The next day came and the weather seemed to be matching the way that Fiona
was feeling. That was because it was raining and raining pretty hard. Fiona
just didn't give a care though, because she was standing outside in it
letting it fall all over herself. Yet she didn't seem to want to even try
top get out of it. 'The weather must be going against me as well,' thought
Fiona as the rain soaked her hair and made it stick to the front of her
face. She might have stayed out there even longer but Moonbay found her
standing out in the rain. Without saying even a word she quickly came out
and then dragged Fiona back into the base. "Fiona what the heck did you
think that you were doing? You could have gotten seriously ill from doing
that," said Moonbay very seriously to the completely soaked Fiona. "It
doesn't matter. I don't really give a care about that," said Fiona sadly.
"What is wrong with you? Have you thought of how the others would react?
What about those who care for you?" asked Moonbay in a really bad temper.
"Listen, I have an idea that might just make you feel better. I mean a lot
better," said Moonbay smiling. "What is that?" asked Fiona quietly. "I
think that you should tell Van how you feel it might help you feel better,
and you shouldn't let what Rachael said to you get you down. She is just a
spoiled brat that thinks that she should get everything that she wants. So
she will say some things. You should just ignore them and try to get what
you want," said Moonbay with a smile. "What if Van doesn't feel the same?
What if he just thinks of me more as a burden to him then anything else?"
asked Fiona sadly. "Trust me, he doesn't. Plus there is no way that you
will know unless you try. Who knows, maybe things will turn out for the
best and you can live a happy life," said Moonbay. "I guess you are right,"
said Fiona cheering up a little.
"Van do you think that I can talk to you?" asked Fiona quietly. "Sure what is it and why are you soaking wet?" asked Van noticing how she was soaked from head to toe. "Were you out in the rain or did you take a shower with your clothes?" asked Van with a smirk at his small joke. "I -I was out in the rain. This has been on my mind a lot lately. I wanted to tell you something very important to me," said Fiona little nervously. "sure thing. I would be glad to listen. So what is it?" asked Van very intently. "I," said Fiona but she suddenly started to feel a little dizzy. 'Maybe Moonbay was right. I guess I shouldn't have been doing what I have been doing,' thought Fiona as she suddenly collapsed to her knees. "Fiona are you alright?" asked Van as he kneeled down before her and she passed out into his arms. "Fiona, Fiona," said Van very worried while he shook her very lightly in an attempt to wake her up. He put a hand on her forehead to see what was wrong. He pulled away very quickly. "Oh no. this isn't good. She is burning up. I have to go get her some help quickly," said Van. Using one arm he put it under her knees and then her put his other arm under her back and the he lifted her up. "Hang on Fiona," said Van as he rushed down the halls towards her room.
Rushing into the room very quickly he set Fiona down on the bed very gently before he rushed towards her bathroom. He searched around the bathroom for a little looking for something. "Here it is," said Van as he pulled out a bowl. Quickly filling it with water he grabbed and towel and walked as fast as he could over to Fiona without spilling the water. He set it down on the table next to her bed. Taking the towel he wet it a bit and then placed it on Fiona's head. 'Hopefully that will help the fever a little,' thought Van, 'But what about her wet clothes. I don't think that she would be happy with me if I changed her clothes for her. she might think I was a pervert or something like that," said Van with a bit of a nervous laugh. Luckily for him at that moment he could here the distinct voice as she sang her song while walking down the halls. "Good Moonbay might be better off doing this," said Van as he quickly stood up and headed for the door. Opening it he saw the retreating form of Moonbay going down the hall. "Hey Moonbay," yelled Van. She quickly turned around and saw Van standing in the doorway to Fiona's room. A grin then appeared on her face. "What are you doing in Fiona's room?" asked Moonbay with a smirk. "Nothing like that. I need your help. Fiona has collapsed," said Van seriously. "I told her standing out there was stupid," muttered Moonbay. She quickly followed Van into the room to see Fiona motionless form on the bed. "You appear to have everything under control so what is it?" asked Moonbay turning to Van. Van suddenly blushed a little. "Well you see it would probably be a good idea to," said Van but he couldn't get the rest of it out as he blushed a deeper crimson. "A good idea to what?" asked Moonbay. "Get her out of her clothes," said Van before going redder even more if it was even possible. "You pervert," said Moonbay. "That is not what I mean. Why don't you look," said Van pointing to Fiona. Moonbay then noticed that she was still in her wet clothes. "Ah I see," said Moonbay thinking it funny how flustered Van was. She then pushed him out of the door. "Now you have to stay out here until I am finished," said Moonbay with a wink before she closed the door.
