Uh, hi! Just to say, the story is not dead! It just came out of a coma, that's all! OK, I know the title sounds fruity, but I honestly couldn't think of anything else!
Chapter 9-Scary Movies and games, oh my!
"Bit, do you have any idea of what that blur could've been?" Nikita asked as he and Bit walked to his room.
Ever since they had seen that blur over five hours ago, Nikita had kept thinking about it.
Bit shook his head. "No, not really. I guess it could've been a zoid, but it moved too fast to be any existing model…"
"Well, I guess I'll forget about it…" He sighed, opening the door to his room.
Bit nodded, and said, "That might be the best idea…seeya in two hours for the movie thingy…"
"Wait a second!" Nikita said suddenly. "Um, Bit, could I speak with you for a second? Privately?"
Bit looked confused, but nodded. "Sure." Both walked into Nikita's room, and shut the door. "Okay, what is it?"
"Well, uh…" Nikita shifted uncomfortably, turning a shade of crimson. "Well, uh, there's this girl I like…"
"Ahh… finally!" Bit sighed in exasperation. Then he began to mimic his mother. "Aww…my little baby's all grown up!" He said in an incredibly high-pitched voice.
"Hey, quit that 'baby' stuff man!" He said. "Anyway…I don't know how to go about…ya know…"
"You want my input huh?" He asked, placing a hand on his hip. "Okay, who is it?"
"Uh…um, well…" Nikita said, unsure of how to finish his sentence.
"You like Leena don't you?" He asked slyly, raising his eyebrows in a goofy fashion.
"WHAT?! HOW'D YOU KNOW?!" He exclaimed, grabbing Bit by the collar of his shirt.
"I dunno." Bit shrugged. "I can tell I guess. I mean, Jamie, Doc, Brad, or even Leena can't tell, but *I* can…"
"Okay, sure, but can ya keep quiet about it? I don't want everyone to know just yet…" Nikita said, blushing even more than he was before.
"Don't worry about it man, I'll make you two a couple by the end of the week…"
"Huh?"
"Just trust me, okay?"
"Alright…whatever…"
After ten minutes, Bit, Jamie, Leena and Nikita all left in Bit's jeep to Titus City, which was only about forty miles out. Bit dropped Nikita and Leena off at the pizzeria to get their food, while Bit and Jamie went to pick out the movies.
"Hey, Jamie, can you go to the horror section and get me a copy of 'The Shining?'" Bit asked, sticking his hands in his pockets.
"Why do ya want that?" Jamie asked curiously. "I heard it's pretty scary…and God knows we don't want Leena fainting every five seconds…"
"Well…um…I wanna scare the pants of everyone!" Bit stammered, resisting the urge to tell Jamie the real reason for getting it.
Jamie shrugged, and did as he was told.
Bit meanwhile, went to the game rental section to find something. Hmm…what would get them together?
One particular game caught his eye.
"Metal Gear Solid?" He asked himself, picking up the case. He read over the summary of the game on the back, and smirked evilly. Hm…this is an infiltration game! If memory serves, infiltration equals suspense, which equals…!
"Okay, Metal Gear Solid it is…"
He quickly spotted another gaming gem. Resident Evil 2! Perfect! These two'll do the trick!
He put both cases in his hands, and went to go find Jamie.
"Hey, Bit, I found a copy of 'The Shining…'" Jamie said, handing him the movie with little enthusiasm. Then he noticed the game cases in his hands. "Bit, why are there video games in your hands?"
"Uh…well, ya see…"
"I thought you said this was movie night!"
"It is…it's just…" Bit stammered.
Aww…screw the secret! Jamie's not gonna tell anyone!
"Well, ya see, I'm tryin' ta get Leena and Nikita together, and these movies and games are a part of my plan. Just go along with it, okay?"
"Okay…I guess. But for the record, I'm going to say that this plan is crazy…" Jamie said skeptically.
"Oh, and while we're at it, let's make it seem like this conversation never happened, okay?" Bit asked, grinning from ear-to-ear.
"Uh, whatever…"
"Thanks, Jamie. I knew I could count on you…"
They quickly paid for their rentals and left the rental shop.
