Kay: Hello all! How ya doing?

Jack: You know you're wasting film right?

Kay: Silence! *Clears throat* I would like to say that I'm quite surprised nowadays when I read a zoids fic that involves a frying pan. *Laughs* I never noticed them before, and I wonder if I inspired that idea...I may never know. Anyhow, I was extremely pleased with the reviews I received, and all the sweet talk that came with them. Well, *looks up at Jamie's zoid, which is flying above* I guess he has to come down someday.

*BOOM*

Kay: I guess that day has come a little earlier than expected *Jamie's zoid comes down, barely landing, Kay smiles* I guess I shouldn't tell him about the explosives for a while. Revenge is sweet. *Clears throat once more* As I was saying, I hope that you all enjoyed Twisted Fate. I put a lot of my heart into writing this story, and I hope you all will respect it, and me by not stealing any of the plot ideas I have used. I know that most of my ideas are not original, but some of them are, for most of them I haven't seen in another story before I wrote it. Well, I guess you don't want to hear me babbling much more, so my dedication will be at the bottom. On with-

Jack: The Disclaimer!

Kay: *angry face* that was my line...*sniffles, laughs*

Jack: Well, I had to try it out. *Laughs*

Kay: All right, but just this once you get to say that. All right, like he said.

Disclaimer: I solemnly guarantee I do not own zoids. Zoids belongs to a company...not me...Suing me is pointless, hence, do not do it. You will be wasting your time. The only thing that belongs to me is the plot. Please do not mimic my plot in an attempt to have a good idea, basic concepts are okay, but summarizing the story will have me on your back flaming you constantly, and will have other people I know flaming you, so in the end, it's better not to do any of that. Also, please do not copy, modify, steal, or reuse my ideas in the same way.

Kay: Now, *sniff* on with *sniff* the story. *sniff, sniff*

Jack: *hands Kay a tissue* Here is a tissue for your issue.

Kay: I'm gonna need a whole box full if that's the case. Austin Powers's movies rock. On with the story!

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Sweet Emotions

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Three bodies fell into the kitchen and collided with the floor; causing a loud thump. The smallest one was squashed under the larger two. All three stared intently at Leena with a look of disbelief.

"What are you guys doing here?!" she exclaimed, "You're all rude! You should show some respect for others and-"

"I told you, Jamie, you shouldn't be listening to other people's conversations," Doc said quickly, cutting Leena off, "I tried to pull him from the door, but he wouldn't budge."

"That's funny, Doc, what were you doing with your ear to the door?" Jamie barely spoke, both Doc and Brad had not yet removed themselves from his back.

"I for one, had nothing to do with this," Brad said calmly, "It was all Jamie."

"That's nice, Brad, but if you had nothing to do with it, then why are you still on top of me? You're cutting off my air supply!" Jamie blurted out with a sense of urgency, his face turning a light shade of blue. Brad and Doc quickly jumped off Jamie's back, then helped him up, and turned their gaze to Leena.

Leena was fuming by now, "Why were you three-," but she could not finish her sentence because her father, once again, had cut her off.

"So, is this my daughter's choice?" Doc asked, amused, with his arms folded as Jamie and Brad regained their composure. "I'm so happy for you," Doc said excitedly as he wrapped his arms around his daughter in a hug, "Now, all we need to do is plan the wedding."

"DAD! GET OFF!" she yelled as she pushed her father away, "I'm not finished yet!"

"Harry," she continued once she freed herself from her father, "is that all you have to say?"

Harry nodded eagerly with a furtive smile, which made Leena sick to her stomach, "Well, "yes" wasn't all I had to say," Leena replied. "I was going to say more until these guys interrupted me," she glared angrily at Brad, Jamie, and her father.

She then continued, "Yes, I've had enough time to think about it. Yes, I would make you the happiest man on Zi. Yes, I would have protection from you, and yes, I would have ammo, which is a very tempting offer. Yes, from my perspective, the wedding would probably look amazing with your money. Yes, I would get a beautiful engagement ring with a huge diamond on it, which is also very tempting, but even with all of this, my final answer is..." she took a deep breath, and exhaled, "no."