Her eyes slowly started to fluttered open but immediately closed due to all the light that was suddenly shown in them. "Wh-What happened?" asked Fiona as she clutched her head because of a headache. "You passed out because you were sick. Are you feeling any better?" asked Van with concern in his eyes. "Yes, thank you. How long have I been sleeping?" asked Fiona as she slowly tried to sit up. Van then sat down at the edge of the bed. "you have been out for about a day," said Van with the concern still in his voice. "Everyone has been worried about you," said Van quietly. Suddenly out of nowhere Van embraced her in a tight hug. This surprised Fiona greatly. "I have been worried about you," said Van quietly. 'Is Van really doing this or am I going to end up waking up soon?' thought Fiona while being slightly confused, yet it didn't stop her from returning the embrace. Much to Fiona's disappointment Van pulled away and he looked at the ground. "Moonbay told me about what you did yesterday. I thought you had more sense than that," said Van quietly. "I am sorry. I realize that it was foolish but there were a lot of things that were going through my head," said Fiona quietly. "Just don't do it again. Please?" asked Van. "Ok," said Fiona looking at the floor.
"So how is she doing Van?" asked Thomas as Van walked into the kitchen. He sat down at the table that Thomas was currently sitting at before he even looked at Thomas. "She has woken up and she looks like she is doing better," said Van seriously. "Thank god," said Thomas. "What could have possessed her to do something like that though?" asked Van as he poured himself a cup of coffee. "I don't really know," said Thomas. "It is because she is a loon. That is why," said Rachael as she too walked into the room. "Don't talk about Fiona like that," Van yelled at her. "Sorry," said Rachael not wanting to get on the bad side of Van. "I have to go speak to colonel Crougar," said Van as he stood up and walked out of the room. 'No one will talk about Fiona like that,' thought Van as he walked through the halls.
"Colonel is there any sign of the enemy?" asked Van when he walked into the control room and saw Colonel Crougar standing in front of some monitors. "It has been quiet. It is too quiet if you ask me. They have to be up to something. That is the only reason I can think of as to why they haven't been doing anything lately," said Crougar never taking his eyes off of the monitors. "Have any other bases been attacked?" asked Van. "No ever since lieutenant Rachael's base was destroyed it has been quiet," said Crougar. "Ok then. I do wonder though why they aren't attacking us like they said they would in the restaurant," said Van. "Maybe they knew that you were there," said Crougar. "I don't think so. They aren't ones to follow rules so they would have attacked us even if the town wouldn't have permitted it," said Van. "Then there has to be some other reason. We don't know those reasons though," said Crougar. "I guess you are right. I have to go check up on Fiona," said Van with a salute before he left. "Give her my regards will you?" asked Crougar. "Of course I will," said Van walking out of the room.
Van later in the day went to check up on Fiona. "How are you doing Fiona?" asked Van. "I am feeling much better, thank you," said Fiona with a smile. "That is good," said Van a little nervously. "Fiona what is it that you wanted to tell me before you passed out?" asked Van remembering that she wanted to talk to him. "Never mind. It wasn't too important," said Fiona. "Are you sure?" asked Van very curious as to what it was. "Yeah it's nothing," said Fiona with a smile. "Ok then. I won't go into it anymore," said Van still a bit nervously. "What's wrong Van?" asked Fiona noticing his nervousness. 'Now or never,' thought Van as he pulled something out of his pocket. "Hey Fiona, I have something for you," said Van as he showed a small gift. "Thank you Van," said Fiona very happy at his kind gesture. "It's nothing," said Van slightly embarrassed. After he left, Fiona opened the package and was amazed with what she saw.
