Ice: First Halo fic I've attempted so let's see how it works out. I don't own anything sadly.
After an entire afternoon of "Hey, Arbiter! Over here!" and "Hey, Arbiter, look over there!" Master Chief was quickly becoming exhausted with his name. It wasn't a bad one, but it couldn't hurt to have a shorter name. The Chief decided to bring it up to him.
"I was doing some thinking…" he started.
"Really? I thought all you did was shoot everything in sight," Arbiter cut him off.
"Shoot you…"
"What was that?"
"Oh! Umm… Nothing!"
"Mhmm… Do go on with your thinking."
"…Fine. Your name is too long."
"My name? What about Master Chief? That's pretty long on its own."
"Yeah, but everyone calls me Chief, but my name isn't the point."
"My name is short enough and that's that. Now let's finish this up and leave."
Arbiter walked off and Master Chief followed behind him still thinking about his name.
It just doesn't work to try to yell out Arbiter if you're getting shot… Hey! Arb-blargh! Yeah, not gonna work for me…
They continued on for a bit through the dense forest. There really was nothing going on for them and they soon stopped for a break again.
"The flood was supposed to be all over this place. I know they can't have stopped for a cup of tea along the way," groaned Master Chief.
"Maybe they were already wiped out."
"By who? We're pretty much all that's out here going after them. Ever. Ever ever. Don't tell me something else is hunting them too."
"It was just a theory, no need to get upset."
"So again, your name…"
"Is fine and that's all there is to it."
"Oh! I know! How about Arb?"
"No."
"Arrrrr… Be a pirate?"
"No."
"I know… Arby!"
"No."
"Yes! Arby is great! Just like that food place Arby's!"
"What?"
"Cortana, can you show him an Arby's?" the Chief asked his A.I. partner.
"Sure, give me one second," she replied and then a holographic image of a building called Arby's appeared.
"That's it! So what do you think, Arby?"
"…I think you're crazy… You've spent too long in that armor. God knows what you've been up to with that holo girl…" Arbiter argued.
"Hey! Leave Cortana alone. I've done nothing!"
"Oh? What about that time in-" Cortana started.
"That was one time!"
"One time?" Arbiter was surprised since that was coming from a man who's facial expressions were never known through the helmet. Behind that dark visor, there's no telling what he had been up to.
"You lay off. You shut up," commanded Master Chief to Arbiter and Cortana, "Besides, it's decided. You're Arby from now on."
"It's Arbiter. Not Arby…" He knew he was losing this battle, but he was still going to argue it.
"Arby… I like it. Makes you seem…more friendly. Arby. Hehe," the Chief actually chuckled at using the name.
It was certainly going to make for an interesting day, but what else was new in their world? They continued on their search for the flood all while Master Chief appeared to be skipping along chanting Arby the whole way.
"I will kill you…"
"No, you won't. You like me too much. Don'tcha, Arby?"
"You're trying my patience…"
"Yep, and quite often."
Ice: So what did you think? I already have it mapped out for a direction, just really slow to get to it. It's not a slash fic, just good friends tormenting each other like every good friend should. ^_^ Please review!
