Van laid there with Fiona in his arms. Every time he looked at her, he looked very fondly and lovingly. He always wondered what it was that he did to deserve such a beautiful angel. He didn't care though just as long as she was there he never felt alone even when none of his other friends are around.
Van started to dislodge himself from Fiona and stand up he heard her whimper at the loss but she quieted down when he gave her a soft kiss on the cheek. Then he left the room silently so that he wouldn't wake her up. She did need plenty of energy for her and the baby.
That thought of becoming a father was all very strange to him but he had to say that he couldn't be happier. The woman he loved was having his child. He felt that nothing bad could happen to him right then. He could take on the deathsaurer again and felt like he could win without a problem.
Van walked into a kitchen which was unoccupied at that time in the morning and felt like he could give cooking a try. 'Maybe I can make something better than this awful food they give us,' Van thought as he started cooking. Even as everyone started to come in, they didn't ask him too many questions about what he was doing.
Van looked down at his creation and thought he actually did a pretty decent job. He just hoped that Fiona would like it. So he put it on a plate and then carefully started to carry it back to their room.
Zack stood the looking carefully around the corner watching Van carrying the food back. 'This is pathetic. Look how mushy he's acting over her. He doesn't deserve someone like her,' Zack thought with a scowl as he watched Van walking in his direction. 'I need to get rid of him!'
Van was walking down the halls towards the room. This was the best thing he could think of doing for her since she was limited on the stuff she could do nowadays. The food was making him hungry but this was for Fiona and not for him so he just ignored his stomach for once.
It came all of a sudden. A man came rushing around the corner and Van wasn't able to move in time as the man came crashing into him. This unfortunately made the breakfast that Van made for Fiona go flying all over the floor.
"Hey watch it!" Van yelled at the person and scowled even more when he saw that it was Zack. "Watch where you're going! I worked all morning on that!" he yelled letting his frustration get the better of him.
Zack stood up and glared down at Va. How he hated the man that was sprawled out on the ground before him. "Well sorry but some of us have better things than to dote on our girlfriends all morning!" Zack yelled sounding frustrated himself but in fact he was smirking on the inside.
Van growled as he got up. "Well some of us aren't as serious as you," Van scowled hating the man before him just as much as the man before him hated Van. "Now get out of my way!" Van said angrily as he tried to go back into the kitchen. He'd have to make it all over again.
Zack scowled as he watched Van walk away. He was hoping that Van would react worse than that and do something to get in trouble. "I don't know what she sees in a loser like you," Zack said pretending to mutter to himself although he said it loud enough for just Van to hear.
Van quickly turned around and glared at the other man. He didn't know how such a good day could go horribly wrong. "What the hell did you just say!" Van said although he wasn't surprised that such an asshole would have the gall to say such a thing to him.
"I didn't say anything," Zack said feigning innocence "I am curious as to how you got someone like her though. So young and she's pregnant. Neither you or her obviously have no honor if you'd do something like that," Zack said and mentally smirked when he saw Van practically shaking in anger.
"How dare you! It was just as much decision as it was Fiona's. Don't you dare go and say stuff like that you asshole!" Van said trying not to hit him even if it was very tempting to do so. He then turned and started to walk away again.
Zack was just getting frustrated that Van had yet to try and hit him. It wasn't going as he expected. He then saw Crougar turning the corner and knew he had to think quickly. "You couldn't even wait? You are awful and I can't believe that she would even let someone like you put her in such a horrid situation," Zack said knowing his words weren't terrible enough to get him in trouble for it.
Van just seemed to snap. The guy was pushing all of his digits. Then he has the gall to insult his relationship with Fiona. That was just the last straw as he quickly turned around and punched Zack with all of his strength sending the other man sprawling out on the floor.
Van suddenly felt himself being held down by other shoulders as he glared angrily at Zack wishing that they would just let go so that he could continue to hit the man. But they were strong and weren't letting go of him.
"Van!" Crougar said looking at Van with disbelief. "I can't believe what you just did!" he said seriously as he saw Zack pick himself off the floor and wipe some blood from his nose. "You know that no matter what the circumstances that you're never to hit another soldier like that!" he said looking down at Van. "I expected more form you," he said with a tone of disappointment as he didn't look at Van.
Van couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Why am I the only one to be blamed? Anyone having to suffer the taunting I did would probably snap as well!" he said as he continued to struggle.
