I updated quicklier this time! Yes, I just made that word up, but do you honestly think I care? Do you honestly care? Well, anyway, I would've updated sooner, but I was waiting for someone else to review, oh well. Enjoy the chapter and the end of my ranting!
ShadowRebirth37 – in my game, its actually called Strum Tyrann, but then Moonbay's also called Moonaey, and Schubaltz is called Schwarz, and the Berserk Fury is called Berserk Fuhrer. I just improvised, since the description of the Strum Fury was "Storm unit". It could also be Tyranno, but, meh, I figured Tyrant fit better. I'm glad you liked it, and I took a look at ur fics, I'm not a fan of AU's so, I haven't really read "Broken" yet, but I'll check it out sometime.
BTW: this first three segments are going to have Raven/Reese in it, it's considerably fluffy but it's cute, by my standards anyway…SO READ IT DORGAMMIT!
Disclaimer: FOR PIKACHU'S SAKE I DON'T FREAKING OWN ZOIDS! OR POKEMON FOR THAT MATTER! BLEAH!
Chapter 3
Reese had sat there, for nearly eight hours she just sat there, looking at him, tears running down her face. She was trapped in her own little world, the world where she watched Raven, as he slowly healed. The chief medic said that he only had a few broken ribs and some cuts and bruises, but the possibility that he could have died, that he could have been lost forever… it tore her to pieces.
A few times Reese thought someone was talking to her, but she never heard them, not really. Sometimes she would turn and give the person a blank stare, she wasn't seeing them, but was vaguely aware of their presence. Not even Specula could console her.
The only time she had snapped out of this was when Raven began to stir, Reese really thought he'd wake up, but he eventually settled down and continued to sleep.
She held his hand and rubbed it gently, nothing. She shook his shoulder and said his name, nothing. This continued for a few days, Raven was yet to wake up.
But they weren't the only occupants of the infirmary, Thomas had been there the first day, due to fatigue, he had been really worried about his brother. Karl, on the other hand had it the worst; apparently he got a concussion and had internal bleeding. After hours in intensive care, the doctor said he would make a full recovery, but not for a few weeks.
Irvine got off a little easier, he had sprained a leg and the right side of his face was cut up from the glass that fell on it, but other than that, he seemed to be okay.
Van was the only one who walked away scratch-free, Zeek had saved him before anything could happen.
To the great dismay of Reese, Shadow had pushed his limited time in the Geno Breaker and was unable to rescue Raven in a similar manner.
Reese's head bobbed up and down, she had been half asleep for the past two days, worrying about Raven. Specula nudged her and growled. Get some sleep. Don't worry yourself to death over this guy.
She wouldn't leave Raven's side for anything, but eventually, her body simply couldn't take it anymore. She fell forward and her head landed on his chest. If she had been awake she'd have noticed that Raven opened his eyes.
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What Raven saw shocked him beyond what he had ever felt before. First, he was in a bed. Second, someone's head was on his chest, someone with bright blue hair. "Reese? Is that you?" His words were a bit slurred and his senses weren't exactly working at top speed.
She didn't move. He assumed she was asleep and left her alone.
Raven couldn't feel anything but the weight of her head, the rest of his body was yet to catch up, he couldn't even feel his hands.
Having nothing else to do, he looked around the room, it was obviously a military infirmary; other beds were there, their occupants asleep. The lights were off, except for those at the door. This told him it was the middle of the night, but questions were raised in his mind.
All he could remember was fighting the Geno Breaker look-alike and then a large blank spot. He must've been knocked out and hurt, which would explain why he was in there in the first place. Suddenly he was aware of something and tried to sit up. It was a bad idea since a great pain in his ribs was felt, and he almost cried out, but one look at Reese and he held it in. It was a miracle she didn't wake up when he moved.
Raven turned his head to the left and was met with a pair of glowing blue eyes. "Shadow!" he said quietly. "You're okay."
Shadow growled softly and nuzzled his face. You think I die so easily?
Another growl was heard and Raven turned to his other side, there Specula was beside her master and seemed to be glaring at him. See what you did?
