Chapter Five: A logical explanation.
"I can't believe this. I can't believe that I'm really doing this." Dan
muttered as he drove down to a newly build Kroger. "I mean the people in
-side will stare at us, you know."
"Heh well. Its what you get...." Kei Warner shrugged, patted Keitaro's
back then nodded. "For not thinking things through, Dan-o."
"Oh." Dan blinked at Kei's little barb at his ineptitude, then sighed as
he turned a corner. "Huh. Well, Miss Warner, you and your partner were
a mistake."
Kei blinked then bristled.
"WHAT!?!!" She yelled and Dan ducked. "WE ARE NOT A MISTAKE! HOW DARE
YOU SAY THAT!"
Just then Keitaro woke up, started to sniffle, then started to cry.
"Eh?" Kei Warner blinked at his cries, then jostled the little babe.
"Hey, hey its okay Keitaro. This stupid guy was the cause, not me.
C'mon fall back to sleep."
Dan pulled into the parking lot of the grocery store. Kei von Warner
rocked Keitaro as he slipped into a parking spot. He stepped, walked
to the other side, took a deep breathe and let Kei and her foster
child out.
"Thanks." She grunted, then smiled. "Wow! Wide open spaces and not a
skysraper in sight."
"Yeah," Dan nodded then shrugged. "Welcome to Texas, Miss Warner."
"Thanks." Kei nodded to the grocery store. "Come on, lets go."
"Yeah, sure." Dan sighed and trudged along side of her. "So now, do you
know how we can pull this one off?"
Kei Warner looked at him, blinked for a moment as a light bulb went on,
gave him a crafty smile and wrapped her arm around his left.
"We'll play the perfect couple." She nodded. "Me the young mother, you
the proud happy father. You look young enough to pull it off. So, do
you have a problem with that?"
Dan shook his head and she grinned at him as he escorted her into the
Kroger store. Once they selected a cart, the supposed couple strolled
happily into the store...and received stares from shoppers, browsers and
grocery store employees.
Dan looked about as he pushed the cart. He was afraid that this might
Happen...and well it was indeed happening. Actually he was more afraid
Of it hurting Kei's feelings...but Kei didn't seem to mind.
*Or did she?* Dan thought *She did say that she'll act the part of a
young mother. So...just what was she feeling. Embarrassment? Concern?
Fear? Ah she's right this is all my fault! Being stared at like this
Has got to hurt her feelings. Or make her angry inside?*
As they walked past aisle after aisle, Dan could feel Kei press closer
And closer to him. He spared a glance at her, she was trying her best
At playing the role...but it looked like she wasn't doing very well.
He sighed, pulled them into an aisle and gazed at her.
"You okay?" Dan asked
"No damn it." Kei uttered then held her babe close to her. "They keep
on staring at us."
"Uh..." Dan uttered, then asked her. "Is there anything I can do anything
for you?"
"Nope." She uttered then sighed. "There is nothing you can do for me,
really."
He looked at her with a pained expression and she sighed.
"Don't pull that sensitive guy stuff on me, either." Kei growled at him,
then looked away "I know it's just an act. You're just a like the other
guys."
Dan blinked.
"I saw that gallery of those other lovely angels on your computer." Kei
hummed then nodded. "Wait until they get there hands on it Dan-O. They'll
probably have questions for you too."
Dan sighed and she gazed at him
"C'mon lets go." She nodded, then sighed. "We gotta get that stuff before
the little booger wakes back up."
He blinked at Ms.Warner, then smiled at her little nick name For Keitaro.
* * *
"What do you mean the monitor screen went blank?" Kei blinked at her
partner who was crouched next to Dan's Dell computer. In her hands was
a small pocket computer. A cord went from it to the towers USB port. "
Did it shut off?"
"Nope its still running," Yuri sighed to her partner. "There seems to be
some sort link between it and another computer on this planets crude, semi
efficient information network."
"Just one computer." Kei uttered, then sighed. "That's strange. Did you
do anything...like use this internet thingie."
"No...I just looked at his drivers for any information on us." Yuri sighed
"What I managed to print out may surprise you. The stack is on printer.
I'm going to try to find out where this link leads to."
Kei nodded, picked up the print outs, then blinked as she leafed through
Them.
