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The Professor grimaced at Albedo's bitter reply.
"...Albedo, Rubedo, I know I haven't really..talk with you two much,..hell, I haven't really talked with Nigredo much either. Come on, let's take this time to talk, alright?" the professor tried to persuade him.
"..Nigredo?" the said U.R.T.V. jumped, before he quickly looked behind him, where the voice came from.
"Rubedo? Why weren't you with Albedo?" Nigredo asked in a low whisper. Rubedo just shrugged, a bit uneasy about the question.
"Long story, why does the professor think I'm with Albedo right now?" he asked with a raised eyebrow as he saw the professor continue to try and persuade Albedo and "Rubedo" to talk.
"Well, uhh." Nigredo looked away, "I kinda' told him about the pranks you guys play, and I sent him on a guilt trip.in a way. I'm pretty sure he got my hint of 'you never really have paid attention to us'."
"..Oh..Well, I better tell the professor where I am..." he flashed Nigredo a reassuring grin, "Got a prepare for the worse right?"
"I'm sorry for telling him." Nigredo blurted out as he looked at the ground, ashamed.
"Ah, don't worry about it. It just might've done some good.." His head snapped back up as he looked at Rubedo in confusion.
"Huh?"
"Nothin!" he quickly said as he waved his hand dismissively, "Wish me luck," and with that, Rubedo walked towards the professor.
"Uhh...professor, I'm right here.." Rubedo informed him as he stopped about 2 feet away from the professor's kneeling form. He immediately looked at Rubedo in confusion and surprise.
"Rubedo?! But...shouldn't you be with Albedo?" the red head shook his head.
"We uhh...left at different times, that's all." Nigredo narrowed his eyes at his friend.
"He's lying.." He murmured to himself. The professor just gave Rubedo a meaningful glance before turning his attention back to the door in front of him.
"Rubedo, go get Nigredo and come back here, I need to talk with you 3." Rubedo just mutely nodded, slightly..worried by the sudden tenseness in the air.
"..R-right." He muttered as he quickly walked to the room Nigredo was hiding in. Nigredo stepped out before Rubedo got there obviously as confused about the professor's serious mood as Rubedo. Nigredo quietly walked towards Rubedo, who silently waited for him to catch up before the two just walked towards the professor.
"Uhh..Professor? Nirgredo's here." he looked up at the two.
"That was quick," he muttered under his breath. Finally, he knocked on the door again.
"Albedo, open this door!" he sternly commanded...nothing. Nirgredo decided to step up.
"Can we try?" Nigredo asked. The professor nodded and backed away from the door, letting the two friends try to coax Albedo out of the room.
"Albedo, come on, you don't wanna' be copped up in that room for long, do you? I mean, aren't you hungry..or something?" Nigredo asked.
"Go away, bookworm," Albedo growled.
"...Albedo, come on, they're just trying to help. I mean, the guy's trying to actually talk to us..for once," the professor got a guilty look on his face, but Rubedo continued, " Once you get out, we can eat! And uhh...I dunno', do whatever you want to...besides blowing up people's cars of course!" Nigredo amd the professor shot a nervous Rubedo confused looks. 'Blowing up people's cars? What the hell?' Nigredo thought to himself, "So, uhh...just come out, please?!" Rubedo begged with a hint of desperation.
"....Rubedo, what's wrong? You seem kind of..." The professor trailed off, not sure what to say, after all, he never really had spent much time with them.
"..Hysteric." Nigredo finished with a concerned look towards his friend. The red haired boy just ignored him and went on, "Albedo!!! Get.out...NOW!!! Please!! I mean, the professor wants to talk with us...for a change!!" he fervently tried to persuade.
"...You can talk to me from out there." Albedo replied, "You guys have already proved that you can, so, talk, professor." He seemed a bit taken back by the request, but complied with it anyways.
"Ok, Well, I know, I haven't spent much time with the three of you, and I'm sorry," he began, but was interrupted by a snort from the three U.R.T.V.'s room and grumble of "yeah right", but, the professor just took it in stride and went on, "I have a reason though. I'm sure, you three are wondering, why did I make you, 5 years back? What are you? What are your purposes? Well-"
"Uhh...actually, we already know what we are. We're U.R.T.V.'s right? We don't what it is we were built though, but we know we know we aren't human, and shouldn't be capable of thoughts, free will, emotions, and shit like that," Nigredo sheepishly informed him.