He didn't understand, and just shrugged it off.
Specula continued to glare at him, and he glared back. He really didn't know why this organoid was angry at him, nor did he really care, but a good glaring contest was always entertaining. Raven never thought anything was "fun", or at least he never admitted to it, so he labeled a glaring contest as "entertaining", or "amusing".
The glaring continued for quite some time, at least a few hours had passed. Morning had come, and they were yet to quit.
It was only when Reese began to stir did the two cease their game. Raven felt his chest was strangely wet, he then realized that she was crying. Quite without thinking, he reached out and pulled her closer.
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Reese woke from a nightmare, she had dreamt that the world had ended, that everything, everyone, was gone. Her dream ended with Raven, seeing his lifeless body.
Someone was hugging her now, rubbing her back, and telling her to wake up. She opened her eyes and saw Raven. It was him. To anyone else this side of Raven would have been a surprise, but she knew it had always been there.
"Raven, you're awake." She said with a watery smile, just relieved that he was alive.
Total flip there, wasn't she just crying? Bah, women, I'll never understand them. "I should be saying that about you."
"Oh, yeah, I um-"
"Don't worry about it, I… kind of liked it." A blush crept up Raven's face as he said this.
Reese was surprised, she blushed as well. Did he really just say that?
There was awkwardness to the whole thing. Raven was still hugging Reese, Shadow and Specula were looking on with interest, and the sound of the door opening was heard. The two scrambled to get away from each other, or, at least Raven did, Reese wasn't all that uncomfortable.
They managed to separate and look inconspicuous just as Moonbay walked in. She went past them and towards Irvine's bed, which was at the very back.
"Considering how you were when I woke up, I'd say you've been here for quite some time? Well, you should get some sleep then, if that's the case." Raven said, he wasn't looking at Reese.
"Is that an offer?"
Raven spun back to face her, stuttering. "W-What?"
"It was a joke Raven." That had been the effect she had been hoping for. "I'll see you later then."
"Yeah, I suppose."
"Get better soon, Raven." Reese then walked to the door.
Raven threw himself onto his pillow. My ribs hurt.
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Irvine was still asleep, so Moonbay decided to come back later. She still hadn't gotten over what he'd said before, about not being single.
Just when she was about to get up and leave, she'd heard Raven talking. Moonbay just couldn't leave while they were talking, it was probably something they wouldn't want her to hear, so she'd be interrupting them when she walked by again. Yeah! That makes sense.
Listening closely, Moonbay heard everything after "you should get some sleep". Why is it happening to everybody except me? She looked at Irvine irritably. Maybe I should tell him I'm going to marry McMann after all, hehe.
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Thomas was walking toward the infirmary, he wanted to visit his brother. He didn't really see where he was going, and bumped into someone. It was Tala.
"Oh, um, sorry about that, I just-"
"Don't worry about it, going to visit your brother?"
Thomas nodded.
She smiled at him, "Well, that's nice of you. How long do you plan on staying?"
"Not long, just thought I'd check on him." Thomas was getting a little fidgety, something about this girl made him feel weird.
"Well, I'll be at the cafeteria for a little bit, when you're done, do you want to grab a coffee?"
"Sure, I guess." He felt a strange sense of elation.
Tala walked away, and before she was out of sight, called back to him. "Oh, and by the way, your brother is awake."
Thomas's feeling only increased and he bolted the rest of the way to the infirmary.
Karl was reading a report on the sightings of the strange Zoid, which now dubbed "Storm Tyrant". His brother suddenly burst in, out of breath.
"KARL! You're awake!"
"What's your point, Lieutenant?" Karl was only poking fun at him.
"Oh, be quiet, I visit you every day for a week, and you're still formal with me. I'm your brother for Pete's sake." Thomas walked over.
"Sorry, I had no idea." This was a total lie, Tala had told him before she left. "I was only teasing you, Thomas, and you think I need to lighten up."
"You hardly ever joke, Karl, that concussion must've damaged your brain."
"Probably."
Thomas stared at him. That was two jokes already, definitely a warning sign.
