Author's note: Finally, an update! About time! Thanks for all the reviews, guys! As for why Morgan did what she did, let's just say she had a moment of insanity. That and I needed something that would really have the potential to break them apart. Not that I'm saying I will! :p
I guess I'd better make like Bit and keep my big mouth shut! ;)
Wishing For Snow by Shelly
CHAPTER TWELVE
Morgan glanced back towards Brad, now feeling uncomfortable around him after what she had just done to him, especially since they didn't even know one another and it wasn't even like her to do such a thing. She felt rotten for even doing it as she knew that it reflected badly on her feelings towards Leon, and she hoped that he never found out although if he did, she more than deserved what was coming to her.
She moved off his lap and stood beside him, a troubled expression on her face. "Brad, I'm so sorry about this."
He smiled and waved it off. "Don't worry about it. Besides, it accomplished what you wanted it to, didn't it? And I must admit that it had some side perks as well," he added.
She blushed furiously. "But I feel so bad, especially since I love Leon so much. How could I have been so stupid to do that?"
Feeling a hand on her shoulder, she looked over into Leena's lavender eyes. "Morgan, we all know how much you love my brother," she said. "Which is why we're going to keep quiet about this, aren't we, Bit?" she emphasized.
He held his hands up. "Hey, what're you looking at me for?" he asked. "I know how to keep a secret."
Leena, Brad, and Bit all glared at him. "You'd better or else we'll have to put duct tape over your mouth to keep you quiet," Leena threatened.
"Hmph, I'd like to see you try," he returned, earning a good chasing from Leena.
At that point, Leon and his father showed up as they came walking up to them. "Leon!" she cried as she ran towards him, jumping into his embrace and holding him tightly as they shared in a long kiss together, happy to see each other again.
Doc Toros smiled as he watched them. "All right, team, I've made reservations at a nice restaurant Leon and I found so we'd better hurry if we're going to have any time to get out on the beach."
Leena stopped chasing Bit at the mention of food, and Morgan decided it would be best for her to ride with Leon and his father as they all rode to the restaurant. Lucky for them it was an all-you-can-eat buffet, and they stuffed themselves full, all except Morgan and Brad of course, Brad because he never ate a lot and Morgan because she was still feeling guilty.
After they were finished, they walked out onto the white sandy beach, Morgan taking the time to savor the feel of the sand between her toes and the smell and sound of the waves crashing against one another as she watched everyone else except Leon enjoy running along the beach. Leon came up behind her and held her against him, nuzzling her hair aside to kiss the side of her neck softly with his breath teasing her ear. She shivered all over, and almost lost it then and there when she heard his laugh. "What's so funny, Leon?" she asked lightly. "You know what kind of effect you have on me."
"I know," he answered, his teeth nipping gently where he had kissed, drawing a tortured gasp from her as her body ached all over for him. "Which is why I love teasing you like this."
"Leon," she groaned, turning in his arms and taking his face in her hands. "You are a very cruel man, do you know that?" she asked as she trailed soft kisses up and down his neck, pleased to hear his sharp intake of breath.
"No more than you are," he replied, closing his eyes as he fought against fulfilling his desires right then and there on the soft sand. "You just wait until we get back to the hover cargo."
She pulled away far enough to gaze into his eyes. "Why don't we go now?" she suggested. "If we leave now, we may have enough time to get there and have some time alone together."
He smiled as he brushed her hair back away from her face. "It sounds tempting, but I don't want to take the truck and leave Dad with no way back except for the alternative. I wouldn't want to put him through that kind of torture."
She giggled at the image that brought up. "I know what you mean," she replied, turning when she felt a hand grab her arm. "Leena!" she cried as the younger girl dragged her away from Leon and towards the ocean waves that washed on shore.
"Come on, Morgan, you're supposed to have fun when you come here!" Leena exclaimed. "How about helping me find some seashells?"
Morgan laughed but looked back at Leon, who she saw walking towards Brad, Jamie, and Bit. "I only hope you keep your mouth shut, Bit Cloud," she muttered to herself.
Leon stopped to stand beside Brad, who was watching Bit and Jamie play an impromptu game of football with some other guys they didn't know. "How's things going with you, Brad?"
The mercenary shrugged. "I can't complain. Things have been going pretty well so far."
"Looks like Bit's doing a good job. The Blitz Team has been racking up the wins, that's for sure," he pointed out.
Brad nodded, his eyes glancing over to where Morgan and Leena were. "You've got quite a woman there, Leon," he said. "I hope you don't ever plan on letting her go."
Leon eyed the other man out of the corner of his eye. "Why, are you interested?" he asked carefully.
"Not a chance," he replied with a laugh. "There's someone else that I'm interested in right now. Morgan reminds me a lot of her, mostly in looks."
"Oh, I see. You wouldn't be talking about the leader of the Fluegal Team, the one they call the Red Comet?" Leon asked with a smile, laughing when Brad didn't answer. "I love Morgan very much, but there's something she's holding back, and I wonder what it is. I've tried asking her, but she doesn't want to tell me, and it bothers me that she doesn't feel she can confide in me."
"Maybe she's afraid that she'll lose you because of it," Brad pointed out.
