Twilight Night Chapter 8 Law Broken

Over the past few days Shade along Ariel and even Chinook teaches me how to live the ways of bats that involves being active at night times like, reading stars, hunting and singing. I was at first very confused on what they mean by how they sing but I soon figure out they use their echolocation to sing with their pup which it was pretty amazing . That evening I watched the mothers singing to their pups on stage which happens to be a stump right behind the tree haven where the mother and pups are roosting. I ate a blue raspberry while I listen their echolocation they make for their young one. The sounds they bring out was very beautiful, it like millions of tiny stars falling from the sky or glasses chimed softly one another I can keep listening to them forever. I was even amazed I could listen to their echolocation even though I'm a human being. Could it be that dream of a giant bat given me this ability? I thought to myself. When I swallowed my food I felt someone tapped my shoulder, I looked over and saw Shade looking at me and have this short of serious look on his face.

"Ash can we talk alone?"

"Um yeah sure I have nothing else to do beside watching the singers." I joked but he didn't take my funny still has that same expression and looks like he's in hurry with something important. I gulped silently as I got up over and he lift himself up to grabbed my both hands with his feet. He grunted when he lifted me up but I know well he couldn't carry me up since he's a runt of the colony and I'm bit heavy. He manage to get me off the ground and few away but we're halfway up from the ground. I gripped his feet as he puffed and huffed carry me much as he could and when we reach towards the tree he use all of his strength to fly up towards the branch that is close to us. He got close towards one but he almost dropped me that I snatch the branch quickly and climb up myself.

"Shade you know Chinook can carry me up here," I got up and dust my dress off to get some dirt off.

"I know but I want to talk to you and its between us." Shade was sitting down catching his breath. "We're you eating some rocks for supper?"

"No I'm not, your just um….not strong enough," I said trying to find some right words instead telling him he's too small to carry me.

"Oh you don't think I'm that strong?" Shade asked looking irritated. I gulped notices those words didn't help and I fumbled for right ones.

"No no Shade what I mean is you don't have any yet but you will pretty soon."

"Like how long?"

"About couple months?" I guessed. Shade shook his head look up at the sky with a sigh before turning to me.

"That's not the point. You remember four days ago you told us about the sun and the rights for us to see it?"

"Yeah why?" I asked. He took a deep breath like if he was prepared to say this his whole life and looked at me with determined and confident.

"Ashlie, tonight I'm going to see the sun." He declared. I looked at him stunned right after he said that with my mouth almost opened like he just told me he's going to commit sucide.

"What?!"

"Like you said before you told us we need to change our laws," He reminded me. "I thought about it over those days and your right we need our freedom of choices to go out in daylight or not."

"I know Shade but.." I know he is right and was glad he listen to me but what I'm afraid was the owl will appeared out of nowhere since they have very excellent eyesight and Shade has no match against them for he's small compare to those giant birds. "Shade they'll kill you if they see you."

"Ash don't worry I got it all planned out." He reassured me. "Right after we see the sun we find a nearest hollow tree and hide there until evening comes and we…" I shook my head in disbelief for I know better it will never work and interrupted him.

"Shade I can't let you do this,"

"Why?" He frowned.

"Are you listening to yourself? Their out there in the woods watching us who knows where, they could be hiding over in that other side woods right now spying on us." I pointed to where they could be hidden hoping their not there and him being stubborn only shook his head.

"Ashlie listen.." He tries to speak but I didn't let him continued.

"Are you afraid they'll come out of nowhere with their talons out and all before you can blink they'll crush you?" I said having my both hands out swiping, acting like a predator.

"I know what I'm doing," He replied. I didn't believe him that I almost raise my voice out of stress.

"No your not thinking clearly!"

"So your going to take those back what you said three night ago about our freedom?" He asked, frowning more.

"No no I'm not…!" I try to explain but he didn't let me finished looking impatient.

"Then what is it?! What is it your afraid of then?!"

"I DONT WANT TO LOSE YOU!" I screamed now in frustration from his demanding. I saw him look at me, now surprised and I talk more before he could have a chance to speak. "Look, since you helped me welcomed to your home and helped me what you colonies do with survive during the nighttimes you became my close friend even if we don't know each other well. I just..don't want you to get killed by a owl, I would feel terrible that ever happens." I sat down on the branch letting my feet dangle and let out sharp breath feeling urge to cry but I hold it in. I waited for his response and it felt like it been an hour pass since I blurted out he sat down by my side and I didn't perk my head up as he finally spoke.

"Ash, I didn't know you have those thoughts for me. I don't think anyone would ever say that towards me." I turn to him and sighed.

"Its because its true, and I'm very thankful for your standing up for me after I arrived your home and they accept me to stay, if you haven't done that I would've been in the woods all lost and struggling to survive this cold."

