Foolish Games: Chapter Three: Love?
(a/n) Konnichi wa Minna-san! Genki des' ka? Oh, you are all forewarned, this chapter will most likely REEK of sappiness. Plus I'm like stuck on where to go-ness with this! *whines* I should just be evil and leave you all with a cliffy! Allrighty, Onto the disclaimer:
Disc: Don't own Zoids never will, If I did I'd be dragging both Naomi and Brad around on a leash connected to bondage collars ^^, If you sue you'll get jack shit, who made up that phrase anyway? I mean why not Jill shit or Harry shit, or……um yeah hehe, onto the story: Ps first bit's a recap.
"Um, Brad? Where's the fire?" He answered.
"Naomi!" He blurted out, "Where is she?" He asked as Leon sighed.
"I sent her to talk to you; I assume it didn't go too well, did they?"
"I don't know if they did or not…..so you haven't seen her, then?" Brad said, shaking his head.
"Knowing her, look outside." Leon suggested, as Brad turned quickly and started for the exit/entrance.
"Thanks, Leon." He said running off as Leon shook his head.
As he neared the exit/entrance he ran into Harry.
"Brad!!! Have you seen my fair, sweet, angel, Leena?" Harry asked as Brad wondered if he was from another planet, using all those adjectives to describe Leena was more than a falsity.
"Have you seen Naomi?" Brad asked not bothering to answer his question, looking around behind Harry for any sign of her.
"Did /you/ see Leena?" Harry countered as Brad balled his fists angrily.
"JUST TELL ME!!!" He yelled as Harry jumped back, afraid Brad would kill him. ((a/n: Hmm? Should I? Nah, I won't for all those Harry fans out there, besides he can be kawaii))
"She went that-a-way!" he said jerking his thumb behind him. "And my Leena?" He asked as Brad pushed past him.
"I think I saw her fucking Bit back there" he lied evilly, waving to the far side of the building, as Harry dropped to his knees screaming "NOOOOO!!!!" at his worst nightmare. ((a/n: eng. Teach's note: "This guy is terrible!" I dunno who he meant, and oh it was making out in his copy, I'm not stupid ^^)) 'Leena, you so owe me…' He thought running into the front lot. He looked around and spied a garden, off to the side. He could tell she was there. Brad shoved his hands in his pockets again and walked down the path, till he saw a young woman with pretty, red hair sitting on a bench. Her shoulders tensed as she heard his footsteps, she wiped her eyes quickly, but didn't turn around. He stopped behind her.
"Um…Hey." He said nervously as she nodded her head to the bench. ^_^*
Naomi drew her knees up to her chest, heels of her boots perched on the edge of the marble. ((a/n it's a marble bench? I danno.)) Brad sat down next to her, elbows propped on his thighs, staring at the little green shoots poking up from the cracks in the brick.
"So…?" Brad said after the awkward silence, turning his head to her. Naomi hesitated, sliding her tongue over the silver ring in her bottom lip, then spoke up, sounding small and as if the words hurt her.
"I'm sorry."
"For what? I don't know about you, but /I/ liked the kiss." he said with a small grin as the corners of
Naomi's dark lips turned slightly into a smile. "So, are you going to hear me out or are you going to keep running?" Her cheeks turned pink , but she nodded slowly.
"Brad……..I…I love you, but…I'm just afraid you don't feel the same, and that I'm not good enough for you…." Naomi told him quietly as he let out a laugh. She turned her head sharply, seeming hurt and angry. She started to say something as she felt his lips gently press against hers. She wanted to jump up but his hand held loosely around her wrist.
"Naomi, stop thinking so much. I love you, too." he said smiling and putting his arms around her.
"So….what know?" She asked, "I mean, we'll barely be able to see each other."
"Well, it's easy," he said moving to kiss her again, "I quit the Blitz team." Naomi's hand pressed against his shoulder in resistance, and stood up.
