Disclaimer: I do not own Peril, Clay or any other characters from Wings of Fire, only how the story goes. Wings of Fire, its characters and places belongs to Tui T. Sutherland. The only thing I do own is the OC of this story. This takes place between the last chapter and the epilogue of "Darkness of Dragons" novel. I apologize for any errors in grammar and/or if I was not accurate in reference to something.

A/N: So sorry that this took so long. Computer troubles, plus trying to live my life the best that I can.

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Peril and Clay's Moment

It had been a little time since the disappearance of Darkstalker and peace had returned to the Jade Mountain Academy. And while most dragons were once again attending their classes, some were trying to take the moment to relax from all the bizarre moments of the past few weeks. Two of which were located within a large chamber with a great view of the outside world were a couple of dragons who have known each other for quite a while.

One was an orange and red she-dragon with great wings and the other was a brown male with a bit of muscle. The orange Skywing, Peril, had come to the chamber, also known as the Prey Center, looking for the Mudwing known as Clay. While they were from two separate dragon tribes, they didn't allow that fact to ruin their friendship. After gaining a moment to themselves, they began talking about the recent events of late such as the coming and disappearing of Darkstalker, the battle between the Icewings and the Nightwings and even about the identity of Peril's father, the dragon who had used different disguises thanks to animus magic: Chameleon. Peril had wondered if her father was still upset with her about what she did, but stopped when Clay told her that she didn't need Chameleon. She felt a lot happier when he said that she had real friends to turn to. That she had him to turn to.

Those words made her smile, made her feel happier than she has in a long time. Her grin still wide, she then asked him, "Want to go flying with me?"

But before he could answer when he opened his mouth, she started rambling on reasons why they shouldn't do that, "I mean, I know that it's raining right now, but it's kind of cool to fly in the rain, unless you're busy, you're probably busy, after all you're like, running a school, so, that's okay if you can't, we-"

"Peril…" Clay cut her off, making her look to him again. Gently grasping her talon with his own, they ignored the sound of sizzling scales as he said, "I'd love to go flying."

Peril didn't know if her smile could get any bigger from the joy she was feeling. They both turned to the opening of the Prey Center and moved to the edge. The two opened their wings and took off into the air. Flying out through the opening of the chamber the two dragons quickly found themselves in the light downpour. Ignoring the light sizzling from the rain as it touched her scales, Peril stuck close to Clay while they soared through the air away from the mountain.

But after a few minutes of flying and enjoying each other's company, the wind started to pick up. Not wanting to take any chances in case it got worse, Clay turned his head to Peril and had his eyes scrunched a little from the wind as he suggested, "Maybe we should find somewhere to land and wait for the rain to die down."

"Yeah, the wind does feel a bit rough at the moment." Peril agreed as they fought to stay in the air. They tilted slightly to turn themselves around. The wind kept going strongly as the Mudwing and the Skying tried to fly against it. Peril soon saw a spot for them to land and pointed so Clay could see it too. When he did see it he nodded and they both flew towards it. Their chosen destination was an overhang of stone not too far from the mountain. Once they were under it and had their feet on the ground, Clay looked to start shaking the water off of him, but Peril stopped him by offering, "I, um…

"I can help with that." She said and moved to where he could sit right next to her. With a grin, Clay moved to sit down beside her. He sighed from the warmth of her scales and they were soon feeling a lot drier.

Both the Skywing and the Mudwing watched the rain fall around them, their heads moving ever so slightly. When she glanced at him, Peril saw that Clay was looking to his left, away from her and noticed that he had a slight look in his eye. She was beginning to wonder if there was something bothering him. Peril leaned a little closer to him and called, "Clay?"

"Hm?" He responded and turned his head to her. She then asked him her question, "I can't help but feel that you want to talk about something. Are you okay?"

The Mudwing tilted his head down with a sigh and the Skywing wondered what he was going to say. Fully turning his head to her, Clay said, "I know you're more than capable when out there in the world. And I shouldn't doubt you…

"But when you took off unexpectedly when everything was going down, I was so worried about you." Clay said and it looked like the feelings of hurt and worry from that day were coming back, judging from the look in his eyes. Clay then continued, "I thought what was happening and what dragons were saying was what made you go.

