Erin Prazan

aka the Red Phoenix

 

 

Red Phoenix Part 7

 

            The week wore on without flaw after that terrible day.  Bit returned home later that week to hear the battle had been canceled until he was recovered.  He and the others had argued to the Phoenix Team saying that Brad, Leena, and Jamie were able to battle, but were shot down by Dr.Toros who said that Jamie’s Reynos and Brad’s Shadow Fox still needed repairs from having their limbs ripped off by the Berserk Fury during the Battle Royal.   They were deeply grateful to the Phoenix Team for financing the repairs and Bit’s medical bill.  (Doc had wasted most of the prize money from the competition on a Plasma Particle Gun for the Shadow Fox.  Brad had spent his money on restoring the Command Wolf AC, which was still being repaired.  Leena had bought and was restoring her old Dibison.  Jamie had found and bought his old Pteras and had sent his dad on a holiday to a resort in the mountains as a birthday present.  Bit had spent all his money paying back Doc for Liger’s repairs and components and had to have Liger repaired from a fight with the Backdraft Final Fifteen.  And from the money from that battle he bought Liger a new armor component fitted with a Wild Weasel Unit like Leena’s Gun Sniper.)  In other words, the Blitz Team was almost broke.  (No surprise there.) 

 

            Bit and Leena usually didn’t acknowledge their drop in income.  They could usually be caught with each other either talking or just playing a game.  Bit was recovering by leaps and bounds, the infection in his chest had gone down, and he was starting to walk again.  After another week, Bit was taking his Liger out for runs every now and then, Leena along side.  Leena and Bit had become even closer since they found out how each other felt, you would never see one without the other.  Leena had removed her Wild Weasel Unit from her Gun Sniper temporarily so the Gun Sniper could keep up with the Liger on their runs.    The days went by, Bit and Leena still keeping their relationship a secret from everyone, except from Brad, who had confessed to watching them on the night Bit was first hospitalized.  Brad had even softened up after that and had told Naomi how he felt about her.  Since then Brad, Bit, Leena, and Naomi often went on double dates together.  They were unnoticed, until they met up with Harry one night.

 

            The night was starry and cool.  The group was leaving a movie theater after seeing a new flick. Heading down to a small caf�Edown the road, they were talking about the next battle coming up with the Flugal Team and for the Blitz Team when low and behold, Harry Champ and his sister Mary came walking down the street.  Mary Champ still looked like she had when the Blitz Team had faced her and the Champ Team last year. The couples didn’t notice each other until Harry bumped into Bit.  “Oh sorry.  BIT!!  How are you since last week?”  Harry said as the couples stopped to face each other.  “Just fine.  How’s your crotch?”  Bit replied as the rest of the group started to snicker.  “Ha ha, very funny.  It feels pain free since that hussy kicked me there.  I’m surprised that Jamie was able to get his Pteras from her.  How in the hell did he do that?”  Bit shrugged. 

“Who knows?” 

Unknown to Bit, thick skulled as he was, and Leena, Bit still had his hand on Leena’s hip.  Brad noticed though, and tried to motion to Bit to take his hand off Leena’s hip.  Bit and Leena didn’t notice his movements, but Harry did.  He looked at Bit’s hand, still resting on Leena’s hip.  “WHAT IN THE…?”  He exclaimed, taking a step backwards in surprise.  Bit and Leena looked down.  “Oh geez, sorry Leena, I thought you were Naomi!”  Naomi looked a little perplexed at this, but just as she was about to protest, Brad nudged her and told her to play along.  “Oh Bit, how can you mistake Leena for me?”  Naomi said in a fake sorrowful voice.  “Sorry baby, but you two look a lot alike.”  Bit winked at Leena, and she winked back.  Harry however didn’t buy it.  “I still think you’re hiding something from me Bit Cloud,  and I demand to know what in the hell is going on.” 

“Nothing is going on Harry; we’re telling you the truth.  Naomi and I are an item and we invited Brad and Leena to go to the movies, that’s all.”

Harry still didn’t buy it.  He was giving Leena and Bit strange looks, same with Mary.  Brad seemed to notice Mary’s strange looks at Bit mostly and beckoned him over. 

“Bit, I think Leena might have some competition.”

“Why’s that Brad?”

 “I think Mary Champ had a crush on you!”

Bit looked at Brad in shock.  “Oh no.”  Bit groaned as he shot a look at Mary, who was looking at him with a hurt look in her eyes.  He gulped.  “Okay people, let’s get going.  We have to get something to eat, I’m starving.”  They all nodded and started to walk off.  After they left, Mary pulled her brother towards her.  “Harry,” Mary said, “Forget what I said about you and that girl, Leena.  I want you to get her away from my Bit!”