*~~* Songbirds *~~*
The familiar whoosh of the metal door announced chaos' arrival to the bridge. Tony and Hammer, without turning around, greeted him, and got on with their work.
"Oh," Hammer got up from his seat, picking up one of many various mechanisms from his desk, "The captain told me to-"
He couldn't help but stop and stare, KOS-MOS stood beside chaos, much closer than Hammer had seen her near him, or anyone for the matter. It didn't surprise him or shock him, he just wasn't expecting her. She kind of caught him off guard. It was what he noticed next that got around to shocking him. The reason KOS-MOS was so close to chaos was because his hand was on her hip, pushing her body towards his. Strangest thing of all, it that she didn't seem to mind... she seemed to accept his light embrace.
Tony interrupted the silence after it lasted long enough to become awkward, "Everyone still alive back there?" he turned around, now somewhat understanding the silence. He stood up and walked toward them, reminding himself constantly to talk only about his work, "Hammer has most of your work here, the captain will give you the rest when you get back."
Hammer tried to follow his lead, "Yeah, he said he wanted most of this done by the time he got back..."
"Being late doesn't help with that," Tony shrugged.
"All right," chaos nodded. He gently held KOS-MOS' face close to his... but he had to fight the urge to kiss her.
Urge put up a good fight.
Instead, he simply said "Bye."
He slowly removed his hands from her body, and gave her a smile to conclude his farewell. She held her arm, then left without a word. chaos stared into nothingness for the few seconds after she left. He sighed, "Better get the work started!" he stretched his arms as he walked over to his work station. Tony and Hammer couldn't help but stare, look at each other, than shrug.
*~~*
It was the first time KOS-MOS felt boredom, and unbelievably, acted lazy. She leaned on the counter, drying the same dish in a continous circular motion for several minutes. She had no focus on her task, her mind belonged completely to chaos. What an odd person he was... kissing her, holding her, buying her the necklace still hanging from her neck... And just now it seemed like he he felt shame being that close to her. It was because they weren't alone, it was the only reason that made sense, also the one KOS-MOS couldn't understand. Did he want to keep their "love," whatever they had, away from everyone else?
A pile of dishes still remained, but KOS-MOS wandered from her task. She fiddled with the necklace, trying to understand why on earth chaos would spend so much money on her, an android. She could never show her appreciation for it, so chaos just spent a fraction of a fortune on absoloutely nothing.
The door whooshed open, immediately breaking her short daydream. She quickly busied herself again with the dishes, "There you are, KOS-MOS!" Shion walked up beside her, "I've been looking all over for you."
She noticed the large pile of dirty dishes, in comparison to the very little pile of clean ones, "KOS-MOS... how long have you been here?"
"00:26:17," she replied with not so much of a monotone voice, than a dreary one.
"... Really?" Shion almost felt the urge to rub her eyes, she felt like she was seeing things. But every blink didn't change a thing, KOS-MOS had hardly done any work in the considerable ammount of time she was given, "Do you need any help?"
"I require no assistance at the moment."
As KOS-MOS picked up the next dish, Shion noticed something, a sparkle above her chest, "KOS-MOS..." she held the pearl between her fingers, giving KOS-MOS quizzical looks, "Where did you get this?"
She stared for a moment, remained silent, then ignored her and attempted to continue her task, "Answer me, KOS-MOS!"
"chaos purchased it for me," that would be the last thing she'd say to anyone but chaos that evening.
"... chaos?" Shion repeated, not believing what she just heard. KOS-MOS didn't have anything installed into her system that would allow her to lie to joke around, so what she said... was true, "Why?"
Even if KOS-MOS could have a reasonable answer for that question, she was silent, and wouldn't dare make the slightest sound. Shion never liked having her questions ignored, but just this one time, she thought maybe it was better to leave this question unanswered. At least for a little while, at least until KOS-MOS understood this herself.
So, with a smile, she patted her on the shoulder, and left. This was KOS-MOS' chance to be lazy and bored again. One thing was for sure, she certainly required assistance this time.
