A/N: Sorry this one was late internet has been turned off for a while. I hope it was worth the wait. Thanks to all my reviewers your reviews really helped me out
"Hey Piper," Piper turned around to face Junko's grey eyes, the wallops face filled with curiosity, Jet's expression mirroring Junko's. "Where is your Storm Hawks symbol that is meant to be on your back?" Piper froze, she felt all her blood drain from her face; her breath quickened slightly, Piper could feel beads of sweat form on her fore head.
'What can I say?' was the only thought running through the young navigators mind. Aerrow's legs felt like jelly once he noticed that Piper was panicking, he casually placed his hands on the table to support him.
'I can't do anything to help because they will find out.' Aerrow thought while trying to keep a casual aura around him. Piper tried to stop her gaze from wondering over to Aerrow as she racked her brain for a good excuse
'If I do tell them they might find out' Piper thought to herself while trying to stop herself from fidgeting as she continued to rack her brain for excuses. 'What am I thinking might they will' Piper mentally slapped herself 'you have to stop this, NOW! You have taken down Cyclonians faced Master Cyclonis yet you can't.' Piper stopped in mid thought once she felt tears welling up behind her eyes. Piper held her gaze on Junko, the wallop looking back at her with concern and curiosity etched into the features of his face. All the squad members including Jet were looking at Piper their eyes refused to move from the young navigator in her time of desperation. She could feel everyone's stares; it was like having twelve lasers being aimed at her with the intention of tearing her to shreds.
"I was working with my crystals and I….umm" Aerrow cringed slightly at Piper's discomfort.
'This isn't going to end well' Piper had never been the best liar, it was defiantly showing. Aerrow looked at Jet the smirk on Jet's face told Aerrow that Jet was loving every second of Piper's discomfort.
'I can't wait till I get to' Aerrow stopped in mid thought, his blood began to boil, his hands turned into fists, his eyes to take on a steely tone, his face hardened with rage. Emotion was threatening to boil over at any second.
'Aerrow calm down' Aerrow took a deep breath quietly while unclenching his fists. Aerrow looked over at Piper's panicking body 'I'm going to end this'
"Piper why don't you put it back on" everyone on the bridge jumped as Aerrow's voice broke the awkward silence. Piper looked at Aerrow; Aerrow could see tears welling up behind Piper's eyes. Aerrow felt like giving he a hug and let her know everything was going to be ok. Aerrow's heart sank when he realized he couldn't. Aerrow crashed back to reality when Piper nodded at him before she ran out of the bridge. As Piper ran out of the bridge she had to use the frame of the condor for support, her legs almost collapsing under her with every step.
"Why is she in such a rush?" Aerrow glared at Jet for speaking up "I'm just saying," Jet said with a half defeated sigh "if she was acting like that she must be hiding something." Jet looked at Aerrow with a devious smirk, laughter dancing in his eyes. Aerrow noticed the look in Jet's eyes, causing his anger to threaten to erupt that second. Aerrow walked up to Jet slowly, his blood boiling. Anger controlling his every move. Jet's smirk crawled further across his face.
'That's it' suddenly Aerrow pulled his blades out from behind his back. With one swift movement Aerrow held Jet against the wall of the bridge a blade held to Jet's throat the other pushed into his shoulder to keep him still. The Storm Hawks jumped in surprise at Aerrow's sudden attack on the Cyclonian.
"Oh I'm so scared look at me I'm shaking like a leaf," Jet chanted in a mocking tone. Aerrow put more pressure on the blade held to Jet's throat, instantly Jet shut his mouth as quick as a book being slammed shut. Aerrow's eyes were full of rage as he looked into the eyes of the Cyclonian, Jet tried to stop himself from shaking.
"If you try and play smart like that again," Aerrow hissed while putting more pressure on both blades "I promise you that you won't make it to Terra Atmoisa…alive" by the end of the sentence Aerrow's words were more of a hiss that barely escaped his teeth. The last word caused panic to wave through Jet's body. Jet's legs to fall out from under him causing his body began to fall toward the floor, Aerrow's blades digging into Jet as he fell. Aerrow moved both of his blades away from Jet's body causing Jet's torso to land on the floor with a series of soft bangs. Jet's eyes filled with fear and regret as the young leader continued to glare at him. Jet felt like jumping into the waste lands so he could get away from the look of hate in Aerrow's eyes.
'He hasn't killed the Dark Ace yet…so I should be safe' Jet thought to himself while quickly pushing himself away from the Sky Knight 'for a kid he can be very intimidating.' Aerrow put his blades back in their holders, Jet let out a sigh of relief. He was safe…for now.
