Hmm... it's been a while since I last updated this fic, hasn't it? Well, I
managed to come up with a short update, more will be added, hopefully in
August. Right now, I'm a bit busy reading a novel I have to finish before
school starts... It's 591 pages... I've got a LOT of reading to do if I wanna
finish in time. Plus my cousin came to visit from Virginia, plus I have TKD, plus I have to go to the gym, plus I have to babysit... There's just not enough time to sit down and write... Sorry... But I AM gonna finish this fic.
That I promise. Well, onto the next chapter.
Chapter 7: Time to get some R&R
The gang went to the park at Guylos City, which was a beautiful place. Hundreds of fountains, trees, lakes, a small river, grass as far as the eye could see... Once they got there, they decided to have some fun!
"Race ya, Timber!" Van called out as he started running to the bottom of the hill they were standing on. Timber quickly started chasing after him, roaring something that sounded like "Rou're ron, Ran!" (You're on, Van!)
They were racing downhill and Van was winning, until he looked to the side for a second and saw Fiona, who was standing at the shore of the lake, looking at it, as if expecting to find the answers to all her questions in the dark depths. She looked so sad, yet so...
Now Timber was the first one to reach the bottom of the hill. "RI Rin! Ruh?" (I Win! Huh?)
"What?" Van asked as if snapping out of a trance. Then he noticed he had lost the race. "Huh? What the...?"
Moonbay excitedly turned to Irvine "Did you see that? Van lost his concentration and the race because he lost himself gazing at Fiona." She said rather smoothly.
"Your point is..." Irvine inquired, sounding disinterested.
"What if he's finally starting to like her? I mean, more than a friend?" she said, winking at him. Irvine looked at her skeptically, then looked at Van and Fiona, then back at Moonbay again.
"Think so?"
Moonbay nodded. "I know so. I've fallen in love before, you know. Although my last crush was a bit stupid." She said, remembering the time she had been infatuated by the pilot of a pink Zaberfang
Irvine snickered. "Tell me about it. Moonbay and Stinger, sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I..."
"Shut up, Irvine!" Moonbay bellowed as she raised her fist threateningly. Irvine, sweatdropping, quickly backed away.
"Okay! Okay! I know when I'm beat." He sighed, stretching, then turning his gaze to land on his two friends and the "evil" tiger next to the lake. "So, you think Van's starting to notice Fiona?"
"Yep!" Moonbay beamed at him, and Irvine just sweatdropped.
"So, why do you want them together?" he questioned. "It's got nothing to do with you."
"Oh, they just seem meant to be perfect for each other. After all, we know Van would give his life for Fiona. And Fiona would do the same for him."
Irvine didn't say anything, just turned to look once again at the two mentioned youngsters.
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Van was chasing Timber all around the park for a while, then Timber would chase him, and so on and so forth. They were at it for an hour, until both tumbled down the hill onto the lakeshore, exhausted.
Van was out of breath. "Man! I... haven't... had... this... much fun in... a... long... time!" he gasped, breathing heavily. Timber just growled in approval before throwing himself unto Van and starting to lick his face.
"Hey!" Van laughed. "That tickles!"
"Aww... he's so cute!" Fiona cooed, making the little tiger purr happily. "Bet you two are hungry."
"You betcha. We're starving." Van assured, and Timber flipped over so his tummy was in the air and licked his own mouth to show he was hungry.
(Irvine: (vein popping out of his head) No WAY I'm gonna be your luch, you overgrown feline!!!)
"And our guts hurt from so much laughing." He continued.
"Why were you laughing?" Fiona asked sweetly, cocking her head to the side in question.
Van suddenly burst out laughing. "From people's faces when they saw me running from a tiger. They got terrified! Hahahahaha...!"
"Rahahahahahahahaha...!" Timber seemed to laugh with him. Both boy and tiger cub were now rolling around from laughing so much. Fiona smiled sheepishly as she sweatdropped, not noticing the two people making their way towards them.
"Those two...No wonder there's nobody here! They scared them off. Good job! We have the park all to ourselves." Moonbay congratulated the two stooges, who turned and high-fived each other.
Fiona sat next to Timber, petting him. Timber rolled over, purring at Fiona's caress and cuddling closer to her, moving away from Van.
Van pouted at Timber's "betrayal". "Hey! See if I ever pet you again, you traitor." He humphed, before mock-crossing his arms over his chest and giving them his back. Timber stuck his tongue out at him, and Fiona just giggled. Then she got up, and Timber quickly followed her, like an obedient little tiger. (Which, I should have you know, he isn't...)