*~~*
It seemed like it was midnight, eleven o'clock at the most actually. It was a hard task, but somehow they managed it. KOS-MOS and chaos snuck out of the Elsa without leaving a trace. From the second the last door closed behind them, chaos couldn't help but laugh. If he got caught sneaking out of the Elsa, at this time of night, with KOS-MOS, AND with some of his work still left from the day, the captain (and possibly Shion) would raise hell. Now that their fun night out was almost completely certain, he could relax.
KOS-MOS, however, felt just the slightest bit guilty. But since she was an android, it didn't have much effect on her. She would've laughed as well, if she was able to.
Now, what did he have planned? Well, besides going back to the place where they first kissed, the place KOS-MOS loved so, he drew a blank. Dinner and a movie would seem a pretty good date. But...
One - KOS-MOS couldn't eat.
Two - KOS-MOS couldn't enjoy entertainment like films or music.
Three - This WASN'T a date. This was chaos fulfilling a request, and sticking by his word.
KOS-MOS, like chaos, would be in trouble if she was caught. Especially since she still had a lot of work left over. But luckily for her, she couldn't worry, and could only be glad.
It was quite a surprise for her, while she was just cleaning up in the hangar... he rushed in so quickly behind her, she didn't notice him at all. He wasn't wearing the orange, blue, and black clothes tonight that had become his "trademark uniform." Instead he was dressed in a gray tanktop, a black jacket atop it, and navy blue jeans. His hands were not covered in gloves. The second KOS-MOS turned around, he immediately, hastily ran his plan by her.
"We can sneak out! Everyone's asleep, and we can get out without getting taped if we leave right now!"
So, obviously, KOS-MOS agreed to go with him the moment he stopped talking.
chaos knew exactly where the robots went, and what time they would get there. As well, he knew that the one camera they couldn't avoid recharged for exactly two minutes and twenty-one seconds at 10:58 PM and 1:33 AM. chaos timed it down to the second. It was never smart to blow off work to make an escape plan, but hey, at least it worked!
*~~*
chaos changed. KOS-MOS didn't realize that until now. He was different. Ever since they had arrived here, on Second Miltia, both their worlds were turned upside down. KOS-MOS changed too.
As it had been said, the world looked different in the eyes of people who were in love. The world was completely inverted for an android in love.
chaos laid out a dark blue blanket on the ground beneath the songbirds' tree. All were asleep, preparing to brighten the morning with song. The moon and the stars provided their sole light. They both laid down, chaos holding the android's cold body close to him. Both looked up to the clear sky, and KOS-MOS was the first to speak, "Stars..."
KOS-MOS would only have two options in her speaking. One, she would say long, complicated sentences going into great detail of the topic on hand. Or two, she would say nothing at all. A one word discussion about stars was just... absurd!
But chaos loved the thought of KOS-MOS acting simple. He took his one word as a suggestion, they'd have something to do: stargaze.
He pointed to one constellation out of the many that were visible, "That's Aquilla, the eagle and right over there is Delphinus, the dolphin."
KOS-MOS was staring directly where he was pointing, so he knew she was paying attention. He wasn't sure if she was enjoying his little star lesson, but he continued, "Volans, it's a flying fish. Perseus the champion, and Pegasus the flying horse... The last one I know is... that one. Andromeda, the chained--"
He stopped abruptly. At first, he wasn't sure why. Why couldn't he bring himself to say 'Chained Lady' to her? Was it because... KOS-MOS was chained away from all the wonderful experiences of life? A prisoner with no hope of escape, her life bound to the battlefield...
To get out of this, he had to name another constellation. He didn't know any others that were in the sky tonight, he just pointed at any random constellation and named another one, "That's... Gemini, the twins, Castor and Pollux."
KOS-MOS stared at him, "That one is Eridanus, a river."
"... You know about constellations?"
She nodded. So she was just letting chaos tell her information she already knew. Wouldn't she had stopped him and told her she was 'aware of this data?' Did she just want to hear him talk?
He smiled and chuckled, "Maybe you should be telling me about stars."
She didn't speak, she just got closer to him. Reacting to this, chaos moved closer to her. It wasn't a date, but a single tiny kiss made the night evermore sweeter than any date.
*~~*~~*~~*~~*
I uploaded this right after chapter 2, so I don't have that much to say. ('Cept give reviews!) Argh, I'm really sick. ;_; I can't speak! It's not fair! Talking's all I do!! *cries in corner*
Buh-bye
MZF
The familiar whoosh of the metal door announced chaos' arrival to the bridge. Tony and Hammer, without turning around, greeted him, and got on with their work.
