Chapter 7 A dip into deep end
As some red curtains opened in a bedroom, a sunny blue sky can be seen out the window. In the bedroom on a bedside table is a photo of a man,a women and a small blonde girl holding a a baby.
In the huge bed an old women slept, with long blonde hair. Suddenly an alarm sounded disbursing her for her slumber. "Oh no what's the matter now" she said rubbign her eye's.
Back on the nirvana Paiway was in the hanger with another engineer repairing the dread's after their last battle.
"oh wow it's made an amazing metamorphosis" she said looking into Dita dread. "It can enter the atmosphere with reconfiguring at all" She said looking at Dita ship engine amazed.
She then stood up with a smile. "The peksis never ceases to amaze me" she said as the alarm went off.
"Excuse me but isn't something beeping" said the other engineer said Parfet listened.
As two guard's ran down the living quarters hallway Meia stepped out her room "What seems to be the matter?" she asked stopping them. "Apparently they've detected a crack in the ship" said one of the guards to her. "What do you mean?" asked Meia.
On the bridge the bridge bunnies were detecting where the problem was. "There trouble in area 36" said one. "Damage control, please report to sector 36 immediate" anotherbridge bunny said.
Sector 36 happened to be the men prison cell's and there certainly was a crack. The water pipes were leaking water out in bucket full's. It flooded the cell's in seconds.
"This is so cool" shouted Paiway in a rubber boat. "What a wonderful flood" she cheered taking a photo saying "pai check".
However the men were finding it less amazing. "urh brat" moaned Hibiki as he fell off his bed into the water.
Meanwhile Bart was trying to rescue his pillow with a stick as it floated away and he also fell in.
"And I got ya" said Paiway taking a photo of Bart underwater. She smiled then spoke through her frog puppet .
"Looky its a fishy rib bit" the frog said. She then looked at Duelo holding his books and crouching on his bed. "Hmm well don't forget it's bad for human to chill the bottom half of their bodies" he said before water poured all over him and his books from a pipe above.
Paiway laughed only then to get a shower herself. Nix however was laying on his bed. "Hmph great just what I wanted a water bed" he said witha smirk as he watched his items float around him.
Back in the bridge the captain was waiting for a report about the flood.
"So how is it?" she asked as he seat moved back into place.
"Well" said Ezra. "It seems everything is under control now, expect the men quarters have totally flooded" she said. "Flooded!" shouted a voice.
They looked to see Pyoro pulling Ezra baby in a small rubber dingy. "I'm not gunna let her drown" he said pulling her along.
"I'm not going to let anything happen to Pyoro 2 ,that's it we're evacuating now" he shouted dragging the boat. "Hey cut it out Pyoro, stop treating Kahlua like some kind of toy" Ezra scolded.
Back in the men quarters BC stood at the door as the water came up to her boot tops.
"We're not going to be able to use this for a while" she said looking at the items floating around.
"Achoo" sneezed Hibiki in the infirmary. This is were all the men were with what was left of their items.
"Well it's nice to see you out of bed so early solider" joked Nix standing in the corner in his uniform missing only his medals.
" Funny" Hibiki said as he sneezed again.
Misty then peeked around the Infermary door to see Hibiki.
"Oh there you are" she said running over with a pink towel in her hand. "I hear you need a place to sleep, why don't you come to my room?" she said offering him her the towel.
Nix just grunted as he got to his feet. " I can see where this is going" Nix thought to himself leaving them behind.
"Oh thanks" said Bart trying to grab the towle. "That had me worried for a minute, I thought i won't have somewhere to sleep without my favourite pillow" he said trying to snatch the towel off her. But misty pulled it back to her .
"I' didn't mean you light bulb head" she said looking at Hibiki again. "Light bulb head?" said Bart confused at the insult.
"Here take it" she said offering it to Hibiki again. Hibiki looked at her shocked then. "I keep telling you not to mess with me all the time, so just leave me alone" he shouted getting up.
