Rebel Love
Chapter 18-Tough Luck
By Kitten Starr
After Leena had left the mall, she decided to head back to base. She was tired and groggy after a day of shopping. She was grateful for the swiftness that came with the cycle because she would be home in no time. As the wind whipped through her hair, one thought stuck out in her mind. Who was that boy who suddenly stood up in the ice cream parlor right as she passed by the window as she was leaving? Did he know her? Maybe she should have stopped and waited for him. She had become intimidated though. She had noticed out of the corner of her eye that the boy looked strikingly familiar, however. She couldn't place her finger on where she might have seen him. Maybe he was from her past life-the one she couldn't remember.
Leena smiled tiredly as she pulled into the hangar and parked the Hover- Cyc. She turned the ignition off and retrieved her two bags of goodies from the storage compartment that was attached to the back of the seat. She was so wrapped up in her thoughts that she didn't notice Vega standing right in front of her. By the look of Vega's expression, he was worried. He knew her all too well and could tell she was deep in thought. He wouldn't bother her right now.
Leena walked to her room in dismay. She was so confused right now. Two questions stuck out in her mind. Who was that strange boy? Where had she seen him before? She sighed wearily and opened the door to her room. She put her shopping bags in her closet and took her sandals off. She fell onto her bed with her arms spread out as if proving her exasperated thoughts.
She cuddled into the warmth of her bed and let herself go. Maybe she should sleep on her thoughts for now. Surely something would come to her when she woke up. Leena soon fell asleep much to her relief.
-~*~-
Bit walked into the kitchen with several bagfuls of groceries. He plopped them onto the kitchen counter and walked out of the seemingly crowded room.
Jamie got up from the chair he was occupying as if on cue and began putting the groceries away. He muttered a quick thanks to Bit as he left the room. Jamie wondered what was up with Bit. Over the last year, however, Jamie had learned not to ask such questions because they would go unanswered.
Jamie went back to his task of putting groceries where they belonged realizing he wasn't going to get any help from Brad who was now eating a bowl of tofu while still engaged in reading his magazine. Brad would be Brad after all.
-~*~-
Bit slumped onto his bed face first. His thoughts were so jumbled and out of place. He couldn't help but smile though as a warm feeling crept into his heart and began to seep into the very thing that kept him living, the love for Leena. When he caught a glimpse of the young woman passing by the window his brain had froze. It was too late when he had called out to her. That was the only thought that puzzled him. The reason as to why she didn't answer his call. Maybe is first assumption was right, maybe she just couldn't hear him.
He fluffed the pillow that was under his head and closed his eyes as Midnight Sons' "If Only Tears Could Bring You Back" played on his radio alarm clock. A single tear of hope trickled down his soft cheek and collided with the cotton pillowcase. The tear soaked into the fabric and disappeared as soon as it hit. He would find his way to her again some day. That was for sure.
-~*~-
Vega was debating on whether or not he should speak to Leena about the way she was acting when she arrived from her shopping spree. He looked right into her eyes and knew something had happened. He couldn't mark whether it was good or bad though. From his analytical assumption, however, he thought it was probably good in its own right.
He admitted that Leena was doing very well with her self-composure. She barely ever talked about her dreams anymore. Vega took that as a sign of moving on and accepting that her past was to be forgotten and that her future was here with Sarah, but most of all with him. He was only fifteen years to her seventeen, but he still felt something besides friendly love for her. He knew they would never work out though. Something ate at his mind and told him that. She was obviously looking for someone else.
Vega drew back the curtain to his bedroom window and peered out at the disappearing light. Whoever could finally capture Leena's heart would be a lucky fellow. She was bright, smart, bubbly, and beautiful to top all things off. Everything she did, she did with casual grace. If Vega ever came across an angel, he was sure it would be none other than the crimson- haired beauty who had wrung his heart dry. Why did he still have to be nothing but a mere child in her eyes?
Vega sat down still gazing at the now darkened sky and sighed. If one could look closely, one could tell that the raven-haired boy was crying. He wanted something so badly, but he could never have it. She was out of his reach. That was for sure.
-~*~-
Leena tossed in her sleep and jolted up in the bed. One word came from her rosy lips, "Bit."
She brought a hand to her head and laid back down obviously shaken. So that was where she had seen the boy before. That was why he looked so familiar. It was the boy from her dreams. Her angel. Her lifeline to the past. She had to find him again.
Leena smiled at the new realization and closed her eyes for the second time that night. The sudden rush to heart was welcoming. All hope was not lost for her after all. She still had a chance with her true destiny. Her new life was just about to begin.
