Wow!!!!!!!! Thanks so much for all the reviews! I've never gotten this many
on a story before!!! Hope you all like this new chapter!!!!
Oh, and a little note on Brad: I really wish that you wouldn't flame him!!! He was just being a guy who had never had his heart broken before (I just recently gained a whole new respect for him after seeing the episode where he gets the shadow fox)
Note: The reasons that the chapters are coming a little slow are A., I'm working through a major writer's block, and B., I have three other stories to work on, and C., I have a HUGE amount of homework due lately. Sorry for any inconvenience!!!!
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Chapter 3: Good-byes are hard enough…
The next morning was dark and rainy, not to match anyone's mood. Everyone was excited about a battle later that day with the Jusckor Team, who were ranked third in the entire class S. Everyone was confident, considering that they were ranked number five, after moving up at an incredible rate. Over the breakfast table, there was much exchange of laughter and good humor. Everyone was arguing about how to spell the Jusckor Team's name, when Jamie happened to glance at the door. Bit was standing there, silently looking on. The others turned to see what Jamie was looking at. The room grew silent as all eyes turned to Bit.
"What are you standing there for, Bit? Come join us." Doc called.
Without a word, Bit walked slowly to the table, and sat down. He silently began eating.
"You know, I still think it's spelled J-U-S-K-O-R." Brad said, breaking the silence.
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A little later, when everyone was done with his or her meal, Naomi asked, "Are you ok, Bit? You haven't said anything all morning."
Bit didn't respond. He sat there, his head bent, looking down at the table. Silence filled the room once more. Then, he raised his head and said simply, "I'm leaving."
Leena mouth fell open. "What?"
His eyes met hers, and she could see the pain and resentment boiling beneath them. "I'm leaving. Departing. Skipping out. Fleeing. Running away. Exiting. You know, leaving. And I doubt I'll ever come back."
Silence fell again. Everyone stared at him in shock. No one could think of anything to say. Until Jamie voiced the question that was on everyone's minds: "Why?"
Bit smiled secretively. "For reasons of my own that I have absolutely no intention of sharing with any of you. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go pack." With that, he stood, and left. Everyone stared, dumbstruck, at the door.
"Oh my god." Naomi said.
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Later, in the hanger, Bit was getting Liger-0 ready to leave. He was so busy, he didn't notice Leena walk in behind him. "Hey." She said.
He spun around. "What are you doing here?" He snapped.
"Well…I…just wanted to tell you that you should stay."
Bit turned back to Liger. "Why? You've made it clear enough that I'm not wanted here."
"THAT'S why you're leaving?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
"No…you've got it all wrong…I…"
"Oh, now you're coming to me with an apology?" he interrupted. "I can't believe you. You rip out my heart, throw it on the ground and shoot a couple hundred rounds at it with your Gunsniper, and think you can just walk right up to me and apologize?! Let me tell you, Leena, that we're way past apologies now. That's why I'm leaving. So I can forget about you and the way you broke my damn heart. Now do you know what I think? I think you should just take your damn, fucking 'apology', AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR DAMN, FUCKING ASS!!!!!" He screamed. He stood there, breathing hard after his outburst. Leena felt hot tears springing to her eyes. She didn't even try to hold them back. She turned and bolted, sobbing. As Bit watched her go he could feel tears beginning to trickle out of his own eyes. He banged Liger's leg with his fist. "Nice going, Bit Cloud. You just chased away the girl you love, and the one thing that might change your mind and make you stay. God damn you." He cursed. He leaned back against his zoid, sobbing openly. "God damn you."
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Later that day, everyone assembled in the hanger to see Bit off. "Just won't be the same without you, buddy," Jamie sniffed. "I'll miss you. We all will."
"I'll miss you guys too." Bit replied.
"I still can't understand why you're leaving." Doc wondered.
"This is just something I have to do. I can't tell you why. Anyway, you'll probably find out sometime soon by yourself."
"Ok." Doc said in an unsatisfied manor.
"Well, I guess I'm off…wait, where's Leena?" He looked around, but she was nowhere to be seen.
"Come to think of it, I haven't seen her for a while either." Said Brad. "Does anyone know where she is?"
"Last time I saw her was about an hour ago. She was heading toward the hanger. Know anything, Bit?" asked Naomi.
"Um…well…I did see her come in here but…um…I…er…didn't get to talk to her…exactly?"
