DISCLAIMER: The Megaman characters do not belong to me...yet. I'll get my hands on them one of these days. I like them too much to give them up to some guy sitting in a leather chair....::visualizes the owner of Capcom:: Brrr..................

WARNING: yaoi, nothing really hardcore...yet. hmmmm has you thinking eh?

POINTLESS COMMENT/NOTE THINGIE:

AD: heh heh heh.

X: Hey! That's what I said before!

AD: I liked it, it stuck.

ZERO: X! Say that you copyright it!

AD: BWhahaha...too late.

X: 0___0; its okay...I don't want it anymore.

AD: Good, good. You know what's good for you. heh heh.

ZERO: You are one weird, sad, crazy, and ...uh....lacking girl.

AD: Oh! Is that a compliment.

ZERO and X: (((( 0__0 )))

GAMES OF FATE

X drifted in dark space. It was so dark, so endless and it seemed to consume him. X tried to cry out, to anyone he could call out to...Protoman, Roll, Rush, Beat, Dr. Light, and even Bass at one point, but no one came. It wasn't too long till he realized that they were all gone. That they had left him on his own to this cruel fate. To face hardships and trials alone. X sobbed. Why had Dr. Light created him this new cursed body? Why did he live when he didn't want to be alone?

X awoke to the feelings of wet tears running down his cheek and was surprised by the warm firmness that seemed to surround him. So warm, so cozy. Lazily, he cracked his eye one by one and was surprised to see Zero peering down at him. Strange warmth spread throughout his body, sending shivers down his spine and color delicately rose to the surface on his cheeks. The warm firmness that surrounded him almost protectively had been Zero's arms and chest. "Uh...good morning Zero?"

Raising a brow, Zero corrected him almost kindly. "Commander."

"Oh, right." X replied sheepishly, and felt childish as his feet dangled in the air, unable to touch solid ground. "Um...why-?"

"Were you crying?" Zero asked quietly, as if whispering to himself. X blushed a deeper shade of pink and tried hiding his face from his commander, unfortunately, that caused him to lean further in Zero's embrace.

"Because I can." X muttered loud enough for Zero to hear. He wasn't quite sure whether he wanted to share that part of him yet. The part that even Dr. Cain assumed that he didn't not remember.

"Uh-huh. You're right. I can't cry. That's for sure." Zero nodded, seemingly pleased with the answer X had given him. Perhaps Zero did not want to know what had caused him pain because he did not care?

"Well, I think every reploid can cry...it's just that they don't have to."

Zero nodded once more and entered an elevator. X then remembered where he was and the position he was in. "Um....Zero?"

"Commander." Zero responded firmly.

"Whatever. Zero, where are we going?"

Zero sighed, paused, then gave up on whatever thought that must have randomly crossed his mind and grunted.

X giggled. Zero was so cute in a way. "And where is this?" X then imitated Zero's grunt.

"You know...kid. You're abnormally strange. You're supposed to be scared of me. Not even ask where we're going...I mean, where YOU'RE going and follow orders and call me commander and-"

"But, you're not scary, and you didn't give me any orders and I know I'm strange."

"...RAR. There, did that scare you?"

X giggled and laid his head against Zero's chest, that earned himself an adorable glance from Zero and X snuggled himself deeper into the blonde's chest.

"Zero?"

A grunt.

"You're very cute."

"...."

THUD

(In X's room)

X groaned as his bottom made contact with the hard bed. He was hoping that it would be soft after being dropped on his behind in the elevator. Zero had dropped him right then and there. Then he gave Zero a nasty glare that quickly turned into a smile at the look on Zero's face.

"What. The. Hell. Is. All. This?!" Zero asked, motioning towards X's prized stuffed animal collection.

"They are what I have been doing with all my life up to now." X responded proudly.

The blonde began poke at a stuffed rabbit doll. "...right."

"That one's Peter."

"Outrageous, he gave them names." Zero retorted but began to ask the names of all the dolls anyway. After he caught himself on what had to be doll number 20, he straightened himself and scolded him. "X, this room was made for a soldier...not some...uh..."

"Aren't they cute though?" X asked as he grinned innocently.

Zero sighed and looked at him from the other side of the room, standing so still that it had to be uncomfortable. X rose a brow and patted the space next to him. "Sit down Zero. Or are you too good for my bed."

"...." Zero grunted once more in which X translated into 'Thank you, I will' because the blonde began to make his way towards the bed and sat down heavily... it must have been uncomfortable to stand.

"...."

"...."

"...."

"...."

"...You aren't much of a conversationalist are you?"

Another grunt.

"Is that a yes?"

"...yeah."

"Oh."

"...you know, you act much too childish to be a hunter."

"And I liked it better when you just grunted."

"...hm."

X chuckled. Zero was so cute. It was unbelievable that the others would be so frightened of him. He decided that he deserved to study Zero so he granted himself with a long look at the blonde.Then it surprised him that the hunter could look so dangerous, beautiful, tired, and unemotional at the same time. X only managed innocent and adorable. Oh yeah, add childish.

It was when X was studying him intently that Zero decided to glance at X himself and their glaze met. X felt color rush to his cheeks again and he laughed sheepishly.

"What's so funny?"

"You."

Zero grunted. "Really."

X shrugged, "I was trying to find out why the hunters are so scared of you."

"Hm. So, did you find out?"

"Nope. You're just very nice to look at and act cute. No reason for fear."

"........................................................................... ...................................."

X recieved a long hard look from Zero and then the hunter sighed heavily.

"You sigh a lot."

"Only with you."

"Really? Can you smile for me too?"

Then Zero had said that X had never expected out of the unemotional reploid. "Maybe." And then he smiled.

END NOTE:

AD: Bleh. Short chapter and all in X's POV, sue me.

ZERO: Give me 5 dollars and 25 cents.

AD: I didn't mean it you dummy...but why $5.25 when you could ask for more?

ZERO: That's how much I owe X for eating his ice cream.

X: Meanie.

AD: -___-;;;;