/N: I apologize for no writing for quite some time now, my hard drive crashed and the day I finally get it fixed,I get hit by a car and fracture my wrist. I think someone out there doesn't want me to write..O.o But anyhoo, is'll probably be the last chapter in a little bit, I kinda lost my train of thought and already have a bunch of ideas for another story that I'll probably end up writing the first chapter for today, sooo yeah enjoy :D
Kowalski fidgeted under his sheets, clearly unable to sleep. He had too much on his mind right now to sleep. He was waiting for the right time so he could go back to his lab, where he could think. He always liked going to his lab when he needed to think. He just had to wait for the right time, and it came when the heavy sound of Rico snoring into the night had started.
Kowalski smirked to himself as he climbed down the ladder silently and crept into his lab. He walked to the desk, where he sat down and turned on the lamp beside him. The Emotion-Master was still sitting there, the screen brightly showing the strategist's discovery. The Emotion-Master's intensity level was still set to 20%, not nearly enough for Rico to act that way towards him. But why? Where was all the extra love coming from? Could it be from the malfunction? Kowalski looked at the light in the lamp. No, something told him that the malfunction had nothing to do with it.
Kowalski Was just about to get up, when he heard the lab door open. He shifted over to the side to see who it was. It was none other than Rico, as if Kowalski couldn't have guessed.
"Hello, Rico. Up so soon?" Kowalski asked in a joking tone, which put a smile on Rico's face as the larger penguin walked over to the desk. Kowalski loved the way he could converse with Rico and wished he could do more at a time like this, but he knew he had to bring up the subject of what happened, he knew neither of them would sleep tonight if they didn't.
He cleared his throat as he watched Rico lean on the front of the desk.
"Rico, I'm glad that you're here..." The first few words brought another smile to Rico's face, but the rest took it off.
"..But we need to talk...about what happened." Rico still felt terrible about what happened and didn't want to talk about anything of what happened this night, but he slowly nodded in agreement.
"Okay, well, I just need you to answer one question for me. Can you do that Rico?" Kowalski asked quietly as he got up and gently grabbed Rico's flippers. Rico instantly turned red, but continued to stare into the scientist's eyes as he nodded once more.
"What happened tonight...was there a part of you that actually..wanted it to happen?" Rico froze. He didn't know what to say. He knew he wanted that more than anything in the world, but what would happen If he told Kowalski? He wished he didn't have to answer the question, but he eventually lowered his head and whispered, "Yes.."
Kowalski inched himself closer, wrapping one flipper around Rico's neck.
"I... I wanted it to happen, too." They both looked at each other, slowly moving closer and closer. And right before their beaks met, Kowalski whispered,
"I love you, Rico."
The two held the kiss for as long as they could, and when it ended, Rico wrapped himself around Kowalski and said with the happiest face Kowalski had ever seen, "Love you too, 'Walski." before quickly leaving the room.
Kowalski stood there, wondering if he would come back, and smiled when he saw the figure of him walking back to the door, but his flippers were filled with their blankets and pillows. He slowly set them down and began building a makeshift bed on the floor.
"Rico, what are you doing?" Kowalski asked, unable to stop himself from breaking a smile at the others sweetness. Rico finished and slowly waddled over to Kowalski, holding his flipper and bringing him back to the makeshift bed.
"Sleep here...tonight?" Rico squawked as he stared into the strategist's eyes, not letting go of the flipper in his own. Kowalski wanted nothing more than to sleep there tonight with Rico, but soon the worries overcame his mind.
"I'd love to, Rico, but what would we tell Skipper?" He said, frowning when he saw Rico's smile fade. Rico scratched his head, trying to think of an excuse.
"Work?" He asked, smiling as he knew the answer Kowalski had for the question. Kowalski smiled and kissed Rico again, giving in to his pleas as he went to the lab door and locked it. Rico turned the lamp off and went over to Kowalski, where he picked him up and lay him down on the covers. He soon followed, curling up as close to Kowalski as he could and kissing him again and again.
After what seemed like the longest but happiest time of Kowalski's life, they had stopped kissing, and Rico was now yawning as he wrapped his flipper around him. The larger penguin whispered,
"Sleep?" to Kowalski and he nodded, pulling the covers up to the two. After he was buried beneath the blankets, Kowalski put his head on Rico's chest, slowly nuzzling it.
"Good night, 'Walski.." Rico whispered as he lightly pressed his beak against the scientist's head, bringing a soft smile from him.
"Good night, Rico.." He replied, nuzzling deeper into the others feathers.
Kowalski slept the best he ever had in the longest time, and he knew exactly why. He had become more with Rico. More than just teammates. More than friends. He was with Rico now. the one he loved more than anything in the world. And he knew Rico felt the exact same way, and he knew nothing would tear them apart, ever...
Hope you liked it! And I hope you read my next stories :D