Chp.4

"Wha-ha-ha-hat?!" Moonbay gawked at Irvine. He had just told her everything Van had told him about Fredrick. "No way, you can't be seroius!"

"I'm serious as Van's injuries are," Irvine said, walking into his room. Moonbay looked at the poor boy, not just hurt, but heartbroken as well. She covered up his sleeping body and left to get some milk. "H-hey, wait for me!" Irvine caught up and followed her.

"So, what does he want to do with those zoids, and what's with the purple organoid?" Moonbay asked as she sat down the glasses of milk.

"I don't know really. Van saw all of it. I'm just goin' by what he said," Irvine said drinking the milk in one gulp.

"God, Irvine, you drink milk like a shot. Can't you be mature once in a while?" Moonbay said as she mixed chocolate in her milk. She put in a straw and blew into it hard, making bubbles in the glass.

"Oh, yeah, real mature," Irvine grinned sarcastically. "Adults always drink their milk that way." Moonbay blushed embarrased and changed the subject.

Meanwhile…

"Van, VAN!" Van arose quickly from his sleep. He grabbed his ribs with his left arm and layed down again, staring at the ceiling.

"Fiona," He whispered. "Why do I seriously care if you love him----not-me," Van slowed as he spoke when he realized it. He was madly in love with the sweet blonde with cherry colored eyes. "Why? Why couldn't I stop you from leaving and falling for that man? Why can't I just let you be happy? Fiona!" Van almost screamed as pain filled his heart. He grabbed his knees and lay staring at the wall. His eyes filled up with tears at the thought of her.

"Van? What's going on? It's 2:30 in the morning," Van turned and saw Fiona standing in his doorway in her pink pajamas with red lace.

"F-Fiona-I just-uhh-" Van was suddenly interuppted.

"Oh my gosh! Van, what happened to you?!" Fiona ran over to him as she looked at his broken ribs and right arm.

"Ummmmm-I got hurt in-battle?" Van lied. "I-It's not important. Fiona, I need to talk to you."

"Oh, okay," Fiona said and sat down next to him.

"Well, I just wanted you to know that---if anything bad happens to you, I'll be there. I want you to know that you can come to me for anything. I care about you, Fiona, and I'm gonna miss you when you leave, just like when you did---before. You remember?" Van askede suddenly uncomfortable.

"Well, yes, I-" Fiona said looking at the floor and stroking her hair. "I didn't want to leave, Van. Things were so wonderful. I can't even remember why I left."

"I can," Van said in almost in a whisper. "You were-angry at me."

"Why was I mad, Van?" Fiona asked confused.

"Well, I was injured. You had found out about it, and you were trying to stop me from going into battle. Then, we argued and----you left. I was never able to say that I was sorry," Van said solemnly.

"Oh, Van," She said sadly as she looked into his eyes. He looked into her eyes. They leaned in closer and closer and………..

"My dear Fiona! I was so worried!" Fredrick said as Van's door was opened quickly. "When I didn't see you next to me, I didn't know what happened." Van seemed to feel like he was lying. Besides, he knew something Fiona didn't.

"Then why---didn't I tell her the truth?" Van thought as they walked out of the room together. "How can I be so afraid to see her happy and know that he'll hurt her? Th-that's it! Irvine and me are getting that organoid!'

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I updated! That's new. I hope you liked this chapter. It was kinda short, but hey, I'm working on it. Thanks if you reviewed. No flames please. I think I'll add some I/M too. So far, it's only had a few hints.