Lost Universe Fanfic

Neena is without a doubt my favorite character in Lost Universe. It used to be Rail (and sometimes it still is...droooool...), but Neena is just so fabulous. I guess after roleplaying her for over two years, I've added a few dimensions to her...her devotion to Rail, her personal life...she's so sweet, I can't help but love her! Unusual, huh?

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Neena felt the eyes of her colleages on her back. She did her best to ignore it while she boiled water in the coffee-maker.

Neena frowned as she filled the machine with water. I wish I could find a way to get Rail-keibu to talk more. It's so awkward like this.

Not that Rail spent much time in deep conversations with Neena...but usually once Neena said something to him, his guard would go down, and he'd open up a bit more.

Neena clenched her teeth in frustration, messing with the swtich of the coffee-maker. "What's going on?" she muttered, and turned to look at the plug. She smiled, and shook her head in realization that it wasn't plugged in.

She bent down next to the outlet, and picked up the plug. I'm glad I didn't wind up breaking anything...Neena stuck the plug in, and it sparked violently, causing Neena to shriek and fall back.

The lights and computers on that floor flickered out immediately after, and the officers and staff began to groan and mutter.

Neena furrowed her brow, embarassed as usual, but now feeling even worse to put unnecessary burden on Rail. "Sorry!!" She called, cowering behind the coffee table.

An identically uniformed girl with short black hair walked up to the coffee table, and put her hands on her hips, smiling. "Even on one of the worst days of your life, you can't help but pull one on me, can you, Neena?"

Neena rested her hands in her lap. "You make it sound like I have some sort of control over it."

"That's what we like to think." the girl bent down next to Neena, and pulled out the plug. "Rail-keibu's running late, he's usually out here by now."

"Not yet." Neena smiled proudly. "He's got to straighten his desk first, then he's got a routine before walking out of his office." Neena held up an index finger. "First, he's loosening his colar, then straightening his jacket, tugging down on it a bit...Then he's got to push back his hair, and now he comes out--"

Rail's office door slid open, and he paced out. "What blew it this time?"

"It's okay, Rail-keibu, we're already on it!" Neena's co-worker waved to him, and turned to the plug.

Neena shamefully kept her eyes lowered as Rail walked over.

"Your assistant here was trying to make you tea again." the girl examined the plug. "Man, Neena, y'really did a number on this one..."

Neena bowed deeply. "I'm sorry!"

"I'll go restart the circuit breaker..." Rail turned to walk to the other side of the floor.

"Rail-keibu! Bring some tape too, please!" Neena's co-worker called.

"Okay!" Rail replied, not turning around.

Neena kept her eyes lowered as her colleague examined the frayed cord. "I don't understand why they assigned me with Rail-keibu...you'd be so much better as his assistant."

"Who, me?" the black-haired girl grinned. "Because I'm more electronically inclined?"

Neena looked up. "Sounds silly?"

"Girl, I'd bore him in the first week!" she gasped. "You two are a team! A duo! Perfect match!"

Neena bashfully smiled. "That's going a bit far."

"Cheer up, Neena! You keep him on his toes! It's refreshing!" Neena's coworker winked.

The power went back on, and the office sighed in relief.

"Ignore them. They needed the break." Neena's colleague smiled.

Neena smiled back, and nodded.

Rail approached the two girls with a roll of insulation tape. "I've got it taken care of, you can go."

"Sir." the short-haired assistant stood, giving Neena a quick pat on the shoulder.

Rail knelt next to Neena, and took the chords from her.

Neena watched Rail's hands wrap a few layers of tape around the wires. They looked so firm and controlled. She looked up to see if the Inspector's face matched, which it did.

Rail tore off the tape, and smoothed it out. He looked at Neena, and with a smile, handed her the chord. "Thanks, Neena."

Neena whined deep in her throat. "Everyone has this idea that I did this on purpose!!"

Rail gave her a half-hearted smile, and stood to return to his office.

"Rail-keibu...!" Neena frowned, furrowing her brow.

Rail stopped at the doorway of his office, and glanced to Neena over his shoulder.

Neena sat there, holding the chord in her hands. She stared down at it. "...nothing."

Rail smiled, and tilted his head back slightly, raising his chin confidently.

Neena paused. Looking at the plug, she hesitantly pushed it back into the outlet, praying that it wouldn't spark again.

Fortunately, it went in without a glich. Neena felt a weight lift off of her shoulders, and she sighed with relief as she stood, using the counter with the coffee machine to hoist herself up.

Her heart sank, and she let out a frantic whimper when she saw smoke coming from the coffee maker. The digital clock on its base was going in a frenzy, reading scattered times. She saw that the water had already filtered through, and wa sbubbling hot. So she quickly unplugged the machine, and fanned at the smoke, which was beginning to release a foul odor with it...

She pulled out the pot of boiling water, and set it aside, still fanning at the smoke. She glanced back behind her shoulder, to see if anyone had taken notice to her faulty attempts.

...aaah~! Rail was still at his doorway, watching her!! Wasn't he back in his office by now?!

Neena felt a blush creep up her neck, and she swiftly spun back to the tea she was preparing. The hairs on the back of her neck stood on end--she listened closely for the door of Rail's office to slide open and shut again...

...she poured the water into a kettle, the steam rising to her wrists, dampening them. She shut the kettle's lid clumsily. No sound came.

She closed her eyes, and lifted the tray she had carefully rested the kettle and cups on. She took a breath, and opened her eyes as she turned around to walk back into Rail's office.

He was still there! Standing there...his arms folded. He leaned against the doorway of his office, watching her with those sharp steel-colored eyes of his...

Neena stopped next to Rail at the doorway, and gave him a familiar nervous smile. "Did I forget something, Rail-keibu?"

"No." Rail casually said, his face relaxed, and his stare vacant. "I was just keeping an eye on you. Making sure you don't cause any more trouble."

Neena began to feel guilty, when she spotted a small smirk escape from Rail's mouth. She caught a quick wink from the Inspector as he turned to walk into his office.

Neena blinked, and followed him back in.