Once again for a disclaimer, please go back to chapter 1
Yey n_n I'm back to raise a few more deamons, and those of you who guessed relationship possibilities, n_~ you'll have to wait and see X3 *still has the image of ego damaged 004 in tears stuck in her head* as bad as I feel for him about that... you can't NOT laugh at that XD. Kudos QoD! XD
Thanks for the critique Elessar! *does the jig of joy*
Man this chapter makes me wish I could draw him ;_; stupid broken arm _ *starts chewing on the cast again*
Let the games begin!
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He awoke the next morning feeling oddly refreshed and a bit confused, the sun was already up and shining, and in the next cot lay the girl, still sleeping peacefully, the effects of the tranqualizer having not worn off yet. He stretched lazily and looked down to see that he was still wearing the red suit and yellow scarf from yesterday's fight. A deep sigh escaped him as he rose and left the room, hunting for the clothes he had worn yesterday and another shower, the blood on his hands disturbing him greatly.
The light footfalls of a person in the room were thee first things she slowly became aware of as the cloudy have that kept her captive slowly began to evaporate. Her eyes snapped open and she found herself looking directly at a foriegn ceiling, "Its nice to see that you're awake." A deep voice off to her left said gently. She reacted as though he had slapped her, jumping off the bed in a flash and falling to the floor with a crash, arms and legs flailing, "What did you do to me?" She cried, her voice quickly rising to a panicked pitch, her limbs moving jerkily. "Shhhhh.... Calm down, you're going to hurt yourself." He said as he kneeled beside her, catching both her wrist in one of his large hands. Her large violet eyes locked on his, anger, fear, sorrow and frustration clearly readable in her eyes while a gentle warmth radiated from his. "What do you want from me?" She snarled, expecting this to be nothing but a cruel trick. "Would you believe me if I sais I wanted nothing at all from you?" He replied, still trying to remain calm and collected. "No! I can't trust you." She yipped defiantly, the glare in her eyes crualy boring a hole through his heart. His composure snapped, "Well fine, I would have at least thought that you would have shown some gratitude to the man that just saved your life from being turned into that of a mindless robot." He snapped, dumping her back onto the cot, grabbing his coat and walking out of the room. A sigh escaped her, his words stinging her like a slap, though she wouldn't admit that he was right.
He sighed angrily as he walked into the living room, coming upon Dr. Gilmore seated comfortably in a recliner, a large book spread across his lap, "How's she doing?" The little man queried, looking up and adjusting his glasses. "Oh she's fine, feisty, and mean as a shark." He growled walking into the kitchen and helping himself to a glass of orange juice. "What?" The doctor asked, eyes widening comically. "You heard me, if her bite is worse than her bark, then I don't want to be anywhere near bitinng distance." 004 said, clearly annoyed by the sudden turn of events. "She can't possibly be that bad, think about it, you weren't too pleasant either when you got out. Just be patient." The doctor said, remembering clearly how irritable everyone had been in the beginning. "I'm just dissappointed, I didn't expect to be treated like I was the enemy, she is just as mean as she is beautiful." He sighed angrily. "I heard that." She said rounding the corner, holding on to the wall for support, her knees still wobbly from being drugged.
004 turned his back to her, "You shouldn't be out of bed yet." He growled, then downed the glass. "Ha! I'll decide what I can and cannot do!" She snapped back and dumped herself onto the nearest couch, panting from exertion. "Well if that's the way you want to do it, then fine, I don't care anymore." He said walking away and into a spare bedroom, slamming the door behind himself. "He's usually so calm, I don't know what's bothering him." Dr. Gimore said returning to his book, unphased by the outburst. She looked down at herself and the state of her clothing, "Do you have a bathroom I can use?" She asked meekly, her attitude doing a complete 180 from her angry yelling. The doctor looked up at her, smilimg kindly, "There, thats better now, I heard you bit like a poisonious snake." He said with a chuckle, causing an embarassed blush to rise in her cheeks, he smiled at her, "The bathroom is this way." He said rising from his chair and leading her down the same hallway 004 had dissappeared into moments before, she followed him nervously, watching as the man pulled a towel from a closet and hand it to her, "The bathroom is here, feel free to use it as you please." He said smiling at her. She graced him with a return grin and hopped into the bathroom, eager to be clean again.
