Hey guys, I believe there has been some misunderstandings about the way this story is going to work. So to clear all of it up, there are currently 4 pairings that this story has. And there won't be any more till at the earliest next year. And then they will be from the new series. As for the continuation until then, those 4 will repeat constantly, all following around the same timeline. I plan on doing a few chapters where all 4 couples interact, but that won't be for awhile. Anyway, now that that's cleared up, without further adue...

Chapter 5: Acceptance, and something more

~Sunny~

I was pacing back and forth in my room, emotions swirling around my mind at the speed of light. But at the forefront, were the two fighting for control of my body. The most prominent, the reason I was pacing, was the fear and nervousness. "What will she think?" "What will she do?" What happens if other dragons find out?" All those questions needed answers, and I knew it, but I also knew that worrying about them wouldn't change them, not anymore, it already done. And that brought me to the other emotion, one that scared me, almost more than the fear itself.

This one was hard to see, but if you looked close, at the tiny smile that wouldn't go away, the slight motion of my tail, even when I wasn't moving, the occasional shiver of my wings... I shook my head, it couldn't be, but it was. I was happy, really happy. It was as if these feelings had been hidden away, and were finally enjoying the sunlight for the first time. I shook my head for a second time as I was once again drowned in the dizzying whirlpool of thoughts. After what seemed like an hour, but could have been much more, I finally gave in to the fact that I wouldn't be able to save myself from this storm.

I decided that I needed to tell someone. I went to the door, and it was then that I realised that darkness had long ago taken ahold of my room. I had been in there for a lot longer than I had thought, and with that realization I also discovered how tired I was, both physically and emotionally. Because of that I chose to sleep a bit before I went to go see, actually I didn't even know who I could go to. I was going to decide once I woke up, but the choice was made for me. As soon as I opened my eyes, hearing a knock on the door for the second time, I knew that I would regret it.

I had an idea who it was even before the door opened, mind you I was still in the process of standing up when this happened. And that confirmed my guess, even before I saw my mother's body come through the door. "Mom!" I complained, "Don't just barge into my room like that..." I faded off as my thoughts from before all came back to me at once. I tried to hide it, but thorn noticed all too easily. "Sunny, what's wrong. You never sleep this late, and your friend Fatespeaker has been looking for you, she seemed worried."

Hearing Fatespeaker's name shattered any fake cheerfulness that I had. I simply buried my head in the sheets, trying to hide from the world. But of course it didn't work, and I soon felt my mother's wing rest itself on my back, comforting me. "Sunny, i'm your mother. I know I haven't been there for much of your life. But you can tell me anything. I talked to Starflight yesterday, and he brought up the fact that I needed to spend more time with you. He was right, I was never there for you, and now that I can be, I still am not. But I want to change that."

Her saying that lightened my mood a bit, and I decided that if I had to tell someone about what had happened, it might as well be her. "OK, i'll tell you, but you have to wait till i'm done talking before you say anything, this is already really hard to say. Also... please don't think any less of me afterwards." She scoffed at that, saying how she would never think any less of me. I was thankful for her words, but It was still hard. Finally I just decided to start with the part that did make sense to me. "I had..." fear almost overtook me again, but as I paused she put her wing back on my shoulder, and it gave me the confidence I needed to keep going. "I had my first kiss yesterday."

I could tell she was surprised, but true to her word she didn't speak, allowing me to gather the courage to continue. "It was great, but... it was kind of an accident... Something took over my body and I didn't know how to stop myself." After this I was frozen, I couldn't bring myself to tell her who I had kissed. I waited so long that my mother spoke again, softly, "I can see why that was hard to say, kissing someone that doesn't even know you have feelings for them. But i'm sure he will understand if you talk to him. Can you tell me who it was?" I can't really explain why, but when she said "he", it made me mad. So I answered her, a little louder than I meant to. A combination of yelling and crying before I again tried to hide in my bed, "It was Fatespeaker!"

This time my mother did gasp, and I couldn't read the look on her face, which probably wasn't good since I immediately assumed the worst. I was so upset I was about to fly out the window, when she hugged me from behind. "I`m so happy you finally found someone to be with. I knew there was a reason you never talked about liking any of the dragonets around here. You were trying to find a male, and that just isn't your thing." It was my turn to be shocked, "Wait, you're ok with this. What about your image, as a queen?" That had been one of my major concerns, but she actually laughed. "I am the queen of the Sandwings. No dragon has challenged me yet, I don't think something like my daughter's choice in mate will affect that."

