Okay... well... I thought this would be fun and interesting to write, so here it is... obviously an AxP pairing. Rating will be for later chapters. Hope you like it! Please R&R!

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Chapter One: Party Crashers?

"Um… Aerrow? We've got a problem," a green, cold-blooded Merb announced, his beady eyes twitching.

A young redhead the age of 14 walked up next to him. "What's wrong, Stork?" he asked his carrier pilot.

"You know how right now Piper and Finn are doing recon down on Terra Saharr? We'll… we've got a report back from them," Stork explained.

One certain Wallop strolled up to them. "What's the problem then?" he asked.

"Well, Junko, according to them, there's going to be a formal Christmas dance hosted on Terra Dancia, you know… the terra near Cyclonia. Anyway, apparently they think the Dark Ace is planning to crash that party." The Merb explained.

"And Piper and Finn are worried… why?" Aerrow questioned, curiosity in his sparkling emerald green eyes.

"Well…" Stork began, "Piper says that they're revealing the Royal Birthstone."

Junko nodded in understanding. Then he asked, "What's the Royal Birthstone?"

He groaned, slapping a hand on his forehead.

Radarr, a furry blue creature that was also Aerrow's co-pilot, scampered onto Aerrow's shoulder. He chirped.

"What's going on, buddy?" Aerrow implored his furry best friend.

"Piper and Finn are in the Hangar Bay, they're on their way to the Bridge," Stork answered.

About 30 seconds later, a dark skinned, midnight blue haired girl and a blonde, spiky haired teen walked onto the Bridge.

"Hey, welcome back, you guys," Junko greeted cheerfully.

"Thanks Junko," Finn replied, his blue eyes sparkling.

"What did you find?" Aerrow asked Piper worriedly.

"Apparently the Dark Ace is planning to crash this Christmas dance on Terra Dancia, and that's where they're planning to show the Royal Birthstone to the crowd," she explained hurriedly, "Aerrow, we've got to do something. If Cyclonis gets her hands on the Royal Birthstone, then she'll name herself as Queen of Atmos."

"Hey Finn," the redhead called, "do you have a tuxedo I could borrow?"

"Why?" the blonde inquired.

The Sky Knight grinned. "Piper and I are going to the dance."

Piper gasped, blushing, "Why me?!"

He turned to her, still smiling. "You're the only girl on the team, and plus you're my First Officer, and so technically this fits."

She sighed, "Fine… I know there's no use arguing with you. When you've made a decision, you usually stick it through."

But what she didn't know was that he loved her. Aerrow had always shown affection towards Piper in some way, but she only assumed it was sibling love. Truth was, she had fallen in love with him too. But she couldn't bring herself to admit it. Neither could he.

Maybe this dance might bring us closer together, Piper thought excitedly.

Aerrow was thinking the same. And maybe I might find the guts to admit I like her.

"Hey, how about us?" Finn implored.

"I think we'll be able to sneak you and Stork in as waiters. Junko, sorry buddy, but you just would stand out too much. The Dark Ace would recognize you easy. You could perhaps stay in the kitchen or something. If something goes wrong at this dance, I'd rather have all of you by my side," Aerrow elaborated.

"When's the dance?" Junko asked.

"In about a week," Piper declared.