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Unexpected
Chapter 2

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Tick…tock…tick…tock…

Leena Toros stared off into space listening to the drone of the clock on her wall; it was mainly for decoration –she had a digital clock right on her bedside after all– but it was there, and it was the only thing filling her room with any form of life at the moment. She herself was laying there as still as can be, not having moved at all since she settled down hours ago. She felt slightly uncomfortable from the long time of motionless, a kink had already begun to form in her neck and shoulders, but she felt almost afraid to move. Moving would mean that eventually she would need to get up and if she got up she would have to leave her room. If she stayed where she was right now, time did not move, she would stay there forever and nothing else would happen.

But time did move and she knew it. The clock on the wall reminded her with its soft ticks and tocks that eventually she would have to leave her safe spot under her warmed blankets. Someone would come and pull her away from her safe state of mind. Once she got up she would have to confront them all and worst of all, she would have to confront herself. She was going to have to think about it.

Slowly she lifted herself into a sitting position and took a glance at the digital clock next to her. It flashed 6:38AM on the LCD screen in bright red numbers and letters. It would be hours before anyone else would be awake and come to see if she was awake. She needed to get out before any of them awoke and came to get her but at the same time she did not want to be alone. Normally she loved time to herself, taking a walk in town or just outside the base or Hover Cargo, but today being alone seemed scary; what if he came and found her by herself?

Reaching over to her left where her clock stood glowing, she grabbed the telephone receiver and quickly dialed a number. After three rings Leena heard shuffling and a few muffled curses before she finally heard a full response.

"Hello….?" asked the woman on the other line.

"Hey Naomi, it's Leena…" Leena softly spoke into the phone. The line was quiet for what seemed to be forever.

"Leena? Girl, it's not even seven yet! Couldn't you have waited to talk to your brother later? He's not even awake yet," Naomi groaned irritably into the phone.

"I didn't call to talk to Leon…" Leena responded, still speaking quietly on her end.

Naomi finally fully woke herself once she realized something was not right. Leena was calling at six something in the morning when she did not even wake till well past noon on some occasions. She sounded troubled on the other line. Even though Naomi and Leena did not get along on a regular basis, Naomi still felt worried for her partner's little sister.

"Leena, is everything alright?"

"I…um…no…" she stuttered.

"What's wrong?" Naomi asked.

"C-could you come over and pick me up? I need to get out of here…please, Naomi?"

Leena sounded so desperate over the phone. Naomi had never heard her like this and it worried her even more. Something was very wrong and she needed to get to the bottom of it. She set the phone down as she walked over to her computer and found the Hover Cargo's coordinates. When she figured out it's location she grabbed the phone again.

"You're coordinates tell me you're about an hour and a half away. If I leave right now I'll get there around 8:30. I'm assuming you don't want me to tell your brother I'm going to go meet you…" Naomi said a bit softer.

"Please don't. I….don't want him to worry about anything…"

"I understand, I'll see you in a few hours."

Naomi hung up and gave a soft sigh. She stared at the computer screen in front of her as a red dot representing the Hover Cargo blinked. Getting up she went to get ready for what seemed to be a chaotic day.

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A blond tuft of hair peaked out from the top of a blue comforter which shifted her and there every couple of seconds. Two lean arms popped out on either side of the strands of yellow and flexed, accentuating every muscle in each toned arm. Suddenly the comforter was pulled off to the side and the owner of said arms and hair sat up and worked the kinks out of his neck and shoulders. A loud yawn emitted itself from Bit Cloud's mouth as he stood up and groggily rubbed his eye on the way to the bathroom.

After taking a morning shower and brushing his teeth, he stepped out of the room with a trail of steam flowing out behind him. With a grin plastered on his face he walked to the kitchen in search of something he had been craving all night –one of Leena's homemade chocolate chip cookies– and since it was still early and there was no chance of her being awake, he could dig in without fearing for his life.

With a sense of accomplishment, Bit walked into the kitchen and saw the microwave read 7:08AM in blue neon letters. Closing his eyes he licked his lips as his mouth began to water, his taste buds imagining the sweet chocolate morsels melting on his tongue already. He opened his eyes and found the cookie jar sitting where it always is but he knew there was no way Leena would leave her cookies in there, oh no, he would have to look in her secret hiding spot in the back of the cupboards in the jar labeled flower. Looking in said jar he pulled out a cookie and popped it into his mouth. With a grin on his face he walked over to the refrigerator and pulled out the carton of milk and a cup off the counter and made his way to the kitchen table.

Taking a bite into his forth or fifth cookie he heard soft footsteps coming from down the hall. He finished off his cookie and milk and got up from the table. Walking down the hall he saw Leena's door open. 'Why is Leena awake so early?' Bit thought to himself. He walked to the bathroom and saw the door closed with the lights on.

