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Chapter 6 - Hideout

"What that was?" Spark Whispered. Getting cover from behind Spyro

"Cynder, climb off me. I need to check what that was" Spyro whispered. Cynder climbed off slowly "Sparx you stay here" Spyro continued quietly

"Oh... you're not leaving me with doomgirl again." Sparx Crossed his hands.

"It's just few minutes. Stay here."

"Ok, fine."

"Be careful Spyro" Cynder whispered

"I will" Spyro answered and creped where yelling came from. After few minutes he came back to pathway and a bit further in small opening he saw something lie down. Spyro creep closer to see better. Two large green creatures lied down. pierced by multiple arrows. Creatures had flat faces and strong muscular body. They had too small leatherarmors and small ironhelmets and large clubs. For a moment Spyro's hopes rose up thinking that Hunter could be behind this but once he looked closer the arrows he started to doubt himself. Arrows where shorter and heavier looking then what hunter used. And almost every arrow had hit their targets with deadly accuracy to vital areas, finishing them off quickly. 'They never had a change whoever did this to them' Spyro thought. He looked around so see any other clues from this mysterious archer but he didn't see anything extraordinary. Spyro turned around and creped back to his friends, looking back few times to be sure he wasn't being followed.

"What you did find?" Cynder whispered when she saw familiar face coming behind mushrooms.

"Two large green creatures dead, hit by multiple arrows." Spyro answered

"And the one who shot them? Did you see it?" Sparx asked

"No I didn't see anything else on there, whoever killed them was really good at shooting. I've never seen such accuracy expect Hunter's."

"Great. Mysterious killer is all we needed now." Sparx said head down.

"What we do now? We cant stay here." Sparx continued.

"I think it's best we head to that hideout you found earlier Spyro" Cynder said turning her head to where pathway where.

"You're right Cynder. Hop on." Spyro said and laid himself on ground. Cynder climbed on Spyro like last time and they continued their journey to hideout. Carefully not letting extra sounds be heard. They came behind mushrooms what separated them from small opening where two bodies still lied. Cynder looked over bodies from behind mushrooms and her eyes widened

"orcs!" She whispered.

"You seen them before?"

"Yes. Apes have had some troubles with them long ago so I had to drive them away." Cynder said with increasing sadness as memories came back to her.

"They're Strong and durable beasts but most them are a bit slow and they ain't smartest ones around either." she continued tears pouring from her eyes. As Spyro felt first tear falling on his head he asked:

"Are you ok Cynder?" Cynder didn't answer

"Cynder?" Spyro halted and asked again getting really worried about Cynder.

"It.... It's just... I have done terrible things." Cynder said and started sob quietly.

"It's ok Cynder. It happened long ago and you aren't responsible what you did. You never was."

"But things I've done. They where horrible! And I enjoyed and laughed while doing those things!" Cynder said starting to cry all out loud.

"There, there now. Everything is fine now. Dark master is gone for good." Spyro tried to comfort Cynder.

"I am here with you. You're in safe now. I wont let anything to happen to you, no matter what." Spyro continued.

"I really to hate to interrupt you guys but you said these orcs where killed by arrows?" Sparx said looking to bodies with scare on his face.

"Yes." Spyro said carelessly to Sparx as his attention where on Cynder.

"Where all the arrows are?" Sparx pointed towards two bodies. Spyro looked direction where orcs' bodies lied down and his eyes widened.

"They're gone!"

"I don't like this!" Sparx said scared

"One who killed them can't be far away. We must get outa here quickly!" Spyro said hastily and started walking fast, yet carefully not to make too much noise. Cynder came back to her senses as Spyro fast movement made her feel like she was pouncing on him and she sniffed to calm down.

"What happened? Why Sparx looks so pale?" Cynder whispered to Spyro, still tears in her eyes.

"The orcs. Arrows are gone! Someone has taken them." Spyro said not slowing down.

"What?" Cynder turned her head to see behind where they came but her horns just collided against Spyro's horn, turned his head as well and made Spyro almost to lose balance

"Whoah!" Spyro shouted

"Sorry." Cynder whispered

"It's okay" Spyro continued to walk fast away from orcs. After half a hour they came near circular rock formations which Spyro has found earlier. Group stopped near entrance and looked around to be sure they haven't been followed.

"You see anything?" Spyro asked.

"Nope" Sparx said relieved. Cynder whispered something to Spyro.

"Could you go check surroundings while I carry Cynder inside?"

"No can do Purple boy. I'm not going anywhere alone. Not after that what happened back there."

"It's okay Sparx. I don't believe we where followed in here and even if we where I find it hard to believe that they pay any attention to you because you're... ehh..."

"A bug?" Sparx said anxious and folded his arms before his chest.

"...Small. Please." Spyro finished

"All right, all right. I'll go."

"If you run into trouble be sure to yell like you did last time" Cynder grinned.

"Very funny doomgirl" Sparx said while flying off. Spyro walked into hideout.

"So what you think Cynder?" Spyro asked

"This place looks fabulous"

"I thought you would like this place." Spyro said smiling and walked under mushroom which was like umbrella to this place. Spyro laid down on dried moss and let Cynder climb off.

"Spyro." Cynder said carefully. Spyro turned his head and saw Cynder looking right into his eyes.

"After we fled from that convexity place and when you fell unconscious I thought I lost you and came to realise I have deep feelings towards you."

"Wh-What you mean Cynder?" Spyro asked but he knew really well what she meant. So long Spyro has hidden his feelings on her, waiting for better moment and place. Sparx hasn't been very supportive either as he still has his 'I tolerate her because you force me to' attitude. He has almost told her his feelings several times already but where afraid that Cynder would not response to his emotions. But now when Cynder laid down front of him, looking with her emerald green eyes deep into his eyes and speaking to him like that, Spyro's emotions towards her began to emerge again. This time stronger than ever before, leaving him feel that he could not fight against it anymore. Spyro began to blush.

"What I mean I care about you more than I realised. Spyro... I love you." Cynder finished with small smile. Spyro heard words 'I love you' like large bells ringing next to his ears and heart pumped like there would not be tomorrow. He felt his long hidden feelings towards her erupt like volcano and he felt like something has snapped inside his head.

"Cynder I..." Spyro tried to put his feelings into words. "I... I...I love you... More than anything." Spyro felt burden of his long silenced feelings fade away and single tear came to Spyro's eye.

"Come here." Cynder whispered. Spyro stood up and walked slowly next to Cynder and before he could get down Cynder already gave him a deep passionable kiss. Spyro eyes shot wide open from amaze and got deeply blushed. Feeling the love running in his veins Spyro closed his eyes and answered to kiss and laid down next to her.. After kiss where broke Spyro took Cynder deep between his arms and hugged her, hoping time itself would freeze. Cynder Moved her wing on Spyro and they just lied down, hugging. After a while Sparx flew back.

"I knew there is nothing around. Well at least I found nice nest filled by juicy an-- Oh..." Sparx' Speech where cut short when he saw two dragons hugging eachother under mushroom.

"Ahem." Sparx cleared his throat oversoudly to make sure he will be heard out but Spyro and Cynder totally ignored him.

"Excuse me but cou--"

"Not now Sparx... Not today..." Spyro whispered.

"But you--"

"Shhh..."

"Fine" Sparx said defeated and flew other side of hideout. They remained in that position for hours. Sun where setting below horizon but Spyro and Cynder still hugged eachother, in the very same position as when Sparx found them. Eventually they got tired and fell asleep, still hugging.