Hi again^.^ I love you guys, cause you're all just so fun^.^ This is soo fun to write! I love this! Gee, now I'm repeating myself. I'm really pathetic...oh well. I love this!...oh man...I need a life.

Oh, and just to tell you, some good stuff actually happens in this chapter, so it's not completely angsty, okay?

Disclaimer: I gotta get out more...oh...uh...I don't own Zoids. If I did, I'd have a life.

-...About Events To Come...-

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"Leon..." whispered Leena. Her and Bit were sitting in the room that Leon had been taken to. Doc had been there earlier, but had to leave to go get something. He, along with Leena, was really torn up about this. Brad had gone to see Naomi and Jamie was wandering around the hospital. Clark got called away on duty and Lance was still waiting for Kahimi to wake up. Brad had been right though. Both Leon and Naomi were in really bad shape. They had cuts all over and both were burned in many places. Luckily, Naomi hadn't broken any bones, but Leon had injured his ribs and had broken his right arm. They seemed to be mostly in the same shape as Kahimi was. The machinery used was the same. In the room, Leena was the one leaning against the wall. Bit was sitting in the chair, his head down.

"Leena...I'm sorry," he said in a saddened voice. Leena looked down to him.

"What?" she asked. "Why?"

"If it wasn't for me, this wouldn't have happened."

"Bit...it's not-"

"No. Don't tell me it's not my fault, because it is. It's not fair. All you guys ever did was care about me and make me feel welcomed. You all gave me a home, and now you have to suffer. And for what? For being nice to me, for loving me. It's just not fair." Bit began to shake and Leena could have sworn that he was crying, but his eyes were dry. "I don't want any of you to get hurt anymore. I hate this. And it's all my fault." He put a hand over his eyes, his body still quivering as he fought to hold back his tears.

"Bit," whispered Leena with concern in her voice. She sat down in the chair next to him and then embraced him, trying to calm him down. "It's alright. Even if I could go back in time and fix this all, I wouldn't want to. I'm happy you came into our lives Bit and I'm especially happy you came into mine. I don't want to live without you, Bit, even if it may cost me my life, I wouldn't trade the time we've spent together for anything in the world."

"You mean that Leena?" he asked. He had stopped shaking. She let go of him and he looked into her eyes.

"I do Bit," she said with sincerity. He smiled and then leant in to give her a kiss.

"I finally wake up and this is what I see?" asked a very familiar voice, showing some amusement. Bit and Leena quickly broke their kiss and turned towards Leon, who was propped up on his left elbow. Both of them blushed slightly upon seeing his mischievous smile. Leena was happy though and ran over to him, giving him a hug.

"I'm so happy you're alright," she said.

"Not so hard Leena," said Leon. He was laughing a little.

"Sorry," said Leena as she loosened her grip. They were all happy that he was okay.

"Looks like everything's fine here," said another familiar voice, a female voice. They all looked towards the door and found Brad and Naomi standing there.

"Naomi, you're alright," said Leena.

"And you're out of bed," said Bit.

"Since I didn't have any broken bones or major injuries, they said I could walk around a little."

"That's good," said Leon.

"Hello Leon," said Brad.

"Hi."

"I'm afraid you won't be quite as lucky."

"I know." Just the little bit of moving he had already done had hurt. He was still propped up on his good arm. Just then, Doc came back and smiled when he saw Leon.

"Hello son. I see you're finally awake."

"Yep." They all seemed really happy, but then Bit and Leena remembered something.

"Where's Jamie?" asked Leena.

"I don't know. I haven't seen him all morning," said Brad.

"You think he's still bummed out about what happened?" asked Bit.

"Most likely," responded Leena.

"Poor kid," said Brad.

"Okay, can someone explain to me what you're talking about?" asked Naomi.

"I was gonna ask the same thing," said Leon.

"Okay," said Leena. "It's like this. We have two new members on our team: Lance and his sister Kahimi, who joined only a few days ago. Her and Jamie came here to buy some stuff, but were attacked. Kahimi got injured and Jamie blames himself for it, because she was just trying to protect him when it happened."

"Poor Jamie," said Leon.

