By the time the time the lecture was over it had begun to pour outside. I was lucky that Otto had created the umbrella that could be compacted into only a small tube only a few days earlier. It seems as though Otto's inventions are always being put to good use. As I walk through the darker parts of town I heard yelling, that of frustration clearly. Someone could be in trouble. I sped up my pace to see what the trouble was. Just as I came up to the alleyway where I heard the yelling, a figure ran up and grabbed my umbrella. I wasn't the most physically strong of the team, but I was able to tug my umbrella back, the figure loosing balance and falling on his or her face in front of me. I noticed glasses had fallen onto the pavement and had cracked. I picked them up and examined them. Fixable. I looked down and realized that the figure was shaking. From the figure's back I assumed the monkey on the ground before me was female. I extended my hand to show I came in peace. "Are you okay?"

She looked up and I was staring into deep pools of violet purple. Definitely female. Her chest was small, but stuck out in a way that was purely feminine. Her curves were far too delicate to be male and her soft face and features could only be described as lovely. On the other hand, if she was in fact a he, he was very good at looking female. She grabbed my hand and I helped pull her up. Upon brief inspection she didn't have any injuries. It was also apparent that she wasn't going to talk. "What is your name?"

"...Eme." Indeed, female. She had a very timid voice. It triggered something in me, just how helpless and un-resistant she sounded. That something made me uncomfortable, so I covered up the only way I knew how: lecturing.

"Miss Eme, I must inform you that stealing umbrellas is frowned upon in this city. Why would you do such a thing?" And for just a moment I felt relief.

"I'm hungry. And cold. No one would help me, I just needed something." And it reared itself upon me again. This time I went with my immediate reaction and simply patted her head, stopping and removing my hand form her when she closed her eyes. It only made the feeling worse.

"I suppose you could come back to the Super Robot with me. We have plenty of food and we're always willing to help." I rambled my offerings out of nervousness, and when her eyes opened I only rambled on more. How she was doing this I had no idea. "Besides, you should get a physical exam with your body in such poor condition." In a rush of action I grabbed her hand and pulled her gently under my umbrella, starting to walk away.

"What are you doing?" When she took her hand away form mine I immediately looked back at her only to regret it. Her defensive position made my stomach flutter with uncomfortableness.

"You need not worry, I am only leading you to the robot. You have poor eyesight, that is why you wear glasses, yes?" I was rambling, but at least she let down her defensive position a bit. I took her hand. "I will not harm you, you must trust me."

"I don't trust easy." That got me confused, not at her being untrusting of me, but the fact she didn't remove her hand from mine. "The people of this city do not seem to care about me, why you?" I smiled widely, my confidence back.

"Because I am not a human, I am a monkey."

"Fair point."

As I led her into the med bay I saw her eyes darting all around the room. I smiled and placed my umbrella in the corner of the room before turning to a small device. I didn't know as much about glasses as I know about what they did, but I was able to do just enough in just under a half an hour to fix the crack in it caused by the gravel road. When I turned to her I saw she was facing away from me. I smiled and walked over to her, gently taking her chin and turning her face towards mine and placing the glasses carefully on her snout. She immediately smiled widely and began looking around the room with her now clear vision. When she turned back to me though her smile immediately deflated and she looked away. I couldn't help but smile.

"That is the first time I have seen you smile Miss Eme." I had a small part of me that wished she would smile at me like that again. She simply nodded, no smile to be found.

"Thank you for fixing my glasses."

"Not a problem at all. Now, do relax. I am going to get your physical over with now since you're already here." My body seemed to be on auto pilot as I had already started gathering the items needed. As I went on with the checkup I found symptoms of a virus, frowning in displeasure. It made sense though, since she had obviously come to Shuggazoom she didn't have immunity to the viruses here. Once finished with the basic check up I went over to a cabinet and took down a suit case and brought it back over to the area where Eme was sitting, opening it up to reveal a number of shots I had on hand. As I picked one up I heard a cry that very much resembled one of pure terror.

