Ok here's chapter 6. Cory was dying to read it so I had to finish it soon. I just had to find time to type it. Well, I hope you like it. R&R!
All Van wanted to do was get rid of Cory. Maybe even look at his records to find something. But he didn't want to hurt Fiona. He still loved her, of course, but the thing was...she didn't love him.
Cory's room
Cory loved being across the hall from Fiona. Partly because of the night before; he knew this would all work out. Even though, he hated the thought.
If Fiona had to choose between Van and Cory, it wouldn't be easy. She would have to give it a lot of thought. And after a long thought she would most likely choose Cory. She had loved Van, but it had taken years to finally realize how she really felt for him. A few days after she had met Cory she had clicked with him. Fiona would always have something special with Van and she couldn't forget that. But now it was time to face the facts.
Attack
The alarms sounded, they were under attack! Van ran to the Blade Liger and called for Zeke. Zeke became a blazing white-blue rocket and he merged with the Liger and they took off. There were three Command Wolves. Irvine was behind Van in a matter of seconds, he knew this battle would be easy. Van went into full speed and took out the first Wolf with his blade, slicing into a perfect half. Irvine took out the second one with his missile. Both Irvine and Van took out the third one; Van cut off the wolf's leg and Irvine jumped onto its back, ripping electrical cords off and disabling the man's control. They were done and it hadn't taken much effort.
Cory was impressed, Van was a good pilot; not easily distracted.
That was easy, nothing too hard for the two of us.
Irvine jumped out of his Command Wolf and met Van by his Liger. "Good one." He patted him on the back.
"Couldn't have done it without you."
Fiona came up to Van and gave him a hug. "Good job!"
Van pulled away and looked into her eyes, she was being sincere. "Thanks."
She smiled and a hint of glee and happiness shown from behind her red eyes.
She was so supportive and so sweet. Van didn't know what he would do without her. He loved her and he vowed to never change that.
"WEEEEEE?" Zeke nudged Van's elbow with his nose.
"I'm comin', I'm comin'."
Fiona
Fiona was truly happy for Van and Irvine, for winning, and she wanted Van to know that.
Cory emerged from the crowd of workers gathered around Van and Irvine, and casually sauntered over toward Fiona.
"Hiya, girl."
She looked him in the eyes and lost all notice of what was going on around her. She cleared her throat and blinked hard, "Um…hi."
"I had a question I needed to ask you, Fiona." He spoke her name as if it were sacred.
"Anything."
"I just wanted to know if you were friends with Van. Do you like him a lot?" He squinted, and tilted his head back slightly.
"Well…uh…um…yes…I mean-" She stumbled over her words. Why is it so hard for me to tell him that Van is my friend? "Okay. I'm friends with Van. Good friends, actually. I've known him for quite a while."
"Oh." He rubbed his chin in a thoughtful way, "Would you consider maybe…ummm…going out with me?" Fiona was shocked. He was actually asking her to go out with him! She loved him, isn't this what she wanted? She blinked a few times to regain her composure, "Y-yeah. I'd love to." Cory had taken Fiona to her room to talk and just have some fun. He wanted to know more about her.
He waited to speak until he had Fiona's undivided attention, "I know...this may sound stupid, but I really like you and I want to know a lot more about you."
For a second Fiona couldn't think of anything to say. She was lost for words, but she finally came up with something to say. "I...really like you, too." She decided that was good enough to say.
Cory smiled. This is exactly what he wanted. He was truly starting to fall for this girl. She had everything: the looks, the personality. What more could he ask for? He loved it. Now all he had to do was get Van out of the picture.
Cory walked over to Fiona, taking her in his arms. He stroked her hair and used his thumb to stroke her soft cheek. Suddenly, his lips brushed against hers, enraptured in the warm embrace of each other's arms. He deepened the kiss, leaving them both breathless.
Van walked into the room and Fiona saw him. Van stopped short. He saw them kissing. Van didn't wait for an explanation. He walked away slowly like he hadn't seen anything. He should have interrupted them. He should have said something to break that apart. He loved Fiona. He didn't want her kissing another man; a man she'd only known for a week.
Fiona pushed away. "I-I don't think I'm ready-"He stared in to her eyes.
"Yes you are." He assured her quietly.
"I am."
Van was angry and at the same time sad. It hurt to see something like that. Especially, when he loved her so much. He had decided to tell her he loved her. It was the only thing he could do. If he ever wanted her back he had to let her know before it was too late. He had locked himself in his room. He was acting like a little boy. This was stupid. He had never acted this way before over a girl. He needed to get Cory out of the way...
Fiona left Cory sitting on her bed. She had things to do. She had promised Van a while ago that she would help him clean up the inside of the Liger. She hoped maybe she could find Van.
Van went looking for Fiona. He checked in her room but no one was there. He decided to check on his Liger to make sure everything was okay. He ran into Thomas on the way there.
"Hello, Van." Thomas said, in a deep tone of voice.
"Hi, have you seen Fiona at all?" Van asked. He'd been looking for a while.
"Oh, my lo- I mean, Fiona?" Thomas stumbled over his words.
Van laughed. "Yes, Fiona."
He thought for a second, "No, I haven't seen her at all. She might be in the garage." He didn't have any idea.
"Thanks."
Van headed for the garage. He hoped she would be there.
Fiona climbed into the cockpit. She was going to do this for Van and she was going to the best she could.
Van spotted a strand of blonde hair. He heard someone moving around. He walked over to the liger and looked up. There was no mistaking Fiona.
"What are you doing?" Van asked.
Fiona jumped. "What? Oh, Van, you scared me. I'm cleaning out the cockpit like I promised you."
"Oh thanks, you didn't have to do that." Van combed his hand through his hair.
"Sure." She hopped down.
Now he was nervous. He had Fiona's attention. She was standing right in front of him and he was about to tell her he loved her.
"I…uh…I wanted to tell you this, before it's too late. I know you really like Cory and I don't know how to say this, but…I'm in love with you Fiona." His face turned bright red.
Fiona didn't know what to say. She knew he loved her, but for him to come and tell her this was so…unbelievable. Her voice froze…
Van left without another word. Did I make a mistake?
Cory
Why had Fiona left so soon? He was just in the middle of the best kiss EVER! He loved Fiona and he knew she loved him. She was still caught up in Van, Cory knew that, but he could...he would get him out of the way. No matter what.