"No. I won't let you do that!" She said louder than she meant to. "I mean, no. I'm not going to let this opportunity pass you by."
Brad laughed again, "Naomi, I don't care, Class A is fine and well, you /know/ I'd much prefer you to Bit being murdered by Leena in the morning." He said as Naomi's cheeks flushed again, but she had to laugh again as well. ((a/n: Ah! Coincidental Sexual innuendo! I didn't mean it that way but well I guess it'd be true. *blushes and shrugs*)
"Brad! I'm /serious!/" She said as he sighed.
"Then join the Blitz team."
"That's not your decision to make, and besides…I don't fit in there…instead of Bit and Leena fighting over food it would be Leena and I fighting over everything."
"Look," Brad said standing and taking a step closer to her, embracing her again, resting her head on his shoulder. "I don't know what I want to do either. I like the Blitz team, as dysfunctional as they are, I, I feel at home there. But what I /do/ know is that I want to be with you, no matter what I have to do, or where I have to go."
Naomi bit her lip and cuddled closer, words caught in her throat. She stayed there a while then sighed, pulling away gently.
"Brad…I don't know what I want at all; and if anything…..I have to talk this over with Leon, I mean if I change teams, and he doesn't want to be back on the Blitz team, he'll be a free agent again….Moreover, I have to think." Brad gave her another small kiss and nodded.
"Fair enough, I can wait." He said with a relieved sigh.
"Ah, um, I'm gonna go find Leon, I'll try and call you tomorrow." she told him walking past him. "Ja mata"
"Naomi?" he said before she left. She turned and saw him smile and toss something at her gently. Naomi caught it by the chord and cradled the crimson crystal and delicate feather in her palm. She began to object but he shook his head .
"Keep it, no matter what you decide." he told her as she nodded.
"Thank you." Naomi said and ran off to find Leon.
* You're 28 now, what do you want? Where ya gonna go now that you've, got all of that age? I will tell you, exactly what I'm about. And you know you can come here, if you can get out of that cage, get out of that cage. My house is open, I opened the door, I couldn't do that till I felt safe. And you can come inside but this is serious, you can't unlock me, and then change your mind, and then change your mind. Well, I've walked through fire, and I am still here, and I suppose I'll be breathing in spite of my fears and I hold my arms open and I see who comes near, and I don't want to trap you. I just want you here, just want you here. I never write songs like this, I've never felt like this, I'm scared and I'm terrified and I don't know what to do….But I know I wanna go, wherever this may take us, and I just hope that, you wanna go there too, you wanna go there too. Well I've walked through fire and I am still here, I suppose I'll be breathing in spite of my fear and I hold my arms open, and I see who comes near, and I don't wanna trap you , I just want you here, I just want you here….Well that's my side of things, what's yours? What ya gonna do with this in-for-mation, I'll wait a little while, and I'll take care of myself, and you'll see what the cards say, then you'll take your battle stations, take your battle station. Well I've walked through fire and I am still here, I suppose I'll be breathing in spite of my fear and I hold my arms open and I see who comes near, and I don't wanna trap you, Said I don't wanna trap you, I don't wanna trap you, don't wanna trap you, just want you here, I just want you here, I just want you here, I just want you, I just want you…..* "Battle stations" by the Amazing AMY FIX! Okay, shout out to Amy, Me loves you, no matter how down I am I hear "Spoon" and smile. ^_^ So yeah this chap's dedicated to Amy-sama. (Come back and visit Piffy Amy!!)
A/n: *runs around splattering all of you readers with a sap gun, she's also covered* I hate it! I may redo it. I'm also thinking of doing an alternate ending. Warning: Yuri. Muahahha. *need a girlfriend/boyfriend* Okay gonna co chew the sap off ^^;;; Ja ma' Grr, I hate laryngitis I can't talk let alone sing!!! I'm gonna go do hw. Or something O.o Ja'