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Disclaimer: I own none of the Zoids characters/creation `cept for Kally and Rasaal.

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Heartache

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Your words to me just a whisper
Your faces so unclear
I try to pay attention
Your words just disappear

Jamie sighed sadly staring at the photograph he held in his hand. In the picture stood his happy family, taken a year before he had become a member of the Blitz team. So much had happened since then.

His mother smiled gaily at the camera. Beside her stood her loving husband, his father. In front of his mother stood his cousin-Kally-in her arms was his younger brother Rasaal. His father had his arm resting proudly across his shoulders. A happy family…

I try to breathe
Memories overtaking me
I try to face them but
the thought is too
Much to conceive

Tears rolled down his cheeks. She was gone. She had died not long before he had joined the Blitz team, after a long battle with the unknown disease. His father had been devastated at the loss of his wife…they all had been. While his mother had been ill and his father had been by her side, Kally had taken over Rasaal's care. She had mothered the both of them. She had been the one to teach Jamie how to care for himself. She had become his confidant, his best friend, and the sister he had longed for. When his mother had died Kally had gone not long after the funeral, taking Rassal with her.

I am nothing more than a little boy inside
That cries out for attention,
though I always try to hide

He had been devastated at the double loss - his mother and Kally - both gone. She had left father a letter, he had said it was all for the best. He had joined the Blitz team not long after - he wasn't sure why. He was known as the quiet member of the team. If only they knew why…

"Jamie?"

Jamie jerked at the sound of his name. Quickly he stuffed the photo under his pillow. Bit Cloud grabbed the photo.

"Give it back Bit!" Jamie yelled diving for him. Bit's face crinkled up into a big smile he darted out of the room with Jamie in hot pursuit.

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Bit bounded into the living room brandishing the photo. "Look what I've got!" he crowed.

"It's not Leena's is it?" Leon Toros said with a wince.

"Nope, it's Jamie's." Bit said.

"Bit!" Leon said warningly.

"Hey!" Bit yelped as the photo was snatched from his grasp. He came face to face with a furious Jamie. Bit stepped back in surprise; he'd never seen Jamie this angry…ever.

"Don't touch my personal stuff ever again." Jamie snarled. He turned away - tears glimmered in his eyes.

"What's wrong Jamie?" Leena Toros asked. He ignored her concerned question and pushed past her.

"What have you done Bit!?!" Leena growled, moving towards him threateningly.

"Nothing much! Honest!" Bit protested moving away from Leena.

"He nicked his photograph, that's what he did." Brad Hunter said dryly his head popping over the couch.

"I'd appreciate it if you would leave my son alone today." Oscar Hemeros' deep voice drifted over from the threshold.

"Oscar! What a pleasure!" Dr Toros said entering the room via the other door.

"Long time no see Doc." Oscar replied.

"What brings you here?" Dr Toros asked gently. He knew what was bothering Jamie and his father.

"I wanted to talk to Jamie, but there's no hope of that." Oscar sighed.

"Come. Let's go talk." Dr Toros said invitingly.

Oscar Hemeros and Dr Toros left for his study.

"What'd he mean?" Bit asked puzzled.

"He meant leave Jamie alone today." Brad said rolling his eyes.

"Wonder what's troubling Jamie." Naomi Fluegel said thoughtfully.

Leon and Leena shared a glance between them. They knew - after all Jamie's family and their family had been friends for a while. Leon slowly got up and ambled over towards the door.

"Where you going?" Bit asked brightly.

"Somewhere where your not allowed." Leon said with a smile as he left.

"Well really." Bit said pulling a face. He moved off to follow Leon. Leena grabbed his arm.

"Don't!" she said.

Everybody looked at the door from where Leon had gone.

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There was a gently knock on his door. Jamie looked up.

"Who is it?" he asked heavily.

"Me, Leon." Leon said gently through the door. "May I come in?"

"Sure." Jamie said eyes staring desperately into the photo.

He started when arms surrounded him, enveloping him a hug.

"Want to talk?" Leon said gently. "What's bothering you? I know it's more than the anniversary of your mother's death."

Jamie drew strength from the strong arms that surrounded him. "I've heard rumours that…Kallys…dead..."

He started to cry. Leon pulled him closer. He remembered Kally. She meant everything to Jamie. He got the occasional letter from her, not because she couldn't be bothered, but because she was busy doing weird jobs.

"When was the last time you heard from her?" Leon asked gently.

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"And the last time he heard from her was 3 - 3

"How's she doing?" Dr Toros enquired.

"She's as bouncy as ever. You'd never known she'd been hurt." Oscar replied with a smile remembering his niece's antics. Dr Toros gave a small chuckle - he remembered what she'd been like too.

"How can I break it to him?" Oscar asked pleadingly.

"Why don't you let her break it to him?" Dr Toros said with a great smile. A slow smile spread over Oscar's rugged features.

"I'll send her over tomorrow." Oscar promised.

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And so ends the first chapter of A Gryphon's Courage. Please Review. I'd like to know what you think after all it's my first Zoids fanfic.