"That enough I refuse things like this to go on. Thing's that make people pity me" he said starting to walk. "A warrior may not eat,but he can hold out" he said walking off.
"Seems to me more like a spoiled brat" said Duelo to himself.
Misty sighed then she chased after him with a "oh wait for me Hibiki". Just then Parfet walked in. "Cheerful as always I see" she said watching misty chase after Hibiki.
"Well I'm sorry for troubling you" said Duelo in his warm voice. "Hey that's my line" said Parfet smiling at him.
"Just a second and I'll fix you right up, until would you like to come over to my room?" offered Parfet.
"No but I do appreciate the sentiment" Duelo said as a human body dummy head fell onto his left shoulder.
"I feel most conformable here" he said catching it on his shoulder. Parfet was freaked. "Oh I see" she said. "What ever you say" she said creeped.
Bart looked at Duelo then at Parfet thened sighed. "Each and every one of them" he said.
While this went on Nix had numerous offer's from the women of the ship to stay in their rooms, well all expect one.
"Good morning miss Meia" Nix said walking past her.
"Dark heart" she said. He stopped and faced her. "Where are you based in case I call a meeting?" she said. Nix smiled at her.
"I'll be around miss Meia" he said turning his back to her.
"If you know me, I'll be there even before you even call me" he said walking on. Meia watched as he walked on. "Er what am i doing?" she said shaking her head.
Now in the hanger Hibiki began talking to his vanguard. "I didn't have any reason to come here" he said looking at his vanguard.
"But I guess this is the only place I can be" he continued. "So anyway partner you've changed quite a bit haven't you?" he smiled looking at the shiny transformed Vanguard.
"Hey keep it down solider" shouted Nix from his van defender's open cockpit. "Your here too?" Hibiki said shocked. "Yep a man like me can live anywhere" said Nix looking at him.
"Now quieten down, so I can read in peace" Nix said taking his little black book out again. Hibiki was about to shout when he smelled something. "Hey what smells so good?" he said sniffing the air.
He looked to his side to see misty. "I just knew you'd be here, so here this'll warm you up" she said offering him a plate of hot soup.
"Hmph kids" said Nix returning to his books. All the while Dita listened to Hibiki and misty from behind a pillar in the hanger.
"Ah hey what are you looking at?" asked Hibiki noticing misty watching him eat.
"I was thinking how cute you are" she said. "What do you mean, you don't go around telling guys their cute" said Hibiki annoyed.
"But you are cute" smiled misty as she leaned into him. "Oh look you've got something stuck there" she said as she tried to touch his face.
Hibiki backed away. "Hey watch it" warned Hibiki he did not like where this was going.
"You don't have to be shy with me" smiled misty. "I'm not being shy" Hibiki shouted. Misty giggled. "You are totally cute"she smiled.
"Do you ever listen to people when they talk too you" yelled Hibiki. Dita sighed as Nix watched her leave.
Following her Nix saw her at a table with Jura and Paiway talking.
"And you just left without saying anything!" said Jura unimpressed. "Well I" Dita said stumbling on her words. "Ah jeez how pathetic" sighed Jura putting her head in her left hand.
"Dita what were you expecting anyway?" asked Paiway. "Well ur nothing much, I just wanted to give Mr alien some porridge and that's all" she finished.
"Well then I shall have to go check up on those two" said Paiway sniffing. Just then then a huge wooden stick blocked Paiway held by Pyoro.
"What are you doing?" Paiway shouted. "I've found someone with a cold, I must lock her up" he said ."I have a cold?" asked Paiway sneezing.
Next thing she know, Paiway was locked up in a reg centre storage room. "Wait I can't do any pai checks in here" she moaned as Pyoro left turning the light's off behind him.
Meanwhile back in the cafeteria Nix was now eating his breakfast. He listened to the women who seemed to be watching Hibiki on a laptop.
"Oh he looks complete in trance " said Jura looking as Hibiki stuffed more of Misty's food down his face.
