~Now I'm sitting on a Paris Train,
Mountain ash falls like rain
Fire burns the trees
It's a beautiful fatality
I love the way you stand your ground
The sea moves, it's just mercury
To break his perfect skin
It's death, to die within~
~Beth Orton.
Bit sat in the hangar, polishing Liger, doing everything he could to keep his mind off Brad, concentrating on nothing but getting liger nice and shiny as Leena came up behind him.
"Hey, Bit." She said without her usual morning malice towards him, mainly because none of her cookies had gone missing in weeks. He jumped slightly and leaned away.
"I swear, Leena, I didn't take your cookies doughnuts or whatever. Just leave me alone." He said flatly as she sat down next to him.
"I'm not here to pound you, I just want to talk." She said as he sighed.
"Whatever."
Leena waited, tapping her foot, thinking of how to put things.
"Are you okay? You just haven't been Bit-ish lately."
"Why? I thought you'd like not having your damn cookies stolen." he said in monotone, moving to the back of Liger's leg.
"Well, if you don't steal them, I don't chase you, and if you don't take them, I eat them and I don't get to burn off the calories! I mean, hey! I could get fat!" She laughed, getting a tiny smile out of him.
She paused, then exhaled loudly.
"Bit….are you still angry with Brad?"
He didn't answer except for a slight scoff, turning away, his mood changed.
"Don't you think you two should make up? It's not good to leave things the way you two broke up. You need each other, he's a wreck without you and you're miserable without him, just look at yourselves." She tried to reason.
He shook his head. "He's a wreck in general." He said softly, malice ebbing in his voice. "He is."
"Bit…you were so happy together…"
"So? He lied to me and was willing to double-cross me." Bit's voice caught in his throat painfully.
"Do you still love him?" Leena asked as he looked up, his eyes holding suffering and brimming with tears. He chewed hard on his lip and his head fell in a slight nod.
"He didn't want to hurt you…."
"B-but he did!" The tears fell, plummeted downward to the cold dusty floor of the hangar, as he turned quickly and clambered up into Liger Zero's cockpit.
Leena looked at her feet as he shut himself in and streaked out of the hangar.
——–
Brad waited for Tori after his meeting with her Psychologist. She stepped in with a smile, then frowned, seeing him.
"What's wrong?" She asked sitting next to him.
He shook his head. "Nothing."
"You're lying. Hey, where's Bit?"
"He's not coming anymore. We…we broke up."
"Why?" She looked at him again, sadly as he looked away.
"Things just weren't working out."
"But why?"
"Tori, please." His voice came out sharp. "I don't want to talk about it." He rubbed his temples idly.
"I'm sorry." She said as he sighed and rested his head back against the wall…
Naomi sat with Brad, it was well past midnight on the dark sand they sat upon. The waves crashed noiselessly, the breeze blowing the damp air in their faces. A glow flickered up as Naomi lit Brad's outstretched cigarette, then lit her own, the glow dimming into two dull embers at the tips.
"I thought you quit." Naomi broke the silence as Brad took another drag.
"I lied?" He said carelessly a she let out a small cloud and lay back in the sand.
"So how've you been? Sorry I haven't been around much. Even with Leon, there's just still so much work to take care of." The red head sighed as he answered simply.
"I miss Bit."
"Mmm." She nodded as he inhaled shakily.
"It's all my fault. I can't believe I did something so brainless. I never meant to hurt him…" The brunette trailed off sadly as she sat up and pulled him into a hug, a few tears snaking down his pale cheeks.
"No it's not Brad, stop beating yourself up over this…" She tried to help, but he just shook his head.
"You know I'm right…" He said softly.
[End Chapter Five: To be Con†inued…]
A/n: Ohayoo Minna! Sorry, school's a drag. So stressed. Okay That was short; only coz I want to keep the next part another chapter, not start it here. Whatever. Well, Thanks to /all/ my wonderful reviewers. Now, plugs and future works!
Plugs:
Okay, me first. If, somehow, for some odd reason, you like my style and couldn't gave a shit what I wrote, hehe just kidding sorta. But if you want to read more by me. Look up "A Warrior's Path" By Akili Moonwolf, I am her co-author. Plot summ.: (AU) The Blitz team hires a new mercenary, Samantha Korin, with an interesting past, that somehow ties in to a few other characters. This fic takes many twists and turns and is currently posted up to chapter 13 (posted recently). And goes farther. Pairings include: Brad and Naomi, Sam and Leon, and Br--Er Bit and Another character of mine, Rhiannon Blaire Eventide. ((who is very beautiful and her pic made it into Parallax, our school's art show, last year.)) Please read, AND review. We crave feedback! Oh how Aki and I crave it! *ahem* yes! So R&R.
Author: ShadowWolf
Story: (a plenty) Hunter's Prey: A wonderful Brad and Naomi. Brad has a darkened Past and it comes back to haunt him. I don't want to say much more, for fear of spoiling the plotline. But it's REALLY GREAT! ^o^ Nyo. She has many others, the babysitting one was fabulous and Hilarious! It will make you think you're babysitting job is cake. Or maybe not. *shrugs* Hehe.
Okay: Future Projects By Naomi Hun†er:
Untitled-so-far: A Naomi and Leena romance, with slight Bit and Brad. AU, set in high school, I'm being as real as I can here. I'm gonna try and finish and try to post. The funny thing is I made Naomi so like me, it was scary. Just her antics alone. (for example: in script form)
Naomi: *walks up to locker, sees jock blocking it* S'cuse me, please move.
Jock: No.
Nao: I said: Please move.
Jock: yeah right.
Naomi: *anime anger tick mark* FUCKING MOVE!
Jock* Make me.
Naomi *Grins and shoves him /hard/ * thank you. *whistles and opens locker*
(fin) Actually that happened today. ^^ It was FUN!
Another Untitled-so-far: A Chaotic Century, Guardian Force Irvine-x-Van, that's completely pointless but nice fluff. It's currently getting a good look over by Dragon Winlan-sama. ( *yells* BRING BACK THE NC-17 SECTION!!!!)
And a few others. I plan to continue Blood Lus† as well.
Ahem; well, Mata ne
Love you all!
--Naomi Hun†er.
--oops Disc: I own Tori, that is all. Oh wait. *looks down when hand misses pocket* @_@ Ahh I'm not wearing pants! (it's a skirt ;p) But some lint too, and if you beg, you can have my white fishnets. Hey, hey. ^_~ Mata ne