it slipped from my grasp and as I lunged forward I brushed it with the tips of my fingers. "Oh no!" I yelped but Quiksilva lunged at it and just managed to grab it in his teeth. Tilting his head back he handed it to me and I sighed relieved before I slipped it into the gauntlet. "Unlock the light!" I yelled as a familar light engulfed us and as my armor slowly flowed over me Quiksilva let out a roar as his scales became pure white. But as I soon discovered changing forms didn't help very much and when I realized we were still falling I let out a startled scream. As I did Quiksilva growled.
"Stop panicking and start thinking!" He yelled and I gasped before I gave him a nod and closed my eyes.
"Focus. I need to focus. What did Mortis say? I need to release the dragon? But how will that...never mind." I whispered as I focused on the mag energy flowing through both me and Quiksilva. "Release the dragon. Unlock the light." I muttered and that's when Quiksilva began to glow and as he did something happened to his back. A set of white wings emerged from either side of me and when I opened my eyes, thinking nothing had happened, I gasped in shock as I saw the pure white wings. "You can fly?" I asked and he let out a growl before he noticed the ground getting closer and closer. Narrowing his eyes he flapped his wings and I cried out keeping a tight grip on his neck as he pulled up in time, the very tips of his claws scrapping the ground before he took to the air. Impressed I stayed perfectly still as he flew through the air and after he found a rooftop he headed for it but as he went to land he found stopping was a problem and as he skidded I yelled before I was thrown clear, ending up on my side. Thankfully I wasn't hurt and as I lay there he hurried over and nuzzled me. "Yeah I'm fine. Can we go home now?" I replied and he let out a chuckle. A short time later he made his way back to the racetrack and as I carefully climbed down I found the area deserted. Letting out a breath I took the medallion from my gauntlet and instantly we changed back just as I heard rapidly approaching footsteps and as I turned I smiled as a friend called out to me from atop his dragon.
It was Moordryd and Decepshun and as they rushed over I noticed that Moordryd seemed pretty happy to see me. "Rayne are you hurt?" He asked jumping down and almost knocking me over as he hurried over. Before I knew what was happening he grabbed my arms and started looking from one side of my back to the other. Confused I stood perfectly still until he put his hands on my back and I very gently pushed him away. "Okay what are you doing?"
"Um...sorry I was just...checking for an injuries." Moordryd answered looking away for a moment and that's when I noticed a slight blush on his face. Unable to stop myself I giggled and he frowned at me. "Its not funny!" He yelled suddenly and as I stopped and stared at him he narrowed his eyes at me. "You could have been..." He trailed off as his dragon and mine stared at him and suddenly embassed at losing his temper he crossed his arms against his chest not meeting my eyes. "Just forget it."
"Hey its okay. I appreciate the concern but I'm fine. We're both fine and apart from my ankle I haven't a scratch on me. Unless you want to check again?" I replied finding myself flirting with him and to my left Quiksilva rolled his eyes at me. When I blushed realizing what I was doing Moordryd just snorted.
"Huh if that's your attempt at flirting its pretty poor." He told me and I growled annoyed at him as he wandered back to me. "This is flirting." He added as he wrapped an arm around my waist and to my surprise he kissed me. Of course it was a nice surprise and I returned it by kissing him back momentarily forgetting about having been this close to getting badly hurt or possibly killed. The kiss seemed to go forever and when I could breath again I gave him a smile, feeling much better after almost falling to my doom. "Are you sure you're okay? You did almost fall to your death." Moordryd pointed out, his arms still wrapped around my waist and it was a good thing too when I stumbled as everything caught up with me and I went completely pale.
"Suddenly...don't feel so...good." I mumbled and the next thing I knew I was lying on a soft bed. Puzzled I went to sit up only to feel extremely light-headed and as I lay back with a groan I heard a chuckle.
"Don't move so much." Moordryd told me and that's when I found him sitting beside me, looking down with a grin though I could see the concern in his eyes. "Just take it easy will you? You are never going to get better if you keep running around like a scavenger dragon." He joked as I slowly sat up pressing a hand to my forehead.
