had agreed that Flame was to join Keuro and never leave his side. They can safley say that they were both happy with that agreement.

They had finnaly reached the arena and it was Tael and Kusa who were performing their Cloud Hopping skills.

 

“So they’re your sisters?” Flame asked, taking a seat beside Keuro at the very front.

 

“Yeah. The yellow one is Kusa and the blue one is Tael, Kusa isn’t the brightest of sorts, but she is very sweet when you get to know her” Keuro told, sucking at his cola drink.

 

“She’s cute too” Flame told and Keuro stopped drinking for a second.

 

They stared at each other until they burst out laughing. But they were stopped by the sound of an alarm. It was finally Tael and Kusa’s turn.

 

“So, how does this game work?” Flame whispered, leaning over to Keuro.

 

“Well, lots of pink clouds are set up in a course. Two winged creatures must pass each course together. They must hop the clouds until they get to the end, where they must split up and perform tricks on the clouds as they hop” Keuro explained.

 

“Yeah..”

 

“…And the last course is the hardest of all. The partners must keep hold of each other and cannot let go, they will be racing against the other pairs that made it through. The first pair to get to the end must then fly through the cloud hoops together and if they make it to the end without their wings touching the sides, they win!” Keuro finished.

 

“Sounds like fun” Flame said, his head rested on his hand.

 

“Yeah, but it’s more of a girls sport, hence the pink clouds” Keuro laughed.

 

They watched Tael and Kusa, they had already made it to the second course. Keuro knew which kinds of tricks they would do, and he also knew their ending move. It went ‘hop hop swing hop, underneath the cloud, over the cloud, hop hop swing hop, jump through, fly up, hop hop swing hop’ and their finishing move would be, still in the air, ‘dive into the cloud below and forward towards the finish’.

It was the same every year, and they had just finished the dive and made it to the next course.

It was time for the break half way in between races and Keuro was eager to find out where Takari was. He’d already explained to Flame who Takari was, and Flame was going to help him find her.

 

“C’mon, lets go and find her” Flame told and hopped Keuro onto his back, flying around the audience, searching for Takari.

 

“Down there!” Keruo shouted, pointing past Flame’s face towards a little fae in the front row of whom was talking to Kusa and Tael.

 

“Hey, I’ll drop you here, I’m gonna go find out if the girl over there is giving me looks” Flame told, dropping Keuro towards Takari and flying over to a white fae.

 

“GERONIMOOOOOO!!” Keuro cried as he fell towards Kusa.

 

“Koowoo!” Kusa yelped as she spun Keuro around of whom had just fallen into her arms.

 

“We thought we had lost you” Tael told, giving Keuro a big kiss on the cheek.

 

“I’m so glad you’re ok” Takari said in her beautiful voice.

 

“Takari..” Keuro whispered, turning his gaze to hers.

 

Suddenly their gaze was broken by a loud signal that the race was about to begin, this was then followed by Kusa, squealing and flying around in circles with excited-ness. Tael smiled and flew with Kusa towards the track. They were on the second to last course which they found easy, but Tael had always had trouble on the last course. Kusa always made it through because she was fast and energetic, but Tael’s wings were so long that had trouble getting through the clouds. They had to start again every year because of Tael, but this time she was determined, both of them were.

 

“WHOO! GO TAEL AND KUSA!” Keuro cried out as he waved his paws in the air.

 

“Yay! Do your best!” Takari yelped back towards them, trying to catch their eyes in the audience.

 

They had made it through the first course easily. Although Kusa was nearly pushed out of the arena by a big, rough wolf, they still won and it was now time for the last course. They were given time to have a drink and this was only five minuets. So they spent it wisley before the last race.

Kusa flashed her eyes over to Tael. Tael looked back and smiled, they knew they were ready this year, and they weren’t going to let anything stop them this year.

As the horn blew for the race to begin, Tael focused on the rings infront of her and stared at them. She appeared ready as they shot off into the arena.

Kusa zoomed infront of Tael, flying through each hoop with ease. Tael came up to her second hoop after making it through the first. She remembered what her mother had once said:

“Try your best. And don’t give up”

She smiled and stopped in mid-air.

 

“THIS IS FOR YOU, MOTHER!” Tael cried out and flattened her wings zooming down towards all of the hoops.

