Friendship

Okay, legalities. Rockman/megaman x, and all characters are © Capcom. so there.

A/N: I just started this one today. It won't be that long, just a cute little fic. probably 4 or 5 chapters. I have a few others I'm working on, but none are post worthy yet. yaoi ahoy. .-.; err.. eventually. R and R! Oh, and rating might go up in a few chaps.

Ahem. This is really old crap I'm putting back up here so I can clear out my hard drive. Expect more old ficcage to pop up in the next week or so when I start to wipe everything. ._.; *needs cds* Oh, and I should be updating Vava's farm either tonight or tomorrow, depending on how things go.

Go read collab fic with Shibby. And review. You know you want to.. please?

The New Hunter

Zero stalked down the main hall of Maverick Hunter Headquarters, in search of a few moment's peace and quiet. He was leader of the 17th Unit, and thus had very little time to himself. It seemed that no matter where he went, someone was always looking for him.

"Ah, Zero. There you are."

'Speak of the devil....' Zero mused.

"Hi, Dr. Cain." Zero managed in an indifferent tone. Cain was a decent enough man, so Zero didn't want to show him how irritable he was. "Did you want something?"

"I have a new recruit for you. I felt it... wise.. to put him in your unit, with you." He handed Zero a folder, labeled: 'X'. "Here is all you'll need to know on him. "

Zero stared at the blue folder, intrigued. ".. X?" His eyes widened slightly, in realization. "The X? Rockman X? The first reploid, X?"

Cain nodded slightly, rubbing his beard. "Yes, that X. He's decided to join the Hunters. He's good, Zero. I feel he will thrive in your unit, so I'm placing him in your care."

Zero raised an eye. "Hell, if he's so good, why not just make him a Commander now? I know a few present ones he could replace."

Cain smiled slightly. " I think.... A little formal training might do him well."

Zero made his way to Dr. Cain's office, dragging the unread folder with him. He would be lying if he said he wasn't a little interested. After all, it wasn't everyday you got to be the original Reploid's commanding officer. 'I wonder what he looks like...' He mused. He slowed down as he neared the office door, then walked through calmly.

Inside was the shortest, scrawniest, cutest brunette male reploid he'd ever seen. After a few seconds, he blinked in recognition. He knew him. This was the reploid always following Cain around the place. They'd never been properly introduced however. He looked around slowly. The room was empty. 'He must be Cain's secretary.'

"Hi!" The reploid exclaimed, smiling shyly.

Zero sighed slightly. "Uh... Hi." He looked around slowly. "So.. uhh... Where's my new recruit?"

The reploid blushed slightly, outstretching his hand. " ... right... here?"

Zero gave him the up and down. Then glanced at his folder. Then back at the short reploid before him. "Umm.... No. I think you're a little mistaken, kid. I'm looking for a reploid, Rockman X. "

"I'm X!" The reploid exclaimed.

Zero's mouth nearly dropped to the floor. No. Hell. No. Snatching the folder up quickly, he flipped through it, reading stats, looking at the picture of the reploid before him smiling and waving. 'Oh God.... This is a nightmare! He wouldn't last thirty seconds with a maverick! A little formal training?!' He stared down at the new hunter he was now burdened with.

X stared back up at him, trying the mask the hurt his eyes showed.

Zero felt himself begin to sweat. 'He must feel humiliated... Say something!' He coughed slightly. "So it seems. Okay, X.. Follow me. I'll bring you to your room, and then we can have a little training session, one on one. " He turned around, and walked out of the office, X in tow.

On the way there, they ran into Dr. Cain. X smiled and waved slightly, but Zero gave him a look that could kill, and pointed madly at X when he wasn't looking.

Cain simply grinned and continued on, ignoring Zero's gestures. "Have fun, boys."

Zero simply groaned. 'This is going to be one of those days.'

X leaned back against the wall of the corridor he and Zero now stood in, listening to Zero grumble to himself and rearrange things, making room for X's possessions.

" .... god damned cutbacks.. share my room...keep an eye on him, not keep him on a leash....."

X cringed slightly, and looked around nervously. He didn't understand what he did wrong. 'I must have done something... I'll just be extra nice to him..' He jumped slightly, seeing a very stressed Zero standing in the doorway.

"Well... Come on in. No sense standing around in the hallway." Zero droned, pulling the unprepared X into his room.

X stumbled slightly, knocking into Zero, then straightened himself, looking around.

Zero's room was like a prison. No paint, no posters, no pictures, nothing. It was bare, and drab.

"It's.... umm...... Nice room." He stated quickly. "So.. uh... are all the rooms like this?"

"No."

X sighed slightly. This guy sure wasn't making this any easier. He tried again. "You like being a hunter?"

"Sure."

X shuffled slightly, growing nervous. He had nothing to talk about with him. "So... uhh..... When do I get my bed?" He asked, for a lack of anything else to say.

Zero groaned, agitated with the questioning, and the whole situation. "I don't know... Whenever they get around to it. Just sleep with me for now." The kid sure new how to annoy.

X blushed slightly, spinning quickly to look at the bed, and hide it, his back to Zero. "Are you sure..?" Receiving no answer, he walked over to the bed and lay on it, reverently.

Zero stood uncomfortably for a few minutes, then unsheathed his beam saber, leaving it unactivated. "Well, come on. Let's go train. I want to see how you hold up in a battle."

X curled up slightly, nervously. "Actually.... I'm a little tired. How about in a little while?"

"Sure. We can train in the morning, I guess." A moment of silence passed. "I'll be back later tonight. I have some things to take care of."

X lay there, staring at the sliver of light the open door cast on the wall. After a few moments, a silhouette passed through, and the light faded, as the door was closed. Quietly, he reached into his chest pocket, and pulled out a small journal. Taking out a pen, he wrote a quick entry in it, then stretched out, staying like that. 'What am I going to do...? How can I tell him that I can't stand fighting?'

He read over his entry once, then flipped the book shut and tucked it away.

I joined the Maverick Hunters today, despite how I feel. It feels so strange, around all these battle hungry people. Met Commander Zero, who will be my unit leader. He doesn't seem to like me much, and he's a pretty big jerk, but I think I can overcome that and win his respect. He needs to do something with this room. Maybe I'll fix it up for him. Don't have a bed yet, so I'm sleeping with him, in his.

He's really hot. I can't believe I have a crush on my commander.

Next: Still Waters...