Piper came back to the bridge her squadron symbol sitting proudly on her back, her body no longer showing any signs of panic from earlier. She looked from the terrified Jet to Aerrow. Piper knew Jet had said something to make Aerrow act the way he did.
'What Aerrow did must've been really out of character' Piper thought while looking at the other squad members, their faces almost mirroring Jet's. Piper walked up to Aerrow and placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder. Aerrow felt his blood cool the instant he knew Piper was there. Aerrow looked over his shoulder, his steely eyes, were beginning to soften. Piper motioned for him to follow her. Aerrow gave Jet one final glare before walking out of the bridge. Aerrow saw Piper jump to the hanger before Aerrow jumped he looked back at Jet,
'I'm watching you' Aerrow mouthed. Jet curled up into a ball in an attempt to protect himself against the Sky Knight's anger. Aerrow jumped down the opening that would lead him to the hanger. As soon as his feet landed he felt a pair of arms wrap around his neck. Aerrow let his face soften feeling Piper's soft skin. Aerrow snaked his arms around Piper's waist and pulled her close. Aerrow softly placed his head in her hair; he took a deep breath in letting the smell of roses intoxicate his lungs, Aerrow felt all his anger melt away.
"Aerrow," Aerrow moved his head from Piper's hair to meet her gaze while gently stroking her hair, her hair falling softly against Piper's face as it slipped from between Aerrow's fingers "what happened while I was gone?" Aerrow drew in another long breath, filling his lungs with Piper's scent once again. Aerrow rested his hand back around Piper's waist.
"He thought it was quite entertaining that you were at a loss for words before" Piper bit her bottom lip remembering the excuse she had come up with "then he…I guess you could say tried to turn the squad against you" Aerrow paused and looked at the ceiling hoping the right words were going to fall on his head… Nothing, "he wanted to make it look like you didn't trust us enough to tell us the truth," Aerrow hung his head with a feeling of regret filling him
'This isn't making any sense, she probably has no idea what I'm saying' he looked up to see Piper's eyes full of understanding
"Don't worry I know what you meant to say" Aerrow let all his built up tension go hearing Piper's sweet voice sooth him. Piper ran her hand through Aerrow's crimson spikes letting it slip through her fingers like it was silk "thank you" Piper whispered before standing on her toes, her face was now inches away from Aerrow's. Their hair tangled in with each others, their breathing slowed as their exhales mixed it with each others. Piper could see the greys of the condor melt around them, in place of the grey was an array of bright colours. Aerrow brushed his lips against Piper's. The moment their lips touched Piper felt like she was being whisked away to another world. They stood alone surrounded by lush trees, water hanging off the leaves sun reflecting off the water droplets, the grass soft, bounded up from the ground creating a rainbow of green. The sun broke through the leaves warming the ground. A water fall sitting proudly amongst all the greenery, the water fell to the ground with a great roar. Water flowed around the island the two young lovers stood upon.
Aerrow pulled away from her a smile on his lips. Green and blue faded into grey and white. Piper opened her eyes slowly to meet Aerrow's green eyes. Piper sighed letting Aerrow's eyes get rid of all her worries. Aerrow lifted his hand up to Piper's cheek, before rubbing little circles over her skin.
Piper took a couple steps back surprising Aerrow. Piper had a look at Aerrow's expression and started laughing, the sound echoing off the walls of the hanger. Piper took a few calming breaths. She looked back to Aerrow before looking down as a wave of heat flowed across her cheeks
'His eyes' a small smile gracing Piper's lips 'they…' Piper looked up; she jumped when she saw Aerrow just centimetres away from her
"Sorry Piper" Aerrow gave Piper a little smile
'If only he knew what affect that smile had on me' Piper sighed quietly before returning the smile, she started giggling
"Are you ok?" Piper looked up at Aerrow once again she took in the sight of Aerrow's eyes. Aerrow could see laughter in her eyes.
'Two can play at that game' Aerrow thought with a small smile. Aerrow grabbed Piper by the waist firmly. Piper looked directly into Aerrow's eyes his eyes filled with mischief
'What's he planning?' Piper didn't have much time to think about it as Aerrow picked her up, Aerrow's strong arms making Piper feel the safest she had ever felt. Piper placed her hands on Aerrow's taut shoulders for support. Piper looked down at her Sky Knight. His eyes filled with joy, crimson spikes carelessly flying in the breeze. Piper let a small squeal escape her lips as Aerrow spun around, his feet narrowly missing each other. Piper started to giggle as the wind played with her dark hair. Aerrow smiled as Piper's laugh echoed across the bridge
'Who needs music when you have her laugh' Aerrow thought with an inward sigh. Aerrow gradually slowed the spinning, then came to a halt. When Aerrow stopped the sun was on Piper's back; the sun showed more of Piper's features that Aerrow had fallen in love with. Her hair swayed around her ears playfully, each strand softened by the sun. Piper's skin had a soft yellow glow; some features were shadowed by the sun making her eyes to stand out.
