Sleepless Nights
Chapter 6
By Kitten Starr
Leena stood at the edge of a semi-tall cliff and looked below at the small pool of green water. What joy it would bring her to have the courage to jump and be as free as the birds! She had never done anything extreme before in her life. She wondered if she would ever be the bold Leena everyone thought her as. Whenever she thought that she had every ounce of courage within her, she failed her plans time and time again.
She watched from afar as Bit and Jamie took running dives into the cool water below. They seemed to be having a blast and didn't appear to have a care in the world. Leena envied their audacity.
She took a few more steps forward until she could see the pool clearly from above. It was quite lovely and reminded her of a vacation spot that her family had once gathered to when she was six or seven. She looked to her right and saw Doc Toros and Brad lounging in the noon sun.
She was up there all alone with nothing but cowardice as a companion. This time she was determined to show herself that she was not the cowardly lion. She stripped off her outer clothing to reveal a white bikini that showed off her womanly features quite handsomely. She jogged back a few feet and took off into a full sprint. She leaped off the small cliff gracefully and closed her eyes as she glided down into the green pool below. When she finally made contact with the water, she hardly made a splash.
She came up for air and laughed. She did it! She had more courage than she thought. If she could overcome this feat, then she could certainly take on anything from here on end. She swam to shore and smiled at her dad as he eyed her beneath his sunglasses.
"You feeling all right, honey?" asked Doc.
"Yeah, Dad. I feel great! Why do you ask?"
"You just look like you've walked off a cliff and survived," replied Doc.
Leena rolled her eyes and grabbed a towel and quickly wrapped it around her waist. "I just leapt from a cliff and survived!"
Doc nodded and smiled at his daughter. He returned to reading his latest edition of Zoid Magazine. She seemed to be in dark spirits lately, but now they seemed to have dissipated.
-~*~-
Bit swam to shore after Leena and was surprised to see what she had done. She had looked like a swan when she dove off the cliff. He thought she had wanted to be alone. That's why he had gathered Jamie and left her up on the cliff beforehand. She had once again seemed troubled and he thought she just needed some space. Now she looked as though she could enjoy anybody's company no matter the circumstance.
He walked up behind Leena and was at a loss for words. That's when she turned around and surprised them both. She came close to his face and turned the darkest hue of red Bit had ever seen. From the heat in his cheeks, he realized that his face was most likely a mirror image of hers minus his spiked blonde hair.
Bit backed away and threw his hands up in defeat. Leena looked at him confused by his reaction. He had a goofy look on his face and the grin he was bearing didn't help it any. Leena burst into a fit of laughter.
"Hey! What's wrong? Do I have seaweed in my hair or something?" asked Bit.
Leena grinned, "No, but the look on your face is just too hilarious to pass up. I haven't laughed like this in so long."
Bit began to laugh as well. "I'm glad then."
Doc, Brad and Jamie just looked at the two of them like they had suddenly lost their minds. Neither could really figure out was so funny to begin with. Even the usually alert Brad couldn't figure it out. He crossed his arms and walked away as Jamie and Doc continued to stare at the bubbly couple.
Bit and Leena finally noticed that they had an audience and both started laughing even harder. Leena felt even more wonderful after such a good laugh and even forgot that her face had just seconds ago been red hot. Bit was happy because he had made Leena laugh and smile the way he had never seen her laugh or smile before. She seemed to be more "real." Maybe it was just him, but he had a feeling that it wasn't.
Leena glanced at Bit and her smile broadened. "Well, I'll see you all later. I'm heading back to the Cargo for some good rest and relaxation."
"Okay, Leena. I'll see you around later then!"
Leena waved goodbye to her father and friends and set off on foot back to the Cargo. She might not have flown, but she had definitely felt as free as she ever had. She didn't know whether it was due to the rush that she got when she jumped off the cliff into the water, or the way she felt when she was nose to nose with Bit Cloud.
-~*~-
Bit didn't know whether to be frustrated, happy or angry with himself over the way he reacted around Leena. He had acted like a flustered fool. He wondered how deep his grave had just become over these last few days. Actually, that should just be over the last few weeks.
