A/N: To anyone who cares, sorry for the lack of updates. I'll do better, gaaralover51141, I'll try my best to answer all your questions here or the next chap. Another thing, I started up a Poll whether or not to make this NoEx yaoi, check it out. I'll post the fourth chapter only when I get enough votes. Peace
The Day Things Changed Part II
The next morning, Rex was still grumbly when he woke up. Anyone would be, especially if you sleep in a cell, with a piece of rubber ball as your only company. Addition to that is his little spat with Six yesterday and the fact that he is once again thinking of how unfair it is that after all he's doing helping Providence, they never so much as give him at least some day offs to just goof off and be a regular teenager.
He was only grumbly for a short while though, because he had a stroke of ephiphany (A/N: I'm not even sure Rex knows that word). He's not special for nothing. He walked to the entrance and exit of his cell, raising his hand cautiously. He hasn't tried this before, but if it worked...
He pressed his hand to the wall, trying to feel his way through the machinery and concentrated as his Nanites activited a blue lines appeared on his hand.
Suddenly, the cell door opened and a huge grin spreaded out through his face.
Jeez, why hadn't I thought of this before?
Noah was being escorted by an Agent to White's office in the other side of Head quarters. He wasn't looking forward to facing the man again, he rather be back home reading a book, or better, reading to the kids and even playing with them than to talk more about this job he was unwillingly hired for. Then again, said kids were the reason he was allowing himself to be subjected to this.
He entered the room where a big screen met him. Well, okay, 'facing' the man may not be the most accurate term since it's a mainframe coming in between them. I wonder if this is how he deals with people, annoying them at the relatively safe distance without any chance of retaliation. It seemed like it was working. The worst thing Noah could do in retaliation is by giving him the finger but he was raised better than that.
The blond was about to take a seat on the same chair he sat on last night when White rebuked him for it.
"Don't, this meeting won't be too long. Rex has finally done what we all have been anticipating, he broke out of his room and left the Head Quarters."
Noah rose a brow in question. "And...? That's bad, right? So what are you talking to me for? Do something about it."
"I already did. I hired you, remember?"
Blue eyes stared at the blunt man's indifference. "... That's it? You hired me to be the one to haul your weapon back whenever you lost it? Dude! That's not cool, you haven't even so much as introduced us! I'm still not sure if I'm all aboard with this plan to baby sit him. Oh sorry, I forgot, 'befriend' was the word, right?"
"I couldn't care less whether you see it as a nuisance or a friend, I hired you, you're getting your dues ahead of time. St. Paula's orphanage is getting a renovation, so I expect nothing but obedience from you." White snapped. "And as for the matter of introduction, I'm sorry to say that I will not have the honor of accomplishing that deed, nor is any other agent or official in providence going to."
Noah frowned. White doesn't look apologetic at all.
"You will go to the city and find Rex there, once you do, you do not have to send him back here. EVO activity seems to cease for today, so it's up to you to create this meeting as coincidental and as normal as you possibly can. Like any other regular strangers to acquintances scenario, he must not know anything of this ploy or that you are even working for providence in any form or fashion. As far as he's concerned, you don't even live here. That's why I placed you in a room far away from his. Once that's done, convince him that what he's doing for Providence is a noble cause and he must do it."
"In short, you want me to keep him in line?"
"With discreet and secrecy from the real purpose on why you two must meet. Earn his trust and use it to our advantage."
Noah grimaced. He was liking this plan less and less, but then again, what is the EVO to him? He's not doing this for him, or White. He's doing this for those kids back home, those who needs a better world to grow up in, and if this is his part to play to make that happen, so be it.
In resignation, he nodded to White. He didn't even notice he and Rex already had a thing in common:
Both were being manipulated by White.
As far as Noah was concerned, White was the worst boss you coud ever have...
Make that two things
Fanastic.
Rex got out of Providence and no one seems to have notice since he wasn't being followed. Of course, he wasn't running away. He'll come back eventually, when Providence hunts him down, but by then he'll be sure to be a threat and make White Knight himself beg him to come back and then he'll lay down some rules if they want him back. But he'll take care of that later. Now?
Well, if only Rex knew.