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Leena opened the bathroom door only to walk right into something solid. Started from the sudden collision she began to fall backward; crying out she grabbed at the air to try to stop her decent. Suddenly she felt to strong arms encircle her waste and a sense of panic and security overtook her. For some reason the arms on her made her feel safe but memories of the night before began to plague her mind and she struggled away from her sudden captor.

"Leena, are you alright?" she stopped struggling when she heard the male voice pull her out of her distressing thoughts. She opened her eyes to find a pair of aquamarine eyes staring at her.

"Bit…" she whispered. Regaining her composer she stood on her own two feet and cleared her throat. "Sorry, you scared me…what are you doing up so early?"

"I was hungry," he said nervously with a smile on his face as he scratched the back of his head, afraid she might sense her stolen cookies on him.

"Oh…well…I'm gonna go back to my room…" she said softly.

Bit sensed something was not right. He grabbed her arm and pulled her back to him, her chest pulled up against his.

Leena tensely stood in front of Bit, her body instantly reacting to the foreign touch. His grip was strong and seemed almost forceful to her confused mind. She pulled away with fear in her eyes and took short uneven breaths. Bit reached out for her again but stopped once he saw the fear jumping out of her eyes.

"Leena, are you alright? You look like you just saw a ghost," Bit asked the frightened girl.

She stood frozen for a bit quickly recomposed herself. She took a deep breath shook her head, trying to get rid of the terrible thoughts running through her head. She licked her try lips and cleared her throat.

"Yeah…I'm fine. Sorry, I just got a little dizzy," she said quickly, trying to cover up what had just happened.

"Oh…you should go back to bed then," Bit said in a confused tone. He watched the girl nod and walk away, closing her door behind her. "What's wrong with you, Leena?" Bit whispered.

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For the next two hours Leena laid in bed and waited for Naomi to come. She desperately needed to talk to someone, just to tell someone; she felt so alone not having anyone to turn to. She loved all her teammates and her dad, but she could not turn to them, they'd be so disappointed in her. Hearing some noises from outside, she got out of bed and began putting on her usual outfit: an aqua skirt and yellow shirt. Looking at herself in the mirror she saw tears begin to fall down her cheeks. Her short skirt revealed several developing bruises on the inside of her thighs. Taking off the outfit she grabbed a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt with a hood. She walked out of her room and straight to the hanger where she found Naomi parking her Gunsniper in an empty slot.

Naomi came down from her gunsniper and looked around the hanger. All the zoids were in there, ready for action when needed. She turned towards the door and saw Leena standing there waiting for her. There was definitely something different about her. She looked fine but there was something about her that was different, she did not seem to have the same air of confidence she normally held.

Walking over to the girl she began to get more and more worried. Leena did not stand tall and proud like normal, instead she seemed to try and be as small as possible. Her hands were stuffed in the front pocket of her sweatshirt and she stared at the floor as her foot absentmindedly twisted on the point of the sneaker.

Naomi put on a smile once she was a few feet away from the redhead.

"Hey, girl. What's up?" Leena looked up and blinked a few times.

"Thanks for coming Naomi," she replied softly. Naomi furrowed her brow with worry at the girl's odd behavior.

"Um…how about I take you out for breakfast? Did you eat yet?" Leena shook her head and looked back down at the floor, her foot continuing it's girlish twirling.

"Alright, I know the perfect place in a town near here. Grab the keys to the jeep and we'll head out. I'll leave a note for the guys so they don't worry, 'kay?" Leena gave a short nod and went to the other side of the hanger to a lock box full of keys. Naomi went into the main portion of the hover cargo and found Bit roaming around.

"Hey Bit, what are you doing up so early?" Naomi questioned him as she found a piece of paper and pen.

"Nothing really. What are you doing here?" Bit asked with a raised eyebrow. "Brad's not awake yet, are you here to surprise him?" he questioned with a wink.

Naomi laughed, a barely noticeable blush set upon her cheeks. She wrote on the piece of paper that her and Leena went out for some girl time and would be back later.

"Nah, not this time. I'm taking Leena out to breakfast," she said sticking the paper on the middle of the kitchen table.

"Really? Since when were you two such great gal pals?" Bit asked reading the note as he stood leaning over the table.

"Well she is my partner's little sister. Gotta watch out for her, y'know? Anyways, she's waiting for me in the hanger, I'll see you later, Cloud," Naomi said as she turned and gave a wave of her hand over her shoulder.

"Naomi wait," Bit said suddenly. Naomi turned half way to face him, "I think there's something wrong with Leena. Could you try to see if she's alright for me?"

Naomi smiled, gave a curt nod and was on her way to Leena. 'So I'm not the only one to notice there's something wrong. If that blockhead Bit can notice then there's definitely something going on…'

Kinda short but I have spring break this week so you can count on another update soon.

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