Stealth 2 - Flight to home

Again together

11. Misunderstanding

"Ben...Ben...Ben!" Ben woke up low, but later strong voice in his head. He opened his eyes, annoyed. And asking him self, if it would be evil to kill that one who is waking him up. He took with deep breath oxygen into his body, and yawned. He looked at computer on his legs, and then he realized, the voice in his head was EDI's one.

"Are you awake yet?" Wrote EDI on the screen, because he saw Ben hasn't headphones on. Ben tried to make relief to his body and stretched. Just a second later he winced. How could he hear EDI without headphones. So how could he...

"Is something wrong," Asked EDI, when he saw Ben's confused look. Gannon quickly shook with his head, to wake himself up.

"No. Same to you." He replied and looked at doctor. Keith was still hided under his blanket with content smile on his face. "How can he have so calm sleep?" Wondered Ben and EDI wanted to have shoulders in that moment. Then he could make that gesture, what people do when they don't know. Ben looked from window, wanting to know where they are now. When he looked, result was enjoyable chuckle.

"We are home Eddie." He said, and EDI showed cute happy smile on the screen. "Nice." Replied Ben, and he suddenly felt how someone is poking on his shoulder. Pilot slowly turned back on his seat, and saw man with shiny brown eyes, and short light brown hair. How he is watching him with narrowed eyebrow.

"Who are you talking to?" Asked man and Ben quickly hided EDI under the blanket. "Heeeey!" Shouted EDI and Ben he read it in his mind.

"Errr... With no one." Brown eyes widened. "You talked with computer?" Ben hardly swallowed, and even more winced him when he heard EDI. "Ben you're so damn cruel to me! Let me be! I'm not some stupid old Game boy! I hate you, I really hate you! You don't have emotions, when you are doing this to me!" Swear EDI and Ben again heard him in his mind. What was happening? His eyes widened even more when he realized man is still watching him.

Ben smiled innocently and was thinking about some answer. But with EDI's angry voice in his head it wasn't so easy.

"It was online game you see?" Man was still watching him. Like he knew he lied, and didn't believe him. Because saying good morning, and immediately after waking play online game was really a bit strange. But after while he finally gave up and returned fully to his seat.

Ben felt big relief, when he breathed deeply, and a little wish he want to sleep came through his mind. But it couldn't be done, so he uncovered EDI and rather took headphones on.

"When I will have again my body, I will kick your ass Ben for this!" Promised EDI and stared at him ironically. It sounded so familiar to him. Okay EDI began return to his real nature, but now it seemed to Ben, he is evolving or what. Because he never heard from him, he will kick his ass. Old EDI didn't talk like this.

"How are you doing this?" He asked and EDI didn't understand what he means. "What? That I will kick your ass?"

"No." Answered Ben vigorously, and leaned his head on his hand. "Why do I hear your voice in my head? You see, if you wanna make me crazy, just keep going." EDI confused blinked in his AI sphere.

"I don't know what you are talking about, and it's even total idiocy. It doesn't make a sense. And it's not logical." Replied EDI. "But I really hear you. Even all your swearing on me." Said Ben and EDI was silent for a moment, when he heard it. "But I really don't know what you are talking about." AI defended himself.

But both of them then turned their attention to Keith. He woke up with low yawn. Doctor blinked with his tired eyes and rubbed them gently, but a bit clumsily. "Good morning." He said and yawned. "Good." Replied Ben and blinked at EDI, like signal they will replace their debate on later. EDI understood and agreed. Ben took off the headphones and gave them to Keith. Doctor was still tiredly rubbing his face, and yawning. Like it seemed he needed two more hours of sleep. With sigh he took headphones and heard familiar voice of his son.

"Good morning doctor Orbit." Said EDI with calm and gentle tone. Keith nodded with smile. But in his mind was a bit of sorrow. How could he make EDI feel that he is his father? It looked like EDI is totally disagreeing. He didn't want to feel it. And in Orbit's mind was too question if EDI can feel love. And if he knows what it is. 'It wasn't maybe the right decision; try to make Eddie loving me. He even doesn't know what I want from him. and what is family. It was wrong decision? To bring him back. He will just suffer from it, if I will make a big pressure on him, to feel love. And same thing for me.'

"Same to you Eddie." He replied, when thought left his mind. Leaving him in questions and confusion. But he said it gently and nicely, so they didn't recognized his true feelings. EDI even couldn't know why Keith's emotions are in this state. And it wasn't his fault. He didn't know love. And mainly love between father and son. And Keith didn't blame him. He just felt sorry for that.

Plane began to sinking down and landing on the road. When it stopped Ben rejoiced and slapped Keith on the shoulder. "We are home." He told to scientist, and Keith smiled. When he looked at EDI, his smile changed a little. Now it was smiling to hide his disappointment. Through it he patted little computer and EDI in his AI sphere felt something. It was so warm, so nice, and so gentle to him. He carefully touched it, and all his senses were so pleasant now. Was it sense of love?