"Hey Fiona, do you think that it is wise for you to be walking around?" asked Moonbay. "I will be fine," said Fiona happily. "Why are you so happy, weren't you miserable just yesterday?" asked Moonbay noting her cheerfulness. "It is nothing," said Fiona. "Did something happen?" asked Moonbay suspecting something had happened between her and Van. "It's nothing. I just got a gift from Van, that is all," said Fiona. "Can I see?" asked Moonbay. "I guess so," said Fiona quietly. "Cool," said a very excited Moonbay. "So what did he get you?" asked Moonbay. Fiona pulled out this necklace she had around her neck. "Wow," said Moonbay in total awe at it's beauty. "How could he have possibly afforded something like?" asked Moonbay still in total awe. "I don't know," said Fiona. "I wish I had someone who could get me something like that," said Moonbay. "What about that one guy that you once were close to who was rich?" asked Fiona. "Who, McMahon?" asked Moonbay. "No I don't think so," said Moonbay. "But I must say that if Van gave you something like that it has to mean something," said Moonbay grinning at her friend. "He was probably being nice," said Fiona. "I doubt it," Moonbay said to herself.
"Hey Fiona how do you like my present?" asked Van after he saw her walking around. "I love it but where could possibly have gotten the money for something like this? It is absolutely beautiful," said Fiona as she pulled the necklace out. "I already owned it because it belonged to my mother," said Van happily. "Then you really shouldn't be giving this to me," said Fiona as she tried to take it off. Van put his hands on hers in order to stop her. "It was meant to be given up Fiona," said Van kindly. "What do you mean?" asked Fiona. "It was given to me by mother before she died. She told me that I was supposed to give it to someone of my choice, and I chose you," said Van with a smile. "Then thank you very much Van," said Fiona as she wrapped Van up in a tight hug. Van happily returned it. "Hey Fiona I need to talk to you later and I will tell you something else about it," said Van. "Ok," said Fiona as she put the necklace back into her shirt. As Van was walking away, Fiona turned around and ran into Rachael. "What was that about? I thought I told you to leave him alone," said Rachael in her usual nasty tone. "I don't give a care," said Fiona with a smile on her face. "What was that?" asked Rachael through clenched teeth. "It is just as you heard, I don't care what you have to say anymore. I can do what I feel like without you telling me not to. The truth is that I love Van and there is nothing that you could possibly do about it," said Fiona. "Why you," said Rachael angrily as her hands clenched into fists. Fiona just walked off. "Way to go Fiona," said Moonbay who was listening in on the conversation. The two of them then walked away.
"Darn it," yelled Rachael once she had stormed into her room. "Well I don't really have to worry because he has shown no signs that he really likes her more than a friend but I wonder what they were talking about," she thought to herself. "If only I had gotten there a little sooner I could have found out," said Rachael to herself again. "She said she loves him, but that just won't matter in the end. Van will be mine," she said with a slight laugh. "She will end up being all alone, because she spent all of her time trying to get something that was just too much for her to even think about trying to have. So she will end up all alone while I am living happily with Van in a cozy little house with many little children," she said as stars came to her eyes. "I can just imagine it. It will be the best when it happens. Besides she just doesn't stand a chance against me. I am so much better then her," said Rachael with a laugh. She then walked to the door and walked out of it to go and look for Van.
"Hey Van I was wondering if you would like to do something with me tonight?" asked Rachael trying to be the nicest that she could possibly be. "I am sorry but I am busy tonight," replied Van looking away from his work on the blade liger to look at her. "Why? What are you doing tonight that you wouldn't want to be with me?" asked Rachael with a fake pout. Van was saved from answering this when Fiona called out to him. "Hey Van, can you give me a hand over here?" asked Fiona who was working on the blade liger's leg. "Sorry but we will have to talk some other time," said Van as he walked over to help Fiona. 'Blast it, at this rate it will take forever to get him to fall in love with me,' thought Rachael sending nasty glares at Fiona. 'What could he possibly want to do that doesn't involve me?" she asked herself.
