A new beginning: Rest and Recuperation

Story by Rankorn on SoFurry

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#3 of A new beginning


Hey, I'll keep this quick just another update to my story, stuff happens. It was quite a lazy chapter sorry about that. Anyway.

Hope you like it!

Cyril lead the pair down yet another corridor as he took them to there rooms. He had barely said a word in the whole of their journey, instead letting the two dragons talk to each other quietly. Cyril glanced back at them once more, they hung on each others word, each waiting for the other finish before continuing. He gave a pitiful sigh as he took them further from the main centre of the temple, it was so painfully obvious how they felt, and yet both were too scared to admit it, it was a deep pity.

Just then, he heard Cynder's voice call out his name softly behind and he turned around slowly, being sure to remove all trace of amusement from his face as he did.

"Cyril... were are we going? These rooms are a bit far away aren't they?"

Cyril replied in a very matter of fact way.

"We thought it would be best to give you two a bit of space from everyone else. I mean, you of all people deserve a bit of rest."

Cynder nodded slowly in acceptance. Cyril just kept heading forward, and tried not to think about what would happen between the two dragons. Thankfully, they reached the rooms and Cyril stopped in front a set of two doors, he turned back to the young dragons and said in a plain voice.

"Well, you're here. Spyro yours in on the left, Cynder right. We felt that because you are a bit secluded it would be best to put you two next to each other. At least you have some company."

Cynder nodded slowly and turned to Spyro and said in an almost sad voice.

"Thanks Cyril... I'll see you later then Spyro."

Spyro gave her a grin and but his voice too seemed to have a tinge of upset to it.

"Yeah... I'm only next door though. It's not like were miles apart!"

He joked gently, and Cynder's face picked up a little before she pushed through her door, leaving Spyro and Cyril in the corridor. Cyril watched Spyro as Cynder left, his whole poster seemed to physically drop and he watched her go with a look in his eyes that Cyril hadn't seen in years. Cyril kept an ignorantly plain face, he spoke to Spyro in the same flat tone.

"Ok Spyro, your sharing a room with Sparx, though I challenge you to wake him up before noon the lazy bug. I will be back in a few hours so the rest of the guardians have a chance to meet you both. Again, thank you and congratulations. Goodbye Spyro."

"Bye Cyril!"

Spyro said in response, Cyril gave a quick nod and turned around, making his way slowly back to the great hall. He heard a click of a door behind him and he let a smile on his face.

"I'm glad they found each other, I guess Volteer and Sparx were right. I hope these rooms don't get too trashed."

Before putting them to the back of his mind and heading off to one of the many duties he had to attend to.

**********

Spyro stared at his room with a mix of shock and awe. Everything was so grand and so big, There was an huge bed in the centre of the room, yet even this barely filled an space. On the opposite wall was a grand bookcase, filled with books and decorations. There was a table in the centre of the room, there were a few things on top of it but Spyro didn't take in any details as he gawked at the place. It was a miniature palace to him.

Before he could explore even more however. His thought's were cut off by a loud snore, and Spyro's vision was drawn to the large fruit bowl in the middle of the table. Spyro grinned to himself as he saw a set of clear wings hanging over the edge. He crept up and his brothers snores filled the room, which was very surprising as the room was so large and the dragonfly in question was so small.

"Sparx! Wake up! I'm back."

Spyro said loudly and there was a grumble from the dragonfly and he said sleepily.

"Not now Spyro... five minutes."

He rolled about for a moment, trying to get comfortable. Suddenly he stopped moaning and shot straight up.

"Hang on!! Spyro!! Bro! Your back!! Oh my god, it's so good to see you alive!"

Sparx's whole body seemed to glow and the dragonfly zoomed to spyro, hugging his horn. He let go and hovered in front of Spyro's face, beaming like crazy. Spyro felt a small bubble of happiness inside him and he said to Sparx.

"It's good to see you too."

Sparx flitted back to the table and sat down on the edge of the bowl. As soon as he had sat down, he looked back up at Spyro and said in a happy voice.

