MoonBli - Through It All

Chapter 11 - Rattlesnake

Dust wished she could tell her mother how she felt. She was hurt and sad that her mother had chosen not to confide in her own daughter. She was excited to have a new sibling but was still upset at how her mother had waited until she was about to have the egg to tell her. She wanted to spill everything, but something just held her back. Dust just wanted to cry and cry and to tell her mother why. 

Moon just wanted to say sorry to her daughter, to tell her how much she love her and how much she was sorry. Every day Moon promised her self she'd do it then, but somehow just seeing Dust's sad face made her stop. there was nothing she loved more than her daughter and she just wanted to tell her. But she just couldn't. 

Qibli wanted his family to be happy but something had happened between Moon and Dust when he was at work and nothing had seemed quite right since then. He assumed it had something to do with the new egg but he wasn't sure. Moon hadn't talked about it and the same went for Dust. He wanted to help but if he had learned anything for dating Moon it was that sometimes girls just need space. 

On the day that it happened none of them were expecting it. While at breakfast, Moon simply collapsed. Dust shrieked and her father leapt over the table to his wife's side yelling, "MOON! MOON!" "No need to yell honey, just caught me by surprise, now get me out of the kitchen." Moon mumbled. Qibli scooped her up quickly and raced into the living room, Dust right on his heels. He gently placed her on the nest of blankets they had assembled over the week. 

AS Dust watched her mother lying there her heart melted and she forgave her. Her mother just hadn't been able to find out how to tell her yet. It was Dust's fault for losing her head and she knew it. Moon looked up at her daughter and a silent conversation passed between them and they forgave each other. 

An hour later a solid gold egg sat in the nest with Moon curled around it. The egg was gold with black speckles all over it and a pattern of interlocking triangles. As Qibli stared at the egg that held his second child and felt his love for the dragonet inside grow. Moon's eyes suddenly blinked open and she smiled, "Dust, Qibli. I want you to meet Rattlesnake."