Meanwhile, Nikita and Leena were standing in front of the pizzeria, waiting for their order.
"So, why'd you want to become a zoid warrior?" She asked suddenly.
"Wha? Me?" Nikita asked, pointing at himself. He thought for a moment. "Well, I was told that my father was a zoid warrior, but he disappeared before I was born, so I never knew him. Since I couldn't afford to buy my own zoid, I became a scavenger, to try and get as close to the action as possible. So, I guess this was kinda a lifelong dream of some sort…"
"Wow. That's really deep." She said in awe.
"Uh…thanks." He said, blushing.
"Leena Toros and Nikita Armstrong, your order is ready!" Said the cashier loudly.
Leena walked over, and picked up the four boxes of pizza, and set them down in the back seat of the jeep. "Okay, this should be enough…" She said, digging in her purse for money.
"I got this one." He said, slapping a twenty on the table.
"Uh…thanks." She said, walking to the jeep, and leaning against the door.
An awkward silence filled the air.
"So, um, do you know what Bit's getting?" She asked curiously.
Nikita shrugged. "Not a clue. He just said it'd be a really good movie or two…"
"Oh, okay."
Five minutes later, Bit and Jamie showed up.
"Hey guys! Didja wait long?" Bit asked, raising and eyebrow.
"Not really. But the pizza's gonna be an ice block by the time we make it back to the base…" Leena said dutifully.
"Leena…always the pessimist, aren't you?" Bit asked slyly, chuckling. "The way *I* drive, we'll be there in ten or twenty minutes TOPS…"
Everyone sighed in exasperation, and climbed into the jeep, making extra sure to buckle himself or herself in.
Bit gave a loud howl, and sped off into the night.
After ten minutes, Bit turned on the radio and announced that they were halfway there.
"Brr…" Leena shivered. "It's gettin' chilly…"
"Here." Nikita said suddenly. He had taken off his green jacket, and crumpled it up into a ball. "Take it."
"But…won't you be cold?" She asked, looking at the jacket, and then back at him.
He shook his head. "Naw, I'll be okay. Besides, I think Bit's takin' the shortcut, so it won't be much longer anyway…" I HOPE he's takin' the shortcut… He added mentally.
"Um…thanks a lot, Nikita." She said, slipping on the jacket. It was at least a couple sizes too big for her, because the sleeves drooped down past her hands by a few inches, and the back was like a skirt on her. She looked back at Nikita, then at the jacket again. "Jesus Christ, step on it Bit! We're all gonna catch cold's if you don't hurry!"
Bit was too busy bopping his head to the guitar riff of Nirvana's "Nevermind" to respond, but acknowledged that he had heard her by flooring the gas and speeding toward the Toros Base.
Five minutes later, they quietly shuffled out of the hanger, making sure not to wake Doc (Who had gone to sleep early for some reason), or knock anything over.
"Okay, Nikita, put this in the PSOne…" Bit said, handing him the copy of "Metal Gear Solid."
"Bit, I thought this was-" Nikita never finished his sentence due to the look in Bit's eyes. They showed confidence, and seriousness to his actions. He took the case in his hands, weighed it as if it weighed over a ton. "Okay, whatever."
He popped in the game, and instantly was possessed.
As he played, the story of the characters gradually unfolded, and he eventually got totally into it (he even mimicked smoking cigarettes, like the main character Solid Snake…)
The room was completely dark, and the only light was the glow of the television itself (Bit had turned off the lights for mood).
Leena, on the other hand, was huddled pretty close to him, leaning on his shoulder, and made very sudden moves whenever Nikita was spotted or killed (in the game).
Finally, Nikita beat the game on Easy difficulty some three hours later.
"Okay, try this one, hotshot…" Bit said, handing him the case for "Resident Evil 2."
Nikita gulped down two slices of pizza, and popped it in the PSOne.
If Nikita thought Metal Gear Solid had a dark plot to it, then Resident Evil was just downright gruesome.
Leena was totally petrified with fear. The total atmosphere of the game scared the living daylights out of her. The subtle changes in music even increased her fears, because that generally meant that more zombies would burst into the room. Every time that happened, she almost literally jumped into his lap, and was hugging his shoulders for dear life, which sometimes cut off his circulation, causing him to tap her on the shoulder to get her to stop.
