Hi everyone! This is my first attempt at a song fic, so I'm sorry if it isn't very good...
I do not own the Storm Hawks, they are the property of Nerd Corps.
I also don't own the song "Wishes" by SuperChick.
Wishing This Wasn't Goodbye
The saddest thing is you could be anything
That you could want
We could have been everything
Watching our leader leave the bridge, I got up and followed him with help from some unseen force. How could he think we'd be a better squadron without him?
But now we're not,
Now it's not anything at all
"Aerrow!" I called out as I finally caught up to his long proud gait.
With just a glance in my direction he mumbled, "Hey."
"Aerrow, what's going on?" I asked trying to remain calm. "Why are you leaving us?"
The hardest part was getting this close to you
And giving up this dream I built with you
"I – I don't know Piper." Aerrow said hanging his head. "I just know that I have to..."
A fairytale that isn't coming true
You've got some growing up to do
"But why are you leaving if you don't even have a reason?" I questioned, trying to counter my friend's logic.
I wish we could have worked it out
I wish I didn't have these doubts
I wish I didn't have to wonder just what you are doing now
Pressing a button to open the door that led from the hall to the hangar bay Aerrow insisted, "It's complicated..."
I wish I didn't know inside
That it won't work out for you and I
I wish that I could stop this wishing and just say my last goodbye.
Well duh! Choosing to leave the squadron would be a hard choice, but how did it come about? What had pushed Aerrow to abandon the team? To abandon... me?
After all the things you put me through
Tell me why I'm still in love with you
As Aerrow prepared his skimmer I asked, "You know you can tell me anything, right?"
Why am I,
Why am I still waiting for your call?
"I know that Piper. You guys have been with me through thick and thin, and I wouldn't change anything if I could."
"But if you leave it changes everything Aerrow! Don't you see?" I exclaimed, trying to get the message through his head.
"I know." He replied in a regretful voice.
You broke my heart
I'm taking it back from you
And taking back the life I gave to you
"Then why are you leaving? What's making you leave?" I questioned him with exasperation in my voice.
Life goes on before and after you
I've got some growing up to do
"Not what's making me do this, but rather, who's making me do this." Aerrow said slowly as he checked his skimmer over again as though he didn't really want to leave.
I wish we could have worked it out
I wish I didn't have these doubts
I wish I didn't have to wonder just what you are doing now
"Who?" I asked in astonishment.
"Ya, who." Aerrow replied as his eyes took on the familiar sights of the hangar bay, looking at everything but me.
"But – but who? Who's making you leave?"
"Dark Ace." Aerrow hissed through clenched teeth.
I wish I didn't know inside
That it won't work out for you and I
I wish that I could stop this wishing and just say my last goodbye.
"But how can the Dark Ace make you leave the team? I thought that you weren't afraid of him, and I knowyou could beat him in a fight, so what did he do to convince you to leave?" I asked Aerrow as once again, I was confused.
"You're right, I'm not afraid of the Dark Ace or any other people foolish enough to believe Cyclonia's lies." Aerrow replied, finally looking at me.
Its time I said my last goodbye,
Goodbye
Goodbye
Its time I said my last goodbye
"Then why are you leaving Aerrow?" I asked, still pondering as why anythingthat the Dark Ace could say to Aerrow would make him leave. "Did he threaten you?"
"Not me." Aerrow answered as he went back to staring at the ground.
"Then who did he threaten Aerrow? The Squadron? We can take care of ourselves you know."
"I know Piper, and no, he didn't threaten the squad."
I wish we could have worked it out
I wish I didn't have these doubts
I wish I didn't have to wonder just what you are doing now
I wish I didn't know inside
That it won't work out for you and I
I wish that I could stop this wishing and just say my last goodbye.
"Then who could be so important to you, that you care so much about that you'd quit the team just because the Dark Ace threatened them?" I questioned, still trying to figure out Aerrow's logic.
"He, he -" Aerrow stammered before looking me in the eye and saying, "He threatened you."
"Wha - what? He threatened... me?"
Its time I said my last goodbye,
Goodbye
Goodbye
Its time I said my last goodbye,
Goodbye
Goodbye
Taking a step closer to me and grasping my hands in his Aerrow explained, "The Dark Ace, he… he -"
"Yes?" I breathed, trying to get Aerrow to continue.
"He figured out something about me."
"What's that?"
"He figured out that, that I -"
"Yes?"
"That I love you."
"Aerrow, I -" My words were cut off as Aerrow's lips pressed gently against mine, the tingling, enjoyable sensation lingering for a few seconds after he pulled away.
"Aerrow, I -"
But my words were cut off again as Aerrow put his finger to my lips and said, "He threatened to kill you, and I couldn't let that happen – ever."
Aerrow pulled me into tight embrace and after a few moments, kissed the top of my head before mumbling, "I have to go."
I just stood there, unmoving, as Aerrow mounted his skimmer and pulled up to the open hangar bay doors where I was standing.
"Well," Aerrow said gloomily as he stared at the gauges on his ride in front of him. "I'll see you around… I guess." Staring out at star lit sky in front of him, Aerrow whispered, "I guess this is… goodbye."
Aerrow glanced at me once more, my tear filled eyes meeting his sorrowful ones, mine following his skimmer as he flew off into the ever waiting sky.
"Aerrow, I love you." I whispered as the silhouette of his skimmer disappeared into the night.
Its time I said my last goodbye.
Well, I hope you all liked it.
And just as a side note - usually I'm not one who is overly thrilled by song fics, and when I first started writing here on fanfiction, I told myself I'd never write one, but here we are! This song just kind of attacked me, and voila! You just finished reading the result of that attack!
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