Summary: It all started with meeting Ion and Radu... but what effect does Esther's words have on Tres? And who would have thought that Abel could help? Tres x Esther, non-AU. I really don't know what rating I should put it on, but I'll keep it safe at T. Definitely not M... mainly because I have no idea how to write straight sex. I admit it! But who isn't a yaoi fan at heart?

Anyway. Please don't hurt me. This is... ah... how to say it. I HAVE NO FREAKING IDEA WHEN THIS IS SET! Ah well. I'm thinking it could be what would happen if Tres had come with Abel and Esther when they met Ion and Radu... and that Radu was actually with Ion. So! Don't hurt me because of that.

Ah well. Enjoy!

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"So Ion Fortuna and Radu Barvon are vampires." Tres stated emotionlessly.

"Thou dost call us vampire?!" Ion yelled indignantly.

"Uh... please forgive Tres-kun's manners; he is unaware---" Abel started to say.

"Negative, Father Nightroad, I am perfectly aware that vampires prefer to be called Methuselah. However, I do not wish to call them Methuselah." Abel and Esther looked at him in query. "My reasons are not of your concern."

Ion and Radu, who had been watching the small exchange, glanced at each other, then turned and walked away.

As soon as they were out of earshot, Esther burst out into a fit of giggles.

"Sister Esther, what is it that you find so amusing?" Tres asked.

"It's just... he was so funny!" Esther wiped tears of laughter from her eyes, collecting herself. "'Thou dost call us vampire?!'" she quoted. Abel laughed, but a tiny movement caught his attention.

Abel's eyes flicked to Tres' face, unnoticed by Esther. The crusnik tilted his head very slightly. Tres nodded gently.

"After."

.'-'. To indicate the passage of time .'-'.

"So." Abel closed the door of his room behind him, facing Tres. "What was that about?"

"A malfunction of the circuits in my face." Tres lied.

"You smiled, Tres-kun."

"Negative."

"Positive." Abel imitated Tres' voice.

"Negative."

"Positive."

"Negative---"

"Will you stop saying 'negative' already?! It's obvious you smiled!" Abel shouted in frustration.

Tres finally gave in. "...Positive."

"So, why? Was it because of Esther?"

"Positive." Tres scowled at Abel, furious inside that he was saying these things to the crusnik.

"Do you like her?" Abel's question threw Tres off balance.

"I cannot synthesize your meaning." Tres stalled.

"The heck you can't. I asked, do you like her?" Abel looked straight into Tres' chocolate brown eyes.

"In what way?" Tres knew he was getting on Abel's nerves.

"You know what I mean." The silver-haired one growled.

"Negative, father Nightroad."

"Okay, I'll say it simply then. Are you attracted to Esther?"

Tres stayed silent, but his head dropped a fraction of a centimetre and that was all Abel needed to confirm the fact.

"So how does that work?" Abel questioned. "You're a machine, so how do you feel love?"

"Father Nightroad, if you cannot answer that for yourself, then you do not know me at all." Tres made to leave, but Abel stopped him.

"I don't know you at all. So tell me." Silver-blue eyes looked pleadingly at the machine.

"...Alright."

So, how did you like? It's... odd, I know. Please tell me if I have something wrong or if you think there's anything that Tres could have said to be more machine-like *sweatdrops* coz I'm not good at that. Haha I know I'm a terrible author but this is the first TB fic I've done *cries* I was going to do an M-rated Tres x Abel (I LOVE that pairing) but the idea came to me, and I just couldn't resist it. If you want an M-rated Tres x Abel one-shot, go read 'Just Following Orders' by The-Misunderstood-Angel.

Well, see ya soon!

Abie-chan