"Man... you really did it! You kicked the dark ones ass and you saved not only my ass but everyone else's too! This is the only time i'll say it but... I'm proud of you! I'm proud to be your brother!"

Spyro felt a bit of pride in his chest. It was rare that the dragonfly ever gave out compliments apart from to himself. Spyro made his way over to the bed, flinging himself on it with a groan. It was so comfortable and Spyro felt the days of travelling hit him hard as his eyes slid half shut. He heard sparx laugh a bit and Spyro looked around lazily to see what was happening. Sparx however just said in a teasing voice.

"Spyro, you had better get rested up, because I tell you, as soon as word gets out that you're back. You are never going to have a quiet night again."

Spyro lifted his head curious and gave the dragonfly a questioning look. Sparx gave a mischievous grin and said in a sly voice.

"Well Spyro, you saved the world. Everyone is a bit more... fruitful and you are the most desired male in the city by a mile."

Spyro just stared blankly at his half-brother as he tried to figure out what he meant. Sparx gave a groan at Spyro's ignorance and said in a flat voice.

"Spyro, basically half the city wants to hop in bed with you, both male and female at that."

Spyro's eyes shot open and he sat bolt up right, his mouth hanging open a bit. He stared at Sparx with a mix of confusion and shock, but Sparx just went on.

"Yeah... I've already had like two hundred people come round and ask for you. They've kind of stopped now that they think you aren't here, but now you are, you're never going to hear the end of it."

Spyro just stared at Sparx, this was massive news for him. He had never actually had a girlfriend, and while he had expected attention, but two hundred people... Spyro shifted uncomfortably and said in a timid tone.

"I really don't want to have to deal with two hundred people"

"Than you'd better pick one of them, or you'll never see the end of it."

Said Sparx in a very matter of fact tone. Spyro felt a flush of embarrassment and he looked down at the matteress.

"I think I already have."

Spyro glanced up a bit to see Sparx's evil grin grow wider. The dragonfly looked at him with wide eyes and said in a tone which dripped in mischievous glee.

"You've picked? Already? Little bro's got a crush on someone! Who is it?"

Spyro shifted uncomfortably once more and looked down at the bed, his face had gone crimson. Spyro knew that Sparx would never let him live it down if he didn't tell.

"It's now or never"

He thought. Spyro took a deep breath and barely more a whisper he said.

"Cynder...."

There was a moment of awkward silence as Spyro fell silent. He looked pointedly down at the bed and away from his brother. Suddenly, there was a slight chuckle from Sparx, but then it turned into all out laughter. Spyro winced as Sparx hooted with laughter, still looking away from him as he felt his face burn. Sparx managed to regain some composure and after a few deep breaths he said.

"My god Spyro, you really know how to pick them. Three years ago she was trying to kill us both! That's not a good thing!"

Spyro kept looking away and kept silent. Sparx let out a slight sigh and said in a kinder voice.

"Look, bro. It's your choice, I guess she has made up for it by saving the world with you. Doesn't mean I have to trust her, but if you really think she's the one, i'm not one to stop you."

Spyro looked up in surprise and he saw Sparx smiling a bit. Quickly Spyro stammered out.

"Y-you don't mind?"

There was a little bit of a chuckle from Sparx and he said in a jokey voice.

"In case you haven't noticed, i'm an awful lot smaller than you, it's quite difficult to argue against something ten times bigger than you."

"It never stopped you before."

Spyro said in reply, feeling a grin curl his mouth. Sparx gave a small groan and give Spyro an accusing look before saying.

"This is different, this your whole life. I admit, without me you'd be useless. But lets be fair, even if I did object It wouldn't stop you and i'd personally rather like to see the end of constant fan girls looking for you, and what better way to scare them off than having an evil psychopathic murderer living with you?"

Spyro growled a little at Sparx and his voice became sharp and vicious.

"She isn't evil! And she isn't a murderer! Don't ever let me hear you say that again!"

Sparx jumped back a little bit at the sudden aggression. He squeaked out as he hid behind the fruit bowl.