"Hey there isn't a single one of me in here." Kei blinked. "Just You and
me really. I actually kinda like the clothes that I'm wearing though. I
have to say that this guy has taste."
"Wait till you get to the end." Yuri sighed "You may think differently
about him."
Kei blinked, flipped through the pictures, then stopped when she her and
Yuri's naked body on a sheet of paper. She blinked at the picture then
sighed.
Nothing I haven't seen before," Kei hummed, then wondered out loud. "Do
you think we should a talk to him about these pictures."
"Uh huh," Yuri nodded to her, then sighed. "I mean I don't mind some of
them, though I wonder why he's collected them. But I am kinda bothered
by the fact that he knows what we've been through. Like the Eden case,
for example. There were pictures, screen captures it seems like, of that
mission."
Kei blinked then flipped back through the pictures until she came upon
The screen captures.
"Well what do you know..." Kei hummed, then sighed. "I wonder why he has
this little part...and someone's interpretation of our troubles during the
flight 005 conspiracy. I do recall you wearing that wierd hat. Still...
is he THAT bad? I kinda have the feeling that the younger lovely angels
are angrier than we are."
"You do have a point. I'm kinda curious about him," Yuri nodded, sighed,
then shook her head. "This isn't getting me anywhere."
"Relax partner," Kei sighed and leaned up against the computer desk.
"Maybe Dan can tell us about this blank screen stuff."
"He'd better." Yuri nodded at that, stood up, and gazed at her friend.
"I'd really like to check that site out."
"Uh huh!" Kei nodded to her. "You and me both partner."
* * *
A tall slender woman with pale skin walked through a large flat apartment
until she reached a petite red head. The red head sat on a cushion that
hovered three feat above the floor and was staring at a bank of monitors.
"So...." The pale skinned woman asked then brushed her wavy dark blue
hair away from her cheeks. "....Have they left yet, Dr.Washuu?"
"No. Not yet Hyatt." The petite doctor sighed, then snorted at the duo.
"Funny how they haven't noticed his PC camera yet."
"Maybe they do not recognize it." Hyatt hummed and walked over to take
a look. "They look different that us. Did you do this, Dr. Washuu?"
"Nope, can't take credit for this one." Washuu sighed as she looked to
the right and glanced at a couple of monitors. "I'm checking the source
code to the site now."
"Hummmm." Hyatt murmured, then sighed. "Will this impede your plans for
him?"
"It may set me back a bit." The petite doctor hummed then shrugged her
shoulders. "I'm a little concerned about his safety, though. They all
seem hazardous to his health. Especially the younger Lovely Angels. So
what do I do?"
"Dispatch my beloved Excel sama?" Hyatt wondered.
"No she's a one man wrecking crew. She'll kill them all. Including Dan
and I don't want that" Washu hummed as she gazed at Hyatt, thought for
a moment, then nodded to her. "I think...its time that I went on a date
with the guy."
"Brilliant plan Dr. Washuu." Hyatt uttered, then blushed. "You are so
Wonderful, do you know that?"
Washuu sighed at the gushing android, then turned around to hide her
own blush from Hyatt.
*Why does every compliment sound like she's hitting on me?* Washuu
thought ans she made another attempt at scanning the source codes to
her website. *At any rate, I have to do something for Dan. If my
site is the cause of his dilemma its my fault.*
She paused at her typing, stared at a picture at her favorite subject
And gopher for a moment or two, then shook her head before resuming
her work.
* * *
The door to Dan's apartment swung open, and Dan and Kei Warner stepped
In. In Dan's hands was at least two weeks worth of baby supplies and
Other sundry items. Kei Warner un packed her own bundles, sat down on
the couch and cradled Keitaro to her Chest. Yuri Mochistu and her
girlfriend were elsewhere on the premises.
Dan unpacked the groceries while he snuck cursory glances at her. She
seemed uncharacteristically quiet and introspective now. She wasn't so
quiet on the way home, though. She complained and complained about how
the people in the store just stared and stared at her. She also voiced
some concerns about Yuri's and Sakura's behavior before they left. It
seemed that Yuri told Sakura that she was a Tro-Con...and an uncomfortable
silence fell between the couple.
