Zoids Academy

by: jimothy

heyaz bit and leena fans! this is real real real real late!!! i'm sorry to everybody who's been waiting, and i'd like to thank everybody that reviewed my story and all the nice emails you've sent me. the next installment of the love letter is on it's way, so please be patient!! thanks!

-11:00 AM, Zoids Battle Commission Class-

Leena sighed and tapped her pencil on her desk. The ZBC was an interesting subject, but today they weren't really having class. Instead, a funny looking bald man had come in to discuss the requirements you needed to graduate from Zoids Academy.

"Many people think it is hard to graduate from Zoids Academy since it is only a one year academy, but aside from getting passing grades in all of your classes, it is fairly easy. Of course, there really is nothing other than getting a good grade in all of your subjects, but that's beside the point. You do, however, must have two extracurricular activities. This new rule was introduced this year, to promote the Arts and Creativity in Zoids. Most of you are taking the piloting class as one of your extracurricular activities, so that leaves only one choice left. In the Arts and Creativity program, you can choose to take either art, theatre, zoid design, etc."

The odd man had a small booklet passed out. Leena eyed it on her desk, and then picked it up and started flipping through it. She didn't like art very much, or zoid design, or any of the other ones for that matter. The man continued to talk in his monotone voice. Another paper was passed out to verify which activity you wanted. You chose one activity as your number one choice, and if you couldn't get that class, you had to choose a backup. Leena didn't care much for this, so she did what practically everybody else did. Close your eyes and stab at whichever one you feel the power coming from!!!! Leena closed her eyes, took her pencil, tapped the eraser around the paper a couple of times, and stopped. She opened her eyes. Theatre.

'Hmph. Doesn't seem that bad. I guess I'll just go with it.'

She looked around the class, trying to see what everybody else was picking. Since she didn't have this class with anybody she knew really well, she took caution in looking over people's shoulders. One boy next to her chose Zoid design as his first, and art as his second. Leena frowned. She looked in front of her over a girl with blonde hair. Theatre and Zoid design. She shrugged.

Leena sighed. "Maybe I'll see what Naomi's doing later. I don't want to do anything by myself."

RING RING

Leena grabbed her books, passed her paper up to the front, and hurried down the seats and aisles. She didn't have a class until 2:00, and it was now 11:30, so she had plenty of time to do anything she wanted. She rushed out the door and, as she was walking, felt somebody's hand on her head.

"Hi Leena. What's up?" It was Bit. He smiled, making the butterflies flutter in her stomach.

"Oh, nothing much." Leena pointed to her hair. "Watch the merchandise, will you?"

"Hm? What merchandise?"

"Oh, shut up." She pointed to the door she had just come out of. "I just had ZBC class. Have you decided what extracurricular activities you're gonna do?"

A little voice in the back of Leena's head was wishing that he picked theatre like her. But, why in the world would Bit choose theatre? Leena was pretty sure that Bit picked Zoid design or something like that.

"I chose Zoid design as my first choice,"

Duh.

"and Zoid Sciences in Creativity as my second." --What is that?!?

"Oh. Well, I picked Theatre as my first and Art as my second. I hope I get Theatre, since I'm not big in Art. Well, you have class soon, right?"

"Yeah, I got Zoid repairs next." He shifted the books he was holding under his arm.

"Yeah, that's right. I guess I'll just go then. Bye, Bit."

Bit patted her head. "Bye, Leena. Tell your cookies I'll be seeing them soon."

"Yeah, sure, tell your nose it'll be seeing my fist up close if you come near my cookies." Leena's head felt bare as she watched Bit run off to class.

Leena sighed. 'It's official, I'm just a little toy to him...'

-Leena's Dorm, 7:00 PM-

Hi, it's me again. Like it's ever anybody else. Would you be scared if it were anybody else? I would. This is, after all, my diary, where I hide my deepest, darkest secrets. Okay, not really, I just hide my stupid girly thoughts. My stupid girly thoughts and my stupid girly hormones and my stupid girly...stuff. I hate what he does to me. You're supposed to be tough, Leena. Not some stupid little girl that turns to mush when you see even a hint of blonde. That stupid blonde hair and those stupid green eyes and that stupid red shirt he wears all the time. I hate finding myself looking for that hair or that stupid shirt he wears when I'm in a crowd. I hate absentmindedly walking so slow that it's obvious I'm waiting for someone. For that stupid cookie thief. But, what am I supposed to do?

I don't know.

It's true. I don't know. I don't know what I'm gonna do with myself. I don't know what I'm gonna do about him. But it's not like I can do anything with him anyway. Hey, let me tell you something.

I'm nothing but a toy to him. I'm just there to make fun of and talk to when no one else is there. Like when he patted my head today, it was like I was his little sister or something. But I don't want to be just his little sister. Just someone to play with as a last resort. That's all I am to him, and I can't do anything about it.

Technically, I could do something about it. I could be like, Chris Tasker II. But the thing is, I don't want to. I want to be Leena Toros, and I want Bit to like - love - me as Leena Toros, not Chris Tasker II. I don't know what to do. Honestly.

I guess I'll just have to wait and see. Like, I can't really be in love, can I? I'm only 18 after all. Most people get married when they're, like, 25. But then again, Dad met Mom here, and they fell in love and got married. I miss Mom. But I still don't know.

I hate not knowing.

Later.


