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Disclaimer: I own nothing (excepting my OCs) cause if I have had we would have seen many Razaya kisses.

"Hey, guys, good news!" Chirped Hal while entering into the main bridge but his smile faded seeing that only Aya was there. It's been almost two weeks since they had stopped the Red Lantern Armada and the crew, respective Hal, Razer and Aya, had been sent in a few missions in the Forgotten Zone to help. "Um..." Started Hal, rubbing the back of his neck as Aya turned around to face him. "Aya, where are the others?"

"As you well know, Sergeant Kilowog is in the training area with the newest recruits."

"Aha. And the kid?"

"Red Lantern Razer has been in his quarters since yesterday morning." Answered Aya and the lights in her eyes dimmed a little.

'Are you okay, kiddo? You don't seem too happy."

"It is a slight possibility than what I feel now it is what all the humanoid species refere to as 'sadness'."

"Why?"

"Well, I usually feel this when I..."

"Aya, can we talk?" Asked a new voice. Razer's ocean blue eyes were focused on Aya and his face seemed sad. He had been in his quarters, thinking about a way to say her about his feelings for her.

"Not now, guys. We have a mission."

"What mission?" Asked Razer with a sigh.

"Something about an escaped prisoner that ran to Earth. Aya, the Guardians sent you some datas about it. I wasn't... exactly paying attention to them."

"You never pay attention to them." Said the Red Lantern with sarcasm. "Aya?"

"The Shape-Shifter. He has the power of changing his form in any living being he sees. Only one glance in someone direction is enough." Explained the A.I. with an almost imperceptable frown. Only Razer was able to see it.

"Alright. Now that we know what we will confront..." Started Hal.

"We will go after him." Finished Razer who walked to his seat. Aya's fingers were playing over the console with rapt precision and the ship took flight.

"I always wanted to show you my planet. Considere it a small vacantion."

"I won't. We don't have time for visiting Earth. We have a mission to fulfill." Stated Razer clenching his fists. He wanted to finish their mission as soon as possible so he would be able to talk to Aya.

"Initiating Ultra-warp in 3... 2... 1... Ultra-warp initiated." Announced Aya as the Interceptor entered the Hyperspace mode. "I think that Green Lantern Hal Jordan is right. While it is true that we are not going to a 'holiday destination' but in a mission, we can as well see the planet while searching the escaped prisoner."

"It's two to one, kid. You're in the minority."

Razer sighed in defeat. If Aya hadn't spoken up, he would have put a fight against such a ridiculous idea. "I hate to say this but you are right."

"Can you say it again? I want to record it on my phone."

"No chance, Jordan." Answered the Red Lantern with a frown.

"We reached our destination." The humanoid announced. She looked at Razer who seemed not to pay attention to anything. "Red Lantern Razer?" She asked softly.

"What?!" He snapped but immediatly regreted his tone.

"We arrived." She simply said but from her expression he could tell that she was pissed off. She got up and went outside as Razer sighed. The two Lanterns males also got up.

"What happened to you?" Hal asked.

"I don't know what you are talking about." Razer defended himself.

"You are extremly nervous."

"I'm a Red Lantern, Jordan. We are extremly nervous."

Hal sighed as they managed to catch up with Aya. They went outside. "It's good to be home." Hal muttered. "Welcome in Costal City." He said with a grin to his friends.

A few startled people came around them. "Our presence seems to scare the Earthlings." Aya stated.

"Yeah. It's alright, guys. I am Green Lantern and these are my friends! We are coming to investigate a serious problem!" Hal announced the croud. "You can go now."

Razer let out a low growl as he noticed the insistent looks Aya was receiving from a few human teens. "Let's found that prisoner and return to Oa." He mumbled and walked pass his crewmates.

"Red Lantern Razer, we should probably stay united." Aya suggested.

"I work good on my own." The Red Lanterns muttered.

"I have a better idea." Hal piped in. "You two stay together. I have something to do. Contact me if you find the Shape-Shifter." He said and took flight. "And, Razer?"

"Yes?"

"Keep your hands home." He warned and left.

