Hey,guys! I hope you guys are enjoying the story so far! Again, thanks to everyone who submitted a character so far! If you still want to, you can. I'm leaving that option open for the whole time. I have to give credit to AJtheQueen for the character of Casey Goldman-Thanks so much! The character of Aria Willa is mine. Enjoy!

Aria had two dreams. Both were flashbacks. But, the second was a nightmare. In the first one, she was lying on the ground in the woods. With him. It was a clear, warm day. She inhaled the scent of the woods. She loved that smell.

He had taken his shirt off, it being so hot. She looked over and for the first time, she had noticed a big red star on his arm. He usually wore a long-sleeved shirt- that was probably why she had never really noticed it before.

His eyes met hers and she traced the star with her fingers. "When did you get this tattoo?" she asked.

He smiled. "Oh, that's nothing. It just resulted from a stupid dare two years ago."

She continued to trace it. "Well, stupid dare or not, I kind of like it."

He was silent for a minute. "I don't really like it."

She tilted her head. "Why?"

He sighed. "It just reminds me of a time when I was so stupid that I took dares left and right."

She stopped tracing it. "Well, why don't you just get it removed?"

The real answer was that he couldn't. They had made it permanent so he forever would be branded as a soldier. So that he could be reminded that he worked for them. Instead, he lied. "Well, I would, but it also reminds me not to be that person anymore."

She smiled. "Well, I think you're lucky. It's cool." He wanted to shake his head and say that he really wasn't.

He just smiled and scooched closer. He ran his fingers through her soft, brown hair. She usually wore it in a long braid but she had let it down earlier. "I think I'm luckier to have you." He put his mouth against hers and they kissed. That's how the dream ended.

The next dream started with the man spewing out the Russian language. He said the words quick and with a smile on his face. Ian struggled to resist. He was shaking, with tears in his eyes and yelling for her to run. She didn't even think. She just ran and ran and didn't stop until she reached home. She told her family to pack her bags. She hadn't even given an explanation, but they saw the look on her face, and knew it was serious. While she packed her things up, she kept seeing Ian. She broke down in tears. Before the man had arrived, he had told her. About everything. She didn't want to believe it at first. How could her Ian have killed people? The Ian who had laughed with her, ran with her, and kissed her. But, now as she shoved her things in a bag with shaking hands, she knew it was true. She saw it in his eyes.

Aria woke up with a start. She had been crying and she was shaking. She checked the time on her alarm clock on her nightstand and it said 5:27 am. Perfect time for training. She got up and got dressed.

She went downstairs to find Casey sitting on the couch in the dark, watching the news.

Before she had even spoke, he said,"Hey, Aria."

She replied with,"Hey, Casey." He didn't even ask where she was going. They were all used to this by now. Aria being out training when everyone else was supposed to be sleeping.

She gestured to the TV. "Why are you up this early?"

He continued to look at the TV. "I couldn't sleep. But, hey I get to see Spiderman. He just stopped these criminals from robbing a bank. They were going to steal eighty-million dollars!" She looked at the TV and saw Spiderman being interviewed. "Don't you think he's so adorable? His suit is hot too."

She smiled. "I've only heard you say that about three-hundred times already." It was dark, but she swore she saw him blush. Everyone knew Casey had a crush on Spider-Man. However, he never tried to deny it. He was not ashamed of it at all. She liked that about him. He wasn't afraid to voice his opinion. "Anyways, I got to go," she said as she slung her arrows over her shoulder.

He smiled. "Alright, if you insist." She was about to leave, but added, "If I see Spider-Man I'll get his autograph for you."

He pumped his fist in the air. "Yes! You're the best." She smiled and went on with her day, her dreams slightly forgotten.