I'm updating again! Everybody say YAY!! *Complete silence*. Okay...Well,
at least I'm updating, so be happy! I'm having fun with this fic, and
thanks to a friend, I have enough lines so I won't have to worry about
running out! (Thank you Theo!) Well, I'm gonna start writing this now.
Disclaimer: See previous chapter.
-...But Like A Monster...-
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The hospital seemed more quiet than usual and the atmosphere was extremely depressing. Kahimi sat on her bed, waiting for any news about her brother. Her room was dark, since the window was closed. Only a little light was able to seep through the shaded window. Kahimi had fresh bandages on since she had pulled open her own wounds while helping her brother. She stared at the ground, not wanting to hear anything that the doctors had to say, but at the same time wishing for someone to tell her what was going on. She was afraid, afraid for her brother and afraid for herself. That guy would do anything it took to kill them all.
"Hi," came Jamie's calm and quiet voice. Kahimi looked up from the ground to face him. "Can I come in?" She lowered her head again.
"Sure," she said quietly. Jamie walked in and sat down next to her. "Any news?"
"No. He's not awake yet. He's got a large gash on his head. The doctors aren't sure when he'll wake up," answered Jamie. Kahimi just went deeper into her stare towards the ground. She then closed her eyes, and her body began to shake. Jamie looked to her with pity and concern. Even though it had only been a few days, he had never thought of her as the type who would cry, but the tears began to run down her face, dripping onto her clenched hands.
"He can't die, he just can't. I won't let him."
"Kahimi...you know that..."
"I know that I can't decide who lives and dies, but...he just can't...he can't...he's the only one I have left. I don't know what I'd do without him." She shut her eyes tighter, trying to fight off her tears. This was the second time she had cried in her life. The first was for her parents. "I can't loose him." Jamie just sat there, not knowing what to do. He truly felt sorry for her. He wanted to comfort her, but wasn't sure what to do, so he did the first thing that came to his mind. He placed his arms around her and hugged her close, allowing her to cry into him. It surprised Jamie that he had actually done that. A slight blush crept onto his face. Kahimi didn't seem to mind this at all. She was still crying, her body shaking. After a while, she calmed down a bit and the shaking stopped. She hadn't thought about it until now, and once realizing her situation, she began to blush slightly. Jamie released her and she sat back up the way she had been before.
"Sorry about that," she said.
"There's no need to apologize," said Jamie. Both were happy that the room was dark right now, so that neither could see the blush on the others face. Just then, Leena and Bit came into the room, smiles on their faces.
"Guess what?" said Leena cheerfully.
"What?" asked Kahimi, her hopes rising.
"Lance will be fine, in fact, he's awake now. There's nothing broken or anything, so he'll be able to go back today as well."
"That's great!" cheered Kahimi.
"That, and we have a zoid battle tomorrow. It's another five on five," added Bit.
"But we only have 4 members who aren't injured," reminded Jamie.
"They said that Lance's wounds aren't all that serious. The worst was the hit to his head, but other than that, he'll be fine. They said he should be able to pilot a zoid for tomorrow."
"What about me?" asked Kahimi.
"You still have to stay out of battles for at least a week," said Leena.
"Darn it."
"Well, we can leave whenever."
"I vote for now," said Kahimi.
"Sounds good," said Bit. The four of them got up and left the room, heading towards Lance's. Kahimi ran into the room, a huge smile on her face. Lance was gathering his things when he looked up just in time to be hugged by Kahimi.
"I'm so happy you're alright," she said happily. No one could even tell she had been crying.
"Sorry to worry you," he said with a smile. Just then, Clark walked into the room, wearing black pants and a white coat. He smiled to Lance.
"Your zoid has been successfully repaired," he said.
"Already? That was sure fast."
"I know, but the people around here have nothing better to do."
"I guess that's right."
"Well, I gotta get back to work, so I'll see you guys around sometime. Bye!"
"Bye!" they all said as they waved. Clark walked out and disappeared around a corner.
"Well, let's get going," said Bit.
"Okay." Lance grabbed his stuff and together, they all left the room and headed back towards the entrance of the town to get their zoids.
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Everyone was back at the base now. They all sat in the main room, listening as Doc told them about their latest battle. "We'll be in a battle against the Raiders team. They'll be piloting two Pterases, one Rev Raptor, one Lightning Saix, and one Command Wolf," said Doc.
"Another interesting combination of zoids," said Brad.
"All the teams we've been fighting seem to have a variety of zoids, but none of them seem as strong as they're suppose to be," said Leena.
"Maybe we're just really good at this," said Bit.
"I guess."
"Anyway, the battle will commence at 1:00 pm tomorrow. I hope you're all ready by then. I'll be sending in everybody but Kahimi." Kahimi hung her head.