Aya blinked and looked at Razer. "What exactly did he mean by that?" She asked and tilted her head to the side. Razer turned around to face her.

"Nothing... of great importance. It was probably just a joke." He explained. "Are you coming?"

She nodded and followed him as he started walking.

"How exactly... does that Shape-Shifter look like?" Razer heard himself saying after a while.

"Human-sized, dark green skin coloration and black eyes."

"How are we going to recognize him if he keeps morphing?"

"Well, according to my data, he has a microchip implanted by the Guardians. I can detect that chip."

"I see." He mumbled.

Aya heard a small noise, small enough for other people to miss it but loud enough for her to hear. She turned around and saw a shadow sneaking. She forwned and scanned the perimeter. "Razer?" She asked. She waited a few seconds, giving him enough time to answer. As she didn't receive any response, she turned around again. To her astonishment, Razer wasn't here. She blinked and tried to understand when he had left. "Sigh." She muttered.

'How in Atrocitus' name did I manage to get lost of a shinning green android? She was right behind me, wasn't she?' Razer asked himself. He sighed and landed. He was in the Central Park, with no idea how he could find Aya. He let out a low growl and tried to ignore the weird looks he was receiving.

He walked for a few minutes and then stopped, looking around him. He sighed for the probably the millionth time this day and closed her eyes for a second.

"Hello!" He heard. He opened his eyes and blinked. Looking down, he observed a small girl staring at him. She barely reached his abdomen with the top of her head. She had brown hair and bright green eyes. She was wearing a summer white dress. Her hair was caught in a ponytail. She smiled brightly at him, showing her teeth. She didn't look older that 6-7 years.

"What do you want?" The Red Lantern growled in a threatening manner. The girl reached one hand and touched one of the sharp curved from his legs.

"Wow..." She muttered. "What is your name? Mine is Emily." She said, still smiling.

A confused expression appeared on Razer's face for a second before a small smile put itself on his lips. He knelt down. "Razer."

"I am glad to meet you, Razor." She blurted out.

He chuckled. "It's 'Razer', not 'Razor'." He corrected her.

"Oh." She simply said. She reached her right hand and touched the left side of Razer's face. She traced one of his markings with curiousity.

For some reason, Emily reminded him of Aya.

"What are these?" She asked, her fingertips lightly running over his markings.

'She totally is like Aya.' He thought. "My facial markings?"

"Uh-huh. What do they mean?"

"They mean... they represent the clan in which I was born." He explained as well as he could, trying not to confuse the girl even more.

"Wazza 'clan'?" She questioned, continuing to trace his markings.

'This is going to be a looong day.' He thought. "A clan is a comunity formed by people related by blood or language. From where I come, there are seven clans, each of them having its own leader, or the Elders as we named them."

"Uh... okay?!"

He sighed. "I mean... um..." He struggled, trying to find the right words.

"How old are you?" She suddenly asked, changing the subject.

"I am 19 years old." He answered. "And you?"

"7."

He frowned. "You are here alone at your age?"

"No. My sister came with me. She is older than me... She is... um... 19 years old. Just like you."

"Oh." It was his turn to say. A little confused, he shook his head.

"You seem older." She said. "I mean... magical. No! Molder. No! Ma-ma..."

"Mature?" He suggested.

"Yeah, that." She chirped.

"I... had to maturize fast."

"Why?"

"It was necessary. There were wars on my home planet." He explained.

"Wars?"

"Yeah, I..."

"Do you want to play something?" She asked, changing the subject again.

"I..."

"Come on!" She said and grabbed his right hand. She started running, dragging him after her.

"Emily, wait!" He managed. "Stop running!"

She didn't listen to him and her pace picked up in speed. He wondered how much energy she had in her. "My sister should be here... somewhere."

"Somewhere?" He asked, panick raising in his voice. He frowned and stopped, making her stop as well. "Where... wh-where whould... that somewhere... be?" He asked while panting. He took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"Weeeeell..." She started with a adorable voice.

"Weeeeell... don't start running again. Please." He pleaded.

"You're tired?"

"Sort of. I usually fly."