A loud crack in the ceiling was heard, and tiny dust particles began falling. Jamie, Brad, and Doc all smiled at Leena's decision, but she didn't notice. Harry's jaw dropped so far, an extra large donut could fit inside. "Why?" Harry asked, broken-hearted, "Have I not offered, and given you enough, Leena?"

"You have money to buy almost anything in the world, but there is something you can't buy with money, something you have failed to acquire before you asked this question."

"And what's that? I'll buy it just to prove I can, Leena."

"A women's heart," she said simply, "All the money in the world wouldn't be able to buy it (unless its from an organ bank), especially one that was already given away years ago."

The ceiling crumbled, BOOM. Dust particles falling from the ceiling were soon replaced by a blond-headed figure, which made contact with the kitchen floor a few feet from Leena. Leena turned her gaze to the figure who was on all fours, discovering that this intruder was Bit. As the dust settled, she could see that his clothes and blond hair were stained brown from the vent by which he had made his abrupt reentry.

Though his hands and knees were aching with pain from the fall, he was still able to stand up without assistance. He focused his sea-green eyes on Leena as he lifted his head. Out of his mouth came a single word, "Who?" He began to dust himself off in a futile attempt to appear clean, all the while, never taking his eyes off Leena.

Harry's eyes flared dangerously at the sight of Bit. 'WHAT IS HE DOING HERE?!' his mind screamed as Bit staggered on his feet as if these were his first steps ever.

Leena's lips cracked into a grin. "You're going to have to wait to find out, Bit Cloud?" Leena refocused her gaze on Harry and continued, "Harry, you said I would have your love, but the truth is, you'll never have mine."

Harry looked at his feet. Inside his chest, he felt his heart twist and turn painfully. Butterflies that had been inside his stomach were gone; what was left was an empty pit. He felt his ribs caving in on his stomach, which hurt. His mind was searching for the answer to what had happened, but it drew a blank. He now understood complete rejection. She had always told him to "get lost," or "go away," but had never truly told him off like this. He could feel his eyes dampen, but no tears escaped.

Leena continued, "I know this probably hurts you, Harry, I know what it feels like. You feel like it is the end of the world, and your heart hurts because it is twisting so much from being denied. Your stomach feels like someone hit it, your whole body feels like it is just going to shut down, and your brain is attempting to understand what happened." Though Leena's anatomical description left everyone a bit puzzled, her eyes were full of sympathy for Harry, "So please, Harry, understand this: you're a great guy and all, though annoying, but I am not the person for you. I never will be."

"But...Leena...love...We are meant to be," he said feebly as he looked up to meet her eyes, "we are bonded together by eternal love."

"Harry, I want you to leave," she said slowly as she placed her hands tightly on his shoulders and looked into his crystal blue eyes, "and I want you to go find your soul mate who is out there waiting for you to find her...because...I've..." Leena gave a nervous laugh, "I've already found mine," she released Harry's shoulders, and moved to make a path for him to leave.

Harry hesitated as Leena looked at her feet, but quietly whispered, "This is a mistake."

He turned his head to Bit, who stood silently near the kitchen exit, watching intently, "You did this!" he raised his right arm and pointed his index finger at Bit, "You did this!" he repeated forcefully. "You've corrupted Leena's mind, it is your fault. This is all your doing!" he screamed uncontrollably.

"No," Leena said quietly, "He didn't. He had nothing to do with the decision either...I did," she took a deep breath and continued, "Please leave Harry. You've worn out your welcome."

Harry turned his gaze to Leena, "I hope you're happy," he gave her one last look, then walked pass her, past Brad, Doc, and Jamie, but when he was next to Bit, he stopped.

