My Life: Hibernis

A fanfiction by Flare0324 from the point of my OC, Princess Hibernis.
PLEASE DO NOT EDIT
== Why Mother Semi-Hated Me ==
Mother said I was born under a full moon in the IceWing Hatchery, where moonlight shone through the crystal panes of ice. Two entire moons after my sister Nivalis. I hatched one day before the brightest night, when all three moons were full. The day I wriggled out of my egg and peered at the moons, there were only two full moons and one waning gibbous.
Mother also said she was happy the day I was born. I knew she wasn't, I could tell every time she uttered that. Her gaze would just shift slowly to the sky and watch the stars glow. I was born full of curiosity which helped me figure why Mother was disappointed in me.
It was summer. At least, that's what the other IceWings said. They say it's blistering hot near the borders of the Ice Kingdom and no IceWing ever dares to cross the line when it's summer.
Mother was at a meeting and Nivalis was in the Treasure Room. I never understood why Nivalis was so attracted to jewelry and robes and that thing you drape over yourself while walk about prancing like an idiot. I have no desire for jewelry. Everything that Mother forces me to wear is too heavy and hurts. Having crystals hanging off your right ear and sapphires studded under your scales stings like hell. Well except for the tiny lapis lazuli I found and keep in my left ear. That doesn't hurt at all.
No one was guarding Mother's room and my curiosity was killing me. I needed to get in and read Mother's diary on why Mother was unhappy with me. Hoping the door was unlocked, I pushed it hard. Nothing happened but I know where the key was. Sometimes I would cling onto the gigantic crystals hanging off the ceiling and watch where Mother kept the keys to her room. It wasn't very surprising to see that she kept them under her door. I slid my claws under the door and fidgeted for the key.
It was a silver key. The silver was the exact shade of Mother's scales and I swiftly injected the key into the lock. A tiny clink satisfied my ears and the door swung open. Clutching the key tight, I quietly slipped into the room and shut the door gently behind. Then I locked the door and placed the key on the mat where Mother could feel it.
Mother's room was beautiful. Even more beautiful than Nivalis'. There was a chandelier made of real lapis lazuli hanging in the center of the room's ceiling. It let off soft azure light that filled the room, making the atmosphere calm and relaxed. I sighed and wished I had a chandelier made of my favorite jewel.
I wasn't here to admire the beauty like Nivalis would. Mother's diary was firmly shut and sitting on a crystal bureau. It was closed but hopefully it wasn't locked. I went over and lifted up the thick book. There were dates marked on it, with special events marked on a piece of paper sticking out of the book. Maybe this wasn't so hard. I opened the unlocked book and flipped to the page marked Birth of Hibernis. It was very interesting to hear the different opinions about me.
I had learnt reading in my earlier years in the IceWing Study Room with Nivalis. Reading was a great joy and I especially loved Queen Coral's writing. How I'd love to meet her in person. Sucking in my breath, my eyes flitted across the pages of Mother's neat claw-writing.
It was the birth of Hibernis. Today, right in the middle of the night. Precisely at twelve, she emerged from her shell and from where I was, I could see her staring right at the three moons.
Dragons peered up to see what my darling was watching. The moons glowed brightly and Hibernis never looked down. Her gaze was firmly stuck to the bright moons. 
Suddenly, dragons started to slither away. I was confused. The celebration of her first hatching day wasn't finished yet and somehow dragons moved away. I managed to get caught of my aunt who had passed the throne down earlier to me than she was supposed to. "Why are they leaving? Is there something wrong with her?"
My aunt glanced at me wearily. "No of course not. She's fine. Dragons are just disappointed because she, I mean the dragonet, could've just waited one more day to hatch." 
"Why? What's wrong with her being born today?" I protested. "If she's fine the way she is, then why are you telling me she should be born one more day later?"
"The moons dear." My aunt said. "Look at the moons. Two moons are full. The other one is a waning gibbous. Do you know what that means?" She didn't let me answer. "It means that the next day, it would be the brightest night. All the three moons of Pyrrhia would shine down through the crystal panes." My aunt paused. "Then she could have extraordinary powers no one else had. Don't you understand?"
I felt dumb. "Of course I understand." I mumble. My, my Hibernis. All a mistake. How? Why was Diamond was cruel?
"She could've been powerful, majestic and one of the best IceWings in Pyrrhia History." My aunt continued. She sounded so sure of herself, I felt even more stupid.
"But that can't happen anymore. That was the only chance in thousands she could've had amazing powers." My aunt finished with a gigantic sigh. I felt terrible. And angry at the same time. My second daughter, ruining the Royal IceWing Heritage.
That's enough today, I thought to myself. Nivalis wined pitifully into my shoulder as I roughly carried Hibernis who was whimpering like crazy. Don't feel sorry for her, I snapped at myself and dumped her on my bed.
I settled Nivalis gently beside my pillow and frowned at Hibernis. Where can I keep this - this - this pet?
A sudden idea hit me. Under my bed. I'll see how the little pest likes it there.
== How Mother Found Out ==
Moons, I thought to myself. Angrily, I slammed the book shut and hissed furiously. You stupid, Mother.