"Fly? You can fly?"

"Yeah."

"May you show me?" She asked as adorable as she was able to.

He blinked and grinned. "You want to fly?"

"Yup."

He took her in the crook of his arm and tucked a few stray bangs before her ear. "Ready?"

"Yep."

He nodded and took flight, ignoring the 'Oh my God!', 'Oh!' and 'Wow!' exclamations. Emily let out a surprised squeal and then laughed. "You like this?" He asked as he was a few good feet over the ground.

"Yeah. So cool!" She giggled.

"Where now?"

"Uh... straight ahead?"

"It was a question or an affirmation?"

"Um... both?"

He laughed -for the first time since he had become a Red Lantern he really laughed - and started flying straight ahead. After a few minutes, Emily made him a sign to land.

"Here?"

"Yep."

"But..." He muttered as he landed.

"This is where I last saw Carla."

"Who is Carla?"

"My sister. She... I don't know where she is." Emily said as tears made their way on her cheeks.

"No! Emily, don't you ever think about crying!" He ordered with panick raised in his voice.

"Bu-but... she... she isn't... here." She managed between sobs.

"Look, probably she is looking for you. If we stay here, she will be able to find you easier." He said and put her on the ground. He took a lotus position and took Emily in a brotherly embrace. She wrapped her arms around his neck as well as she could. A few sobs escaped her and her body started shaking.

"You... you rea-really think so?" She asked.

"Yes." He said firmly and stroked her back in a soothing gesture. He sighed and placed a protective kiss on the top of her head.

She stopped crying and looked up at him. "Razer?" She asked, her voice cracking.

The Red Lantern looked at her with compassion. "Yes, Emily?" The situation seemed really familiar to him.

"Can... can you... find Carla?"

He sighed. "No. I am sorry." He said. A small smile spread across his face as an idea came to him. He remembered something Hal had said once and focused. His ring started glowing and he managed to create a teddy bear. "Here." He told her. "This is for you."

"How... how did you do that?" She asked.

"Creating constructs of pure energy is an ability my ring has."

"Can you make more?"

"Like what?"

"I don't know. Something... something you like?"

He nodded and the teddy bear dissipated. In a few seconds, a mini-replica of the Interceptor was right in front of him.

"What is this?"

"The Interceptor. It is my... current home. It is the fastest ship from the Universe."

"Wow..." Emily muttered in awe.

"The Guardians of the Universe themselves built them in order for the Green Lanterns to help and protect the innocente ones. As you are."

She giggled and her eyes lit up. "Can you tell me a story?" She asked sweetly.

Razer blinked and did a double take. "Err... I... what?"

"A story. About your life... out there... in space, saving people. Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease!" She said, making the ultimate puppy dog eyes. Her lower lip started trembling. In was for the first time when the Volkregian had part of such a cute face.

"Alright." He sighed. "How can I say 'no' to such a face?"

"Sigh." Muttered the android as she tried to find Razer's location and the escaped prisoner at the same time.

"Ahem!" She heard and turned around. Her concerned expression changed into one of relief when she saw no one else that Razer. "Where have you been? I have been looking for you for more than a hour." He scolded.

"I have been doing the same thing. Where did you go?" She asked.

"To see what's with this planet. Nothing interesting."

She nodded. "Let's find the Shape-Shifter." She suggested.

"Aya, may we talk something very important?" He asked.

"What can be of a greatest importance that our current mission?"

He reached his right hand for her. "It won't take long."

She accepted his hand with reluctance and let him drag her behind a block. She narrowed her eyes as Razer placed his hands on her shoulders. He pushed her a little until her back was pressed against a wall. "May I inquire of why you found it necessary to do that?" She questioned surprised.

He took a deep breath and shuddered. "I... I wanted to... tell you something important." He started and let his hands go to her hips.