004 peeked out the door an hour later, seeing neither the girl or the doctor anywhere in sight, he sighed and walked out of the room, setting his cup in the sink and walking toward the bathroom, his hand turning the knob as the doctor walked out of his room, seeing the impending catastrophy, "Don't!" He yelled, but he was too late, Pandora's box had already boon opened. The girl looked over to see him standing in the doorway the same moment he looked up a her half toweled body and met her eyes, she screamed furiously and unleashed an arsenal or rockets at him, knocking him into the wall behind him. He scrambled back to his feet and ran to his room, quickly slamming the door behind himself. He leaned against the door, pale as a sheet, the remaind of his shirt hanging in burned rags over him. The doctor stood in the charred hallway, feeling partially at fault for not being there to warn 004 sooner. On the other side of the bathroom door, she leaned on the sink, face burning with embarassment as she seethed with rage. The doctor knocked on 004's door, "Are you ok?"He asked seeing the way he had fled. "I'll be fine, but I need a new shirt." He called back, unwilling to open the door. "Well, good. I have an errand I need you to run with me, the girl needs clothes and you need a shirt." The little man said cheerfully, seemingly oblivious of their hatred of each other. "What?!" 004 yelled throwing open the door, "She just tried to kill me, and now you're asking me to do something for her?" He asked in disbelief, a few patches of charred hair standing on end. "Not quite, we'll be going seperate places, I just need you to drive." He said smiling, "I promise she'll leave you alone." He said, the same ridiculous grin plastered to his face. "I don't know why I'm agreeing but you owe me." 004 said angrily and grabbed his coat, brushing away the ruined remaind of his shirt before throwing the coat on.
Barely an hour later, 004 found himself en route to the mall, the girl in the back seat with the doctor, looking as thrilled as he did about being in such close quarters. Fortunately for them, the mall way only a short distance away, and as soon as he parked they car they nearly ran away from each other in their eagerness to seperate. He soon found himself in a clothing shop, personal problems mementarily forgotten as the shopping dance began, sales clerks swooping in on him like buzzards, dancing around each other in their eagerness to earn his sale. He pushed them all aside and went around by himself, fingering the material of different shirts, continuing until he found one to his liking, picking it up and continuing, looking at every shirt in the store, selecting three, then entering the changing room to try the shirts before he paid for them.
Across the mall another sales dance was taking place, this time on a larger scale as the girl moved through the store, the doctor waving the vultures away. He willingly paid for her clothing, liking the more relaxed and friendly personality she now now displayed. Soon she was dressed elegantly, her new clothing making her appear more sleek and well bred. "Thank you very much." She said as they walked into yet another store, picking out a coat, for this autunm had brought warm days, but freezing cold nights as well. He smiled at her, "I hope you don't mind my asking, but what s it about 004 that bothers you so?" He asked innocently, awaiting her reply. "Who?" She asked, not knowing her tornmentor by name. "Uh, the man you tried to blow up earlier, 004, or if you'd prefer, Albert." He said realizing that they had never traded names, only blows. She stopped dead in her tracks, "Everything, he's arrogant, he's cocky, he's... I don't know." She said looking away. "He just gets me so angry that I can't think straight." She said leaning on a store front.
At a table on the outside edge of the food court 004 sat, watching them talk. A cup of coffee sat in his hands, newly purchased black glasses hiding his eyes, open trench coat falling loosely around him, new white shirt shining crisp and clean against the dark outline. He could see her shaking her head, acting like a totally different person around the doctor than she acted around him, a slight twinge of jealousy ate at him, but he blew it off, she was safe, and he could now live nightmare free again. They started walking again, this time toward him and he looked quickly away, acting like he hadn't seen them.
