Jamie: I would like to say that Kay is currently not available now. She may not be available for a short time either *Smiles broadly* Anyhow, on with the disclaimer.

Disclaimer: Kay does not own Zoids, and will never own anything of zoids. Do not use her story, and please do not attempt to copy it. The plot is hers and will always stay hers. Do not mimic it in an attempt to have a good idea, basic concepts are okay, but summarizing the story will have Kay on your back flaming you constantly, and will have other people that she knows flaming you. Thank you for your time.

Jamie: Very interesting, now, without further ado- *is tackled by Kay*

Kay: You thought you could get away with this you little...*growls* You tied me up and then tried to take over my story, put my name, and blame me for anything stupid you did *gives mean look to Jamie, then puts him in headlock. * Oh, we're on the air *Jamie can't breathe completely* *smiles* Ok, I've been busy and haven't had much time, especially with school *shakes fist at it. *

But when I finally got to read my e-mails and reviews, yes, I have review alerts, and read that you all had pitchforks, torches, axes, butter knifes, ouch! *Turns to blonde neighbor who has just poked me with one,* I decided to speed up my typing to at least get the first half of it done (as short as it may be) and since my neighbor enjoys reading my chapters and would like me to hurry up, I am under strict surveillance, she is going to make sure that I will have the second part of this chapter up by next Friday, 10/17/03, not next year. It will be chap.9.

Jamie: *turning purple, barely says* Kay, *tries to inhale air* that's all well and good, but I can't breathe.

Kay: *loosens grip a little* Oh, I almost forgot. The beeping in the last chapter was meant as a joke, and will not be changed. I was just attempting to make fun of the shows that do that. There will be no author's note at the end of this chapter, and I am sorry to make this a cliff hangar, (as pathetic an attempt it is) *shoots a mean look to blonde neighbor* But she wanted to make sure I was whole so I could finish this story. I'm keeping my promise, this story will have an ending (even though you sometimes wish there will never be one). *Reviewers with pitchforks, torches, axes, and butter knifes appear in distance* well, will you look at the time, *looks down at wrist* it's about a half past a hair, and that's all the talking time I have for now, hope you all enjoy. *Releases Jamie, and runs like mad*

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A Date to Remember

It had only been about five minutes of waiting on Bit before Leena had begun to go insane. Every few seconds her mind would say, 'What do you think you are doing, going on a date with him?' but her stomach would rumble and all the thoughts about the date disappeared for a moment. However, they came back a moment later.

Other thoughts flooded her mind though, 'What if I make a complete fool out of myself? ... Maybe I should say I'm not feeling too well, fake being sick.' Another minute went by. 'But how do I know I'm going to mess up? What if I say the wrong thing? What if I make him hate me? What if he leaves the team because of something I accidentally say?' Another minute had gone by. She looked at the clock. '13 minutes to go. Why does time always go slower when you think?' she questioned as she watched how slow the second hand ticked.

Her body was numb with scared thoughts of what may happen tonight. She felt light-headed as she sat there, but snapped back when she felt a warm presence on her shoulder. She looked at the hand, then up at its owner. Bit's face was only a few inches away.

"Ready to go?" he said with his goofy grin.

Leena nodded dazedly to reply yes, then stood up and headed towards the jeep in the hangar with Bit next to her. They walked in silence down the hall and through the door and into the jeep. Leena could feel her heart pound uneasily in her chest as they left the base. A warm blast of air whipped over Leena's skin, making her feel even more light-headed than before.

"Nice night tonight, huh?" Bit asked as he took a quick glance upward, then fixed his eyes back onto the road.

"Yeah," she replied, also looking up, "It's brighter tonight than usual," which was true.

"Naw," Bit replied as he looked out of the corner of his eye to see what Leena was doing, "It's not that bright. I've seen brighter."

The rest of the trip was done in silence until they reached the outer edge of the city, and the jeep was parked.

"So...where are we eating?" Leena said as she jumped out of the jeep.

Bit, too, got out of the jeep, and began to walk around it to Leena. As soon as he was almost next to Leena, he said, "Over-" but Bit didn't finish his sentence because he tripped on a piece of concrete which was a little higher than the rest, making him fall face first into the cement. Leena burst out laughing at his stupidity before moving near his side.

"Ouch," Bit said weakly as he sat up, rubbing his face. "It's not funny you know."

"I know, but..." Leena burst out laughing once more, which only made Bit start to laugh. After a minute or two of just laughing, Leena asked, "Are you okay?" between giggles. She bent over to examine his face.

"I'm not bleeding am I?" Bit asked, still laughing, as he looked up towards Leena. There was no sign of blood.

"No," Leena replied, trying to suppress the giggles from emerging through her mouth. She then held out her hand to pull Bit up, which he took willingly, and she pulled him up. "So where is this place you were going to point to before you kissed the concrete?"

"Very funny," Bit retorted. "Okay, it's the small restaurant over there," he said as he pointed to the diner not far away. It was a small diner, with outdoor seats, a band playing in the background, and lights all around the perimeter. The only inside area was in what looked like a small house. A park was next to it, but you couldn't tell how big it was because it was too dark to see everything. All that was seen was the light at the beginning of a dirt path that lead into the dark park and the trees surrounding the outside. Bit began to walk towards the door of the restaurant. Leena walked next to him.

"Hey Bit," Leena said quickly. They were close to the door, and still walking.

"Yeah," he said, looking at her.