"Thanks a lot," she said sarcastically. "Couldn't you just say their names instead of saying everybody but me?"
"I guess, but this way didn't take as long."
"I hate being on the side lines. It's no fun!"
"It's only for a week," said Bit.
"That's too long!" she complained. They just laughed slightly. After the discussion, they all went off to do their own things. Bit, Leena, Brad, and Lance went to go work on their zoids while Jamie went to go develop a strategy. He was running a few simulations on the computer. The room was dark; the light from the computer was the only thing lighting the room.
"Whatcha doing?" asked Kahimi. Jamie spun the chair around and faced her, half startled and half relieved.
"Just working on a strategy," he said. She walked up and looked at the data on the computer. Then she frowned.
"I wish I could be in this battle," she said.
"You know what the doctor said," he reminded her.
"I know, I know. I'm not allowed to go into zoid battles for a week or so."
"That's right. You already reopened your wounds once. You don't need to do it again."
"I know. I think I'll go work on my zoid anyway..." She stopped her sentence, as if she just realized something. She smiled mischievously, and at the same time, she seemed really excited. "Uh...yeah, I'm gonna go work on my zoid," she said in the same cheerful manner. She had some kind of plan, but wouldn't say it strait out. She turned to leave.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot," she said, turning back around. She walked over to Jamie and bent down a little to match his height when he was sitting in the chair. She was only an inch away from him. She quickly kissed him and then turned to walk away. Jamie blushed at this.
"Bye!" said Kahimi, as if she was in a hurry. She was blushing as well. 'I can't believe I just did that.'
"Wait!" he said. She stopped and turned around to face him. "What was that for?" he asked, still blushing.
"It's just my way of saying thank you. You really save me back at the hospital when that guy attacked. I just wanted to say thank you. You've helped me in a lot of ways." She smiled, but the blush was still on her face. "Gotta go." And with that, she ran out of the room and towards the hanger. Jamie sat there, a little confused as to what had happened. 'I've never been kissed before,' he thought to himself. He just smiled and went back to developing a strategy.
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Short chapter, I know, but I wanted to end it here. I have a fun idea for the next chapter. Something to lighten the mood to this angsty fic. I can't write something without putting a little humor into it, so I'm gonna have some fun with the next chapter. Hehe! I'm hoping to break 165 with this. I love to set goals. My health teacher told us to. Hope you guys can help me do this! Until then^.^ Audi^.^
Disclaimer: See previous chapter.
-...But Like A Monster...-
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The hospital seemed more quiet than usual and the atmosphere was extremely depressing. Kahimi sat on her bed, waiting for any news about her brother. Her room was dark, since the window was closed. Only a little light was able to seep through the shaded window. Kahimi had fresh bandages on since she had pulled open her own wounds while helping her brother. She stared at the ground, not wanting to hear anything that the doctors had to say, but at the same time wishing for someone to tell her what was going on. She was afraid, afraid for her brother and afraid for herself. That guy would do anything it took to kill them all.
"Hi," came Jamie's calm and quiet voice. Kahimi looked up from the ground to face him. "Can I come in?" She lowered her head again.
"Sure," she said quietly. Jamie walked in and sat down next to her. "Any news?"
"No. He's not awake yet. He's got a large gash on his head. The doctors aren't sure when he'll wake up," answered Jamie. Kahimi just went deeper into her stare towards the ground. She then closed her eyes, and her body began to shake. Jamie looked to her with pity and concern. Even though it had only been a few days, he had never thought of her as the type who would cry, but the tears began to run down her face, dripping onto her clenched hands.
"He can't die, he just can't. I won't let him."
"Kahimi...you know that..."
"I know that I can't decide who lives and dies, but...he just can't...he can't...he's the only one I have left. I don't know what I'd do without him." She shut her eyes tighter, trying to fight off her tears. This was the second time she had cried in her life. The first was for her parents. "I can't loose him." Jamie just sat there, not knowing what to do. He truly felt sorry for her. He wanted to comfort her, but wasn't sure what to do, so he did the first thing that came to his mind. He placed his arms around her and hugged her close, allowing her to cry into him. It surprised Jamie that he had actually done that. A slight blush crept onto his face. Kahimi didn't seem to mind this at all. She was still crying, her body shaking. After a while, she calmed down a bit and the shaking stopped. She hadn't thought about it until now, and once realizing her situation, she began to blush slightly. Jamie released her and she sat back up the way she had been before.
"Sorry about that," she said.
"There's no need to apologize," said Jamie. Both were happy that the room was dark right now, so that neither could see the blush on the others face. Just then, Leena and Bit came into the room, smiles on their faces.