The doctor quickly spotted 004 through the crowds and made a beeline toward him, the girl in tow, when she looked up, she nearly stopped walking, her eyes widening in suprise at Albert, looking like a fallen Greecian God. "All done 004?" The doctor asked, completely oblivious to the explosive tension he stood between. No more than a few seconds had passed and she already wanted to kill him again. "I'm done, we can go whenever you like." He said deliberately ignoring the girl. "Oh goodie, then lets be off, Yfael and I are all finished." The doctor said with a grin. "Yfael?" 004 asked looking confused. "Me." the girl snapped, "I do have a name too you know." She growled sullenly. He gave a half hearted nod and began walking away, tossing the remainder of his coffee into a nearby trash can and shoving his hands into his pockets. Yfael and Dr. Gilmore followed 004 quietly, leaving him to his own thoughts.
The car ride back to the base was deathly quiet, the exception being Dr. Gilmore who was humming happily, off in his own little world as 004 thought only about leaving for home after dropping them off at the base. "Oh, that reminds me," 004 cringed at the doctor's words, "004, would you do me another favor and take Yfael home on your way home?" The doctor asked, grinning innocently. "WHAT?!" They roared in unison as he slammed on the brakes and pulled into a gas station. "No way am I taking her home!" He yelled, eyes almost bulging out of his skull. "No way am I staying in a car with him for that long." She cried wearing the exact same expression as 004. "Great! Then we're in agreement,you can leave whenever you're ready to go." The little man said happily, not realizing that he was seconds away from being pummeled to within an inch of his life. 004 gripped the steering wheel tightly, holding back his murderous thoughts and intentions. "Fine, I'll do it, but not a word out of you unless I ask." He said firmly, pointing at Yfael. "Ha! No worries there." She snapped back at him, crossing her arms belligerently. "Great! You two agreed on something." The doctor said happily, grinning up a storm. Their eyes widened as they snorted in unison, then looked up at each other and dropped their eyes to the floor in irritation.
The tension during the rest of the ride was thick enough to choke on, the cheerful doctor seemingly immune to angry emotions. They arrived to a suprisingly crowded house, 007, 006, 002, 009 and 001 had all gathered for an impromptu lunch, hoping to suprise the doctor. 004 stalked through the house, successfully evading everyone, then out onto the terrace, pausing to climb up onto the roof, feeling completely anti social. Yfael stayed with the doctor, walking in to meet the other 00 cyborgs. "Hey, Dr. Gilmore, what happened to the hallway?" 009 asked, thick eyebrows quirking curiously. "That's my fault." Yfael offered, blushing from embarassment, "There was a minor accident and I over reacted." She said with a lopsided grin."Ah, hey, I remember you, you're the girl we saved the other day." 009 said happily, "How are you?" He asked grinning widely, and shaking her hand. "I'm doing good, I get to go home today." She said with a bright smile. He smiled in return, "I'n glad, you were lucky we got there when we did, or who knows what they might have done to you." He said with a shrug, "Wait, who's 'we'?" She asked curiously, wondering just who she was now indebted to. "Well, myself, 002 over there and 004, in fact, it was him who made us go out there to save you because of some nightmare he had about you." He replied, then bounced over to help 006 with plateing food.
She stood there for a long moment, realization hitting her full in the face, "I've already screwed up." She said shaking her head, then she went further into the gathering, pausing to thank 002 and 009 for saving her. "It feels good to know that there's another girl girl int the group." 003 bubbled cheerily. 007 made her laugh by transforming himself into 002, striking poses and yelling some of his well known catch phrases. 002 chased 007 out the back door, pouncing on him as they rolled down the slope. She ran out after them laughing, then looked around and up at him, her smile falling the moment she set eyes on him, she looked quickly away and moved back into the house before he could take another breath. "What are you doing up here?" 002 asked, landing on the roof beside his long time friend. "Well, I was hiding, but as I can see, its not working." 004 replied with a sarcastic grin. "Well, come on down, you're being missed, and I don't think you want 007 filling in your your shoes." 002 said with a teasing laugh, 004 relented and got to his feet, "Race you down." He said as he jumped off the roof, landing with a light bounce, and running inside, trying to squeeze through at the exact same time as 002. They hit the floor in a tangle of limbs, laughing loudly at each other. Yfael looked over, suprised to see him laughing, looking so relaxed and happy.
