A.N. Sorry for the wait, this one is full of cool stuff and action though!
Silence, it's what filled the room as the remaining cyborgs sat. 0014 leaned into Touma's arm and had her eyes closed, her heart was hammering, and she was sure everyone could hear it.
It had been this silent for an two and a half hours, with no sign of 002 and no sign of the doctors that were busy hammering away on the soon to be finished cyborg, 0015.
Fang, Byaken, and even little Candy had sensed the tension in the room. Fang was nestled on the empty couch cushion while Byaken was curled up by 014's feet. Candy settled for lying across 0014's shoulders, rest her cold nose prodded her neck. Occasionally 0014's ears would flicker about making Touma squirm or chuckle a bit as they planted butterfly touched on his neck.
007 would occasionally twitch or twiddle his fingers or give a sigh, 006 had moved himself to the kitchen and 009 and 003 were snuggling a bit, and both trying to be inconspicuous as they were also talking to 001, who was nestled in his basket on 003's lap as usual.
004 had finally resolved to reading a book called 'Jason's Gold' and was too engrossed in it's pages to even care.
The clock just ticked.
Tick Tock Tick Tock And so on and so forth. Sometimes this would also be accompanied by mumblings of 006 as he busied himself in the kitchen, letting a sweet aroma fill their noses. The phone rang, making them jump, 007 politely got up and answered it."Hello?"
"007?"
"Hey 008! How's home." 007 grinned.
"It's great, not a single mishap has happened yet, and I'm delivering food to the villages 005 is here now, helping me avoid mines and dig them up."
"That's great, so when will you two be home?"
"I'm not sure, might be a few more days."
"Well take as long as you need, the doctor has promised to help our friends and he knows what to fix."
"Oh really? That's good. Sorry 007, I have to go!"
"Right, bye!" the happy cyborg hung up the phone.
"How is 008?" 009 asked with a smile.
"He's doing great, 005 is helping him deliver the food to the villages and helping him dig up land mines." 007 smiled and plopped back down on the chair he had previously been sitting on.
"That's wonderful." 003 smiled. They began to chat about different things, an occasional comment coming from Touma while 0014 slept through it all.
"Ya know, she looks really different when she sleeps." 007 commented suddenly, fearing silence would envelope the room again since the conversation had died down.
"Yeah, she looks more calm, doesn't she?" Touma grinned and brushed some of her bangs from her face."
"Touma, how exactly did you two meet?" 003 asked. Touma paused, blinked, and then grinned.
"Full story or long?"
"Snack time!" 006 interrupted and set a tray full of snacks on the table.
"Did I interrupt something?" he asked.
"We were about to find out how those two met, join us 006." 009 smiled.
"I want the details man." 007 grinned. Touma chuckled and shook his head.
"Alright then…. What I remember is.."
It was so dark… and it was pouring down a storm that night. The lightening illuminated the sky and the thunder crashed. But, like usual, the streets of the city were crowded with cars that honked their horns senselessly at one another. Few pedestrian were on the streets at this hour as well.
One was distinguishable from these people, and that was only because on her torn clothing, pale face, hacking coughs, and the torn blanket wrapped tightly about her. She paused to cough, groaning softly and nearly fainting.
She started to cross the street, her vision burred enough that she couldn't see very well.
Suddenly, she turned, looking much like a dear caught in headlights as a car horn honked at her, and a red convertible came speeding her way.
She seemed to be paralyzed in fear, and a woman nearby screamed.
But, suddenly something crashed into her, rolling around with her, the car narrowly missing them.
"Hey! Watch it you idiot!' the driver stopped and screamed and sped off before he could be caught.
The young woman looked up to see beautiful brown eyes starring back at her and a mop of dark brown, messy hair.
"Hey, are you o.k. ?Hey! Hold on, I gotcha.." she slowly fell unconscious in the stranger's arms. He sighed, but smiled, pushing her bangs tenderly from her mud streaked face.
"My name is Touma… what is yours?" he asked silently, hefting her up and turning, running down the sidewalk.
Touma paused outside an apartment and carefully pushed the door open, having not locked it. He sighed and set the young woman down on his couch and took off his long trench coat, and then for better measure, took her out of the blanket and undressed her to her unmentionables, blushing and redressing her in some dry clothes.
Finally, he dried himself off and redressed, then carried the woman to a bedroom, setting her gently under the covers.
"Soup… she'll need something in her.." he said to himself and walked into the next room, a small kitchen and began to busy himself.
When he returned, a pair of dark, clouded, brown eyes starred at him questionably, her pale lips parted ever so slight, and her blonde hair hanging in her face. He smiled.
"My name is Touma, don't worry now miss. I'll take care of you." He smiled and set the tray down, and gently reached out, frowning when he flinched away from him.
"Don't worry, I'm gonna help you, k?" He stepped closer and gently propped her head up a little more. She tried to move her hands and got them about three inches before they fell limply to her side, she whimpered softly and coughed. She then sneezed in a cute manor, making Touma chuckle.
"Since you wont tell me your name… I think… I'll call you kitten." She blinked up at him as he pulled over a chair and held a spoonful of warm broth to her lips.
"This will make you feel better." He smiled and gently poured it into her mouth, she coughed a bit, but as soon as her body relaxed he set another spoonful inside. This continued, her eyes watching him warily the whole time.
"Eventually, she got a lot better and was able to talk to me more. She told me her whole story and before I know it I'm taking her to her house and getting an invite to stay and soon we became what the servants would call 'The Three Musketeers'!" Touma laughed.
"Wow, what an interesting story.." 007 grinned.
"You have a good memory." 004 commented.
"Such a nice story." 003 smiled and leaned on 009's arm, both blushed. Touma arched an eyebrow.
"Yes and then when he got sick I got to take care of him, much to my amusement." A quiet voice commented with wry amusement. 0014 looked at Touma lazily with half closed eyes.
"Nice rest."
"Yes, I needed that." She replied, still worn out.
"I'd say, from what you told me you about died, twice."
"Did not."
"Did so."
"Did not!"
"Fine, you were only livingly challenged."
"Correct, just as I am not short, I am vertically challenged, and you are not stupid, just intellectually challenged."
"Ri- hey!"
"Gotcha Tou-chan." 0014 sighed and lazily kept only her left eye open, they were staring.
"Yes, we are insane, be afraid.. VERY afraid." They laughed at this until 003 suddenly went deathly pale.
"003?" 009 asked in concern, gently taking her by the shoulder.
"Something is coming.."
No sooner had she said this than…
The window crashed, and a shriek filled the room.
A.N. oh! The evil cliffy!
