Raven: Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
That DarkMetalist is a papaya?
Raven: No. More like you need to have the characters do something out of the ordinary.
DarlMetalist: I agree, and about that papaya comment, I just came back from a shower.
Raven: You needed it.
DarkMetalist: I know, that's why I took one.
Raven: This kid just has to ruin everything I say.
Disclaimer: Don't own Zoids. Am I finished yet?
Alert: Characters might not behave like themselves.
Chapter 5
Return
"Oh. YOU WHAT! How can you do that? Alright then, we'll reschedule for tomorrow, as long as I don't have to repay for the reservation. Okay, thanks, bye." Van hung up the phone.
"Van?" Fiona asked "What is it? Is there a problem?"
"Yeah, but I took care of it. The waiter at the restaurant gave away our reservation to another couple since we missed ours."
"It's okay Van. You did say we could go tomorrow, right?" He nodded "Then we'll go tomorrow, it's no big deal. It wasn't your fault we didn't make it to the restaurant on time; it was the papaya's fault."
Van chuckles, "Yeah, the papaya."
He took Fiona to her quarters and after saying goodbye, Van walked away with a kiss.
"That papaya ruined everything with Fiona. It would have been a wonderful night if it hadn't interfered. She looked so beautiful in that sparkling pink dress." sigh
Van continued to walk down the dim, narrow hallway when he ran into Thomas. Thomas was carrying the purple box he got from the jewelry store.
"Hey, Thomas, what's with the box? You hoping to get someone's affection?"
"As a matter of fact I am trying to get someone's affection, but what's in the box is none of your business."
"Oh come on Thomas." Van worked his way around him "You can tell me, or just show me."
"No Van"
Van got his hands behind Thomas and started tickling him. While Thomas was laughing, he dropped the box and Van picked it up. Van looked inside to see the hummingbird ring.
"Wow Thomas, this is some gift. Tell me how it goes, alright?" Van tosses the box back to Thomas.
"Yeah, sure"
Thomas proceeded to Fiona's room while Van continued on his way. He gave two light knocks on her door.
"Yes?" asked Fiona from behind the door. "Who is it?"
"It's Thomas. May I come in Miss Fiona?"
Fiona opened the door to let Thomas in. She was in her night gown and was getting ready to go to bed. She was somewhat annoyed with Thomas visiting this late, but she couldn't let her image of a sweet girl change.
"Is there something I can do for you Thomas?" she asked as nicely as possible.
"Well, Fiona, um I came here to uh give something to you. It's right here in my pocket."
He reached into his pocket to get the box, but it wasn't there. Thomas frantically searched all of the pockets to find the box.
"Uh, Thomas, what's that in your hand?"
"Well it's your gift, but what I'm looking for is...your...gift...sorry, heh heh, here you go."
Fiona took the box and opened it to find the hummingbird ring with the emerald green eye.
"OH THOMAS, IT'S BEAUTIFUL!"
Fiona tried it on, then gave Thomas a heart felt hug.
"This is the best gift ever, thank you!"
"I've finally done it." thought Thomas
The next morning:
Everyone is enjoying another breakfast and this time Van decided to go with some bacon and eggs instead of papaya pancakes. The group decided to sit with each other since the cafeteria was mostly empty. The soldiers were still conveniently out cold.
"That must have been some really strong sleeping gas to have the soldiers out this long." Fiona stated
"Not to worry, even if the sleeping gas was strong, it wouldn't last more than twenty-four hours. I would expect them to be up by this afternoon."
"Oh Thomas, you are so smart!" Fiona said and hugged Thomas
Van, Moonbay, and Irvine were watching and almost choked on their food.
"What? Haven't you seen two people in love before?" Thomas asked
"Love! We never would have expected Fiona to fall in love with you Thomas." The others said in unison.
"I would have expected Fiona to be with Van not you." said Moonbay.
"I agree with her, you should have never gotten Fiona." said Irvine, always taking Moonbay's side.
"And why is that!" yelled Thomas.
"Because" started Moonbay "She didn't like you up until today, so something must have happened last night."
Something clicked in Van's mind "the ring". He tried not to show that he knew. Van glanced over to Fiona's ring finger to confirm his suspicions.
"If you guys will excuse me, I'll be in the hanger."
Van just got up and left, leaving half of his breakfast behind.
"Wait Van!" shouted Irvine "What do you think about Thomas and Fiona together!"
"I think its fine."
"One other thing"
"Yeah?"
"Can I have your breakfast?"