"So what's for lunch?" 004 asked coming into the kitchen. "Ah you! My favorite potato peeler, there's a pile of them there with your name." 006 said gleefully, pointing to a large basket on the counter with his wisk. "You havent seen me in years! This is how you greet me? With potatoes?" 004 said with mock sorrow, clutching a hand to his heart and wipeing away a false tear from under his eye. "I'll send my knife to greet you." 006 threatened, "Ok, I give." He said laughing and removed his coat and gloves, tossing them onto a chair, then removing his glasses and slipping them into his pants pocket as he picked up a peeler and started in on the pile. Yfael watched the ease in which they laughed and teased each other, their closeness as a group a rare thing to see anywhere.
She walked out of the kitchen, heading back out to the terrace, enjoying the powerful breeze, feeling it run its fingers through her hair, carrying the heavy glimering mass of it easily. The winds smelled of the sea, something she had never experienced back home, she walked down the slope, looking out over the vast ocean ahead of her. "Wishing on a dream that seems far off," She sang, pausing to clear her throat, "Hoping it will come today, into the starlit night, foolish dreamers turn their gaze, waiting for a shooting star." The wind carried her voice back to the house as 004 came out to take a break, he stopped in the doorway, watching her sit and continue singing. "But, what if that star is not to come, will thier dreams fade to nothing? When the horizon darkens most, we all need to belive there is hope. Is an angel watching closely over me, can there be a guiding I've yet to see, I know my heart should guide me but, there's a hole in my soul. What will fill this emptiness inside of me? Am I to be satisfied without knowing, I'll wait then for a chance to see, now all I need, is my, star to come." She sang, her voice choked with emotion. 004 sighed sadly, her song having struck a chord in his own soul.
Lunch was soon finished and 003 went around, tracking down everyone that had snuck off and brought them back to the table. "Wow! This looks great!" 009 exclaimed, setting his eyes on the spread before him. Everyone soon occupied all the spaces in the living room, the close quarters keeping the conversation going, for Yfael it was a learning experience, she learned about everyone's quirks and the laughter that seemed to bind them together. She would definately miss these wonderful people after she returned home, the thought of it making her shiver and feel hollow inside. "Hey Yfael, give me your number before you go, maybe you can come back and visit us sometime." 003 said looking over at the girl, Yfael grinned, "I'd like that."
004 sighed from across the room, wondering what it was about himself that made her act like he was the worst thing in the world. "What's wrong?" 007 asked, noticing his friend's faraway look. "Oh, its her, I can't go near her without her acting like I'm going to bite her, or vice versa." He sait irritatedly. "Ooooh, so that's why the hallway looks like a warzone." 007 speculated, an evil grin on his face. "Yeah, I walke in on her after she had taken a shower and was almost got blown to bits." He said with a chuckle at the memory, 007's eyes widened, "So what did you see?" He asked elbowing him in the ribs, silence was his only answer as 004 walked away, scraping his plate and dropping it into the sink, grabbing his coat. He reluctantly walked over to the girl, tapping her lightly on the shoulder and withdrawing quickly before she could bite him. She turned with a smile on her face until she saw him, then the smile vanished and her eyes hardened. "What?" She growled, looking like she really would bite him. "Its time to be going." He said gently, not wanting to get blown up again. She nodded sullenly and turned back to the group. "Its time for me to be going, from what I'm hearing, its going to be a reallt long drive." She said apologetically, and got to her feet, going around the room hugging everyone with the exception of 004. 003 walked over to 004 and gave him a warm hug, "Don't be such a stranger, call us, drop by, something, anything, we miss you." She said smiling at him. "I'll be around." He said with a smile, turning to see Yfael staring at him with an expression of near jealousy in her eyes. "Ready to go?" He asked opening the door, she nodded icily and walked outside, "Wish me luck on getting home alive." he mumbled, then walked out the door after her, hopping into his car and driving out of sight.
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I promised you a long one @_@;;; the time here is 5 am whee....need sleep.... well the merry misadventures will continue n_n there are at least two more explosions in the next chapter, (how I love misunderstandings X3) and plenty more fun where that came from, I'll do the next chapter after I've slept for a day and bought some more no-doze x_x;; night!