"We snuck into your office last year out of sheer boredom and read the file on us," Rubedo explained upon seeing the perplexed expression on the professor's face.
"..I see, well, I'm afraid you mis-read it than. You three are able to the things you mentioned, just not your brothers, or the other U.R.T.V.s, you all are.special...but before you ask, no, I can't tell you all yet. I can't tell you all anything..yet, but, when you get older, I will. I promise, but, in order to.prepare you three for the truth...I'm gonna' put you all in training." He slowly explained. Slowly, the door infront of them opened, revealing a very intrigued Albedo.
"Training?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. The professor nodded.
"Yes..since you all have been..having frequent visits to the city now, I'm sure you all know what the military is, right?" they nodded.
".Yeah, I bombed a military man's mail box last month," Nigredo added, "..OW!!" he suddenly yelped as Rubedo roughly elbowed him in the ribs, then faced the surprised professor with a nervous grin while Nigredo rubbed his ribs with a painful grimace, "That hurt." he grumbled as shot Rubedo a glare.
"..eh heh heh heh heh to bad," he grumbled back with the nervous smile still plastered to his face while Albedo and the professor watched the two's antics with amusement.
"Well, anyways, I'm going to be putting you under similar training, though, not as rough. Shooting simulations and so on. Worse case scenarios and the such, and it's all for the future to come, will you three accept it?"
"...Do we have a choice?" Albedo replied with a bitter question.
"..yes...no," he muttered as he looked down, then, he looked back up at the three, a pleading look in his eyes, "I know, this may seem cruel, but, please, it's for your own good. So, you have to do the training, whether you agree or not."
"...I'll.do it," Nigredo hesitantly agreed.
"..Alright," Rubedo joined. The three turned to Albedo, who looked like he rather die than follow this man's plead.
"..Hmph, fine, but only because weapons are involved." He grumbled. The intense relief couldn't be missed on the professor's face.
"Thank you, you three, I'm glad you understand. Maybe, we can get to know each other better, ne?" he fondly said.
"..Sure, whatever, have you guy's eaten yet? I'm starvin'!" Rubedo said with a big grin, trying to his small discomfort in the whole situation. The other two U.R.T.V.'s instantly agreed, glad to change the subject.
A/N: Well, 'nother chapter done! Please, R&R, thanks!
The Professor grimaced at Albedo's bitter reply.
"...Albedo, Rubedo, I know I haven't really..talk with you two much,..hell, I haven't really talked with Nigredo much either. Come on, let's take this time to talk, alright?" the professor tried to persuade him.
"..Nigredo?" the said U.R.T.V. jumped, before he quickly looked behind him, where the voice came from.
"Rubedo? Why weren't you with Albedo?" Nigredo asked in a low whisper. Rubedo just shrugged, a bit uneasy about the question.
"Long story, why does the professor think I'm with Albedo right now?" he asked with a raised eyebrow as he saw the professor continue to try and persuade Albedo and "Rubedo" to talk.
"Well, uhh." Nigredo looked away, "I kinda' told him about the pranks you guys play, and I sent him on a guilt trip.in a way. I'm pretty sure he got my hint of 'you never really have paid attention to us'."
"..Oh..Well, I better tell the professor where I am..." he flashed Nigredo a reassuring grin, "Got a prepare for the worse right?"
"I'm sorry for telling him." Nigredo blurted out as he looked at the ground, ashamed.
"Ah, don't worry about it. It just might've done some good.." His head snapped back up as he looked at Rubedo in confusion.
"Huh?"
"Nothin!" he quickly said as he waved his hand dismissively, "Wish me luck," and with that, Rubedo walked towards the professor.
"Uhh...professor, I'm right here.." Rubedo informed him as he stopped about 2 feet away from the professor's kneeling form. He immediately looked at Rubedo in confusion and surprise.
"Rubedo?! But...shouldn't you be with Albedo?" the red head shook his head.
"We uhh...left at different times, that's all." Nigredo narrowed his eyes at his friend.
"He's lying.." He murmured to himself. The professor just gave Rubedo a meaningful glance before turning his attention back to the door in front of him.
"Rubedo, go get Nigredo and come back here, I need to talk with you 3." Rubedo just mutely nodded, slightly..worried by the sudden tenseness in the air.
"..R-right." He muttered as he quickly walked to the room Nigredo was hiding in. Nigredo stepped out before Rubedo got there obviously as confused about the professor's serious mood as Rubedo. Nigredo quietly walked towards Rubedo, who silently waited for him to catch up before the two just walked towards the professor.