"I wasn't taunting you, just making a few comments. Nothing that was worth getting punched over," Zack said although he was jumping for joy that his plan actually worked. He had to admit that it was rather hard to actually get Van to do exactly what he wanted him to do. Having it done right in front of Crougar made it even better.
Zack figured that he'd just continue on and bring up stuff that weren't thought of much nowadays. "You haven't liked me from day one. You tried to run me through with those blades on your zoid and now this!" he yelled but Crougar held up a hand for him to be quiet.
"The fact is that you still struck a fellow guardian force member. Are you even going to apologize?" Crougar asked but Van didn't even answer and continued to glare at Zack. "I think it would be best to have you locked up for a few days just so you can have time to think things over. I expected better out of a captain," Crougar said before he walked away shaking his head.
Fiona rolled over and groaned as her eyes slowly started to open. She saw that the lights in the room were already on and that the comforting hands that usually surrounded her when she woke up were absent.
Van slowly sat up on the bed and looked around with tired eyes. "Van?" she called out but there wasn't any reply from the room. "Where'd he go?" she asked herself while throwing the blankets off and started to walk towards the dresser for some fresh clothes.
Fiona grabbed a pair of shorts and a slightly baggy shirt and was ready to throw it over her head before looking at her stomach where a two month old baby was growing. Anyone looking probably couldn't see much but it was starting to show a very small amount right then.
Looking down at it, she couldn't help the beautiful smile that graced her lips. She placed her hand over the tiny mound and smiled even more. "A baby, it'll be perfect in every way," she spoke before throwing the shirt over her head and started to walk to the door.
"Now to find Van," she said happily as she looked down the corridors. He promised he'd spend all day with her which was why she was so surprised that he wasn't there when she first woke up. Something that she was really getting used to over the past few weeks that they've been together.
She walked slowly so as to not miss any signs of her beloved but started to grow a little frustrated when she couldn't find him even after nearly a half an hour of searching. "Why can't I find him?" she asked herself as bad thoughts started to go through her head about all that could've happened while she was asleep.
Irvine came around the corner and Fiona's expression brightened because she figured that he might know where Van disappeared to. "Hey Irvine!" she yelled while running towards him also causing him to look up at her. "Have you seen Van?" she asked looking at him seriously as if daring him to lie.
Irvine looked at Fiona a little confused for a moment. He thought that just about everyone in the base knew about what happened between Van and Zack earlier that day. Yet now he hears that the one person who should have the right to know most doesn't know anything about it. "You haven't heard?"
Fiona's eyes furrowed in confusion. "Heard what? Van told me that he'd spend the day with me and yet I haven't seen him yet," she explained still looking around for the father of her child. She suddenly grew more and more worried. "What haven't I heard?" Fiona asked in a soft tone.
Irvine sighed since he hated to be the one to tell Fiona about the incident earlier that day. "He's being held for a few days because he got into a fight with Zack earlier today. Zack got off because he didn't do anything but Van seemed to punch him for no reason," he said and saw the sadness flicker in Fiona's eyes.
"Oh I see," she said as her sad crimson orbs looked towards the ground. 'There goes our day together,' she thought sadly since she was really looking forward to it. "Do you have any idea why he would do such a thing? I know Van enough to know that he wouldn't hit someone without a reason."
Irvine just smiled sadly at her. "I have no idea. He claims that Zack was taunting him, which I agree with. Zack claims that he didn't do anything wrong except make a few comments. Those around can testify for some of it," he explained and just saw Fiona's eyes grow a bit sadder. "Don't worry Fiona. I'm sure everything will turn out just fine in the end," he said but didn't seem to do much.
Fiona didn't stay very long to listen to the rest of it. She just slowly walked away hoping that she would be able to talk to Van and get the true story from him. She knew he wouldn't lie to her. So she knew she could get the real truth from him.
Fiona walked towards the holding cells and came to a stop when a guard stepped in her path. "I'm sorry but you can't go in there," he said knowing exactly who Fiona was. "I know it must be hard for you but I have to follow protocol," he explained with a sad smile.
Fiona put the best pleading look on her face. "Please, I really need to talk to Van. I know he'd never lie to me so I know that I can find out what actually happened," she said staring at the aging man pleadingly.
The guard really didn't know what to do about her. He felt so bad but he also had his duty to take care of and neither of them had the authority to go against that order. He groaned as he moved aside. "Make it quick. You're not supposed to be here and you never were," he said with a small smirk.