Leon sighed. "If it's something in her past, I can forgive her anything as that's all it is. It's in her past and I can't change that, I'll just have to accept that as a part of her." He was silent a moment. "However, there was something that happened on our way to the base that was strange."
"What was it?" Brad asked, now feeling worse for allowing Morgan to kiss him when he knew how much Leon loved her. He had just as much a part in this as she did as he should've stopped her no matter what the stupid girl thought. And he was a little upset at Morgan for butting in when he could've handled the situation on his own, and in the end it just made a bad situation even worse.
"There is this friend of her father's that keeps watch over her as he had promised her father he would before he died. But she won't tell me who he is or what he does, she just insists he's a friend of the family. The only thing I know is his name."
"What's his name?" the mercenary questioned, a little intrigued himself at what she was hiding.
"She said his name is Stigma Stoeller."
"Stoeller?" Bit's voice came from in front of them as he walked back towards them with Jamie in tow.
"You know him, Bit?" Leon asked.
"You could say that," Bit replied. "He's part of the Backdraft organization that promotes unsanctioned battles. He pilots an awesome zoid called the Elephander."
Leon was quiet as he thought this information over. If Stigma was part of the Backdraft, then what about her father? Had he been part of the organization as well? And was that who she was escaping from when he had come across her in the Blade Liger?
Then it all made perfect sense. Her father had developed the zoid but didn't want to use it for some reason, so they killed him. And for that, she took the Blade Liger and escaped, and that's how he found her.
Bit saw Leon leave and walk towards Morgan, and he bit his lip nervously as he wondered if he had just opened his big mouth again.
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Oh, boy! Now that Leon knows of what's been bothering Morgan, what will he do? Will he forgive her not opening up to him, or will the more destructive secret come out into the open? I'll never tell!
Bit: No, but I will!
Shelly: Ahhh!!! Bit, what're you doing here? It isn't bad enough I've had to put up with Thomas, now I have you bugging me! What did I ever do to deserve this anguish and torment?! *sob*
Thomas: Fine! If that's how you feel, then I'll just leave! Come on, Bit, let's go. It's obvious she doesn't appreciate what we do for her. If it wasn't for me, then she wouldn't have gotten half the reviews she did on "Dragonflame".
Bit: You got that right!
Shelly: Fine, leave then! And don't let the door hit your @$$ on the way out! *Slams door behind them* Man, am I going to miss Thomas. Maybe if I write that fic about him like I promised then he'll forgive me. Maybe not. *sigh* Besides, he's probably on his way over to Dracou Malfoy's since she's writing a fic about him, which is wonderful! Oh, well!
Hope you enjoy this chapter! Thanks for reading!
I guess I'd better make like Bit and keep my big mouth shut! ;)
Wishing For Snow by Shelly
CHAPTER TWELVE
Morgan glanced back towards Brad, now feeling uncomfortable around him after what she had just done to him, especially since they didn't even know one another and it wasn't even like her to do such a thing. She felt rotten for even doing it as she knew that it reflected badly on her feelings towards Leon, and she hoped that he never found out although if he did, she more than deserved what was coming to her.
She moved off his lap and stood beside him, a troubled expression on her face. "Brad, I'm so sorry about this."
He smiled and waved it off. "Don't worry about it. Besides, it accomplished what you wanted it to, didn't it? And I must admit that it had some side perks as well," he added.
She blushed furiously. "But I feel so bad, especially since I love Leon so much. How could I have been so stupid to do that?"
Feeling a hand on her shoulder, she looked over into Leena's lavender eyes. "Morgan, we all know how much you love my brother," she said. "Which is why we're going to keep quiet about this, aren't we, Bit?" she emphasized.
He held his hands up. "Hey, what're you looking at me for?" he asked. "I know how to keep a secret."
Leena, Brad, and Bit all glared at him. "You'd better or else we'll have to put duct tape over your mouth to keep you quiet," Leena threatened.
"Hmph, I'd like to see you try," he returned, earning a good chasing from Leena.
At that point, Leon and his father showed up as they came walking up to them. "Leon!" she cried as she ran towards him, jumping into his embrace and holding him tightly as they shared in a long kiss together, happy to see each other again.
Doc Toros smiled as he watched them. "All right, team, I've made reservations at a nice restaurant Leon and I found so we'd better hurry if we're going to have any time to get out on the beach."
Leena stopped chasing Bit at the mention of food, and Morgan decided it would be best for her to ride with Leon and his father as they all rode to the restaurant. Lucky for them it was an all-you-can-eat buffet, and they stuffed themselves full, all except Morgan and Brad of course, Brad because he never ate a lot and Morgan because she was still feeling guilty.
After they were finished, they walked out onto the white sandy beach, Morgan taking the time to savor the feel of the sand between her toes and the smell and sound of the waves crashing against one another as she watched everyone else except Leon enjoy running along the beach. Leon came up behind her and held her against him, nuzzling her hair aside to kiss the side of her neck softly with his breath teasing her ear. She shivered all over, and almost lost it then and there when she heard his laugh. "What's so funny, Leon?" she asked lightly. "You know what kind of effect you have on me."
