Riddles of the Phoenixes series

Through the eyes of the Dark phoenixes.

Chapter twenty two: A short trip out of the castle.

Cyra and Jack sat in the library, per the usual. Jack didn’t really stutter a lot when he was with Cyra. Cyra tried focusing on her book but she couldn’t. She was so tired of being stuck in the house. “I’m bored. Aren’t you?” Cyra asked Jack. No answer. She hadn’t looked up from her book yet. “Jack?” Still no answer. Cyra looked up and was startled to see Jack snoring with his head pressed against a open book. Apparently “How to kill a ARK boss” was a very boring book. “Jack!” Cyra yelled. Jack sat up. “Huh? What? I’m awake, I’m awake. What were you saying?” Jack blurted out. Cyra sighed. “What I was saying was that it’s boring around here. We need to do something!” Cyra exclaimed. Jack shrugged. “I-I don’t know. Th-this book is a pretty nice pillow.” Jack replied. Cyra scowled at him. Jack gulped and looked away, running his hands through his hair. “Hey I have a idea! Let’s sneak out the castle!” Cyra exclaimed. Jack furrowed his eyebrows. “I d-don’t know…” He began but Cyra interrupted him. “Oh come on scaredy-cat! It’ll be fun!”

“What if we get c-c-c-caught?”

“Oh don’t worry. I’ve done this multiple times in the past. No one will notice. Well, Cyrus might but he won’t tattle. He’s just a old coot.” Cyra said. “All rig-” Jack started to say but Cyra grabbed his arm and sped off with him in tow.

They stopped in the forest. Jack looked around and breathed in the fresh outdoors air. The sun’s warm rays shone down on them, the flowers poked their shy little heads from the grass, the brook gurgled happily nearby and the trees swayed gently in the wind. He’d been stuck in that castle for so long. Cyra inhaled deeply, her eyes lighting up with a sense of adventure. She turned and looked at him. She shocked him by grabbing his hand boldly and they raced through the forest into a meadow filled with pink and red flowers. Animals grazed all around. Triceratops, Stegosaurs, Paurasaurs and more. They stopped in the middle of it. Cyra released his hand and turned to Jack with a mischievous look in her eye. “Catch me if you can…scaredy-cat.” She said. Then she ran off. Jack ran after her. Even though she was using her super speed she was still pretty fast. And plus there was dinos wandering about the meadow, eating flowers. They raced through the flowers, Cyra’s laugh echoing through the fields. Eventually Jack caught up to her and slammed into her gently, knocking them both to the ground. They stared at each other for a minute and then burst out laughing. Then they stood up and started all over again. It was one of the best times in Jack’s life. For once in a long time Jack forgot Jay’s blaming him and he forgot Cyrus’ warning. They ran through the meadow, they ran through the forest, they dipped their feet in the brook and splashed each other, they climbed the apple trees in the forest, they attempted to ride the wild equus’, and so much more. Finally the stopped in the meadow again, breathing hard. “That was fun.” Jack said without stuttering. Cyra beamed at him. “Yeah, yeah it was.” She replied. Her long dark blonde hair swirled around her face gently. Jack’s heart thumped loudly. Suddenly Cyra and Jack’s faces were moving closer and closer until they were inches apart. Their lips were suddenly touching gently and Jack felt her hands wrap around the back of his head. And then she broke away, breathing heavily. She grinned at him shyly. “I guess we should head back to the castle.” Cyra remarked. Jack nodded, still in shock. Cyra grabbed his hand and they sped off.

They were at the castle library in under five seconds. Cyra released Jack’s arm. “See? I told you that we wouldn’t get caught.” Cyra told Jack. Someone cleared their throat behind them. They turned to see William, Nora, and Cyrus.

-SunnyFox57