Life in the Rookery

It was around midnight, I lay awake waiting for Skyler to come in my room. When he finally came I was almost asleep.

"Love I thought you were going to wait up for me?" He said jokingly.

"I would've if you didn't decide to come at..." I paused to look at the clock, "three-o-clock in the morning."

"I'm sorry love..do you still want me to lay down by you?"He asked as he took off his shirt, and sat on my bed.

"You already know the answer Sky." I said as I pulled him down so that he was lying down next to me.

As we lye there I started to fall asleep with the rhythm of his heart beat. The next morning I woke up and he was gone. Then I heard my mother call my name; " Stella, please come down here I have something for you." So I ran down stairs to see what she was talking about. When I got down stairs I saw a bunch of avian soldiers and among them was my mom's good friend Andreios; he was talking to Skyler about something. My mother was holding a box. On the box it read, "To: Stella Cobriana. From: Anonymous." I looked at my mom and what it was, she claimed she didn't know. So Skyler and I headed outside for a walk. "Sky, what was Rei talking to you about?" I asked him during an awkward silence moment.

" Nothing really. Just telling me to take good care of you or I'll be dead before I have a chance for trial." He told me.

He followed me to the nest where I danced w/ my cousin and current Diente, Salem. Before I walked in he kissed me and assured me he would wait for me to escort me home, then I want in and he waited by the door.

I was around twelve-o-clock midnight when I left. As I walked out of the nest Skyler walked next to me. "So did you enjoy yourself tonight?" He asked as we walked further and further toward the rookery.

"As always..." I paused remembering what A'isha told me not even 20 minutes ago, "A'isha told me that you can come to a performance of my dances in two weeks. I have a special dance for you."

"I wouldn't miss it for the world." He said as he kissed me good night.

"Are you coming tonight?" I asked before he left.

"Of course, I wouldn't dream of missing out on losing to you in strip poker." He said honestly with a bit of sarcasm.

So that night we went about our normal routine of strip poker and him losing and ending up in a bondage job.