Thanks for the reviews! It keeps me going and ensures I get new chapters up faster! ^_^
And SuperKat, don't ya think Leena deserves some of the spotlight? This is a Jamie/Leena story so expect her to get some screentime, too, ya know. But this chapter should satisfy everyone's Jamie-lovin' needs. Please review and enjoy, folks!
By the way, two points for anyone who can guess where this chapter's title came from. ;)
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Bit stood all alone in the corridor. He clenched his fists and his teeth, anger slowly seething through his soul.
"Damn it!" he cursed, "I screwed up! I totally screwed up!" He punched the wall with a fist. "Why the hell did I think I had a chance?"
The others were enjoying their dinner heartily.
"Boy, Jamie, it's really good to have you back again," the Doc said, munching down his chow.
"Oh come on, Doc, it's not like I was gone for an eternity," Jamie said blushing because all attention was on him once again.
"Nonsense. When you're stuck eating Doc's crud for dinner, it would definatly seem like an eternity since you ate good food," Brad commented.
"Then maybe you should cook your own damn dinner," Doc muttered.
Everyone laughed.
"What's so funny?" Bit asked when he walked into the room, "Nobody ate my portion of the meal, right?" He was trying his best to look like nothing had happened.
"If you were gone any longer, I would have," Brad said followed by a chuckle. Everyone was in a good mood. Bit was mad that he had to be in a crappy one.
"Where's Leena? I thought I sent you to get her. Her dinner's almost cold," Doc said. Bit chuckled nervously.
"She said she wasn't hungry," he lied. Doc made a frown.
"Well that's not like her. Is something wrong?"
"What could possibly be wrong? Jamie's better now. She should be happy," Brad said.
"Yes, _should_ be happy. Maybe another problem's arisen," Leon proposed. Brad sighed.
"So who's going to talk to her _now_?" he asked. Everyone looked at Bit except Naomi. His first thought was to say, "Well don't look at me!" but that would arouse suspicions. He groaned.
"Well, I suppose I..."
"...perhaps Jamie should talk to her," Naomi said, beating Bit to the punch.
"Huh? Me?"
"Yeah. I think you'd have the best bet, since it's you she's been missing all this time," Naomi explained.
"I agree. Besides, you're the only one who's almost done eating anyway," Doc agreed.
"Alright. I'll go see her," Jamie said standing up. He left the room. Doc looked in the direction he went.
"Is he gone?" he asked
"Yeah," Bit confirmed. The Doc put on a sinister grin and speared Jamie's dinner roll with his fork. After taking out a huge bite of it he said, "And I thought he'd never leave. Mmm, yummy!"
Jamie walked down the hallway to Leena's room.
"I wonder why Naomi was so quick to suggest I go talk to her," he thought aloud, "I guess she has a point if Leena missed me a lot." He reached the corner and saw the door to Leena's room and froze.
"Should I go in there? Wait, why am I asking that? That's a dumb question. A no-brainer. I always talk to Leena so why am I freezing up now?" Realizing how dumb that was he proceeded to open Leena's door. His hand reached for the doorknob, but paused above it. Nervousness crept back into him.
"Leena sure acted weird when I was in the control room. I honestly have no idea what that was. Am I really the best guy for this? Maybe I should go back and tell Bit to handle this one." He heard sounds coming from the room. Leena was talking. To whom he didn't know. Herself? Maybe that giant teddy bear she keeps? Yeah, she did do that a lot. Instead of knocking, Jamie pressed an ear to the door, seeing if he could make out what she was saying.
*This is wrong,* he thought. *I shouldn't be eavesdropping like this. Wait what was that? Did she just say 'Bit'? What's going on with Bit? 'Love'? Wait, does she love Bit?! Man, I wish I could hear more clearly through this door! 'Kiss'? Oh my gosh! Did she kiss Bit? Does she love him? IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?!*
Jamie slowly backed away from the door. Now he knew why Leena was in there. Bit and her must've done something in the hallway and they kissed. What else could she have been saying?
Okay, so they were in love with each other. Made sense. They were always flirting with each other and chasing each other around. It's what everybody guessed.
So why did he feel hurt?
Jamie rubbed his eyes. They were tearing. *Something must have got in them* he concluded. Sadness never occurred to him.
The door opened and he jumped. Leena was surprised to see Jamie standing there.
