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Wishing For Snow by Shelly
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Morgan sat there in Brad's arms for what seemed like hours before she finally found the strength to stand up, and he rose to his feet beside her dusting off the sand from his clothes like nothing unusual had just happened. He knew their little scene had attracted a lot of attention, but he didn't care. If they wanted to look, then let them look.
He saw her wiping her cheeks dry and sniffling a little, and he touched her shoulder gently. "You all right, Morgan?" he asked.
She nodded her head. "Thanks, Brad, for being there. I know it's all my fault and I shouldn't even be crying like this."
A thin smile stretched his lips. At least she knew that she was the only one to blame in this mess unlike some females who always blamed everything on the guy, even if it meant lying to save their own skin. She could've done that to him, said that he had kissed her against her will, but he had to admire her courage to tell Leon the truth even though it had cost them their relationship. "You still lost someone who you loved very much, and that always hurts no matter who's at fault."
She glanced up at him, and she looked a pitiful sight with her hazel eyes puffy and red from crying and her hair disheveled a bit, and he fought the urge to find a way to ease her pain. He had told Leon that he wasn't interested in her, but he had begun to think that if she and Leon ever broke up then maybe he might approach her eventually as he liked her genuinely, and he had meant what he said when he spoke to Leon about her earlier.
She smiled hesitantly and stepped closer to him to touch his cheek where Leon had punched him. "I'm sorry about that," she whispered. "None of this was your fault and it was stupid of me to bring you into this. I never should've even kissed you in the first place."
He laughed. "Well, I certainly enjoyed it. It was the most pleasant surprise I'd ever received in all my life."
Blushing, she turned from him and began walking away back towards where they had parked their bikes with him following. "What will you do now?" he asked her.
She sighed heavily. "I guess the only course left for me is to leave and return home."
"Leave?" he repeated, surprised. "Morgan, I'm sure that Leena will explain everything to Leon once they return to the hover cargo and things will return to normal."
"It won't be that easy Brad," she answered. "I've betrayed any trust he had in me, and without that there can be no relationship between us. Not only that, if he finds out that I kissed you as a result of a dare by some girl then it will make him feel ten times worse."
"How's that?"
"It means that I thought so little of his love that I would destroy it all because of a stupid mistake." She sighed again. "It is over between us and nothing will ever be able to bring that back."
Soon they were back at the hover cargo, and she couldn't help but feel sick to her stomach as it was tied in knots and her emotions were a jumbled mess that was hard to unravel. If she was to leave then she had some things she had to pack and they were in Leon's room. She could only hope that he wasn't in there, although a part of her wanted to speak with him again before she left for good.
Brad laid his hand on her arm encouragingly. "If you want, I'll drive you back to the Base to get your Blade Liger after you get your things."
She smiled and shook her head. "There's no need. He deserves it more than I do, and I want to make this up to him, and leaving him the Blade Liger is the only way I know to repay him for all that I have done to him."
Swallowing deeply, he took her in his arms and kissed her forehead. "Leon is a fool if he doesn't want to make things work between you two. You are a special person, Morgan, and at one time I know he saw that in you. I just hope he can remember it even now when things aren't the best for him."
She hugged him tightly. "Thank you," she said. "I would like to have a ride back home in the morning though. I wouldn't want to ask you to take me home in the dark. I think I'll go up and try to talk to him at least. He deserves an explanation from me after Bit blurted it out so quickly. I wonder what I ever did to him to deserve his hatred all of a sudden?"
"After he found out you were with the Backdraft, he thought that you might be trying to steal his Liger from him," he replied.
She couldn't believe that all this had happened because of Bit's worthless Liger. "Well, he can just stick his Liger up his ass along with his head for all I care. Besides, I know the Blade Liger can defeat him, no problem."
He laughed. "Once I get a hold of him, I'll be damn sure he gets what's coming to him. Leena had some good points, and I hope he realizes what he's done."
She smiled. "I hope he does," she replied as they walked up to where their rooms were. They passed Leena on the way, and Brad stopped to speak with her to let Morgan continue onto Leon's room.
