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000 opened her eyes, waking up from her slumber. Sunshine came from the small window of 003's bedroom and shone right on her face.
'Oh well, I was going to wake up anyway,' she thought before sitting up. Looking over towards the bed, she saw that 003 was still sleeping. She stretched her upper body quietly before getting out of her sleeping bag. She grabbed her uniform and went to the bathroom to change and to clean up.
As 000 was washing her face, her tail suddenly stuck up. 'I forgot to ask 003 what the date was yesterday!' She lightly slapped her forehead. 'God, what made me forget?' A while later of standing there in that position, she remembered. 'Oh, right. The pendant Dr. Gilmore gave me.' Shrugging, she wiped her face with a towel. 'Oh well, I'll ask her or one of the others later.'
Once she was done, she sneaked out of the bathroom. 'What time is it anyway?' She thought as she slipped the gold necklace around her neck. Glancing over at the clock, she blinked. '6:30. Huh, an hour and a half later than my training days. You'd think that being frozen for 40 years would make you sleep longer…' She took her CD player out from her pack before creeping out of 003's bedroom.
'What to do now? Everyone's probably still sleeping…' 000 put her earphones in her ears and pressed 'Play'. After listening to her CD player for 2 minutes, she finally decided to get out, climb to the highest part of the Dolphin and sit there and watch the sea while listening to music. It was better than just sitting in the ship while staring off into space. And so, the half-cat Cyborg set off to kill the spare time she has before 006 made breakfast.
"OK, what the hell was I thinking when I decided to climb to the top of the Dolphin?" 000 wondered out loud as she looked up at the massive ship, "Oh well, this will be good exercise for my body." She peers down at her independent-minded tail. 'And it will be a good test to see how great my new Cyborg body is.'
"Mreow!" 000 jumped up into the air and started scaling the Dolphin. "Wow, I can jump higher than before! And I'm hardly sweating even though I kept jumping for the past few minutes."
Before long, she reached the top of the ship. "I have to give credit, they gave me good abilities!" She plopped down on her rear end and stared out at the sea. It was sparkling from the morning sun, resembling like a cascade of stars.
"It's so pretty…"
Her CD player chose that time to play a different song. As it started playing, 000 started singing the lyrics in a sweet yet strong voice.
Sometimes
we get second chances
And sometimes we never make it past the first
It really makes you wonder why some things happen when they do
It really makes me wonder why it wasn't me instead of you
And when you say
It doesn't matter well it does
And all it takes
Is a mistake to eat your words
Just one more time I think I'll drive on home tonight
Sometimes we never see the warning
And the voice in your head tells you not to go
It really makes me wonder why some things happen when they do
It really makes me wonder why it wasn't me instead of you
And when you say
It doesn't matter well it does
And all it takes
Is a mistake to eat your words
Just one more time I think I'll drive on home tonight
And when you look its gone its too late to turn around
And it's another day facing yourself and the things that you've done
And when you say
It doesn't matter well it does
And all it takes
Is a mistake to eat your words
Just one more time I think I'll drive on home tonight
("Second Chances" is by Michelle Branch)
The prototype closed her eyes and breathed in deep before exhaling.
"That was a nice song," a voice suddenly spoke.
"Mrrreow!" 000 tail stood up into the air as she clutched her heart and turned around, wanting to know who had been listening to her sing for the past few minutes.
"Sorry, did I scare you there?"
"Don't EVER do that to me again, 004!" 000 yelled at the silver-eyed man, her tail slowly relaxing. 004 chuckled as she tried to calm her rapidly beating heart. He walked to where their new recruit is and sat down next to her. None of them said anything.
"…So," 000 started, "What brought you out here?"
"Just coming out for a small walk. I heard someone singing, so I decided to see who it was. Boy, was I surprised that it was you."
"What, didn't expect me to be the singing-type?"
He rubbed his chin with his mechanical hand. "Well, that, and I didn't know you could sing so well."
At this comment, 000's cheek turned slightly pink.
"Yeah, well, I always sang songs by my favorite musicians," she replied as she scratched her head sheepishly, "But this is the first time that I had a spectator."
"Well, aren't I a lucky one?" a smirking 004 said. 000 laughed light-heartedly, making him smile instead of smirk. 'Even though we just met, it feels like she's been with us for a long time. Maybe it's because of her friendly attitude.'
"000! 004! Are you two out here?" 006's cheery voice called from below.
"We're up here, 006! On top of the Dolphin!" 000 answered, "What's up?"
"Breakfast is served! You two better hurry before it's all gone!"
"Okey-dokey!" she replied with a smile and stood up. "C'mon, 004! I'll race you down!"
"All right, you're on!"
With that, the two Cyborgs jumped down from the Dolphin little by little, careful not to trip and fall.
000 sighed happily as she put a hand on her stomach. 'I knew I shouldn't have stuffed myself, but man, 006's cooking is the best!'
"Oh, 000?" 006 said.
"What's up?"
"I've been thinking about those lessons you asked, and I decided that I'll teach you."
She blinked, "You mean you're going to teach me?"