"Jamie! What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Um, um," Jamie stuttered, "Doc wanted to know why you weren't showing up for supper. He sent me to get you."
"Oh. Is Bit there?" she asked. Jamie flinched at hearing Bit's name.
"Yeah."
"How's he doing?"
"He's-he's doing good. W-Why?"
"It's nothing," Leena said. Then she put her hands on Jamie's shoulders and looked into his eyes.
"Jamie, about what happened today in the control room. I just wanted you to...I wanted to tell you that I....."
"What?"
"Nevermind. Just tell everyone I'll be gone for a while. I'm just going to take my Gunsniper out for a run."
"Sure. Okay."
They went their separate ways, Leena to the Zoid hangar and Jamie to the dining room.
Jamie trudged along the corridors to the dining room. He was welcomed with laughter. Apparently, Leon just told a funny joke.
"So, where's Leena?" asked Doc when he finally noticed him.
"She's not hungry. She's going to take her Gunsniper out for a run. To clear her head or...somethin'..."
"Oh okay. Guess Bit was telling the truth."
"By the way, Bit," Jamie started. He couldn't believe he was going to say this. "Congratulations."
"Eh? For what?"
"For winning Leena's heart. She was talking about how much she loved you and enjoyed the kiss you gave her earlier in her room."
Bit and Naomi nearly spit out there drinks!(A/N: Spittakes! Gotta love 'em!)
"WHAT?!" they cried simultaneously. Everyone else was surprised as well.
"Are you serious?" asked Bit asked. Jamie nodded, but he was very angry on the inside. He didn't know why. Bit shoved a fist into the air in triumph.
"Alright! She _does_ return the feelings! I knew she did!" He was nearly crying.
"I knew you liked her," Leon said smiling.
"It was pretty obvious. All those times she was chasing you you were actually enjoying it, just glad you were getting her attention," Brad said smugly.
"Wow, my young Leena in love. And with Bit Cloud no doubt!" Doc declared, "I can't imagine a more perfect couple!"
"DOC!" Jamie yelled furiously. All eyes turned to him. He blushed. "Um, n-nothing," he quickly recovered. Doc shrugged.
"I trust you'll treat her with respect, Bit Cloud. My Leena's very innocent and she's a virgin," he said.
"Well, Doc, I'll try, but if Leena wants me really bad, I can't be one to refuse her, if ya know what I mean. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!............oh, you're serious?"
Everyone, but Doc and Bit laughed. Bit was intimidated by Doc's intense glare.
"Geez, you're all acting like Bit has Leena's hand in marriage!" Jamie exclaimed.
"Well, I don't find it hard to believe that wedding bells may one day chime for these two," Leon said. Jamie slammed his fists on the table. All eyes turned to him once again and he immediately regretted what he did.
"M-May I be excused?" he asked politely.
"Well sure Jamie. Go ahead," Doc permitted.
"Thank you," he said and got up from his seat and left. Naomi frowned sympathetically.
"Anyway," the Doc continued as if nothing had happened, "Imagine the children after they marry. They'll have such wonderful children!"
"Whoa, Doc, slow down! You're moving too fast for even me!" Bit said followed by everyone's laughter. Naomi tuned out the rest of the conversation, knowing something was very wrong with it.
"Hey, Kenji!" called a bandit in a Zoid cargo hold. Another bandit looked down from a Lightning Saix.
"Whaddaya want, Shinji?" called the bandit named Kenji.
"Ready to go? The boss wants this done ASAP" said Shinji.
"Yeah, I'm ready. Are we taking the Hellcats or the Elephanders?" asked Kenji.
"Neither. We take the Lightning Saix today," said Shinji crawling into a Lightning Saix. "You know what to do, right?"
"Yeah, yeah. We go sneaking through the desert unti we find a wandering Zoid warrior, then we take him out and drag his Zoid back to the base for the boss," said Kenji.
"After that we destroy the Zoid, tear it down, and sell it to the Backdraft Group as spare parts for cash!"
"And we take the pilot to the boss. I wonder what the boss will do to him today."
"I don't know. Think the boss is in one of his 'killing' moods?"
Kenji laughed. "We almost got caught because of the last two, but it's not like that's stopped the boss before. I feel sorry for the pilot."
End Part 8
The only original characters here are Shinji and Kenji. The rest belong to the Zoids/Zero creators. East Japan...somethin'...
