Sleepless Nights
Chapter 4
By Kitten Starr
As the sun set beyond the desert horizon of Planet Zi, Bit heaved a load of goods from the vehicle. The sky was burning with the day's last reminiscences in a brilliance of blues, oranges and pinks. With such a somber ending to a confusing day, Bit let his mind wander back to the scenes of that morning, but was disappointed when he was interrupted by screaming.
He grabbed the last remaining bag from the vehicle and trudged inside the Hover Cargo. Leena and Jamie were bickering about something dealing with Leena's Zoid. Brad was splayed out on the couch as usual with his eyes closed. Bit shrugged and was in a mood for some good rest and relaxation.
He sat the bag down beside the couch and went to his room. He fell down onto the bed and stared at the ceiling for the longest of times. With the silence behind his private walls, Bit finally let go fully and thought about the incident that morning.
-~*~-
Bit had waked around dawn, which was early compared to the usual time he crawled out of bed. He had been tossing and turning all night trying to get some nagging feeling out of his mind. Without hesitation, he got up and slipped into Leena's room.
There he saw her with the most angelic smile he had ever seen. She was curled up with one hand loosely clutching the side of her pillow. She mumbled something in her sleep and her face twisted in contortion.
"No! Don't go! Please!" Leena screamed in her sleep.
Bit had wanted to desperately wake her and comfort her, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. He would have to explain why he was in her room and the crack of dawn. Truthfully, he had no idea why he came in here either. It was best for her to deal with her dream or nightmare, whatever it was.
Bit smiled and left the room as silently as he could. He didn't shut the door on account that it made a slight noise if you shut it all the way. Once in his room again, Bit finally fell asleep with ease.
-~*~-
Leena finally tired of telling Jamie exactly what to do with her Gun Sniper. She had given up and told him to do whatever he thought necessary. Truth was, she didn't feel like arguing with anyone right now.
She had found a nice secluded spot just a few yards away from the Hover Cargo and taken the chance to be alone for a while. She tossed rocks and poked at the red dirt beneath her feet. She felt tired and wiped out even though she had been up for only a few hours.
She rested her chin in her palm and tried to remember the dream she had had in the wee early hours of daybreak. She could only recollect fragments of what had turned out to be a total nightmare.
She could remember a hospital room with people standing around a bed. There was a little girl with long red hair standing behind a tall young man who looked to be in his early twenties. The little girl looked as pale as a ghost and her eyes were the size of saucers.
Just as people were beginning to crowd away from the bed, she couldn't remember anymore. She threw a rock angrily and watched it bounce off the ground.
"Why can't I just remember?" she asked herself silently.
Leena got up and jogged back to the Cargo. She realized Brad had finally gotten up off the couch and was most likely in the kitchen where they could usually find him. Jamie was still in the hangar tinkering with a new system installment for the Sniper. Doc was nowhere to be found. She wondered where Bit was.
Her question was answered as Bit emerged from the hallway. He looked just as troubled as she was. She wondered what was bothering him.
"Hey, Bit," said Leena.
"Uh? Oh. Hi, Leena."
"Bit, is something wrong?"
"No. Well, actually there is."
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"Yes, but not to you."
"Oh. Okay."
-~*~-
Bit chewed on his tongue. Leena was just trying to help him. She was just lending an ear. The only problem with that was that if he would confide in her what was bothering him, he was sure he would never speak to her again.
He had regretted his choice of words and the tone of voice he had used with her the instant it had escaped his mouth. Her eyes had dulled and she looked instantaneously hurt. What was with him anyway?
He went back to his room and grabbed the keys to the Hover-Cyc. A day in town might be able to clear his mind. He hadn't really meant to hurt Leena. It was just for the best right now.
-~*~-
Leena knew something was eating at Bit. She couldn't blame him for not wanting to tell her anything. She was bad at listening anyway. She never could give good advice. Something she definitely got from her dad.
Leena went into the hangar to help Jamie with her Sniper. It would take her mind off things for a while. She wanted to talk to someone about her dream and Jamie was always good at listening.
Thus, Leena was off to the hangar for the remainder of the day.
