I'm Sorry

I had a hard time finding something Aerrow could apologize for (except for the last one) because he doesn't really seem to do much that annoys/hurts Piper in the show (so far) but I think what I came up with is okay. Let me know what you think.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Storm Hawks.

As I kneel on the floor and hold you in my arms, I just want to tell you that I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything I did wrong.

I'm sorry if I ever let you feel like you were being left out of something, especially when I went somewhere on a mission, either alone or with they guys, and you couldn't be a part of it.

I'm sorry for every plan I didn't follow. You worked hard on them, I know, and they probably would've worked better than what the guys and I came up with halfway through them.

I'm sorry for every time you cried because of me, because of something I said or did. I never meant to make you sad. And I never meant to make you angry either and I'm sorry for that, too. I probably - definitely - deserved those shouts.

I'm sorry for every reckless stunt I pulled off that made you have to worry about me. And I'm sorry for dismissing your worry with a smile and words like: "I'm fine, ain't I? There's nothing to worry about."

But most of all, I'm sorry for not being there when you needed me the most. I should have been right by your side but instead, I allowed myself to be led further away from you by a distraction. A stupid, obvious distraction.

I'm really, truly, sorry about everything, and I keep telling you that, but the words showing that you forgive me never come from you. Your voice does not stop mine as I let the words escape my mouth softly. And I know all too well that no matter what I do, I will never hear you talk to me again.

I will never hear you ramble on about a crystal or explain a plan to me. I will never hear you shout at someone in anger or laugh out in happiness. I will never see the colour of your eyes or a smile on your lips...

And it's my fault.

Minutes become an hour, I'm sure, but I don't stop. I don't allow the silence to surround me and, when I can't find anything else to say, I mutter the same words over and over again.

"I'm sorry."

Two words, that's all I can say now, all I can feel. The regret is so much stronger than the anger and hate for the Cyclonians - and the sorrow can too easily mix itself with that emotion, creating pain in my heart.

"I'm sorry."

I wish we never received that fake distress call. I wish I had never fallen for the distraction.

"I'm sorry."

I wish I had never told you to stay behind, thinking it'd be better if you stayed on the ship with Stork than on your ride in the sky with Finn, Junko, Radarr and me.

"I'm sorry."

I wish I had realized it sooner, before Stork contacted us and told us that we had been tricked. Maybe then, I would've made it back in time.

Maybe then, I would've been able to save you.

"Damn it, Piper, I should've seen through their plan! I should've been here!"

But I wasn't. I made a mistake, chose the wrong option and you paid for it with your life.

"I'm so sorry."

But saying 'I'm sorry' doesn't change what happened.

Saying 'I'm sorry' doesn't bring you back.

It probably would've been easier to have someone else apologize to Piper, like Finn for example, but the reason I chose Aerrow is because he's the Sky Knight and therefore he gives out orders when they're on a mission. The reason I chose Piper over Stork is because of the friendship the Sky Knight and Navigator seem to have in the show. And the fact that I can't imagine Aerrow react the same way if it was Stork and not Piper. He'd probably feel just as guilty about his decision but he'd react differently.

And for those who are wondering, Stork survived. He probably has way too many traps throughout the ship to ever run out.

I talk too much... Ehh, so anyway... Review!