Within Eternity

Chapter Three: Don't vampires combust in light?

Fact of fiction… vampires had fangs, well Nettos vampire navi had fangs but it didn't look like Netto had fangs as a human. As far as he knew that is.

Rockman had spent some time researching vampires when Netto didn't need him; thankfully video games easily distracted the brunette.

Maybe too easily…

Reaction to light, nope... No reaction to sunlight... So no crispy fried Netto.

Gah... so did not need that mental image.

"Rockman, are you okay?" Netto asked, looking at his PET where Rockman realized he'd been running about like a chicken with its head cu off.

Must stop, making food comparisons.

"Eh... I'm fine I'm fine Netto-kun," Rockman said waving his arms and hands wildly, Netto gave him a very strange look.

"If you say so," Netto said, a sweatdrop running down the back of his head.

Rockman really had to learn to lie, even Netto was better then him.

OoOoO

He was no sulking, he was… contemplating... yes contemplating. He had to go back to school… again.

Why did he have to go back to what was clearly an unholy place, couldn't he just self study at home?

He shoved down the fear that he'd once again collapse at school and end once again at the Hospital; he'd spent enough time this year already.

"Netto-kun… jut go in,' Rockman sighed, well use to the way Netto thought. Netto slumped a bit ad sighed, then pushed the door open and entered the class. To of course, being glomped to death by a thrilled Meiru.

"You're back!" Meiru squealed, in her arms said teen was slowly turning blue.

"Airrr…" he squeezed out, his gaze fading.

"Ack! Sorry," Meiru said letting go, Netto sat on the floor gasping for breath as he regained his normal color and his vision unblurred.

"No... it's okay," he finally said.

"If you're done your little show," the teacher said, trying to get into the room. Meiru and Netto blushed as the class tittered, but quickly headed to there seat's.

'With friends like this, I don't need a relapse to go to the Hospital' Netto though as he pulled out his books, he really really hoped Meiru would get over this crush of hers soon.

OoOoO

Twitch…

Must not kill Meiru…

Must not… yes must not, hot her over the head to escape her evil presence.

Netto blinked, apparently Saito was correct and he did play too many videogames. Not that he'd ever tell his navified twin.

"Meiru... I need my arm to eat," Netto finally sighed, it was lunch break and as soon as he left the classroom the pink haired girl had attached herself.

"But Netto, I just don't want anything to happen to you. You've only just gotten out of the hospital," she pouted, he twitched again. And wondered where his smart logical friend Meiru had gone, and where this fan girl stalker type alien had come from.

"Meiru-chan," he said, wanted to throw up... he didn't like calling her chan anymore… she was more stalker then friend. "I'll be fine, I just have to go to the washroom," he lied.

"Oh… OH!" she said cluing in, and going beat red.

"My arm…" he said dryly, when she didn't remove herself.

"Epp," she said, moving away quickly.

Netto stared at his annoying fangirl, and high sped towards the bathroom. But at the last moment ran though the doorway to the basement stairs, quickly taking two steps at a time he landed in the basement where the generators for the school were located.

"Very interesting escape plan, you do realize that she'll be twice as clingy when you go back to class right?" Rockman asked dryly, Netto sighed knowing it was the truth.

"I know... but I just can't stand her anymore, it's like her brain got lost when puberty hit. Her grades are failing... heck I'm in the top three, and she's failing. Is something wrong with this picture?" Netto said sitting down on the floor, leaning his back against a generator.

"It's called you actually doing your homework, and she's too focused on her hormones to notice reality," Rockman replied, for a moment Netto stared at him.

"Saito… did you just bash Meiru?" Netto said in disbelief.

"I'll deny it if you ever ay anything," Rockman said.

The two of them stared at each other through the screen of the PET: then broke out laughing.

"We really should be laughing," Netto said as he regained control of himself a few minutes later, Rockman snickered.

"I know, but Meiru… I just can't help it," Rockman said, they shred a few more giggles... yes giggles.

Netto blushed as his stomach rumbled, he hadn't been able to eat anything due to his stalker Meiru.

"Hungry..." he grumbled, he sighed and really wished he'd grabbed his lunch when he ran.. But then Meiru might have guessed at his plans.

"A skipped meal won't kill you," Rockman replied.

Netto glared at him, Rockman didn't have to eat like he did... and he was starved. The navi ignored him, but that was normal.

"Say's you," Netto said sighing, he was so hungry. It felt as if his stomach was ready to eat it self, his energy levels was steadily falling.

He just lay there, letting reality pass him by as he began to feel sleepy as the lack of energy began to take its toll.

"Netto-kun, are you okay, you've been awfully quiet," Rockman said, his brother was rarely this quiet.

"So tired..." Netto said, then to Rockmans shock his hand loosened and dropped the PET to the ground.

"Oh shoot," Rockman said, for Netto's eyes were shifting colors... to the specific color of gold then with growing specks of red in them. Nettos breath became harsher, then before Rockmans startled eyes vanished.

Quickly Rockman leapt to the side, avoiding the arms of the vampiric navi... aka Netto.

"Not again," Rockman cried, but realized soon enough that Netto/vampire navi wasn't as energy starved as last time.

'I have to calm him down, if he becomes aware of what's going on he probably won't go energy crazy like this again' he thought, at least he hoped so.

"Sorry brow," Rockman said, narrowing his emerald shaded eyes. He dodged another attack as he powered up his rock-buster. Once shot it sped across the area of the PET, Netto gave a strange gasp as it hit and went limp and slipped to the ground.

The blue bomber sighed in relief and hoped his twin was okay, quickly he ran to the fallen form.

'Netto-kun wake up, you have to wake up," Rockman said, shaking the neo navi a bit, slowly the stunned navi began to stir and he really hoped Netto was in charge this time.

"Rock... I don't feel so good," Netto whispered, still not really in it yet... Rockman noticed with a start that navi Netto's voice was deeper then his human voice.

Then Netto's eyes opened comically wide, as certain facts like the fact he was no longer in the real world at the moment. Rockman smiled a bit seeing the red was mostly gone from the eyes, but they were still gold in color.

"Rock... what's going on?" Netto asked as he began to panic, especially when he saw his new form.

"As far as I can tell, is that you have some how become a human/navi hybrid with your navi half being Vampiric... it's a side effect from Shademans attack is my theory," Rockman said. "Problem is that you seem to run on energy only found in navi's and other net objects."

"What!" Netto said, looking rather pale.

"Netto, this... is actually the second time you came on the net. The first time was while you were in the hospital, and now you came again.. Its because you're low on energy I think," Rockman said, really hoping Netto wouldn't start screaming or anything.

"So tired..." Netto whispered, and blinked in surprised as Rockman put hsi wrist in front of his face.

"You'll take less energy if you bite there, we can talk more when we get home after school where we have more privacy," Rockman whispered, they were silent as Netto fed.

TBC

Omake By Random Irony

(from review)

"I'm a doctor too! See!" points at scilab identification

Omake by Hikari-chan:

(Over Msn)

"So would you like the Hikari Netto special crispy or baked?"