Sorry if it was a bit short, but please review and tell me what you think!
And SuperKat, don't ya think Leena deserves some of the spotlight? This is a Jamie/Leena story so expect her to get some screentime, too, ya know. But this chapter should satisfy everyone's Jamie-lovin' needs. Please review and enjoy, folks!
By the way, two points for anyone who can guess where this chapter's title came from. ;)
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Bit stood all alone in the corridor. He clenched his fists and his teeth, anger slowly seething through his soul.
"Damn it!" he cursed, "I screwed up! I totally screwed up!" He punched the wall with a fist. "Why the hell did I think I had a chance?"
The others were enjoying their dinner heartily.
"Boy, Jamie, it's really good to have you back again," the Doc said, munching down his chow.
"Oh come on, Doc, it's not like I was gone for an eternity," Jamie said blushing because all attention was on him once again.
"Nonsense. When you're stuck eating Doc's crud for dinner, it would definatly seem like an eternity since you ate good food," Brad commented.
"Then maybe you should cook your own damn dinner," Doc muttered.
Everyone laughed.
"What's so funny?" Bit asked when he walked into the room, "Nobody ate my portion of the meal, right?" He was trying his best to look like nothing had happened.
"If you were gone any longer, I would have," Brad said followed by a chuckle. Everyone was in a good mood. Bit was mad that he had to be in a crappy one.
"Where's Leena? I thought I sent you to get her. Her dinner's almost cold," Doc said. Bit chuckled nervously.
"She said she wasn't hungry," he lied. Doc made a frown.
"Well that's not like her. Is something wrong?"
"What could possibly be wrong? Jamie's better now. She should be happy," Brad said.
"Yes, _should_ be happy. Maybe another problem's arisen," Leon proposed. Brad sighed.
"So who's going to talk to her _now_?" he asked. Everyone looked at Bit except Naomi. His first thought was to say, "Well don't look at me!" but that would arouse suspicions. He groaned.
"Well, I suppose I..."
"...perhaps Jamie should talk to her," Naomi said, beating Bit to the punch.
"Huh? Me?"
"Yeah. I think you'd have the best bet, since it's you she's been missing all this time," Naomi explained.
"I agree. Besides, you're the only one who's almost done eating anyway," Doc agreed.
"Alright. I'll go see her," Jamie said standing up. He left the room. Doc looked in the direction he went.
"Is he gone?" he asked
"Yeah," Bit confirmed. The Doc put on a sinister grin and speared Jamie's dinner roll with his fork. After taking out a huge bite of it he said, "And I thought he'd never leave. Mmm, yummy!"
Jamie walked down the hallway to Leena's room.
"I wonder why Naomi was so quick to suggest I go talk to her," he thought aloud, "I guess she has a point if Leena missed me a lot." He reached the corner and saw the door to Leena's room and froze.
"Should I go in there? Wait, why am I asking that? That's a dumb question. A no-brainer. I always talk to Leena so why am I freezing up now?" Realizing how dumb that was he proceeded to open Leena's door. His hand reached for the doorknob, but paused above it. Nervousness crept back into him.
"Leena sure acted weird when I was in the control room. I honestly have no idea what that was. Am I really the best guy for this? Maybe I should go back and tell Bit to handle this one." He heard sounds coming from the room. Leena was talking. To whom he didn't know. Herself? Maybe that giant teddy bear she keeps? Yeah, she did do that a lot. Instead of knocking, Jamie pressed an ear to the door, seeing if he could make out what she was saying.
*This is wrong,* he thought. *I shouldn't be eavesdropping like this. Wait what was that? Did she just say 'Bit'? What's going on with Bit? 'Love'? Wait, does she love Bit?! Man, I wish I could hear more clearly through this door! 'Kiss'? Oh my gosh! Did she kiss Bit? Does she love him? IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?!*
Jamie slowly backed away from the door. Now he knew why Leena was in there. Bit and her must've done something in the hallway and they kissed. What else could she have been saying?
Okay, so they were in love with each other. Made sense. They were always flirting with each other and chasing each other around. It's what everybody guessed.
So why did he feel hurt?
Jamie rubbed his eyes. They were tearing. *Something must have got in them* he concluded. Sadness never occurred to him.
The door opened and he jumped. Leena was surprised to see Jamie standing there.
"Jamie! What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Um, um," Jamie stuttered, "Doc wanted to know why you weren't showing up for supper. He sent me to get you."