Rex didn't know anyone in the city, and he didn't know much society runs nowadays, being amnesiac he didn't only lose a life of memories but the norms and such of regular civilians. He didn't even know a birthday was until that time in Spain when he cured an EVO who happened to be a child and the parents were inviting him to come to the celebration as gratitude before Six pulled him back to the hovercraft.
He didn't know what to do but he that he wanted to make his freedom day worth it. But every time he went up to some one, they called him names like 'Providence bastard' and the like, he didn't feel like sticking around.
A bit later on, Rex saw a couple of boys his age busting this machine he knew was called a 'Vending Machine.'
"Man! That thing swallowed my dollar!"
"No kidding, dude, I lent it that dollar. Hey, cough up our soda you useless piece of-"
Rex grinned and decided to intervene with his new found trick.
"Need a hand?"
The boys looked at him with menancing gaze and said in hushed voices that Rex still heard.
"Isn't he that tool of Providence?"
"Wow. Must be our unlucky day. He expecting us to turn EVO so he can be all High and Mighty?"
"Probably. That's all Providence wants."
"Wow. That's lame."
Rex continued to grin because he was sure he can make them like him after he shows them what he can do. He went straight for the machine, pressed his palm on it and got busy.
In a matter of seconds, a soda can shot out of the machine and went straight to one of the guy's around, who barely had time to catch it.
Rex faced them again, who were now giving him baffled looks, and raised his still glowing hand, "Anyone want more? It's on me."
Noah was trudging along the familiar streets, glancing occasionally from side-to-side looking for the EVO boy he was suppose to befriend. He was thinking of just turning around and going to the other side of town to visit his real home, but before he could act upon in he heard noises and they sound like they were coming from the snack shack. Out of curiosity, he made his way towards that direction.
And found what he was looking for.
Rex and a couple of guys their age was laughing their heads off. Rex had his hand on the vending machine and a soda popped out. Noah blinked. I didn't know he could do that too... I thought it was all swords and huge hands. He had to admit to himself that was pretty cool. He had a feeling that's how Rex managed to get out.
"Hey dude, how about another soda?" A guy hollered and Rex obliged, hitting his head with the soda when it pop out causing the other to laugh their heads off.
Noah's eyes furrowed, his mind reeling. He recalled White and being hired to be his friend. Now that he thought of it, why hadn't White asked any of Rex's real friends to do the job? Noah chalk it up to the fact maybe the EVO's buddies would just rat on White immediately, being loyal to Rex and not White despite any money he offered.
It now only occured to him that maybe Rex had no friends at all, and that made Noah sad. He figured now Rex must be feeling lonely. And he was probably pulling off the cheap trick to get some friends, no matter how low they might be.
He wasn't sure if Rex even cared if he was just being used by the jerks like... Like ...
Like White was using him. Both of them.
The guys were laughing, talking among themselves on how they can get free stuffs from machine from now on and Rex was watching from a way off obliviously when he heard a voice.
"They're just using you, you know."
Rex turned around and saw a blond about his age, slightly smaller than him, if only by an inch.
"What?"
"Those guys there? They're only using you to get what they want. Try telling them that you don't want to use your powers for them anymore. You'll see."
Rex stared at the blond for a while before the guys were calling him.
"Yo, Rex-man, how about we go to the arcade?"
"Yeah man, there's a bunch of machines there waiting for your touch."
(And no, that's not what it sounds like you gutter-dwellers)
Rex grimaced then tried to smile. "Hey, man, no, sorry. Let's do something else. I can't do that anymore. Tired you know?"
The guys made a face before one of them spoke. "Well, in that case, get lost freak!"
And just like that, they were gone.
Noah frowned and went up to Rex. "Hey man, um, sorry."
"Nah," Rex said, offering Noah a smile. "Who needs 'em? Thanks for the warning though."
"Sure, dude. Anytime. Those guys were dicks."
Rex grinned and held his hand out, making it glow blue. "Want a soda?"
Noah couldn't help but smirk. "Doesn't mean I'm a dick," he raised his money. "It's on me. I'm Noah."
"Rex."
A/N: Yay! It is finished and they met! But THE DAY THINGS CHANGED isn't over yet. One more part before my version of episode two, which wll be written also depending on the poll. Peace.