"How did...I get...here?" I mumbled and Moordryd stared at me for a few seconds before he answered and as I listened I found out that a short time after he found me and Quiksilva I passed out from shock and he brought me back to the compound.
"Since then you've been in and out of conciousness. This is the first time I can actually understand you." He finished as I rubbed my forehead fighting off a growing headache. "Other then the times you kept talking in your sleep." He grinned and I swear he was silently laughing at me as my cheeks grew hot.
"I did? Um...what did I say? Nothing embarrassing...please tell me I didn't say anyhting stupid." I muttered burying my face in my hands and for a few seconds nothing happened. Then I felt a pair of hands cover my own and gently remove them from my face. When I could see again I noticed that Moordryd was looking right at me. "I did...didn't I?" I asked face still bright red and for the longest moment of my life I stared right back then I moved a little closer and Moordryd did the same.
When we were almost touching noses he leaned in and I did the same before our lips touched. The kiss started slow, testing the waters of our possible relationship, then Moordryd reached across and holding my arm in his hand he kissed me a little harder. We came up for air seconds later, both of us with a silly grin on our faces then we leant in again at the same moment and this time the kiss was much more passionate and I actually sighed as he pulled me against his side, rubbing my arm as he kissed me and when his lips left mine I was pretty disappointed. Right up until his lips found my throat and my eyes almost rolled back into their lids as I tilted my head back, making a slight purring noise and just for a moment Moordryd paused and let out a chuckle.
"Heh never knew you were so helpless." He commented and I narrowed my eyes the moment lost as I sat up and crossed my arms against my chest and he knew right then that he'd crossed a line. "Oh scales. I don't mean it like its a bad thing." He added trying to calm me and I sighed.
"I know that. I'm not sure what's wrong with me. Sorry Moordryd." I muttered as I uncrossed my arms and he reached up, gently stroking my forehead with just the tips of his fingers.
"I think I can forgive you." Moordryd smiled and as we kissed again I felt his hand on mine, interwining his fingers with mine and giving my hand a gentle squeeze. Soon I snuggled closer fighting the exhaustion wracking my body and as if he could sense how I was feeling Moordryd kissed my forehead and that one kind gesture made me feel a lot better about myself. Despite the fact I couldn't fight well and I kept getting hurt or attacked and then hurt it was nice having someone show a little kindness to me. Pretty soon I felt my eyelids begin to close and I stopped fighting as I rested my head against his. When he was sure I was fast asleep and wouldn't wake, at least for a few hours, Moordryd carefully untangled himself from me and laying me down he left my bedroom. As he walked outside Cain was standing beside his dragon, Coershun and as he looked up at his leader's approach he couldn't help but wonder why Moordryd had such a goofy looking grin on his face.
"Okay what happened between you and Rayne?" Cain asked a short time later as Moordryd stood beside Decepshun and when his best friend ignored him he rolled his eyes. "So you and her, huh?" He muttered and that got Moordryd's attention as he whirled around, Decepshun rolling her eyes at her rider as he did. "Thought so."
"There is nothing going on between us." Moordryd growled but when he didn't look Cain in the eyes as he answered, Cain snorted knowing that was a lie.
"Huh you're in love with her, aren't you?" He asked and Moordryd actually went red in the face until he let out a growl and stormed past him he chuckled and went back to feeding his dragon. "When's the wedding?" He called out laughing as he heard his best friend yell something about feeding him to a Hydrag if he didn't shut up. Curious as to what the noise was all about Quiksilva wandered out of the stables only to find Moordryd looking more than a little mad.
Wonder why he's out here and not looking after Rayne, Quiksilva thought to himself and as he wandered over he saw that the white haired leader of the Dragon Eyes' face was bright red. Letting out a snort got his attention and Moordryd turned around to find my dragon watching him.
