"Yeah right!" Flirted Peony.
Leilani, Firefly, Starfruit, and Zaffre all sat in a circle in the Rainforest, the setting sun lighting up the ground. They had managed to sneak past the clumsy Rainwing guards and out to the edge of Pyhirra itself. Sand greeted them annoyingly.
"I'm not kidding!" Zaffre said, putting his talons up in surrender like pose. "It actually happened!" Peony had always had a small crush on Zaffre, his beautiful dark blue that was one of a kind, the way his eyes would slowly drift over to gaze at her while she wasn't looking, the way he would perfectly flirt with her right back, without anyone noticing. Though, Leilani was her best friend, and he didn't approve of him... Yet.
Firefly adjusted her spectacle's, curiously studying the two from her rock ledge. Leilani sat beside her, on the sandy ground, half his face lit up by the setting sun, his left side, shadowed. His pale yellow/green scales were a brighter yellow right now, along with his creamy white color. "Are they seriously flirting with each other?" Whispered Firefly, leaning over to talk in his ear. Leilani shrugged, "Probably, but to be honest, I have no idea how to flirt." Beside him with her back to the sun, Starfruit snorted. "Seriously?" She scoffed. Firefly mimicked her glare right back.
Peony twisted around, looking up at the tall mahogany trees behind her. "Hey guys." She said in a sing song tone. "Wanna do our game?" Leilani smiled, Firefly grimaced, Starfruit rolled her eyes, and Zaffre gasped with delightment. "Yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah!" He said, literally bouncing up and down. Peony smirked mischeviously, already sauntering over to the trees sturdy trunk.
"Okay guys, you know the rules, see that fat branch up there? First make your wings invisible so that you can't see them." Everyone did as told. "Then we can ONLY climb, no flying OR jumping and flying. Whoever reaches the top first has to make themselves the brightest they can be to get everyone's attention, then... We'll see what happens." Zaffre ran over and nudged Leilani with his shoulder. "She never said we couldn't shove." He whispered. Peony whipped around and glared at him, only to crack a smile a second later. "NO SHOVING." She demanded.
They circled the tree, all having chosen their starting spots, (Starfruit and Zaffre argued over a spot.) Then finally, they were off.
Zipping through the tree gracefully, without being hit in the face with a branch, Peony climbed up, gouging her freshly-sharpened claws into the trees soft bark. Slipping through the holes, without getting snagged once. Then she lunged upward, landing elegantly on the same branch she pointed out earlier. Zaffre then suddenly dropped down from above, nearly shoving her off. "I won!" He yelped. Peony rolled her eyes. "Wrong branch, huh?" She teased, already flashing her wings with sedate yellows, fluorescent oranges, and vivid pinks.
"Haha you got me." He said blandly, then hopping off to glide down and help the others.
Then suddenly, talons wrapped around her neck and chest, yanking her upward. She yelped with surprise- only to be muffled by the same claws.
Whoever just took her win also just kidnapped her.
YOU ARE READING
Wings Of Fire, Bright As Flowers
FantasyWhen Peony the Rainwing is suddenly kidnapped, and no one else seems to notice-even her friends- with only her best friend to figure out what happened, Peony meanwhile tries to escape her prison, only to come back with more then she left...
