With all my heart

It has been few weeks since Amethyst has brought her here, in the dragon temple, what is supposed to be off limits to all but most urgent matters and yet she is here. Adalon was quite shocked to know that outcast, like he had said about himself actually lived in here within the temple. She had slowly recovered from her ordeal she had gone through because the bastard she just hopes to forget. Amethyst have had taken care of her during that time. Of course Guardians helped him and even Spyro and Cynder has paid few visits to her. When Adalon has met the Spyro the purple dragon, hero of dragon realms she quickly developed small crush on him. Would there be any dragoness who wouldn’t? He is strong, gorgeous, powerful, kind, smart, young and… purple… the very special dragon. She felt always uneasy around him. Her speech begun to shudder, she didn’t find the words to most simple sentence. Luckily to Adalon, he never picked up her affection towards him but Cynder did and she was everything but happy about this but hasn’t done anything else but glared on her and few growls to message he was already occupied. She had some feelings towards Amethyst too, being a purple and physically strong dragon but due of his other inabilities as a dragon, such as simple things like using any of the elemental skills or just like flying… No… Adalon considered him as a friend… nothing more. Amethyst of course was thrilled he had a new friend outside the temple but he still felt a bit empty. And he knew his incapabilities as being a dragon and therefore he knew his 'chance' having more than friendship where quite dim, if not nonexistent.

Amethyst sat on the balcony of the dragon temple, gazing the lively city underneath it and he sighed. Spyro walked across the door leading the balcony and he heard the faint sigh of his and he changed his direction towards him.

“Amethyst, you're alright?” He asked as he sat next to Amethyst. He glanced on Spyro and shrug his shoulders, one of the silly customs he had.

“I would like to say yes, but then I would be lying. Don't get this wrong but I feel a bit lonely here. It is not like I am. You and Cynder Are greatest friends I have and Sparx... well... he is Sparx but still...” He spoke quietly.

“Is it about her?” Spyro asked. He knew he had thing or two for Adalon, why else he would have been so 'nailed' being around her while she had her recovery.

“Well... I don't know. Part of me wants to become more that friends with her, but other part keeps telling me that it is not meant to happen, because I am pathetic excuse as a dragon.”

“Just don't let it come to you too hard. You're learning fast how to fly.” Spyro tried to comfort him with little success. Amethyst gave a small smile before he lost his enthusiasm and his mood sank again.

“You may be right but look at me. I'm 22 and you're only 17 and I am smaller than you! At this rate I am always smaller than everyone else, or her! And far as I know, it has always been vice versa”

“Most females keep smaller dragons cute.” Spyro said, knowing this would make him a bit embarrassed, and indeed it did.

“Maybe.” He smiled back and pushed him a bit with his paw.

“Just don't think about it too much.” Spyro said after he stood up again and turned to leave.

“Alright, I won't. I'll think I'll go tease Volteer a bit again. I love the look when his electric tongue gets tied up when asked to explain something complicated.” Amethyst replied with a chuckle and they both went back inside.

“Sparx! Lets go have some fun with babblemouth!” Amethyst shouted specify to nowhere

“I'm so with you!” came voice room or two away from them.

“You know, you should honor the elder, especially the guardians.” Spyro said to Amethyst when he took walk towards the library where Volteer most usually where to be found

“I am, but you live only once and good laughter extends your live! See ya!”

Later that day, while Amethyst was having a one sided conversation with Volteer, waiting the inevitable to occur again, Adalon found Spyro having one of his training sessions with the dummies on the training grounds within the temple. She sat and watched the purple hero attacking the dummies with various strikes and swipes, not to mention his multiple elemental breaths he has mastered over the years. She watched him in admiration and her feelings took better of her. Spyro saw green figure with corner of his eyes and paused his training for a minute to take a breath.

“Hi”

“Hi Adalon, what brings you here?” Spyro said after a second after he had caught up with his breath.

“Nothing in particular, just heard something and came to see who it was. Have to tell you. You where quite amazing there.”

“Thanks. How are you doing?”

“Good I guess. Better by the day.” Adalon blushed a bit. There was something she wasn't telling and Spyro noticed this.

“I am glad to hear that.” Spyro answered. Sparx flew into the same room while holding his head with his both hands.

