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Airiala groaned as her senses came back to her. She brought a hand up to her head and slowly sat up. Her head was pounding and she found that she was thirsty and hungry.

She opened her eyes and examined her surroundings.

Hogwarts. Hospital Ward. It was nighttime.

She looked next to her to find a sandwich and a glass of water sitting there, as if someone had anticipated her awakening.

She sipped the water down and then at the sandwich slowly. As hungry and thirsty as she was she didn't want to make it worse with an upset stomach to add to the mix.

She stood from the bed and looked around the ward.

She was alone, which was strange given that so many had been injured in the battle. It lead her to conclude one of two conclusions

Either this was heaven and she was dead, which was depressing, or she had been out for so long that everyone else had healed.

She was pretty sure she wasn't dead. Her headache was quite painful and she was sure in the afterlife there was no pain. If there was then everyone was in for one hell of a surprise.

If she wasn't dead then that mean that she was still alive and at Hogwarts. Airiala was confused about that because if she was alive then how had she been able to wield the power of the Ultimate Truth?

Although Severus hadn't responded to her confession, Airiala was sure that he would have rejected her, like all the other Air Elementals before her had been rejected. She should be dead. So why wasn't she?

Airiala walked out of the ward and out into the quiet hallways. It must be very late at night because there was no one about, not even the ghosts.

It was dark, darker than Airiala had ever seen it before in the castle. She suddenly wished that Pyro was there and able to light the hallway.

As she thought that a light flashed from her hand and Airiala jumped in surprised before lifting her hand and staring at it.

There was a faint read glow about it, almost like fire beneath it. She took a deep breath and focused on it.

Her hand grew brighter and then burst into a gentle flame, illuminating the hallway.

Airiala was shocked as she looked at her hand. It wasn't possible. She shouldn't be able to wield Pyro's fire like this. Hell, even Pyro couldn't make fire out of nothing. He had to use an existing source.

She lifted her other hand and stared at it before thinking of Raina. She cupped her hand as if holding something small and was surprised to find water instantly appearing in her hand.

Was this part of the Ultimate Truth's power? Did she now wield all the elements? She removed the water and walked over to a window and looked outside. She could see a large rock sitting by the lake. She concentrated on it and watched, using the moon as her light source, as the earth surrounding the rock elevated, pushing the rock higher.

She took a step back and called on her wind, as she had always done. The breeze blew about her, gently tickling the flames of her hand.

She could wield them all, she could use and control all the elements.

She moved down the hallways swiftly now. She had to find Raina and the others. She had to find Dumbledore.

They were just scratching the surface of what this power could do, she needed help to explore it further.

When she reached Raina's room, she wasted no time barging in.

"Raina!"

Two heads popped up from the bed as Airiala moved to the fireplace and lit a fire.

"Airiala? You're awake?"

"I sure am," she replied. "And do I have something to tell you..." She turned and found herself looking at Raina and Pyro in bed together. She raised an eyebrow. "What did I miss while was out?"

Riana blushed before sliding out of the bed. She was dressed in a long t-shirt that went down to her knees. "Nevermind that," Raina said firmly, clearly embarrassed. "When did you wake up?"

Airiala looked from Raina to Pyro, who was still in the bed with the blankets covering his waist. Although Raina was dressed, Airiala was willing to bed that Pyro was not.

"I woke up just a little bit ago. Is this a bad time?"

Both Raina and Pyro shook their heads and responded with nos, but with Raina's face turning redder and redder and Pyro keeping a tight grip on that blanket, Airiala was sure that it was.

"I can always come back later when you guys are...um...well rested?"

Raina grabbed Airiala's arm and pulled her down onto the sofa before sitting next to her. "What was so important that you came crashing in here?"

Airiala explained what she had learned, even demonstrating how she could make fire and water out of nothing. Pyro was so impressed that he put on a pair of sweatpants, which only confirmed Airiala's feeling that he was nude before, and walked over to the girls. He took some of the fire she had created and manipulated it in his hands.

"It's real," he said softly, looking at Raina. "How is this possible?"

Raina shook her head. "I don't know." She looked at Airiala who was looking at her hand, which was currently on fire, with wonder. "Did Severus say anything to you before you left the ward?"

Airiala turned back to Raina with a a confused look on her face. "i woke up alone.'

"That surprising," Pyro said drawing Airiala's gaze. "He's been by your side since you passed out. It was Lando's job today to make sure that he went to bed. Guess he did his job."

Airiala thought back to the sandwich and water next to her bed. It was odd that they would be sitting there when no one would know that she would wake that day. Was it possible what they said?

She shook her head. No, Severus was still in love with Lily Potter. Despite that one night together she knew that he couldn't be in love with her. The fact that she was still alive must be because he never responded to her confession, if he heard it at all.

Then who was the sandwich and water for?

Airiala stood. "We should work on this tomorrow. We can get Lando involved as well and see just what I can do. Besides," she smirked, "I'm sure you two want to get back to what you were doing when I interrupted."

Raina flushed and Pyro coughed and turned away from Airiala. Airiala laughed at her friends' embarrassment, but inside she was happy that the tow of them had made up. They were a cute couple.

Airiala turned and, still chuckling softly, walked out of the room and down the hallway to her own room.

Despite having slept for days, using all this power at once when not using it for so long had tired her out. She crawled into her bed and sighed in happiness as she drifted off into slumber.