 

Clouds were being blown aside by the speed of her body. She was almost completely flat, her wings by her sides and her ears pinned down to her head. She shot through each ring over and over again, going around and around in circles, and soon making it towards the last hoop. Kusa had been waiting there and they both turned gazes towards eachothers, smiled, and nodded.

 

“Yup… Rooroohniih ahnd muhma” Kusa told as she darted forward.

 

Tael watched Kusa fly through it towards the finish line. They had to go through the finish line together so she made sure she waited in front of it. Tael spun her body around in a twist like a vertical twister. This made her body flatter and faster. She watched as she came up to the last ring and prayed in her head, but grinned on her face.

She burst through it, her wings then shooting out of either side when she made it out. Kusa screamed happily and grabbed Tael, hugging her, and the two of them flew past the finish line.

Tael’s face lit up with happiness, the whole crowd was cheering, and so were Takari and Keuro. They spun each other round, Takari and Keuro, Kusa and Tael and even Flame and this new fae.

Everyone was happy, and the cheering continued. Tael and Kusa even had tears in their eyes, they had won for the first time in their lives after trying every year since they were mere wolf pups.

Tael and Kusa darted around the course and in and out of the crowd. All of the wolves, foxes, horses and dragons were cheering their hearts out towards them as they flew around in circles. Takari and Keuro blew hearts to them, kissing their paws and letting them catch them.

Everyone’s thoughts and minds had been lifted.

Tael and Kusa now had a story to tell their children (if they ever were to have any) and their children’s children!!

 

When all had finally calmed down, Tael and Kusa went down to collect their prizes. They waited at the desk until a tall, black, good looking wolf came to the desk. He leaned on his elbow while flicking around with a pencil and biting on it. Tael smiled and held out her paw, the other around her sisters shoulders, trying to stop Kusa from playing with the butterfly that was floating around their heads, it was hard for Kusa to resist.

 

“Hi, my name is Tael and this is my sister, Kusa. We have just won the tournament. We’re here to collect our prize” Tael told, grinning.

 

“Ah yes, I believe the prize is waiting for you just out there” He told, pointing outside the door.

 

Tael grabbed Kusa by the arm and flew outside, swooping down beside what seemed to be a small sheet of white paper, floating in the air. Tael sat on a cloud while reading it out loud.

 

“I have taken your prize for you to never see it again. Sincerely, Jiko”

 

Tael sighed after she had read it.

 

“It seems to be a crook!” The good looking wolf yelped as he ran over to Tael and peeked over her shoulder.

 

“…and not a very bright one!” Tael added, rolling her eyes at the ‘sincerely’ signed name.

 

They were both suddenly stopped by a crash just outside the arena and there stood the culprit, of whom had just dropped the prize. Tael and the wolf glared at ‘Jiko’ angrily and ruffled up their fur.

 

“Kusa, stay here, I’ve got a bone to pick with someone” Tael told and focused back on the thief, “you, go and get him, I’ll get the prize!”

 

They split up, one flying down and one flying up. Tael seemed to have gained some flying speed after the race and was able to catch the prize with ease, though she didn’t look at it, she wanted to find out what it was with Kusa. She looked up to see the wolf chasing the thief in the sky, with a higher speed than her and Kusa put together! Tael flew up and silently stood behind the thief with her arms ready to catch. The wolf smiled to himself and darted forward, causing the thief to fall backwards into Tael’s arms, catching him and tightening her grip.

 

 

“My name is Graeme, by the way, I’m from South Africa” The wolf told, “well, I say South Africabut it was originally New Zealand.

 

Tael nodded politely as he helped her carry the thief into the reception area. Tael pinned him down as Graeme called the air police. They arrived in no time and took care of the thief, Tael placing the prize carefully on the ground before thanking Graeme properly.

 

“Thank you so much, I couldn’t have done it without you” Tael told, blushing as she spoke.

 

Graeme lifted her paw and kissed it gently.

 

“Are you free tomorrow?” He asked, smiling up at her.

 

“Why yes, I am!” Tael yelped, she’d been waiting for that all night.

 

“Then it’s a date” Graeme agreed as the butterfly flew in between them.

 

Kusa leapt up and grabbed the butterfly in both paws.

 

“Gotcha!” She yelped as Tael and Graeme giggled together.

 

 

 

 

Takari and Keuro watched as a

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