“Unh... my head... mother of all headaches... how Amethyst can listen him without fainting from fact overload” He muttered to himself. He noticed Green and Purple on corner of his eye and it didn't took long him to realize its Adalon and Spyro, who where totally oblivious of him.

“And I... I think I have small crush on someone.” Adalon said after a moment of awkward silence and stared away from him shyly. 'Ooh... this is more interesting' Sparx thought and flew to take cover behind the door frame and eavesdrop them.

“Well thats great! Who is the lucky dragon then?” Spyro asked now curious and a bit exited. Adalon blushed a bit more and motioned him to come closer so she could whisper it to him

“I... well... its...” She muttered, blushing even more. Spyro leaned closer to hear her better. Suddenly she leaned forward as well and licked his cheek.

“It's you.” She whispered before he had the chance to pull back. He was quite shocked from the 'kiss' as he have totally expected her being towards Amethyst, not him. Sparx jaw dropped, leaving his mouth wide open.

“Adalon. I...” Spyro backed away from her quickly. And almost stumbled on his own tail.

“But it is true.” She said with more comfort as the secret has been told. Sparx flew away from the room.

“Adalon... Spyro? Oh god...” Sparx tried to melt the new twist in his head and figure what he should react to it, but getting nothing. He flew small circles thinking hard before it hit him. Cynder. How she would react to this? Should she know?

“I can't tell her, she'll murder me... but if I don't and she finds out she will torture me! Barbecue me! And murder me!” He spoke half in panic yet he somehow restrained himself going totally nuts. 'Amethyst could help! No... he is with Volteer... one more word from him and my head explodes! I'm so going to regret this.' Sparx took of and went to search. Reluctantly he went for search for one particular black dragoness, evil she-dragon of doom like he usually referred her, known as Cynder.

After few good minutes Sparx found her taking sunpath in the sunny garden in middle of flower lea. Sparx felt like he was 'walking' into his execution but despite his head shouted 'run as far as you can, as fast as you can' he flew over her and poked one of her horns strong enough that she would feel it. Cynder stirred from her nap and yawned deep. It didn't take long her brains to register that horribly familiar buzz.

“What is it Sparx?” Cynder said while just getting more comfortable and without opening her eyes.

“I ee... aa... It's ehh...” Sparx mumbled indistinctly. This caught Cynder's curiosity well enough to get her really up. She stretched briefly. 'Why he would be so nervous?' she thought.

“Okay Sparx. What you have done this time? Broke jar or two? Peed into pool of visions?” Cynder asked intrigued.

“It's not me aa... how I can put this... ehh...”

“Not about you? Then who?”

“It's eh... About Spyro...” Sparx pushed tips of his fingers together, glancing away from her nervously. Cynder rose her eyebrow, waiting him to continue.

“...And Adalon...” Cynder's alarms started to ring. She has been too aware Adalon's feelings towards purple dragon, HER purple dragon.

“What they did?” Cynder asked, already bearing her teeth.

“Well... they... they kinda.... kis-- GWAH!” Sparx speech where cut on short when Cynder grasped him into her paw and squeezed thigh.

“Where is she!?” Cynder growled. Sparx' mouth moved but nothing came out. She squeeze too hard and he is unable to breath because of it.

“WHERE?!?” she yelled louder and shook him. Sparx managed to pull one of his arms free from her grasp and pointed his neck. Realizing this she dropped him on ground but she was still in very, very bad mood. Murderous. Sparx dropped on ground with faint thud and he inhaled very loudly before he began coughing. Cynder lowered her head and stared him very furiously right into his eye and black smoke rose out from her nostrils.

“Where?” She simply asked. Sparx turned more pale than lack of air has turned him into

“Training grounds...” Sparx whispered and with that answer she sprinted right into the temple, leaving Sparx to recover from what he thought would be end of him. Cynder reached the temple doors she didn't have the patience to wait the doors to open for her but instead she pushed the doors wide open with loud bang, startling every single living being in the temple as the loud noise she made echoed within the halls. But she didn't waste time nor thought about the noise she made and she ran fast, using her wings to speed up further and it didn't took even a minute when she came across the doorway leading to training grounds and where Spyro and... that wretched green backstabber, Adalon where. Spyro has been pushed against one of the many live-sized dummies and Adalon where dangerously close to him, almost nuzzle to nuzzle. The Loud bang that have echoed just few seconds before she ran inside the same room as them have left Spyro and Adalon alarmed but when they saw Cynder or more specifically: her face, both of them where at least to say; shocked. Adalon quickly backed away from Spyro.

