Chapter Twelve

"Haha. After one day, these little kitties managed to get their energy back." Yuki smiled as the two kittens played around her. She patted the two kittens, "But they sure can be troublesome sometimes."

Rom and Ram came out of the kitchen, each holding a small bowl in their hands. "Yuki, we brought the warm milk for the kittens." Ram said,

"Yep, it's feeding time for the kittens." Rom said quietly. As the twins set the bowls down on the ground, the two kittens left Yuki's side and rushed to the bowls. They happily drinked up the warm milk. Rom and Ram smiled as they saw the kittens. Rom petted the while one, "Aww, they're so cute. I want to keep them."

"Yeah! They should stay here and be our new pets." Ram said as she petted the black kitten. Ram noticed, "Wait, we haven't name these two yet."

"You're right, Ram. We haven't. Oh, what should we name them?" Rom and Ram sat there for a moment thinking of names for the two kittens.

Then, Yuki spoke up, "How about Weiss for the white kitten and Blake for the black one?" Rom and Ram litten to Yuki's suggestion and they both nodded in agreement. Yuki grinned, "Alright." Then, Yuki realized something, "Wait, I don't think Blanc-nee will be too happy with having pets in the Basilicom." As Yuki said that, sad expressions appeared on the twin's faces. "B-But, maybe we can have Naomi-neechan convinced her to let you two have the kittens."

Suddenly, Naomi popped herself out of the kitchen, holding a tray of food and medicine. "You called, Yuki?"

Yuki, Rom and Ram went up to Naomi and surrounded her, "Naomi-neechan, can you convince Blanc-nee that Rom and Ram want to keep the little kittens?" Yuki said as she gave Naomi her puppy eyes.

"Please, Naomi. I really want to keep the kittens. They're so cute and fun to have!" Ram pleaded with her cuteness.

"D-Don't worry, Miss Naomi. We will take good care of them." Rom said shyly

Naomi froze by all the sudden cuteness surrounding her. That's not fair, using cuteness as a way of persuasion. Naomi sighed, "Fine, I'll talk to Blanc about it. But it's not a guarantee." The girls cheered as Naomi agree to their pleading. "Yes, yes I know you're happy. Anyway, I need to take this Blanc." Naomi left the girls and went her way to Blanc's room.

"Oh, Naomi-neechan! Can you ask Blanc-nee if it's okay for me to go over to Lastation? I wanted to go yesterday but I had to take care of the kittens. If she wants, I can bring Rom and Ram with me and I'll look after them." Yuki begged.

Naomi smirked at Yuki, "Oh~, you want to see Uni, huh? Are you already lonely without your girlfriend?" As Naomi said that, Yuki blushed furiously.

Suddenly, Rom and Ram surrounded Yuki filled with curiosity, "What does Naomi mean, Yuki?" Ram inquired.

"Yeah, what's a 'girlfirend'?" Rom asked. Yuki became fluster as the twins flooded her with questions.

Naomi giggled. Have fun, Yuki. When Naomi arrived in front of Blanc's room, she opened the door and let herself in. "Blanc, I'm here. I have your medicine and your food." Naomi witness Blanc was reading and taking notes of her stories. She smiled and went to Blanc's side, setting the tray on her lap. "I see that you enjoy my stories. It makes me happy that someone likes them."

Blanc smiled at Naomi with sparkles in her eyes, "Of course. I love your novel ideas and I can't wait to continue them. I wonder what will happen?" Then, Blanc took the cup of medicine and drank it. She stick her tongue out as she shivered, "Ew, it's still bitter and gross. Am I done drinking this crap?"

"Actually you are. Surprisingly, you recovered quickly and quite well. Usually, it takes me or Yuki a more few times to recover but you did it in no time." Naomi complemented.

"I mean it's no surprise. CPUs rarely get sick and when we do, recover is a snap because of our Share energy. It's the source of our life and power." Blanc explained. Then, she proceed to eat her food.

"Oh yeah. I almost forgot. Do you mind if Yuki goes to Lastation for a while? If you want, she is happy to take Rom and Ram with her so you can rest for the time being." Naomi asked Blanc.

Blanc scratched her chin, "I don't know. Why does she want to go to Lastation anyway? I mean you guys were just there a few days a go."

