InterCons Story Book I (WoF)

4. Sun Time, NightWings, and... That Thing? Maybe Not Enough Sun Time.

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//Also, there are errors in some previous chapters from before I began italicizing thoughts. I will be fixing those at some point. 

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"Watermelon, wake up." 

"Mnuhh." 

Leopard was (unsuccessfully) trying to wake his friend from his sun time nap.

"Haven't you napped for long enough already? I have." 

"..." 

"Watermelon! We were going to go exploring with Wonder today before it got dark. Remember?"

"Mmmm." 

"C'mon!" 

"Nuh-uh." 

"Watermelon, didn't you always want to go exploring when you were old enough to fly, too? Well, now we've practiced our flying enough that we can do that."

"I did, but right now I really wanna sleep. You can go exploring with your girlfriend if you want." 

"Wonder isn't my girlfriend! We're just friends!" 

"Mm-hmm, sure." 

"I mean it!" 

"Fine, whatever you say, but I'm staying here." 

With that, Watermelon rolled over in his hammock. 

Alright, fine, Leopard thought. Be that way. 

Leopard headed off towards where the three of them had agreed to meet up that afternoon. It seemed, however, that only two of them were going to be honoring that agreement. 

Leopard had been surprised that Wonder had been so willing to make friends with himself--with RainWings in general, really. Most NightWings (or at least the ones he had experienced), even as young as he was at three years old, all seemed to hold some sort of grudge against his tribe for some reason. He couldn't understand why. 

Wonder, on the other hand, did not. He still had no idea why she was different, and he lacked the courage to ask her about it. He wasn't complaining, though. She was great. 

We're not in love. I just like her a lot. 

She was already there waiting for him. 

"Hey, Wonder!" 

"Leopard! There you are. What took you so long? And where's Watermelon?" 

"He wouldn't get up from sun time. He said we should go ahead without him." 

"Huh. Well, you're here. That's good." 

"Yes! I mean, yeah." 

"You're excited. I guess we should get going then." 

"Sure." 

They took to the air, still under the tree canopy, which was luckily easy for them since they were still relatively small at their age. They'd have to learn to maneuver more carefully around the trees as they age, though, but that was a problem for later. Today was a day to have some fun. 

They flew around for about an hour or two before they decided to stop in a clearing where a patch of sunlight was able to make its way through an opening in the canopy. Their exploration hadn't been as eventful as they thought it would be.