Van stretched by the water's edge, taking in a deep breath. All around him it smelled like... sweet grass, flowers, and fresh water. Ahh..., he sighed. This was the life...
He lazily turned to look at Timber, who was now playing tag with Fiona. Van's pitch-black eyes moved from the cuddly kawaii tiger to his fair- haired companion. She looked so... beautiful when she was laughing... smiling... having fun. It had been a while since he had seen her like that.
Now Timber was it, and he started chasing Fiona. Accidentally, he crashed into her, which made Fiona fall right on top of Van. Fiona looked down and just stared into Van's eyes, while Van blinked, still registering what had happened. They were so close that their noses were almost touching. Suddenly realizing the position they were in, a familiar red tinge found its way onto Van's cheeks. Fiona, noticing their closeness and Van's blush, also started to blush and immediately got off Van.
"Timber, why did you do that?" Fiona scolded at a droopy eared Timber, who was sorry of making Fiona of all people mad at him.
"Rorry. Rit ras ran raccident." Timber apologized, in what sounded roughly like a "Sorry. It was an accident." (Is it me, or is Timber sounding a lot like Scooby Doo? ;-p)
"Well, next time, be more careful, okay?" she smiled sweetly at Timber, whose ears immediately perked up. He mewed, licking her face. Fiona giggled, and beamed down at the tiger, before turning to face Van, who had his back to them, looking at the sun setting over the lake.
Van started playing with the water, moving it with his hand, his cheeks still a bit red, when Fiona joined him. Van quickly moved a little to the side. Fiona noticed. She was about to ask him about it, when Van spoke up.
"It's getting late. We should head back." He said softly, turning to look at her with two pools of darkness full of thoughts.
Fiona nodded. "Yeah, we should. Wouldn't want the darkness to beat us to the palace." She turned and shuddered, wrapping her arms around her own shoulders and burying her chin on her knees.
"You're still scared, aren't you?" Van said, running his hand through his hair, before sighing. He suddenly felt a comfortable warmth near him, and turned to see Fiona cuddling against his arm. A soft smile formed in his lips, and he put his arms around her, resting his head on hers.
"It's ok, Fiona. It's ok. After all... everyone is scared... sometimes."
What they didn't know... was that they would soon be more afraid than they ever had been...
TO BE CONTINUED
All I'm gonna say is... Review, please! Until next chap! Which I promise... Is gonna be good! Well, better than this one, at least.
finish in time. Plus my cousin came to visit from Virginia, plus I have TKD, plus I have to go to the gym, plus I have to babysit... There's just not enough time to sit down and write... Sorry... But I AM gonna finish this fic.
That I promise. Well, onto the next chapter.
Chapter 7: Time to get some R&R
The gang went to the park at Guylos City, which was a beautiful place. Hundreds of fountains, trees, lakes, a small river, grass as far as the eye could see... Once they got there, they decided to have some fun!
"Race ya, Timber!" Van called out as he started running to the bottom of the hill they were standing on. Timber quickly started chasing after him, roaring something that sounded like "Rou're ron, Ran!" (You're on, Van!)
They were racing downhill and Van was winning, until he looked to the side for a second and saw Fiona, who was standing at the shore of the lake, looking at it, as if expecting to find the answers to all her questions in the dark depths. She looked so sad, yet so...
Now Timber was the first one to reach the bottom of the hill. "RI Rin! Ruh?" (I Win! Huh?)
"What?" Van asked as if snapping out of a trance. Then he noticed he had lost the race. "Huh? What the...?"
Moonbay excitedly turned to Irvine "Did you see that? Van lost his concentration and the race because he lost himself gazing at Fiona." She said rather smoothly.
"Your point is..." Irvine inquired, sounding disinterested.
"What if he's finally starting to like her? I mean, more than a friend?" she said, winking at him. Irvine looked at her skeptically, then looked at Van and Fiona, then back at Moonbay again.
"Think so?"
Moonbay nodded. "I know so. I've fallen in love before, you know. Although my last crush was a bit stupid." She said, remembering the time she had been infatuated by the pilot of a pink Zaberfang
Irvine snickered. "Tell me about it. Moonbay and Stinger, sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I..."
"Shut up, Irvine!" Moonbay bellowed as she raised her fist threateningly. Irvine, sweatdropping, quickly backed away.
"Okay! Okay! I know when I'm beat." He sighed, stretching, then turning his gaze to land on his two friends and the "evil" tiger next to the lake. "So, you think Van's starting to notice Fiona?"
"Yep!" Moonbay beamed at him, and Irvine just sweatdropped.
