Hey everyone! Well it's Valentine's Day, and for me that means plenty of yaoi fanfics, and Storm Hawks love. This one is going to be a multichapter fic and I haven't done one in a while so wish me luck. So on with the fic!

Disclaimer: I do not own Storm Hawks, Stork, or Finn. If I did, there would be a lot more yaoi times.

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It had been a long day for the Condor and the Storm Hawks in general. They had to endure multiple attacks and Stork was losing it. Of course, this was no different than any other day. The crew found a good hiding spot for the Condor underneath the ledge of a mountain and Stork deployed the grappling hooks.

"How are we holding up Stork?" Aerrow asked as he walked up to the Merb at the wheel. "Well…our crystals need to be re-stocked, our shields are down, and I keep feeling this strange tickle in the back of my head." Stork answered, bringing a hand up to rub the back of his head.

Aerrow smiled at his friend and put a hand on his shoulder, feeling the pilot flinch a bit from the touch. "It'll be alright Stork, you're just paranoid, we've had a lot of attacks today and all you need is rest." The Storm Hawks leader said reassuringly, trying to calm Stork down.

"Rest? There's no time to rest! We could be spotted at any moment and with the Condor in its current state, it only means a painful demise at the hands of the Cyclonians!" Stork panicked, his eye twitching. His sudden outburst frightened Aerrow a little.

"Okay, how about this, you go to your room and relax for a bit. If anything does happen, I'll get you." Aerrow tried to persuade him. Stork visibly slumped before finally giving a shaky and unsure "Okay." With that, he headed off to his room.

Finn walked through the doors just as Stork was leaving, catching a glimpse of the nervous and worn down Merb. "What's up with him?" Finn asked. "He's just being himself. But I'm worried about him he's been up for three days, trying to keep us out of Cyclonian territory. It's been pretty rough on him." Aerrow answered Finn with worry in his voice.

"You want me to try to talk to him? Y'know, see if I can get him to calm down a bit?" Finn asked, sounding hopeful. He didn't know why, but for some reason he had been going out of his way to spend time with Stork, unlike in the past when he only stayed with the pilot when Aerrow told him to.

"Yeah Finn, you're good with words……sometimes, see if you can cheer him up a little." Aerrow answered, happy to see that Finn was concerned about their teammate also. The blonde just nodded and walked through the door, to the end of the hall towards Stork's room.

He knocked quietly, trying not to startle the already paranoid pilot. Finn heard a quiet "come in" from inside the room. Finn opened the door, surprised that Stork hadn't locked door from top to bottom like he usually did.

'I guess something really is bugging him.' Finn thought. He found Stork lying on his stomach on the bed with his face buried in his arms. "Hard day huh?" the blonde asked with a big smile on his face, trying to lighten the mood.

Stork looked up and him and couldn't help cracking a small nervous smile. "You have no idea." The pilot answered, getting up and sitting on the edge of his bed. "Aerrow is right y'know? You work yourself almost to death and then you worry yourself even more with situations that probably won't even happen. You need to take a break every once in a while." Finn said, moving to sit next to Stork.

"I guess you're right…." Stork said with a yawn, feeling his eyelids get heavy. "Of course I'm right! We all care about you Stork, believe me just take my advice and…" Finn stopped talking when he heard a soft thump next to him.

He looked to his side to see that the Merb had finally fallen asleep. Finn rolled his eyes and laughed a little. "Have a nice sleep Stork, you deserve it." Finn said quietly before turning the light off and closing the door.

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All done! There will be a new chapter up in about a week or two, so keep reading and don't forget to R&R. Thanks!