Bit looked at him absurdly for a moment before Harry leaned over to his ear, and said, in a voice barely audible to Bit, "Take care of her." Harry looked at Bit who nodded, showing he understood, and Harry nodded back. He left through the kitchen door and out of the base.

Leena still stared at her feet, Harry would no longer bother her, and she knew he wouldn't. Nevertheless, she could not help feeling culpable. The way he stared at her with that sad face, it made her feel miserable. For the longest time, she hated him, but when he had finally begun to act like a normal human, she rejected him. She had finally gotten what she had desired for so long, for him to leave, but why did she feel so guilty. This was the first time she noticed that she had actually felt guilty about something. Most of the time she didn't care, she just went about as if it were someone else's fault; why wasn't she like that now?

She finally remembered that four men were still in the kitchen. She looked up to see her father, Jamie, Brad, and Bit on either side of the kitchen door. She first focused her gaze on her father who was smiling broadly at her. She was about to ask him a question when he said, "Good choice," gave a little wink, then left the kitchen followed by two grinning males.

This only left Leena and Bit in the kitchen. Bit opened his mouth to speak, but Leena spoke first, "Not now Bit," she said smiling slightly, "Just not now." Bit nodded, and walked to her side.

The female warrior was looking straight at her feet, her hands together behind her back. Bit wrapped his arms around her in a hug, bringing her body close to his. Nothing changed for a few moments until Leena repositioned her arms around his waist to hug him back. She rested her head in his chest, and listened to his constant heartbeat. The feel of his jacket against her cheek felt like velvet. Everything that had happened moments before seemed to vanish at his warm touch. She could feel his soft breathing rub her head like a blanket. He leaned down, kissed the top of her head, then released her.

The blond warrior headed for the door, leaving his teammate alone. When Bit was about to exit, he took one last, long look at Leena with his silly smile, then, he too, had left. Leena let a toothy smile appear on her face before letting a tear roll down her cheek. A second later, she had wiped it away and was heading for her room where she laid down on her bed and fell asleep.

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It had been about half a day since the Harry situation, making it dusk. Leena had been sitting in her room, awake for three hours, reviewing everything she had said to Harry, the look on his face, and Bit. She had been thinking about Bit for the last three hours. He had climbed through all those vents, just to be there to listen to her. With all the mixed feelings swirling through her mind and body, she could not overlook one simple fact: Bit still loved her. He had taken the time and effort just to listen to Harry and her. He attempted to comfort her with a hug and kiss on the top of the head afterwards, which seemed to work.

Leena still remembered the heart-melting look on her warrior's face, and how his beautiful eyes never left her when he fell to the floor. Now, the only question remaining was how she would get him back. She could no longer tolerate being in her room. She silently stood up from her bed, put on her shoes, and left the room. She walked slowly down the lighted silver hallway, her hands together behind her back. As she passed the open living room door, where Doc and Jamie were, Jamie called to her from inside.

"Where are you going?" he asked as he put his newspaper down. Leena couldn't help noticing the coffee stain on the paper from earlier.

She stifled a laugh, "I need a breath of fresh air, that's all," she spoke truthfully.

"Okay," he said, then returned to reading his coffee stained paper.

"Jamie?"

"Yeah."

"Why are you still reading the newspaper?" she could not understand why he was still reading it. He had been reading it earlier this morning, but why was he still reading it?

"Because I'm not done with it."

Leena blushed in embarrassment, "Yeah...but...why?" she couldn't think of what to ask.

"Because I'm not done with it," Jamie repeated as if he were talking to a one year-old who was trying to say his first word.

"What have you been doing all afternoon?"

"Well, most of the time I've been working on the Raynos.We have a battle in a few days."

"Oh," Leena realized. He had been busy.

"Yeah, I've just been checking for any problems, running analyses, the usual."

"Okay, I'll see you later," Leena answered as she began to walk.

"HEY!" Jamie yelled out quickly.

"Huh?" Leena questioned as she stuck her head back in the room.