"Hey let's not watch this" said Dita not wanting to see them together. Jura looked at her shocked. "You gotta be kidding" she said looking back at the screen.
"Misty seems to know everything about men I think it great. Plus I wanna know what there talking about don't you" asked Jura.
"well ur it its" Dita seemed nervous to answer. "Oh come on it's ok" said Jura pressuring Dita into watching with them.
"Look right there she just touched his hand" said Jura, the women watching screamed as Dita seem hurt by what she heard.
"Look at this guy he's like an animal" said one of the women as they watched Hibiki stuff more food down his face. Nix sighed as he listened. "Oh soldier if only you knew" he said finishing his eggs.
In the hanger Hibiki was still stuffing more food down his face.
"Oh boy this is delicious what is it?" he asked stuffing more food in.
"it's paiay" said misty blushing. "It's a time consuming dish you especially make for your boyfriend" she continued to say as Hibiki paid no attention to what she was saying.
"Yeah what ever ,but this is great gimme me more" he smiled handing her the plate. "Oh Hibiki you eat so much" Misty said happily.
In the cafeteria the women watching seemed confused at what misty said. "A boyfriend what 's that?" they wondered.
Meanwhile Dita sat alone on her table trying to hold back her tears.
As Hibiki stuffed more and more food down his face the women watched.
" She feed him with a spoon" said another women watching Hibiki and misty. Finally Dita could take it no more. She ran out the cafeteria almost knocking Meia over as she entered.
"Dita" said Meia watching her ran off. Meia looked into the cafeteria then back out again.
"There's trouble brewing" said Nix as she sat on the same table with him. Meia looked at him and said nothing. "Hmph I think you know what I mean" he said drinking his tea.
"And how would you solve it?" she asked.
"It's not my duty to deal with that kind of problem miss Meia" he said going to back to his breakfast.
Meanwhile Misty had now told Hibiki there were tasty deserts in her room. "All very sweet" she said tempting him more. "You said desert" he said before he began to walk with misty.
As they walked they met Dita on the way. Misty smiled at her.
"Hibiki's going to come over to my room now" she said."I'd thought we'd spend a little quality time together" she said blushing.
Dita gasped in shock.
"Let's go Hibiki" she said facing him, "sure whatever" he said only really thinking about his deserts as he started to walk.
As they did the women in cafeteria were still watching them. "What are you going to do now Dita!" shouted one of the women watching the incident like it was some movie.
"Hmph I can't sit and enjoy my breakfast with this going on" Nix said getting up. Meia watched as he left she then looked at his plate. He had eaten everything expect his tomato. She then returned to listening to the women who watched the drama unfold.
Dita tightened her right fist as she spoke.
"Um Mr alien" she said softly, Hibiki faced her as did misty. "What do you want?" asked Hibiki but Dita stumbled on her words again as misty grabbed Hibiki by the arm.
"Hibiki come on" she said pulling but Hibiki held back.
"Well I um didn't want you to get board, so I thought you might like this" said said holding out a small purple alien toy with small gun in it's hand.
The women sighed as they saw this. "This is no good" said Jura, "yeah you can't fill a stomach with toys" said another women.
Meanwhile Hibiki was now torn between two options. But then misty slapped the toy out of Dita hands.
It fell to the floor and it's head smashed all over the floor. "Well I'm sorry, but men don't really go for things like that" misty said with her hands on her hips.
Dita bent down looking at the broken toy. "And I don't want you getting in our way" finished misty.
On the bridge two bridge bunnies were watching from their post ."What's her problem?" one said slamming her fist on the the desk.
"Is there a problem ladies"asked a voice. They both turned to see Nix staring coldly at them. "oh no there's nothing at all Mr dark-heart" they said turning the screen off.
Nix huffed as he walked on. "Hmm nothing is getting done because of this" he sighed continuing his walk.
Back with Dita,misty and Hibiki the action kicked off again.
