Here's the next part to this lovely fic.
If all goes planned (which it never does, so I don't know why I'm typing this), "Diamond
Tigress" should be wrapped up in two to three more chapters. There's a chance of it having an
epilogue, but, as of right now, I don't have a sequel planned, and there probably won't be a
sequel.
Quote of the Fic: "Sadness is in every living person, but when you're living, happiness is
always waiting for you." Belldandy, "Ah! My Goddess"
Part Seven of "Diamond Tigress"
'The Beginning of the End'
~~
Leon might have made Leena a promise that Theo wouldn't get close to her, but Bit was the one
who was really enforcing it. If Theo had gotten into a five-meter radius of Leena, Bit would
start taking her in the opposite direction. Bit rarely left her side, which created some
awkward moments for the two.
Neither would admit it, but being constantly together was deeply affecting their health: both
mental and emotional.
~~
Harmony and Leena stood next to the members of the Blitz team as the battle plans for the
competition were drawn up. Harmony and Leena had to face some team they had never heard of;
the same with the Blitz team. They weren't facing the Champ team as Harry was dragged out
three days prior for 'insulting' an officer of the law. Meanwhile, all he did was confuse
Hotohori's gender (Authoress: I'm sorry, I just had to get a little "Fushigi Yuugi" reference
in there!). Leena and Harmony had to go and get ready, as their battle was one of the first
taking place.
"You'll watch us, won't you?" Leena asked Bit.
Bit nodded. "I'll cheer for you Leena."
Leena smiled and Bit felt his heart melt. He always loved Leena's 'I'm-Perfectly-Happy smile'
compared to her 'I'm-A-Trigger-Happy-Maniac' smile. But Bit realized, since he had seen her
again, he never saw that smile. Her eyes appeared to have gotten happier, but she still
seemed sad.
~~
When Leena came out of the bathroom, Harmony smiled at her.
"You truly love him, don't you?" Harmony asked.
Leena appeared utterly confused. "Love who?"
"Bit, you moron!"
Leena blinked and then snorted. "I love him as much as you love Leon."
Harmony began to sputter and stutter. "L-L-love Leon?"
"I see the way you look at him. I'm not blind."
Harmony glared. "Neither am I. Bit has a certain look in his eyes. He appears ready to kill
to keep you happy."
It was Leena's turn to sputter and stutter. "B-B-Bit wouldn't kill for me. He would never do
that."
The ZBC's patented bell rang, summoning the girls to go and get their Zoids. The battle was
going to begin in five minutes.
~~
The Blitz team, and Naomi, settled into a café to watch the upcoming fight.
"So, Bit, how loud are you going to cheer for Leena?" Brad asked.
Bit began to sputter and stutter. "W-W-Who said I was going to cheer for Leena?"
"I overheard you tell Leena that. Tell me, Bit Cloud, how true is your love for my baby
sister?" Leon asked, getting in the fun.
Bit glared at Leena's older brother. "I love your sister as much as you love her best
friend."
Leon started to sputter and stutter. "M-M-Me?! Love Harmony?"
There sure is a lot of sputtering and stuttering tonight, isn't there? I hope it isn't in the
water...
Brad grinned, somewhat happy his love life was dragged into... until Bit said something.
"If you're sure I love Leena, which I do, then you love Harmony, and Brad loves Naomi!" Bit
said.
Brad would have been teasing Bit over his confession... if he didn't add Naomi and him into
it. Brad and Leon quickly clamped their hands over Bit's mouth. Brad looked over at Naomi,
but she was having a conversation with Jamie, so it appeared she didn't hear his confession.
Luckily, for the three men involved, the battle was about to start.
"Go Leena..." Bit muttered, staring, at the Diamond Tigress.
~~
"Ready... Set... FIGHT!" the Judge announced.
"Leena, I'll take on the Raynos, you go for the Saber Tiger." Harmony said.
Leena nodded and shut down the COM-link. "Let's go kitty."
The Tigress roared in agreement and then chased after the Saber Tiger, who was trying to shoot
Harmony out of the sky. The Tigress smashed it's tail into the side of the Saber Tiger,
successfully getting the pilot's attention. Leena backed off, ready to attack.
She wasn't prepared when missiles from the Raynos hit her dead on.
~~
Bit and Leon both stood up at the same time, nearly upsetting the table.
"Why wasn't Harmony guarding Leena's back?" Bit asked.