"And I'm glad I done that after you saved my life from the netting." Shade smiled. I smiled back a little but then sighed still worry about his decision. He notices and put his hand on my shoulder.

"Hey everything will be okay you'll see," He said. "I promised your idea of freeing will change our history and mostly earning our rights to do what we want."

"I hope your right." I sighed, wanting to believe him but deep down inside I felt a bad feeling its going to come very soon. Then we both heard wings flapping and we perk our heads up and saw Chinook came over and roosted above us.

"I thought I might find you two here," He said. "What we're you two doing?"

"We're just talking." I replied.

"Oh about what?" He added.

"Just stuff." I shrugged. "Like friend talk." I didn't know if I should tell him about what Shade told me but I rather have him do it himself instead. Chinook then flew out from his roost and landed right beside me that I scooted to have some space. We heard more wings flapping and I look and saw Breeze and Todd coming over towards us.

"Chinook can't you wait a for us for a while?" Todd panted as he roosted on the branch Chinook was on. Breeze flew over and landed by where Shade and I were.

"What you guys doing here?" I asked.

"We're just coming over to see what Chinook is up to. Todd replied.

"Oh." I almost bite my lips in annoyed. Mostly over last couple days Breeze and Todd always follow him to see where he's up to no matter if its hunting, roosting, or even mostly Chinook brags about his own father that their going to meet pretty soon on their migration, telling them how strong and powerful he is. To me he's just want some attentions towards everyone I guess showing how brave he is. I can understand why Shade has troubles with him.

"So are you keep telling us about your father?" I heard Breeze asked I groaned silently.

Breeze no! I saw Chinook grinned if he wanted one of us to asked that. Shade has the same expression as I have looking annoyed. Chinook begin once again bragging about how awesome his father is even he says the males even mistaken him as a supreme god. I rolled my eyes on his self centered and saw Breeze and Todd were the only ones who were interested on his story. Then I saw a tiger moth flying pass us and flew towards the flower to rest and drink its nectar. It given me idea to make things fun without Chinook noticing I nudge my shoulder on Shade and he glance at me.

"Bet you can't get that tiger moth no more than a thirty seconds," I challenged. He glance to see the tiger moth and smirked.

"Wanna bet?" I smiled giving him my answer. With a flash he took off from the branch and dash his wings towards the flowers where the tiger moth is at making Chinook stop his talking and looked at where he's going while Breeze and Todd did the same.

"Where he's going?" He asked.

"He's just going out hunting." I replied. He hums and continues on where he left off and I yawned a minute later feeling pretty much bored listening. I rather walk around the woods or else try hunting for bugs instead sitting here listening to his rambling on and on about his dad. I even wish I have wings to fly off from my spot. Just then the tiger moth that Shade was trying to catch caught his eyes and he smiled to us licking his chomps.

"Please excuse me but that tiger moth is making me hungry from all my talking. Watch me how I can catch it."

"Chinook wait..!" I tried to tell him its not his but he took off from his roost and speed towards the tiger moth. Oh what a butthead! I cross my arms, almost growl a little. All of us watch the show and Chinook quickly got the tiger moth before Shade could even sank his teeth into it. Man Shade was this close to catch it but has to ruin it! I frowned more, watching him flew back towards us with a dead tiger moth in his mouth and roosted back where he was. Breeze and Todd cheered on his actions.

"Wohoo way to go Chinook!" Todd congrats.

Who's the bat your the bat!" Breeze added. "Cool technique." We watch Chinook gobble it down and I have to look down even though I eat some bugs it still sickens me.

"I know." He sighed looking pleased himself while I rolled my eyes and looked up at the sky. "That tiger moth never saw what hit him." I heard Breeze spoke.

"Eh neither did Shade." Chinook joked. The three laughed but I didn't join knowing it wasn't funny one bit and saw Shade flew over towards us and roosted right by Chinook.

"I could've had it," He panted.

"Could've, would've should've." Chinook joked more poking at his chest making him lose his balance on the ground.

"Twice." Todd chuckled crossing his arms.

"Well he could've got it if you didn't ruin his moment." I said, trying to stand up for him. Chinook turn to me and smirked.

"Hey he could had if he wasn't a runt. Only the best hunters can see through moth's echoprotectins." I couldn't help but giggle softly and watch him tip his head.

"You mean echoprojection?" I corrected. I remember Frieda taught me that two nights ago of how bats have ability to make their echo's come alive which its was cool.

Shade nodded. "She's right its echoprojection not echo protection and don't call me runt."

"Really?" He asked but he turn towards Todd, Breeze and I and said to us.

"Now where was I before I was forced to eat another tiger moth?" He asked. Shade scoffed silently looking up at the sky like really and I was about to tell him different subject but Breeze cuts me out.

"You were telling us about your dad." She reminded him. His eyes lit up and then he jumped up from his roost and said to us in triumph.