As Dita grabbed Hibiki's other arm. "No I don't want you to go" she said. The girls started to pull Hibiki in two ways like a toy. "idiots stop it oww" he said as being pulled from both sides started to hurt him.
They both let go and Hibiki fell back into the corridor wall. "Mr alien" they both said worried. "I've had enough of both of you" barked Hibiki getting to his feet.
"Let's get one thing straight I'm not a toy" he said stamping off.
The two girls watched him leave. "Your always getting in my way" said misty before leaving. Dita's head dropped in dissapointment.
" Misty's deficiently in the lead" sighed a guard watching the action.
"Yeah and Dita's always weak when it counts" said a bridge bunny. As the group sighed, Meia got to her feet and left.
Back in the men's quarters Parfet was fixing the pipe, while Duelo held the ladder for her and Hibiki watched.
"Hey when are the repairs gunna be done?" he asked. "Sorry can you wait just a bit more" said Parfet looking at him from the ladder.
"If you want your room back sooner, have you thought of offering to help out?" asked Duelo. "Hey plumbings out of my league" Hibiki said with a sigh.
"Dam it if things don't go back to normal pretty soon, there gunna run me ragged"he said before another voice spoke.
"And the problem's not just your room is it?" the voice said, Hibiki looked to see Meia leaning against the entrance wall to the quarters.
"Your return to this room isn't going to solve anything isn't that right?" she said looking at him. Hibiki froze but then barked back. "What you trying to say?"
Meia looked down. "We were raised to believe men were our sworn enemies, but now we're helping each other out and in a way" she said looking at Parfet and Duelo working on a pipe.
"The feeling that we can live together in the same system is starting to form" she said. Hibiki seemed shocked at what she was saying.
"Further more"she added. "There is an even greater feeling that that is starting to form between you and Dita, I think you realise that yourself"she said looking at him. Hibiki seem surprise then he he barked back, " so what the heck do you want from me?". "We've never faced a situation like this before,but Hibiki Tokai would never run away from that, isn't that so?" she asked looking at him.
Hibiki stood still overwhelmed by what Meia said. "You have to be honest with yourself, trust me it's the only solution here" she said walking away.
Hibiki sighed as she left ."She's talking more and more these days" he said feeling himself again.
In the cafeteria the women were scanning the camera's looking for action again.
"Oh no, it don't look like anything thing's going on that" the bridge bunny said looking at the computer.
"ok so what do you think gunna happen?" said a guard, the women began talking. Was it possible for a man and a women could get together? All the While Jura sat on another table bored of waiting.
"Oh gees it's just so boring waiting for it" she said holding her head up with her left hand.
After his talking too by Meia, Hibiki headed to the hanger. As he opened his sack he had been carrying all day to find polish. He saw Dita Christmas gift to him again.
It was a toy of him in a sleigh with reindeer's pulling the sleigh along. He sighed then a voice said "you were thinking about Dita weren't you?" Hibiki blushed then turned around to see misty leaning against hanger door.
"You again" barked Hibiki. "Don't you ever have another else to do?" he said quieting down. "No" she replied Hibiki gasped.
"I'm an outsider so there's really no where to go on this ship" she continued to say sadly.
Hibiki tried to say something but he couldn't. "My family on Pluto are all gone, so it's just me" said said looking down.
"All alone" she said starting to cry.
Hibiki sighed and threw a bush beside her. She looked at him, her eye still filled with tears.
"Well if your board you can help me polish" he said rubbing the back of his head. with that misty smiled.
In Ezra's room, Dita sat back to back with Ezra who was knitting her baby some socks.
"Come to think of it" said Ezra to Dita. "Misty has been alone for quite some time" said Ezra, Dita replied with a "uh huh" quietly.
"Perhaps you could try to be friend s with her Dita?" said Ezra finishing off one sock.
Dita sighed. "Hibiki a bit rough around the edges, but he's very kind. But so is misty, perhaps there just passing so time together" said Ezra. Dita smiled perhaps her friend was right.
