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Aidan

After further attempts of trying to help Sniper... it happened... he stopped breathing...

"I-I I am sorry, Kate..." I managed to get out, as I was trying to hold my tears in. Sniper will forever be remembered, to me and Kate. There's no way I was going to let his legacy die. We had some good times together. He was a big loss for me, but most importantly, a bigger loss for Kate.

"I knew it was coming. I-I just need to figure this out on my own." Kate said, before picking up Sniper and going out on Stormslicer. I was still on the floor, on my knees. Shadow Cloud's face spelt despair, which is never a good thing.

"He- he's gone..." I wimpered, still trying to keep my tears in. Shadow Cloud, once again, let out a sad roar, while looking up.

"I can't imagine what's going through Kate's mind. She lost her brother, and now..." I wimpered. Whatever was going through her mind, it wasn't good. I couldn't imagine if that happened to me, if I lost Alice and then Shadow Cloud, I'd permanently be emotionally unstable. I'm hoping Kate is not like that right now. So I got up and flew off, too, in an attempt to find her. After a 20 minute flight of finding nothing, I wasn't prepared to give up. I knew she was out here, somewhere. I got out my map, to mark out the Harns' bases. I don't know, maybe she got angry and decided to attack them?

"Ok, so the base should be there- no there." I said to myself, as I tried to locate it. But still, there was no base.

''"Agh! I can't get anything done while knowing Kate's out there somewhere!" ''I yelled, which prompted Shadow Cloud to fly slower. Shadow Cloud stopped on the ground, so I could walk around and try to concentrate. It was just then I heard three Dragons land behind me. I looked back and saw Roel, Barny, and Braiden. The 'BRB' team; the 'Be Right Back' team.

"Hey Loserson, what's wrong, mummy gave a telling off?" Braiden teased me, which, along with what's currently going on, angered me.

''"WHAT'S WRONG WITH STANLEY? CHANGEWINGS MESSED WITH HIM?!?!?" ''I screamed at them. This also triggered Braiden.

''"Pathetic Larson, just like that Pathetic Kate of yours. She's a disgrace to the Olsons'. Hey, you two seem a good match, you're both pretty pathetic." ''Braiden responded back. I yelled out in anger, again. I was about to charge at them, but then I heard Anders' voice in my head. It was the time he told me that I needed to control my anger. I knew I couldn't charge at them, Thor knows their outcomes if I did. I yelled out again, this time in frustration. Then, they made their moves and charged at me. They all had Dragons, too, which just made it completely unfair. Braiden tried to slice me with his sword, but I ducked (haha, ducky) it. Shadow Cloud was dealing with one of their Dragons. That's when I felt contact from behind, which pushed me over. I was on the ground, with three people about to kill me, and each one had a Dragon. Shadow Cloud tried to make a save, but the other two Dragons attacked her and made her injured on the floor.

Nobody messes with my Dragon like that, so I tried to get up, only to get pushed to the floor again by Barny. I was defenceless. This was new to me, I've never been in this kind of situation before. Then Roel kicked me in the face a couple of times which REALLY hurt! Blood was now pouring. I think he cut my head open, slightly. I was losing consciousness now.

''"Ka..." ''I wimpered, as I was blacking out. Then... I did. I lost consciousness. But before I did, I heard a monstrous roar... what could that be?

(An hour later) I slowly opened my right eye, and I could see bright light. I was finally conscious. But the question was, where was I? And who saved me? I got up from the bed and took some time to gain my bearings. I was in a room which seemed awfully familiar. I heard movements coming from the hall, so I got inferno out and lit it up. As I was waiting for the person to walk in, I rubbed the top of my head, it was stitched up. Whoever this person was, they might not be a threat after all. As I heard the footsteps get louder, I stepped out to confront them with Inferno. When I stepped out and looked at the person, it was... Canela?

''"Uhh... Canela?" ''I questioned, confused about everything.

''"Woah woah woah, calm it down with the flaming sword." ''she calmed me. I held Inferno by my side.

''"Wh-what happened?" ''I asked her.

''"You got beat up and lost consciousness. I would say I came and saved you from further damage, but that's not the truth. I happened to come after you lost consciousness, and tried to save you from further damage. But those guys were not the nicest of fellas. Then some massive Stormcutter, that looks like your one, came and scared them off, giving me time to take you back here so you can recover. I stitched your head up and even braided your hair a bit." ''Canela explained. I instantly knew the Stormcutter was Shadow Cloud's mother.

''"But let's pretend Kate braided your hair. Talking about Kate, how is your love life?" ''she then asked me, which definitely prompted a nervous reaction.

''"What do... what do you mean?" ''I stuttered back.