"Thank you," Fiona said bowing as she walked into the area that was lit by only a few dim lights. It was different from the actual prison do it was a little more comfortable but it still had a rather dark look to it. Fiona had to admit that it was the first time that she ever was in this one.
She walked up to probably the only cell that had anyone in it. "Van," she muttered to herself as she saw him sitting there staring up at the ceiling. He looked bored and angry at the same time and she couldn't blame him.
Van sat up when he heard his name and saw Fiona standing just outside his cell. "What are you doing here Fiona? You know that you shouldn't be here," he said standing up and walked over so that he was right in front of her.
"I know. I just needed to see you," Fiona said taking a hold of his hand and giving a small squeeze. "Why'd you do it Van? Why'd you hit him even though you knew you'd get in trouble for it?" she asked staring at her feet.
Van groaned a bit at the memory of it. "Because he was being an asshole who deserved a good punch," Van said temporarily letting go of Fiona's hand but then placed that hand on her cheek. "He was just saying stuff about you… about us that I just couldn't stand," he said brushing his thumb across her cheek.
"Van you don't have to defend me about stuff like that. I'm happy with what we have. I don't care what others say about us. That doesn't matter to me. What matters is that you're with me," she said pacing her hand over his and relaxed into it.
"I love you Fiona and I'll defend your honor until my final breath. You should go though. I'd prefer it if you weren't caught here and end up getting in trouble because of it," he said letting her go and he just saw her nod her head. "Sorry I couldn't spend the day with you like I promised."
Fiona looked at Van and gave him the smallest of smiles. "That's ok Van. We'll do that when you get out of here," she said reluctantly taking a few steps backwards. 'I hope it doesn't take too long,' she thought as she turned around and walked out of the room as Van went back to the position he was in before Fiona came.
When Van saw that Fiona was gone his hand balled into a fist and he punched the wall rather hard with the side of his fist. "Damn it!" he yelled as he dug in his pocket for something. He had a reason for wanting to have a special day with Fiona.
He pulled out a small velvet case and opened it to see a beautiful diamond ring. It wasn't just the right thing to do but also the thing he wanted to do. He loved Fiona and would love to spend the rest of his life with her. That is if she decided to accept his proposal.
"I guess I'll just have to wait until I get out," he said to himself and laid back and started to stare at the ceiling again. Even before Fiona came he'd been wondering about his question and was thinking of the best way to go about it.
Van was in there for two days just because he let his anger get the best of him. He knew that Fiona was trying to get back in to see him a lot of times during those two days but he wouldn't allow her to get in trouble because of him.
Van stretched as his gate was opened and walked out of it. He was glad to be out of there. He knew that Crougar would probably expect him to apologize to Zack but Van knew there was no way in hell when it wasn't even his fault in the first place.
Fiona stood just outside of that area and smiled when she saw him approaching her. "I was beginning to wonder when they were going to let you out. It was a really long two days," she said as she hugged him and got probably the best kiss of her life. Mainly because it was to make up for the two days that he missed out on kissing her.
"Hey there Fiona," he said grabbing her hand. "Sorry that took so long. I know we were supposed to go out but I have another plan in mind," he said and she looked at him confused. "You'll like it so don't worry. I just had a lot of time to think and thought it was even better," he said grabbing her hand and led her to the blade liger.
The two of them got in and the blade liger shot off into the warm desert. The blade liger was only going about as fast as Fiona could handle but it was still a really decent speed. Van figured that it would only take an hour or two to reach their destination.
Van suddenly brought the blade liger to a stop and pulled something out of his pocket. "Here, put this on," he said holding out a blindfold. He saw her confusion and just smile. "Just do it. I want this to be a surprise," he said with a smile that Fiona couldn't resist.
Fiona reached over and grabbed the blindfold and covered her eyes just like Van asked of her. Then she felt the zoid jump back to it's previous speed very quickly causing her to be pushed into the seat for a second.
"Sorry about that," Van said and she could practically see the grin that was plastered onto his face. The anticipation of what Van had planned was really starting to get to her. She wanted to know what it was.
This went on for about another twenty minutes until the blade liger came to a stop with a sudden jerk forward. Fiona reached up to take off her blindfold but she felt Van's hands over her. "Not yet," he said taking her hand and he led her out of the blade liger onto the sandy floor.