How was I supposed to know when to hatch? Did I know anything about the world when I was in the egg? What happens if Great-Aunt's stupid theory wasn't real?
That's it. Mother hated me just because of a stupid, tail-winding theory that Great-Aunt thought was real. Well, I hate you, Mother, too.
Melting glaciers, I thought huffily. I don't care about you anymore either Mother. It wasn't even my fault that I hatched on the wrong moons. You are an idiot, Mother. An IDIOT. I growled to myself, exhaling my frostbreath on Mother's diary in anger.
Suddenly I saw Mother's claws reaching under the door, fumbling for the keys. A sudden idea hit me, just like how Mother literally threw me under the bed the day I was born. Waiting for Mother's claw to move out of the way, I snatched the key up and held it tight. The silver claw of Mother kept scratching the marble floor in different areas. I could hear her growling outside, the growl that meant I was in for it.
She probably thought I was Nivalis or someone else. I smiled to myself and glanced across the room. Where could I hide so that when I thrust the key at Mother, she wouldn't know I was here? Everywhere in room couldn't hide me and I was desperate. Mother's going to break in here sometime later. Where. . .
Oh right. My favourite place. Under the bed.
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I watched Mother's claws go slicing and swishing on the marble, leaving a faint claw marks engraved ever-so-lightly on the floor. I placed the key silently just out of reach and wriggled under the bed. I was small enough so I guess it wasn't small. Then I sat in silence, waiting for Mother to get the key. I could see her claw still rummaging around but closed my eyes and heard a tiny click in the lock. The door then swung open and I scrunched my eyes shut.
Mother's talons could be heard stomping into the room. I heard her curse loudly and mutter something. Edging closer to the crystal walls, I accidentally let my tail spikes scrape of the marble floor.
"Who's there?" Mother called out. I held my breath. She paused and listened to the empty silence. Then she laughed like it was hilarious. "Probably just my imagination." I heard her tell herself. She sat down at the table where her diary was. Sucking in my breath, I listened to her feather scratch on a new page. Suddenly she jumped up and threw the door open.
"Nivalis! Hibernis! How dare one of you touch my diary!" I watched Mother stamp out of the room and down the hall. Immediately I crawled out and slipped through the tiny gap mother had made in the doorway. Mother was thundering into Nivalis' room so I flew up to the top floor of the tower into the study hall. Swiftly I exited through the door marked FLYING and soared up the staircase, sitting down on the highest step and frowned. How did Mother know someone touched her diary?
Was it my frostbreath? No, that didn't leave anything when I checked it before. Huh, maybe Mother was watching me the whole time? Then when she exited, why was she yelling both our names? It didn't make sense. How did she know?
Mother's voice was echoing closer. "Hibernis! Hibernis! Get down here - NOW!" I ignored her huffily and flew higher out into a silent room with a dome-shaped roof that looked about five times as tall as me. There were pictures of dragons flying painted on the underside of the roof and usually I'd stare up at them as I practiced flying. Mother never let me or Nivalis outside so we can only practice our flying here. Nivalis hardly comes to the study hall, only when Mother forces her too.
"HIBERNIS! HURRY UP AND GET DOWN HERE!" Mother's voice was angrier by the minute. Ignoring her again, I soared up and up, spiralling towards the paintings. There was something about the paintings that was so attracting. Reaching the underside of the roof, I then front flipped mid-air and plunged towards the ground, my wings billowing behind me.
The door was then threw open as I back-flipped and landed perfectly. Grinning to myself at the success, Mother screamed. "HIBERNIS! HOW DARE YOU IGNORE ME?! AND HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU TO STOP THAT STUPID TRICK!" She stared at me with her arctic blue eyes. "Don't ignore me ever again, you rascal." She growled. "Now, why did you and Nivalis go into my diary? I know, you two had both left the marked pages of her hatching and your hatching out and the slips of paper were sitting beside it. Why?"
I hissed at Mother. "How dare you accuse me of reading your diary! I would never want to find out about my hatching day!" My eyes met Mother's. "Maybe Nivalis read it herself. She probably just wanted to see how you reacted on my hatching day and what happened on hers."
Mother looked at me. "Hmm, maybe you're right. I'll go and talk to her." Then she paused. "But then how did she get the key to my room? Hmm? I'm sure she couldn't figure it out herself."
That was a good point. How would Nivalis figure it out? "Actually, she didn't figure it out. What Nivalis told me was that she was reading her favorite book when it said that the princess could retrieve her father's key and sneak into the room. Nivalis probably did it the same way."
"Hmm, I suppose. I'll go and check her out anyway." She still eyed me suspiciously. "Are you sure you don't know where my keys are?"
I shook my head. "No I don't. I thought you kept them around your neck or something."
Mother smirked at me. "Of course not my dear. Well, I kept them somewhere no one would ever find them." She turned around and walked out of the room. "Remember today we have the Queen's Meeting in the Royal Hall. You can attend if you like, bring a friend along too!" Glacier waved at me and disappeared down the spiralling staircase.
The Queen's Meeting, I thought. Maybe I could see that black and white SeaWing I saw last time again. She seemed to dislike Queen Coral for some reason. I wonder what the Queens are going to talk about this time.
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