Finally, much to Leena's relief, he beat that game two hours later.
"Okay, now for the coupe de grace…" Bit said, popping "The Shining" into the VCR.
"Dude, can't we take a pizza break?" Nikita asked, rubbing his stomach. It let out a loud grumble that everyone at least three towns away heard. He chuckled sheepishly, blushing redder than the red sun on his Kamikaze patch on his jacket (which Leena was still wearing). "Heh, heh, sorry…"
"Okay, okay, we'll all take a half an hour break for the rest of the pizza, then watch 'The Shining'…" Bit said, stifling a laugh.
They popped the rest of the pizza into the oven, causing Nikita to moan in hunger, and stand in front of the oven with a blank stare on his face, making only moans and groans occasionally.
Finally, they all finished their pizza at 2:30 in the morning, and were setting themselves up to watch the movie, when they heard two people entering the base from the hanger entrance.
"…Do ya think they're all asleep?" Asked one of the people to the other. The voice didn't sound like a man's, more like a woman's voice.
"Yeah, they're all sound asleep…" Said a man's voice softly. "That gives us some time alone…" The voice added slyly.
One thought crossed all of their minds at the same time…
Brad and Naomi… They all thought in unknown unison.
"Brad, are you sure about this?" Naomi whispered back, a still a little unsure.
"Yeah, positive." He brushed her off.
"Are you SURE?" She said, stressing her point.
Brad said nothing, but finished her sentence with a kiss, and a very passionate-sounding one at that.
"So, are you convinced now?" Brad whispered slyly.
She giggled. "Sure."
They heard their footsteps approach the living room now, and the rest of the teenagers froze, waiting for Brad and Naomi in the darkness.
Finally, they walked into the room, and jumped up in surprise when they saw that Bit, Jamie, Nikita and Leena were not only wide awake, but were grinning with smiles as wide as big screen TV's on their faces.
"Why hello, Brad…how decent of you to 'pop in'…" Bit said sarcastically, his grin growing even larger.
"Brad…why aren't they asleep?" Naomi fumed, glaring at her boyfriend angrily, but trying desperately to restrain herself from killing him.
"I dunno…" Brad said, genuinely confused. "Isn't past your bedtime, kiddies?"
"Hey, shaddup!" Nikita said defensively. "We still have to watch 'The Shining'!" He added as if it was completely normal.
At this, Naomi's mood changed from that of anger to that of curiosity and happiness. "Oh, can I watch?" She asked, smiling. "Please? Pretty please?" She begged, clasping her hands.
"Sure ya can!" Jamie said happily.
Now it was Brad's turn to be upset. "Oh, alright, fine!" He grunted angrily as he plopped down on the couch while crossing his arms in stewing fury.
Naomi smiled happily, and sat down next to him. She whispered something in his ear, and he suddenly started turning red, until his complexion matched the color of his girlfriend's Gun Sniper.
"Heh, heh…alright, if ya want…" He said mischievously as the movie started.
Everyone sat down around the now snuggling couple. Bit sat on the other side of Brad, and Jamie sat next to Bit. Nikita sat next to Naomi and Leena sat next to him, seeing as it was the only other available spot.
For some reason, it started with one of those old, movie countdowns.
Movie: 5…4…3…
"Here comes 2!" Nikita said, causing everyone around him to sweat drop at his goofiness.
The movie started.
* * *
Kayla calmly sat on the roof on the apartment building she lived in, staring up into the stars, lost in thought.
Who was he? She wondered to herself. And why does father insist finding him so badly? Why is he so important to find, and why was he so hard to track down?
She remembered what her father had told her, her "mission" once he was found.
Begin flashback
"Kayla, listen, and listen carefully. Once 'he' is found, all of us can be the family that we so truly are…"
"But, why do we need HIM? I'm just as skilled as you say he is…"
"No, I'm afraid that's not enough, Kayla…I know that you are skilled…VERY skilled, but he may be even more skilled than the warriors Van Flyhiet and Bit Cloud molded together into one person…"
"No way! That's impossible!"