'Who said angels needed to have wings' Aerrow only had a few seconds to take in the beauty of Piper before placing her on the hanger floor. Piper's feet landed with a small thud. Aerrow tried to regain his balance this caused Piper start laughing as Aerrow stumbled around the hanger trying to regain his balance. His skimmer was sitting on the hanger innocently unaware of the stumbling Aerrow, until it fell over with a loud crash. Aerrow's body lay limp across the skimmer.
"Aerrow" Piper called out as she rushed to her Sky Knights side "are you ok?" Piper tried to get as close to Aerrow as possible without hurting him.
"I'm fine" Aerrow mumbled into his skimmer "Piper can you come closer" Piper edged closer to Aerrow slightly being careful not to knock his skimmer afraid she would hurt him if she did "closer," Aerrow smiled, he could see Piper through his locks of hair moving toward him uncertainty lacing her movements, "closer" Piper moved in a little more wondering how close she had to be. In one swift movement Aerrow pushed himself off his skimmer and swept Piper up into his arms. Piper's breath was temporally knocked out of her, her breathing quickened as soon as she took a breath in. She could smell a mixture of oil, fresh air and water; Piper let the smells fill her lungs before breathing out. Normally the smell of oil bothered Piper, not today. Piper's breathing calmed down feeling Aerrow's frame supporting her.
"Wanna go for a ride?" Aerrow asked innocently with a small tilt of his head, Piper pushed at him playfully.
"Hmm… I don't know" Piper teased. Aerrow closed his eyes, when his eyes opened they were extremely wide the look in Aerrow's eyes was saying please.
'Oh no not the puppy dog eyes' Piper tried to look away but Piper was hypnotised by Aerrow's eyes, Piper felt herself giving in to Aerrow's silent pleas.
"Oh ok, I give in" Aerrow smiled at Piper, Piper felt herself melt into Aerrow's arms. Aerrow gently placed Piper down on her feet. Aerrow helped Piper regain her balance by holding her still, once Aerrow was sure that Piper had regained her balance Aerrow picked up his skimmer with an effortless pull. Once again the skimmer was proudly standing on the hanger floor, the sunlight warming the metal.
"You coming?" Aerrow said while gesturing to his skimmer. Piper walked over to Aerrow's skimmer her hips swaying as she walked, flicking away the rays of sunshine resting on her. When Piper got to Aerrow's skimmer she flung her leg over the seat. Piper jumped in surprise when Aerrow jumped on behind her, Aerrow's arms snaked around her waist before his hands reached for the controls
"This brings back memories" Piper whispered while leaning against Aerrow's muscular frame. Aerrow smiled as he remembered the night everything changed between them. Aerrow kissed the side of Piper's neck, sending waves of happiness through Piper's body. Aerrow flicked his wrist the engine begin to turn over with a low growl; Aerrow revved the engine a few times letting the sound of the engine fill the hanger, Aerrow closed his eyes for a moment taking in the sound of the engine, Aerrow opened his eyes while releasing the brake and revving the motor again. Piper was pushed back by the force that the sudden acceleration had caused. Aerrow pulled up on the controls activating the wings, Piper could hear the wings slice through the air effortlessly as they pushed out from the sides of his skimmer. Piper's eyes automatically scanned the Terra's closest to them; one Terra caught Piper's attention. The tree at the end of the Terra acted as a house to those that inhabited it, a roughly made fence keeping out intruders. A path made out of sand stretched across the Terra, grass threatening to swallow the path if given the chance. A flag jolted out the top of the tree, the flag white except for a blue Storm Hawks insignia sitting amongst the white.
"Hey that's Terra Neverlandis" Piper squealed in excitement while pointing in the direction of the Terra. Aerrow ran his sight along Piper's arm.
'Looks like it hasn't changed much' Aerrow thought while mindlessly turning his skimmer to face the Terra. Piper felt the change of direction; she smiled with a small nod.
A/N: I won't be updating until the New Year I am going away for the holidays. Will work on the chapters while I am away. Until then see ya