"And I felt like I had failed you in some way." He looked down in shame. That last part really surprised Peril. Gently grasping one of his talons with her own, the action made him look to her again. A small smile grew for her as she said, "I don't think you're a failure. You've supported me every time that I've been lost or felt unsure about my life. And I'm very grateful for that."

Her words brought his smile back to him and it made her even more happy. The two became silent again for a moment. Clay then asked, "Peril, do you remember the day when you left to try and find Scarlet?"

"Yeah." Peril nodded as she slightly tilted her head, wondering why he was bringing it up. The Mudwing looked a little nervous as he said, "Well, I remember you asking if one day if we could ever be more than just friends. And I think now's the time to say-"

"I love you, Clay." Peril blurted out unexpectedly. She covered her mouth with her talons, a little embarrassed of how she just did that. Clay was a little surprised at the moment, but his smile came back as he gently lowered her claws away from her mouth with his own and said with a loving smile, "I love you, too, Peril."

Peril gave him a loving smile back and leaned towards him. Clay learned forward too as their eyes closed. A second later their lips met together and they moved their tails together as well. The kiss ended just as the rain started to let up. A ray of sunshine appeared through the clouds on the two dragons when they opened their eyes again. They both looked out into the world and gasped at an incredible sight. In a space of parted clouds, they saw a beautiful rainbow. Clay looks to her again and says, "Looks like this is a really good day for us, huh?"

"It seems to be that way, yeah." Peril chuckled and leaned against him. Seeing that the sky was a bit calmer for the time being she took a step back and suggested to him, "You wanna head back to the school?"

"Race you?" Clay asked with a grin and opened his wings. Peril gave him a questioning grin and opened up her wings as well, "You are joking, right? Challenging a Skywing to a race in the sky?"

"I may just end up surprising you." Clay responded with a wink. The Skywing just rolled her eyes at the Mudwing's cockiness. The two moved into position where they faced the world and leaned down in a crouching position. The Mudwing then started, "Ready, set…"

Peril became confused when he didn't immediately finish. But she was caught off guard when Clay leaned his head towards her and gave her a quick peck on the cheek. The action made her freeze up for a second. Clay took advantage of this by shouting, "Go!"

The Mudwing quickly took off into the air and flew from the overhang towards the mountain. Ticked off by what he just did, Peril shouted after him, "Hey! No fair!"

The Skywing shot up into the sky to catch up with him. The two weaved their way around tall trees, Peril especially to avoid setting any accidentally on fire. The two soon made it halfway to Jade Mountain when Peril managed to catch up to Clay. Maneuvering to where she was flying over him, the Skywing leaned down and gave the Mudwing a peck on the top of his head. The action surprised Clay and he looked up while she put on a burst of speed with a flap of her wings. With a smirk, Clay flapped his wings to try and keep up with her. He managed to catch up with her again. The two dragons were neck and neck in the home stretch of their race.

Peril won the race when she touched down in the chamber first. She looked back to see Clay land behind her and the two moved a few feet towards the entrance. Both dragons from different tribes were panting hard from their quick race but had smiles from how much fun that they had. Feeling a little proud of herself, Peril boasted with a grin, "See, I told you I'd win."

"You did." Clay nodded with a laugh. With a shrug he added, "Too bad we didn't think on a prize for the winner."

"I can think of something." Peril assured him as she stepped closer to him. Having an idea of what she was talking about, Clay took a step forward too. When they were but a few inches apart the Skywing and the Mudwing leaned forward. Their lips once again met in the middle. This time they remained kissing for a moment or two.

When the kiss ended, Clay and Peril couldn't stop smiling at one another. The two dragons of two different tribes turned to head inside the school. And as they walked together, Peril leaned to where her head laid against Clay's shoulder. Neither of them knew what the future had in store for them, but Peril had a feeling that it was going to be alright. And that was enough to make her hopeful.

THE END

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Author's Note: Believe it or not, but I got this new Wings of Fire moment done after my computer started acting up. But it seems like everything's looking alright now. I don't know how long this will hold up, but I do hope it's for a while. I may keep looking for a new computer, but I'll try to keep using this one. I look forward to reading your reviews. Be sure to leave a comment either about if I've done something wrong or if you want something specifically to happen. See you next time.