Naomi giggled a bit. "Um, if I tell you the reason, promise me that you won't tell anybody. And don't tell Yuki what I told you." Blanc nodded in agreement. Naomi sighed, "Yuki wants to go and see Uni. You see… Uni is her girlfriend." Blanc widen her eyes as she heard the surprising news. "Yuki did promise Uni she would visit her whenever she was free but I think she's just needy for attention."

"Wow… I don't think that would ever happen. I mean a CPU or a Candidate dating a human… Well, I don't know if I should call you human because you age really slow but holy crap. Does Noire know about their relationship.?"

Naomi nodded, "Yes and she's very supportive which I'm happy for them but Uni and Yuki are still a bit shy, so I don't think they're going to tell everybody of their status right now." Naomi smiled widely, "It makes me happy that my little sister found someone she want to spend time with. She's growing up."

"I see. W-Well, I still don't know about letting Yuki go to Lastation."

"Look, like I said before: Yuki can take Rom and Ram with her and they can just hang out together. I can bring the kittens and you can play with them in your bed which is another thing I want to discuss." Naomi cleared her throat, "Rom and Ram were wondering if you would let them keep them."

"Absolutely not!" Blanc instantly replied.

"Gah! Instant shut-down!" Naomi sighed, "Look, having a pet is not as bad as you think. Besides, the kittens could be a good thing for Rom and Ram. They can play with them and it's a great way to teach them about responsibility. I know you CPUs and CPU Candidates already have the responsibilities running the nations but it's mostly for the CPUs. And Rom and Ram are 'young', so let them have their fun."

"Hmm, I still don't know." Blanc hesitated.

"Tell you what: let's spend the day together watching over the kittens while the kids go and hang out over at Lastation. Sounds like a plan?"

Blanc thought for a moment. Then, she sighed, "Fine. I'll allow both but I'm sure I won't enjoy having the kittens around me."

Naomi giggled for a bit. ""Oh, Blanc. Kittens aren't horrible. In fact, Yuki and I took care a cat when we were young. Aww memories." Naomi smiled at Blanc, "Thanks Blanc, I'll go and tell Yuki the news." Naomi headed for the door and opened it, "And thanks for considering the kittens. I assure you they won't cause trouble… maybe." Before Blanc could say anything, Naomi left the room and went to find Yuki.

As Naomi arrived in the living room, she saw the Yuki, Rom and Ram were still playing with the kittens. Naomi smiled at the warm scene. "Aww, so adorable." Then, she went up to the girls, "Good news you guys, especially Yuki. You can go to Lastation for the day. Just make you sure you stay out of trouble and be safe."

"Yay!" Yuki stood up from her spot and jumped onto Naomi, hugging her as tightly as possibly. "Thank you so much, Naomi-neechan! I love you so much!"

"Yes, yes. I love you too my little sister." Naomi smiled and hugged Yuki back.

"So, what did Blanc say when you asked about the kittens?" Rom asked.

Naomi let go of Yuki, "Well, when I first asked her, she instantly said no…" Rom and Ram were dejected when they heard the response, "But! I told her that she should spend the day with the kitties since she doesn't have much to do anyway. So maybe after today, she will reconsider."

Ram cheered, "Hooray! Thanks Naomi. You're the best." Then, Rom and Ram went up and hugged Naomi, which made her smiled.

"Aww." Then, she let go of them. "Now, go to Lastation and have fun." Naomi picked up the kittens and held them in each arm. "Blanc and I will take care of Blake and Weiss while you're gone." Yuki, Rom and Ram nodded and with that, they left the Basilicom within an instant. Naomi giggled, "Oh, kids. So full of energy. Geez, I sound like an old person."

The girls have arrived at the shuttles. Yuki bought three tickets to Lastation and gave them to Rom and Ram. Once their tide came, they entered and sat down by the windows As they rode the shuttle and waited for their destination, Yuki pulled out her phone and called Uni. "Hello, Uni.. Yes, yes, it's me, Yuki. I'm on my way to Lastation. Rom and Ram are actually with me as well… Well, it's the only way to convince Blanc-nee to let go and visit you… Alright, at least I can see you. I miss you so much… Anyway, we'll wait outside the station so come and meet us there. Then we can figure out what to do together… I love you, too Uni. Bye-bye." Yuki blushed and smiled as she hung up the phone.