Nighttime came and all was quiet. Van came up to Fiona's door and gave it a light knock. "Come in," came Fiona's voice. "Hey there Fiona," said Van with a smile. "Hey Van," said Fiona. "About earlier," said Van reminding her that they had to talk. "Oh yeah. What is it you wanted to tell me Van?" asked Fiona. "Lets go for a walk," said Van holding out a hand for Fiona. "Ok," said Fiona taking his hand happily. They walked towards the door before Van stopped. "What up?" asked Fiona. "On second thought let's just stay here," said Van. "Fine with me. So what was it?" asked Fiona as her curiousness started to get the better of her. "That necklace I gave you was given to my mother by my father and to him by his mother," said Van. "So?" asked Fiona. "It has gone down in my family for generations," said Van. "Why do you keep stopping?" asked Fiona. "Fiona, there is something you need to know," said Van. "What?" asked Fiona not able to take the suspense anymore. "I-I-I love you Fiona," said Van glad that he finally got it out of him since he knew that it was only going to make it harder for him to say later on. Fiona was speechless with what she just heard. "The necklace is given to the males of the family if there is any and they give it to the person that they love," said Van. "If there is only a daughter it is given to them to give to their sons. It is like a tradition in my family," said Van with a smile. Finally Fiona was able to speak. "Van, I-I love you too," said Fiona happily. "I am glad to hear that," said Van as he took his hand and tilted Fiona's head up a little bit before he brought his lips down and caught her in a loving kiss.
"Now where is Van," Rachael asked herself. "If I just show up maybe he will just go out with me like I wanted," she said to herself. "There is his room, so maybe he is in there," she said to herself. As she reached the door she heard voices. "I love you Fiona," is what she heard. "I love you too, Van," came a reply. Rachael couldn't believe what she was hearing. "No, this can't be," she said to herself very quietly. She noticed the door was cracked open a bit and she looked inside to see Van and Fiona on his bed kissing. "I can't believe it he loves her and not me. how is that even possible? I am better than her at everything. I am better looking, have a better personality, I can pilot a zoid better. So what is it that made him love her instead of me?" she asked herself. She sadly stepped away from the door and walked away the bangs from her hair covering her eyes so that no one would see the tears that were threatening to fall from her eyes.. "So that is what he was planning on doing tonight. Blow me off and be with that witch," she said to herself sadly. She walked away as fast as she could not wanting to be there at the moment.
"What is up with her," Moonbay asked Herself when she saw her? "I wonder," she said with a smirk on her face as she crept towards Van's room. She quietly looked inside and saw the two of them still kissing. "Way to go Fiona," she said to herself without letting them see her looking in. she did a little victory dance for her friend before settling down a little. 'I knew something like this would happen someday. I am very happy for them. There is no one that deserves this more then they do,' she thought. She closed the door the rest of the way so no one else could look in. "Took them long enough though. For a while I thought that it would never come out of them with all the distraction," she said looking in the direction that Rachael had walked off to. "At least everything turned out good in the end," she said as she too walked away.
"Van do you think that I can talk to you?" asked Fiona quietly. "Sure what is it and why are you soaking wet?" asked Van noticing how she was soaked from head to toe. "Were you out in the rain or did you take a shower with your clothes?" asked Van with a smirk at his small joke. "I -I was out in the rain. This has been on my mind a lot lately. I wanted to tell you something very important to me," said Fiona little nervously. "sure thing. I would be glad to listen. So what is it?" asked Van very intently. "I," said Fiona but she suddenly started to feel a little dizzy. 'Maybe Moonbay was right. I guess I shouldn't have been doing what I have been doing,' thought Fiona as she suddenly collapsed to her knees. "Fiona are you alright?" asked Van as he kneeled down before her and she passed out into his arms. "Fiona, Fiona," said Van very worried while he shook her very lightly in an attempt to wake her up. He put a hand on her forehead to see what was wrong. He pulled away very quickly. "Oh no. this isn't good. She is burning up. I have to go get her some help quickly," said Van. Using one arm he put it under her knees and then her put his other arm under her back and the he lifted her up. "Hang on Fiona," said Van as he rushed down the halls towards her room.