Footsteps drew his attention from her to the flight of steps. Moments
Later, the elder Lovely Angels came into view.
"Dan, could you come with us to the library?" Yuri Ashibara hummed then
nodded. "We need to talk to you."
"Where are Yuri and Sakura?" Kei Warner hummed. "I don't see them any
where."
"They're up in Dan's room." Yuri Ashibara nodded, then sighed. "They
had a fight and now Sakura's out on the balcony pouting...or crying her
eyes out."
Kei Warner blinked at this information, then sighed as she picked up
Keitaro, a blanket and a couple of bottles. She crossed the room and
walked up the filght of stairs.
The remaining trio sighed.
"What now?" Dan wondered
"Just one thing." Yuri sighed, then nodded. "The first thing is...would
you mind telling us the time and date."
"Sure." Dan nodded to Yuri, then looked at his watch "It's January 14th
2003AD."
"Thanks," Kei nodded then angled a thumb at the stairway. "Follow us."
Dan shrugged and followed them upstairs. He went into the library, then
blinked when Kei whirled on him when Yuri shut the door.
"W-what's wrong! Why the serious looks?" Dan blurted as Yuri joined Kei.
Kei held up the picture of the naked pair and stared at him. "So I've
got a few pictures of you guys."
"If I was a bit younger I'd call you a pervert....but this pictures rather
tasteful. As are the others." Kei nodded at the rather nervous Dan, then
poked him in the chest. "Relax, Dan. We're not gonna fill you with holes.
You're the one that brought us here, remember?"
"Besides," Yuri smiled at Dan "Who would kill a cute guy like you? I mean
you're harmless right?"
Dan blushed and Kei slipped up to her partner.
"Some of the cuter guys nearly killed us too." Kei uttered then whispered.
"What are you doing? You can't snuggle up to him. We could leave at any
second and you're gonna be heartbroken...and break his heart at the same
time."
"I won't get attached." Yuri hummed, then nodded. "I'm just paying him a
compliment that's all. I'm sure we can get back. We just need to find
the source."
*Yeah right,* Kei thought, then sighed. *I say the four of us are gonna
be stuck here for the rest of our lives.*
End.
"I can't believe this. I can't believe that I'm really doing this." Dan
muttered as he drove down to a newly build Kroger. "I mean the people in
-side will stare at us, you know."
"Heh well. Its what you get...." Kei Warner shrugged, patted Keitaro's
back then nodded. "For not thinking things through, Dan-o."
"Oh." Dan blinked at Kei's little barb at his ineptitude, then sighed as
he turned a corner. "Huh. Well, Miss Warner, you and your partner were
a mistake."
Kei blinked then bristled.
"WHAT!?!!" She yelled and Dan ducked. "WE ARE NOT A MISTAKE! HOW DARE
YOU SAY THAT!"
Just then Keitaro woke up, started to sniffle, then started to cry.
"Eh?" Kei Warner blinked at his cries, then jostled the little babe.
"Hey, hey its okay Keitaro. This stupid guy was the cause, not me.
C'mon fall back to sleep."
Dan pulled into the parking lot of the grocery store. Kei von Warner
rocked Keitaro as he slipped into a parking spot. He stepped, walked
to the other side, took a deep breathe and let Kei and her foster
child out.
"Thanks." She grunted, then smiled. "Wow! Wide open spaces and not a
skysraper in sight."
"Yeah," Dan nodded then shrugged. "Welcome to Texas, Miss Warner."
"Thanks." Kei nodded to the grocery store. "Come on, lets go."
"Yeah, sure." Dan sighed and trudged along side of her. "So now, do you
know how we can pull this one off?"
Kei Warner looked at him, blinked for a moment as a light bulb went on,
gave him a crafty smile and wrapped her arm around his left.
"We'll play the perfect couple." She nodded. "Me the young mother, you
the proud happy father. You look young enough to pull it off. So, do
you have a problem with that?"
Dan shook his head and she grinned at him as he escorted her into the
Kroger store. Once they selected a cart, the supposed couple strolled
happily into the store...and received stares from shoppers, browsers and
grocery store employees.
Dan looked about as he pushed the cart. He was afraid that this might
Happen...and well it was indeed happening. Actually he was more afraid
Of it hurting Kei's feelings...but Kei didn't seem to mind.