“You... you venomous... sadistic green dirt of a lizard!” Cynder growled while she walked slowly towards Adalon, keeping her head low, ready to strike swiftly. Adalon for her part, backed away from her.

“Cynder... I--” Adalon tried to speak out but swallowed instead when Cynder whipped her tail towards one of the dummies next to her and dummy lost it's arm and head with a snap.

“How dare you... How dare you touch my love!” Cynder shouted and by the looks of it, she where about to leap on Adalon which would lead into fierce, one-sided fight. Adalon was bigger, larger than other dragonesses around her age but she was not a fighter. She would not have a chance against Cynder. Spyro realized this and tried to cut in.

“Cynder, Stop!” Spyro walked between the two dragonesses, halting Cynder.

“Don't get on my way Spyro, you get your part once I am trough WITH HER!” Cynder roared and despite Spyro's efforts, she jumped over him with ease and leaped upon Adalon. Adalon didn't have enough time to do anything else but stay still as she struck upon her and the inertia of her leap pushed her across the floor. Wasting no time Cynder jumped back up and ran towards her again. Adalon stumbled back up terrified but ready to fight back. She had barely got back up again when Cynder where all upon her. Slashing, clawing, whipping, kicking and headbutting, everything she knew of and kept attacking Adalon. Adalon couldn't do nothing else but keep dodging poorly as best she could but she already had several bruises and small claw wounds but what she had been able to do is keep that deadly tailblade of her away. One hit from that and its all over and ironically, because Cynder where so furious she didn't use her elemental and other abilities which would be at least deadly as her tail. Spyro tried to stop Cynder several times but she just pushed him away with a snarl and kept attacking Adalon. The loud noise attracted Amethyst into the training grounds and Volteer where just behind him.

“Amethyst! Help me!” Adalon screamed between Cynder fierce attacks. She didn't dare ask Spyro's help as she was terrified what Cynder would do if she did. Mentioning new name distracted Cynder long enough To Adalon gain some distance to the black dragon.

“STOP THIS UNMEANINGFUL HOSTILITY AT THIS VERY INSTANT!!!” Volteer shouted from bottom of his lungs and small sparks and arcs of electricity ran across his scales. Everyone in room halted into place shocked. But Cynder where the first to recover and she just snarled towards the guardian before she locked her gaze back upon Adalon. Spyro and Amethyst realized she would not stop and she must be stopped before she would seriously hurt Adalon but they both where too late. Cynder made final lunge towards Adalon who where too distracted from Volteer's interfere and she caught Cynder's tail dead on her side, leaving large bleeding cut where she was hit. Adalon stumbled backwards her eyes wide. Cynder smirked and inhaled, prepairing to use one of her fearsome breaths but before she could unleash it, Spyro and Amethyst tackled her and pushed her against the ground and holding her there tight. Cynder shrieked and tried to get up several times but she put less effort after every try and once she stopped, she began to cry hard.

Volteer walked up to Adalon who where still standing there shocked, her eyes wide open. He lowered his large head at the level of her's

“Adalon, it's me. Are you hurt?” Volteer tried to speak up slowly and most calm he could with simple words. Her wound wasn't that bad but if not taken care, it could become one. Adalon's eyes locked upon him but her facial expression never changed. When Volteer opened his mout to speak up again Adalon's eyes moved back upon the black dragoness held down by two purple dragons and thought her chock Adalon screamed and ran pass the yellow guardian, pass trio of dragons and outside.

“Adalon!” Amethyst shouted after her and got up from on top of Cynder.

“Volteer! Take care of Cynder! Spyro, you come with me! Amethyst started to giving orders without thinking and yet very determined. Surprisingly Volteer subtitled to this sudden command and nodded. Amethyst took few running steps.

“But Cynder...” Spyro spoke up, not willing to leave her at her current state. Adalon stopped into doorway.

