"Night and Ice Do Not Mix" *Winterwatcher*

Chapter 9

"What is wrong with you?" Winter asked Moon. Is she all right? He worried sympathetically.

"Winter." Moon said, shaking her head.

"Some kind of NightWing seizure?" he asked, looking down his snout at her. His tail ducked and he took a step back, toward the history cave.

"You can't go in there." Moon suddenly lunged forward at Winter, and grabbed his forearm in her talons.

We're touching — she's — I'm — her scales against mine — I can't want this — .

"What are you doing?" He barked at her, but didn't pull away.

"Please don't go in there," she croaked out. "Something terrible is going to —"

Winter was holding her up. He was holding Moon. She had fallen against him and he was trying to lift her back upright, his wings supporting hers. "What something terrible?" He said, his voice rising. He shook her. "How do you know?"

"Hey, leave her alone," Qibli's voice interjected.

"Stop!" Moon cried, pulling away from Winter and throwing herself in front of Qibli and Turtle. "Don't go in! No one can go in!" Winter missed her touch as soon as left.

"Whoa, calm down," Turtle said gently. "You're having some kind of panic attack."

"No, please listen." Moon said m, trying to catch her breath. "Please, please, don't let anyone go in there."

"I'm listening," Qibli said, crouching to look into her eyes. "We're here, don't worry." That should be me. . . Keep it together Winter! You can't want her!

"Kinkajou. I have to stop Kinkajou." Moon said panic clear in her voice.

"She's right behind us," Qibli said. He put one wing around her. "Moon, what is happening?" Is this jealousy? No. It can't be. I don't love Moon, I just have a tiny crush on her. Then why am I feeling like this?

"Yes," Winter said, pushing away his thoughts. "What do you know?"

Moon let out a cry of pain and closed her eyes.

"Moon, it's all right! Moon, breathe, here, lean on me." The RainWing tried to soothe the panicking NightWing. "We have to take her to Clay and Sunny, they'll know what to do."

"Kinkajou," Moon said, leaning against Kinkajou. The little RainWing tried to guide her through the tunnel.

"I don't know," Winter said. "She just collapsed."

"Hey, Carnelian," Qibli called. "Don't go in there."

"Why not?" The SkyWing demanded.

"Uh," he said. "One is the torches got all smoky, the whole cave smells. Needs to air out."

"Smells fine to me," Carnelian growled.

"Come on, Moon," Kinkajou said tugging her. "We'll go find help."

"But the cave —" Moon said. "I have to —"

"Don't worry," Kinkajou said. "We can miss today. Tamarin will get is any notes we need."

"Is she there?" Moon said, freezing. Winter watched her intently. "Did she go in the history cave?"

"Sure, but —"

"No, she can't —" Moon interrupted, turning her head.

"You're an idiot, SandWing," Carnelian said. "It's perfectly fine in there." Winter watched her step inside the classroom.

"No!" Moon cried. Farther along the tunnel, Icicle was coming from the other direction. Winter's sister stopped and arched her slender brows as Moon dove for the doorway where Carnelian had disappeared.

Whoosh. Boom. The cave exploded in a huge fireball.

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Hi guys! This was a really short chapter, I'm sorry. I have good and bad news. The bad one is that I will be updating once a week. My teachers are giving way too much homework. The good news is that I was considering to discontinue this book, but decided to continue it! Well, hope you understand, bye!

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