"We know. I wonder if Lance is still sitting in her room. He sure is worried about her. He barely even eats," said Leena.

"He has every right to be like that," said Bit. "She's all he has left."

"You mean they have no parents?" asked Naomi.

"That's right," answered Leena. "I hope she wakes up soon."

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Lance was still sitting in Kahimi's hospital room. She was still asleep. He was tired as well, even though he had slept for nearly 10 hours. He didn't feel like doing anything else. He hadn't even eaten when Leena had brought him food. He didn't feel hungry. He just wanted to sit there. He felt very alone right now. 'Nothing I do turns out right. I came here to protect them all, and then I let this happen. What was I thinking? I never should have let her join the team. She was better off being unknown to that guy. I did miss her though.' He slouched in his chair and stared at the ceiling. He then heard a moan come from Kahimi. He looked back at her and saw her move a little. She then slowly opened her eyes and blinked a few times. Lance didn't say anything. Kahimi turned her head to look at him and smiled.

"Hey bro, how long was I out for?" she asked in her normal, cheerful voice. He couldn't help but smile.

"Good morning sis. I'd say about a day or so."

"Wow, a whole day?" She seemed shocked.

"Yep."

"Cool." She seemed so cheerful, as if she didn't care about what had happened. "So when can I leave?"

"I don't know. Probably not for a while."

"That sucks. What about zoid battles?"

"I don't think we'll be having any for a while. You can always sit on the sidelines though." He gave her a smile.

"That's not funny. You know I hate being a cheerleader."

"I know." Kahimi suddenly seemed concerned and urgency was present when she spoke.

"What about Jamie? Is he okay?"

"Yeah. He's just fine."

"That's good. Why did that guy leave?"

"The police came."

"Ah, good old Clark. He always comes through."

"How'd you know it was Clark?"

"Who else would it be?"

"Good point." They both just smiled. Lance stood up. "I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to go get something to eat and them I'm gonna get some rest."

"I don't mind. You look terrible."

"Thanks a lot," he said sarcastically.

"Anytime." He exited the room and closed the door behind him. Kahimi sighed to herself as she sat there. She swung her legs over the side of the bed and decided to stand up, but quickly sat back down. She ached all over.

"Now I can't go anywhere. This bites." She wasn't used to just sitting around, doing nothing. Just then, the door opened slowly. Kahimi looked up and smiled at the black haired boy. He seemed happy too.

"Kahimi, you're awake!" he said happily.

"Of course I am." She smiled sweetly. Jamie walked in and went over to where she was. He just stood there. "You can sit down if you want."

"I-I know." He sat down in the chair that Lance had been in. He was happy that she was all right, but he lowered his head. "Hey Kahimi? I'm sorry."

"About what?"

"About what happened. If it hadn't been for me, this wouldn't have happened." Kahimi's expression was more sympathetic now.

"It's alright Jamie. It's not your fault. I was careless."

"But you got hurt because you were protecting me. Why did you protect me?" He looked to her with a confused glance on his face.

"Because you're my friend."

"Really?"

"Of course. You think I'd let you get shot?"

"Well, no, but I didn't think you'd get shot."

"Well, I'm fine now."

"You sure?"

"Yep."

"That's good." He stood up and walked to the door.

"Where are you going?"

"To get something to eat. Want anything?"

"No, I'm fine."

"Okay. I'll be back in little bit."

"Okay." Jamie left the room, closing the door behind him. Kahimi lied back down on her bed and closed her eyes. She wasn't tired but she stayed like that anyway. 'I hope that guy doesn't come back. He's after all of us now; I know it. None of us are safe. I hope Lance and I can keep them all safe.' She sighed. 'I hate being alone. I hope Jamie comes back soon. This is sooo boring.' She opened her eyes and looked around. 'This place brings back memories.' Just then she heard a knock at the door.

"Come in." There was no answer, but the door slowly opened. When she saw the figure in the doorway, her eyes went wide. "It's you."

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Oh, I am sooo mean! That was fun though. I have a good idea for the next chapter...kind of. I hope to have it out sooner than I did with this one. Audi^.^