-Wednesday a week after, Zoid Anatomy, 2:00 PM-

"Okay, class. Today we will be studying Zoid Arsenals on Gunsnipers and Dibisons. But, first, I will be handing out your extracurricular activities. As you know, your extracurricular activities will be starting soon, so you will need to know where to go. All activities are held from 7:00 to 9:00 in the morning,"

There were groans.

"so be sure to rest up and be ready. You're lucky, though, as the classes are held only twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Jack, please pass these out."

Leena waited impatiently for her notification paper. You'd think that Jack could be a little faster since he piloted a Lightning Saix. Leena glanced around the room. She sat at an aisle seat next to Naomi. Bit was across the aisle, and Brad was next to him.

Leena finally got her paper.

Theatre.

"What'd you get, Naomi?" Leena looked at Naomi's paper.

"Art."

"But I thought you chose Zoid Sciences in Creativity and Zoid design."

"I did. But I guess those classes filled up. Oh well, it can't be that bad. I guess I could learn a thing or two in art. Hey Brad!" Naomi stood up and yelled across the aisle. "What'd you get?"

"Art." Was his single word reply. Naomi winked.

"I'll be seeing you there, cowboy." Brad shrugged. "Hey Bit, what'd you get?"

Bit sighed. "Theatre. I didn't pick theatre. This sucks. Can you switch out? I wanna switch out. I don't want theatre."

"I don't know if you can switch out, but I guess you can try. Leena's got theatre too." Naomi patted Leena on the shoulder.

Bit sounded...surprised. "Really?"

Leena nodded. "Yep."

"Um, that's cool. Where would I go to switch out?"

"I don't know, probably the front desk."

"Oh, okay. I'll go later." Class started up again as the teacher droned on.

-Thursday, Cafeteria, 5:00 PM-

Leena held her dinner tray close as she tried to get through the crowd to a table. She spotted Brad and Naomi and headed their way.

Leena slid into the empty seat across from Brad. "Hey guys. What's up?"

"Oh, nothing much, just eating." Naomi sipped her soda. Brad drank his coffee.

"Is Bit around?" Leena lowered her voice and tried to sound not very interested.

"Yeah, he's coming. He got held back in class for awhile." Brad added sugar to his coffee. "He's been acting weird lately."

"Really? How so?"

"Well, he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer."

Naomi spoke up. "Well, he never has been, has he?"

"Well, no...but he's been duller than usual. Like, you know how we went out yesterday? We went to the mall, and he'd just stop sometimes and look at girl clothes. Particularly purple stuff."

"Isn't that your favorite color, Leena?" Naomi had on a mischievous grin as Leena almost choked on her soda.

"Yeah, so? What of it?" Leena wiped off her mouth.

"Oh, nothing. It's just that Bit could be just thinking of someone who likes purple." Her innocent smile still looked a little untrustworthy.

Brad nodded as he spoke. "And he's always off in lala-land. And I reminded him to go change his extracurricular activity everyday, and he still forgot. You'd think he didn't want to get out of theatre."

"Cuz some else's in theatre!"

"Oh, shut up Naomi. I'm outta here." Leena's face was red as she got up and dumped her trash in the trash bin. She was practically running as she got up from her seat, and bumped into someone before she could leave. It was Bit. Of course.

"Sorry! Excuse me..." Leena out of the cafeteria as she heard Naomi laughing.

'I'm so gonna kill her!'

-Leena's Dorm, Thursday, 7:00 PM- (after the cafeteria incident.)

Ugh, Naomi. I'm gonna kill her. Of all the people I had to run into, it had to be Bit. And Naomi and her big mouth probably spilled everything we were just talking about. Hmph...Oh well, I can't change the past. It was embarrassing, but it was fun, I guess. I wonder about the things they said...

Could Bit
really had not switched out of theatre because of me? Could he really be looking at clothes for me? Just thinking about it makes me feel so weird inside. But then again, we could just be imagining things. And Bit could be fantasizing of other girls in lala-land. I wish I could tell what people were thinking. This sucks.

What really bugged me today was getting beet red over nothing. It was absolutely nothing! Yet, I got all flustered and hot when I saw Bit. Could you get any dumber, Leena?!?! Probably not. If you fall for someone like Bit. This sucks even more. I'm tired now and Naomi could be coming back any time now. I gotta get her back, remember? Oh yeah, our extracurricular activities are starting next Tuesday. Bummer.

Laters.


-Theatre Class, Tuesday, 7:00 PM-

"Okay, class. Welcome to Theatre. Since we are just beginning with a new class of students, we will just be learning the basics like voice projection and facial expressions. This won't take too long, since I sense that many of you will catch on quickly. After we master these, we will all perform the classic play of Romeo and Juliet." The instructor clapped. "So, what are we waiting for? Let's start.

Leena sat in her chair, staring at her feet as she swung them back and forth. Romeo and Juliet? What a load of crud.

"Everybody get with a partner, and we'll practice facial expressions."

Leena looked around at the room and spotted Bit, who was staring right at her. As he began to walk over, Leena could feel the butterflies again. Bit walked over to Leena, and was about to ask her to be his partner, when he was pulled away by Chris Tasker, and was told that he was her partner. Leena suddenly felt embarrassed for being partner-jacked, and felt furious for being partner-jacked by Chris Tasker.

'Say NO, you idiot!' Bit looked confused as Chris pulled him away. 'Just say NO!' But, nope, no "no" and no partner for Leena.







'Of course....of course you can't say no...because you're a perfect gentleman...'





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