Aya made a small noise as his pupils dilated and reverted back to their normal size in a few seconds. 2.4 seconds she calculated. She didn't wait for him to talk again as her right hand lifted and placed itself on his left cheek. He leaned in her touch and closed his eyes. She closed the gap between their faces and brushed her lips against his. With their high difference - which, oddly, seemed more pronounced now - she had to stay on her tiptoes to reach him better, which she did. She placed her hands on his shoulders as he kissed back. It was just lip to lip contact but she enjoyed it nonetheless. Until... her eyes snapped open and grew wide. She pushed him back, abruptly breaking the kiss. She seemed sad and hurt.

"What... was that?" Razer asked in surprise.

"You are not Razer!" Aya stated regretfully.

"Aya, what are you talking about? It's me! It's Razer!"

"No! You are not him!"

He growled. "Do you have any proofs?"

"He wouldn't have kissed me back." She said with regret. She raised her hands close to his chest. "Return back to your form!" She ordered.

"Aya! What is the meaning of all these?! You kissed me and now you are threatening me?"

"Return back to your form!" She repeated, her hands and eyes starting glowing green. "Now!"

He grinned. "You are probably the only robot that wants to be fooled." He chuckled. "A robot in love, huh?"

Her expression changed to one of disgust and annoyance. "Revert back to your form! You won't hear me saying this again."

He laughed as grey flames surrounded his body. In a few seconds, in front of her, instead of Razer, there was a dark green-skinned alien. "Smart. I like that."

"What have you done to him?"

"He is fine, I didn't even meet him until now. But it's you who you should be worried about, not your lover."

"Razer isn't..." She started but stopped as she saw the Shape-Shifter taking an offensive position. She took a defensive position.

"And that's it." Razer finished. The girl in his lap smiled happily.

"I would like to meet Aya." She said.

"Oh my Grotz!" He gasped.

"What is it?"

"I have no idea where she is. Actually, I have no idea where I am."

"Well, use your ring to find her." Emily suggested.

"It's not that simple." He growled in frustration. "I... enjoyed spending time with you, little one, but I really have to go."

"But..."

He ignored her and gently placed her on the ground. He looked at his ring and growled in frustration. "Dammit!"

"Ra-Razer..." Emily said, her voice shaking. He looked down at her. "Y-you're gl-glowing." She stuttered.

His eyes grew wide when he looked down at himself. His whole body was engulfed in red flames. He took a deep breath and managed to calm himself down. "I apologize. I didn't mean to scare you."

"Wh-what happened to you?"

He sighed and knelt down. "I was angered."

"Then stop being."

He chuckled darkly. "It's not that simple. My ring works with my emotions. As longs as I feel Rage and Hate, I have enough power. But... if I feel Love or Hope or any kind of 'positive' emotions, my powers fade."

"Don't ya wanna be free of this?"

"I want but... I can't. Without it... it is hard for me to help my crewma- my friends. I should receive another ring, of any other color, to be able to help them."

"So why don't ya do that? Why don't you get rid of this one and ask a new one?"

"It... doesn't work like that. In order to get rid of my Red Ring, I have first to get rid of my Rage and Hate. But... but I can't. I tried."

"Try harder!"

"Emily, I appreciate your advice, I really do, but..."

"Why don't you ask someone's help? Someone who has been through similar things like you. Someone who isn't a... Red Lantern no matter his pain and grief."

Razer sighed and considered her words for a few seconds. "Maybe I will try this. Thank you."

She nodded and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Do you wanna be my big brother?"

He hugged her back and chuckled. "But I thought you have a sister."

"I have. I have a brother too. But he isn't here. I would like to have you as my brother."

"Trust me, if you know what I have done, you wouldn't."

She pulled back and stared deeply into his eyes, as if trying to see through his very soul. "Carla said that Chase did some bad things. But now he wants to redeem himself. He wants to get things right." She said.

"Chase?"

"My brother. He is a little older than you... and he is... um..."

"Emily? Thanks God you are here! I've been looking for you everywhere!" They heard a feminine voice saying.

Aya managed to defeat the Shape-Shifter. She took him to the Interceptor, ignoring the startled sounds made by the Earthlings. She put him in the cell from the ship, putting him in stasis.

