Fan Fiction / Zoids Fan Fiction ❯ Heartache ❯ Back to Normal? ( Chapter 3 )

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

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Back to Normal?

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Everything was back to normal at the base. Leena was chasing Bit around for steeling her cookies, Brad was watching TV, Doc was playing with his model zoids and Jamie was…?

"Bit, Leena do you know where Jamie is?" Doc asked as he entered the living room.

Leena paused momentarily in her pursuit of Bit. "Now that you come to think of it. No. I haven't seen him anywhere since yesterday." She said with a frown of consternation.

Bit moved quietly as far away from Leena as he could, replied, "He was in his room last time I saw him.

"Na. He's working on the Raynos. I think he's hoping that the girl will come today. What's her name?" Brad asked.

"Kalira." Leena said in amusement.

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Jamie finished working on the Raynos' wing. He gave it a friendly pat, and then slipped down and moved under her to place his tools in the toolbox.

Leon, Kalira and Naomi walked into the hangar. "Jamie?" Kalira called her face wreathed in a grin.

"Kally?" Jamie said shyly peeping around the Raynos' leg. He watched as she approached the Raynos…she had changed so much from the last time he had seen her 6 years ago. He was 19 now and she was 18. She still seemed as bouncy and mischievous but simultaneously more grown up - somehow.

Kally's eye sparkled. It had been a long time since she had seen Jamie. He certainly looked more grown up from the last time she had seen him. But somehow he was different - more withdrawn perhaps? Maybe he was shyer. As if that were possible. He had been one of the most rowdy people she had known.

She pulled him into a hug, and gave him a kiss on each cheek. "I a missed a you a so a much!" she said teasingly imitating their old teacher Mr Galiano.

Jamie laughed, eyes watering with mirth. "You always could imitate people really well. I see you still have kept the habit." He said placing her hand in the crook of his elbow leading her away from the hangar.

"It's been very useful to me." Kally said seriously. "Uncle Oscar's coming round near lunch time with Rasaal. Rasaal has been dieing to meet you. He has wanted to meet his big brother so much. Every year since he'd learnt to talk he'd say to me `can we go see dada and ja-mie?'

"Really?" Jamie said.

"Yeah really." Kally said brushing her braids out of her face impatiently. "We have got a lot to catch up on."

"Yeah. Well that's why we are going to my secret haven."

"You have a secret haven. Why?"

"So I can get away from the hustle and bustle without being away from the base if the others need me. Everybody needs their time alone you know." He admonished her lightly. "After all. You were the one who recommended I do that if I remember correctly."

"Oh. How touching. You actually remembered something I told you. That's a first." She said teasingly.

He rolled his eyes at her. He looked around furtively. Bit had a way of showing up when you least expected it. Quickly he pulled a rug up off the wall with one hand while opening a small door with another. He motioned Kally through with his free hand. She entered the dark corridor cautiously, she heard Jamie shut the door. Gently he pushed her down the hall into the small room at the end.

"Wow." She gasped taking in the room's features. The walls had been painted - each had it's own themes, except for one. The colours clashed horribly but the murals themselves were fascinating. The one unpainted wall in the room was covered with a huge bookshelf - roof to floor. The bookshelf was stuffed full of books - ancient books, new books, big books, tiny books. Against one of the other walls was a mini stereo system, a desk that held two computers, a laptop and a stack of cds. Two overstuffed chairs sat in the room. They had been covered with strange fabrics. A multitude of different rugs littered the floor, overlapping one another. There even lay a small cot in the corner under the small window. Centre stage was a large easel. Littering the floor were brushes, charcoal sticks, paint, pencils. Beside the easel stacked neatly were canvases.

"This is your secret haven?" Kally asked in wonder.

"Sure is." Jamie said anxiously unsure whether or not she liked it.

"Your so lucky! Did you decorate it yourself?" she asked her head tilted to the side peering at him.

"Yes." He said shyly. "You like it?"

"Totally."

Kally tackled him. "Let's get down to business. You have some explaining to do mister." She said with mock ferociousness.

He laughed and complied with her demand.

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"Where is Jamie?" Dr Toros asked crossly. He'd been looking for him all over the base. Jamie wasn't to be found anywhere.

"With Kalira? I saw them walking off together." Naomi said with a shrug of her shoulders.

Naomi, Brad and Dr Toros trooped into the kitchen. "What's for lunch?" Brad asked Leena.

"Dunno. Jamie hasn't made anything." Leena grumbled

"Hey Doc!" a voice hailed him. They all turned to see Oscar Hermenos walk in. Clutching his hand was a 7 to 8 year old boy. He looked like a minature version of Jamie except he had brilliant emerald green eyes.

Oscar smiled at the interested looks thrown at his youngest son. "Is this young Rasaal?" Dr Toros asked Rasaal. He shyly nodded looking to see where the voice had come from.

"I remember you when you where just an infant in your mother arms." Dr Toros said smiling down at the little boy.

"Mama? Mummy?" Rasaal said looking enquiringly at his father.

"Your Mama." Oscar said firmly to his son.

Doc gave Oscar a questioning look. Oscar opened his mouth to explain.

"Well the Raynos is good flying zoid but the…" everybody could hear Kally arguing with Jamie.

"Mummy!" Rasaal shrieked, desperately trying to find his beloved `mothers' voice.

Doc gave Oscar a hard look. Rasaal pulled free and pelted off in the direction of her voice.

"Rasaal look out!" his father hollered. But it was too late; Rasaal ran straight into the table and got knocked flat on his back, his mouth bled. He started to cry.

"Oh Rasaal." Kally said in exasperation gently pulling him into his arms.

"He ran straight into that as if he couldn't even see it." Bit said in a disbelieving voice. "Not even I would do such a thing."

"Maybe if he could see he wouldn't run into things such as the table." Kally said angrily.

"He can't see?" Doc said turning to Oscar. Oscar nodded an affirmative to Doc.

"He's blind." Oscar said heavily staring sadly at his youngest son. Jamie stared in shock.

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And so ends the 3rd chapter of A Gryphon's Courage. Please Review. I'd like to know what you think. Sorry it's short. I have soo much to do and so little time to do it in.