Yey n_n I'm back to raise a few more deamons, and those of you who guessed relationship possibilities, n_~ you'll have to wait and see X3 *still has the image of ego damaged 004 in tears stuck in her head* as bad as I feel for him about that... you can't NOT laugh at that XD. Kudos QoD! XD
Thanks for the critique Elessar! *does the jig of joy*
Man this chapter makes me wish I could draw him ;_; stupid broken arm _ *starts chewing on the cast again*
Let the games begin!
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He awoke the next morning feeling oddly refreshed and a bit confused, the sun was already up and shining, and in the next cot lay the girl, still sleeping peacefully, the effects of the tranqualizer having not worn off yet. He stretched lazily and looked down to see that he was still wearing the red suit and yellow scarf from yesterday's fight. A deep sigh escaped him as he rose and left the room, hunting for the clothes he had worn yesterday and another shower, the blood on his hands disturbing him greatly.
The light footfalls of a person in the room were thee first things she slowly became aware of as the cloudy have that kept her captive slowly began to evaporate. Her eyes snapped open and she found herself looking directly at a foriegn ceiling, "Its nice to see that you're awake." A deep voice off to her left said gently. She reacted as though he had slapped her, jumping off the bed in a flash and falling to the floor with a crash, arms and legs flailing, "What did you do to me?" She cried, her voice quickly rising to a panicked pitch, her limbs moving jerkily. "Shhhhh.... Calm down, you're going to hurt yourself." He said as he kneeled beside her, catching both her wrist in one of his large hands. Her large violet eyes locked on his, anger, fear, sorrow and frustration clearly readable in her eyes while a gentle warmth radiated from his. "What do you want from me?" She snarled, expecting this to be nothing but a cruel trick. "Would you believe me if I sais I wanted nothing at all from you?" He replied, still trying to remain calm and collected. "No! I can't trust you." She yipped defiantly, the glare in her eyes crualy boring a hole through his heart. His composure snapped, "Well fine, I would have at least thought that you would have shown some gratitude to the man that just saved your life from being turned into that of a mindless robot." He snapped, dumping her back onto the cot, grabbing his coat and walking out of the room. A sigh escaped her, his words stinging her like a slap, though she wouldn't admit that he was right.
He sighed angrily as he walked into the living room, coming upon Dr. Gilmore seated comfortably in a recliner, a large book spread across his lap, "How's she doing?" The little man queried, looking up and adjusting his glasses. "Oh she's fine, feisty, and mean as a shark." He growled walking into the kitchen and helping himself to a glass of orange juice. "What?" The doctor asked, eyes widening comically. "You heard me, if her bite is worse than her bark, then I don't want to be anywhere near bitinng distance." 004 said, clearly annoyed by the sudden turn of events. "She can't possibly be that bad, think about it, you weren't too pleasant either when you got out. Just be patient." The doctor said, remembering clearly how irritable everyone had been in the beginning. "I'm just dissappointed, I didn't expect to be treated like I was the enemy, she is just as mean as she is beautiful." He sighed angrily. "I heard that." She said rounding the corner, holding on to the wall for support, her knees still wobbly from being drugged.
004 turned his back to her, "You shouldn't be out of bed yet." He growled, then downed the glass. "Ha! I'll decide what I can and cannot do!" She snapped back and dumped herself onto the nearest couch, panting from exertion. "Well if that's the way you want to do it, then fine, I don't care anymore." He said walking away and into a spare bedroom, slamming the door behind himself. "He's usually so calm, I don't know what's bothering him." Dr. Gimore said returning to his book, unphased by the outburst. She looked down at herself and the state of her clothing, "Do you have a bathroom I can use?" She asked meekly, her attitude doing a complete 180 from her angry yelling. The doctor looked up at her, smilimg kindly, "There, thats better now, I heard you bit like a poisonious snake." He said with a chuckle, causing an embarassed blush to rise in her cheeks, he smiled at her, "The bathroom is this way." He said rising from his chair and leading her down the same hallway 004 had dissappeared into moments before, she followed him nervously, watching as the man pulled a towel from a closet and hand it to her, "The bathroom is here, feel free to use it as you please." He said smiling at her. She graced him with a return grin and hopped into the bathroom, eager to be clean again.