''"You know stuttering can be a sign that something surprised you, right? Come on Aidan, did you actually think Alice would stop talking about you two?" ''she responded.

''"And you're... you're not upset in any way?" ''I questioned back, still nervous.

''"Why would I be? I even said I don't want to be in a relationship. Oh, so you basically admitted you're in a relationship with Kate?" ''she replied.

''"N-no... no. Not yet anyway..." ''I murmured. Then that's when I remembered... Shadow Cloud!

''"Where's Shadow Cloud?" ''I hesitantly asked her.

"''She's in the main room with everyone else. They're all waiting for you." ''she answered. And just like that, we made our way downstairs, and into the main room. She was right, everyone was there. Her father, her mother, Mateo, Sophina, Alice and aunt; all accompanied by their Dragons and Shadow Cloud. Everyone was glad to see me, and Shadow Cloud jumped right on to me in excitement.

''"Take it easy girl, I'm still injured." ''I told her. After a few chats with everybody, I happened to find myself alone with Canela. She gave me a bracelet, and told me my aunt told her to give it to me. Apparently I'm supposed to give it to someone I truly love. When I asked whether family counts, Canela said no.

''"So, what's your next move with Kate?" ''she asked me.

''"I don't know... not yet at least. Just give me time, I'll think of something." ''I answered. I was still shocked by how well she was taking this. After another 10 minutes, me and Shadow Cloud flew off back to the clubhouse, but slowly as I was still recovering. When we got there, the place was empty. The only person there was Kate. I knew I had to make my move, now.

(Here comes Hana's idea, just a warning DSL) I sighed as I approached Kate. It's either I confess to her, or her confess to me. Why did I even say that? I'm a shy guy when it comes to these kind of things, I need Kate to confess. So I needed to trick her into confessing.

''"You better from earlier on?" ''I asked her, starting it off.

''"Y-yeah, k-kind of..." ''she responded. Canela was right, stuttering was a sign.

''"Hey, I know what would make you feel better." ''I said, putting the bacelet, that I was supposed to give to a lover, on her left wrist.

''"Wow, it's beautiful. But why are you giving it to me?" ''she asked.

''"Doesn't it remind you of something or someone?" ''I asked her, in response.

''"Yeah, you." ''she answered, before realizing what she had said. She looked up at me and I could see her blushing. That did not go as planned, but it still worked nevertheless.

''"Kate, do you really mean that?" ''I asked her, this was part of my plan now.

''"What do you mean Aidan? Is there something I said or...?" ''she responded.

"''It's just that, you're Kate Olson. It really means a lot hearing that from someone like you... it makes you special, you know?" ''I replied.

''"Aidan, of course I mean it." ''Kate said back. Now it was time to go for it.

"''So... you like me...?" ''I asked. That was the big moment.

''"I-I-I never said that..." ''she stuttered.

''"The signs are there, it's pretty obvious..." ''I added.

''"I-I-I..." ''Kate, again, stuttered.

''"I knew it, it's true..." ''I commented. Kate was unresponsive. She was looking away from me.

''"Kate, you know you can't keep ignoring me..." ''I said to her, but she still was. So I grabbed her by her arm, and brought her closer to me.

''"Kate, why are you ignoring me?" ''I asked her. Kate looked at me, but still didn't say anything. Aww, look at her face, she's obviously embarrassed after the 'confession', which made me blush.

''"Are... are you embarrassed?" ''I asked her, as I chuckled. I can't believe it still, she actually somewhat confessed.

"N-no! I-m not! I just... aaaagh..." Kate got out, clearly lost with words at the moment. Though it did make me smile. I tucked a strand behind her ear, before revealing how I feel to her.

''"You may love me, but remember... I'm always going to love you more." ''I finally revealed to her. I could see the surprise in her crystal blue eyes.

''"Now we don't have to be awkward around each other. Just make sure the others' don't find out about this..." ''I told her.

Now that I got that out of my chest, I felt like I could finally breathe again...

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Haha, yes! My ducklings have surely won now!! And, as mentioned, the romantic part was the romance queen's idea, Hana. SHE'S ALIVE! It wasn't exactly what she suggested, because that's so romantic, that it could kill DSL's ghost.

Here's what she suggested -

Kate: ignores Aidan

Aidan: grabs her and pulls her to him by the arm why are you ignoring me...?

Kate: ....

Aidan: blushes... are you... embarrassed? he chuckles, amused because she confessed to him

Kate: N-no! I-m not! I just... aaaagh...

Aidan: smiles at her, before randomly tucking a strand behind her ear Its amazing that you like me... but dont be embarrassed. he leans in and kisses her forehead...

I'm always gonna like you more.