Sleepless Nights

Chapter 2

By Kitten Starr

It was a sultry day and Leena had shrugged off her usual attire trading it in for a yellow tank, a pair of cutoffs, and a pair of flat, white tennis shoes with no socks. Her hair was pulled back with a white clip and her ivory skin held a slight sheen indicating sweat. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get cool enough. She even tried running ice cubes along her arms and legs, but they hadn't lasted long under the gravity of heat. It was useless.

Bit walked into the hangar perspiring literally like a dog. He noticed that Leena was sitting on top of her Gun Sniper fanning herself with a magazine. Though Bit had seen her, she hadn't seen him.

"Don't you know that heat rises, bonehead?" called Bit up to Leena.

Leena looked down at him and rolled her eyes. "At least I'm not a puff of cold air that's dense like you!" Unlike the words that came from her mouth, the tone she said them with was playful. It was too hot to fight.

Bit could find no remark smart enough to render the one Leena had thrown at him. He sulked off towards his own Zoid, but not without the last words, "Don't let the heat fry your brain, Leena!"

Leena had long since stopped paying any attention to Bit as she continued to fan herself. She was too busy thinking about something cold. Being frozen into an icicle would please her now. Therefore, Bit left unnoticed.

-~*~-

As noon disappeared to evening, Leena felt that it was time to put her plan into action. Bit really wouldn't have a say in anything because she'd just beat him to a bloody pulp until he obeyed. She slid from her Gun Sniper and left the hangar.

She gathered up an outfit and took a quick, cold shower. After preparing herself to where she at least looked decent, she went off to obtain the essentials that were necessary for her plan.

She made mental checks of everything she had gathered, "Girdle, wig, manicure set and so one."

She smiled as she made the last check off and grabbed the pair of violet contacts in a package on top of her desk. Now she just had to find Bit.

-~*~-

Leena was so busy laughing to herself that she didn't realize that she had walked into someone. She looked up and was dazed to find herself staring into a pair of eyes that looked very familiar. Her heart skipped a beat.

"Bit, what are you doing outside my door?"

Bit looked at her, a confused expression plastered on his face. "This is the only hall that leads to the kitchen."

Leena giggled nervously. "I knew that."

Bit's mouth mimicked an "oh" and he just grew more confused. Why was Leena acting like this? She looked so innocent when their eyes had linked.

Leena regained her composure and pulled Bit towards the bathroom. She pushed him in and told him to take a quick shower, making sure he washed behind his ears until they were squeaky clean.

Bit didn't have time to protest and thought it best to just do what Leena requested him to do. After Bit's shower, Leena knocked on the door.

"Is it okay to come in now?" asked Leena.

Bit wrapped a robe around him and peeked out the door. "Are you crazy? You can't come in here!"

Leena's face turned red and almost knocked the door down. "Stop acting so girlish. Hmm. Better yet, you need to act more girlish for what you're about to do."

"Huh? What do you mean by that?"

"Oh, you'll see."

Thus, Leena set to the task of making Bit into herself. After all, Bit had to look nice for his date!

-~*~-

Bit was almost grateful for the blush Leena had applied because he felt like he could fit right in with Hell's demons at this rate. He could feel himself growing increasingly embarrassed as the minutes ticked away. He vowed that he'd get Leena Toros back if it was the last thing that he did.

Then again, she'd probably come up with something even more absurd. Bit just sat there motionless as Leena fixed the wig on him.

-~*~-

An hour later, Leena looked very pleased to see that her creation looked almost as beautiful as herself, right down to the eyes.

"Now for the date!" clapped Leena cheerfully.

"The WHAT?!" cried Bit.

"Oh, just your date with Harry Champ," said Leena nonchalantly.

"You're kidding, right?"

"I wouldn't have spent the last hour and a half making you over if I was just kidding, silly."

Bit fell facedown on the floor. She couldn't be serious. There was no way he was going on a date with Harry Champ. That was just so wrong! Bit almost felt sick.

-~*~-

Leena looked down at her watch. "Well, you have just a few minutes before Harry arrives."

By this time, Bit was on his hands and knees begging Leena to change her mind. "Leena, you can't make me do this. It's not fair!"

Leena looked at him, her gaze sincere. "Bit, it wasn't fair for you to force me to go on a date with him."

"I'm sorry. I learned my lesson, and I won't do it again. I promise! PLEASE don't make me do this," pleaded Bit.

"I'm sorry, Bit. You're going to have to know how it feels for you to truly understand how low this really is. It's only right."

-~*~-

Leena dragged Bit into the living area where Harry should've been waiting. She pushed Bit into the room after telling him not to screw things up. Bit stumbled into the room and wished he could've died right then and there. Harry walked up to "Leena" suavely and kissed her hand. "Shall we, my dear?"