Chapter 7: Aerrow

The Girl

And I came home
Like a stone
And I fell heavy into your arms
These days of darkness
Which we've known
Will blow away with this new sun
And I'll kneel down
Wait for now
And I'll kneel down
Know my ground
And I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you
So break my step
And relent
You forgave and I won't forget
Know what we've seen
And him with less
Now in some way
Shake the excess
But I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you So I'll be bold
As well as strong
And use my head alongside my heart
So tame my flesh
And fix my eyes
That tethered mind free from the lies
But I'll kneel down
Wait for now
I'll kneel down
Know my ground
Raise my hands
Paint my spirit gold
And bow my head
Keep my heart slow
Cause I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you

(Mumford & Sons: I Will Wait Album: Babel)

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It was dark and the air was thick with electricity and moisture. Beads of sweat poured down the back of my neck from the heat, and the humidity made it almost impossible to breathe. I was inside a cave; lightning smacked against the rocks outside. Blue, grey and sewege green clouds hovered above the sky, grumbling.

I saw another girl with me, she held an candalem crystal up to her face. Her hair was brown with her hair pulled half back, and what two strands in front of her ears was braided. She looked pretty beat up, but I couldn't tell how severe for the light was too dim to tell.

But what amazed me the most were her eyes, that seemed to glow transparent in the dim, blue light.

She approached from the other side of the cave, and with a cloth in her hand, she began dabbing my forehead.

"He got you pretty bad didn't he?" she asked. I just nodded, and I noticed that the rag was soaked with blood when she pulled it away. I looked back out of the cave, and tried to get up to see how bad the storm was. A hand was firmly placed on both my shoulders, and pushed me to sit back down. That was good, since my eyes were spinning before my butt left the rock bed of the cave.

"Oh, no you don't," she said, half-order, half-coo. She sat down in front of me, and stared me square in the eyes. She held a striking amount of confidence. She had the most fierce eyes, that you could just see she meant business.

I knew the last thing I would want, would be stuck in a battle against her. Up close, I could see more of her features. She was fairly built up, mostly in her legs, but arms strong enough to break some ribs. She was shaply, an hour glass figure, bony cheeks, pointy chin, long eyelashes, her features seemed chiseled out of marble.

Where have I seen her before?

"What is your name?" she said it as more as a statement.

"Aerrow, of the Storm Hawks,"

"Why are we here?" her mouth curled into a small grin, showing a row of rounded snow-white teeth.

"We're on a recon mission to find out what talons: Ravess and the Dark Ace, have planned for Terra Tropica," I honestly had no idea; it just popped out of my mouth. She nodded like I said the correct answer.

"Which way is north?" I pointed which way north was. She leaned in her face closer to mine, to where her nose was touching mine. I could smell her breath, and what might of been a combination of girl BO and soap. Her hair brushed my cheek, it was wet, and smelled like apples.

Then she kissed me, light at first, but without thinking I used my arms lift myself closer to her. All of me was screaming to stop, this wasn't Piper, this isn't the girl I love. But my heart was pounding so hard I couldn't hear those thoughts clearly. I almost couldn't breathe, no I couldn't breathe. When she pulled her lips away my body was shaking. I didn't know who this girl was, but boy did I want to find out. She made me furious, because I was sure that this girl probably wasn't real, and it infuriated me that I was so attracted to this non-Piper. It made me want to hit her. But, I couldn't help it but feel lost in that fierce stare, that confident grin, and her brave expression that made me broil with envy. To feel like the trapped mouse under the lion's paw.

"And what is my name?" it almost sounded like a distant whisper, as her image fogged.

My eyes opened up slowly, but my body was awake long before my eyes were. I was panting, sweating, and my heart was racing. My head was throbbing, my whole face covered in pins and needles. I laid still for a moment, analyzing every detail of that dream, because I knew I had seen that girl before. It made no sense, she was dressed like a warrior, but I had never seen a girl like her in any sort of squadron uniform, or at least I didn't think I had. Maybe it was just one person I just saw for one second, and my mind just memorized and placed under, faces for dreams file. But, I really couldn't be sure, I mean, how many faces did I see at Atmos at any given day?

Well, normally just five.

I checked the time; it was about 3am. I ran my hands through my hair, wrapped my arms around Piper, and tried the already hopeless cause of getting back to sleep. It felt better to be around Piper. To be around the one I know everything about, and has everything I could possibly hope for. Her presence comforted me in a way, and happy in another.

But, all I could think of was that girl. All I could think about was that kiss, along with the thousands of questions that began swarming in my head.

Despite all those questions, I knew only one thing: whoever she was, I wanted more of her.