"Are you feeling okay Karl?"
"Perfectly fine, actually, though I'm sure the painkillers have something to do with that."
OKAY then. "Well, I've, um, got somewhere to be, so, yeah, I'll come visit you later, alright?"
"Sure." Karl said cheerily.
Thomas made a bee-line for the door and his brother laughed. She was right, that was fun.
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Tala yawned, where was he? Surely he would've been freaked out enough and come already. Maybe she misjudged him, though she seriously doubted this, she had a good judge of character.
Thomas suddenly walked in with a bemused look on his face. Tala waved him over and he sat down opposite her.
"So, how'd it go?"
"My brother is acting a little weird, he started joking around. Normally, he's really serious and formal."
"Ha, I know the type; my brother was the same way." Suddenly she didn't look as happy as when Thomas walked in. "It's only when they realize they could've lost it all do they change."
"It's just kind of strange…wait, you have a brother?"
"Had, he died a couple of years ago."
"Oh." Awkward. "Do you want me to get some coffee? It doesn't look like you've ordered any yet"
"Sure, no salt."
"Huh?"
Tala brightened considerably. "Never mind," she laughed.
Thomas was happy she was happy, for some reason. Also, the mention of salt made him think of Fiona. Maybe that's why she said no salt. Now that he thought of it, Tala and Fiona had been talking over coffee a couple of days back. It made sense, Fiona put salt in nearly everything.
A few minutes later Thomas walked back with two cups of coffee. Tala looked a lot happier.
"So, Thomas, is there anything to do on this base besides drink coffee?"
"Um, well, you could try the simulations; they're fun, sort of. Oh, I just remembered, Herman took you in for questioning, didn't he?"
"Who, that tall guy with the weird hair? Yeah, he did, though it was more of an interrogation."
"What did he ask you?" Thomas was curious to know more about Tala.
"Who I was, what I knew about the Storm Tyrant." She shrugged. "Nothing I wasn't ready to answer."
"Oh, I see."
"In the end, he decided I was alright, and asked me to stick around so I could help you guys fight off that maniac." She took a gulp of coffee.
"What did you plan on doing if he hadn't asked you?"
It took her a little time to think about this. "Follow the Storm Tyrant and try to stop it. This is sort of a vacation for me, though, and I haven't gotten any new leads on the whereabouts of that Zoid, anyway."
"What do you mean 'vacation'? How long have you been following this thing?"
"Too long…" Tala closed her eyes and leaned back in the chair.
Thomas didn't really understand, but he decided not to push it any further. He thought about her reaction when he asked about her brother. She must not like talking about it. If Karl had died, he probably would feel the same way.
Tala suddenly got up. "Well, I think I'll go try out those simulations you told me about."
"Ok," he was disappointed she was leaving, but he didn't argue.
"Let's do this again sometime?"
He smiled, "Yeah, that'd be great."
She flashed a grin and walked off, leaving Thomas to sink into his thoughts. He'd never been able to talk to a girl like that before. He hadn't actually sat down and talked to them. Usually, a pretty girl like that, he'd blush and just start stuttering. Wait a second. Did I just think that Tala was pretty?
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I dunno if you can tell, but I really like Reese/Raven. XD Well, Van and Fiona was obvious, and Irvine/Moonbay wasn't a real shocker either. When I saw the last couple of episodes with Reese crying and stuff, I was like, O RLY?
Note that I haven't watched the show in like a billion years, but still. Anyways, even though I said that I don't like fluff, I'm quite interested in romance, not the cliché kind of stuff, either. Now you might get me a little better, that's an accomplishment, people. NO ONE GETS ME.
I've decided I want Thomas to be an active character in this fic. Yes, Tala set him up, but only because she likes him. What? It's not like he has a chance with Fiona anyway. : P
You'll have to excuse me; I was high on Happy Tree Friends when I wrote this chapter, not to mention that last part of chapter 2, which is why it's so weird.
Chapter 4 will be up soon, I promise, also, I'm going to change the title and summary. I WANT MORE REVIEWS, GIVE ME MORE REVIEWS! RAWR!
