Disclaimer: I don't own Storm Hawks... bla bla bla

And now... as you've all been waiting for! A little fluff... and I'm not gonna tell you who it's between!

Oh, and I don't know a lot about constellations, so don't tell me about the wrong name or position please...

Roseate Chapter 8!

Roseate was totally right... Piper thought.

You really could see all the constellations in one sky from one spot. She spread out the blanket that Rose had given her on top of the house, and straightened her blue tank top. She lay down on her belly, her head tilted up to the sky she loved so much. Her orange eyes twinkled, full of the stars she studied along with crystals. Sighing in contentment, she missed the noise of the top hatch door opening and someone walking to her.

"Piper?"

She jumped up, heart beating in silenced panic.

"Aerrow! Don't scare me like that!" She put her good hand to her heart.

The red haired teenager stepped closer, himself in a black shirt and baggy grey sweatpants.

"Sorry. What'cha doing? Rose said I would find you here... I guess." He asked sitting beside her on the big blanket. She scooted over; resuming her position she started in.

"Don't you know what night it is?" Piper piped.

"Uhh...a bright one?" Tried he had.

"It's the one night that all the constellations can be seen from one spot." Her orange eyes brightened, and they made him smile too.

"Oh. Where are they?" He lay on his belly too, careful of her legs that were swinging back and forth in the air.

"Well, Scorpio is right there." She started, pointing to the group of stars to his left. "And Orion is over here." Piper again pointed to a group of stars, but they were on her right this time.

"What's Orion?" He asked.

"The hunter. He usually appears in the winter, but this is the one night you can see him in the summer."

"What's that one, Piper?" Aerrow stretched in front of her to point out a small cluster of stars next to Orion.

"The hare. I can't remember that one's name, but I know it's small."

"That one?" He pointed in front of them.

"Leo. The lion. It shines a bit brighter than the others right?" She turned to him.

"Yeah, kinda." Aerrow confirmed, looking at Piper.

"Astronomers named this group after the lion because of its shine. It was fiercer and stronger than the other stars. It kind of reminds me of-"She stopped herself.

"Of what?" He questioned; his green emerald eyes drilling into her own.

"Nothing." She was forced to look away; his fierce gaze was too much for the dark haired girl.

"Just tell me, it can't be that bad." He leaned in a bit closer, wanting her answer.

Piper gave in. "The lion reminds me of... you. Well, in the sky." She was glad that it was dark, so could feel her face heating up as he thought about it.

"Thanks..." Aerrow gave a lopsided smile. The teen looked towards the sky. "I think the star that reminds me of you..." He pointed to the north. "Is Vulpecula, the Fox, which represents intelligence and agility." Aerrow glanced back from the sky to her, confidence gone.

"You- You think I'm smart?" She asked softly, eyes deep and wide. Now they were both blushing. Piper fiddled with the string on her pajama pants.

"Well, yeah. You are like, the only one on this vessel who can use crystals to their best ability, you're a master of Sky Fu, and..." He trailed off, listening. "Do you hear that?"

Piper stopped and strained her ears, less trained than the Sky Knight. "Yeah. It sounds like... an engine?" She looked to Aerrow, asking for confirmation.

"That's what I was going to say." He shrugged his shoulders. "It's probably Yuro or Jay-Jay trying to fix up our rides."

Piper rolled her eyes and went back to looking at the sky with Aerrow. They spent the rest of their hours naming stars they remembered, new stars Piper only knew of, and simply enjoyed each others company.

"Let me get this. That one's Ursa Major?" Aerrow pointed up to the dark sky again.

"Yep. And that's Gemini." Piper pointed in front of him, the two on a roll.

He reached over her outstretched arm. "And that's Leo."

"Mmhm. That's Vulpecula...right?" She wasn't entirely sure.

"Uh-huh. Is that the Hare?" He crossed his and her arm to point to the east.

"Yeah, Aerrow you got it. That's Ursa Minor." She followed her sight with her arm, pointing to the west.

"That group's Centaurus?" He redirected his arms, which were tangled in hers.

"Yes. And that's Scorpio." She looked up at the little lights.

"What about that one?"

"What one, Aerrow?" Piper couldn't see it.

"That one. Next to Centaurus." He pointed his finger to it, closing one eye as if to aim an arrow.

"I don't see it." She turned her face to him, as he reached over her shoulder a bit slowly. Her back muscles tensed as he grabbed her right arm and directed it to where he wanted. A creak of a door was unheard to their ears.

"There. You see it?" asked Aerrow. But as she began to relax in his clasp, he realized what he was doing. But her response egged him to show her.

"No, I still can't see it. But it's ok, I don't-"

He pulled her closer, both of the teens now sitting up, huddled together. He leaned his cheek next to hers, to try and follow her eye line.

"Look where my eyes are, Piper." The Sky Knights voice was gentle, coaxing her on. She looked at his eyes that were currently on her face. She playfully smiled.

"How can I look at myself, Aerrow?" The dark skinned girl called him out. He blushed.

"Sorry...now look." He focused on the star group he noticed before. Piper's orange eyes followed the direction Aerrow's own green emeralds provided along with her arm that he still held in his grasp. Then she saw it. Piper lifted her other arm that was resting along his and pinpointed the location of Aerrow's star.

"That one?" She asked.

Aerrow half smiled at her. "Exactly." He whispered.

Piper let her arms fall again and when he pulled his arm off of her shoulders, she grabbed his strong hand in her slim fingers. Aerrow widened his eyes, never before expecting this from the girl he knew most dearly. But he followed her initiative, and kept his arm around her shoulder. Piper laid her head on his shoulder, lightly, then looked at his face, almost asking permission. Aerrow's face was red, she could tell, but she didn't blame him, she could sense her cheeks and ears hot against the cool fabric on his shoulder. After closing his eyes and resting his own head on hers, Piper melted against his form.

"Aerrow?" A murmur escaped her lips.

"Mm?" He couldn't even speak, he thought he was dreaming, and kept his eyes closed.

"I think I know what your star's called." Piper said.

"Yeah, Piper?" His lips formed her name with care, a little slower than before, as he smelled her ginger scented hair tickling his cheek.

"Lupus, the wolf." Her orange eyes disappeared behind closed lids.

"That's nice, fox girl." Aerrow smirked.

Piper only sighed in response, as they drifted off, dreams filled with either green or orange eyes.

Rose chuckled and closed the door, leaving the two to enjoy their much needed sleep together, Piper letting out one last drifting sigh.