"How is she?" the young girl asked, worry evident in her lavender eyes.
"She's calmed down a lot," he replied. "She knows this is all her fault and there's no one else to blame but her. And because of that she's leaving in the morning and letting him keep the Blade Liger."
Leena's jaw dropped to the floor. "She's what? Leon would be stupid to let her go just like that, especially after that."
Brad nodded his agreement. "Where's our hero, Bit?" he asked wryly.
She made a face. "Who knows? I hope he's somewhere thinking about what I told him and feeling like the jerk he is."
Somewhere nearby, Bit sat alone out on the grass, thinking back on what had happened that day and feeling incredibly rotten after Leena's harsh words had sunken in. She was right. If it hadn't been for Leon then he would've never gotten the spot on the Blitz Team in the first place and he wouldn't be here now with everyone hating his guts and cursing his name.
But they could never understand the bond between him and the Liger. They were partners, two halves of a whole, and he was never going to let him be stolen from him again, no matter what it took. And for that reason he had done anything he could to drive away the beautiful young woman that had captured Leon's heart before she showed her true colors and revealed herself to be working for the Backdraft. He had to get her away from there before she took the Liger Zero from him.
But he hadn't thought about how much it would hurt Leon, and he knew he would never forgive himself for tearing out his friend's heart like that. Of course, Leon would forgive him for what Bit had told him as Leon had to know what she had done. It was just that everyone else hated him now for what he had done.
Especially Leena.
It had hurt to see the hatred in her eyes and hear the coldness of her voice when she had spoken to him.
But in order to clear things between them, he had to swallow his pride and admit he was wrong, something he had never had to do before. Especially to her.
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Well, at least Bit's seeing how wrong he was to do what he did. But what will Leon have to say to Morgan once she sees him again? Will he push her away or will he forgive her? Stay tuned, and the chapters should be coming faster as I've finished it already. Woo hoo! That means more time for my Thomas fic!
And thanks so much guys for reviewing that one, too! I can't believe how much you like it, so I must be doing something right! C-ya!
Wishing For Snow by Shelly
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Morgan sat there in Brad's arms for what seemed like hours before she finally found the strength to stand up, and he rose to his feet beside her dusting off the sand from his clothes like nothing unusual had just happened. He knew their little scene had attracted a lot of attention, but he didn't care. If they wanted to look, then let them look.
He saw her wiping her cheeks dry and sniffling a little, and he touched her shoulder gently. "You all right, Morgan?" he asked.
She nodded her head. "Thanks, Brad, for being there. I know it's all my fault and I shouldn't even be crying like this."
A thin smile stretched his lips. At least she knew that she was the only one to blame in this mess unlike some females who always blamed everything on the guy, even if it meant lying to save their own skin. She could've done that to him, said that he had kissed her against her will, but he had to admire her courage to tell Leon the truth even though it had cost them their relationship. "You still lost someone who you loved very much, and that always hurts no matter who's at fault."
She glanced up at him, and she looked a pitiful sight with her hazel eyes puffy and red from crying and her hair disheveled a bit, and he fought the urge to find a way to ease her pain. He had told Leon that he wasn't interested in her, but he had begun to think that if she and Leon ever broke up then maybe he might approach her eventually as he liked her genuinely, and he had meant what he said when he spoke to Leon about her earlier.
She smiled hesitantly and stepped closer to him to touch his cheek where Leon had punched him. "I'm sorry about that," she whispered. "None of this was your fault and it was stupid of me to bring you into this. I never should've even kissed you in the first place."
He laughed. "Well, I certainly enjoyed it. It was the most pleasant surprise I'd ever received in all my life."
Blushing, she turned from him and began walking away back towards where they had parked their bikes with him following. "What will you do now?" he asked her.
She sighed heavily. "I guess the only course left for me is to leave and return home."
"Leave?" he repeated, surprised. "Morgan, I'm sure that Leena will explain everything to Leon once they return to the hover cargo and things will return to normal."