"That's right."
Resisting the urge to cheer, she simply responded with, "Thank you, 006."
"Now then, all I have to do is do the grocery shopping."
003 put a hand on 000's shoulder, causing the prototype to look up at her. "And we need to do some clothes shopping for you."
"Oh, right," she said before getting out of her seat. She held up the pendant and pressed a button. A hologram surrounded her, and a more human-looking version of herself appeared.
003, already dressed in her casual clothes, took the shorter Cyborg's hand and led themselves to the exit. "We'll be going now."
"Have fun, you two!" 007 said.
"Be careful, OK?"
"We will, 007 and 009!" 000 said before disappearing with 003.
After the two left, 006 rubbed his hands together. "Now then, who will go with me on grocery shopping?"
None of them answered.
"How about this one, Kit?"
"Hmm, it's not bad, but I don't think it suits me," 000 answered as she put the shirt back onto the rack. She didn't pick a lot of clothes yet, but she already picked clothes she needed for sleeping in, for cold and hot weather. Still, she hasn't chosen the one she needed for casual wear.
"Oh, well, we'll just keep looking till then," 003 said as she looked through the racks again. 000 looked at the French girl.
'Hmm, I wonder if I should ask? I guess so, since this may be the only time that we can talk privately without the guys listening in.'
"Hey Francoise."
"Yes?"
Looking around, making sure that no one they knew were around, she whispered, "Do you like Joe?"
The blonde Cyborg dropped the pants she was holding, blushing wildly. "W-what are you talking about?"
"So you DO like him-umph!" The half-cat's mouth was immediately covered by a flustered 003.
"Please, not so loud!" Once she was sure that the prototype calmed down, she pulled her hand away. "I like Joe, but it's in a friend way."
"Are you sure?" 003 nods. "If you say so…" When the taller Cyborg picked up the pair of pants she dropped, 000 rolled her eyes.
'You're not telling me the full truth, 003. Looks like I'm going to be matchmaker for a while! I will-Hey…' 000 turned around, and spotted an outfit different from all the others she had seen.
"Francoise?"
"What is it, Kit?"
"I think I found what I want to wear out."
At a café in the city of Tokyo, 002, 004, 007, and 009 were enjoying a cup of coffee while chatting with each other.
"How long have Francoise and Kit been shopping?" 009 asked to no one in particular.
007 looked at his watch. "It's been about two hours since we last seen them," he responded before taking a sip.
"Geez, I don't get why women take so long just shopping for clothes!" 002 groaned before putting his lips to his cup.
"Well, excuse ME for taking such a long time!"
All four Cyborgs turned their eyes toward the direction the oh-so-familiar voice came from, and each of them suddenly had a different facial expression from before. 009's eyes were as big as saucers, 004's jaw dropped wide-open, 007 choked on his last sip of coffee, and 002 spat out his coffee, only missing the others by an inch or so.
"So, fellows, what do you think?" 000 inquired as she spun around once, showing off her new clothes. What she wore was a tight, sleeveless beige shirt with a turtleneck, tight-fitting pants, light brown boots, and a beige hat. Her pink ribbon was replaced with a light brown one. But what was special about this outfit was that attached to the back of the shirt, was a pair of white angel wings.
"You look as beautiful as a white rose with dewdrops, milady," 007 said with a charming smile. This made 000 blush again.
"I'll have to agree with 007," 004 smiled.
009 blinked and rubbed his eyes. "Wow, 000. You look great!"
"Thanks!" their new Cyborg friend glimpsed at 002, and smiled. "So, what do YOU think, Jet?"
The orange-haired Cyborg blinked while wiping his mouth. "Why do you want to know?"
"Because I want to know what you think about me," 000 said as she shrugged. It seems that she didn't notice what she had said because that statement caused the tough 002 to blush lightly. He looked down to hide his blush, but was a bit too late.
"Hey! Were you blushing?" 000 asked as she tried to look at his face.
"No, I wasn't."
"Yes, you were!" she started poking him.
"Hey, quit it!"
"Not until you admit that you were blushing!"
The others laughed at the two's antics. After a solid 5 minutes, 000 stopped poking and sat down to have a strawberry smoothie. Then, she heard something in the back of her head.
000…"Huh?" She looked around the café, but didn't see anyone that could've whispered her Cyborg name.
"What's wrong?" 009 asked.
Shaking her head and giving a reassuring smile, she replied, "Nah, everything's cool." But she couldn't shake off this feeling that she heard that voice somewhere.
'Maybe I'm just experiencing another flashback,' 000 reasoned, 'Maybe-' Her thoughts were cut off when a building not far from them exploded, and screams rang throughout the streets.
Well, wasn't that fun? Oh yeah, I uploaded a colored version of Cyborg 000 in her casual clothes on my deviantART account. Check back on chapter 3 for the link.
So, in the future, there shall be 003/009 fluff. Now, I am asking you, the readers/reviewers, who do you think 000 should be paired with? I know, stupid question, but I can't help but be curious about what you guys think!
Please leave a review… And flames shall be used to warm my bath water!
