A.N. I'd like to thank 'Queen of Duels' and 'purestarlight71' for their awesome reviews! Only things really keeping my ego for this fic up and about. I was hoping for more reviews, but oh well, can't have it all, can we?

0014 sighed and came out of the bathroom, a smile on her face She had been lent some 'normal' clothes and was now dressed in a pair of extra baggy blue jeans and shirt. Her hair had been tied up in a ponytail with the bangs falling down.

All her injuries had recovered in the past couple of days, and now she was only really tired, even if she only woke up an hour or so at a time during her recovery period.

She yawned.

A hole had been but in the back of the jeans and now her tail swished lazily while her ears still jittered about. 0015 had been scolding her on no end as she had only been drinking water and eating so little the past few days, but she didn't really mind. She had A LOT on her mind.

They wanted her to allow these doctors, Dr. Gilmore and Dr. Kasumi, to fix herself and 0015. She and the later had had a rather vibrant discussion about it earlier, she paused, remembering it.

"So you don't even care if we die?" 0015 shouted in outrage, glaring at her weakened friend who scratched behind Byaken's ears. Fang and Candy were upstairs at the moment eating, but Byaken had refused to budge.

"Of course I care.." 0014 said softly, eyes downcast. Byaken's brown eyes stared into her own, piercing into her soul for the time being.

"No you don't! If you did you wouldn't be like this!" 0015 shot back, pacing back and forth, tears coming out of her eyes.

"I do care! You just don't understand!" 0014 shot back, softly and calmly.

"What? Are you scared 0014? Are you afraid they could do more damage?! Look at you! Your already worse off!" 0015 put her hands in front of her mouth, eyes wide. 0014's hands clenched into tight fists. Byaken looked at her with concern.

"Cloud…" 0015 reverted to 0014's given name.

"Fine! Let's go on ahead! I don't care if we do this or not! I don't..  I don't care anymore!"

"Cloud.. I.."

"Now YOU listen! It was the hardest thing to see what they were doing to you, to watch them dissemble you while I felt them doing things to my own body was hell Mitsuko! To watch you look at me like I was some sort of monster, to see what you transform into underwater, to not be able to protect you, that was hell! I don't want to see that again! I don't want to watch you be rebuilt! I don't want to live like this and it isn't fair! I pleaded, and begged, BEGGED Mitsuko, I swallowed my pride and begged them to release you! Know what I got? KNOW WHAT I GOT? I got this body and I have to wake up knowing it isn't just temporary like yours! I have to wake up knowing nothing can cure the pain in my heart! Nothing can bring Touma back to me, just as no one could bring my mother back to me!"

"Cloud-chan…" 0015 made a move to go foreword by 0014's harsh voice cut through.

"No! Stay back! Don't touch me!" she drew her knees up to her chest and buried her face in them, her shoulder's racked with sobs, yet no tears came forth.

"I am not even allowing myself to cry."

"Cloud it's not your fault…" 0015 took another step foreword.

"Yes it is!" 0014 throw her head back to the ceiling, still hugging her knees.

"I couldn't even protect you!" she shrieked, and wetness began to come from her eyes as animalistic whimpering came form her mouth.

'I can't even be human anymore…" 0015's eyes widened, and Byaken leapt onto the bed. 0014 buried her face into his fur.

"There is nothing here anyways! All I want is to go back to mamma, but even now I can't do that!" she reached a new level of sobbing and anguish and 0015 wrapped her arms around her friend.

"Sssh, no more tears. You have every right to live as a human, we all do! You mustn't give up…" she pulled 0014 away to arms length, brown eyes looked into brown and 0015 smiled.

"You told me one thing I'll never forget, ahou ga." 0015 smiled again.

"Every day deserves another, though you may not see why. As long as you keep on living, your soul will only fly." 0015 touched 0014's nose and giggled.

"Now, how about that tune up?"

"Depends.."

"On what?"

"No needles?"

"Can't promise…"

"Damn…"

Byaken met her as she opened the door, Fang and Candy were sleeping by the fireplace and a sweet aroma came from the kitchen.

006 must be cooking… she thought with a small smile on her face.  She and Byaken walked into the living room.

"Cloud-chan!" she blinked as 0015 careened into her, glomping her tightly. 0014 blinked and both of them got off the floor.

"Why did you glomp me?"

"Because you're so glompable!" 0015 laughed, eyes closed in merriment.

"Why I bet if Touma could see you he's just stand there stupidly." 0014's face lit up like a Christmas tree.

"So, have the guys you've been talking about get here?"

"No they'll be arriving tomorrow." 004 smiled.

"Good. Where is everyone else?"

"008 went fishing, 003 and 009 are in town… on a date, 006 is cooking us some lunch. 002 went flying, 005 is out meditating, and 007 is helping in the kitchen as well!" 0015 chirped. Suddenly 0014 gave a shout.

"What?!" 004 already had his machine gun hand ready, but he blinked when 0015 began to laugh.

"Is there something I missed?" 004 moved a little to the left and he let out a chuckle. Candy had glomped onto 0014's tail and was now batting at it as it swished back and forth. Byaken and Fang watched in bemusement. Byaken had settled on the rug and now Fang was curled up next to him.