“Now! I can't fly!” Amethyst shouted and ran outside after Adalon. Spyro got up reluctantly.

“I'm sorry Cynder. I love you.” He said before he ran outside as well. Volteer walked up to Cynder and picked her up and took her into warm embrace.

“There there Cynder... It's okay... It is okay.”

Adalon ran outside the temple and down the hill with Amethyst and Spyro few dozen meters after her. She led them within the dragonvillage. Many curious dragons watched as green dragoness and two purple dragons ran trough roads and alleys into middle of the town where single but beautifully crafted fountain and local marketplace where. But Amethyst nor Spyro did have the time for sightseeing. They had to get Adalon to stop and calm down.

“Adalon stop! You're hurt!” Amethyst shouted after her when she took turn into one of the alleys.

“How long you think she can run?” Spyro asked.

“How on earth I should know? Just let's keep on with her! She must be exhausted before long!” Amethyst answered when both of them ran into same alley where she had moment ago. Adalon kept running towards outskirts the town and towards the river what where popular swimming place nowadays.

“Adalon please! We want to help you!” Amethyst shouted again but in vain. She was getting exhausted from all the running and both him and Spyro where gaining her. 'Just few more steps!' He thought. Adalon where running directly towards the river and duo where just behind her and when Amethyst where to leap onto her in order make her stop she jumped instead above the water and spread her wings. Amethyst realized that they where closer the river than he thought and tried to stop but the wet grass made the ground slippery but he managed to halt just on the edge of the river. But before he realized thought, Spyro crashed onto him since his sudden halt sure surprised him and both of them, Amethyst first and Spyro just after him, fell into the water with huge splash. Spyro where first to surface. He coughed lightly and glanced around. Aladon where nowhere to be seen. He heard giggle just next to him and he noticed that they both has just fell in between two dragonesses who where having bath and otherwise enjoying the fresh water. Spyro smiled nervously since one of the girls he knew too well: Ember.

“Hi Spyro. What a gift from the heavens you are, dropping right here next to me. You think this is fate hmm, handsome?” Ember Said seductively and giggled again with her overgirlish voice again.

“Hi... err Ember. I... I need to go. You seen Amethyst?”

“The another purple dragon?”

“Yeah, him.”

“You're standing on top of him.” Ember answered and pointed under the water with a giggle, again. Spyro Glanced under the water and his eyes shot wide open, he is standing on him! He quicly jumped off him and pulled his head above the water. Amethyst coughed violently almost immediately after he was resurfaced.

“What are you cough trying to drown me?! hack hack Where's Ad- cough Adalon?”

“Sorry but I think we lost her.” Spyro replied.

“You mean the green dragoness?” Ember asked intrigued.

“You saw where she went?” Amethyst asked in hurry.

“Yeah. I will tell you if this handsome dragon here agrees going out with me some day. Somewhere... romantic.” Ember said, moving closer to Spyro and pulling him into small hug.

“Ember, you know I can't promise that.” Spyro answered and sneaked out from her embrace.

“Split it out Amber.” Amethyst cut in

“Ember.” She corrected

“Ember, where did she go?”

“She landed just other side of the river.” she pointed out where Adalon has went.

“Thanks Amber! Spyro, Let's go!” Amethyst said behind himself when he already started to swim across the river.

“It's Ember! Shees...” Two dragons came to the other side and immediacy started to scout surroundings but after few hour they still don't have a clue where she might have been gone.

“Amethyst, its getting late. We should head back to temple.”

“We need to find her!”

“It comes dark soon. She is a earth dragoness and we're in middle of the forest, you might not notice her even if she where just next to you.”

“But she's hurt and she needs help!”

“The wound she got looked worse that it really is. I'm sure she'll be okay.”

“But.... but if something would happen to her I could not forgive myself.”

“Come on Amethyst, We cant find her in the dark. Lets try again tomorrow.” Spyro reasoned. Amethyst let sorrowful sigh and nodded lightly. Spyro turned around to leave. Amethyst rose his head stared into the quickly darkening scene in front of him as the sun traveled lower and lower into the horizon. A single tear fled from his eye and fell onto the soft grass underneath him.