She activated a comm channel. "Razer? Razer, can you hear me?" She gave him a few seconds but received no answer. "Sigh." She muttered. Deciding against contacting Hal - what would he think then? - she made up her mind. She left the Interceptor, searching for Razer.

"Carla!" Emily giggled and ran to her older sister. Carla had brown, almost red hair caught in a bun and piercing green eyes. She was pretty, Razer noticed. She was dressed in a dark blue tank top, black shorts and black sneakers.

"Why did yoy leave, Emy? Didn't I tell you not to leave?"

"So-sorry, Carla."

Razer got up and approached - carefully - the two girls.

"Oh my God!" Carla gasped, observing the Red Lantern.

"Carla, this is Razer, my new friend. Razer, this is Carla, my sister."

Razer gave her a sheepish smile. "Um... hello?!"

"What... what are you?"

"I just said. Duh!" Emily giggled.

Both of them chosed to ignore her comment. "You are not a human, are you?" Carla asked.

"No. I am a Volkregian."

"Why... why are you here?"

"Me and my crew came to catch an escaped prisoner but I got lost."

She nodded slowly. "So you are some kind of hero? Um... alien hero?"

"Yeah, sort of."

"Well, thank you for taking care of her. She is a crafty one when it comes to sneaking around. I turned my head around for a minute and then she was gone."

Razer rubbed the back of his head. "You don't have to thank me. I did what was necessary."

"No one asked you to, but you took care of her. You didn't even know her."

He shrugged. He lifted Emily up, in the crook of his arm. He placed a soft and brotherly kiss on the top of the small girl's head and she giggled. "Don't you ever think about running from your sister like that, do you hear me?"

"Understood." She giggled and gave him a kiss on his cheek.

"Razer!" They heard. The alien in question looked at the one who had just called his name.

"Aya." He responded calmly.

"Where have you been?"

Carla giggled. She took Emily from Razer's arms. "Thanks again, Razer." She said and gave him a quick peck on his cheek. He blinked, surprised, and his face became as red as his armor. "Bye." Carla said and left.

"Well?" Aya asked, impatience in her voice.

He looked at her again and gave her a sheepish smile. "Making new friends, it seems. How is the mission going?"

Her expression changed subtle. To him, she seemed sad. "The Shape-Shifter is in our custody. We shall return to the Interceptor and contact Green Lantern Hal Jordan."

He nodded.

"Good job, guys." Hal grinned, looking at their prisoner. "Let's take him back on Oa."

"I'll be in my quarters." Razer announced and went in his room.

After the ship landed on Oa again and Hal made sure to bring the Shape-Shifter to the Guardians, Aya was again alone with Razer in the ship. She went in his quarters without bothering to knock.

Razer was at the small desk, with his back at the door. He tensed up but Aya's voice calmed him.

"Razer?"

He sighed. "Yes, Aya?"

"You weren't present for the raport."

"I did nothing to help you."

She smiled softly even though he couldn't see her. "I said that we caught the Shape-Shifter with your help."

He turned his chair around to face her. She was in the middle of the room, with her hands clasped in front of her. "Why would you do that?"

"We should work as a team. It was my duty. Otherwise, the Guardians wouldn't have allowed you to stay here any longer. It is undersirable."

"For who?" He asked carefully.

"For me." She answered. "You are a trusted and important member of this crew. Nothing would be the same without you."

He got up and approached her. He placed his hands on her shoulders and gave him one of his small smiles, a rare sight, indeed. Her eyes literally lit up as he placed a soft kiss on her forehead.

'Who knows? I may as well listen to Emily's advice and try to get rid of this curse of a ring.' He thought as he pulled back to look into Aya's eyes. She gave him a small smile and went to the door.

"Aya?"

"Yes, Razer?" She responded, not turning to look at him.

"Thank you. For everything."

"You are welcome." She said and exited his quarters. He sighed and reconsidered Emily's advice again.

'More than sure I will.'

This chapter is dedicated to silverwolf. I hope it reached your expectations.

I was thinking to make another chapter, set after 'Dark matter'. What do you think?

So? Opinions? Advice? Comments and criticisms are welcomed but no flames please. Tell me what you think. Read and review please.