"So, why do you want them together?" he questioned. "It's got nothing to do with you."
"Oh, they just seem meant to be perfect for each other. After all, we know Van would give his life for Fiona. And Fiona would do the same for him."
Irvine didn't say anything, just turned to look once again at the two mentioned youngsters.
.....................................................................................
Van was chasing Timber all around the park for a while, then Timber would chase him, and so on and so forth. They were at it for an hour, until both tumbled down the hill onto the lakeshore, exhausted.
Van was out of breath. "Man! I... haven't... had... this... much fun in... a... long... time!" he gasped, breathing heavily. Timber just growled in approval before throwing himself unto Van and starting to lick his face.
"Hey!" Van laughed. "That tickles!"
"Aww... he's so cute!" Fiona cooed, making the little tiger purr happily. "Bet you two are hungry."
"You betcha. We're starving." Van assured, and Timber flipped over so his tummy was in the air and licked his own mouth to show he was hungry.
(Irvine: (vein popping out of his head) No WAY I'm gonna be your luch, you overgrown feline!!!)
"And our guts hurt from so much laughing." He continued.
"Why were you laughing?" Fiona asked sweetly, cocking her head to the side in question.
Van suddenly burst out laughing. "From people's faces when they saw me running from a tiger. They got terrified! Hahahahaha...!"
"Rahahahahahahahaha...!" Timber seemed to laugh with him. Both boy and tiger cub were now rolling around from laughing so much. Fiona smiled sheepishly as she sweatdropped, not noticing the two people making their way towards them.
"Those two...No wonder there's nobody here! They scared them off. Good job! We have the park all to ourselves." Moonbay congratulated the two stooges, who turned and high-fived each other.
Fiona sat next to Timber, petting him. Timber rolled over, purring at Fiona's caress and cuddling closer to her, moving away from Van.
Van pouted at Timber's "betrayal". "Hey! See if I ever pet you again, you traitor." He humphed, before mock-crossing his arms over his chest and giving them his back. Timber stuck his tongue out at him, and Fiona just giggled. Then she got up, and Timber quickly followed her, like an obedient little tiger. (Which, I should have you know, he isn't...)
Van stretched by the water's edge, taking in a deep breath. All around him it smelled like... sweet grass, flowers, and fresh water. Ahh..., he sighed. This was the life...
He lazily turned to look at Timber, who was now playing tag with Fiona. Van's pitch-black eyes moved from the cuddly kawaii tiger to his fair- haired companion. She looked so... beautiful when she was laughing... smiling... having fun. It had been a while since he had seen her like that.
Now Timber was it, and he started chasing Fiona. Accidentally, he crashed into her, which made Fiona fall right on top of Van. Fiona looked down and just stared into Van's eyes, while Van blinked, still registering what had happened. They were so close that their noses were almost touching. Suddenly realizing the position they were in, a familiar red tinge found its way onto Van's cheeks. Fiona, noticing their closeness and Van's blush, also started to blush and immediately got off Van.
"Timber, why did you do that?" Fiona scolded at a droopy eared Timber, who was sorry of making Fiona of all people mad at him.
"Rorry. Rit ras ran raccident." Timber apologized, in what sounded roughly like a "Sorry. It was an accident." (Is it me, or is Timber sounding a lot like Scooby Doo? ;-p)
"Well, next time, be more careful, okay?" she smiled sweetly at Timber, whose ears immediately perked up. He mewed, licking her face. Fiona giggled, and beamed down at the tiger, before turning to face Van, who had his back to them, looking at the sun setting over the lake.
Van started playing with the water, moving it with his hand, his cheeks still a bit red, when Fiona joined him. Van quickly moved a little to the side. Fiona noticed. She was about to ask him about it, when Van spoke up.
"It's getting late. We should head back." He said softly, turning to look at her with two pools of darkness full of thoughts.
Fiona nodded. "Yeah, we should. Wouldn't want the darkness to beat us to the palace." She turned and shuddered, wrapping her arms around her own shoulders and burying her chin on her knees.
"You're still scared, aren't you?" Van said, running his hand through his hair, before sighing. He suddenly felt a comfortable warmth near him, and turned to see Fiona cuddling against his arm. A soft smile formed in his lips, and he put his arms around her, resting his head on hers.
"It's ok, Fiona. It's ok. After all... everyone is scared... sometimes."
What they didn't know... was that they would soon be more afraid than they ever had been...
TO BE CONTINUED
All I'm gonna say is... Review, please! Until next chap! Which I promise... Is gonna be good! Well, better than this one, at least.