"Candy! Did you have to bite that hard?" 0014 wined and sighed as Candy made little mewing noises.

"Yes, yes, I understand it's bushy and wiggly."

"You can understand her?" 004 asked sarcastically. Both 0015 and 0014 looked at him.

"Well duh!" 0015 said.

"I WAS with wolves for about half of my life."

"Nani?"

"Well I was."

"So what your saying is, you can talk with animals?" 004 was clearly not buying it.

"What's so unbelievable?" 0015 asked, hand son her hips.

"Well for one, 0015, it's unheard of." 007 smiled, coming out of the kitchen, balancing three plates in his hands while 006 came out with the other two plates. Both cyborgs set the plates on the table and sat on the couch occupying the left. 004 soon joined them on that side and the girls occupied the right.

"Well it's true, if you don't believe me watch!" 0014 said in a huff she turned to Fang and made distinct noises in the back of her throat that sounded like mewing until she yipped in a high pitched squeal. Fang immediately got up did a circle clockwise and then counterclockwise. She then lay back down, seemingly snuggling Byaken.

There were a few minutes of silence.

"What did you do?" 006 asked.

"Yeah, that was neat!" 007 said. 0015 and 0014 sighed, looking at each other.

"Men." They said simultaneously.

"I still don't believe it." 007 said in disbelief, but 004 was smirking.

"Well I'll be."

"Then if you still don't believe her, give 0014 an order to tell Fang." 0015 reasoned.

"Can you ask Fang to bring me the basket in the kitchen? It's the small wicker one."

"Whatever." 0014 shrugged and turned her attention back to fang. His time she made the first noise with the showing off her fangs a little by lifting her lips. It sounded like a whimpering a growling some yips and then a few barks. Fang seemed to glare at being interrupted from her 'romantic moment' with Byaken, but none-the-less, she got up. Suddenly 0014 shot something else in her direction. Fang seemed to glare again and continued to move as 0014 leaned back.

There was silence and then suddenly Fang came back with the wicker basket in her mouth, smirking triumphantly it seemed as she walked over to 007, placed the basket by his feet, and then left, kicking up her feet in a haughty matter and barking a few things. 0014 grimaced.

"I'm sorry!" she muttered defensively.

"What did she say?" asked 0015. 0014 sighed.

"She said we are the laziest bunch she'd ever seen." They shared a laugh and dug into their lunchtime meal.

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009 smiled at 003 as she daintily ate her food, picking at it as though she were in deep thought over it.

"Thank you very much for taking me out to dinner, 009," she smiled, bowing her head slightly, a slight blush illuminating her cheeks.

"Uh, it's alright." 009 smiled, resting his chin on his folded hands, his elbows propped on the table. A light blush seemed to cover his cheeks too. He had been waiting to ask 003 out for a very long time, and he was so happy that he had finally gotten over his fear of it.

Their evening had been wonderful thus far. They had taken a long stroll in the evening, looking at all the sites this city had to offer. They had finally gotten to the restaurant he had booked prior too tonight and had gotten the reserved table outside were the moonlight shown brightly. Two candles sat romantically along with flowers as the centerpiece, and the ocean rumbled a short distance away. To make the moment even more spectacular, a pod of whales were just a little off shore, and now they were eating a fine meal.

Suddenly, 009 caught 003's gaze. Several couples were dancing on the small dance floor. It had been set up a little ways away. It had an oval roof and beautiful flowered vines curled down the posts. Multicolored lights had also been strung and now there were only three couples there, and there was plenty of room…

009 blushed a bit more and stood up, clearing his throat.

"003.. would you.. that is.. would … would you like to dance… with me?" he asked. 003 looked up at him, and her eyes sparkled as she gently extended her hand. 009 took it and gently kissed the top as she stood.

Several of the older people made 'awing' noises as they stepped onto the dance floor. The music played softly and both cyborgs looked into each other's eyes.

No words were spoken as they hugged each other close and began to dance slowly to the music. Nothing was left unheard or unsaid as they focused their attention on their partner.

To them, it was like they were the only ones on that floor, the only ones on the planet.

And they savored it. Every last breath, every last second, and every last heartbeat.

~

002 sighed as he looked up at the vast sky. He was in his special spot; no one knew where he was. He often came here to think about everything, or to just let it all out. Here he was never mocked if he shed a tear, if he smiled, or he dropped his bad boy facade drop.

He sighed and took in a deep breath of air, looking at the twinkling lights above. Just looking at them made him cry, and he didn't understand why. Was it because he still hurt? Still mourned his past life?

He let the tears fall, and as each droplet hit the ground, his chest lightened, and stopped constricting him so much.

If he had cared right then, he would have probably scoffed and cursed whoever made a cyborg that could feel.

The pain inside him was so unreal, surreal in a way. In another way, it was kind of depressing.

Yes, he wanted to visit home, but he didn't dare anymore. It would bring up far too much memory, and he didn't want to bare it.

He had been so 'green' back then. He should have never gotten into the car. He would have died, yes, but he would have died a human, not a hunted freak.

For the first time in a long time, the lonely cyborg curled up into a tight ball and began to sob.

TBC

A.N. I apologize for the quickness of this chapter y'all. I think I'm in an angst-y mood, ne?