It was later when Meia and Nix bumped into each other again.
"So how's the problem going?" he asked as they stopped in the hallway to the bridge. " It's all, all right" Meia said with her usual look on her face .
"I see, then I'll be off" said Nix walking off. As he walked Meia suddenly spoke.
"Nix" she said he turned to face her. "i' um" she stumped with her words, her heart and brain were fighting again. Nix continued to look at her until she sighed.
"I haven't seen Hibiki in a while, can you check up on him?" she said feeling disappointed in herself. "Of course miss Meia, I'll look around" he smiled as he walked on.
As he walked away Meia shook her head. "What the heck are you thinking Meia?" she said to herself feeling perhaps she almost did the wrong thing.
It took Nix a while to find Hibiki after all he didn't find Hibiki in the places he thought he would.
Finally he arrived at the reg block. "Well I guess its the last place to look" he said entering only to see Hibiki and Barnette talking over some tea.
"Oh Dark-heart" said Barnette noticing him at the door. "Forgive my intrusion miss Barnette" he bowed. Hibiki looked at Nix bow. "And of course you too solider" said nix bowing again.
" I did not know you were talking, I will leave" Nix said turning around.
"No I'm leaving now anyway" Hibiki said. Nix looked at him." I have to get back to the vanguard" said Hibiki smiling.
"Very well solider" Nix said but as Hibiki tried to walk past Nix stopped him with his left arm. "Hey what's the?" barked Hibiki before Nix whispered to him.
"There is a lady outside waiting for you, but it is not miss Dita". Hibiki nodded as Nix let him pass.
As the door close Barnette looked at Nix. "Meia sent you didn't she?"she smiled. Nix faced her.
"It is the duty of a soldier to do what their commander tells them" said Nix responding. "Hmm your a strange man black-heart" smiled Barnette cleaning up.
Meanwhile out in the hallway Hibiki was talking to misty. "You were waiting for me weren't you" he said looking behind her to see her chair and CD player sitting there.
She stepped back with a "um".
"Come on be honest" said Hibiki with a smile. "After all ,we are sorta living together in the same community" he said.
"Hibiki" said Misty her eye's filled with happiness. "I'm so happy" she said hugging him from behind almost choking him.
"whoa hey what's this about" he barked. He had no idea what she was doing.
It was then Dita came running happily around the corner with a plate full of rice balls. "Oh Mr alien" she said happily until she saw misty hugging him.
She dropped the plate in horror. The rice balls broke up just like her heart. Tears filled her eye's as the women in the cafeteria watched.
"All right we're finally gunna see some action here" said the guard looking at the screen. Jura and Meia looked at the screen too.
But Dita just ran away and the women sighed.
"She's lost another round" said the guard. "Hopeless I feel sorry for her" said one of the bridge bunnies.
But then someone spoke. "That's it" said Jura getting to her feet. " I can't take it any more, it's about time she earned to be honesty with herself" she said turning her back to them.
"I'll have to give her an education" Jura continued to said storming off.
She knew how her plan was going to work but she needed help and just who should be walking by but Nix.
" Dark heart your going to help" she said walking up to him.
" I'm very busy" said Nix trying not to look at her reveling clothes. "Busy huh"she said turning away.
"Too bad, I guess you don't want to see the end of this game you don't seem to like" she smiled. Nix knew she was right.
"Very well" he said giving in. Jura smiled as she told him her plan.
Meanwhile back with Hibiki and misty.
Hibiki started to run after Dita when misty grabbed his arm.
"No wait don't look at Dita, just look at me" she begged but Hibiki couldn't.
"But she's" Hibiki said as misty gazed at him with her sad eyes. "Well it's" he was struggling to get the words out.
"Its something I've never felt before" he finished as misty gasped letting go of him.
" I see" she said standing back sadly. It was then Nix showed up .