"How long was my dad suppose to be gone?"

"I don't kn-"

BOOM!

Unfortunately, Bit was unable to finish his sentence once again because he was unaware of the man coming out of the diner, and failed to notice the solid wooden door opening. As a result, he collided with the door, flew back a few yards, and now has a flat face like a pancake.

"Ouch, hey man, watch where you're going," Bit had said weakly, and angrily, as he tenderly rubbed his face once more, only to feel the stinging pain.

"Sorry dude, you should watch where you're walkin' though," the tall man said as if he never heard Bit, then walked away.

The whole time this had happened, Leena was laughing loudly once more. "It seems that Mr. Cloud is receiving his payment for his deeds," she mocked.

"And what would those be?" he questioned simply.

"Stealing my cookie," she answered back.

"You stole my donut," he shot back.

"You walked into my shower time again."

"You threw the bath tub at me."

"But I missed."

"No you didn't."

"Yes I did."

"No you didn't."

"Yes I did."

"No you didn't, you landed right on top of me," he retorted

"I'm not a bathtub," she said angrily. "I win. That means one cookie for me."

Bit began to chuckle to himself, amused.

"What are you laughing at?" she said with an angry tone, just as amused as he was though.

He stared at her for a moment, taking in everything, from the shape of her chin to her rich scarlet hair, before replying lightly, "Nothing," then opened the diner door for Leena to walk through. She looked at him strangely; one eyebrow perched higher than the other, but walked through the door anyhow. Bit followed. There was a sign as they entered that said 'seat yourself,' so they did. They sat outside, at the table nearest the small, quiet park. The table had one candle on it, along with pepper, salt, napkins, their menus, forks, and knifes.

They sat across from one another, avoiding each other's eyes.

"So, um, where are you going to go? ...Now that we are able to leave the base that is," Bit said, staring at the back of a woman's blonde head behind Leena, so as of not to meet Leena's violet eyes.

Leena thought for a moment before replying, "I really don't know," a small smile played on her lips, "But, I don't think that I'm going to go too far."

"I see," Bit replied. Unfortunately, his brain was thinking something else, 'I don't see. What does she mean by that?'

Both then looked at the menu and both decided on the same thing. The waiter came by to take their orders. Both ordered a burger and fries, and asked for water. There was an awkward silence after that, one that neither Leena nor Bit could break easily.

The waiter arrived with their waters, "Could you please make some room?" she asked softly.

Bit and Leena moved the salt, pepper, napkins, and eating utensils off to the side. The waiter put down Leena's water glass first and then proceeded to put down Bits. As she was in the process of putting down Bit's cup, it slipped from her hand and spilled on Bit's shirt and pants.

"Ah!" Bit said, shocked at how cold the water was, and flew out of his chair.

"I'm so sorry," the waiter exclaimed to Bit. "It slipped," she handed him a napkin, which he took forcefully from her, and began to wipe the area were the water was, giving her a mean look from the corner of his eye.

"Er, it's okay," Bit said, attempting to refrain from yelling, and the waiter left to get their food. As Bit sat back down in his chair, he couldn't help but hear Leena attempting to hide her giggles. "What?" he asked with a smile on his face.

"You...should...have seen...how far...you jumped," she said between her hands, which are in front of her mouth, and fits of giggles.

He chuckled to himself, "you would have flew a few feet if it was you."

"I know, but..." her voice was lost in her laughter, "you should have seen your face."

Bit gave her a warm smile, making Leena's body go numb again. 'It isn't a bad night at all,' Leena thought to herself as she stared into Bit's sea green eyes, and he stared back into hers. 'He is much better than Harry, and can be a cute, sweet guy,' she added as an afterthought.

"At least it's water," Bit added, Leena nodded with a smile on her face.

The waiter had returned shortly after with their food, and they ate, peacefully. It wasn't the nervous atmosphere it had been, it was calm and relaxing.

"Leena," Bit barely made out with his last half of his burger in his mouth, making his cheeks triple the size they normally are, "mhatarematesmithHarmymlike?"

"You know I didn't make out a word of what you just said, right," Leena replied, hoping he would repeat his question again, without the full mouth of food. Unlike Bit, she had just finished her food and was waiting for him to finish his last portion of hamburger.

Bit chuckled, making some of his food fly out of his mouth, and then chewed his food a little more before swallowing the large amount. "I said," his mouth now had no more food in it, "What are the dates with Harry like?"

The smile on her face faded. 'Why would he ask a question like that?' she questioned herself, a little taken aback. But she answered his question, "For one, there really isn't anything to laugh about," she hoped that would satisfy Bit, but the feeling of elaboration from him made her continue, "In other words, it is extremely boring. He takes me to some expensive restaurants that no one would ever go to anyhow, he talks about himself and how he loves me, and the whole time I'm waiting for it to end. To make a long story short, it is an utterly boring time," she sighed in relief, then looked back at Bit.

His arms were crossed, and he was leaning back in his chair, smiling happily at her as if it were Christmas and he had received an extra large chocolate chip cookie.

'What is he smiling about?' Leena asked herself.

"Have you had a good time so far?" he asked calmly.

"Yes," she timidly answered, and couldn't help the fact that her cheeks turned pink, 'why does he keep smiling?' she asked herself again.

She could not take it anymore, "What are you smiling at?" she asked, staring at him intently as if there was nothing about what they had just discussed that was worth smiling about.

"You," he replied simply.