Van said "Yeah" and continued to walk out of the cafeteria.
Moonbay slapped Irvine up side the head. "You insensitive jerk! Couldn't you see Van was troubled? Come on, I have got to teach you some common sense."
She dragged Irvine out and left Thomas and Fiona alone.
Van's mind:
How could Fiona be swayed by a simple gift? How could she forget all of the years we have spent together that easily? It's just not possible. After all we have been through, all forgotten in a night.
I shouldn't worry about it. It was just a novelty item. All girls get excited over a gift. She was probably being nice so that Thomas wouldn't feel bad for spending all that money on her. She never said she loved him out loud so that's a sign. I also have a gift up my sleeve.
Moonbay and Irvine:
"Irvine, couldn't you have helped a little instead of making it worse by asking for Van's food?"
"Well, I was already helped by asking what he thought about it. But what else could I have done to help Van?"
"Asking Van about it didn't help, especially if his response was fine. There is usually more to the story when you get 'fine' for a response."
"And you would think he would just tell me what's up right there in front of the others?"
"Why didn't you try to find out some other way? You could have followed him you know."
"Yeah, but it wasn't my problem."
"MY GOD IRVINE! Is all you think about yourself! Why would you put yourself in front of your friends! What would happen if...I broke up with someone? Would you comfort me or say it didn't involve you and walk away?"
"I would comfort you and that would be different."
"How would it be different Irvine?"
"It would be different because...well, um...give me a sec."
"I'll tell you what's NOT different. In the hypothetical situation, I lost someone I loved, and so did Van."
"Oh, crud. I see what you mean."
Irvine ran off to find Van and offer some sympathy for what happened in the cafeteria. Moonbay walked off, satisfied with herself.
Seconds later:
"VAN! VAN! Wait up!"
"What is it Irvine?" Van still sounding pissed from the "incident".
"I want to say I'm sorry. I was a jerk and should have helped you out. I shouldn't have thought about myself. I was your friend and didn't help you."
"You are and still will be my friend Irvine, no matter what."
"Thanks for understanding. What do you really think about Thomas and Fiona together?"
"It was mostly upsetting. I mean it had been years since we were together, a lot longer than before we met any of you. After all the time we spent together I thought she would have some feelings for me."
"Whoa, that's deep. You shouldn't worry about it though. Fiona might be acting nice to please Thomas so he wouldn't feel like he wasted his money on a gift."
"That's exactly what I thought. But if she could put on an act that good, how will I know if she really likes me?"
"Did she do something that she hasn't done to Thomas yet?"
"I haven't seen her kiss Thomas or tell him she loves him yet."
"There's your answer. If she was truly in love with him, she would have done those things."
"But what if she did it when I wasn't there?"
"If Fiona seriously was in love with Thomas, she would do it in the open, not in secrecy."
"You're right Irvine, I've got nothing to worry about. Thanks for your help."
"Hey, it's no problem. Is there anything else I could help you with?"
"You can come with me to the Blade Liger and help unload a gift."
"What kind of gift?"
"You'll have to come, if you want to find out."
Moments later:
"Uh, Van, are you sure Fiona's going to like this?" Irvine asked while holding the sack of salt.
"Are you kidding me? If you watch Fiona everyday, you'll notice she eats a lot of this stuff. The best thing I can do is give her more."
Shaking his head in disbelief for this type of gift, Irvine did as he was told and helped carry the sack.
"So, is that flying papaya really gone now?" Irvine asked.
"I'm confident it is. Sliced it in two and it fell to the ground." Van responded
"Did you remember to burn the seeds?"
"No, why would I do that? Besides, the cleanup crew will take care of it."
"Well it doesn't matter, as long as there isn't any liquid around the seeds."
"Um, actually...there was the juice from the papaya. It kind of leaked out as we left and I thought it was a part of the decomposition process."
"Van you have got to get out there and destroy those seeds!"
"Or what, they'll sprout into a bunch of baby papayas and start attacking the base?"
alarms blare, base shakes, and stuff starts falling from the ceiling
"Or what huh?"
Van laughs nervously and scratches the back of his head.
"All conscience people, report to the conference room. We are under attack from more flying papayas!" over the PA system.
Van and Irvine drop the sack of salt and run to the conference room.
I have a great idea that will make the story last longer.
Raven: Does it involve us?
I'm already using you, so you're already involved.
DarkMetalist: Does it involve ridiculously long series of events?
Yes.
DarkMetalist: Oh yeah, go me. dances
Raven: Lucky guess.
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