Time and Love Heal All Wounds

Several hours later, Doc and Jamie approached the front door when a
video camera popped out from the wall not two inches from





 

 

Several
hours later, Doc and Jamie approached the front door when a video camera popped
out from the wall not two inches from their faces.

 

“Level
1 security measures in effect. Please
present name for retinal scan.”

 

“Doc,
what the heck’s going on? Who put the
place on full alert?”

 

“I
don’t know, Jamie, but we better find out.”

 

One
at a time, Jamie and Doc stated their names and stepped up to the camera lens
for the computer to scan their retinal code.

 

“Pattern
accepted…access granted.” The door opened before them.

 

“Leena…Bit…what’s
going on?” Doc screamed across the hanger.

 

 

 

 

 

Back
inside her room, Leena snapped awake at the loud voice, and she clutched the
covers against her chest. Bit put a
hand on her shoulder to comfort her.

 

“It’s
okay, Leena, it’s just Doc and Jamie.
I’m gonna go talk to them for a minute all right? I’ll be right back.”

 

“Promise?”
Leena asked as her hands trembled. She
looked like a scared little child.
sp; sp;

“I
promise,” Bit replied and cupped her cheek.
When he touched her, she knew that everything was all right.

 

Bit
smiled slightly and went to talk to the noisy intruders.

 

 

 

 

 

“Where
are those two?” Doc groaned. It was
then that Jamie noticed a red stain he mhe metal floor.

 

“Hey
Doc, check it out?” Bending down, the young technician touched the service with
his fingertips. Some of it was still
wet.

 

“What
is it?”

 

Jamie
sniffed the substance, and his face turned ghostly white.

 

“It’s…it’s
blood.”

 

“Blood! What the hell happened here?” Doc gasped.

 

“Would
you two keep it down?” Bit Cloud said firmly as he walked up.

 

“Bit,
where’d this blood come from?” Jamie asked, his eyes scanning his teammate for
cuts and bruises.

 

“Guys,
listen carefully and keep your voices down, that blood is from Leena.”

 

“Leena! What do you mean it’s Leena’s?” Doc growled.

 

“I
said to keep it down!” Bit shushed.

 

“Here’s
the story. After you guys left earlier,
I decided to grab some dinner and asked Leena if she wanted anything. We picked Italian so I headed out to a place
that I knew. When I got halfway there,
I realized that I’d left my wallet in Liger’s cockpit.”

 

“So…where’s
the blood come in?” Jamie asked. Bit’s
eyes hardened, and his fists clenched.

 

“When
I got back here, I had a feeling that something wasn’t right. While I was out, Harry paid Leena a visit.”
As soon as Harry’s name came out of his mouth, Bit’s eyes blackened with anger.

 

“What
did that idiot want this time?” Doc laughed, but he quickly shut-up when Bit
glared at him.

 

“When
I opened the door, I heard someone screaming; it was Leena. I ran across the hanger and found them on
the floor. He was…he was…” Bit was
clenching his fists so tight that blood was coming out his palms.

 

“What
did he do?” Jamie prodded.

 

“Harry
raped her,” the blonde pilot said softly.

 

“Rap-”
Bit slammed his hand over Doc’s mouth before he shouted the word.

 

“Zip
it, will you, I don’t want Leena to hear that word right now.”

 

“Bit,
are you serious, he really did ‘that’!” Jamie gulped not wanting to say the
word himself.

 

“Yeah,
I stopped the bastard before he could…you know…finish, but the damage was
done. I swear, the next time I see that
pompous creep, I’m gonna shove a laser blade up his butt!”

 

“Where’s
Leena now?”

 

“In
her room sleeping.”

 

“Bit?”
a quiet voice interrupted. All eyes
turned to the red-haired, young woman standing in the doorway of her room.

 

“Leena!”
Without thinking, Doc rushed over to her and tried to hug her.

 

“Don’t
touch me!” she screeched and nearly slapped him. Bit rushed over to calm her down.

 

“Bit!”
Legaspgasped and dove into his arms, “Please, don’t let him hurt me, not
again.”

 

“Shh,”
he stroked his fingers through her hair and kissed her forehead, “Hush now, no
one is going to harm you.”

 

Both
Doc and Jamie were surprised to see Bit handling her so tenderly. Usually, the two of them were at each
other’s throats, but now, Leena was buried in his arms crying her eyes
out. Jamie had never seen her like
this, and it worried him at how deep her pain really went.

 

Despite
his childish antics, Doc was equally worried about his daughter. He’d never seen her so vulnerable and
broken. She’d never depended on anyone
since her mother passed away. Leena was
very hotheaded and expressive, but now, she was withdrawn and meek.

 

“C’mon,
let’s get you back to bed, okay?” Bit cupped her face in his hands, and she
looked up at him. Seeing the warmth in
his green eyes almost made her smile, and Leena nodded her.

 

“We’ll
see you guys in the morning.” Bit kept his arm around her shoulders as he led
his charge back into her bedroom.

 

 

 

 

 

“What
just happened here? I’ve never seen Bit
act like that with Leena before,” Jamie gawked.

 

“I
don’t get why she acted so scared around me,” Doc sighed.

 

“I
think I know, Doc. I have a feeling
that right now Leena thinks that any male she sees will try and hurt her just
like Harry did. Bit is the exception
because he stopped Harry from hurting her.
Therefore, Leena sees him as someone that makes her feel safe. Eventually, she’ll become comfortable around
us again, but it’s gonna take some time.”

 

“That
makes sense, Jamie, I just hope that Bit can pull it off.”

 

“Judging
by what we just saw, Doc, I’d say that he’s more than up to the challenge.”

 

 

 

 

 

Bit
guided Leena to her bed and helped her under the covers. When he stood up to return to his chair, she
grabbed his arm.

 

“What
is it?” She raised her arms slightly.

 

“Hold
me.”

 

Now…usually
Bit Cloud wouldn’t turn down an offer for the chance to hold a beautiful girl,
but he knew that Leena was very touchy right now. He had to be careful with her.

 

“Are
you sure, Leena? I won’t leave your
side, I promise.” She shook her head.

 

“No
Bit, hold me. I want you too, please?”
He couldn’t argue with the pleading in her violet eyes.

 

“Okay,
but we’ll make a little change.”

 

Bit
covered her with the blankets and then lay down on top of them. Leena looked at him in surprise.

 

“Won’t
you be cold?”

 

“S’okay,
just rest now.” Again, she shook her head.

 

“Under.”
Bit saw some of her normal fire flare up in her eyes, daring him to challenge
her, and it was that look which gave him hope that she would recover from this.

 

“Well,
if you insist.”

 

Never
in his wildest dreams had he actually thought he’d be doing this, but Bit slid
into Leena’s bed and tucked the covers around the two of them. Leena moved closer and laid her head on his
shoulder. Bit reciprocated as he
wrapped his arm securely around her.
Then, surprising even himself, he bent down and laid a soft kiss on her
cheek.

 

“Goodnight,
Leena.”

 

“Hmm,”
she murmured into his chest – already sound sleep. Bit smiled lightly and closed his eyes as exhaustion finally
claimed him.