"I know," he answered, his teeth nipping gently where he had kissed, drawing a tortured gasp from her as her body ached all over for him. "Which is why I love teasing you like this."
"Leon," she groaned, turning in his arms and taking his face in her hands. "You are a very cruel man, do you know that?" she asked as she trailed soft kisses up and down his neck, pleased to hear his sharp intake of breath.
"No more than you are," he replied, closing his eyes as he fought against fulfilling his desires right then and there on the soft sand. "You just wait until we get back to the hover cargo."
She pulled away far enough to gaze into his eyes. "Why don't we go now?" she suggested. "If we leave now, we may have enough time to get there and have some time alone together."
He smiled as he brushed her hair back away from her face. "It sounds tempting, but I don't want to take the truck and leave Dad with no way back except for the alternative. I wouldn't want to put him through that kind of torture."
She giggled at the image that brought up. "I know what you mean," she replied, turning when she felt a hand grab her arm. "Leena!" she cried as the younger girl dragged her away from Leon and towards the ocean waves that washed on shore.
"Come on, Morgan, you're supposed to have fun when you come here!" Leena exclaimed. "How about helping me find some seashells?"
Morgan laughed but looked back at Leon, who she saw walking towards Brad, Jamie, and Bit. "I only hope you keep your mouth shut, Bit Cloud," she muttered to herself.
Leon stopped to stand beside Brad, who was watching Bit and Jamie play an impromptu game of football with some other guys they didn't know. "How's things going with you, Brad?"
The mercenary shrugged. "I can't complain. Things have been going pretty well so far."
"Looks like Bit's doing a good job. The Blitz Team has been racking up the wins, that's for sure," he pointed out.
Brad nodded, his eyes glancing over to where Morgan and Leena were. "You've got quite a woman there, Leon," he said. "I hope you don't ever plan on letting her go."
Leon eyed the other man out of the corner of his eye. "Why, are you interested?" he asked carefully.
"Not a chance," he replied with a laugh. "There's someone else that I'm interested in right now. Morgan reminds me a lot of her, mostly in looks."
"Oh, I see. You wouldn't be talking about the leader of the Fluegal Team, the one they call the Red Comet?" Leon asked with a smile, laughing when Brad didn't answer. "I love Morgan very much, but there's something she's holding back, and I wonder what it is. I've tried asking her, but she doesn't want to tell me, and it bothers me that she doesn't feel she can confide in me."
"Maybe she's afraid that she'll lose you because of it," Brad pointed out.
Leon sighed. "If it's something in her past, I can forgive her anything as that's all it is. It's in her past and I can't change that, I'll just have to accept that as a part of her." He was silent a moment. "However, there was something that happened on our way to the base that was strange."
"What was it?" Brad asked, now feeling worse for allowing Morgan to kiss him when he knew how much Leon loved her. He had just as much a part in this as she did as he should've stopped her no matter what the stupid girl thought. And he was a little upset at Morgan for butting in when he could've handled the situation on his own, and in the end it just made a bad situation even worse.
"There is this friend of her father's that keeps watch over her as he had promised her father he would before he died. But she won't tell me who he is or what he does, she just insists he's a friend of the family. The only thing I know is his name."
"What's his name?" the mercenary questioned, a little intrigued himself at what she was hiding.
"She said his name is Stigma Stoeller."
"Stoeller?" Bit's voice came from in front of them as he walked back towards them with Jamie in tow.
"You know him, Bit?" Leon asked.
"You could say that," Bit replied. "He's part of the Backdraft organization that promotes unsanctioned battles. He pilots an awesome zoid called the Elephander."
Leon was quiet as he thought this information over. If Stigma was part of the Backdraft, then what about her father? Had he been part of the organization as well? And was that who she was escaping from when he had come across her in the Blade Liger?
Then it all made perfect sense. Her father had developed the zoid but didn't want to use it for some reason, so they killed him. And for that, she took the Blade Liger and escaped, and that's how he found her.
Bit saw Leon leave and walk towards Morgan, and he bit his lip nervously as he wondered if he had just opened his big mouth again.
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Oh, boy! Now that Leon knows of what's been bothering Morgan, what will he do? Will he forgive her not opening up to him, or will the more destructive secret come out into the open? I'll never tell!
Bit: No, but I will!
Shelly: Ahhh!!! Bit, what're you doing here? It isn't bad enough I've had to put up with Thomas, now I have you bugging me! What did I ever do to deserve this anguish and torment?! *sob*
Thomas: Fine! If that's how you feel, then I'll just leave! Come on, Bit, let's go. It's obvious she doesn't appreciate what we do for her. If it wasn't for me, then she wouldn't have gotten half the reviews she did on "Dragonflame".
Bit: You got that right!
Shelly: Fine, leave then! And don't let the door hit your @$$ on the way out! *Slams door behind them* Man, am I going to miss Thomas. Maybe if I write that fic about him like I promised then he'll forgive me. Maybe not. *sigh* Besides, he's probably on his way over to Dracou Malfoy's since she's writing a fic about him, which is wonderful! Oh, well!
Hope you enjoy this chapter! Thanks for reading!