Rushing into the room very quickly he set Fiona down on the bed very gently before he rushed towards her bathroom. He searched around the bathroom for a little looking for something. "Here it is," said Van as he pulled out a bowl. Quickly filling it with water he grabbed and towel and walked as fast as he could over to Fiona without spilling the water. He set it down on the table next to her bed. Taking the towel he wet it a bit and then placed it on Fiona's head. 'Hopefully that will help the fever a little,' thought Van, 'But what about her wet clothes. I don't think that she would be happy with me if I changed her clothes for her. she might think I was a pervert or something like that," said Van with a bit of a nervous laugh. Luckily for him at that moment he could here the distinct voice as she sang her song while walking down the halls. "Good Moonbay might be better off doing this," said Van as he quickly stood up and headed for the door. Opening it he saw the retreating form of Moonbay going down the hall. "Hey Moonbay," yelled Van. She quickly turned around and saw Van standing in the doorway to Fiona's room. A grin then appeared on her face. "What are you doing in Fiona's room?" asked Moonbay with a smirk. "Nothing like that. I need your help. Fiona has collapsed," said Van seriously. "I told her standing out there was stupid," muttered Moonbay. She quickly followed Van into the room to see Fiona motionless form on the bed. "You appear to have everything under control so what is it?" asked Moonbay turning to Van. Van suddenly blushed a little. "Well you see it would probably be a good idea to," said Van but he couldn't get the rest of it out as he blushed a deeper crimson. "A good idea to what?" asked Moonbay. "Get her out of her clothes," said Van before going redder even more if it was even possible. "You pervert," said Moonbay. "That is not what I mean. Why don't you look," said Van pointing to Fiona. Moonbay then noticed that she was still in her wet clothes. "Ah I see," said Moonbay thinking it funny how flustered Van was. She then pushed him out of the door. "Now you have to stay out here until I am finished," said Moonbay with a wink before she closed the door.
Her eyes slowly started to fluttered open but immediately closed due to all the light that was suddenly shown in them. "Wh-What happened?" asked Fiona as she clutched her head because of a headache. "You passed out because you were sick. Are you feeling any better?" asked Van with concern in his eyes. "Yes, thank you. How long have I been sleeping?" asked Fiona as she slowly tried to sit up. Van then sat down at the edge of the bed. "you have been out for about a day," said Van with the concern still in his voice. "Everyone has been worried about you," said Van quietly. Suddenly out of nowhere Van embraced her in a tight hug. This surprised Fiona greatly. "I have been worried about you," said Van quietly. 'Is Van really doing this or am I going to end up waking up soon?' thought Fiona while being slightly confused, yet it didn't stop her from returning the embrace. Much to Fiona's disappointment Van pulled away and he looked at the ground. "Moonbay told me about what you did yesterday. I thought you had more sense than that," said Van quietly. "I am sorry. I realize that it was foolish but there were a lot of things that were going through my head," said Fiona quietly. "Just don't do it again. Please?" asked Van. "Ok," said Fiona looking at the floor.
"So how is she doing Van?" asked Thomas as Van walked into the kitchen. He sat down at the table that Thomas was currently sitting at before he even looked at Thomas. "She has woken up and she looks like she is doing better," said Van seriously. "Thank god," said Thomas. "What could have possessed her to do something like that though?" asked Van as he poured himself a cup of coffee. "I don't really know," said Thomas. "It is because she is a loon. That is why," said Rachael as she too walked into the room. "Don't talk about Fiona like that," Van yelled at her. "Sorry," said Rachael not wanting to get on the bad side of Van. "I have to go speak to colonel Crougar," said Van as he stood up and walked out of the room. 'No one will talk about Fiona like that,' thought Van as he walked through the halls.
"Colonel is there any sign of the enemy?" asked Van when he walked into the control room and saw Colonel Crougar standing in front of some monitors. "It has been quiet. It is too quiet if you ask me. They have to be up to something. That is the only reason I can think of as to why they haven't been doing anything lately," said Crougar never taking his eyes off of the monitors. "Have any other bases been attacked?" asked Van. "No ever since lieutenant Rachael's base was destroyed it has been quiet," said Crougar. "Ok then. I do wonder though why they aren't attacking us like they said they would in the restaurant," said Van. "Maybe they knew that you were there," said Crougar. "I don't think so. They aren't ones to follow rules so they would have attacked us even if the town wouldn't have permitted it," said Van. "Then there has to be some other reason. We don't know those reasons though," said Crougar. "I guess you are right. I have to go check up on Fiona," said Van with a salute before he left. "Give her my regards will you?" asked Crougar. "Of course I will," said Van walking out of the room.