"Uhh..Professor? Nirgredo's here." he looked up at the two.
"That was quick," he muttered under his breath. Finally, he knocked on the door again.
"Albedo, open this door!" he sternly commanded...nothing. Nirgredo decided to step up.
"Can we try?" Nigredo asked. The professor nodded and backed away from the door, letting the two friends try to coax Albedo out of the room.
"Albedo, come on, you don't wanna' be copped up in that room for long, do you? I mean, aren't you hungry..or something?" Nigredo asked.
"Go away, bookworm," Albedo growled.
"...Albedo, come on, they're just trying to help. I mean, the guy's trying to actually talk to us..for once," the professor got a guilty look on his face, but Rubedo continued, " Once you get out, we can eat! And uhh...I dunno', do whatever you want to...besides blowing up people's cars of course!" Nigredo amd the professor shot a nervous Rubedo confused looks. 'Blowing up people's cars? What the hell?' Nigredo thought to himself, "So, uhh...just come out, please?!" Rubedo begged with a hint of desperation.
"....Rubedo, what's wrong? You seem kind of..." The professor trailed off, not sure what to say, after all, he never really had spent much time with them.
"..Hysteric." Nigredo finished with a concerned look towards his friend. The red haired boy just ignored him and went on, "Albedo!!! Get.out...NOW!!! Please!! I mean, the professor wants to talk with us...for a change!!" he fervently tried to persuade.
"...You can talk to me from out there." Albedo replied, "You guys have already proved that you can, so, talk, professor." He seemed a bit taken back by the request, but complied with it anyways.
"Ok, Well, I know, I haven't spent much time with the three of you, and I'm sorry," he began, but was interrupted by a snort from the three U.R.T.V.'s room and grumble of "yeah right", but, the professor just took it in stride and went on, "I have a reason though. I'm sure, you three are wondering, why did I make you, 5 years back? What are you? What are your purposes? Well-"
"Uhh...actually, we already know what we are. We're U.R.T.V.'s right? We don't what it is we were built though, but we know we know we aren't human, and shouldn't be capable of thoughts, free will, emotions, and shit like that," Nigredo sheepishly informed him.
"We snuck into your office last year out of sheer boredom and read the file on us," Rubedo explained upon seeing the perplexed expression on the professor's face.
"..I see, well, I'm afraid you mis-read it than. You three are able to the things you mentioned, just not your brothers, or the other U.R.T.V.s, you all are.special...but before you ask, no, I can't tell you all yet. I can't tell you all anything..yet, but, when you get older, I will. I promise, but, in order to.prepare you three for the truth...I'm gonna' put you all in training." He slowly explained. Slowly, the door infront of them opened, revealing a very intrigued Albedo.
"Training?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. The professor nodded.
"Yes..since you all have been..having frequent visits to the city now, I'm sure you all know what the military is, right?" they nodded.
".Yeah, I bombed a military man's mail box last month," Nigredo added, "..OW!!" he suddenly yelped as Rubedo roughly elbowed him in the ribs, then faced the surprised professor with a nervous grin while Nigredo rubbed his ribs with a painful grimace, "That hurt." he grumbled as shot Rubedo a glare.
"..eh heh heh heh heh to bad," he grumbled back with the nervous smile still plastered to his face while Albedo and the professor watched the two's antics with amusement.
"Well, anyways, I'm going to be putting you under similar training, though, not as rough. Shooting simulations and so on. Worse case scenarios and the such, and it's all for the future to come, will you three accept it?"
"...Do we have a choice?" Albedo replied with a bitter question.
"..yes...no," he muttered as he looked down, then, he looked back up at the three, a pleading look in his eyes, "I know, this may seem cruel, but, please, it's for your own good. So, you have to do the training, whether you agree or not."
"...I'll.do it," Nigredo hesitantly agreed.
"..Alright," Rubedo joined. The three turned to Albedo, who looked like he rather die than follow this man's plead.
"..Hmph, fine, but only because weapons are involved." He grumbled. The intense relief couldn't be missed on the professor's face.
"Thank you, you three, I'm glad you understand. Maybe, we can get to know each other better, ne?" he fondly said.
"..Sure, whatever, have you guy's eaten yet? I'm starvin'!" Rubedo said with a big grin, trying to his small discomfort in the whole situation. The other two U.R.T.V.'s instantly agreed, glad to change the subject.
A/N: Well, 'nother chapter done! Please, R&R, thanks!