"Oh he's big, big enough the kill and owl!" He adjust his wing span to get it huge to domesticate.

"Wow." Breeze sighed dreamily.

Todd however, looks unsure."...That was even bigger than you said last time." I knew he was right on that since I remember him telling us he was big as a uh I think a raccoon? or I think it was a large squirrel. I didn't know what animal it was and now he's getting head over himself since he never know what his father looks like.

Shade was the one that laughed, not believing. "Killing an owl? I don't think so." Chinook turn to him sharply.

"Are you calling me a liar runt?" He got down from his roost and push him to the ground.

"Not technically," He answered, getting up.

"My father is huge!" Chinook boasted spreading his wings out and made Shade fall down again.

"Yeah but that doesn't mean your dad can literally murder an owl. Sorry to burst your bubble but they're powerful birds and you dad can't beat them." I said. Chinook only rolled his eyes.

"You guy's will see him in hibernaculum and I can prove to you he's huge like my mom said." He turns to Shade and picks his wing up and smirked. "Only if your little wings can make it through migrations, and again why bother if you don't have your dad anyway."

"Chinook!" I snapped finding that offensive.

"Don't talk about my dad like that!" Shade growled.

"Your dad was bad news!" He didn't listen and fling him off a little. "He was a troublemaker and a coward."

"My dad was not a coward!" Shade retorted. "Eh you fruit bat." He spoke the last sentence quietly.

"What did you call me?" Chinook asked looking fed up from what he said almost came close to strangle him. I quickly got in between them and push them apart before things get more ugly.

"Okay guys enough break it up."

"Listen to your girlfriend runt." He teased.

"She's not my girlfriend!" Shade snapped. Okay I just about had enough right after he calls me his girlfriend and spun my head around giving Chinook my cold deadly look. I saw his expression turn from smirking towards little fright. I came up to him making him back fast while I spoke to him with cold tone.

"Listen first of I'm not his girlfriend and second I'm losing my patience on you being self centered. You don't know his father is a coward he could be brave as yours and you don't even know what your own dad looks like!" I walk to him while he back up." So I suggest you to shut your little boastful mouth and KEEP THEM TO YOURSELF!" I breathed after I let it all out and saw his shocked look of my temper as Breeze and Todd were making everything all quiet.

"The sun's coming up. Better get back to tree haven." Breeze broke the silence after noticing the birds begin to sing.

"Come on Chinook lets go." Todd added notices as well looking nervous. Chinook shook his head and glared at me pointing his thumb claw at me.

"You better watch your mouth, furless." He said. My eyes went wide for him calling me that. Then he spread his wings out almost knock me out with Shade and looked toward the other bats. "Lets fly!" He took off while Breeze and Todd did from their roost leaving me and Shade behind. I saw Shade went under the branch I'm on roosting and then giving me a wink. I swallowed softly knowing what he's thinking and pray we'll be okay though this.

"Come on guys!" Breeze called us behind.

"You guys go! Ash and I are going to wait around here to see the sun." Shade replied. I saw his friends gasped as Chinook stops in midair and the other two accidentally bonked him. They quickly flew back at us and Shade got out from his roost and stood by me once more.

"See the sun?" Chinook gasped.

"You heard me," Shade smiled.

"I heard you. I don't believe you."

"You two can't be out when the sun's comes up. The owls will kill you." Breeze tries to convince him. "And who knows what happens if they realized we have a human in our haven?" Shade on the other hand didnt change him mind still smirking only at Chinook as if he's finally going to do something to impressed them beating over his.

"Don't believe us Chinook? Well join us, aren't you curious?"

"…Maybe I am runt." Chinook finally. I knew by the look on his face he didn't want to back down Shade's dare showing the others he's not a chicken. Todd looked surprised on his response as Breeze was and said to us, glancing at us like we're insane.

"Are you out of your minds its against the law!"

"Its a stupid law!" Shade retorted. "And Ashlie is right about how we need to gain our rights for freedom of choice. You believe her do you Chinook?" He smirked more and waited for him to answer his question but the big pup fumble for right words. Please say no Chinook please. I bite my lips almost begging silently to say it so Shade won't do this dare. Then we all heard the birds chirping more and then I saw a small bright over horizon was coming up slowly.

"Guys its morning and we should be inside." Todd gulped and flew off towards their tree haven.

"I'm with you Todd." Breeze agreed, flying off following him. After they left all of three of us stood in silence for couple minutes hearing more birds singing and Chinook talk to us.

"So what you guys want to do? Hang out?" Shade looked up at the trees and said to us

"I thought all of us can hang up there to get a better view?" He flew above where he points at the tallest tree.

"Really?" Chinook blinked. He turns and I saw he looks nervous. "He's really not kidding right?"