"Are you feeling better?" he asked with a tone of concern in his voice. Doc looked up from his zoid models, which he had been focused on.

"Yes," she responded confidently, "It's not like Harry was that big of a loss," Doc smiled, and returned to playing with his white Liger 0 and navy blue Gunsniper.

"Right, oh, take a jacket or something. It's pretty cold when it gets dark."

"I'll be fine, I think I can handle the cold," Leena replied as she continued to walk. She reached the hangar and was about to leave the base completely through the large, open hangar door, which all the zoids left through, when Brad called to her from on top of his shadow fox.

"Leena! If you're going to go outside, why don't you take a jacket?"

"It's all right, it isn't that cold," she lied. As soon as the bitter desert breeze brushed her cheeks, she wished her words had been true. She instinctively folded her arms to keep warm. Even with the cold, she still walked out into the desert. She walked until the hangar was a good distance away, and the sunset was brighter than the light behind her. She stood there, freezing, as she looked at the horizon where the sun sank.

It was an amazingly clear sunset; one that she felt would lead to a night just like seven years ago. The double moons were clearly visible opposite the sun, and the first stars were appearing on the horizon. The sky was a bright golden color surrounding the sun, but became a cold blue then purple, as you looked farther away from the horizon; night was coming.

Just standing outside seemed to take all of her problems away. She felt comfortable again, even though goose bumps were forming on her arms, she didn't mind. She inhaled the cool air, letting her lungs fill, then exhaled. This was how she was supposed to feel. Not tense because of Harry or anything else, just relaxed. She stood peacefully admiring the sunset.

Just as everything seemed peaceful, she heard footsteps coming from behind her. She turned her head to see someone with blond hair, wrapped in a black blanket, coming towards her. The blanket was wrapped around his body hanging down just past his knees.

"Hey Bit," she said unworriedly as soon as he stopped a few feet away.

"Hey," he replied, "So, how are you feeling?"

"Not too bad, just bit cold," she answered honestly.

Bit nodded.

"What are you doing out here?" Leena asked out of curiosity.

"I came here to check on you," he replied enthusiastically, "I haven't seen you since this morning. I thought you curled up and died."

"Nice of you to be so concerned," she replied, "But then again, I thought you would think of that as the time to find the best hiding place."

"Huh?"

"I still remember this morning when you took my cookie again, don't think I've forgotten about that," she said with a wink.

Bit flashed his trademark smile. He tilted his head to his right side a little, and then said, "I thought I'd paid my dues already."

"Think about all the other times."

Bit gave a heart-felt laugh, "Here." He walked up behind her so his chest was tight against her back and wrapped his arms around her, pulling the blanket with his hands so it shrouded both of them. He rested his head on her right shoulder, and kept his eyes focused on the sunset ahead.

"Does this help?" he whispered in her ear, as his hands slide around her waist like a snake until he found her hands.

"Yeah," she replied as she rested her head on the side of his, "Wonderful." His touch burned her skin, almost as if he were trying to tickle her instead. She liked his warmth; he always made even the coldest times warm.

"Do you mind if I ask you what I was going to ask earlier?"

"Sure," she said dreamily. The sun had almost completely disappeared from view now.

Bit opened his mouth to speak, but Leena spoke first, "Wait," something a good distance above the horizon caught her eye. A bright star flew across the horizon with a white glow trailing it. "Bit," she said as soon as it had disappeared from the sky, "Did you see that?"

"Yeah, it must have been a shooting star," he then said slyly, "Did you make your wish?"

Leena smiled at him, "Why would Mr. Cloud ask?" she said playfully. Leena finally realized Bit was holding her hands in his and blushed slightly at the realization.

"I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours. Do we have a deal, Miss Toros?"

"I thought if you told your wish to another person, it wouldn't come true. I may have to think about this," Leena replied sincerely. She turned her body in his grip so that she faced him, then lightly placed her arms around his neck, while he repositioned his arms around her waist. "Hmmm...I've thought about it, and I've decided, yes. I'll tell you."