He felt like a fish out of water and surely a fish doesn't belong out of water. He really thought he should be happy because he had definitely broke loose Leena's unhappiness. If he could just locate the source of her insecurities as of late, he might be able to become even closer to her. It would be superb to reach into such depths of her soul and of her being.
Leena always came off as the type who couldn't have a care in the world but somehow Bit saw past that exterior. He didn't know how exactly; he just knew deep down that the true Leena was waiting to burst out of her shell.
He wondered how Doc Toros could plan battle strategies or see through opponents' tactics, but couldn't even tell when his own daughter was so unhappy. He couldn't blame Doc though. He had just recently found out that something was troubling Leena.
-~*~-
Leena lay atop of her Gun Sniper in the late afternoon. She had gone out to be alone and think for awhile away from the Cargo and from the guys. She loved each and every one of them with all her heart, but sometimes they could really surprise you when you weren't expecting it.
The encounter with Bit had left her stunned and exasperated. That's what she came out to think about. The nearness that the two of them surpassed had somehow sent her feelings whirling in a spiral of bewilderment. The closeness just felt right. This thought made her feel tingly on the inside. She could feel her heart pulsating faster and faster as her cheeks once again tinged with the slightest blush of pink.
She spoke in a whisper, "What does this mean, Bit? Lately, you seem to have all the answers to the unlikeliest of questions. Why do I feel this way when I'm around you? I told myself that I'd never feel again, yet you come and I can feel the love in my heart swarming and bursting with new sentiment. You lead me on this journey and seem to always show me the way even though I know it. Why, Bit? Why?"
Leena lay there for awhile longer and watched the sunset. She slipped into her Gun Sniper and scurried home when the stars began to twinkle and the wind began to dance causing the slightest chill in the desert air.
What a day she had had!
-~*~-
Bit watched in the shadows as Leena put her Zoid into the hangar and walked into the Cargo. He entered the Cargo moments later after Leena and went to the comfort of his room.
"If Leena found courage today to jump off that cliff, then I can find the nerve to tell her exactly how I feel."
Chapter 6
By Kitten Starr
Leena stood at the edge of a semi-tall cliff and looked below at the small pool of green water. What joy it would bring her to have the courage to jump and be as free as the birds! She had never done anything extreme before in her life. She wondered if she would ever be the bold Leena everyone thought her as. Whenever she thought that she had every ounce of courage within her, she failed her plans time and time again.
She watched from afar as Bit and Jamie took running dives into the cool water below. They seemed to be having a blast and didn't appear to have a care in the world. Leena envied their audacity.
She took a few more steps forward until she could see the pool clearly from above. It was quite lovely and reminded her of a vacation spot that her family had once gathered to when she was six or seven. She looked to her right and saw Doc Toros and Brad lounging in the noon sun.
She was up there all alone with nothing but cowardice as a companion. This time she was determined to show herself that she was not the cowardly lion. She stripped off her outer clothing to reveal a white bikini that showed off her womanly features quite handsomely. She jogged back a few feet and took off into a full sprint. She leaped off the small cliff gracefully and closed her eyes as she glided down into the green pool below. When she finally made contact with the water, she hardly made a splash.
She came up for air and laughed. She did it! She had more courage than she thought. If she could overcome this feat, then she could certainly take on anything from here on end. She swam to shore and smiled at her dad as he eyed her beneath his sunglasses.
"You feeling all right, honey?" asked Doc.
"Yeah, Dad. I feel great! Why do you ask?"
"You just look like you've walked off a cliff and survived," replied Doc.
Leena rolled her eyes and grabbed a towel and quickly wrapped it around her waist. "I just leapt from a cliff and survived!"
Doc nodded and smiled at his daughter. He returned to reading his latest edition of Zoid Magazine. She seemed to be in dark spirits lately, but now they seemed to have dissipated.
-~*~-
Bit swam to shore after Leena and was surprised to see what she had done. She had looked like a swan when she dove off the cliff. He thought she had wanted to be alone. That's why he had gathered Jamie and left her up on the cliff beforehand. She had once again seemed troubled and he thought she just needed some space. Now she looked as though she could enjoy anybody's company no matter the circumstance.