Curiosity filled Rom and Ram as they saw Yuki and her reactions. Both of them leaned in, "Yuki, why are you all blushing and smiling? Are you okay?" Ram asked.

Yuki blushed furiously, "O-Oh, I'm fine. It's nothing, really.. I'm just happy to see Uni again."

"Yuki-chan… you never really answered our questions from before." Rom said, "What does Miss Naomi when she said Uni was your girlfriend?"

"O-Oh, um." Yuki became fluster at the sudden question. "Well you see girls." She cleared her throat, "Uni and I are girlfriends because we love each other a lot and we have a mutual bonding."

"Oh, like how we love our big sister, Blanc. Or how we love our friends like Nepgear." Ram said.

"Well, yes those types of love is nice but that's not what I'm talking about when it comes to me and Uni. When you love a special person in your life that isn't family or friends, you developed these indescribable feelings in your heart. These feelings tell you that you should spend your life with this person. And that's how people became a couple, like me and Uni." Yuki explained.

"Uh, Yuki-chan? I still don't understand what you mean." Rom said.

"Alright, let me see." Yuki sighed, "To put it simply, when your heart beats fast and you feels like your face is getting a bit warm, you know you feel an attraction to that person. From that point, tell that person how you feel and see if you guys share that mutual bond." Yuki giggled a bit, "You two are still young, there is no rush in finding someone. But that doesn't stop you girls from dreaming."

Hearing what it means to love someone, Rom and Ram began to understand what Yuki means. Suddenly, as they stare at Yuki as she smiled at the twins, Rom and Ram blushed and became fluster. Woah, my heart is beating fast…. Do I love… Yuki? The two girls thought. For the rest of the ride, Yuki smiled happily as she can't wait to see Uni and the twins blushed furiously at the thought of Yuki.

Meanwhile, back at the Lowee Basilicom, Naomi brought the kittens into Blanc's room. "I'm back Blanc and I brought the kittens." Naomi smiled while Blanc was reading her book. Blanc looked up and became hesitant of the kittens. She quickly returned to her book. Naomi noticed this, "Blanc, there's no need to be nervous. They won't do any harm… maybe."

"Naomi!" Blanc snapped.

"Hehe, I'm only kidding. Or am I?" Naomi laughed and Blanc pouted as she returned to her book again.

Suddenly, Blake jumped out of Naomi's arm and walked up the side of Blanc's bed. She jumped onto her bed and found a comfortable position by Blanc. Blanc jumped at the sudden gesture, "H-Hey, what the hell?"

Naomi giggled, "Aww, looks like Blake likes you, Blanc. And it looks like she's reading the book with you, too. That's so cute." Then, Naomi pulled out her phone and took a picture of Blanc and Blake. "That's a keeper."

"Naomi, put that phone away and get her off of me. She's bothering me." Blanc demanded as she squirmed away from Blake.

"Calm down, Blanc. She's not doing anything wrong. Besides, I think she's into your book. Look." Naomi appointed to Blake, kneading Blanc to turn the page. Blanc groaned while Naomi giggled. "Well, just let her do her thing with you while I'll play with Weiss here." Naomi hold Weiss in her hand and have her faced her. "What do you want to do, little snow princess? Wanna play with my shoelace?" Weiss turned her head in disapproval. Then, she jumped from Naomi's hands and onto her shoulder. She meowed and rubbed herself against Naomi. She smiled widely, "Aww, you just wanna relax. Alright."

Then, Naomi walked over to Blanc's bed and sat on it. She then took off her jacket, padding, and boots and laid on the bed with Blanc. "You don't mind if I Weiss and I join you and Blake in bed, right?"

Blanc blushed, "You make it sound so weird." Naomi titled her head in confusion at what Blanc mean. Blanc sighed, "Whatever, just don't disturb my reading and move around too much." Blanc and Blake went back into their reading while Naomi placed Weiss in her lap and petted her.