"Now," Leena continued as her violet eyes met his luminous green ones, "if I tell you what my wish is, would you go along with it?"

"So, it is something to do with me?"

"Yes," she answered with a slight blush, which Bit didn't seem to notice because of the darkness, "It is something to do with you. Will you go along with it, though?"

"Leena," his lips again formed his trademark smile as he pulled her body closer to his own so any gap that may have been between had disappeared. Bit then moved his head so his face was only a few inches away, "I'd do anything for you," his eyes wandered all over her face, but stuck on her lips.

She couldn't help but smile broadly at him, "Good answer," she then closed her eyes, and closed the small gap between their heads making her lips meet his in a kiss. Bit kissed back. He had waited seven long years for this kiss.

They deepened the kiss as Leena ran her hands through his blond hair. The coldness seemed remote for both of them; all she knew was that Bit was finally hers. He hadn't pushed her away this time, and she loved that feeling. She loved the feeling of being with him, of being accepted by him. Every time they had hugged, or rested with one another, everything else had gone away, except each other in their minds. Leena never knew that kissing him would be three times better than all of other things combined. It felt better than anything else she had ever experienced.

Leena moaned in pleasure as they kissed, but soon, Bit pulled his head away, breathless, and opened his eyes to look into her violet orbs. He smiled at her, a smile that made her dissolve.

"Wow," Bit whispered with his jaw hanging down slightly.

"I think you took the word right out of my mouth," Leena said as she giggled.

"What's so funny?" he asked, lightheartedly.

"You, silly," she said as she rubbed her nose with his, "remember that stupid plan to get rid of Harry?"

"Yeah, I remember, too," his lips formed a smirk.

"Remember you said, no fake lip kissing?"

He smiled broadly at her, "But it wasn't fake," he said softly, "and it never will be."

Leena couldn't help but smile broadly at his response, "I hope that never changes."

"I hope so too," he agreed. "Now, was that your wish? To kiss me?" he asked as he put his forehead on hers.

"Yeah," she said dreamily, "I wished to kiss you. Now it's your turn. What was your wish?"

He pulled his forehead off Leena's, "To be honest," he brought his right hand from her waist to her left cheek and began to caress it softly, "I wished I never pushed you away seven years ago, I'm sorry, Leena. I'm sorry I hurt you like that," their was a short silence as both stared lovingly at the other before Bit continued, "Wow, I feel strange for saying that."

"Why?" Leena asked. Her heart had been floating on Cloud nine, but she still asked out of nature.

"I don't think I've ever said sorry to you like that before."

Her lips twisted into a smile, as she said, "I know, but we can't change that now, can we?"

Bit nodded it agreement. He too smiled, then leaned down, and kissed her soft lips once again. He pulled his head away a moment later. "I think I know why I turned away from you seven years ago."

"What is your reason this time, Mr. Cloud?" she said as she gave him a devilish look.

"Promise you won't laugh? I think it sounds like a pretty dumb reason, but it's the truth," he said innocently.

"I promise," she said as she gave him a quick kiss on the lips, "I promise I won't, unless it sounds too strange not to."

He gave a short laugh, "All right," he took a deep breath, "I think...I think I pushed you away, because I wasn't ready to tell you something. It's not because of you, I just didn't feel ready."

"Like what?" she asked, urging him to say it. Her heart was pounding on her rib cage as her muscles tightened, her knees felt like they would snap. He took another deep breath. 'Come on Bit!' her mind screamed, 'Sometime before sunrise please! I know what you want to say, I want to say it too.'

"I love you."

Leena felt a warm sensation pass through her body at his words. She felt as if she would just slip out of Bit's grasp and faint. She had waited so long to hear him say those three simple words in one whole sentence, and he finally had. A loving smile appeared on her face as she looked at him. Her eyes were glistening brighter than any distant star ever could. She quickly gave him a quick kiss on the lips, then pulled her head away to get a good look at his smile. She didn't really know what to say back to him, nothing she could think of sounded better than those three words to her right now, so why not tell him how she felt.