004 peeked out the door an hour later, seeing neither the girl or the doctor anywhere in sight, he sighed and walked out of the room, setting his cup in the sink and walking toward the bathroom, his hand turning the knob as the doctor walked out of his room, seeing the impending catastrophy, "Don't!" He yelled, but he was too late, Pandora's box had already boon opened. The girl looked over to see him standing in the doorway the same moment he looked up a her half toweled body and met her eyes, she screamed furiously and unleashed an arsenal or rockets at him, knocking him into the wall behind him. He scrambled back to his feet and ran to his room, quickly slamming the door behind himself. He leaned against the door, pale as a sheet, the remaind of his shirt hanging in burned rags over him. The doctor stood in the charred hallway, feeling partially at fault for not being there to warn 004 sooner. On the other side of the bathroom door, she leaned on the sink, face burning with embarassment as she seethed with rage. The doctor knocked on 004's door, "Are you ok?"He asked seeing the way he had fled. "I'll be fine, but I need a new shirt." He called back, unwilling to open the door. "Well, good. I have an errand I need you to run with me, the girl needs clothes and you need a shirt." The little man said cheerfully, seemingly oblivious of their hatred of each other. "What?!" 004 yelled throwing open the door, "She just tried to kill me, and now you're asking me to do something for her?" He asked in disbelief, a few patches of charred hair standing on end. "Not quite, we'll be going seperate places, I just need you to drive." He said smiling, "I promise she'll leave you alone." He said, the same ridiculous grin plastered to his face. "I don't know why I'm agreeing but you owe me." 004 said angrily and grabbed his coat, brushing away the ruined remaind of his shirt before throwing the coat on.
Barely an hour later, 004 found himself en route to the mall, the girl in the back seat with the doctor, looking as thrilled as he did about being in such close quarters. Fortunately for them, the mall way only a short distance away, and as soon as he parked they car they nearly ran away from each other in their eagerness to seperate. He soon found himself in a clothing shop, personal problems mementarily forgotten as the shopping dance began, sales clerks swooping in on him like buzzards, dancing around each other in their eagerness to earn his sale. He pushed them all aside and went around by himself, fingering the material of different shirts, continuing until he found one to his liking, picking it up and continuing, looking at every shirt in the store, selecting three, then entering the changing room to try the shirts before he paid for them.
Across the mall another sales dance was taking place, this time on a larger scale as the girl moved through the store, the doctor waving the vultures away. He willingly paid for her clothing, liking the more relaxed and friendly personality she now now displayed. Soon she was dressed elegantly, her new clothing making her appear more sleek and well bred. "Thank you very much." She said as they walked into yet another store, picking out a coat, for this autunm had brought warm days, but freezing cold nights as well. He smiled at her, "I hope you don't mind my asking, but what s it about 004 that bothers you so?" He asked innocently, awaiting her reply. "Who?" She asked, not knowing her tornmentor by name. "Uh, the man you tried to blow up earlier, 004, or if you'd prefer, Albert." He said realizing that they had never traded names, only blows. She stopped dead in her tracks, "Everything, he's arrogant, he's cocky, he's... I don't know." She said looking away. "He just gets me so angry that I can't think straight." She said leaning on a store front.
At a table on the outside edge of the food court 004 sat, watching them talk. A cup of coffee sat in his hands, newly purchased black glasses hiding his eyes, open trench coat falling loosely around him, new white shirt shining crisp and clean against the dark outline. He could see her shaking her head, acting like a totally different person around the doctor than she acted around him, a slight twinge of jealousy ate at him, but he blew it off, she was safe, and he could now live nightmare free again. They started walking again, this time toward him and he looked quickly away, acting like he hadn't seen them.