"Ok! Ok! She's not any of those things! Sheesh! Don't go crazy on me, it was just a joke!"

Spyro growled once more and Sparx stayed behind the fruit bowl. Eventually Sparx poked his head over the side of the bowl and said in sheepish voice.

"Listen, if she really means that much to you. Why don't you ask her out already?"

Spyro looked at Sparx with a guilty look as he regretted for snapping at him. But then he looked back down at the ground and he went back to his timid and nervous tone.

"I don't know if she even likes me like that..."

He said bleakly, his nervousness over-spilling in his expression and voice. Sparx flitted up to him and said in a reassuring voice.

"Hey, chin up! Let's think about this rationally. You were the only dragon she ever spoke to when you were small, you chased after her when she ran away, you've saved each other's lives countless times, you've just saved the world together and for an over-weight, lazy, purple dragon, You're not that bad looking and this is coming from me, easily the best looking of us! If she doesn't like you even a little bit after all of that then she is the most fridged person I know, or she's a lesbian."

Spyro looked at Sparx with a look of horror at the statement, but Sparx just shrugged his shoulders and said in a plain voice.

"What? It's true"

He paused for a second then went on.

"Ok then... Spyro over the past few days when you've been travelling together. Has anything... close happened? Not like talking, I mean like hugs, Comforting each other. You know, stuff which isn't just bumping into each other and smiling."

Spyro stopped pulling the face, and thought for a moment. Slowly he shifted himself and said in a cautious voice.

"Well, yesterday she comforted me when I got upset. Also she seemed really worried when I crashed while flying, but that's just what friends would do. But anyway last night, she got upset because of her past and so I sat next to her and hugged her, then we kind of watched the stars together before she fell asleep. But nothing special..."

Spyro finished, he looked at Sparx again to see his mouth hanging wide open, a look of disbelief on it. Sparx suddenly exclaimed incredulously.

"Nothing special? Nothing Special!!?! Spyro! Are you joking or are you really this dumb?!"

Spyro watched Sparx as the dragonfly took off and flew around the room, muttering streams of inaudible rants. Eventually he flew back Spyro and said in an almost annoyed voice.

"A retarded ape could see what was happening there! Dear ancestors...."

He trailed off once more and Spyro gulped slightly. He hadn't expected such a reaction from the dragonfly, which threw him into even more doubt about what he should do. Quietly Spyro waited for the dragonfly to calm down as Sparx before he said rather timidly.

"Sparx... i'm sorry"

Sparx slowly made his way to hover next to Spyro. His face was full of pure disbelief at his brother naïvety. Slowly, Sparx said in an almost patronising voice.

"Spyro, this is the only thing i'm going to say to you on the matter. I can't help you, you have to decide what to do. If you can't man up and tell her then I you would most likely deserve to loose her to another. But also something tells me that won't happen, now which would side of me would you rather be correct? Don't answer it, you get to choose which one is right, now i'm going because i've got thing to do. Think about it for a bit"

With that Sparx took off and headed to the window, leaving Spyro in an awkward and confused silence. As soon as Sparx was clear of the room, he grinned maliciously to himself and he thought.

"Lets see if he can work well under pressure, because I think word of him getting back is going to spread quite quick."

Before heading off to the centre of Warfang.

**********

Spyro just sat on his bed, a look of bewilderment plastered to his face. Spyro got up and made his way to the window, poking his head out. Spyro scanned the skies for any sign of the dragonfly, but the sun was up now and it would be next to impossible to see his golden glow in the light. Spyro pulled his head back in from the window and sighed. Right now he really needed advice, not his brother running off leaving him with so many questions.

Before Spyro couldn't think anymore however, there was a quiet knock at the door and Cynder's voice creeped through the woodwork.

"Spyro? Are you awake? Can I come in?"

Spyro bounded over to the door and flung it open. Cynder was standing there, a nervous look on her face. But Spyro just smile widely and said in a happy voice.

"Sure, you can. Make yourself at home!"

He got out of Cynders way and closed the door behind her as she slowly walked in. Instantly her eyes went wide as she stared around. Spyro bounded into the middle of the room as Cynder stared, dumbstruck at it.

