Your Song
Part 4
~ Dream Lover (Come and Rescue Me!) ~
JC: Whoo hoo! Thanks again to the people who reviewed! You all are what keep this story moving along!
Van: Well then START MAKING THIS STORY MOVE TOWARDS HAPPY-HAPPY! I DON'T NEED ANY MORE ANGST!
JC: But… but…
Irvine: Van's right! I WANT HAPPY-HAPPY VAN NOW!
JC: Geez! All in good time. How about now? A more 'lighthearted' chapter.
Irvine: Finally!
JC: So whose turn is it to do the disclaimer?
Viola: Well, since none of the MEN want to do it, I will. JC doesn't own Zoids. There! Catch ya later! (blows a kiss and flies off into the sunset)
JC: She is so cool! I should add her in somewhere. Maybe in my next story.
Van: Meanwhile, can we get back to US?
Irvine: Yeah!
"Zeke?" Van whispered in surprise.
"Yes Van. I'm Zeke." The blonde repeated.
"But… but… you're human!" Van stammered.
Zeke shrugged. "Does it make a difference whether I look like a human or an organoid?"
"No! No, not at all!" Van said quickly before it kicked in. "Hey! Now I can really understand you!"
Zeke laughed. But then his expression grew sad.
"What's wrong buddy?" Van asked, seeing the change in his friend's attitude.
"I… I just don't want you to hurt anymore Van." Zeke whispered, a tear falling down his cheek.
"Irvine hurt you real bad. You can't hide anything from me, you know."
"It was really obvious I liked him, huh?" Van muttered.
"I don't understand though! All he does is hurt you! Van!" Zeke grabbed Van and shook him in frustration.
"Zeke…" Van murmured. "But I can't change the way I feel about him. He's been there for me a lot too, remember?"
"Well… if that's the way you feel, I won't stop you from loving that moron who keeps trying to kidnap me. Not sure I can, either." Zeke sniffed.
"Thanks Zeke. You're the best." Van smiled.
"Whatcha two talking about?" A voice sounded from behind Van. Irvine stepped out from behind the tree.
"Hey Irvine. You won't believe this! Zeke is human!" Van started but when he turned back to look at Zeke, the silver organoid looked at him with a confused grunt.
"I think you've been napping too long Van." Irvine laughed.
"Uh huh." Van said, feeling uncomfortable as Irvine moved in closer and wrapped two strong arms around his waist.
"What are you doing?"
"What? Is it a crime to hold my boyfriend?" Irvine raised an eyebrow.
"Boy…friend…?" Van resisted the urge to pass out.
"Would you prefer 'lover'?" Irvine purred.
"You… you're not joking, are you?" Van said quietly.
"Now why would I joke about something like this?" The older man replied and brushed his lips against Van's forehead.
Van felt his face turn bright red. He turned and followed Irvine and Zeke back to the small house at the edge of the field. He wasn't about to complain. It was as if his dream had come true.
"I can't believe you slept the whole morning!" Irvine ruffed Van's hair playfully.
"I did?" Van muttered, surprised.
"Come on Van, what? Did you forget something?" Irvine asked.
"No… it's just… I thought I was… someplace else when I went to sleep." Van explained.
"Great. The next thing you're going to tell me is that you've forgotten all about our anniversary." The older man laughed.
"Our WHAT?" Van's jaw dropped.
"Kidding. Geez, what's gotten in to you?"
"Oh… nothing." Van murmured.
"Humph. Well, I hope you're hungry since we're having papayas and sandwiches for lunch." Irvine grinned.
"WHOO HOO!"
And so, the days passed. Although Van didn't exactly remember how he wound up in this situation, it never bothered him. Not much, but something would always bug him.
"Van…"
It seemed like everything he wanted was here. The wind was nice, there was an adventure each day. Each day with Irvine…
"Are you happy?"
Van didn't complain about anything. He was very happy with the sleeping arrangements, which was him and Irvine in the same bed, naked… together… every night... Or the food, which seemed to be all his favorites every day. However, something seemed out of place… Something wasn't right… But the answer to Irvine's daily question was…
"Yes."
To Be Continued
(Preview music: Wild Flowers Instrumental)
Fine: Hi! Fine here! Hey Van, what dimension did you fall into?
Van: I've no idea, but I like it. Where'd this preview come from anyway? There wasn't one in the last chapter.
JC: I decided to put one in. I got hooked on the BGM.
Fine: When things seem too good to be true, they probably are.
Van: What? Is this a dream?
Fine: Next time on ZOIDS, Midnight Illusion. See you on the battlefield! (waves)