"NO!" I turned to Eme, who was now on the other side of the table, very confused. Never before had I ever seen that kind of a reaction to a needle. Especially not from any female. In fact, Nova was the one who handled these shots the best, aside form Antauri that is, who, with his metallic body, no longer required shots. It seemed quite ridiculous, though I wasn't going to get her to sit still by telling her how ridiculous she was acting. I already tried that with Otto. The look on her face portrayed immense terror. I placed down the needle and stepped closer, taking her trembling hand on mine and steadying her.

"You must be given these shots. You are obviously not use to Shuggazoom's environment, therefore more prone to disease." She shook her head, but despite that I was able to lead her back to the 'needle-area' without much more debate or struggle. "Give me your tail, and it will all be over soon." I held my hand out to take her tail only to have her protectively grasp it and turn from me. I sighed. She wasn't going to make this easy for me. I looked around, trying to find some way to get her to let me give her the shots. Logic dictates to use environment to one's advantage when all else fails, though there wasn't much in this environment I could use. I did manage to spot medical sheets which haven't had much use lately. I picked one up and handed it to her, not having much faith in my plan. "Here, hold this instead of your tail. You'll be okay."

Miraculously she grabbed onto it tightly and handed me her tail. I simply smiled and took the metal tip of her tail in my hands. I could've sworn I felt her slightly shiver. I gave her the first shot as fast as I could, and it was a good thing too, for if I had been even a second late it could've proved messy as she had taken her tail out of my hands and pulled away from me slightly, the movement accompanied by a small yelp of discomfort. I pulled her back only to repeat the action every time I pricked her. It was tedious, but finally it was all over. As I placed the needles away I noticed that she was still shivering and clutching the sheet tightly. That poor sheet, of what horrors it had endured. I gently came up to her and placed a hand on her shaking fists. She opened her eyes immediately and turned to me. I naturally smiled just slightly at her face.

"Was that so bad?" As soon as I asked that her face shot away from mine. It was oh so obvious she was blushing.

"A bit."

Such a child.

As I wrote down my findings about this new chemical compound I could feel myself becoming slightly distracted. My mind drifted off to other things. Things beyond science. I stopped jotting down my notes and tapped my chin as my mind wandered, examining my daydream.

Eme was working with me in my daydream. I saw her in a lab coat smaller than mine, buttoned down around her waist to show the curves on her hips in great detail, unbuttoned at her chest to reveal just enough of her silky white fur. The coat came down to mid-thigh, allowing her legs, slender and small, to move freely, as well as her tail laying low behind her as she played with the chemicals. My daydream was interrupted by a loud knock at the door. I shook off my dream, not even bothering to ponder what Eme was doing in it as I called for whoever it was to come in. Who else could it be but the monkey I was dreaming about only moments earlier?

As much as I enjoyed her company in my daydream, I enjoyed her company even more now, in the real world of flesh and blood. Something about her company always made me smile. Her eyes and how they sparkled when she would walk into a room. That wide smile she'd always have on her face when she turned to me. Her hips swinging back and forth as she came closer...NO! Bad mind! Shake it off! Can I not even accept the lunch she was bringing me without scanning her body? Can I not extend my arms and take the lunch without making my fingers brush the tips of hers? It was as if my body wouldn't listen to my mind screaming no.

As she asked to help me with my experiments I quickly declined and gently shooed her from my lab so I could eat in peace. As much as I did enjoy her company, if I am exposed to her for far too much time I may find my mind wandering in much worse ways. I think of her as I eat my food, as I do most of the time. Searching for my answer to why I do what I do while she's around me, or even when she's not. Her body? No, I won't allow my mind to wander there again. Her personality? Perhaps, after all she seems very happy and very much enjoys people. Ever since she came here she's opened up very much and has become more crazy and loving around us. Perhaps maybe...just maybe she-

No, forget it. Forget that childish hope. It will be nothing more than a dream, for one would know simply by looking at me that I am not suited for romance of any kind, nor could we, two monkeys so very different, ever be known as a couple. Our personalities are far too distant. It is so very obvious she would not take any kind of interest in me that is beyond friendship, for there are males she would be much more suited to.

As I come to the conclusion for the 3rd time that week I shake my head loose of those thoughts and continue on with my studies