He walked up behind Leena and was at a loss for words. That's when she turned around and surprised them both. She came close to his face and turned the darkest hue of red Bit had ever seen. From the heat in his cheeks, he realized that his face was most likely a mirror image of hers minus his spiked blonde hair.
Bit backed away and threw his hands up in defeat. Leena looked at him confused by his reaction. He had a goofy look on his face and the grin he was bearing didn't help it any. Leena burst into a fit of laughter.
"Hey! What's wrong? Do I have seaweed in my hair or something?" asked Bit.
Leena grinned, "No, but the look on your face is just too hilarious to pass up. I haven't laughed like this in so long."
Bit began to laugh as well. "I'm glad then."
Doc, Brad and Jamie just looked at the two of them like they had suddenly lost their minds. Neither could really figure out was so funny to begin with. Even the usually alert Brad couldn't figure it out. He crossed his arms and walked away as Jamie and Doc continued to stare at the bubbly couple.
Bit and Leena finally noticed that they had an audience and both started laughing even harder. Leena felt even more wonderful after such a good laugh and even forgot that her face had just seconds ago been red hot. Bit was happy because he had made Leena laugh and smile the way he had never seen her laugh or smile before. She seemed to be more "real." Maybe it was just him, but he had a feeling that it wasn't.
Leena glanced at Bit and her smile broadened. "Well, I'll see you all later. I'm heading back to the Cargo for some good rest and relaxation."
"Okay, Leena. I'll see you around later then!"
Leena waved goodbye to her father and friends and set off on foot back to the Cargo. She might not have flown, but she had definitely felt as free as she ever had. She didn't know whether it was due to the rush that she got when she jumped off the cliff into the water, or the way she felt when she was nose to nose with Bit Cloud.
-~*~-
Bit didn't know whether to be frustrated, happy or angry with himself over the way he reacted around Leena. He had acted like a flustered fool. He wondered how deep his grave had just become over these last few days. Actually, that should just be over the last few weeks.
He felt like a fish out of water and surely a fish doesn't belong out of water. He really thought he should be happy because he had definitely broke loose Leena's unhappiness. If he could just locate the source of her insecurities as of late, he might be able to become even closer to her. It would be superb to reach into such depths of her soul and of her being.
Leena always came off as the type who couldn't have a care in the world but somehow Bit saw past that exterior. He didn't know how exactly; he just knew deep down that the true Leena was waiting to burst out of her shell.
He wondered how Doc Toros could plan battle strategies or see through opponents' tactics, but couldn't even tell when his own daughter was so unhappy. He couldn't blame Doc though. He had just recently found out that something was troubling Leena.
-~*~-
Leena lay atop of her Gun Sniper in the late afternoon. She had gone out to be alone and think for awhile away from the Cargo and from the guys. She loved each and every one of them with all her heart, but sometimes they could really surprise you when you weren't expecting it.
The encounter with Bit had left her stunned and exasperated. That's what she came out to think about. The nearness that the two of them surpassed had somehow sent her feelings whirling in a spiral of bewilderment. The closeness just felt right. This thought made her feel tingly on the inside. She could feel her heart pulsating faster and faster as her cheeks once again tinged with the slightest blush of pink.
She spoke in a whisper, "What does this mean, Bit? Lately, you seem to have all the answers to the unlikeliest of questions. Why do I feel this way when I'm around you? I told myself that I'd never feel again, yet you come and I can feel the love in my heart swarming and bursting with new sentiment. You lead me on this journey and seem to always show me the way even though I know it. Why, Bit? Why?"
Leena lay there for awhile longer and watched the sunset. She slipped into her Gun Sniper and scurried home when the stars began to twinkle and the wind began to dance causing the slightest chill in the desert air.
What a day she had had!
-~*~-
Bit watched in the shadows as Leena put her Zoid into the hangar and walked into the Cargo. He entered the Cargo moments later after Leena and went to the comfort of his room.
"If Leena found courage today to jump off that cliff, then I can find the nerve to tell her exactly how I feel."