Van later in the day went to check up on Fiona. "How are you doing Fiona?" asked Van. "I am feeling much better, thank you," said Fiona with a smile. "That is good," said Van a little nervously. "Fiona what is it that you wanted to tell me before you passed out?" asked Van remembering that she wanted to talk to him. "Never mind. It wasn't too important," said Fiona. "Are you sure?" asked Van very curious as to what it was. "Yeah it's nothing," said Fiona with a smile. "Ok then. I won't go into it anymore," said Van still a bit nervously. "What's wrong Van?" asked Fiona noticing his nervousness. 'Now or never,' thought Van as he pulled something out of his pocket. "Hey Fiona, I have something for you," said Van as he showed a small gift. "Thank you Van," said Fiona very happy at his kind gesture. "It's nothing," said Van slightly embarrassed. After he left, Fiona opened the package and was amazed with what she saw.
"Hey Fiona, do you think that it is wise for you to be walking around?" asked Moonbay. "I will be fine," said Fiona happily. "Why are you so happy, weren't you miserable just yesterday?" asked Moonbay noting her cheerfulness. "It is nothing," said Fiona. "Did something happen?" asked Moonbay suspecting something had happened between her and Van. "It's nothing. I just got a gift from Van, that is all," said Fiona. "Can I see?" asked Moonbay. "I guess so," said Fiona quietly. "Cool," said a very excited Moonbay. "So what did he get you?" asked Moonbay. Fiona pulled out this necklace she had around her neck. "Wow," said Moonbay in total awe at it's beauty. "How could he have possibly afforded something like?" asked Moonbay still in total awe. "I don't know," said Fiona. "I wish I had someone who could get me something like that," said Moonbay. "What about that one guy that you once were close to who was rich?" asked Fiona. "Who, McMahon?" asked Moonbay. "No I don't think so," said Moonbay. "But I must say that if Van gave you something like that it has to mean something," said Moonbay grinning at her friend. "He was probably being nice," said Fiona. "I doubt it," Moonbay said to herself.
"Hey Fiona how do you like my present?" asked Van after he saw her walking around. "I love it but where could possibly have gotten the money for something like this? It is absolutely beautiful," said Fiona as she pulled the necklace out. "I already owned it because it belonged to my mother," said Van happily. "Then you really shouldn't be giving this to me," said Fiona as she tried to take it off. Van put his hands on hers in order to stop her. "It was meant to be given up Fiona," said Van kindly. "What do you mean?" asked Fiona. "It was given to me by mother before she died. She told me that I was supposed to give it to someone of my choice, and I chose you," said Van with a smile. "Then thank you very much Van," said Fiona as she wrapped Van up in a tight hug. Van happily returned it. "Hey Fiona I need to talk to you later and I will tell you something else about it," said Van. "Ok," said Fiona as she put the necklace back into her shirt. As Van was walking away, Fiona turned around and ran into Rachael. "What was that about? I thought I told you to leave him alone," said Rachael in her usual nasty tone. "I don't give a care," said Fiona with a smile on her face. "What was that?" asked Rachael through clenched teeth. "It is just as you heard, I don't care what you have to say anymore. I can do what I feel like without you telling me not to. The truth is that I love Van and there is nothing that you could possibly do about it," said Fiona. "Why you," said Rachael angrily as her hands clenched into fists. Fiona just walked off. "Way to go Fiona," said Moonbay who was listening in on the conversation. The two of them then walked away.