The doctor quickly spotted 004 through the crowds and made a beeline toward him, the girl in tow, when she looked up, she nearly stopped walking, her eyes widening in suprise at Albert, looking like a fallen Greecian God. "All done 004?" The doctor asked, completely oblivious to the explosive tension he stood between. No more than a few seconds had passed and she already wanted to kill him again. "I'm done, we can go whenever you like." He said deliberately ignoring the girl. "Oh goodie, then lets be off, Yfael and I are all finished." The doctor said with a grin. "Yfael?" 004 asked looking confused. "Me." the girl snapped, "I do have a name too you know." She growled sullenly. He gave a half hearted nod and began walking away, tossing the remainder of his coffee into a nearby trash can and shoving his hands into his pockets. Yfael and Dr. Gilmore followed 004 quietly, leaving him to his own thoughts.
The car ride back to the base was deathly quiet, the exception being Dr. Gilmore who was humming happily, off in his own little world as 004 thought only about leaving for home after dropping them off at the base. "Oh, that reminds me," 004 cringed at the doctor's words, "004, would you do me another favor and take Yfael home on your way home?" The doctor asked, grinning innocently. "WHAT?!" They roared in unison as he slammed on the brakes and pulled into a gas station. "No way am I taking her home!" He yelled, eyes almost bulging out of his skull. "No way am I staying in a car with him for that long." She cried wearing the exact same expression as 004. "Great! Then we're in agreement,you can leave whenever you're ready to go." The little man said happily, not realizing that he was seconds away from being pummeled to within an inch of his life. 004 gripped the steering wheel tightly, holding back his murderous thoughts and intentions. "Fine, I'll do it, but not a word out of you unless I ask." He said firmly, pointing at Yfael. "Ha! No worries there." She snapped back at him, crossing her arms belligerently. "Great! You two agreed on something." The doctor said happily, grinning up a storm. Their eyes widened as they snorted in unison, then looked up at each other and dropped their eyes to the floor in irritation.
The tension during the rest of the ride was thick enough to choke on, the cheerful doctor seemingly immune to angry emotions. They arrived to a suprisingly crowded house, 007, 006, 002, 009 and 001 had all gathered for an impromptu lunch, hoping to suprise the doctor. 004 stalked through the house, successfully evading everyone, then out onto the terrace, pausing to climb up onto the roof, feeling completely anti social. Yfael stayed with the doctor, walking in to meet the other 00 cyborgs. "Hey, Dr. Gilmore, what happened to the hallway?" 009 asked, thick eyebrows quirking curiously. "That's my fault." Yfael offered, blushing from embarassment, "There was a minor accident and I over reacted." She said with a lopsided grin."Ah, hey, I remember you, you're the girl we saved the other day." 009 said happily, "How are you?" He asked grinning widely, and shaking her hand. "I'm doing good, I get to go home today." She said with a bright smile. He smiled in return, "I'n glad, you were lucky we got there when we did, or who knows what they might have done to you." He said with a shrug, "Wait, who's 'we'?" She asked curiously, wondering just who she was now indebted to. "Well, myself, 002 over there and 004, in fact, it was him who made us go out there to save you because of some nightmare he had about you." He replied, then bounced over to help 006 with plateing food.
She stood there for a long moment, realization hitting her full in the face, "I've already screwed up." She said shaking her head, then she went further into the gathering, pausing to thank 002 and 009 for saving her. "It feels good to know that there's another girl girl int the group." 003 bubbled cheerily. 007 made her laugh by transforming himself into 002, striking poses and yelling some of his well known catch phrases. 002 chased 007 out the back door, pouncing on him as they rolled down the slope. She ran out after them laughing, then looked around and up at him, her smile falling the moment she set eyes on him, she looked quickly away and moved back into the house before he could take another breath. "What are you doing up here?" 002 asked, landing on the roof beside his long time friend. "Well, I was hiding, but as I can see, its not working." 004 replied with a sarcastic grin. "Well, come on down, you're being missed, and I don't think you want 007 filling in your your shoes." 002 said with a teasing laugh, 004 relented and got to his feet, "Race you down." He said as he jumped off the roof, landing with a light bounce, and running inside, trying to squeeze through at the exact same time as 002. They hit the floor in a tangle of limbs, laughing loudly at each other. Yfael looked over, suprised to see him laughing, looking so relaxed and happy.