*Or did she?* Dan thought *She did say that she'll act the part of a
young mother. So...just what was she feeling. Embarrassment? Concern?
Fear? Ah she's right this is all my fault! Being stared at like this
Has got to hurt her feelings. Or make her angry inside?*
As they walked past aisle after aisle, Dan could feel Kei press closer
And closer to him. He spared a glance at her, she was trying her best
At playing the role...but it looked like she wasn't doing very well.
He sighed, pulled them into an aisle and gazed at her.
"You okay?" Dan asked
"No damn it." Kei uttered then held her babe close to her. "They keep
on staring at us."
"Uh..." Dan uttered, then asked her. "Is there anything I can do anything
for you?"
"Nope." She uttered then sighed. "There is nothing you can do for me,
really."
He looked at her with a pained expression and she sighed.
"Don't pull that sensitive guy stuff on me, either." Kei growled at him,
then looked away "I know it's just an act. You're just a like the other
guys."
Dan blinked.
"I saw that gallery of those other lovely angels on your computer." Kei
hummed then nodded. "Wait until they get there hands on it Dan-O. They'll
probably have questions for you too."
Dan sighed and she gazed at him
"C'mon lets go." She nodded, then sighed. "We gotta get that stuff before
the little booger wakes back up."
He blinked at Ms.Warner, then smiled at her little nick name For Keitaro.
* * *
"What do you mean the monitor screen went blank?" Kei blinked at her
partner who was crouched next to Dan's Dell computer. In her hands was
a small pocket computer. A cord went from it to the towers USB port. "
Did it shut off?"
"Nope its still running," Yuri sighed to her partner. "There seems to be
some sort link between it and another computer on this planets crude, semi
efficient information network."
"Just one computer." Kei uttered, then sighed. "That's strange. Did you
do anything...like use this internet thingie."
"No...I just looked at his drivers for any information on us." Yuri sighed
"What I managed to print out may surprise you. The stack is on printer.
I'm going to try to find out where this link leads to."
Kei nodded, picked up the print outs, then blinked as she leafed through
Them.
"Hey there isn't a single one of me in here." Kei blinked. "Just You and
me really. I actually kinda like the clothes that I'm wearing though. I
have to say that this guy has taste."
"Wait till you get to the end." Yuri sighed "You may think differently
about him."
Kei blinked, flipped through the pictures, then stopped when she her and
Yuri's naked body on a sheet of paper. She blinked at the picture then
sighed.
Nothing I haven't seen before," Kei hummed, then wondered out loud. "Do
you think we should a talk to him about these pictures."
"Uh huh," Yuri nodded to her, then sighed. "I mean I don't mind some of
them, though I wonder why he's collected them. But I am kinda bothered
by the fact that he knows what we've been through. Like the Eden case,
for example. There were pictures, screen captures it seems like, of that
mission."
Kei blinked then flipped back through the pictures until she came upon
The screen captures.
"Well what do you know..." Kei hummed, then sighed. "I wonder why he has
this little part...and someone's interpretation of our troubles during the
flight 005 conspiracy. I do recall you wearing that wierd hat. Still...
is he THAT bad? I kinda have the feeling that the younger lovely angels
are angrier than we are."
"You do have a point. I'm kinda curious about him," Yuri nodded, sighed,
then shook her head. "This isn't getting me anywhere."
"Relax partner," Kei sighed and leaned up against the computer desk.
"Maybe Dan can tell us about this blank screen stuff."
"He'd better." Yuri nodded at that, stood up, and gazed at her friend.
"I'd really like to check that site out."
"Uh huh!" Kei nodded to her. "You and me both partner."
* * *
A tall slender woman with pale skin walked through a large flat apartment
until she reached a petite red head. The red head sat on a cushion that
hovered three feat above the floor and was staring at a bank of monitors.
"So...." The pale skinned woman asked then brushed her wavy dark blue
hair away from her cheeks. "....Have they left yet, Dr.Washuu?"
"No. Not yet Hyatt." The petite doctor sighed, then snorted at the duo.
"Funny how they haven't noticed his PC camera yet."
"Maybe they do not recognize it." Hyatt hummed and walked over to take
a look. "They look different that us. Did you do this, Dr. Washuu?"
