A/N I don't own any of the characters. And I'm sorry that it took me so long to upload something again!
Chapter 6, I promise.
Song of the Chapter, We go together, The Fray
We go together, I promise forever
Every day together, I live with you
We go together
~The next year, but still in the flashback~
Specs leaned on the table with her elbows and read the newspaper. The paper bored her and she shove it aside. She didn't know what to do, as there was no school today. She left her small apartment and walked trough the corridors without knowing where she was going. After a while she looked up from the ground and saw the familiar corridor. She walked to the door she'd entered so many times. 'Can I come in?' she asked and she knocked the door. No reply. 'Hey! I asked you something!' She said, louder this time. She heard a soft, confirming 'hmm' and she typed the entrance code of the door. It slid open and she walked into the small living room. Specs sat down on the couch. 'Hey, you're okay?' She asked into the nothing. 'Yeah, man. You?' the reply sounded. Specs slowly nodded. 'Yes, me too. At least, now I am. I haven't seen you for two weeks.' She said. Krayonder sniggered softly and messed up her hair with his hands. Specs leaned against him and poked him. 'Stop it! Stop it! Hahaha! You know I can't stand that man!' Krayonder screamed. He laughed. 'And you know I can't stand it when you're messing with my head!' Specs said and she hugged her best friend. 'I've really, really missed you. Why did they put you on that mission anyway? You've graduated just two months ago! They never put a Ranger on a mission that soon.' She said leaning to his shoulder and relaxing. 'Hmm, maybe I'm just a real good Ranger, man.' He replied. Specs chuckled. 'Yeah, right! I bet you even believe it yourself!' She said. 'Speccie, you know I'm right. You know I'm the best Ranger in history!' Krayonder laughed about his own joke. Specs joined him. 'How can you know that? I'm only in my first year, maybe I'll be way better than you, who knows?' She said and she raised her eyebrows. Krayonder shrugged his shoulders and gave her his typical 'Don't-look-at-me-I-don't-know' look. 'Oh come on! You know I'll be better.' She said to him defiantly. Krayonder chuckled. 'Yeah, sure, I'll listen to you when you're graduated, which gives me two and a half year to improve myself. So... I'm going to be the better one here.' He replied and stuck out his tongue to her. Specs rolled with her eyes and shook her head. She picked up the remote from the armrest of the couch and turned the TV on. The news was on. There had been another fight against the robots. The happy mood sank away. The war was ending, both the robots and humans started to run out of power. It was ending, but nobody knew who would win. The camera, which clearly was set in a helicopter, zoomed in on a girl, she was shooting on the robots like it was a video game. She hit all of them. An older man appeared next to her and covered the girl as she ran forwards to another soldier. The man followed her. Suddenly the other soldier got shot and he sank down, blood pouring from his chest and head. The girl looked down, murmured something to the soldier and then looked up at the man. The reporter told the watchers about the progress of the war. Specs didn't really listen, she just watched the girl. 'Here we see Lieutenant Up and Ensign Taz. They are considered to be our army's last hope. Together they seem invincible.' The reporter said. Specs sighed. Krayonder was one of them. She would be one of them. The thought scared her a little and she was glad that she didn't have to worry about all that now. Now she just was with Krayonder. Krayonder looked at her, he saw her worried eyes. He put his arm around her waist and pulled her against his chest. 'For now it's just us, sweetheart. Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere without you. At least not far away. I'll always come back to you. I promise.' He whispered in her ear. Specs nodded and settled herself against his warm body. 'Then I'll stay with you. I promise.' Specs replied. Krayonder kissed her hair softly. Krayonder turned off the TV and tilted Specs' head so she'd face him. 'How about we're going to the forest and have a nice picnic? Otherwise we'll just sit here, and the weather is lovely.' He said. Specs thought about it for a while, then nodded. 'Yes. Yeah, we can do that. Specs responded, sitting up. She smoothed her shirt and smiled to her friend. 'Let's make some food.'
The brisk forest was full of sounds. The birds were chirping and the light spring breeze made the trees rustle. Hundreds of little white daisies covered the ground. The spring was in it's bloom. Specs and Krayonder walked between the trees in a relaxed pace. They could see the ocean reach out to the horizon.
'Here, let's sit. This is a nice spot.' Specs said. She stopped and looked around. 'Can't we walk a little further, man?' Krayonder asked while he turned around to face her. Specs shook her head, her hands akimbo. 'Come on, look at this! The ocean, the trees. It's really hot, Kray, and this is the only place where we'll have shadow.' She argued and threw her hands in the air for emphasis. Krayonder smirked. 'O, alright then.' He swung the backpack with their food off his back. 'Here, man, catch!' He said and threw the bag to Specs. She caught it and pulled out a large cloth. She put the bag against a tree and laid the cloth on the ground. Krayonder sat down and pulled off his shoes. 'Do you want a sandwich already?' She asked him, holding one up. 'Yeah man, lovely!' He said when he realized how hungry he actually was. Specs smiled at him and gave him the sandwich. She took one herself too and snuggled up against Krayonder, who'd settled himself against the tree. 'Man, tlis lis dewishej!' He said with his mouth full. Specs laughed. 'What the hell are you babbling?' Krayonder tried to smile. He chewed his bread and swallowed it. 'I said it's delicious.' He said, now properly smiling. Specs formed an 'O'-shape with her mouth and took a bite of her own sandwich.
After they had finished their eating, they just enjoined the calmth of the forest. Specs looked up at Krayonder. His eyes where closed, his hair messed up, and his mouth was slightly opened. He looked just the way he'd looked when she first saw him. Specs giggled softly when a soft snorring noise came out of his mouth. Then she put her head on his chest again and closed her eyes as well.