"Bit, I love you, too," at the sound of those words, Bit leaned down and kissed her passionately.

'This has to be a dream,' Leena thought to herself, 'It feels like something I have dreamt about, but everything we say sounds strange. Like something that only comes true in fairy tales.' She slowly pulled her head away to catch her breath.

"Bit," she said as she looked at his flushed cheeks.

"Yes?"

"Is it just me, or does this all seem strange in a way to you?"

"Yeah, it sounds like some kind of cheesy romance novel, but surprisingly, the words seem true. At least they seem true to me."

Leena smiled fondly at his remark. It did seem like some fake romantic ending that was only true in movies and stories, but she never realized how true some of those things could be until now.

Bit looked up from Leena, and looked into the distance behind her. He narrowed his eyes suddenly, as if focusing them on something. Leena continued to look at him, and quietly asked, "What is it?"

Bit continued to stare, not saying a word. Leena followed his gaze, and slowly turned around in his arms to try to follow where his eyes pointed. There was nothing; nothing but darkness that was now enveloping them. The two moons shone brightly in the velvety sky, while stars twinkled nearby.

"Bit, what is it? I don't see anything." She suddenly felt him tickling her waist making it impossible not to laugh. She squirmed in his grasp as she tried to escape his touch, but he held onto to her tightly and continued to tickle her.

Bit also laughed as he tickled her sides, but finally stopped when Leena stomped on his foot. "Ouch," he gave a wholehearted laugh as she turned in his arms to face him, again, with a look of fake disapproval. "What?" he asked whole-heartedly, "it was payback for making me wait so long to find out why you rejected Harry."

"Sure," she said, not convinced of his reason, "Excuses, excuses Mr. Cloud."

"But it did work. If one person stares into the distance, others are bound to do the same."

"That's not entirely important to me," Leena whispered.

"Then what is important to you?" Bit asked as he moved his head towards hers and smiled.

"You..." Leena pulled his head down to meet hers in another kiss, one that lasted longer than any of the previous. The one thing important to her was Bit. She had seen him a long time ago, but he never quite saw her, not until he realized what she was. She was a large part of him, and he a large part of her. They knew that more now than ever. That was how it was meant to be.

The END!!! *Evil laugh*

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Kay: *sighs* Yes... this is the END of my story...This means, I will not be adding any more chapters past this one. I may, but I doubt it. I have taken way too long in posting chapters, and I find it much more difficult to find time for writing. As I said earlier, I put a lot of my heart into writing all of this, which is something I recommend everyone who writes to do; you get a much better result in the end. Well, on the plus side, Bit and Leena never caught me...

Jamie: *Look of disgust* When I don't smell like ash, and feel like getting back at you*gives evil glare to Kay* I'll go get them just for you.

Kay: *chuckles* Sure Jamie, and I'll blame you for everything you accuse me of.

Jamie: Like they'd believe you.

Kay: *whimpers* Leena, Bit, I promise you, I was framed. It was Jamie, all Jamie's idea to put you two together. He is the one to blame, get him.

Jamie: You're a horrible liar, you, you...

Kay: Anyhow, I would like to dedicate this chapter to a very special person.

This chapter is dedicated to Krissy. You are a wonderful friend, and have inspired much of this story. I guess this is my way of saying, "Thanks buddy!"

Oh, and THANKS DAD!!! For all the corrections, you made in the chapters.

I would also like to say thanks to everyone who reviewed and e-mailed me. For those of you who just read the chapters, but put no review, I hope you found this story enjoyable.

Jamie: I believe it is time to end this and not drag it on. I'm sure most people have somewhere to go and something to do.

Kay: Until my next story... or wherever my path leads me, cya.

Jack: And that is a wrap. Just enough to fill up the video tape. Bye Bye!