Of forest and Sea

A rival

Pelco's POV

"Okay, let's pratcice the wedding scene."

"Cliff, son of Ruby, queen of Skywings, don'y dare think I don't know what you're up to!", I threatened.

Cliff looked at me with the most innocent face he could mustter.

"Hm? I didn't say anything. I just think since we've gone through the rest of the play we should go ahead and do this one."

Me and Oaktail stood there, talons clasped in talons as we recited our lines.

"I, Rapunzale, take you, Ridder as my husband."

"And do you, Ridder take this dragoness as your wife?"

"I do."

"You may kiss the bride."

Cliff and Tody were unable to hide their smirks.

"But, um, we can't, um, I mean", Oaktail stamered.

"Hey", I said softly.

I tilted his head in such a way that it would look like we were kissing but, really, my thumb was separating us.

"You're a geinus", Oaktail whispered.

"I know."

"Oh, am I interupting something?", Acrea asked.

I'd met the Silkwing brifly when Sunny introduced us to our winglet, but I'd never gottten a chance to talk to her.

But now, I felt we wouldn't get along so well.

I soon realized why when I noticed how she was looking at Oaktail.

Oaktail seemed completly oblivious to this.

Ok, well maybe she just doesn't realize that he's taken. I'm sure if I just explain she'll understand.

But, when Acrea saw me twining my tail around Oaktail's, she looked at me like a fly that needed sawatting.

Or, maybe not.

Dusky, being the introverted, empathetic (and possibly phycic) dragon that he was, immediatly understood what was going on.

"Hey, Pelco, we could use some help in the kitchen.Want to join us?", he invited.

"Uh, I don't know I dout I'd be of any help."

"Come on, Pelco, it'll be fun!", Tody urged.

"Meh, why not", I said witha shrug.

The sound of a bell ringing reached our ears.

"Speaking of which, let's go!"

I found myself walking with Oaktail to the table where our winglet sat.

"Hey, Pelco, you're coming with us, remember?", Cliff said with a smirk.

"Oh right I forgot."

"WAiT, DoN't LeAvE Me, Pelco!", Oaktail said in a mock voice of dispair.

"Okay, okay, just one kiss before I go", I said rolling my eyes as I gave him a peck on the cheak.

"Come on, Pelco!", Tody and Cliff said, puling me away from Oaktail.

"Okay, okay, okay, I'm coming!", I said laughing.

Oaktail's POV

I stared at the place Pelco had stood and let out a happy sigh.

Pelco was the most incredible dragon I'd ever met.

I still couldn't believe she'd agreed to date me.

Then I had a though I'd never had before:
Crap, Mom and Dad will lose their minds when they meet Pelco.