Aerrow paced the living quarters and the rest of us sat at the table after we called the council.
"We lost the Sfix stone, we didn't win the battle, and then I find out Skyleigh is under a dream stone spell…" He sighed. "What else?"
"A dream stone? That explains the nightmares about Derek." Piper pointed out.
"What is a dream stone?" I asked.
"You were touched by a dream stone, so who ever falls asleep with that same stone, will meet up in dreams with you, but they are more so in control. They are still dreams, so he can't really hurt you." Diana explained.
"Please tell me there is something that can reverse this…" I sighed.
"Touch it again or destroy it." Aerrow sat down angrily on the couch. He rested his head in his palms.
Everyone got quiet. I got up and sat down next to Aerrow. I put a hand on his shoulder to comfort him.
"Don't worry about the dream stone. I'll be okay." I smiled.
He smiled slightly. It disappeared quickly.
"We need to meet with other squadrons and attack Cyclonia. We need to destroy that stone. Once and for all. We can't let them find more benders for their side. Their next bender is inevitably, Cyclonis." Aerrow sighed.
"They won't attack seriously until they train, but if we could stop them from finding more benders in the mean time, that could help big time. Destroying that stone will be the only way." Starling stood up.
"Do you realize how dangerous destroying such a powerful crystal could be? It has got to be stronger than the aurora stone. It took away such power from people and its all inside that stone." Piper warned. "We can get the stone back and take it to the terra Nuclear where they specialize with deactivating and destroying stones and crystals."
"Sounds like a plan." Aerrow nodded. "Starling let's go get hold of the other sky knights."
They got up and went into the communication room. I sighed and looked around at everyone else. Radarr jumped up on my shoulder and squeaked worriedly.
"That explains your dreams, huh?" Finn asked.
"Finn, don't bring it up." Piper warned.
"No it's okay, now I can try and turn this against him." I shook my head.
"I just wish they would leave you alone, Skyleigh." Junko stated.
"Thanks." I smiled pathetically.
After a while Starling and Aerrow came out and told us, every Sky knight squadron that isn't captured was going to meet on Atmosia in a week to have the biggest meeting in centuries. They announced it on the community radio so everyone on Atmos would know about it and to be safe.
We started to set route for Atmosia. For about two hours no one really spoke too much but you could tell what everyone was thinking. Just as the sun began to dip below the horizon Aerrow got up and went to the door to the deck.
He nodded at me to follow him out. I looked around to make sure no one noticed. Junko, Finn, and Radarr were playing cards while Stork and Piper were quietly discussing the best path to Atmosia. I snuck out after him, catching a chill as I shut the door behind me. I couldn't see where he went.
Suddenly there were arms pulling me up. Aerrow slid me up and next to him. He didn't say anything at first. He just looked around up at the clouds. This spot was very nice, it was on the right wing of the ship. I looked up and examined the area.
He pushed some of my hair behind my ear. I blushed as we locked eyes. I looked away quickly. He just kept looking at me.
"I really want to ask you something." He finally spoke. I glanced back at him as my heart skipped a beat. He rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "Can we make us official? Like boyfriend and girlfriend?"
I leaned over and kissed him with a smile. He wrapped his arms around me, pulling me close to him, grinning ear to ear.
"Yes." I nodded. My heart pounded and the butterflies swarmed in my stomach. He kissed me again longer this time.
We sat up there for a good few hours just in each other's arms until it was dark. We decided to head in so no one wondered where we had disappeared to.
After a late quiet supper, I debated on going to sleep or not. I began to nod off on the couch. Everyone started to notice and started to keep an eye on me.
"I think I'm going to try and sleep." I announced.
"Are you going to be okay?" Piper asked.
"Yeah, it's only dreams." I sighed. I slipped away and got myself ready for bed. Despite my fears I was out like a light.
I stood alone on a deserted terra. It was just a big rock. The gray sky misted around me. I looked around nervously to find him.
"I really wasn't expecting you to fall asleep tonight." His voice echoed into the sky.
"You can't hurt me here, so I'm not afraid." I replied calmly.
"I beg to differ."He chuckled.
I turned again and his face was two inches from mine. I almost lost my balance from the startling closeness. He slammed me to the ground with his arm knocking the wind out of me. To my amazement, I swore I felt pain.
He took a step towards me and I scurried to my feet. I backed up to the edge of the slab of land and he came as close as he could. He pushed me backwards and grabbed the collar of my shirt. He smiled cruelly, obviously pleased with my fear.
I made the mistake of looking down into the Wastelands.
"You just wait until we rule the Atmos. I'll make you our pet." He snickered. "You all will be our slaves, only because being killed is the easy way out. For now, I get to start with you in your precious dreams."
"Why are you doing this to me?" I cried.
"Number one, it's fun, two, you're the enemy and you always will be." He explained. He let me drop.
"Wake up!" Aerrow yelled. He was above me shaking me.
I gasped for air. I was in a cold sweat having a hard time breathing.
"Thanks," I sighed.
"You just sounded like you weren't getting any air." He stated worriedly. "What happened?"
"He knocked me off a terra and I was falling. I'm okay though." I reassured.
We both realized at the same time, that Aerrow was still over top of me with his hands on my shoulders. We both sat up embarrassed. He rubbed the back of his neck nervously trying to think of something to say.
"Did you want me to stay with you for a bit?" He asked.
"I'd like that." I nodded.
His hand brushed the side of my face calmingly.
"I'm sorry he's doing this to you. I'm sorry about everything that has happened since you joined the Wildfires." He shook his head.
"Don't be. I'm glad it all happened the way it did." I smiled pathetically.
"What do you mean? You're happy about what all you've been through?" He looked in my eyes with sincere concern.
"I'm not happy about what it took to get here, but right now, I've never felt so happy. It was worth it." I blushed.
He chuckled with a smile. "Now I get it." He leaned down and kissed me. He kissed me again longer. He pulled me closer and kissed me again. "I've never felt this way about anyone before…"
"I feel the same way about you." I replied.
The sunlight started to seep through the cracks of the blinds waking me annoyingly. My eyes opened to take in my surroundings, trying to recall last night. I suddenly realized I was snuggled up next to Aerrow.
Then I remembered what happened. I snuggled up closer to him and he looked down at me and smiled.
"Morning." He greeted.
"Morning." I replied grinning back.
"We are here!" Stork yelled over the intercom. "And its COLD!"
We jumped out of bed and realized that everyone was now up. Aerrow snuck across the hall and into his room. He came back out stretching to make it look like he just woke up. I couldn't help but laugh.