"Oh," Hammer got up from his seat, picking up one of many various mechanisms from his desk, "The captain told me to-"
He couldn't help but stop and stare, KOS-MOS stood beside chaos, much closer than Hammer had seen her near him, or anyone for the matter. It didn't surprise him or shock him, he just wasn't expecting her. She kind of caught him off guard. It was what he noticed next that got around to shocking him. The reason KOS-MOS was so close to chaos was because his hand was on her hip, pushing her body towards his. Strangest thing of all, it that she didn't seem to mind... she seemed to accept his light embrace.
Tony interrupted the silence after it lasted long enough to become awkward, "Everyone still alive back there?" he turned around, now somewhat understanding the silence. He stood up and walked toward them, reminding himself constantly to talk only about his work, "Hammer has most of your work here, the captain will give you the rest when you get back."
Hammer tried to follow his lead, "Yeah, he said he wanted most of this done by the time he got back..."
"Being late doesn't help with that," Tony shrugged.
"All right," chaos nodded. He gently held KOS-MOS' face close to his... but he had to fight the urge to kiss her.
Urge put up a good fight.
Instead, he simply said "Bye."
He slowly removed his hands from her body, and gave her a smile to conclude his farewell. She held her arm, then left without a word. chaos stared into nothingness for the few seconds after she left. He sighed, "Better get the work started!" he stretched his arms as he walked over to his work station. Tony and Hammer couldn't help but stare, look at each other, than shrug.
*~~*
It was the first time KOS-MOS felt boredom, and unbelievably, acted lazy. She leaned on the counter, drying the same dish in a continous circular motion for several minutes. She had no focus on her task, her mind belonged completely to chaos. What an odd person he was... kissing her, holding her, buying her the necklace still hanging from her neck... And just now it seemed like he he felt shame being that close to her. It was because they weren't alone, it was the only reason that made sense, also the one KOS-MOS couldn't understand. Did he want to keep their "love," whatever they had, away from everyone else?
A pile of dishes still remained, but KOS-MOS wandered from her task. She fiddled with the necklace, trying to understand why on earth chaos would spend so much money on her, an android. She could never show her appreciation for it, so chaos just spent a fraction of a fortune on absoloutely nothing.
The door whooshed open, immediately breaking her short daydream. She quickly busied herself again with the dishes, "There you are, KOS-MOS!" Shion walked up beside her, "I've been looking all over for you."
She noticed the large pile of dirty dishes, in comparison to the very little pile of clean ones, "KOS-MOS... how long have you been here?"
"00:26:17," she replied with not so much of a monotone voice, than a dreary one.
"... Really?" Shion almost felt the urge to rub her eyes, she felt like she was seeing things. But every blink didn't change a thing, KOS-MOS had hardly done any work in the considerable ammount of time she was given, "Do you need any help?"
"I require no assistance at the moment."
As KOS-MOS picked up the next dish, Shion noticed something, a sparkle above her chest, "KOS-MOS..." she held the pearl between her fingers, giving KOS-MOS quizzical looks, "Where did you get this?"
She stared for a moment, remained silent, then ignored her and attempted to continue her task, "Answer me, KOS-MOS!"
"chaos purchased it for me," that would be the last thing she'd say to anyone but chaos that evening.
"... chaos?" Shion repeated, not believing what she just heard. KOS-MOS didn't have anything installed into her system that would allow her to lie to joke around, so what she said... was true, "Why?"
Even if KOS-MOS could have a reasonable answer for that question, she was silent, and wouldn't dare make the slightest sound. Shion never liked having her questions ignored, but just this one time, she thought maybe it was better to leave this question unanswered. At least for a little while, at least until KOS-MOS understood this herself.
So, with a smile, she patted her on the shoulder, and left. This was KOS-MOS' chance to be lazy and bored again. One thing was for sure, she certainly required assistance this time.
*~~*
It seemed like it was midnight, eleven o'clock at the most actually. It was a hard task, but somehow they managed it. KOS-MOS and chaos snuck out of the Elsa without leaving a trace. From the second the last door closed behind them, chaos couldn't help but laugh. If he got caught sneaking out of the Elsa, at this time of night, with KOS-MOS, AND with some of his work still left from the day, the captain (and possibly Shion) would raise hell. Now that their fun night out was almost completely certain, he could relax.