"Hibiki to the meeting room" he ordered. "But I" Hibiki tried to speak but Nix shouted at him again. "Now soldier" he ordered and Hibiki left.
Then Nix looked at misty. "Miss misty go back to your station" he ordered. With that phase one was complete.
Meanwhile in the hallway near the hanger Dita was trying to hold back her tears with heavy breathing when. "Dita" said a voice.
Dita look to see Jura beside her. "let's go, we're going to discuss some plans for a new formation, head over to the meeting room immediately" Jura ordered before walking away.
"All right I understand" Dita said wiping her eyes clear. Suddenly all over the ship a live board cast was being set up. "Hmm seems the shows just getting started" said Nix leaning on the same wall as Meia. She nodded and they all watched .
As Dita got to the meeting room she ran inside. "Sorry I'm late" she said. But she then noticed only Hibiki sitting there, she fell quiet as the door locked.
"What up's?" asked Hibiki as Dita walked over but as Dita was about to talk Jura appeared on the meeting room screen. "All right listen up you two" she said like a mother.
" I've fixed it ,so you two can be alone for a while so I hope you appreciate this" she said.
"Jura" said Dita touched by her friend action. "You two must talk things out properly and until you do the door remains locked." she said looking at them.
"And stop bothering me with all this silliness" Jura said flicking her hair. "Your making me look old!" she shouted before disappearing off the screen.
Dita and Hibiki sighed. All the while Bart and the other members of the ship were watching this event. "Its like watching a bad soap on the tv" sighed Nix as he just stood there.
For a while Hibiki and Dita just sat there, apart not saying a word. In the cafeteria Nix,Meia,Jura and other crew members were watching the two as Jura tapped her fingers on the table in boredom.
"ahh its madding" cried Jura annoyed because nothing was happening. "Hurry up and get talking" order Jura over the screen then vanishing again.
"Shut up" shouted Hibiki standing up to the screen. "Man you guys are annoying" he said still facing the screen. "So ur Mr alien" said Dita shyly they both looked at each other then looked away again.
"Oh how irradiating" said Jura annoyed at there still being no action.
"Oh so that's what's going on here" said a voice from the door. They all looked to see misty. "Here we have 151 people all teamed up and rooting for one girl, the pirates of Mejere certainly value friendship don't they"she mocked.
"This is a good moment here, so don't you dare get in the way" said Jura angrily.
"Oh relax I'm not so dumb to go around making enemies with the entire ship "she said turning away and folding her arms.
"Any way I was only reason I was fooling around with that boy was because I was bored" she said.
"Good then return to your station on the bridge" said Nix coldly. Misty looked at him.
"If you have time to mess around with feelings then you've not had enough time to finishing scanning for enemies" he said coldly with this misty walked away.
Meia watched her leave then looked at Nix. "That was rather cold" she said looking at him.
He huffed."Hmph I've told you once leader, it is not my job to deal with emotions, if you think my actions were wrong tell me" he said looking at her.
Meia looked angrily at him. "Go and see if she's ok" she ordered. Nix grunted and left.
In the nirvana gardens misty was crying on the bench over her loss when.
"Tears are magical aren't they" said Nix appearing from the darkness of the tree's.
"What have you come to tell me off again?" she shouted back but Nix just smiled. "Your a fighter miss misty and I respect you for that" he said.
"You respect me?" she said looking at him confused, his sliver hair shone in the gardens lights as he stood beside her.
"If only you knew miss misty, we're are quite the same" he said looking up into the starry space. "How" she said not convinced.
" If you've failed to notice miss Misty I spend most my time alone" he said looking at the girl.
"Like you I have no place here, I wander the halls like a ghost only spoke to when and if I'm needed" he said.
"But your talked to, your accepted" said misty trying to argue back.
But Nix just patted her on her head with a smile.
"Only over time miss misty was I was accepted" he said. "But you were welcomed with open arms, all this time if only you knew " he said looking at the girl.
He sighed as she looked away. "Perhaps you won't listen to me, but I know of one you will listen too" he said as he noticed Meia walking towards them.