"So what's for lunch?" 004 asked coming into the kitchen. "Ah you! My favorite potato peeler, there's a pile of them there with your name." 006 said gleefully, pointing to a large basket on the counter with his wisk. "You havent seen me in years! This is how you greet me? With potatoes?" 004 said with mock sorrow, clutching a hand to his heart and wipeing away a false tear from under his eye. "I'll send my knife to greet you." 006 threatened, "Ok, I give." He said laughing and removed his coat and gloves, tossing them onto a chair, then removing his glasses and slipping them into his pants pocket as he picked up a peeler and started in on the pile. Yfael watched the ease in which they laughed and teased each other, their closeness as a group a rare thing to see anywhere.
She walked out of the kitchen, heading back out to the terrace, enjoying the powerful breeze, feeling it run its fingers through her hair, carrying the heavy glimering mass of it easily. The winds smelled of the sea, something she had never experienced back home, she walked down the slope, looking out over the vast ocean ahead of her. "Wishing on a dream that seems far off," She sang, pausing to clear her throat, "Hoping it will come today, into the starlit night, foolish dreamers turn their gaze, waiting for a shooting star." The wind carried her voice back to the house as 004 came out to take a break, he stopped in the doorway, watching her sit and continue singing. "But, what if that star is not to come, will thier dreams fade to nothing? When the horizon darkens most, we all need to belive there is hope. Is an angel watching closely over me, can there be a guiding I've yet to see, I know my heart should guide me but, there's a hole in my soul. What will fill this emptiness inside of me? Am I to be satisfied without knowing, I'll wait then for a chance to see, now all I need, is my, star to come." She sang, her voice choked with emotion. 004 sighed sadly, her song having struck a chord in his own soul.
Lunch was soon finished and 003 went around, tracking down everyone that had snuck off and brought them back to the table. "Wow! This looks great!" 009 exclaimed, setting his eyes on the spread before him. Everyone soon occupied all the spaces in the living room, the close quarters keeping the conversation going, for Yfael it was a learning experience, she learned about everyone's quirks and the laughter that seemed to bind them together. She would definately miss these wonderful people after she returned home, the thought of it making her shiver and feel hollow inside. "Hey Yfael, give me your number before you go, maybe you can come back and visit us sometime." 003 said looking over at the girl, Yfael grinned, "I'd like that."
004 sighed from across the room, wondering what it was about himself that made her act like he was the worst thing in the world. "What's wrong?" 007 asked, noticing his friend's faraway look. "Oh, its her, I can't go near her without her acting like I'm going to bite her, or vice versa." He sait irritatedly. "Ooooh, so that's why the hallway looks like a warzone." 007 speculated, an evil grin on his face. "Yeah, I walke in on her after she had taken a shower and was almost got blown to bits." He said with a chuckle at the memory, 007's eyes widened, "So what did you see?" He asked elbowing him in the ribs, silence was his only answer as 004 walked away, scraping his plate and dropping it into the sink, grabbing his coat. He reluctantly walked over to the girl, tapping her lightly on the shoulder and withdrawing quickly before she could bite him. She turned with a smile on her face until she saw him, then the smile vanished and her eyes hardened. "What?" She growled, looking like she really would bite him. "Its time to be going." He said gently, not wanting to get blown up again. She nodded sullenly and turned back to the group. "Its time for me to be going, from what I'm hearing, its going to be a reallt long drive." She said apologetically, and got to her feet, going around the room hugging everyone with the exception of 004. 003 walked over to 004 and gave him a warm hug, "Don't be such a stranger, call us, drop by, something, anything, we miss you." She said smiling at him. "I'll be around." He said with a smile, turning to see Yfael staring at him with an expression of near jealousy in her eyes. "Ready to go?" He asked opening the door, she nodded icily and walked outside, "Wish me luck on getting home alive." he mumbled, then walked out the door after her, hopping into his car and driving out of sight.
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I promised you a long one @_@;;; the time here is 5 am whee....need sleep.... well the merry misadventures will continue n_n there are at least two more explosions in the next chapter, (how I love misunderstandings X3) and plenty more fun where that came from, I'll do the next chapter after I've slept for a day and bought some more no-doze x_x;; night!
