Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of BubbleGum Crisis. I am merely using them for my own amusement.
At this point you should know what this story is about. Thing are getting interesting, huh? I really don't have a clue yet as to whether or not I'm going to take it where I want to take it... I guess I will have to see what happens with the next chapter and how it writes itself.
Rebirth
by
NinjaNao
Linna:
I had just finished closing the store and locked the doors when he came up to me. It was Leon. He looked really kind of spooked. I really didn't know what to make of it. I mean, this was Leon. What in the world could have spooked him? I didn't think to ask figuring he would tell me.
He asked if I had heard from Priss recently. I said no. I hadn't heard from her in a few days when she told me that she had some things to take care of and that she would be back soon. Leon wasn't nagging me. He just turned away, and said, "Okay" I was confused. What did Leon want? Why was he here? I was tired and I wanted to just go home.
Leon asked me if I knew much about Priss' past. I said no. I never asked her about it because I figured that it was none of my business. If Priss wanted to talk, she would. Leon seemed to know something. Was this what was upsetting him? I asked him what was wrong.
He said that if I didn't know, then he should not be the one to tell me. He just thought that I would know because he wanted somebody to talk to about it. Okay. Now I was curious. What the hell could have happened to make Leon so uncomfortable that he would come to me to talk? Leon just sighed. I told him to tell me what the heck was bothering him.
Taking a deep breath, Leon asked if I seriously though that there was a chance for him and Priss. I told him that I thought they were good together. They made a cute couple. I don't think that was what he wanted to hear because he just sighed again. What did he want? He asked me if Priss ever talked about him. Huh? I guess she did. We always enjoyed a good laugh about his antics. Leon didn't seem to like the idea of us laughing about him, but it was better than nothing. Leon then asked me if Priss ever talked about anybody else, somebody else that she may have loved. No. Priss never talked about her past. She was a very private person.
Leon turned away. His voice trailed off as he asked me what I would do if somebody I knew committed a hideous crime. What? Where did that come from? Was this person Priss? I didn't answer. Leon looked at me. What if this person was somebody you considered to be a friend? He was talking about Priss. What could Priss have done that could upset Leon so? I told Leon, that if this person truly was a friend then he should give this friend a chance. Stand by them. If they are truly sorry for the crime then they should be forgiven. Damn it! Now Leon got me all curious as to just what it was that Priss did. It was obvious that he was referring to Priss even though he was trying not to be obvious.
I asked Leon if he had heard from Priss. He didn't say anything. He just kind of stood there looking freaked out. Geez! What was with the guy? Now I was really curious. I know something was going on. I told him that the last time I heard from Priss she said that she had to take care of some things, but that she would return. I also told him that I saw Nigel fixing up her trailer.
I've often wondered about Priss and her relationship with Nigel. The two seem to have a special bond. It could just be their love for motorcycles. I mean Nigel knew that when he was creating the MotoSlave that it was going to belong to Priss. And well, I've seen the way Sylia looks at the two of them. She defiantly does not like it when the two of them are together. I know that Sylia likes Nigel. I didn't think that Priss would go for a guy like Nigel, but I could be wrong. I wish she would talk to us sometimes. If we knew that she had the hots for Nigel we wouldn't have pushed Leon on her. OH! She can be so stubborn.
Laughs She's a lot like me in that sense I guess.
I really didn't have much to say to Leon. I don't know what he expected to say. I asked him if he wanted to come to my place for dinner. I was just going to heat up some leftovers but he was welcome to join me.
Leon nodded. He looked like he just wanted some company.