The two girls enjoyed the quiet and peaceful time in the room. Blanc got used to Blake's presence (and her consistent meowing when she's done reading the page) and Naomi, still petting Weiss while she's looking at stuff on her phone. While they sat on the bed, the kittens started to meow. Blanc jumped at the sudden meowing, "W-What? What's going on, Naomi? Why are they meowing?"

"Relax, Blanc. They're just saying they're hungry." Naomi put her phone away and lifted Weiss off of her lap and onto the bed. Then, she left the room. A moment later, Naomi came back into the room with two bowls of milk in her hands. "Alright, time to eat, Blake and Weiss." As she set down the bowls, Blake and Weiss jumped off the bed and quickly ran to the bowls of milk. Both of them happily licked up the milk. "Aww, they're so cute." Naomi then walked over and laid on Blanc's bed again. "See, they're not so bad Blanc."

"I guess. I mean Blake was nice when she was reading with me. Though I would it liked it if she had another way of telling me she's done with the page instead of meowing every time."

Naomi chuckled, "I see that you're starting to warm up to the kittens. That's nice." After the kittens were done drinking their fill, both of them jumped onto Blanc's bed and cuddle with each other, purring with joy and happiness. "Aww, look at that. They love each other very much. That's so sweet."

"Love. huh?" Blanc then looked over at Naomi and blushed, heart beating faster than normal. What the hell is wrong with me? Why do I feel so fluster around Naomi? Suddenly, Blanc grabbed Naomi's arm and leaned on it.

Naomi was surprised at the sudden gesture. "Blanc, is something wrong?"

Blanc blushed harder, "I-I'm just tired and I thought leaning on you would be nice. You're warm after all."

Naomi became confused at what she meant. She smiled at Blanc, "Well, it makes that you're tired. You're still recovering from nutritional deprivation." Naomi petted Blanc's head, "I hope you're comfortable." Blanc smiled and leaned in closer to Naomi. She closed her eyes and drifted to sleep with the presence of Naomi's warmth.

As Blanc fell asleep, the kittens still enjoying their cuddle time and Naomi was checking things on her phone again, there was a knock on the door. "Lady Blanc. I need to talk to you immediately." It was Minna.

Without disturbing Blanc's sleep, Naomi slowly moved her arm and gently lay Blanc on the pillow. Then,, she put on her jacket, boot, and paddings and went up to the door. Naomi opened up the door and greeted Minna, "Hey Minna. Blanc sleeping right now since she's still recovering a bit. What do you need?"

"Well, there is some suspicious activities revolving around piraters and we need Blanc to check it out." Minna explained.

"I see." Naomi scratched her chin, "Hey, how about I go out and deal with it myself? I mean Blanc hasn't really given me much to do except help her recover. Besides, me and Yuki did something similar to this in Lastation when we were staying with Noire." Minna became hesitant at Naomi's offer. "Minna, it will be fine. It's just a little break up of crowds. Come one it's the least I can do for you guys."

Minna sighed, "Alright then. You can go but don't hurt yourself too bad. Those activities and the piraters are in downtown." Naomi nodded and left the Basilicom as quickly as possibly. MInna sighed again, "Oh, I hope she doesn't cause a scene."

When arriving in downtown of Lowee, Naomi saw the group of printers and followers, chanting and yelling. Naomi walked over to them and yelled, "Hey! Break up this session and go home. I'll let this slide and leave you guys scott-free if you hand over the illegal games and cheats immediately."

They laughed at Naomi. "Ha! Nice one girly but we ain't handing over anything to you. You're just a kid, what are you going to do about it?" They continued to mock her.

Anger grew within Naomi. She took out her katana in her inventory and rushed to the leader, holding her katana closed to his throat. "I was asking you nicely but now it leads to this." The leader became first for his life as he saw the anger in her eyes. "Now I will say this once: hand over your stuff and I will not hurt any one of you. And I would keep your nicknames to yourself because the last guy who called me a bitch has a broken bone now. Am I clear?"

The leader gulped, "F-Fine, we give. We'll give you our stuff and we won't do any of this ever again." Naomi put away her katana and let go of the leader. He franticly turn to his people and commands them to give their stuff to Naomi. Immediately, boxes were stacked in front of Naomi and the pirates left the area.