He shook his head. "No, I'm afraid it isn't…he could be more powerful than a Death Saurer in ANY zoid…that's why I need you to find him…so we can execute our revenge on that wife-stealing bastard Toros…"
End flashback
She shook her head in disbelief. She never believed that "he" was as strong as her father had said. I'll believe it when I see it…
* * *
Bit was very happy with his successful results of the movie.
For starters, he couldn't get enough of Jamie's reactions to the movie. At the scariest moments (and even some not scary moments) Jamie would bury his face in his hands, and whimper like a puppy dog.
Secondly, Naomi and Brad were snuggling throughout the entire movie, whispering into each other's ears and kissing each other a few times.
Nikita and Leena, on the other hand, were a completely different story. Both of them were just sitting there, and watching the movie. However, both were unknowingly shifting closer to each other, and Leena even put her head on his shoulder, and it took him half and hour to notice, and tap her shoulder to get her off, causing her to blush to the color of her hair and mumble an apology.
After the movie ended, everyone went to his or her respective rooms (except for Naomi, who went with Brad to his room, that sly fox!), and got ready to go to sleep.
Nikita silently walked up the door for Bit's room, and knocked sharply.
"Hey, Bit, can I speak to you for a moment?" Nikita said.
"Sure, c'mon in." He said through the door.
Nikita walked in as soon as Bit opened the door.
"Bit, one word: Genius! Bit Cloud, you are a genius!"
"Damn straight!" Bit said, smirking.
Both of them slapped five.
"I really liked the games, man! Those things kicked ass!" Nikita said happily.
"Yeah, they were all part of my plan…"
"Plan? What're ya talkin' about, Bit?" He asked in confusion. (A/N: Man, me and Nikita are so alike…we're both morons when it comes to women…)
Bit slapped himself in the forehead in exasperation. I should've known better…
"Nikita! My plan! You and Leena!" Bit said loudly.
Nikita quickly shushed him, and Bit remembered to keep quiet about it.
"Sorry…" He growled. "But during the whole time you were playing she was clinging to you like grass on a lawn! (A/N: Ha! I coined a phrase! ^_^) It was amazing!"
"What? Really?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Man, how can you be so dense?" Bit asked him jokingly. "She likes you, and you don't even know it…you sad, sad man…"
"You really think so?" He asked. "I mean, so she was sitting next to me, big deal. She probably likes someone else…" He said glumly.
"No, you just wait…" Bit said slyly.
"Okay…whatever." He said, walking out of Bit's bedroom, and to his own.
He silently undressed and got into his bedclothes, thinking about what Bit said…
No way she likes me…is there? Nah, I don't think so…but she was kinda using me like a teddy bear all night…
He smiled at that thought, and went to sleep.
In another room in the base, Leena Toros sat near her table, brushing her hair and putting it into a ponytail to keep it together.
She thought about all that had happened tonight.
Hmm…those were some good games tonight…I wonder why Bit picked those? She thought curiously. I kinda used Nikita as a cushion tonight…I should apologize…
Then another thought dawned on her. Hey, wait a second! I didn't give Nikita his jacket back!
She quickly took it off, and smelled it. It carried the faint aroma of sweat, laundry freshener, oil, peach scented shampoo, and cologne. It smells like him…
She smiled warmly at the thought. Well, I'll give it back to him tomorrow…
She unconsciously put the jacket back on, and fell asleep.
HAHA! I finished! Now listen, anyone who reads and DOESN'T review this story, I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN! I MEAN IT!
Naomi: ::grabbing the shotgun before he can:: You'll have to excuse him…he's a bit on edge right now…
AND I DAMN WELL SHOULD BE! I WATCHED FAHRENHEIT 451 IN ENGLISH AND IT SUCKED!! :: starts spazing out:: MUST…KILL…IDIOT…CHARACTERS! MUST…DESTROY…MUST…BEAT UP THE PURPLE MONKEYS!!!
Naomi: As you can see, he's totally snapped.
Oh, and before I go, sorry to Red Phoenix, I responded to your question in the reviews section! But, uh, anyway…go away! READ AND REVIEW!! NOW!! ::cocks shotgun that materialized from nowhere threateningly:: 'CAUSE IF YOU DON'T…!!!