Emotion Sickness: Chapter Three: Koibito-no Nakani
On their day off about a week and a half later, Brad allowed Bit to come with him to see Tori, who was doing much better and off that awful medication. She had also been moved back down to Medium Security.
Brad, followed by Bit, walked into the Common Room, that lay beyond the Nurses' Station, where Tori walked in escorted by two nurses. She looked very pale and skinny in a white dress, trimmed in eyelet lace, that reached her knees. Her slippers shaped to look like bears, treaded across the carpet. ((Think Lain Iwakura from Serial Experiments Lain. Kick ass anime btw, Lain ish so Kawaii! The English Dub bugs me, but most eng. Dubs do. But if you get Fansubs or on DVD it's good.)) She had a pale, faded pink baby blanket around her shoulders.
"Oniichan!!! You brought a friend, too!" She said happily, hugging them both.
"Hi! I'm Bit Cloud, I'm on your brother's team. Nice to meet you!" He said as her face lit up.
"Hontoo ni? I'm Tori Hunter!" She said boldly, grinning to her brother.
They all chatted till the Nurse told them that Tori had an appointment and had to leave. Tori sighed and stuck her tongue out at her. Brad told her to apologize and, reluctantly, she did.
"Only 'coz Brad told me to." She said as he smiled and ruffled her hair.
"Ja ne, Imooto-chan."
"Bai-Bai Oniichan!" She said as she turned to Bit. "Come to visit again, Bit."
He grinned widely, "Of course! Boku yakusoku o suru! I promise! My next day off!" He told her as she grinned back. She pulled her brother into another hug, to whisper to him.
"So, is he your Koibito?" She asked in a whisper, as he turned a pinkish colour.
"Only in my dreams…" He whispered back as Bit smiled because he heard them both.
Bit didn't let on he'd heard as they set out into the pouring rain. They traveled back to the empty base and finally collapsed in Bit's room, laughing.
They lay together on the floor, catching their breath. After a few minutes of peaceful silence, Bit spoke up.
"You're a strange one, Brad." He said propping himself up on his elbow, looking at him, as Brad turned his head to look at him, pushing a piece of damp auburn hair from his eyes.
"You're like a snail." He laughed, thinking of his way for putting it the other night. ((okay, more than that but, Watashi ni kámu. (err, bite me) I think it's Uri-se, or Gene said it so in OLS))
"A snail?" Brad questioned, letting out a small laugh and raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah, in structure." Bit said, grinning. "You act all tough and cold to the others; that's your snail shell, and it's all hard and seemingly impermeable. But then, a few people can break through, and then you're all soft and smushy."
Brad laughed, "Well? Am I slimy?"
"Nah, just soft, smushy and cute to those people."
Brad blushed at Bit calling him cute and tried to defend himself but it was beginning to come futile.
"People like who?"
"Tori, Naomi, you know. Did I?" Bit asked almost eagerly. "Did I get through?"
Brad looked up at the ceiling.
"Yeah."
"Why? Why did you..?"
"Because."
"You're shelling up again, Brad." Bit teased as Brad put his arms behind his head.
"Why thank you, Freud." he retorted sarcastically.
"But, why do you let them in?" Bit asked again as Brad chewed on his lower lip. Bit waited even though he knew Brad wasn't going to answer.
"What do you think…about…about me…?" Bit asked not waiting for Brad not to respond. "Do you know that there is just something about your inner-ness that just makes you think? Well, there is…but….I don't think that it's just your inner-ness, really, I think it's the whole you…I felt it even when I met you, even when you were all cold and defensive. Brad….What do you think about me? I need to know…from your lips…" Bit rambled staring at the ceiling, a blush tinting his tan-ish skin, as Brad found himself blushing as well, and his teeth loosening the death-grip on his lower lip.
"I…I only let people I love see the real me. I close myself up because I've found that it's the best way not to get hurt, by not getting attached, even though sometimes you can't help it and people just find their way in. And I'm already regretting this because I have a dead on feeling I'm going to get burned." He said, sitting up, locking his arms around his knees and staring at each individual thread of his Khakis.
Bit searched for words. He wasn't expecting all of that. He gently rested his hand on Brad's bare arm, and felt him half draw away.
"Brad…I won't hurt you, ever."
"Yeah, but somehow I always do a great job doing it myself, without even realizing it."
Brad…" Bit didn't know what to say.
"I know that I've fallen in love with you, and that every time I see you I want to die, but I don't care, I'll just have to live that way. I can't be in a relationship anyway. I can barely take care of myself. I-I'm sorry. Just forget I even said this." He told him, getting up, as Bit's tan fingers clasped tenderly around his pale arm.
"Brad," He said, standing as well. "I love you." Bit pressed his lips to Brad's who tensed, but relaxed slowly.
