Here we go again, chapter 4 on the way :) everything is going pretty damn good, and with you guys encouraging me, I feel the need to write exceptionally strong even when finals are so close.

wvdweegh: No problemo amigo! Everything's cool.

The Outsider: Thanks, friend. I am really trying hard :) it's hard to paste 2B's way of being into letters.

Engineer2172: Yes! Poor Dan, but he had it coming his way, with all the mocking he did.

"So she's always like this?" Dan whispered near the campfire 9S made for him, with 2B's soft snores echoinginside the cave..

"What do you mean?" 9S asked while reading one of his newly found files, with his body slightly pressed against a cold wall behind him, using it as support.

Dan just shifted embarrassed, with his cheeks slightly red as he slowly caressed 2B's smooth and slightly short hair.

She's been on his lap ever since she fell asleep.

"You know, so touchy…" He poked one of her puffy cheeks and she made a cute grunt, "Why isn't she this cute when awake?" He wondered.

"Well, I've come to realise that it is all part of her charms" 9S opined as he carefully examined Dan, recording his own system, from breathing to speaking, to the sound of his heart beating.

Everything naturally perfect in every aspect, like any other human.

"Don't you think it'd be a good idea to try and clone you, somehow, some way?" 9S inquired without taking his eyes off Dan.

"I think that trying to play God is a very bad idea" He replied with honesty, "Not that I believe in him or anything, but going against the natural laws? Also, I don't want a world full of Dan's, y'know? That'd be pretty annoying" 9S chuckled with him, and sighed.

"But don't you want to see humanity rising again?" Dan just shook his head at 9S question.

"Humanity was doomed anyway, Nines" He said with a hint of sadness in his voice, "The whole planet was rotten because of the-Us, because of us" He chuckled dryly, "We had so many luxuries and useless wishes, everything was going down to ashes pretty quickly. There were no forest like the ones we've seen before, there were no animals as big as the ones there are now, everything because we consumed half of the oxygen, and we destroyed half of the habitats that existed" He exhaled as 2B snuggled on his lap, "I don't know if it's worth to save such thing, I'd prefer waiting for something else, perhaps another human, perhaps some ADN recogniser" He snickered, "Who knows? We were millions before, perhaps someone else survived" He smiled at Nines, "And if not, well then you two really should enjoy me, because humans, we don't last that much" He winked at him, and felt 2B removing herself from his lap.

"Good evening, 2B" Nines, who noticed first, greeted her with ease, whilst she just stared at them both, every second that passed her face got redder and redder.

"I...apologise for my behaviour" She said completely defeated and ashamed, bowing slightly towards Dan, who just seemed fascinated by the situation.

"Don't apologise, there's nothing to be worried about" He winked at her, "Did you rest well enough?" He questioned with a smirk.

She just nodded.

"Should I suggest that we scout the place before the sun hides?" Nines proposed as he lifted himself from the floor with a swift move, 2B doing the same before reaching a hand to aid Dan, to which he just grinned and accept it happily.

His hand was very warm.

"Let's get going, data says the city is miles away from here so better cover some terrain while we have sunlight with us" 2B returned to her usual self and started walking, leading the way, with Dan in the middle and 9S following suit behind them both.

2B was irritated.

No, it wasn't because Dan started singing 20 minutes ago and hasn't stop once.

He was actually a decent singer.

And no, it was because of 9S generical questions he made every two minutes about something she absolutely didn't have a clue.

But it was because they've long since passed the marked point in her map that indicated that there was a city there, and still, the only thing she's seen so far, was trees, trees and- Oh.

More trees.

"9S" She mentioned his companion's name, and he hummed.

"I know, I've noticed too, this is too weird" Dan made a confused noise as he munched what he had called a handmade energy bar, "We've already gone through where the city was supposed to be, Dan" Nines explained, and Dan nodded, understanding.

"Phershaps" He said as he munched, "Uhm…" He swallowed hard and exhaled happily, "Perhaps it's an underground village" He said as he went for another bite.

"That's what I was thinking" 9S said as he comically watched 2B's eyebrow twitching everytime Dan munched, "Either underground or…" He gawked when he lifted his eyes up to the sky.

Dan dropped his bar once he did the same thing as 9S.

"Damn" Dan muttered quietly, "That's something I did not expect from machines" He chuckled nervously.

There was a flying city right above them, and they hadn't noticed until that point.