"Darn it," yelled Rachael once she had stormed into her room. "Well I don't really have to worry because he has shown no signs that he really likes her more than a friend but I wonder what they were talking about," she thought to herself. "If only I had gotten there a little sooner I could have found out," said Rachael to herself again. "She said she loves him, but that just won't matter in the end. Van will be mine," she said with a slight laugh. "She will end up being all alone, because she spent all of her time trying to get something that was just too much for her to even think about trying to have. So she will end up all alone while I am living happily with Van in a cozy little house with many little children," she said as stars came to her eyes. "I can just imagine it. It will be the best when it happens. Besides she just doesn't stand a chance against me. I am so much better then her," said Rachael with a laugh. She then walked to the door and walked out of it to go and look for Van.
"Hey Van I was wondering if you would like to do something with me tonight?" asked Rachael trying to be the nicest that she could possibly be. "I am sorry but I am busy tonight," replied Van looking away from his work on the blade liger to look at her. "Why? What are you doing tonight that you wouldn't want to be with me?" asked Rachael with a fake pout. Van was saved from answering this when Fiona called out to him. "Hey Van, can you give me a hand over here?" asked Fiona who was working on the blade liger's leg. "Sorry but we will have to talk some other time," said Van as he walked over to help Fiona. 'Blast it, at this rate it will take forever to get him to fall in love with me,' thought Rachael sending nasty glares at Fiona. 'What could he possibly want to do that doesn't involve me?" she asked herself.
Nighttime came and all was quiet. Van came up to Fiona's door and gave it a light knock. "Come in," came Fiona's voice. "Hey there Fiona," said Van with a smile. "Hey Van," said Fiona. "About earlier," said Van reminding her that they had to talk. "Oh yeah. What is it you wanted to tell me Van?" asked Fiona. "Lets go for a walk," said Van holding out a hand for Fiona. "Ok," said Fiona taking his hand happily. They walked towards the door before Van stopped. "What up?" asked Fiona. "On second thought let's just stay here," said Van. "Fine with me. So what was it?" asked Fiona as her curiousness started to get the better of her. "That necklace I gave you was given to my mother by my father and to him by his mother," said Van. "So?" asked Fiona. "It has gone down in my family for generations," said Van. "Why do you keep stopping?" asked Fiona. "Fiona, there is something you need to know," said Van. "What?" asked Fiona not able to take the suspense anymore. "I-I-I love you Fiona," said Van glad that he finally got it out of him since he knew that it was only going to make it harder for him to say later on. Fiona was speechless with what she just heard. "The necklace is given to the males of the family if there is any and they give it to the person that they love," said Van. "If there is only a daughter it is given to them to give to their sons. It is like a tradition in my family," said Van with a smile. Finally Fiona was able to speak. "Van, I-I love you too," said Fiona happily. "I am glad to hear that," said Van as he took his hand and tilted Fiona's head up a little bit before he brought his lips down and caught her in a loving kiss.
"Now where is Van," Rachael asked herself. "If I just show up maybe he will just go out with me like I wanted," she said to herself. "There is his room, so maybe he is in there," she said to herself. As she reached the door she heard voices. "I love you Fiona," is what she heard. "I love you too, Van," came a reply. Rachael couldn't believe what she was hearing. "No, this can't be," she said to herself very quietly. She noticed the door was cracked open a bit and she looked inside to see Van and Fiona on his bed kissing. "I can't believe it he loves her and not me. how is that even possible? I am better than her at everything. I am better looking, have a better personality, I can pilot a zoid better. So what is it that made him love her instead of me?" she asked herself. She sadly stepped away from the door and walked away the bangs from her hair covering her eyes so that no one would see the tears that were threatening to fall from her eyes.. "So that is what he was planning on doing tonight. Blow me off and be with that witch," she said to herself sadly. She walked away as fast as she could not wanting to be there at the moment.
"What is up with her," Moonbay asked Herself when she saw her? "I wonder," she said with a smirk on her face as she crept towards Van's room. She quietly looked inside and saw the two of them still kissing. "Way to go Fiona," she said to herself without letting them see her looking in. she did a little victory dance for her friend before settling down a little. 'I knew something like this would happen someday. I am very happy for them. There is no one that deserves this more then they do,' she thought. She closed the door the rest of the way so no one else could look in. "Took them long enough though. For a while I thought that it would never come out of them with all the distraction," she said looking in the direction that Rachael had walked off to. "At least everything turned out good in the end," she said as she too walked away.