I had to admit that she had a point. And I felt better now that I had talked to someone. I even had a bit of an idea. Though there was one more thing I had to ask. "You said earlier that she was looking for me..." I didn't really know how to continue the sentence, so I let it drop there. Luckily thorn got the idea. "Oh, yes. She had come by twice to see you before I came. I do have to admit that I sent her away, because I had wanted to spend the day with you. But after hearing all that, you need to go talk to her." I thanked her and flew away, with a new determination. I felt really bad for skipping out on spending time with Thorn. But for once I didn't voice it, Fatespeaker seemed more important at the moment.

~Fatespeaker (Flashback)~

"She did what!?" I could tell he was more surprised then angry, but it was still a bit shocking hearing Starflight shout like that. I had just told him about Sunny kissing me. After she had run off I needed someone to talk to, and Starflight seemed like the obvious choice. Starflight spoke again after getting over his initial shock, "I just talked to her a little bit ago, and she seemed fine about you. She even helped me to love you..." That last sentence caught my attention as he faded off. At first I was happy, the love struck he said he loves me feeling that I always get. But something seemed off about it, I went over what he said again.

"What do you mean she helped you love me?" He got nervous then, not a good sign, and shrank back a little bit. "I... well... ummm..." he stuttered. But I wanted an answer, so I asked again, a bit more forceful this time. I felt horrible for making him go through that, but I needed to know. Finally, with a sigh, he explained. He told me how he had come to get over Sunny, his thoughts, and how sunny had helped him. I felt kind of relieved when he said that Sunny had helped him, but his original intentions still worried me. "Are you over her?" I asked, politely, and in the most caring way I could. I just needed to know, but the silence before he spoke was all the answer I needed. And then when he did speak it wasn't much better.

"I don't know..." He whispered, almost like he was still trying to hide it. I felt sympathetic for him, I really did, I always do. But right then... He had hurt me. My heart broke a little when he said that, and it was something I wasn't ready for. I left without saying another word, I needed time, to figure things out. "Where are you going," he called out behind me. "I'm going for a walk," I answered, a bit harsher than I intended. I walked straight into the courtyard, and started crying.

-End flashback-

I was like this when sunny found me, sitting on a bench surrounded by people. I had stopped crying sometime during the night, and now I was just there. To upset to go back to him, and to tired to move. I thought I was hallucinating when I heard her voice, it had been a long time since I had been awake for that long. She landed next to me, and I could immediately tell two things. First, She was real, not a hallucination. I could see the sun shining off her scales, and the heat of her body next to me. The second thing, however, was even more interesting. She was nervous, Extremely so. She was taking extra care not to make contact with me, her breathing was heavy, and she stuttered a bit when she spoke.

"H-hey fatespeaker..." This made me smile. She had a perfectly good reason to be nervous, and I certainly hadn't forgotten the kiss. But at the time it didn't seem that relevant. As I thought about it I realised just how bad that was. I should have been mad, what she did was wrong, and she had stolen my first kiss. But I wasn't mad, I hadn't even thought about those things, And as she spoke again, I knew why. "I'm s-sorry about what... what happened. I didn't mean to, something just came over me... just, please, don't hate me..." My response was quick and true.

"I Don't hate you sunny, it was a surprise, but it happened, we can't change that. Do you want to talk about it?" She seemed surprised by my answer, "You're the one that seems upset. It should be me asking you that," She seemed more confident, which was good. "I had a bit of a fight with starflight, I would rather not talk about it. You however, seem to desperately need someone to talk to." There was a decent pause after this, as if she was contemplating the option, until finally she spoke. "Well, I already talked to my mom, she was a big help... But, I guess, if you don't mind..." She seemed to just then make up her mind, "I would like to talk to you." I smiled at her and even sat up as she started to tell her story.

She talked about how everyone was finding people, and she kept looking for a male, but couldn't find one that she cared for. She even talked about a few things the had felt for tsunami and glory while they were in the cave, secrets that she had planned on taking to the grave with her. She had passed it off as a phase then, but now she couldn't deny her attraction to females, and that was ok with me, I would never think less of her, my best friend. Eventually the topic switched to starflight and I, and our relationship. While it was not official, it was pretty much common knowledge. I told her about the fight, and we just kept talking. It was night before we ran out of topics. By then we were both feeling a lot better.

Sunny assured me that we had talked just as friends, and went to fly off. I was going to go back to starflights, to apologize. But something made me call out to sunny. I asked her to stay with me. Apologizing could wait until tomorrow. She agreed, of course, and sat down next to me again. I crawled over and attempted to lay my head on her lap. But she shrank away from the touch. "Relax" I told her, and this time she allowed me to. Soon she gave in as well and laid down on top of me, for that is all the small bench would allow. It wasn't the most comfortable, but soon both of us were asleep... And both of us were smiling

I was going to put starflight in this chapter, but it just didn't feel right. Tell me what you guys think. Should the pairing be just the two of them, or should i add starflight back in. I'll make a poll, or you guys can review or pm. Thanks in advance for your input. Anyway, stay tuned...