His words to judge
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A certain blue-eyed netsavior had been staring at nothing for a while now. Netto was still in the hospital so Enzan had all the time in the world (or at least today) to think. Even though their plan (his plan if you thought about it) had gone without a glitch, Enzan knew that this was only the beginning. Most of the problems they would have to face had yet to come. To name something; if they got Rockman back from his hidingplace on the net, how were they going to keep him hidden? Dr Hikari was THE autority on anything even distinctly connected to netsociety. Even though he probably couldn´t get into Rockmans hidingplace (Netto was his son afteral, he had to have some skills) the moment Rockman appeared on the open net they would be a sitting duck. And even if he couldn´t catch him. Finding his signal, any signal that Rockman wasn´t deleted after all, would cost Netto (and maybe Enzan himself) his freedom. Certainly the professor would be able to find at least that. Yes, this was a big problem and it would start worrying Enzan in about an hour, but at this moment he worried about something entirely different...
…Blues…
Blues was his navi. The one ´person´ he could always trust to be by his side, could always turn to for advice and one of the very few people he dared to depend on. Especially after he had met Netto, his relationship with Blues had become one of mutual respect (even though he had created him). They shared the same values. And a deep sence of duty was one of them. After Netto had collapsed Enzan had felt he had to help him quickly and so he had put Blues´ pet in his charger before tending to him. After that, things had moved so fast. So many things had changed and Blues still didn´t know. What would he say when he found out? Once, Enzan couldn´t have cared less. Blues was only a programm after all. But things had changed. Enzan himself had openly acknowledged this but even so, he had never thought he´d live to see the day he was nervous about talking to his own navi. If his father could see him now… "No!" Enzan immediately put that strain of thought away. Sighing he stoud up. He´d have to go and talk to Blues. He actually almost looked forward to it. His own sence of duty had been piling guilt upon him ever since he had first lied to professor Hikari. Someone he had formarly respected very much. Talking to Blues… Yeah, it would certainly clear thing up.
"Enzan-sama, is everything allright?"
"That would depend ones defenition of allright Blues…"
Blues silently looked up at his operator, waiting for him to explain. Enzan took a breath and continued.
"Netto is in the hospital. The attack he saved us from wasn't a small one and the wound on his back was huge. He will probably be back here in a week though."
Blues paused at this. He had been 'there' after all, when Netto had hidden Rockman away (even if it had been on the other side of a crossfusion).
"I was under the impression that he would be contained until he gave up Rockman's location."
Enzan 's eyes seemed to flash with distaste before he bowed his head in a nod. Then, he raised his eyes to meet Blues', a challenge in them. This wasn't the first time Enzan wished he hadn't created his navi to have shades with his helmet. He was impossible to read like this. Enzan knew that Blues would understand at least the gist of what he had done by now. So he stared, daring Blues to be angry, to deem him an unworthy operator. But even though his face was hard and challenging, the boys knees were shaking and he found himself praying that Blues could find it in him to forgive him. To understand.
"You betrayed your duty."
Enzan flinched, it was said in such a cold voice. He wanted desperately to look away from the pet in his hands. But he didn't. He gave another, now shaking, nod and kept his eyes on his navi. Waiting for him to judge him.
Blues was shocked… He had never seen Enzan like this in all the time he had been his navi. The only thing that came close to this were his episodes with his father. But this… Enzan was openly showing weakness (even if there was no-one but him). Even though his eyes were practically piercing through his shades, Blues could see right trough it, as could be expected from someone who shared your body and mind at times. He understood, of course, what Enzan had done. He had, in fact, put his 'friend' above his duty. There was a high chance that he had thought of something to get his orders revoked too. In other words, Enzan had to have lied in in someway.
"You lied."
"Yes."
Enzans voice croacked and he cursed himself inwardly. Why, oh why was he so vulnerable?
Meanwhile, behind his shades, Blues kept staring at him.
Blues knew the way things worked in this world. He was the navi, Enzan was his operator. Which meant hat Enzan didn't have to explain himself to him. But the young genius still stood there, looking as though Blues was his judge as well as his executioner and Blues didn't like that. Enzan shouldn't have to stand there like that. He was better than that.
"You put your duty to your friend above your duty to do as you're told."
Shocked blue eyes widened, and for a minute he was unable to speek as his companion grinned at him. Then he refound his composure.
"Hn…"
"I'm not happy about it, Enzan-sama. But your superiors were at fault for giving you orders that went against your honor."
A spark of understandin passed between them. The usual connection, and Enzan smiled a small smile.
"Ah, you're right."
"Now Enzan-sama, would you please stop making me guess and just tell me what has been happening?"
Professor Hikari had been working alone in his lab for a while now. Something had been bothering him since Enzan left. And it just kep knagging and pulling and it wouldn't leave him alone. How big was the chance something happened to Rockman, right at the moment the order had been send for him to be seperated from Netto? Practically nihil. Sure, Netto wasn't smart enough to pull off a sceme of this magnitude, or to hide Rockman properly. And there was no way he would be wounded enough to land himself in the hospital if it was a setup, but still… The feeling in his gut wouldn't leave the professor alone, as he ran the next of many searches. While he once again immerged himself in thought he faintly noted that he may have to consider the chance that Enzan had allied himself with his roommate. It would certainly shine a light on the rediculous idea of an intelligent Netto.
