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Title: Know Why The Nightingale Sings

(Chapter)Title: Three of Hearts

Author: Summing up the Stars

Genre: Drama

(Chapter) Genre: Drama

Rating: T - M

Pairing: Ayrgyn/Aerrow, Oracle/Aerrow, Ayrgyn/Aerrow/Oracle

Authors Notes: I just wanted to write a Ayrgyn/Aerrow drabble, and somehow The Oracle wormed her way into it. ; But I suppose this is better then the humour one I had half formed about the pepper spray…. ;;;

Ayrgyn silently slipped through the darkened corridors of the Condor, turning invisible out of habit as he paused in the doorway of the young Sky Knight's room, holding himself perfectly still, after he caught sight of an odd lavender glow.

"Come in Ayrgyn, there's no point in spying one me." a females voice chided softly.

The Shape Changer narrowed his eyes slightly as he stepped into the room and released his invisibility, before they widened in surprise. "You're the Oracle."

The Spirit Woman looked upwards at him from her seat beside a sleeping Aerrow, her pure white eyes staring into his own dark blue ones, making him want to fidget under her all-seeing gaze.

"Indeed I am, Ayrgyn the Skeeler." She replied lightly, turning her attention away from the colourful man to gently caress the face of the teen asleep beside her, before returning the attention to the Shape Shifter . "Now, why are you here?"

Ayrgyn couldn't help but arch an eyebrow at that. "Aren't you supposed to know already, Lady Oracle? Although I could ask the same question."

The Spectre's lips tilted upwards a bit at that. "Humour me, and then I'll tell you why I'm here."

Ayrgyn sighed, " I told him I would teach him something that would stop the Dark Ace in his tracks, and I'm here to honour that agreement."

The Oracle just looked at him. "But there's more."

It wasn't a question.

Ayrgyn almost felt his eye twitch, before suppressing it. "I'm sure you've noticed that he's a great Sky Knight, brave, kind, handsome and powerful, with still a lot of potential to improve. He'll protect everyone he can, especially his squadron, but I'm also sure you see his one fatal flaw." The Warrior Trainer paused to allow the ghostly women to nod. "He's completely suicidal."

Ayrgyn looked down at the slumbering crimson-haired teen, pulling off his hood and running a hand through his own two-toned hair, before meeting the piercing eyes of the Oracle. "I'm here to try and give him a reason to live."

The Oracle nodded thoughtfully, "Then we have something in common. I'm here for the same reason," she gestured to the young man beside her, " he hasn't had a good night's rest in years."

"So you're staying with him?" Ayrgyn asked, purposely keeping his voice light, more out of habit then anything else, as it did nothing to fool the Female Spirit.

"No need to be so jealous. " She ignored his slight sputter, "I rarely show myself to him, I tend to bring back bad memories." her smile was a sorrowful one.

Ayrgyn blinked, as he wasn't sure what she meant., before adding, "Rarely?"

The glowing woman nodded almost wearily, "Occasionally I give him a vision to give him warning of things to come as a precaution."

"Isn't that against the rules or something?" The shape shifter asked curiously.

"Aerrow freed me from my bondage, I'm allowed to do as I wish." The Spectre said narrowing her eyes at the Skeeler.

He put his hands up in a surrendering motion.

Before either could continue Aerrow made a small sound in his sleep, his brow furrowing lightly, as his rest became more troubled.

Ayrgyn knelt beside the bed and reached a hand toward the restless teen, running his hand gently thought the wild red mane, careful of his glove's metal claws.

Feeling eyes on him, the Shape Changer looked up at the Oracle.

Her face was as blank as her eyes before a small, but genuinely happy, smile crossed her face.

"What?" he couldn't help but ask.

She just continued to smile before leaning down and placing a light phantom kiss to Aerrow's forehead.

She couldn't help but giggle softly as Ayrgyn made that muffled sputtering sound again, as she stood, before locking eyes with the Shifter.

"We now have two thing's in common." The Oracle said , casting one more fond look at the sleeping teen, Ayrgyn's hand still petting the red locks, before taking off through the ceiling of the ship.

Ayrgyn stared at the spot on the ceiling she disappeared through before looking back at the Sky Knight.

The same smile she had worn, crossing his face as he lightly kissed the back of the resting teen's hand.

End