Chapter 2 - Alone

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Taz strode back into her bedroom; slamming the door behind her. Why did I say dat? I didn't mean it! Up hasn't hurt me! It's just like I told Krayonder, he can date whoever he wants to. It's his decision. I'm just feeling... overprotective. Like a sister! Yeah, I'm just feeling overprotective of him.

Every day that passed, Taz felt more and more alone. Krayonder would often try to talk to her about it, like one cold Saturday morning:

"Hey Taz, are you okay?" Krayonder asked her, worried for the poor girl.

"Si, I am fine. Why jou ask?" Taz replied plainly.

"Well, it's just..." Specs (yet again) shook her head towards him, telling him not to do it, yet Krayonder didn't listen to her, "Specs and I" 'Really now you drag me into this as well?' Specs thought to herself, "just... Like noticed that you two hadn't been talking much lately."

"Really, well, Kray-on-der! Maybe if jou kept jour nose out of everyone else's business than jou would notice dat someone likes jou! Instead of gossiping about everyone else's love lives!" Taz shot back at him. She knew he was only trying to be nice to her, but she wasn't in the mood. She had lost her best friend, to Up and Sophie's relationship, which would probably only last a few months – okay even Taz had to admit, that was just wishful thinking.

"Somebody likes me?" Krayonder questioned, a huge grin spreading across his face.

"Dat's what jou took from dat?" Taz replied, astonished, her Hispanic accent coming on thick – it often did that when she was angry. She pointed towards Specs, who immediately went bright scarlet, "I'm gonna leave jou two idiotas to jourselfs." With that she stormed out of the Mess Hall, and back into her room.

But now her and Up only spoke on missions, or during training, and usually he would have Sophie dragging him around everywhere. Taz missed Up's company, she missed watching the Karate Kid with him; she missed falling asleep in his arms. She missed the comfort that she got from just being around him.

But this Saturday morning brought something new.

Taz did her usual morning routine; get up, have a shower, get dressed, go down to the Mess Hall. But something was waiting for her, in one of the corridors leading to the Mess Hall, Taz could swear she saw a pair of sparkling blue eyes – that looked an awful lot like Sophie's – looking around the turning to the next corridor. When they spotted Taz they disappeared, it was as if they were waiting for her. But when she rounded the corner, she knew her suspicions to be correct. Sophie had grabbed Up and kissed him fiercely – knowing that Taz was to walk round the corner and spot this happening. She's trying to make me jealous. Taz thought, Well, she's just going to have to try harder. Taz put her head up high and walked straight past them whilst greeting them, "Commander Up, Sophie." She nodded her head towards them, and a grin spread across her face when she saw the look on Sophie's face – although it faded when they started walking with her.

"Up and I are going on a date tonight, aren't we Uppy?" Sophie looked over towards her boyfriend. Uppy? Are jou joking? Taz thought.

"Yeah we are darlin'" Up replied, looking at the floor. For some reason he was looking at the floor, although Taz couldn't comprehend why he would be embarrassed or ashamed.

They finally made it towards the Mess Hall, although Sophie still hadn't stopped talking by the time they were queuing up for food – she hadn't let go of Up by that point either. Taz ordered her usual burrito for breakfast, and hurried over to the table which held, Krayonder and Specs – who seemed to be in a relationship now because Taz spotted them holding hands under the table – Tootsie – Mega girl and Mega girl who were looking over lots of honeymoon spots – considering they hadn't had a lot of time to decide before the wedding – and Bug and February, where still in the honeymoon phase of their relationship. Like she had done every day that week, Sophie was trying to get in front of Taz so that she could see her and Up.

Taz had decided that the sooner she got out of there, the better. So she ate her burrito as quickly as she could, and the moment she had put her final mouthful in her mouth, she left the Mess Hall. Unfortunately for Taz, Krayonder and Specs had spotted her suspicious behaviour, chose to take the risk and followed her out of the Mess Hall all the way to the training room to figure out what was wrong with her.

"Maybe we shouldn't go in straight away, let's just see what she's doing first." Specs suggested. So she and Krayonder crouched down, looking through the window, as to not be seen by Taz – but there was no way that was happening. Taz was furiously hitting the punch bag; she was so angry when she got there that she hadn't put on boxing gloves, and her knuckles had started to bleed from hitting the punch bag so hard.

Finally, after about 5 minutes of watching, they decided to walk in.

"Hey Taz..." Krayonder greeted.

"What do jou two idiotas want? It better not be relationship advice, because I've never had a long enough relationship to call it one!" She shouted angrily, punching the bag harder by each word.

"No, Lieutenant, we just want to know what's wrong." Specs stated truthfully, "We want to help."

"With what? Dere is nothing jou can help me with! I am fine! Estoy bien!" She replied, rubbing her knuckles, and wincing as they stung.

"Taz, we know you're upset. We just want to know why!" Krayonder stated, "Is it because of Up?"

"No! BIEN? DIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DAT IDIOTA! OKAY?" Taz shouted, pushing Krayonder into the nearest wall.

"Taz, I know you have this rough exterior, but inside, your hurting as much as any of us. We're your friends. We'll get through this together." Specs stated, trying to get her Lieutenant off of her boyfriend. Taz slowly turned around, and to Specs' surprise, hugged her.

"Gracias" She murmured.

"You're welcome." Specs replied.

"Neither of jou will speak of dis! Agreed?" Taz asked, a small smile playing at her face.

"Agreed." Specs and Krayonder answered, grinning at her. With that they left knowing that Taz felt better.

Maybe sharing jour feelings once in a while isn't that bad... Taz thought, whilst putting on some gloves and hitting the punch bag, but this time, she wasn't imagining everyone's faces on it, she was just imagining Sophie's and for Taz – that's a good thing.

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