"Spyro... wow... This is.... this is amazing"

She said quietly as she gaped at the grandeur of the place. She looked at Spyro and he gave a nervous laugh. Cynder tilted her head slightly with sheer awe and Spyro couldn't help but note how cute she looked right then.

"Anyway, can I help? What did you want?"

Spyro said cheerily. Cynder just shook her head slowly and said.

"I just wanted to see if you were ok... and I was really bored on my own, you don't mind do you?"

She asked nervously but Spyro just said in a reassuring and jokey voice.

"Of course not, I really like just talking. It beats getting called fat by Sparx all day."

Cynder let a small smile form on her face, she glanced around quickly and asked curiously.

"Where is Sparx anyway? I heard talking and I would have thought he would have been here."

Spyro thought back to their conversation earlier and gulped. Had she heard? Spyro felt the blood creep to his face and his asked in a barely concealed tone full of panic.

"He left a few minutes ago. Did you um... did you here what we where talking about."

Cynder looked at him funnily before saying in a sly voice as Spyro quietly panicked.

"No... just mumbling. Why? Got something your not telling me?"

Spyro felt a small flush as yet more blood rushed to his face. Cynder's questioning stare seemed to cut him deep as he tried to think of something to say. After a minute he finally managed to splutter out.

"Well.... Me and sparx were.... we were talking about.... umm.... apparently I have 'fangirls'. Sparx was just going on about who loads of girls have come asking for me."

Spyro waited with held breath for a moment as he waited for Cynder to react. Cynder slowly began to laugh and Spyro twitched a bit.

"Really? Wow some people are so shallow."

Cynder said in an almost bitter voice. Deep down, despite the smile she had on her face, Cynder felt a burst of anger. How dare anyone try and steal Spyro away from her when they wouldn't have even paid any attention to him before he saved the world! She felt a small growl build up but Spyro said in a soothing voice.

"It doesn't matter really, not to me. They'll forget about me in a week, it's not like i'll just instantly fall in love with one just because they obsess over me. I'd rather stick with people I know and trust."

As soon as he had said it Cynder felt a warm feeling in her chest. Maybe he meant like her, they had been friends since they were children, even after all she had done. Suddenly she felt a surge of tiredness come over her as her worry and days of travel over-whelmed her. She groaned and swayed slightly on the spot, but suddenly she felt a set of strong arms grab her and hold her steady. She slowly looked up at Spyro and he had a concerned look on his face.

"Are you ok? What happened? Do you need a lie down?"

Cynder just said in a weary voice.

"I'm just tired, all the travelling... My own bed was just so small and uncomfortable, I just need a lie down."

Spyro guided her to his bed and she clambered on it, the aches of the past few days ebbing as her body began to shut down.

"Just take all the time you need, I don't mind"

Spyro said as Cynder curled up on his bed. She looked up at him with all the effort she had and said drearily.

"Thank you Spyro, i'm sorry for stealing your bed."

Spyro gave a small chortle and he looked down at her with compassion in his eyes. There were only slits left of Cynder once wide emerald eyes as she struggled to stay awake. Spyro however just said in a quiet voice.

"Just go to sleep Cynder... I don't mind. There's room for two anyway so don't worry about me, i'll find some space."

She gave him a sleepy smile, and said in a blissfully relaxed voice.

"Thank you..."

But then her eyes slid shut and she fell asleep, leaving Spyro on his own in the room. He Watched Cynder as she slept and he felt a warm glow. She looked so peaceful, it was just something he could never get over. A soft ray of sun was reflecting off her scales, she was just the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. However before he could think anymore, he yawned suddenly and all his strength left him. He too, climbed on the bed and he felt his whole body relax. He smiled slightly as he thought to himself.

"I'm sleeping with her and she doesn't mind..."

He slowly shuffled closer to Cynder, her black scales tantalisingly close, before quietly going to sleep, thinking of the black dragoness next to him.

Not the best in the world, but i liked it. Please comment, vote and stuff and i'll see you whenever