"It won't be that easy Brad," she answered. "I've betrayed any trust he had in me, and without that there can be no relationship between us. Not only that, if he finds out that I kissed you as a result of a dare by some girl then it will make him feel ten times worse."
"How's that?"
"It means that I thought so little of his love that I would destroy it all because of a stupid mistake." She sighed again. "It is over between us and nothing will ever be able to bring that back."
Soon they were back at the hover cargo, and she couldn't help but feel sick to her stomach as it was tied in knots and her emotions were a jumbled mess that was hard to unravel. If she was to leave then she had some things she had to pack and they were in Leon's room. She could only hope that he wasn't in there, although a part of her wanted to speak with him again before she left for good.
Brad laid his hand on her arm encouragingly. "If you want, I'll drive you back to the Base to get your Blade Liger after you get your things."
She smiled and shook her head. "There's no need. He deserves it more than I do, and I want to make this up to him, and leaving him the Blade Liger is the only way I know to repay him for all that I have done to him."
Swallowing deeply, he took her in his arms and kissed her forehead. "Leon is a fool if he doesn't want to make things work between you two. You are a special person, Morgan, and at one time I know he saw that in you. I just hope he can remember it even now when things aren't the best for him."
She hugged him tightly. "Thank you," she said. "I would like to have a ride back home in the morning though. I wouldn't want to ask you to take me home in the dark. I think I'll go up and try to talk to him at least. He deserves an explanation from me after Bit blurted it out so quickly. I wonder what I ever did to him to deserve his hatred all of a sudden?"
"After he found out you were with the Backdraft, he thought that you might be trying to steal his Liger from him," he replied.
She couldn't believe that all this had happened because of Bit's worthless Liger. "Well, he can just stick his Liger up his ass along with his head for all I care. Besides, I know the Blade Liger can defeat him, no problem."
He laughed. "Once I get a hold of him, I'll be damn sure he gets what's coming to him. Leena had some good points, and I hope he realizes what he's done."
She smiled. "I hope he does," she replied as they walked up to where their rooms were. They passed Leena on the way, and Brad stopped to speak with her to let Morgan continue onto Leon's room.
"How is she?" the young girl asked, worry evident in her lavender eyes.
"She's calmed down a lot," he replied. "She knows this is all her fault and there's no one else to blame but her. And because of that she's leaving in the morning and letting him keep the Blade Liger."
Leena's jaw dropped to the floor. "She's what? Leon would be stupid to let her go just like that, especially after that."
Brad nodded his agreement. "Where's our hero, Bit?" he asked wryly.
She made a face. "Who knows? I hope he's somewhere thinking about what I told him and feeling like the jerk he is."
Somewhere nearby, Bit sat alone out on the grass, thinking back on what had happened that day and feeling incredibly rotten after Leena's harsh words had sunken in. She was right. If it hadn't been for Leon then he would've never gotten the spot on the Blitz Team in the first place and he wouldn't be here now with everyone hating his guts and cursing his name.
But they could never understand the bond between him and the Liger. They were partners, two halves of a whole, and he was never going to let him be stolen from him again, no matter what it took. And for that reason he had done anything he could to drive away the beautiful young woman that had captured Leon's heart before she showed her true colors and revealed herself to be working for the Backdraft. He had to get her away from there before she took the Liger Zero from him.
But he hadn't thought about how much it would hurt Leon, and he knew he would never forgive himself for tearing out his friend's heart like that. Of course, Leon would forgive him for what Bit had told him as Leon had to know what she had done. It was just that everyone else hated him now for what he had done.
Especially Leena.
It had hurt to see the hatred in her eyes and hear the coldness of her voice when she had spoken to him.
But in order to clear things between them, he had to swallow his pride and admit he was wrong, something he had never had to do before. Especially to her.
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Well, at least Bit's seeing how wrong he was to do what he did. But what will Leon have to say to Morgan once she sees him again? Will he push her away or will he forgive her? Stay tuned, and the chapters should be coming faster as I've finished it already. Woo hoo! That means more time for my Thomas fic!
And thanks so much guys for reviewing that one, too! I can't believe how much you like it, so I must be doing something right! C-ya!