"Ok, what did you do?"
"Well, she came in here and started bugging me about why I was leaving. So I sorta yelled at her. A lot." He lied.
"Well, she should be down here anyway to say good-bye, even if she is pissed at you." Brad said. "Want me to go get her?"
"Nah." Bit said. "If she doesn't want to say good-bye, then she doesn't have to." He looked around and sighed. "It's just so strange, thinking that I'll probably never see this place again."
"It's even stranger, thinking that we'll probably never see you again." It was Leena.
"Well, Leena, how nice of you to join us." Bit said. Even though he tried to hide it, the contempt was plain in his voice.
"I just came to say good-bye." She said in a choked voice. "And no matter what happens, I'll never forget you. No matter how much you hate me, how much you curse me, and how much you try to forget me, I will never forget you. I will always remember you as a…a friend. Good-bye." She turned, and walked out of the hanger.
Everyone watched her go, then turned to look at Bit. There were tears in his eyes.
"Um…did something happen between you two that we don't know about?" asked Jamie.
Bit sniffed as he wiped his eyes. "No…nothing…really. Well, um, I guess I'm off. Good-bye." He hugged everyone in turn, then climbed up into Liger's cockpit. "Oh, by the way, thanks for letting me take Liger, Doc!" He called down.
"No problem. No-one else can pilot it anyway."
Bit waved down at them all. "Bye!" he yelled. The cockpit closed, Liger roared his good-byes, then walked out of the hanger. Once he was outside, he broke into a run, and was gone, bounding swiftly across the desert in a flurry of rain and mud.
"God," muttered Brad, "I didn't think that he'd take my advice this far."
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Leena watched them go from a window on the second floor of the base. Tears were pouring like the rain down her face. She sniffed and wiped her eyes. "Get over him, Leena. He's not coming back. Just forget about him. There are plenty other fish in the sea." She sighed. "Who'd want to fall in love with a fish, anyway?"
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I hope everyone liked this chapter!!!!!!!!! I worked a really, really long time on it. I was going to make it a songfic, but I couldn't decide what song to make it to, so I didn't. I'd like to thank sundragoness and her story Tangled Emotions for the idea to make Bit leave, and my friend Anna for the other fish in the sea joke. Luv ya all!!!! Grath
Oh, and a little note on Brad: I really wish that you wouldn't flame him!!! He was just being a guy who had never had his heart broken before (I just recently gained a whole new respect for him after seeing the episode where he gets the shadow fox)
Note: The reasons that the chapters are coming a little slow are A., I'm working through a major writer's block, and B., I have three other stories to work on, and C., I have a HUGE amount of homework due lately. Sorry for any inconvenience!!!!
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Chapter 3: Good-byes are hard enough…
The next morning was dark and rainy, not to match anyone's mood. Everyone was excited about a battle later that day with the Jusckor Team, who were ranked third in the entire class S. Everyone was confident, considering that they were ranked number five, after moving up at an incredible rate. Over the breakfast table, there was much exchange of laughter and good humor. Everyone was arguing about how to spell the Jusckor Team's name, when Jamie happened to glance at the door. Bit was standing there, silently looking on. The others turned to see what Jamie was looking at. The room grew silent as all eyes turned to Bit.
"What are you standing there for, Bit? Come join us." Doc called.
Without a word, Bit walked slowly to the table, and sat down. He silently began eating.
"You know, I still think it's spelled J-U-S-K-O-R." Brad said, breaking the silence.
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A little later, when everyone was done with his or her meal, Naomi asked, "Are you ok, Bit? You haven't said anything all morning."
Bit didn't respond. He sat there, his head bent, looking down at the table. Silence filled the room once more. Then, he raised his head and said simply, "I'm leaving."
Leena mouth fell open. "What?"
His eyes met hers, and she could see the pain and resentment boiling beneath them. "I'm leaving. Departing. Skipping out. Fleeing. Running away. Exiting. You know, leaving. And I doubt I'll ever come back."
Silence fell again. Everyone stared at him in shock. No one could think of anything to say. Until Jamie voiced the question that was on everyone's minds: "Why?"
Bit smiled secretively. "For reasons of my own that I have absolutely no intention of sharing with any of you. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go pack." With that, he stood, and left. Everyone stared, dumbstruck, at the door.
"Oh my god." Naomi said.
