Flight 7
Foliage Thulessa and Rain Inuith

Thulessa nudged Inuith lovingly on the shoulder.
"What is it?" Inuith asked.
"You know I'm adult now... You have been waiting long, very long." the green giggled.
"How would you know, you're barely fullgrown."
"I am... and you talk in your sleep." the green said smiling broadly.
"I can't wait another minute..." Inuith sighed.
"Then why wait to go through the paperwork?" the green said deviously.
"You mean going against the rules?" Inuith asked. Though by all standards he was the typical rain-blue and loved his freedom he wasn't completely stupid.
"Don't you want me?" Thulessa asked sad.
Inuith sighed, seeing the small twinkle in her eyes that gave her away. Thulessa wasn't going to give up and truthfully Inuith didn't want her too. He had been waiting a very long time. He had flown now and again but Drayk had never wanted him to win. But now...
Thulessa nuzzled his shoulder more as she felt she was winning. Suddenly she flew up, teasing him to follow her.
"I bet you can't catch me anyway grandpa."
"I can definitely when you aren't fed!" Inuith yelled and raced after her.

On the other side of the Isle the two riders were oblivious of what was happening between their dragons. That is, oblivious until Inuith leapt into the air making it a real flight.
"What's happening?" Lavira asked, looking up at the sudden spurt of emotions she felt.
Drayk not unfamiliar with the event quickly caught on.
"They're flying!" he said.
"They do that so often, why is this different?" Lavira asked.
"This is the kind of flying that produces eggs." Drayk answered turning toward his wife.
"What do we do?" Lavira asked panicking as she suddenly seemed to fly high in the air. "Where am I?" she asked.
"With Thulessa. Come, we need to get to our chambers." Drayk said not willing to lose his control on the populated beach.

Thulessa made circles around the isle, too high for her to be seen by the humans below. Almost too high for her to see the isle. She darted in the clouds, loosing all view for a short time until she popped out on the other side.
Inuith darted over the clouds, scanning them in the hope of seeing her emerge on the other side. He didn't. Suddenly she appeared behind him and touched his back.
"Tag! You're it!" Thulessa yelled and disappeared again in the clouds.
Inuith's teeth flickered as he smiled at the new challenge. He dipped into the clouds behind her and tried to follow her tail through the maze of white and grey. 
Thulessa turned as much as she could to shake her suitor. She wanted to be caught, but not when she still felt so powerful. Suddenly she came out of the clouds and entered the clear blue sky again. the next flutter of clouds at the horizon in the distance. There was nothing she could do but race toward it and hope Inuith wouldn't see her.
But Inuith saw her. He chuckled as he saw Thulessa race to the clouds, her youthful strength no match for his experience. He flew up and raced back down to gain speed and then clapped his wings back to reduce the air resistance. He fell more than he flew but in the end he caught her tail. Slowly he drew her closer and finally they were head to head.
"I caught you." he smiled.
"Yes you did... and I will reward you for it." Thulessa grinned and entwined her tail with his.

Down on the ground, or up in their cavern to be more precise, Drayk and Lavira had already given up the struggle. They were happy to be in each others arms while their dragons enhanced their love a thousand times.
"I love you." whispered Lavira as Thulessa gave in.
"I always have." Drayk answered.

Thulessa lay on the sands, joined by the other foliage who kept her entertained while their mates were out gathering food, when she suddenly knew.
"Eggs!" she said.
Beside her, the other foliage was already guarding her small clutch of 4. She looked interested at the other and asked in the human speech:
"How many?"
"Only three." Thulessa said disappointed.
"Three isn't bad... they'll be rather big and strong since they are so few."
"Do you think so?"
"Yes. That's why I'm happy to have only 4. They'll be strong... and glowing." Solath chuckled.
"They are?" Thulessa asked, pressing her nose against one of hers to see if they glowed.
"Why not? They're father is a glow... and he cheated in the flight."
Thulessa chuckled: "Inuith cheated too. Dropping on me from above like that."
Both dragonesses smiled at each other and tended to their eggs. Times were calm and peaceful and neither felt the urge to hide the amount of eggs.