KOS-MOS, however, felt just the slightest bit guilty. But since she was an android, it didn't have much effect on her. She would've laughed as well, if she was able to.
Now, what did he have planned? Well, besides going back to the place where they first kissed, the place KOS-MOS loved so, he drew a blank. Dinner and a movie would seem a pretty good date. But...
One - KOS-MOS couldn't eat.
Two - KOS-MOS couldn't enjoy entertainment like films or music.
Three - This WASN'T a date. This was chaos fulfilling a request, and sticking by his word.
KOS-MOS, like chaos, would be in trouble if she was caught. Especially since she still had a lot of work left over. But luckily for her, she couldn't worry, and could only be glad.
It was quite a surprise for her, while she was just cleaning up in the hangar... he rushed in so quickly behind her, she didn't notice him at all. He wasn't wearing the orange, blue, and black clothes tonight that had become his "trademark uniform." Instead he was dressed in a gray tanktop, a black jacket atop it, and navy blue jeans. His hands were not covered in gloves. The second KOS-MOS turned around, he immediately, hastily ran his plan by her.
"We can sneak out! Everyone's asleep, and we can get out without getting taped if we leave right now!"
So, obviously, KOS-MOS agreed to go with him the moment he stopped talking.
chaos knew exactly where the robots went, and what time they would get there. As well, he knew that the one camera they couldn't avoid recharged for exactly two minutes and twenty-one seconds at 10:58 PM and 1:33 AM. chaos timed it down to the second. It was never smart to blow off work to make an escape plan, but hey, at least it worked!
*~~*
chaos changed. KOS-MOS didn't realize that until now. He was different. Ever since they had arrived here, on Second Miltia, both their worlds were turned upside down. KOS-MOS changed too.
As it had been said, the world looked different in the eyes of people who were in love. The world was completely inverted for an android in love.
chaos laid out a dark blue blanket on the ground beneath the songbirds' tree. All were asleep, preparing to brighten the morning with song. The moon and the stars provided their sole light. They both laid down, chaos holding the android's cold body close to him. Both looked up to the clear sky, and KOS-MOS was the first to speak, "Stars..."
KOS-MOS would only have two options in her speaking. One, she would say long, complicated sentences going into great detail of the topic on hand. Or two, she would say nothing at all. A one word discussion about stars was just... absurd!
But chaos loved the thought of KOS-MOS acting simple. He took his one word as a suggestion, they'd have something to do: stargaze.
He pointed to one constellation out of the many that were visible, "That's Aquilla, the eagle and right over there is Delphinus, the dolphin."
KOS-MOS was staring directly where he was pointing, so he knew she was paying attention. He wasn't sure if she was enjoying his little star lesson, but he continued, "Volans, it's a flying fish. Perseus the champion, and Pegasus the flying horse... The last one I know is... that one. Andromeda, the chained--"
He stopped abruptly. At first, he wasn't sure why. Why couldn't he bring himself to say 'Chained Lady' to her? Was it because... KOS-MOS was chained away from all the wonderful experiences of life? A prisoner with no hope of escape, her life bound to the battlefield...
To get out of this, he had to name another constellation. He didn't know any others that were in the sky tonight, he just pointed at any random constellation and named another one, "That's... Gemini, the twins, Castor and Pollux."
KOS-MOS stared at him, "That one is Eridanus, a river."
"... You know about constellations?"
She nodded. So she was just letting chaos tell her information she already knew. Wouldn't she had stopped him and told her she was 'aware of this data?' Did she just want to hear him talk?
He smiled and chuckled, "Maybe you should be telling me about stars."
She didn't speak, she just got closer to him. Reacting to this, chaos moved closer to her. It wasn't a date, but a single tiny kiss made the night evermore sweeter than any date.
*~~*~~*~~*~~*
I uploaded this right after chapter 2, so I don't have that much to say. ('Cept give reviews!) Argh, I'm really sick. ;_; I can't speak! It's not fair! Talking's all I do!! *cries in corner*
Buh-bye
MZF