Leon frowned. "What if Harmony was already knocked out of the match?"
Both boys looked at each other, worried.
~~
Meanwhile, Lilac was watching the battle, quite interested in it. Charlotte and Iris were
piloting the Saber Tiger and Raynos. Iris's shots were dead on, meaning possible destruction
for Leena.
Star looked up at her mistress and meowed gently, seemingly enjoying this fact as much as
her.
"Kill them both you two..." Lilac muttered.
~~
Harmony cursed fluently under her breath, before launching another attack on the Raynos. She
didn't know those missiles escaped her and she didn't like that fact. She was glad, however,
that Leena was okay.
"Are you sure you're okay Leena?" Harmony asked, sending more missiles towards Saber Tiger. It
was a precaution to make sure that Leena could move again.
"I'm fine, but I'm changing to Ruby." Leena said, as the Tigress roared in agreement.
~~
When the Tigress began to move again, everyone let out a breath they hadn't realized they'd been
holding.
"She's fine, you two. Now sit down, you're causing a scene." Jamie said, blushing a little.
Bit and Leon both sat down, trying to ignore the stares they had just realized they had been
given.
"Leena's transforming?" Steve asked, amazed.
"That's Ruby. She's almost an exact copy of the Scheinder." Naomi said.
~~
Leena had just transformed into Ruby, and immediately began Zoid to Zoid combat against the
Saber Tiger. It was pretty obvious that Leena was going to win; if not by sheer strength
then by Zoid superiority.
~~
"Iris! She's beating me!" Charlotte, literally, whined.
Iris frowned. "I'm being beaten also, but you don't here me whining about it, do you? Suck it
up, Charlotte! If you don't, Lilac will kill you!"
Charlotte sniffed and then struggled against Leena who had attacked her.
~~
"Harmony, let's finish this battle." Leena said as she released two of her Laser Blades.
Harmony grinned, released her two Laser Blades.
At the same time, both cut, literally, through their opponents.
Iris appeared on their view screens. "This battle isn't over. Lilac will have her revenge!
You two won't come out of this battle alive, and neither will your friends..."
Harmony looked at Leena. "We may end up helping Theo..."
Leena nodded, sadly, as the Ruby Tigress changed back to the Diamond Tigress.
~~
Later that night, Leena sat on her bed, thinking about those words. Harmony had, not
surprisingly, gone out with Leon to see more of the festival.
A subtle knock woke Leena from her thoughts, which had been becoming more and more sadistic.
"Bit, why are you here?" Leena asked, staring at the male in front of her.
"I wanted to make sure you were okay. After the battle, you and Harmony withdrew yourselves
without saying a word." Bit said as Leena allowed him into the room.
Leena sat down on the bed and patted the spot next to her, and Bit sat down. "It's nothing,
Bit."
Bit carefully cupped Leena's chin into his hands, which forced her to look directly into Bit's
eyes. Mentally, Bit wondered how much longer he could keep this up without getting smacked.
"Leena, what's wrong?" Bit asked her.
Leena was about to say nothing when she got a good look at Bit's eyes. His aquamarine eyes
shone with a desire to protect her... to love her. She looked away. She couldn't lie to Bit.
She never could. Something instead Leena ripped wide open, and tears began to fall. Sobbing,
she launched herself at Bit. Bit was surprised, but he gently hugged her and whispered
soothing things into her ear.
Bit wasn't sure what had brought on Leena's mood swing. All he knew at that moment was how
good, how right, it felt to hold her in his arms. He wondered, for a minute, what had caused
this, and Bit realized, nearly scaring himself, that he would give up piloting the Liger Zero
if she would stop crying, tell him the reason, and to give him the million-watt smile she
always could give.
Luckily for Bit, Leena did all that, and he didn't have to give up the Liger Zero. And it only
took her ten minutes.
"Do you realize, in those ten minutes, I've probably let two years of tears?" Leena asked
gently.
"You never cried at all?" Bit asked, amazed.
"I wouldn't let myself. If I did that, then I would have lost the path of my goal, and I didn't
want to do that at all."
Bit looked at Leena, tears still in her eyes, and then he did something totally impulsive.
He kissed Leena.
~~
*giggles* I had to do that.
PLEASE REVIEW!!!! Come on, you guys are lacking... I used to get around 20 reviews a chapter,
now I only get, maybe, seven or eight. *sniffles* It really depresses me... Are my stories
that bad?
Peace, Love, and the Moon!