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Later, in the hanger, Bit was getting Liger-0 ready to leave. He was so busy, he didn't notice Leena walk in behind him. "Hey." She said.
He spun around. "What are you doing here?" He snapped.
"Well…I…just wanted to tell you that you should stay."
Bit turned back to Liger. "Why? You've made it clear enough that I'm not wanted here."
"THAT'S why you're leaving?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
"No…you've got it all wrong…I…"
"Oh, now you're coming to me with an apology?" he interrupted. "I can't believe you. You rip out my heart, throw it on the ground and shoot a couple hundred rounds at it with your Gunsniper, and think you can just walk right up to me and apologize?! Let me tell you, Leena, that we're way past apologies now. That's why I'm leaving. So I can forget about you and the way you broke my damn heart. Now do you know what I think? I think you should just take your damn, fucking 'apology', AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR DAMN, FUCKING ASS!!!!!" He screamed. He stood there, breathing hard after his outburst. Leena felt hot tears springing to her eyes. She didn't even try to hold them back. She turned and bolted, sobbing. As Bit watched her go he could feel tears beginning to trickle out of his own eyes. He banged Liger's leg with his fist. "Nice going, Bit Cloud. You just chased away the girl you love, and the one thing that might change your mind and make you stay. God damn you." He cursed. He leaned back against his zoid, sobbing openly. "God damn you."
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Later that day, everyone assembled in the hanger to see Bit off. "Just won't be the same without you, buddy," Jamie sniffed. "I'll miss you. We all will."
"I'll miss you guys too." Bit replied.
"I still can't understand why you're leaving." Doc wondered.
"This is just something I have to do. I can't tell you why. Anyway, you'll probably find out sometime soon by yourself."
"Ok." Doc said in an unsatisfied manor.
"Well, I guess I'm off…wait, where's Leena?" He looked around, but she was nowhere to be seen.
"Come to think of it, I haven't seen her for a while either." Said Brad. "Does anyone know where she is?"
"Last time I saw her was about an hour ago. She was heading toward the hanger. Know anything, Bit?" asked Naomi.
"Um…well…I did see her come in here but…um…I…er…didn't get to talk to her…exactly?"
"Ok, what did you do?"
"Well, she came in here and started bugging me about why I was leaving. So I sorta yelled at her. A lot." He lied.
"Well, she should be down here anyway to say good-bye, even if she is pissed at you." Brad said. "Want me to go get her?"
"Nah." Bit said. "If she doesn't want to say good-bye, then she doesn't have to." He looked around and sighed. "It's just so strange, thinking that I'll probably never see this place again."
"It's even stranger, thinking that we'll probably never see you again." It was Leena.
"Well, Leena, how nice of you to join us." Bit said. Even though he tried to hide it, the contempt was plain in his voice.
"I just came to say good-bye." She said in a choked voice. "And no matter what happens, I'll never forget you. No matter how much you hate me, how much you curse me, and how much you try to forget me, I will never forget you. I will always remember you as a…a friend. Good-bye." She turned, and walked out of the hanger.
Everyone watched her go, then turned to look at Bit. There were tears in his eyes.
"Um…did something happen between you two that we don't know about?" asked Jamie.
Bit sniffed as he wiped his eyes. "No…nothing…really. Well, um, I guess I'm off. Good-bye." He hugged everyone in turn, then climbed up into Liger's cockpit. "Oh, by the way, thanks for letting me take Liger, Doc!" He called down.
"No problem. No-one else can pilot it anyway."
Bit waved down at them all. "Bye!" he yelled. The cockpit closed, Liger roared his good-byes, then walked out of the hanger. Once he was outside, he broke into a run, and was gone, bounding swiftly across the desert in a flurry of rain and mud.
"God," muttered Brad, "I didn't think that he'd take my advice this far."
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Leena watched them go from a window on the second floor of the base. Tears were pouring like the rain down her face. She sniffed and wiped her eyes. "Get over him, Leena. He's not coming back. Just forget about him. There are plenty other fish in the sea." She sighed. "Who'd want to fall in love with a fish, anyway?"
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I hope everyone liked this chapter!!!!!!!!! I worked a really, really long time on it. I was going to make it a songfic, but I couldn't decide what song to make it to, so I didn't. I'd like to thank sundragoness and her story Tangled Emotions for the idea to make Bit leave, and my friend Anna for the other fish in the sea joke. Luv ya all!!!! Grath