Magically, or rather, magnetically, the thing was floating above them with ease, even when it was almost as big as the ruin city. There was water falling down from the edges of the city, and there was little islands floating around it.

Beautifully exceptional, like a little handmade heaven.

"So how do we get there?" Dan wondered as he sat down next to a tree.

"I'm guessing flying units aren't an option" 2B assumed naturally, remembering the words of their op. 60.

"Well, if we're thinking this through, there should be a magnetic force somewhere, in order for machines to get up and down, you know? To get materials, and the such" Dan and 2B nodded.

"So we have to find it, and then it will take us up immediately?"

"No, no it won't, 2B" He said as he chuckled at 2B's physical knowledge, "We are not metal enough be able to float, it wouldn't take us anywhere. We will only feel a little lightheaded, if not even that, BUT, if we find some metallic platform, thick enough for us to float and not fly away, we'd be able to get there easily" 2B and Dan seemed to be getting a grasp of what the idea was, and after a while, 2B sighed.

"Well, we better start looking now…" She said as she started walking towards nowhere in specific.

"Better look for somewhere to stay, though" Dan mentioned as he followed, "Almost time for Mr. Sun to go away" Nines chucked.

"Sure thing, lemme know when you see something else than trees and grass" Dan laughed and nodded.

They kept walking another 30 minutes.

"I think this should be a good place to spend the night" Dan commented as he walked around what seemed to be an open space in the middle of the forest, with nothing more than short, perfectly levelled grass and flowers. He shoved a hand inside his bag and took out a metallic cube out from it, "I only leave this for emergencies, but…" He threw it towards the centre of the little comfort zone, "I'm too tired for this not to be an emergency"

Nines and 2B took a small jump back when the cube itself expanded, turning into a small tent.

"It's a project of mine, y'know, for those times when you're away from home and all" He explained the little magic he just made, "It should be big enough for us to fit there, although we'll be a bit squished, so hope y'all don't mind" He smiled as both Yorha Warriors made their way towards the tent, examining it, probably 2B out of curiousness and 9S out of desire for knowledge, but he didn't mind.

It was really not big at all, and it was triangular, like the old ones that existed before, but it seemed to be more than enough for the two warriors.

"I'll go gather some more dry logs, you two stay here" 9S proposed with a smirk, "2B, behave" She pouted and frowned angrily at him.

"What the hell does that means, 9S?" She questioned him furious, but he just laughed it off and went away from her sights.

She let out a huge sigh and sat uncomfortably on the floor, next to Dan, who had a mug in his hand with something warm in it.

"Hey, we're alone aga-"

"Don't even" He chuckled at her quick response and nodded.

"Alright, alright" He said, lifting his free hand in the air in mocking surrender, before taking another sip from his mug.

"What's that you got there?" She voiced her thoughts as her nose picked up the delicious smell that emanated from the mug.

"Oh- this?" She nodded, "It's something I'm working on, in a new artificial habitat I built back there at home" He handed it to 2B, "It's hot cocoa" He smiled as she took the mug and bring it to her lips.

She took a small sip, and her eyes went wide. She quickly took another one, this one a bit longer and had to stop herself from finishing the whole thing.

"This is...really good" She finally concluded as she examined the brown liquid, "How did you manage to make it hot?" She questioned him as she handed the mug back.

Her pulse started racing at the bright grin he gave to her before taking out a large container with what seemed to be a great amount of the same liquid the mug had inside of it.

"Thermal container- keeps things real warm inside of it" He winked before hiding it again inside his bag.

"So you've got more of this stuff?" She asked again, curiously eyeing his bag.

"Yup, tons! It's not precisely hard to plant nor harvest, so I've got myself a pretty nice amount of it" He could feel her internal smile growing wider.

"Perhaps I'll ask for some more later on, if you wouldn't mind" He shook his head happily.

"Anything for you, 2B!" She blushed at his sudden confession and after a while she sighed and nodded, accepting it.

"T-Then, perhaps another...sip?" She asked shyly and he laughed, handing her the mug again.

"Sure thing, don't hold back" She smiled again.

She took another sip and almost went straight to mechanical heaven.

Cocoa sure was a great thing humans had.

….

"So where does all that liquid you drink goes to?"

Her cheeks burned.

"Shut up."

"Okay"

Here's fourth, perhaps a little shorter, but I'm having a difficult time with the exams and all that! No worries tho :D

Cheers!