aurora rising one shots, volume two.

talk

set in the area between AR and AB.
short Kalora chapter for y a l l

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Sitting in a quiet corner of the LongBow, mulling over the Octavia III problem.

I didn't want to hurt Cat.

I didn't want to meet my Father.

I...don't know where to go now. The squad is scattered now. I'm scattered now.

Quiet footsteps come out from in front of me, and its the mascara-streaked face of Scarlett.

"Hey, it's your turn for watch." She murmurs, wrapping her arms around her body, as if to protect herself.

I nod my head, rising softly from the floor.

A cold hand grasps my arm, and I turn, meeting Scarletts eye.

"I'm sorry." I murmur.

"I...thanks. She....I don't think she's coming back, is she? She's not getting out of the Ra'haam." She whispers dejectedly.

"N-no. I don't think she can come back."

I look of pure horror comes over her features.

"Oh god..." She whispers, and starts shuffling to her room.

I feel bad for her.
Losing a life-long friend like that.

I start walking to the bridge, my footsteps echoing in the silent ship and the metal cold under my feet.

Finally reaching the bridge, I shuffle over to make myself a bitter-tasting coffee.

I sip on it while simultaneously flicking through Syldrathi facts and observing the Nav controls.

Reaching into my pocket, I pull out my headphones and plug them into my Uni, playing quiet music while I mull over what has happened in this last week.

And the two centuries past that.

No.
We aren't thinking about that.

Okay.
Lets focus on Octavia. How about we do that?

My new powers.
Cat.

Can I get her back?

And Kal's confession.

Oh, Be'shmai...

He's sweet, and kind, under all those emotional walls and weaponry.

I want to give him a chance.

But...I don't know.
I don't know how to feel about him.

I sigh, and check the Nav controls -all good.

Quiet footsteps come out from the hallway, so I take out my headphones and discard them on the chair.

It's Kal.

He wears his hair out, and a baggy t-shirt with trousers.

Cute.

"Hello, Aurora." He murmurs, and sits down.

"Hey, Kal."

He smiles softly, running his gaze down my body and up to my lips.

"You look good with your hair out." I say, tucking my legs under my chin.

"And you always look good."

"Didn't know you could flirt." I giggle.

"I didn't know either." He chuckles ,"but we do now I guess."

"That we do."

I sigh, and sit down on the floor -what? I'm a floor goblin, what'd you expect?!

"So are we going to talk about it?" He asks.

"About what?"

"Us. Octavia. What happened there."

"Oh. Um." I stammer ,"I want to give you a chance. I want to try and give us a chance."

"I do too." He breathes ,"I do too."

"So, ummmmmmm." I say, unsure ,"I guess we're dating now?"

"We are dating now."