“Adalon... I love you...” Amethyst whispered, hoping that she would hear him no matter what the distance where. He turned around and walked up to Spyro and headed back to temple. Unknown to him or Spyro, they have been very close of discovering her in her hiding spot, just mere steps away where they have stopped and she have heard them talking, but she have never heard anything more clearly what Amethyst have just whispered to her, 'I love you'.

Later at the night when duo have returned to the temple Spyro have immediacy went off to find Cynder and comfort her as best he could. He was one of the main reasons of the day's ordeal afterall. Cynder have calmed down considerably but where still quite upset. Amethyst on the other paw head onto balcony and he slumped onto the railing, letting his forepaws hang into the air freely while his head rested on it. He knew what that fight earlier where all about. Even the most stupidest one around would have figured it out. But he couldn't blame Spyro. Who wouldn't have a crush on him, the savior and hero of the dragon realms. The banisher of Dark Master, bringer of the hope and peace. But it still hurt to know that Adalon has fell love to him. Hoping that he could just die out there into his misery he began sobbing lightly. Time passed, he didn't know how long he have been on there but he really didn't care. He was totally oblivious what happened behind him. Group of three dragons whispered with each other and with the nod of two, the third one tenderly walked behind Amethyst.

Amethyst felt someone's presence but he paid no thought for it who it might be. He sighed.

“What you want?” He said coldly and with tint of depression he where now having. No answer. Amethyst groaned and turned around.

“Okay, what... you... you...” He tried to say but lost his words once he saw who it where. His jaw moved up n' down like if he where trying to speak but nothing came out from his mouth.

“Hi.” The dragoness answered.

“A-a... Adalon? It... It is really you?” Amethyst managed to say and she nodded with a smile. Amethyst dashed towards her and took her into strong tight hug. Adalon was caught by surprise by this and she blushed a bit. Amethyst soon realized what he where doing and quickly let her go and laughed nervously. Desperate changing the subject he opened his mouth.

“Are you ok? Does it hurt? Do you need help? You sure you're not hurt? You where hurt right?” Amethyst started to shooting questions, not giving really room for her to answer. Adalon made him stop by raising her paw and running it across his nuzzle.

“Back at the forest, Did you mean what you said?” Adalon asked quietly.

“You... you heard us?” Amethyst asked embarrassed.

“Yes. Before you left you said something. Did you really mean it?” she asked again. Amethyst didn't have to bonder this question for long but he still couldn't answer right away. It was the moment he thought would never come and yet here she is right front of him, asking the very question if he really loved her. Mentally swallowing the lump he finally answered.

“Yes. I love you with all my heart.” Amethyst said warmly and with that Adalon leaned and gave a kiss filled by deep passion. Her kiss left him a bit dumbstruck but it didn't took long him to answer to the kiss. The one of the dragons who have observed the scene which took place on the balcony sighed happily and leaned her head on shoulder of the other.

“Isn't that beautiful moment?” Cynder asked

“I can't agree with you more. Cynder, I'm sorry about the things that happened earlier.” Spyro apologized from her.

“No need to. I should have knew you better... It's just I overreacted or something and I couldn't hold it back. Of course it would drive everyone overjealous but still... And besides, that was like 6th time you apologized me from that.” Cynder smiled.

“I do love you more than anything.”

“mhmm... Perhaps I should make out with another male just to see how jealous you would become.” She said seductively.

“That's not funny Cynder. I am sorry about that.”

“7th time...”

“Sorry...” Spyro joked

“8th time”

“So sorry.” he said eyes half closed, staring into the deep emerald eyes of hers.

“mhmm... keep it up so I might just forgive you.”

“One more time?”

“Please...” Cynder purred and kissed him and pulled him away from the balcony entrance to get some privacy and leave another couple to have their special moment alone.

After a while they have placed themselves she leaned to a wall behind her and partially laid on her back while Amethyst has placed himself against her soft chest so he could gaze upon the stars while listening her steady and calm hearth. This position where a bit awkward to her since her legs where unsupported and she had to twist her tail under her so it would be a bit more conformable but other than that, she didn't mind. They both gazed upon the stars, looking if they could find constellations what would remind of someone or something and they both shared a kiss once they saw single shooting star fly across the sky.