"Rayne's fine. Just sleeping right now." He explained as Quiksilva stared at him with his amber eyes. "This is going to sound weird but do you think...maybe she might like me?" He asked keeping his voice as low as possible in case someone overheard and getting a blank stare Moordryd felt like an idiot. "Never mind." He quickly added but before he could walk away the dragon nudged him and as he looked down Quiksilva gave a low growl. It took Moordryd a moment or two before he understood what my dragon was telling him. "Thanks, 'silva." He grinned giving my dragon a quick pat on the snout before he walked away and Quiksilva snorted happy that he could help.
When Moordryd entered my room he found me lying on my side with a blanket tangled around me and as he walked over, silently wondering how I'd managed that and as he got closer he heard me whimpering. Worried now he hurried to my side and as he lay a hand on my shoulder I trembled. "Hey Rayne." He said as he gently shook my shoulder and when I didn't respond he tried again, harder this time. "Wake up." He growled and that's when my eyes shot open as I let out a gasp. "For dragon's sake what's wrong with you now?" He asked as I sat up and to his surprise my shoulders began to shake before I let out a wail as I started to cry. Shocked and more than a little uncomfortable Moordryd stood watching as I keep sobbing and after almost a minute he cleared his throat not sure how to deal with this. When I kept crying oblivious to him standing next to the bed he sighed rubbing the bridge of his nose in frustration and tried something else. "Could you...stop making that noise?" He asked trying to keep calm and not get angry at me but I couldn't even hear him and after another minute passed he'd finally had enough. "For dragon's sake shut up!" He yelled and that shocked me into silence as I sat there staring up at him as he let out a breath, grateful that I'd gone quiet until he saw the hurt in my eyes and too late he realized that he'd gone too far. "Scales." He muttered as I suddenly glared at him and as I went to stand he grabbed my shoulders as I stumbled forward, trying unsuccessfullu to shove past him.
"What the heck is wrong with you?!" I shouted shoving him and that caused me to overbalanced and land heavily on the bed. Ignoring the sharp pain running through my ankle I glared at him through red eyes and as he held out his hand to help me up I slapped it away. "When someone's crying you comfort them, not shout at them to shut up!" Getting no respond I growled before I rolled over on my side facing the wall and ignoring him. For the longest time Moordryd was silent as he stared down at my almost motionless body, the occasional sniff coming from me, until I felt him sit on the bed and as I lay there he finally spoke.
"I'm...sorry?" He muttered and I sighed at his poor attempt at comforting me. "Scales." He added and I rolled my eyes which he didn't see. "Rayne I'm...not very good at this comfort...thing." He told me and I snorted this time moving over until I was looking up at him.
"Didn't anyone ever hug you or tell you its okay when you were upset about something?" I asked and he shook his head looking a little confused and I sat up, surprised at this piece of info. "What never?" I asked again and he shook his head for a second time which made me momentarily forget my anger. "What did Word do to you? Wait what about your mom?" I asked him and just for a moment he looked away and that's when I finally understood. Wordlessly I moved over and as I reached around his shoulders Moordryd stared at me and I managed a slight grin as I pulled him against my side. "I'm sorry that no one's been there for you." I whispered as I pulled him into a one armed hug.
"I'm supposed to be...never mind." Moordryd said as he wrapped his arm around my shoulder, returning the gesture as best he could. For a few minutes we sat in silence then he blinked when I rested my head against his. "Um...what are you doing?" He asked raising an eyebrow at me as my arm moved from his shoulder onto his hand, now resting in his lap and after giving me a questioning look he smiled before he gave my hand a gentle squeeze.
"I can't work out why I like you." I finally said as I tilted my head to look at him and seeing the puzzled look he gave me I grinned. "One minute you're kissing me and making me feel like I matter and the next..." I sighed again and he blinked. "Well you did yell at me for having a nightmare." I finished as I leant my head against his shoulder this time.
"Is that why you were crying?" Moordryd asked as I squeezed his hand and when I sniffed he understood. "I shouldn't have yelled."
"No you shouldn't have." I muttered as I moved my injured leg, wincing a little as it began to ache. "Stupid leg." That's when I heard a chuckle just before Moordryd cupped my chin in his free hand and as he lifted it toward his mouth I actually managed a smile before he kissed me.