Healed

Chapter14

Umber was so far beyond panicking that he had entered some sort of state that was a mixture of absolute dread and life-threatening fear. "I was worried this would happen! I KNEW Sora would be stressed by being here and now she's run off somewhere and this time I'm not with her!"

"Umber, calm down! Don't you think you're overreacting?" Flame asked as he chased after the MudWing.

"He's right, Umber," Jet surprisingly agreed as she jogged along. "We were up all night. She's probably just taking a nap somewhere."

The logical part of Umber's brain knew they had a point, but he had a gut feeling that they were wrong. If there was one thing Umber had learned while fighting in the war, it was to always trust your gut and right now his gut was FREAKING OUT.

The trio of dragons were making their way back to Umber and Sora's room to check if she was there. The door wasn't locked so Umber slid it open and rushed in. Empty. Sora wasn't there. Umber let out a dismayed exhale and turned to Jet. "Where did you say you two were supposed to meet again?"

Jet sighed. "She was supposed to meet me in the library after her session with my mother, but I waited for an hour and she never showed up. That's when I went to find you to see if you had seen her."

"I STILL think you're overreacting," Flame reiterated. "She could be napping in the gardens, or maybe she went to get something to eat. You're working yourself up for no reason." Flame's voice was uncharacteristically gentle as he spoke to Umber. To be honest Umber was thankful to have the SkyWing close by. He always managed to be able to calm Umber down in the worst of situations. As much as Umber hated to admit it, if Flame hadn't been there in the haunted palace with him that night he probably would have fainted from fright.

Although neither of them had been brave enough to mention their intimate moment in the garden.

"No, you don't understand," Umber tried to explain. "Something's not right. I feel it in my stomach." He pointed significantly at his mid-section and the two SkyWing's stared at it in confusion.

"Oh, right, sure," Jet reluctantly acknowledged before adding a suggestion. "But just in case let's go and ask my mom if she has seen Sora."

The anxious and angry butterflies tumbling around in his stomach were turning it into a knot of dread. He felt a wing lightly brush against his. It was Flame.

"Come on, maybe Zephyr will know where your sister is and once we get that settled we can all go get some sleep and you can stop running around looking like a corpse."

Umber gasped and placed his talons on his face. "Do I really look that bad?" he inquired. If he looked as exhausted as he felt right now, then the answer was probably yes.

Flame blushed slightly and nonchalantly looked around to room. "Well, I mean, for someone who had nearly no sleep I guess you don't look as bad as you could have."

Umber furrowed his brow. Was that supposed to be a compliment?

"AHEM!" Jet cleared her throat obnoxiously. Silently the males followed Jet as they went to Zephyr's office. Luckily the Healer wasn't with a patient so they were welcomed to speak with her. Right away Umber asked if she had seen his sister but she shook her head.

"The last time I saw her was when she left my office. She was in a good mood and eager to meet with Jet," Zephyr described and then fixed Umber with a grave expression. "Is there something I should know about? Has something happened to Sora?"

"Don't worry, mom," Jet assured. "Umber is just a little worried because we can't find her, but she probably just went off to sleep somewhere."

Umber hid his peeved expression. He was more than a LITTLE worried and he had good reason to be! His instincts were screaming at him that something was wrong. He wanted to tell Zephry this, but he was a bit intimidated by the older female. Would she take him seriously if he didn't even have proof that something was wrong?