Disclaimer: Don't own Zoids. Stop bothering me...



Ok, I got a lot of reviews in 1 day...the most I've ever gotten. I didn't know that would work so well! Most of you said more M/R, so that's what it'll be! And you guys wanted Van to be jealous and stuff...how mean. But oh how much fun it'll be! *Grins evilly*



A little note here: Raven has been getting way OOC, so he's going to act way differently. More like the way he should act, so it might turn out different than expected.





Raven Falls in Love





Anger and Sadness





Chapter 24





Melinda glared coldly at Raven. 'How can he think of showing his face after that? Does he really think I'm that dumb?!'



Raven fidgeted around in his seat. 'C'mon, where's that sorry speech?' He thought quickly. He licked his parched, dry lips, and took a breath in. "Melinda, I'm sorry about what happened."



Melinda rolled her eyes. "Do you think I'll forgive you that easily?! I saw you kissing another girl! And one that I least likely expected you to ever kiss. Reese? Come on! I thought you hated her guts. And I catch you kissing her! What the hell is your problem?!"



Raven swallowed. "I didn't think you'd forgive me easily, Melinda. I expected this. But can I please explain?" He asked hopefully.



Melinda crossed her arms, still staring coldly.



Van watched on in awe. Was she really going to let him explain? If it were him (as a girl) and Raven was his boyfriend he/she would slug him so hard! He thought about it again. "Ewwwww, I'd be going out with him! Yuck!" He said, making the most awful, disgusting face in the world.



"Oh my god, what an idiot!" Moonbay said. She had heard him over the transmitter thingy (I really have no idea what the damn thing is!). "What is he talking about? Is he gay?" She said aloud.



"Who?" Fiona asked.



"Oh, it's nothing." Moonbay answered.



"Awww, c'mon Moonbay, you can tell us!" He said while pulling off the cutest grin. Moonbay blushed a little, then said, "Van said something about going out with a 'he'"



Irvine snickered. "I knew something was wrong with that kid!"



"Ewwww!" Fiona said, shivering with disgust at the thought.



"You see, Reese cornered me, and offered me a deal." Raven started.



"A deal. Everything always starts out with a deal. She was probably going to offer you sex every fu-" Melinda was cut off by Raven. "Can I finish?" He said a little impatiently.



"No, she was not going to offer me sex, but that she wouldn't ever bother me again if I gave her a kiss."



Melinda snorted. "So what happened to big tough Raven? Couldn't get out of the grasp of a woman whom you absolutely hated? That's sad, Raven!"



Rage was starting to spark inside his body. "Melinda, all I'm trying to say-"



"Raven, I told you I-"



"MELINDA!!! Will you let me finish?!" Raven yelled.



Melinda was taken aback by his yell. He had never yelled at her before. She looked down shamefully.



"It was either that or whenever she saw me she would never leave unless she felt like it. I didn't want that, especially if you were going to be around. And I had a feeling that we were going to be together a long time."



Melinda looked up again, fire alight in her eyes again. "I could have always told that bitch to buzz off if I ever caught her with you!"



"Exactly! I didn't want you guys to fight over me, so I decided to just give her a kiss!"



"And not ever tell me? Wouldn't that cloud of guilt eventually get to you? Or do you really have no emotions like everyone says?"



"Melinda, I have feelings." He said quietly.



"Then why don't you ever show them?" She yelled.



"Because I don't have to! They just make life harder and I want life to be easy! Emotions are optional!"



Melinda shook her head in disgust. "Who ever told you that?! Emotions make up our whole entire life! They're what keeps us going! And you know what kept you going?"



"Melinda, I don't want to talk about this. The point is that I'm sorry about what you saw, and will you just please forgive me?"



Melinda uncrossed her arm, and let them hang by her side, as if lifeless. She licked her lips quickly, thinking. "I'll accept your apology, but that doesn't mean I'll get back with you." Melinda turned on her heals and walked toward Irvine, Moonbay, Fiona, and Thomas.



Van looked at Raven, then turned and walked beside Melinda. "Uh, aren't you going to get your Hellcat?"



"It's stolen property. I'm not going to use her any more. And Raven gave her to me. I don't want to be reminded of Raven ever again." She said while holding back burning tears. She wiped her eyes bravely, hoping no one saw.



"Melinda! What happened? Why did Raven suddenly appear?" Fiona asked.



"He apologized to me." She said plainly.



"Are you guys back together?" Moonbay asked.



Melinda shook her head, her long black hair waving back and forth in the soft breeze. She walked past them and said, "You guys can set up camp. I want to think things over for a while."



Van started walking with her. "Alone. I want to think alone, Van."

She kept walking, and everyone stared at her as she sat on the ground and pulled her knees up to her chest.



"Uh, I guess we should, uh get things started." Moonbay said, breaking the silence.







What do you guys think? It didn't take me long to make that chapter! Just about an hour! That's like, record time for me! Ok, well, the romance won't start until later chapters. But revenge, ah, sweet revenge...will start later too. And soon, a big battle will happen...though it might suck since I'm not that smart and I don't have the brightest ideas, lol. Review please! ;)