It was obvious that he led her inside some sort of building. It was about a five minute walk inside there but she knew they kept backtracking as if he was looking for something before they finally came to a stop. "You can take it off now," he whispered into her ears making her shudder a bit in anticipation.
Fiona reached up and pulled the blindfold from her eyes. She expected to see something amazing but all she really saw was a place that looked like a dump. She felt kind of disappointed.
Van still grinned despite seeing Fiona's disappointed face. "Do you know what this place is Fiona?" he asked leaning against a wall as he looked around. He looked at her and just saw her shake her head no. He shrugged. It had been a long time since then. "It's the place we first met. I know you had amnesia then but that's no reason to forget this place," he said and nearly laughed when her eyes widened in understanding. "In fact, it was this very room," he said standing up straight and wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
'How could I've forgotten this place?' she asked herself as she looked around and saw the remains of the capsule that she was in before Van released her and Zeke. "I can't believe that I forgot," she said with a bit of humor to her voice.
"We've been busy so I guess it was no surprise that you forgot," he said taking her hand and leading her back out into the main area. He headed out and came to a stop and looked up. "Do you trust me Fiona?" he asked with a grin even though he already knew the answer.
Fiona looked at Van with a surprised look. "Of course I do, how could you possibly ask that?" she asked but she just saw him grin as he picked up a hover board. She knew what he was planning on doing and her eyes widened in worry at the thought of it.
Van wrapped Fiona tightly around the waist and the hover board shot ahead of them pulling them along up the side of the building with Fiona just about screaming the entire way up. She wasn't worried though because she knew that Van wouldn't drop her. She had the utmost faith in him.
It was a short amount of time but felt like hours to Fiona before they reached the top of the ruins and Fiona finally opened her eyes. She gasped at the wonderful view that was before her. "I've never seen this view before," she said as she sat down with Van doing the same right next to her.
"I've seen it many times because I've been here a lot since my dad died. It never seems to get old though," he said reaching out and wrapping Fiona around the shoulders and pulling her into him lightly. "The company's much better this time though," he said with a grin.
Van turned her head to Van and kissed him on the cheek. She heard him whimper and laughed before she gave him a big kiss on the lips which he seemed more than satisfied with. "Thanks for bringing me here Van," he said as she buried her head on his chest during a tight hug.
Van turned and smiled at her as he fiddled around with the other object in his pocket. "I had another reason for wanting to bring you here," he said pulling at the collar of his shirt. It made him nervous to ask her something as serious as what he's about to ask her.
Fiona turned towards Van and flashed that smile that he loved so much. "Why's that then Van?" she asked as she rested her head against his shoulder while waiting for his reply since he seemed to be tongue-tied at that moment. She then nearly fell sideways as Van stood up and started to pace around. "Van?" she asked looking at him oddly as she too stood up and stood right in front of him.
Van was grumbling things to himself finding it much harder than he thought to actually ask Fiona. He saw her approaching and scooped her up in his arms and held her tightly. "I love you Fiona," he muttered into her hair as he held her tightly to himself but with enough space for her growing stomach.
Fiona just chuckled and buried her head in his chest again. "I'm well aware of that. I think my stomach is proof enough. I'm sure that you didn't bring me here just to say that," she said and listened to the sound of his racing heart.
"Marry me," he just said suddenly. He felt Fiona stiffen up in his embrace and saw her stumbled back a few steps. It made him worry a little but he went ahead with it and pulled the ring out of his pocket. He then got down on one knee and opened it in front of him. "Fiona, will you marry me?" he asked before looking at her hopefully.
Fiona's eyes were wide as she stared between Van and the ring and then back to Van. 'Is this for real?' she could help but ask herself as she stared in shock at the gorgeous ring that Van held in his hands.
Van was beginning to lose hope more and more as the seconds ticked by and she just stared at him in shock and then towards the ring. 'Maybe I just made a big mistake,' he thought sadly about to give up.
Van was suddenly thrown onto his back as Fiona basically threw himself on him. "Yes, yes! Of course I will Van!" Fiona said extremely happily as she laid kiss after kiss all over Van's face. She'd never been so happy in her life except when she got over the shock of having a baby.
Van just grinned and took the ring out of the case as Fiona held her left hand out to him. He then carefully placed it on her ring finger and admired it for a second. "looks like I'm going to make an honest woman out of you Fiona," he said and she just happily nodded her head. Nothing could've been better at that moment.