Romance in the Skylands

Comfort

Clouds. Clouds as far as the eye can see, their washed out colors filling the sky. Sunset was beautiful in the Skylands, especially for those who could fly. Whirlwind sighed. Oh, how much she loved the melty clouds in the evenings! She snuggled further into the cloud she was laying on. It was cool and soft on her belly. Whirlwind listened to the peaceful sounds of the wind. Below her, she could hear the chatter of the academy. The academy, full of all her friends and fellow skylanders. She smiled to herself. Friends... the word felt wonderful in her head. In her old village, she had no friends, no one liked her. She was a hybrid, a dragon unicorn. That was not accepted kindly there. Her parents had a forbidden love, and she was the outcome. But she was happy nonetheless, content on her own. Now she didn't have to be alone. It was all because of a certain purple dragon who convinced her to join the skylanders. Spyro she thought dreamily. He's always so nice to her. He's also very handsome. Whirlwind blushed at the thought of him. His kind, deep red eyes. She hugged the cloud closer to her body.

"Hey Whirlwind!" someone called from not too far below.

She snapped out of it immediately. What was she thinking! He was her leader and teammate! She could never be with him. He was too popular... She sighed.
"Whirlwind!" the voice was much closer now. She looked down.

"Hey Blades!" she said with a sad smile. Blades was her best friend and fellow air element.

"You coming down to the mess hall?" He asked, his armor clanking with every flap of his wings.

"Yeah sure." Whirlwind replied.

"Is... something wrong?" He furrowed his brow in concern.

"What? No.... Why do you ask?" She said confused.

"Well you look a bit sad." He adjusted his helmet awkwardly. The cloud made a POUF sound as he sat next to her. "Are you alright?"

Damn. Am I that easy to read? She thought. "Uh... not really." she drooped her ears.

"Well what is it?" Blades asked in his accent.

"Uhm... well, the truth is... that I kind of have a....crush..." She said the last word quietly. She felt blades tensen up next to her. Should I have said that?

"Go on..." Blades gulped, cheeks rosy.

"I don't know.... if he feels the same way..." She blushed hard.

"Oh." He said quietly.

"What would you do?" Whirlwind looked at Blades. He looked back. They stared at each-other for awhile. Then the armored dragon cleared his throat.

"Well I would tell them how you feel.... And even if they don't like you back, I'll be here for you." He said reddening. Whirlwind hugged him around he neck.

"Thank you Blades." She said softly. His cheeks felt hot against her ear.

"Anything for you, Dovey." He wrapped his wing around her body. She loved when he called her that. It was like his pet-name for her. "Now, hows about some grub?" He suggested.

"Right. I'm starving!" Whirlwind sprang up. They flew off to the mess hall together.

Moonlight streamed in through the blinds and casted along the floor to the other side of the room. Blades lay on his bed thinking about what had happened earlier. Why couldn't Whirlwind see that he loved her? He tried to be subtle about it. Like calling her cute nicknames, using gentle and comforting words, soft hugs, and other things. He flopped over. Crush... Geez. Lucky bastard. He sighed. Suddenly, a frantic knock at the door.

"Hold on." he rolled onto the floor painfully. "Oof"

He stumbled to the door. When he opened it, he got a surprise.

"Whirlwind?" She was crying. "What are you doing here? What's wrong?" He asked, concerned.

"I saw-saw thu-thum to-to-together!" she managed between sobs.

"Here come inside." He ushered her in. When he closed the door he asked, "Now, who did you see?" he put a comforting wing around her shaking shoulders.

"Spyro and Cynder..." she choked out.

"Oh." Blades breathed. Man, I don't stand a chance if that's who she liked.

"I'm so stupid." She mumbled.

"What? Why?" He snapped out of it.

"I can't believe I thought he could like something like me." She turned away, her words like acid.

"How the 'ell can you say that!" She looked back shocked at his frustration. "Do not talk about yourself like that." He said in a softer but firm tone. "You... are beautiful." He said holding her head in his long talons. She said nothing for a moment, her eyes trembling. Finally she squeaked. "You think... I'm beautiful?" she leaned her head into his paw. Crap. he thought. "Erm. y-yeah." He said blushing furiously. "In f-fact I..I..I.." He stuttered. Should I tell her? I kind of have too... there's no backing out of that whole 'I think your beautiful' thing... "I Love You." His voice cracked. She gave a small gasp. "You do?" she said quietly, leaning in closer to him. "Y-yeah." He said looking away from her.

"Well then," she put her face an inch away from his. "I love you too." and with that she kissed Blades full on the mouth. His eyes widened, then slowly closed. She pulled away. "How long?" she asked.

"About since we met" He said awkwardly. She fell into him and slept on his shoulder that night. 

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Hehehehehhehhheheheh~ I gotta say, it's one of my favorite ships of all time.... Thank you for reading!