Chapter 4
By Kitten Starr
As the sun set beyond the desert horizon of Planet Zi, Bit heaved a load of goods from the vehicle. The sky was burning with the day's last reminiscences in a brilliance of blues, oranges and pinks. With such a somber ending to a confusing day, Bit let his mind wander back to the scenes of that morning, but was disappointed when he was interrupted by screaming.
He grabbed the last remaining bag from the vehicle and trudged inside the Hover Cargo. Leena and Jamie were bickering about something dealing with Leena's Zoid. Brad was splayed out on the couch as usual with his eyes closed. Bit shrugged and was in a mood for some good rest and relaxation.
He sat the bag down beside the couch and went to his room. He fell down onto the bed and stared at the ceiling for the longest of times. With the silence behind his private walls, Bit finally let go fully and thought about the incident that morning.
-~*~-
Bit had waked around dawn, which was early compared to the usual time he crawled out of bed. He had been tossing and turning all night trying to get some nagging feeling out of his mind. Without hesitation, he got up and slipped into Leena's room.
There he saw her with the most angelic smile he had ever seen. She was curled up with one hand loosely clutching the side of her pillow. She mumbled something in her sleep and her face twisted in contortion.
"No! Don't go! Please!" Leena screamed in her sleep.
Bit had wanted to desperately wake her and comfort her, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. He would have to explain why he was in her room and the crack of dawn. Truthfully, he had no idea why he came in here either. It was best for her to deal with her dream or nightmare, whatever it was.
Bit smiled and left the room as silently as he could. He didn't shut the door on account that it made a slight noise if you shut it all the way. Once in his room again, Bit finally fell asleep with ease.
-~*~-
Leena finally tired of telling Jamie exactly what to do with her Gun Sniper. She had given up and told him to do whatever he thought necessary. Truth was, she didn't feel like arguing with anyone right now.
She had found a nice secluded spot just a few yards away from the Hover Cargo and taken the chance to be alone for a while. She tossed rocks and poked at the red dirt beneath her feet. She felt tired and wiped out even though she had been up for only a few hours.
She rested her chin in her palm and tried to remember the dream she had had in the wee early hours of daybreak. She could only recollect fragments of what had turned out to be a total nightmare.
She could remember a hospital room with people standing around a bed. There was a little girl with long red hair standing behind a tall young man who looked to be in his early twenties. The little girl looked as pale as a ghost and her eyes were the size of saucers.
Just as people were beginning to crowd away from the bed, she couldn't remember anymore. She threw a rock angrily and watched it bounce off the ground.
"Why can't I just remember?" she asked herself silently.
Leena got up and jogged back to the Cargo. She realized Brad had finally gotten up off the couch and was most likely in the kitchen where they could usually find him. Jamie was still in the hangar tinkering with a new system installment for the Sniper. Doc was nowhere to be found. She wondered where Bit was.
Her question was answered as Bit emerged from the hallway. He looked just as troubled as she was. She wondered what was bothering him.
"Hey, Bit," said Leena.
"Uh? Oh. Hi, Leena."
"Bit, is something wrong?"
"No. Well, actually there is."
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"Yes, but not to you."
"Oh. Okay."
-~*~-
Bit chewed on his tongue. Leena was just trying to help him. She was just lending an ear. The only problem with that was that if he would confide in her what was bothering him, he was sure he would never speak to her again.
He had regretted his choice of words and the tone of voice he had used with her the instant it had escaped his mouth. Her eyes had dulled and she looked instantaneously hurt. What was with him anyway?
He went back to his room and grabbed the keys to the Hover-Cyc. A day in town might be able to clear his mind. He hadn't really meant to hurt Leena. It was just for the best right now.
-~*~-
Leena knew something was eating at Bit. She couldn't blame him for not wanting to tell her anything. She was bad at listening anyway. She never could give good advice. Something she definitely got from her dad.
Leena went into the hangar to help Jamie with her Sniper. It would take her mind off things for a while. She wanted to talk to someone about her dream and Jamie was always good at listening.
Thus, Leena was off to the hangar for the remainder of the day.