~ (Meanwhile: ^_^*Nao's getting evil*)
Leena walked in with her father and Jaime.
"Leena?" Doc said as she turned, acknowledging him. "Can you go find Bit and Brad, see if they're back? We need to have a group meeting with everyone. We've got info on our next battle." Doc asked as she huffed.
"Fi-ne." ((Fine but like you know how you can Break "Mom" into two syllables? Like that.)) She said putting down the shopping bags.
~
Bit and Brad were sitting again, Bit's hand was clasped around Brad's resting on his knee.
"Brad, I promise you. I will never, ever, hurt you. I love you, and…and maybe if you let me, I could take care of you…Please, Brad, give me a chance…" Bit said pulling the mercenary into his arms, holding him tightly, stroking his long red-brown hair.
Brad wavered, "I-I'm sorry…..Mo Aishiteru." He said as Bit gave a comforted smile and kissed him again.
~(Meanwhile: ^_~`…*Naonao getting eviler*)
Leena knocked on Brad's door which was at the end of the hallway, and waited. No answer. She shrugged and made her way to Bit's room at the end of the hall. Not expecting him to be back she just opened the door.
~(Inside ^_~* Heh heh heh)
Brad's hand rested on Bit's hip, and Bit's lay on his cheek as he gently kissed Brad's lower lip. Brad, involuntarily let out a subtle, pleased moan as Bit kissed him harder. Both of their eyes shot open as they heard the 'click' of the door about to open.
"Leena! WAIT! I'm—" Bit started to shout , but it was too late, Leena was standing startled and blushing a deep crimson in the doorway.
Brad's stomach tightened painfully, seeing his job slipping away. /Oh Kami-sama! Oh Kami-sama! Oh shit! I'm going to get fired! I'm going to get fired!/ He thought, his heart pounding in that bad way.
"Leena?"" Bit said as she nodded absently. "Not a word, or Liger will eat your Gunsniper. Got it?" Leena blushed more (if that was possible) and nodded. "Really, Leena, it's very important you don't." Bit emphasized as she nodded again.
"Uh, so what did you need, Leena?" Brad asked, clearing his throat as she shook her head.
"Oh yeah, meeting concerning the next battle." She somehow got out.
"Okay, We'll be right there." Bit said as she left. Brad and Bit took one look at each other and began to laugh.
[end chapter three…to be continuEd?]
((A/n))
Hi, hi minna-san. You like it? Hehe there was more of a make out scene in the first draft but it was better without it. *grins* hard to leave out though. ^_~ I'm really tired, I was shoveling rocks all day yesterday, made money though, Haha manga shall be mine. Hehe, I was typing the end of this while watching Zoids. Damn, Bit is quite the Bishonen. Brad too. Mah Bishonen. Now watching Sponge Bob. *giggles* Plankton was buried by snowflakes! Hehe I love Sponge Bob. I'm honestly having a lot of trouble writing chapter four. I have nothing to say. Eeeheeheee possibly expect pointless smut. *grins* Maybe a Lemon, I dunno. Ooh Digimon game for PS1 *squeals* They make nothing for PS1. Well oh yeah, er:
DISC: I do not own Zoids, I don't own anything but Tori Hunter. Blah-nessa I think I'm gonna put in a Michelle Branch song, "All you wanted" I like that song, :P Lemme 'lone. Just have to type up the lyrics. Lets do that now. --Okay fuck just integrating, this stupid word program what-sa-ma-fuckwich is bullshit.
Japanese dictionary: Boku yakusoku o suru- I promise, Hontoo ni: really?, Bai-bai- oh just fucking guess, Mo Aishiteru- I love you too, Aishiteru is I love you, Koibito is lover, and that's bout it. I have everything written out for chapter five and beyond but I just can't put four together, it's the ShadowFox epi. Wow major spoiler? Ptth! *does a raspberry* ja'
Here's the lyrics at the end, you can thank my Microsoft Word for the crappy-ness of it. Kokó, here:
Wanted to be like you
I wanted everything
So I tried to be like you
And I got swept away
I didn't know that it was so cold
And you needed someone to show you the way
So I took your hand and we figured out
That when the tide comes I'd take you away
If you want to
I can save you
I can take you away from here
So lonely inside
So busy out there
And all you wanted was somebody who cares
I'm sinking slowly
So hurry hold me
Your hand is all I have to keep me hanging on
Please can you tell me
So I can finally see
Where you go when you're gone
If you want to
I can save you
I can take you away from here
So lonely inside
So busy out there
And all you wanted was somebody who cares
All you wanted was somebody who cares
If you need me you know I'll be there
Oh, yeah
If you want to
I can save you
I can take you away from here
So lonely inside
So busy out there
And all you wanted was somebody who cares
Please can you tell me
So I can finally see
Where you go when you're gone.
A/n: Oi, it's just the computer not only word. Ja' minna.