"Guess what?" said Leena cheerfully.
"What?" asked Kahimi, her hopes rising.
"Lance will be fine, in fact, he's awake now. There's nothing broken or anything, so he'll be able to go back today as well."
"That's great!" cheered Kahimi.
"That, and we have a zoid battle tomorrow. It's another five on five," added Bit.
"But we only have 4 members who aren't injured," reminded Jamie.
"They said that Lance's wounds aren't all that serious. The worst was the hit to his head, but other than that, he'll be fine. They said he should be able to pilot a zoid for tomorrow."
"What about me?" asked Kahimi.
"You still have to stay out of battles for at least a week," said Leena.
"Darn it."
"Well, we can leave whenever."
"I vote for now," said Kahimi.
"Sounds good," said Bit. The four of them got up and left the room, heading towards Lance's. Kahimi ran into the room, a huge smile on her face. Lance was gathering his things when he looked up just in time to be hugged by Kahimi.
"I'm so happy you're alright," she said happily. No one could even tell she had been crying.
"Sorry to worry you," he said with a smile. Just then, Clark walked into the room, wearing black pants and a white coat. He smiled to Lance.
"Your zoid has been successfully repaired," he said.
"Already? That was sure fast."
"I know, but the people around here have nothing better to do."
"I guess that's right."
"Well, I gotta get back to work, so I'll see you guys around sometime. Bye!"
"Bye!" they all said as they waved. Clark walked out and disappeared around a corner.
"Well, let's get going," said Bit.
"Okay." Lance grabbed his stuff and together, they all left the room and headed back towards the entrance of the town to get their zoids.
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Everyone was back at the base now. They all sat in the main room, listening as Doc told them about their latest battle. "We'll be in a battle against the Raiders team. They'll be piloting two Pterases, one Rev Raptor, one Lightning Saix, and one Command Wolf," said Doc.
"Another interesting combination of zoids," said Brad.
"All the teams we've been fighting seem to have a variety of zoids, but none of them seem as strong as they're suppose to be," said Leena.
"Maybe we're just really good at this," said Bit.
"I guess."
"Anyway, the battle will commence at 1:00 pm tomorrow. I hope you're all ready by then. I'll be sending in everybody but Kahimi." Kahimi hung her head.
"Thanks a lot," she said sarcastically. "Couldn't you just say their names instead of saying everybody but me?"
"I guess, but this way didn't take as long."
"I hate being on the side lines. It's no fun!"
"It's only for a week," said Bit.
"That's too long!" she complained. They just laughed slightly. After the discussion, they all went off to do their own things. Bit, Leena, Brad, and Lance went to go work on their zoids while Jamie went to go develop a strategy. He was running a few simulations on the computer. The room was dark; the light from the computer was the only thing lighting the room.
"Whatcha doing?" asked Kahimi. Jamie spun the chair around and faced her, half startled and half relieved.
"Just working on a strategy," he said. She walked up and looked at the data on the computer. Then she frowned.
"I wish I could be in this battle," she said.
"You know what the doctor said," he reminded her.
"I know, I know. I'm not allowed to go into zoid battles for a week or so."
"That's right. You already reopened your wounds once. You don't need to do it again."
"I know. I think I'll go work on my zoid anyway..." She stopped her sentence, as if she just realized something. She smiled mischievously, and at the same time, she seemed really excited. "Uh...yeah, I'm gonna go work on my zoid," she said in the same cheerful manner. She had some kind of plan, but wouldn't say it strait out. She turned to leave.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot," she said, turning back around. She walked over to Jamie and bent down a little to match his height when he was sitting in the chair. She was only an inch away from him. She quickly kissed him and then turned to walk away. Jamie blushed at this.
"Bye!" said Kahimi, as if she was in a hurry. She was blushing as well. 'I can't believe I just did that.'
"Wait!" he said. She stopped and turned around to face him. "What was that for?" he asked, still blushing.
"It's just my way of saying thank you. You really save me back at the hospital when that guy attacked. I just wanted to say thank you. You've helped me in a lot of ways." She smiled, but the blush was still on her face. "Gotta go." And with that, she ran out of the room and towards the hanger. Jamie sat there, a little confused as to what had happened. 'I've never been kissed before,' he thought to himself. He just smiled and went back to developing a strategy.
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Short chapter, I know, but I wanted to end it here. I have a fun idea for the next chapter. Something to lighten the mood to this angsty fic. I can't write something without putting a little humor into it, so I'm gonna have some fun with the next chapter. Hehe! I'm hoping to break 165 with this. I love to set goals. My health teacher told us to. Hope you guys can help me do this! Until then^.^ Audi^.^