"Nope, can't take credit for this one." Washuu sighed as she looked to
the right and glanced at a couple of monitors. "I'm checking the source
code to the site now."
"Hummmm." Hyatt murmured, then sighed. "Will this impede your plans for
him?"
"It may set me back a bit." The petite doctor hummed then shrugged her
shoulders. "I'm a little concerned about his safety, though. They all
seem hazardous to his health. Especially the younger Lovely Angels. So
what do I do?"
"Dispatch my beloved Excel sama?" Hyatt wondered.
"No she's a one man wrecking crew. She'll kill them all. Including Dan
and I don't want that" Washu hummed as she gazed at Hyatt, thought for
a moment, then nodded to her. "I think...its time that I went on a date
with the guy."
"Brilliant plan Dr. Washuu." Hyatt uttered, then blushed. "You are so
Wonderful, do you know that?"
Washuu sighed at the gushing android, then turned around to hide her
own blush from Hyatt.
*Why does every compliment sound like she's hitting on me?* Washuu
thought ans she made another attempt at scanning the source codes to
her website. *At any rate, I have to do something for Dan. If my
site is the cause of his dilemma its my fault.*
She paused at her typing, stared at a picture at her favorite subject
And gopher for a moment or two, then shook her head before resuming
her work.
* * *
The door to Dan's apartment swung open, and Dan and Kei Warner stepped
In. In Dan's hands was at least two weeks worth of baby supplies and
Other sundry items. Kei Warner un packed her own bundles, sat down on
the couch and cradled Keitaro to her Chest. Yuri Mochistu and her
girlfriend were elsewhere on the premises.
Dan unpacked the groceries while he snuck cursory glances at her. She
seemed uncharacteristically quiet and introspective now. She wasn't so
quiet on the way home, though. She complained and complained about how
the people in the store just stared and stared at her. She also voiced
some concerns about Yuri's and Sakura's behavior before they left. It
seemed that Yuri told Sakura that she was a Tro-Con...and an uncomfortable
silence fell between the couple.
Footsteps drew his attention from her to the flight of steps. Moments
Later, the elder Lovely Angels came into view.
"Dan, could you come with us to the library?" Yuri Ashibara hummed then
nodded. "We need to talk to you."
"Where are Yuri and Sakura?" Kei Warner hummed. "I don't see them any
where."
"They're up in Dan's room." Yuri Ashibara nodded, then sighed. "They
had a fight and now Sakura's out on the balcony pouting...or crying her
eyes out."
Kei Warner blinked at this information, then sighed as she picked up
Keitaro, a blanket and a couple of bottles. She crossed the room and
walked up the filght of stairs.
The remaining trio sighed.
"What now?" Dan wondered
"Just one thing." Yuri sighed, then nodded. "The first thing is...would
you mind telling us the time and date."
"Sure." Dan nodded to Yuri, then looked at his watch "It's January 14th
2003AD."
"Thanks," Kei nodded then angled a thumb at the stairway. "Follow us."
Dan shrugged and followed them upstairs. He went into the library, then
blinked when Kei whirled on him when Yuri shut the door.
"W-what's wrong! Why the serious looks?" Dan blurted as Yuri joined Kei.
Kei held up the picture of the naked pair and stared at him. "So I've
got a few pictures of you guys."
"If I was a bit younger I'd call you a pervert....but this pictures rather
tasteful. As are the others." Kei nodded at the rather nervous Dan, then
poked him in the chest. "Relax, Dan. We're not gonna fill you with holes.
You're the one that brought us here, remember?"
"Besides," Yuri smiled at Dan "Who would kill a cute guy like you? I mean
you're harmless right?"
Dan blushed and Kei slipped up to her partner.
"Some of the cuter guys nearly killed us too." Kei uttered then whispered.
"What are you doing? You can't snuggle up to him. We could leave at any
second and you're gonna be heartbroken...and break his heart at the same
time."
"I won't get attached." Yuri hummed, then nodded. "I'm just paying him a
compliment that's all. I'm sure we can get back. We just need to find
the source."
*Yeah right,* Kei thought, then sighed. *I say the four of us are gonna
be stuck here for the rest of our lives.*
End.