"You don't have to do this, really. You can back down." I gulped. He laughed.

"Me back down? No way!" He flies up and grabbed my hands with his two feet. "I'm always up for this challenge furless." I can tell in his voice he didn't want to do it but I couldn't say it because it only make it worse for him to show other newborn how humiliated he was. I heavy sighed as he flew me up towards where Shade is and landed on the branch where Shade was roosting underneath me before joining him. I watched with them to see the sun almost rising creating purple colors. I smiled a little almost forgot how much I miss the sun's rising after the incidents going out in daylight to get a drink.

"Well thats the sun, lets head back guys," I heard Chinook spoke quickly. I shook my head and find myself answering wanting to see it one more time before being back in night.

"No wait that's not it. Wait a little longer, its only a beginning." I sighed.

"Oh well," He replied. "I sure hope their's no owls around right?" Shade notices he was nervous couldn't help but smiled more liking his reaction.

"What do you mean? According to you bats can kill owls."

"What you said is it true?" I cant help to smile with him even though I'm very nervous as he was on our daredevil but he deserve it after his boasting about his dad. He didn't answer me but instead keep convincing us.

"Hey you know I was just thinking, we cannot see the sun and say its hot how about that?"

"Chinook are you scared?" I asked.

"No." He lied.

"Oh really?" Shade smirked. We both saw him looking hesitated and begin to tremble his body but he smiled acting like everything is alright. When he saw the sun almost coming up he couldn't take it anymore and flew out form his roost and took off with a speed towards the tree haven. Shade has a triumph look on his face after Chinook left and I let out a deep breath.

"Well I guess its you and me," He flew up to where I was, landing beside me and we both watch the sun begin to rise more It begins to bring bright that almost blind Shade he force to cover his one wing and hissed. I giggled softly of his act and we both watch the sun coming out more. I saw his eyes lit up when he saw the sun fully, looking amazed.

"Ashlie its beautiful," He breathed. "And warm."

"Wait until it brings colors around us." My heart was beating with excitement to show him what I used to see all the time, sharing my experience. Then all of sudden our moment broke when we both heard an owl screeching and I gasp in horrify to see a huge grey owl charging at us with his talons out. Shade yelled and quickly grabbed my hands and flew fast right before it could snatch us with its talons. I gripped while he flapped his wings in desperate to get us up but I was still too heavy for him that we both sank down towards the ground. My both feet manage to touch the grass and I tried to help him by running fast as I could and we went inside the log. I yelped when the owl's talons smashed through the log almost got us and Shade manage to fly out of it using a lot of strength he has and realized there was a branch. He let me go on the ground and I hide in the tall grass, watching him fly up breathing heavily and used its to whip it making the owl fly back, screeching in pain. He panted looking proud and was just about to come and get me but then the same owl came back in front of him. He yelled and smash himself in its feathery chest. I winched and saw Shade tried to hide in it but the owl grabbed him with its beak and pull him out. He fumble in the air before he zoom down to grabbed me.

"Come on!" I grabbed his foot and said to him fast.

"What were you thinking?!"

"I thought it could buy us more time to escaped!" He shouted flying fast as he could panting. I gasp when we at the pond almost close to the tree haven and Shade shrink down that my half body was in water.

"Come on Shade you can do it! Just a little further!" I encouraged him frantically, not want to get us killed in the owl's grasp. I gasp when the owl came close to us and before I could blinked it smashed us in the water trying to drown us. Shade and I struggle to get out as my lungs were screaming for air. He finally be able to get us free with one push and bolted out of the water and with all of his strength he has he flies towards the tree haven with me and manage to get into a knothole but dropped me in the opening. He grabbed me in time before the owl's talons can strike me and he pull me away while it tries to grabbed us. I coughed to get water out and our predator finally gives up and fly above the tree haven before heading back to the woods.

"Are you alright?" Shade panted.

"Yeah I think so." I gulped. "Thanks." He smiled breathing heavily.

"Shade Cassiel Silverwing!" We both look up and saw Ariel flying down at us with worry and stern look on her face. Before she could give us strict tone she hugged us in her wings.

"Than Nocturna you both are safe," She sighed. "What were you two doing out there?"

"Nothing?" Shade answered.

"Nothing?!" She exclaimed. "That owl nearly killed both of you!"

"We we got away." I said, helping him out. She shook her head and looked at me with terrify look.

"Do you have any idea what has done?" Ariel turns to Shade and sighed in frustration. "Oh Shade, you broke the law." I gulped softly and saw many bats staring at us with shock look on their face muttering.

Author's Note: How was that one so far? I hope you like where this is going but if not DONT READ AND REVIEW IT! So sorry everyone this took me a while to upload it due my busy but I assure you I will have more chapters up to find out what happens next ;D I don't own any silverwing characters except OC's Enjoy! XD