"Oh. Is Bit there?" she asked. Jamie flinched at hearing Bit's name.
"Yeah."
"How's he doing?"
"He's-he's doing good. W-Why?"
"It's nothing," Leena said. Then she put her hands on Jamie's shoulders and looked into his eyes.
"Jamie, about what happened today in the control room. I just wanted you to...I wanted to tell you that I....."
"What?"
"Nevermind. Just tell everyone I'll be gone for a while. I'm just going to take my Gunsniper out for a run."
"Sure. Okay."
They went their separate ways, Leena to the Zoid hangar and Jamie to the dining room.
Jamie trudged along the corridors to the dining room. He was welcomed with laughter. Apparently, Leon just told a funny joke.
"So, where's Leena?" asked Doc when he finally noticed him.
"She's not hungry. She's going to take her Gunsniper out for a run. To clear her head or...somethin'..."
"Oh okay. Guess Bit was telling the truth."
"By the way, Bit," Jamie started. He couldn't believe he was going to say this. "Congratulations."
"Eh? For what?"
"For winning Leena's heart. She was talking about how much she loved you and enjoyed the kiss you gave her earlier in her room."
Bit and Naomi nearly spit out there drinks!(A/N: Spittakes! Gotta love 'em!)
"WHAT?!" they cried simultaneously. Everyone else was surprised as well.
"Are you serious?" asked Bit asked. Jamie nodded, but he was very angry on the inside. He didn't know why. Bit shoved a fist into the air in triumph.
"Alright! She _does_ return the feelings! I knew she did!" He was nearly crying.
"I knew you liked her," Leon said smiling.
"It was pretty obvious. All those times she was chasing you you were actually enjoying it, just glad you were getting her attention," Brad said smugly.
"Wow, my young Leena in love. And with Bit Cloud no doubt!" Doc declared, "I can't imagine a more perfect couple!"
"DOC!" Jamie yelled furiously. All eyes turned to him. He blushed. "Um, n-nothing," he quickly recovered. Doc shrugged.
"I trust you'll treat her with respect, Bit Cloud. My Leena's very innocent and she's a virgin," he said.
"Well, Doc, I'll try, but if Leena wants me really bad, I can't be one to refuse her, if ya know what I mean. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!............oh, you're serious?"
Everyone, but Doc and Bit laughed. Bit was intimidated by Doc's intense glare.
"Geez, you're all acting like Bit has Leena's hand in marriage!" Jamie exclaimed.
"Well, I don't find it hard to believe that wedding bells may one day chime for these two," Leon said. Jamie slammed his fists on the table. All eyes turned to him once again and he immediately regretted what he did.
"M-May I be excused?" he asked politely.
"Well sure Jamie. Go ahead," Doc permitted.
"Thank you," he said and got up from his seat and left. Naomi frowned sympathetically.
"Anyway," the Doc continued as if nothing had happened, "Imagine the children after they marry. They'll have such wonderful children!"
"Whoa, Doc, slow down! You're moving too fast for even me!" Bit said followed by everyone's laughter. Naomi tuned out the rest of the conversation, knowing something was very wrong with it.
"Hey, Kenji!" called a bandit in a Zoid cargo hold. Another bandit looked down from a Lightning Saix.
"Whaddaya want, Shinji?" called the bandit named Kenji.
"Ready to go? The boss wants this done ASAP" said Shinji.
"Yeah, I'm ready. Are we taking the Hellcats or the Elephanders?" asked Kenji.
"Neither. We take the Lightning Saix today," said Shinji crawling into a Lightning Saix. "You know what to do, right?"
"Yeah, yeah. We go sneaking through the desert unti we find a wandering Zoid warrior, then we take him out and drag his Zoid back to the base for the boss," said Kenji.
"After that we destroy the Zoid, tear it down, and sell it to the Backdraft Group as spare parts for cash!"
"And we take the pilot to the boss. I wonder what the boss will do to him today."
"I don't know. Think the boss is in one of his 'killing' moods?"
Kenji laughed. "We almost got caught because of the last two, but it's not like that's stopped the boss before. I feel sorry for the pilot."
End Part 8
The only original characters here are Shinji and Kenji. The rest belong to the Zoids/Zero creators. East Japan...somethin'...
Sorry if it was a bit short, but please review and tell me what you think!