Naomi sighed, "These guys really piss me off. Now, time to destroy this stuff." Suddenly, Naomi felt a strange presence. "Who's there? Come out now!" Out of nowhere, a person charged at Naomi, holding a knife toward her. Naomi managed to move the knife away, but it still grazed Naomi's cheek, giving her a small cut. Naomi kicked the person in the stomach, making them fly to the ground, clutching their abdomen. "Who the hell are you? Why did you attack?"

"Who am I you say." The person smirked, "Arfoire sent me to scout you. She told me to merely observe you but I couldn't help myself in killing you." The person snickered as they slowly get up. "Arfoire will rule again along with her ASIC followers. This world will soon be ours for the taking!" The person laughed maniacally and charged at Naomi again.

Naomi dodged to the side and with the handle of her katana, she hit them on the back of their head, knocking them out cold. Naomi found some rope and tied up the criminal. She crouched down and whisper to them, "I will find Arfoire and take back my chip. My father was a great inventor with intention and I will not allow her to soiled with chaos. I will do whatever it takes to get that back. Even if my life is on the line." Naomi stood up and went to the boxes. She destroyed them as quickly as possible and left the area to go back to the Basilicom.

When she arrived at the Basilicom, Naomi was greeted by hugs from Yuki and the twins. "Naomi-neechan, you're back!" Yuki looked up and saw a cut on Naomi's cheek. "Oh my god what happened Naomi? DId you get yourself into a fight without thought?"

Naomi giggled as she petted the girl's' heads, "I'm fine, Yuki. I just had a little skirmish with some printers in downtown. I had to since Black was sleeping. Speaking of which, I need to go see her and report the incident." NAomi left the girls and went inside Blanc's room.

As she opened the door, Naomi was greeted with Blank smiling and petting the kittens who were purring with joy. Naomi chuckled, making Blanc looke dup and blush as Naomi witness this. "H-Hello, Naomi. I see that you're back so soon… This isn't what it looks like."

Naomi smiled widely, "Well, I bet Rom and Ram are going to happy to know they can keep the kittens." Blanc blushed harder as Naomi giggled. Then, her expression changed. "Blanc, there is something I need to report. While you were sleeping, Minna came by and told me there was activities of piraters downtown. So I took up the job and dealt with them. While they gave up their stuff, there was someone who attacked me as you can see." Naomi turned her head and showed the cut. "That person was scouting me and maybe Yuki. Luckily that bastard is knocked out and tied up but it made me think: Arfoire is starting to be more cautious of me and Yuki. I think she needs to know how to possess the powers of the chip without harm herself. So I need you to transfer Yuki and I to Leanbox immediately. I think it's time for us to go now."

"I understand, Naomi." Blanc got up from her bed and walked over to Naomi, "I'll call Leanbox Oracle, Chika and tell her the details. I will talk to her first thing in the morning."

"Thank you, Blanc." Naomi bent down and gave Blanc a tight embrace, "Thank you so much for taking care of me and Yuki. Even though I was the one taking care of you. I'm glad you're such a good friend." As Naomi continued to hugged her, Blanc smiled and hugged her back, blushing as the warmth begun to enveloped her. I love you, Naomi…

Meanwhile, back in downtown, Arfoire saw her scout and shook her head in disapointed. "I told you to just keep a watch on her and you went and try to kill her. Shameful." Arfoire looked down at her hand that had the box of the chip. "I need to find a way to use this quickly. I want the world to know that chaos will rule above everything." Arfoire picked up scout and left the area. I swear to you Naomi and Yuki. The next time we meet will be your last. I promise you.

And we are done with this chapter. Thank you again you guys for reading and supporting this story. I hope you like the hints of Monochrome in this (personally i like Ladybug, Freezerburn and Black Velvet but this ship is nice too.) I have an announcement. School will be starting once again which means there will a long hiatus to my stories. But don't worry, I will update whenever I have time. In the meantime, I will still write these stories along with TWO new fanfics I will be working on. One of them is a SAO request and the other will be a new story of my own from this game I've been obsessed with for a while now. Hint: Boobs and ninjas. The request will be het but the other fanfic will be yuri and a harem. If you guys are interested in me writing a fanfic for you, PM and I will send you guidelins and rules of requests. Thanks for your understanding and please keep on supporting me. NepNeko out!