Moonfariy2000
If all goes planned (which it never does, so I don't know why I'm typing this), "Diamond
Tigress" should be wrapped up in two to three more chapters. There's a chance of it having an
epilogue, but, as of right now, I don't have a sequel planned, and there probably won't be a
sequel.
Quote of the Fic: "Sadness is in every living person, but when you're living, happiness is
always waiting for you." Belldandy, "Ah! My Goddess"
Part Seven of "Diamond Tigress"
'The Beginning of the End'
~~
Leon might have made Leena a promise that Theo wouldn't get close to her, but Bit was the one
who was really enforcing it. If Theo had gotten into a five-meter radius of Leena, Bit would
start taking her in the opposite direction. Bit rarely left her side, which created some
awkward moments for the two.
Neither would admit it, but being constantly together was deeply affecting their health: both
mental and emotional.
~~
Harmony and Leena stood next to the members of the Blitz team as the battle plans for the
competition were drawn up. Harmony and Leena had to face some team they had never heard of;
the same with the Blitz team. They weren't facing the Champ team as Harry was dragged out
three days prior for 'insulting' an officer of the law. Meanwhile, all he did was confuse
Hotohori's gender (Authoress: I'm sorry, I just had to get a little "Fushigi Yuugi" reference
in there!). Leena and Harmony had to go and get ready, as their battle was one of the first
taking place.
"You'll watch us, won't you?" Leena asked Bit.
Bit nodded. "I'll cheer for you Leena."
Leena smiled and Bit felt his heart melt. He always loved Leena's 'I'm-Perfectly-Happy smile'
compared to her 'I'm-A-Trigger-Happy-Maniac' smile. But Bit realized, since he had seen her
again, he never saw that smile. Her eyes appeared to have gotten happier, but she still
seemed sad.
~~
When Leena came out of the bathroom, Harmony smiled at her.
"You truly love him, don't you?" Harmony asked.
Leena appeared utterly confused. "Love who?"
"Bit, you moron!"
Leena blinked and then snorted. "I love him as much as you love Leon."
Harmony began to sputter and stutter. "L-L-love Leon?"
"I see the way you look at him. I'm not blind."
Harmony glared. "Neither am I. Bit has a certain look in his eyes. He appears ready to kill
to keep you happy."
It was Leena's turn to sputter and stutter. "B-B-Bit wouldn't kill for me. He would never do
that."
The ZBC's patented bell rang, summoning the girls to go and get their Zoids. The battle was
going to begin in five minutes.
~~
The Blitz team, and Naomi, settled into a café to watch the upcoming fight.
"So, Bit, how loud are you going to cheer for Leena?" Brad asked.
Bit began to sputter and stutter. "W-W-Who said I was going to cheer for Leena?"
"I overheard you tell Leena that. Tell me, Bit Cloud, how true is your love for my baby
sister?" Leon asked, getting in the fun.
Bit glared at Leena's older brother. "I love your sister as much as you love her best
friend."
Leon started to sputter and stutter. "M-M-Me?! Love Harmony?"
There sure is a lot of sputtering and stuttering tonight, isn't there? I hope it isn't in the
water...
Brad grinned, somewhat happy his love life was dragged into... until Bit said something.
"If you're sure I love Leena, which I do, then you love Harmony, and Brad loves Naomi!" Bit
said.
Brad would have been teasing Bit over his confession... if he didn't add Naomi and him into
it. Brad and Leon quickly clamped their hands over Bit's mouth. Brad looked over at Naomi,
but she was having a conversation with Jamie, so it appeared she didn't hear his confession.
Luckily, for the three men involved, the battle was about to start.
"Go Leena..." Bit muttered, staring, at the Diamond Tigress.
~~
"Ready... Set... FIGHT!" the Judge announced.
"Leena, I'll take on the Raynos, you go for the Saber Tiger." Harmony said.
Leena nodded and shut down the COM-link. "Let's go kitty."
The Tigress roared in agreement and then chased after the Saber Tiger, who was trying to shoot
Harmony out of the sky. The Tigress smashed it's tail into the side of the Saber Tiger,
successfully getting the pilot's attention. Leena backed off, ready to attack.
She wasn't prepared when missiles from the Raynos hit her dead on.
~~
Bit and Leon both stood up at the same time, nearly upsetting the table.
"Why wasn't Harmony guarding Leena's back?" Bit asked.
Leon frowned. "What if Harmony was already knocked out of the match?"