"Misty" Meia said softly as she stopped before them. "What do you want now, if it's a lecture I don't feel like hearing it " said misty angrily.
But Nix put his left hand on misty's right shoulder ." Hmph quiet miss misty, let miss Meia speak" he said holding on to her right shoulder.
"There's no reason to act so tough and believe me, you were never all by yourself with us" Meia said to misty who started to break down at her words.
We are all allies in the fight against the harvest are we not?" asked Meia. This broke misty and as Nix let her go, she ran over to Meia crying. She hugged Meia around her chest.
"Thank you" she said crying into Meia chest. Meia placed her hand on her head. Nix listened as misty's cry filled the garden.
"The cry of someone who finally can let go"he thought resting his right arm across his chest.
Meanwhile it finally seemed Hibiki was ready to talk to Dita.
"Um you know" he said shyly facing her. "Yes what is it?" said Dita blushing. "ur well you know?" Hibiki said tightening his fist.
In the cafeteria it was all too much for Jura. "Urr there so irritating" she said biting into her handkerchief. In the reg centre Barnette watched as Hibiki finally seemed able to speak again.
"Um how do I say it?" he said stumbling on his words. "Tell me Mr alien" said Dita her eyes filled with hope. Hibiki blushed then he barked.
"I'm only saying this once so listen up I ur" he froze again Dita looked at him. All the crew watched was this it?
" I lo" but before Hibiki could finish his sentence the alarm sounded.
The crew sighed in disappointment. "Ok that's it shows over back to your stations ladies" ordered Barnette in the reg centre.
Even the captain and BC sighed as screen turned off. "Oh no enemy attacking range 1800" said a bride bunny returning to her seat.
"Attention all teams prepare to go, dread team standby" order BC over the radio.
Miea and Nix heard this and nodded. "We have to go, we've got a battle on our hands" said Meia to misty holding her by her shoulders.
"ok do your best dear sister" said Misty looking loving at Meia. Meia let go and looked shocked at what misty said .
"Ur yeah right" she said freaked out.
As Meia and Nix dashed off to the hanger. Nix was laughing all the way. "Shut up" said Meia getting annoyed at him.
"Hmph come dear sister be nice" he mocked. Meia huffed at him as they arrived at the hanger.
Getting in their ships, the team launched off again.
"Hey don't be such a slow poke and follow me" said Hibiki over the radio to Dita. "Sure" she replied blushing and with that the two formed into the Vandread Dita as the other's followed into battle.
Meanwhile back in the nivana.
"Hey come on someone let me out of here" shouted paiway hittign the storage room door. "I can't do my pai checks in here" moaned Paiway still locked in the room.
It was after the battle was over, in the hanger where our story continues.
Nix and Meia stayed behind to look over the van-defender while the other went to the cafeteria to eat.
"Hmm well I say today has been wild day"said Nix closing up his tool box. Meia stood watching him her heart and brain seemed to be arguing again.
"Looking good van defender,I think some tea's in order now" said Nix looking at his repaired van-defender. Just then Meia spoke.
"Nix" Meia said stuttering. Nix looked at her blushing. "Miss Meia, what is it?" he asked.
It was all to much for poor Meia, her feelings overwhelmed her and suddenly. "I suggest we have tea in my room" she shouted before covering her mouth.
Nix smiled at this.
" Well thank you for the offer miss Meia but, I think I'll eat here" he said patting his van defender.
"Oh I see" she said sounding disappointed. Nix sighed he felt bad. He then looked to his left then right.
"well now or never" he thought. He kissed Meia on her left cheek.
She held her cheek in shock.
"um ur" she said blushing. Nix looked to his side.
"Well ahem," he said coughing.
"I think I might just hit the sack" Nix said blushing as he opened his van-defender cockpit.
"Good night miss Meia" he said as the cockpit closed behind.
Meia held her left cheek, had she really just been kissed by Nix?