Chapter 18-Tough Luck
By Kitten Starr
After Leena had left the mall, she decided to head back to base. She was tired and groggy after a day of shopping. She was grateful for the swiftness that came with the cycle because she would be home in no time. As the wind whipped through her hair, one thought stuck out in her mind. Who was that boy who suddenly stood up in the ice cream parlor right as she passed by the window as she was leaving? Did he know her? Maybe she should have stopped and waited for him. She had become intimidated though. She had noticed out of the corner of her eye that the boy looked strikingly familiar, however. She couldn't place her finger on where she might have seen him. Maybe he was from her past life-the one she couldn't remember.
Leena smiled tiredly as she pulled into the hangar and parked the Hover- Cyc. She turned the ignition off and retrieved her two bags of goodies from the storage compartment that was attached to the back of the seat. She was so wrapped up in her thoughts that she didn't notice Vega standing right in front of her. By the look of Vega's expression, he was worried. He knew her all too well and could tell she was deep in thought. He wouldn't bother her right now.
Leena walked to her room in dismay. She was so confused right now. Two questions stuck out in her mind. Who was that strange boy? Where had she seen him before? She sighed wearily and opened the door to her room. She put her shopping bags in her closet and took her sandals off. She fell onto her bed with her arms spread out as if proving her exasperated thoughts.
She cuddled into the warmth of her bed and let herself go. Maybe she should sleep on her thoughts for now. Surely something would come to her when she woke up. Leena soon fell asleep much to her relief.
-~*~-
Bit walked into the kitchen with several bagfuls of groceries. He plopped them onto the kitchen counter and walked out of the seemingly crowded room.
Jamie got up from the chair he was occupying as if on cue and began putting the groceries away. He muttered a quick thanks to Bit as he left the room. Jamie wondered what was up with Bit. Over the last year, however, Jamie had learned not to ask such questions because they would go unanswered.
Jamie went back to his task of putting groceries where they belonged realizing he wasn't going to get any help from Brad who was now eating a bowl of tofu while still engaged in reading his magazine. Brad would be Brad after all.
-~*~-
Bit slumped onto his bed face first. His thoughts were so jumbled and out of place. He couldn't help but smile though as a warm feeling crept into his heart and began to seep into the very thing that kept him living, the love for Leena. When he caught a glimpse of the young woman passing by the window his brain had froze. It was too late when he had called out to her. That was the only thought that puzzled him. The reason as to why she didn't answer his call. Maybe is first assumption was right, maybe she just couldn't hear him.
He fluffed the pillow that was under his head and closed his eyes as Midnight Sons' "If Only Tears Could Bring You Back" played on his radio alarm clock. A single tear of hope trickled down his soft cheek and collided with the cotton pillowcase. The tear soaked into the fabric and disappeared as soon as it hit. He would find his way to her again some day. That was for sure.
-~*~-
Vega was debating on whether or not he should speak to Leena about the way she was acting when she arrived from her shopping spree. He looked right into her eyes and knew something had happened. He couldn't mark whether it was good or bad though. From his analytical assumption, however, he thought it was probably good in its own right.
He admitted that Leena was doing very well with her self-composure. She barely ever talked about her dreams anymore. Vega took that as a sign of moving on and accepting that her past was to be forgotten and that her future was here with Sarah, but most of all with him. He was only fifteen years to her seventeen, but he still felt something besides friendly love for her. He knew they would never work out though. Something ate at his mind and told him that. She was obviously looking for someone else.
Vega drew back the curtain to his bedroom window and peered out at the disappearing light. Whoever could finally capture Leena's heart would be a lucky fellow. She was bright, smart, bubbly, and beautiful to top all things off. Everything she did, she did with casual grace. If Vega ever came across an angel, he was sure it would be none other than the crimson- haired beauty who had wrung his heart dry. Why did he still have to be nothing but a mere child in her eyes?
Vega sat down still gazing at the now darkened sky and sighed. If one could look closely, one could tell that the raven-haired boy was crying. He wanted something so badly, but he could never have it. She was out of his reach. That was for sure.
-~*~-
Leena tossed in her sleep and jolted up in the bed. One word came from her rosy lips, "Bit."
She brought a hand to her head and laid back down obviously shaken. So that was where she had seen the boy before. That was why he looked so familiar. It was the boy from her dreams. Her angel. Her lifeline to the past. She had to find him again.
Leena smiled at the new realization and closed her eyes for the second time that night. The sudden rush to heart was welcoming. All hope was not lost for her after all. She still had a chance with her true destiny. Her new life was just about to begin.