Both boys looked at each other, worried.
~~
Meanwhile, Lilac was watching the battle, quite interested in it. Charlotte and Iris were
piloting the Saber Tiger and Raynos. Iris's shots were dead on, meaning possible destruction
for Leena.
Star looked up at her mistress and meowed gently, seemingly enjoying this fact as much as
her.
"Kill them both you two..." Lilac muttered.
~~
Harmony cursed fluently under her breath, before launching another attack on the Raynos. She
didn't know those missiles escaped her and she didn't like that fact. She was glad, however,
that Leena was okay.
"Are you sure you're okay Leena?" Harmony asked, sending more missiles towards Saber Tiger. It
was a precaution to make sure that Leena could move again.
"I'm fine, but I'm changing to Ruby." Leena said, as the Tigress roared in agreement.
~~
When the Tigress began to move again, everyone let out a breath they hadn't realized they'd been
holding.
"She's fine, you two. Now sit down, you're causing a scene." Jamie said, blushing a little.
Bit and Leon both sat down, trying to ignore the stares they had just realized they had been
given.
"Leena's transforming?" Steve asked, amazed.
"That's Ruby. She's almost an exact copy of the Scheinder." Naomi said.
~~
Leena had just transformed into Ruby, and immediately began Zoid to Zoid combat against the
Saber Tiger. It was pretty obvious that Leena was going to win; if not by sheer strength
then by Zoid superiority.
~~
"Iris! She's beating me!" Charlotte, literally, whined.
Iris frowned. "I'm being beaten also, but you don't here me whining about it, do you? Suck it
up, Charlotte! If you don't, Lilac will kill you!"
Charlotte sniffed and then struggled against Leena who had attacked her.
~~
"Harmony, let's finish this battle." Leena said as she released two of her Laser Blades.
Harmony grinned, released her two Laser Blades.
At the same time, both cut, literally, through their opponents.
Iris appeared on their view screens. "This battle isn't over. Lilac will have her revenge!
You two won't come out of this battle alive, and neither will your friends..."
Harmony looked at Leena. "We may end up helping Theo..."
Leena nodded, sadly, as the Ruby Tigress changed back to the Diamond Tigress.
~~
Later that night, Leena sat on her bed, thinking about those words. Harmony had, not
surprisingly, gone out with Leon to see more of the festival.
A subtle knock woke Leena from her thoughts, which had been becoming more and more sadistic.
"Bit, why are you here?" Leena asked, staring at the male in front of her.
"I wanted to make sure you were okay. After the battle, you and Harmony withdrew yourselves
without saying a word." Bit said as Leena allowed him into the room.
Leena sat down on the bed and patted the spot next to her, and Bit sat down. "It's nothing,
Bit."
Bit carefully cupped Leena's chin into his hands, which forced her to look directly into Bit's
eyes. Mentally, Bit wondered how much longer he could keep this up without getting smacked.
"Leena, what's wrong?" Bit asked her.
Leena was about to say nothing when she got a good look at Bit's eyes. His aquamarine eyes
shone with a desire to protect her... to love her. She looked away. She couldn't lie to Bit.
She never could. Something instead Leena ripped wide open, and tears began to fall. Sobbing,
she launched herself at Bit. Bit was surprised, but he gently hugged her and whispered
soothing things into her ear.
Bit wasn't sure what had brought on Leena's mood swing. All he knew at that moment was how
good, how right, it felt to hold her in his arms. He wondered, for a minute, what had caused
this, and Bit realized, nearly scaring himself, that he would give up piloting the Liger Zero
if she would stop crying, tell him the reason, and to give him the million-watt smile she
always could give.
Luckily for Bit, Leena did all that, and he didn't have to give up the Liger Zero. And it only
took her ten minutes.
"Do you realize, in those ten minutes, I've probably let two years of tears?" Leena asked
gently.
"You never cried at all?" Bit asked, amazed.
"I wouldn't let myself. If I did that, then I would have lost the path of my goal, and I didn't
want to do that at all."
Bit looked at Leena, tears still in her eyes, and then he did something totally impulsive.
He kissed Leena.
~~
*giggles* I had to do that.
PLEASE REVIEW!!!! Come on, you guys are lacking... I used to get around 20 reviews a chapter,
now I only get, maybe, seven or eight. *sniffles* It really depresses me... Are my stories
that bad?
Peace, Love, and the Moon!
Moonfariy2000