Sorry it took so long to update but with the starting of school and all I just now found the time to get back into my stories, so I won't make you wait any longer…

Disclaimer: I do not own Outlaw Star or anything related to it, all I own is this plot line.

Chpt. 5 - Outlawed Love

Ohm…what is it they say?

Maybe I'll know one day…

Shock…then fear…then confusion, that about covers the range of emotions that ran through Jim's mind as he stood dazed in the hallway just outside the Outlaw Star's power core. Gillium, the small pink mechanical companion, hummed gently over to Jim's side.

"What did she mean Jim? What did she give to you?"

As the pink machine attempted to get a better angle at which to view the computer screen now held rather limply in Jim's hands he startled back as Jim snapped the laptop shut and began a rather quick sprint down the hall. Glancing back over his shoulder, Jim was relived that Gillium did not try to follow, but rather stayed where he was looking rather dazed, well, as dazed as a robot can look. The walls quickly became a blur as Jim raced through endless corridors toward his unknown destination. Finally, and rather abruptly, he came to a halt before a rather beat up silver door. Carved deep into the metal were the letters "GS" which, obviously, stood for "Gene Starwind."

'Okay,' he thought 'I'm here, now what do I do.'

Lifting his hand as if to knock on the door, Jim stopped mid-movement. His hand, frozen in mid-air, seemed to tremble slightly at the thought of making even the slightest movement toward the only thing separating him from Gene's room.

'What am I so afraid of, the worst he can do is hate me for…'

Jim's thought process was cut short as suddenly the door before him swung inward and framed by the opening in which it once stood was the man he dreaded to see. The light from within the room shone down from the center of the ceiling and seemed to give Gene a glow which caused Jim to gawk at the angelic form that had just appeared before him. Suddenly realizing that his hand was still poised in knocking position, Jim lifted his other hand to force the former down to his side.

"Well, if it isn't just the little man that I was hoping to find…"

Gene's comment hung on stale air, and also caught Jim rather off guard. Jim's mouth moved up and down, causing him to oddly resemble a fish, yet no words could be heard. Just as Gene moved to ask what it was that had caught his friends tongue he was surprised to find a small pair of arms latched around his waist and a face buried in his abdomen. Bringing one hand up to the back of his small friend's head Gene began to gently run his fingers through the long blonde hair, allowing himself to fall into the sereneness of the moment. Snapping back to reality only a moment later, Gene began to swing the younger boy into his room mentioning along the way,

"Whatever it is that has you bugged, I figure we can at least sit down to talk about it…"

Making his way over to his bed, Gene slowly, but carefully removes the blonde from about his waist and places him on the edge of the bed, seat himself only inches away. Looking down on the youth, Gene's words come easily enough, but to Jim they seem rather fuzzy as he attempts to pull himself out of the daze he had allowed himself to fall into.

"So what has you so riled up?"

It seemed like the words Jim wanted to say were like lead in his thought. He opened his mouth once again, yet nothing escaped except for a small squeak which caused him to quickly shut it once again. Eventually, after many tense seconds of silence, Jim began to speak.

"Gene, what do you do when you love someone, and they have no clue how you feel?..."

The question seemed to leave an ominous, foreboding presence in the room with the two as Jim patiently awaited a reply. Now it seemed like the elder was truly at a loss for words as his mouth began to move in a fashion very similar to Jim's only moments before.

"I guess…you would have to make them see…just how much you love them…"

The words were both light and dark to the young, blonde boy as he searched his genius mind for an answer to the question he had just asked. Looking up to his idol he found a pair of dark eyes staring back at him, and suddenly he pounced. Two pairs of soft lips met quickly, and then parted again. Realizing what he had done, Jim glanced down at his knees, ready to be torn to pieces. Yet there was no pain, no yelling, no comment at all. Instead he found his head being turned back toward Gene's direction, and his lips were covered once again. Jim's small arms looped around Gene's neck as Gene lay him back onto the mattress, deepening the kiss. This was truly more than Jim could have ever hoped for, he allowed his eyes to slip shut as he felt Gene's tongue brush briefly across his lips and he opened his mouth to allow it access. Jim truly couldn't believe this; he tasted sweet…kind of like Christmas cookies…only with cinnamon.

Abruptly the kiss ended as Gene pulled back only far enough to separate their lips. Sill positioned half on top of his younger Gene gave his famous lopsided grin as he looked down at the blonde.

"Never dreamed it would happen so fast…"

That was all he managed to gasp out before his lips were once again caught in the grips of the boy beneath him. The red-head began to slide one hand up the shirt of his younger, causing him to jump slightly and then only to kiss him more fiercely…

The Next Morning

Melphina and Ayesha sat around as they always did in the dining area of the ship, gossiping as was normal among their kind. Rising suddenly Melphina made the comment,

"Those boys and their sleep patterns, guess I'd better go wake them otherwise they'll miss breakfast."

Suddenly finding a hand resting upon her shoulder, Melphina whirls about elegantly to find the ever mysterious Twilight Suzuka standing behind her. Only one line passed between the two before Suzuka was gone just as mysteriously as she had appeared.

"Leave them be, I'm sure they need the rest…"

A rather confused Melphina returned to her seat only to pick up the conversation where she had left off with Ayesha and forget entirely about the boys or Suzuka.

Yet if anyone were to enter Gene Starwind's room at that precise moment they would find the red-head, with his arms wrapped protectively around the bare torso of a young blonde who just happened to be using the elder's bare chest as a pillow…

Yes, I know that I may have disappointed some by not creating a lemon but I just don't feel that they are my style. I leave you with (what I feel is) a rather lovely lime though. If there is anyone who feels that they can do the missing scene justice please feel free to do so, just send me an e-mail or leave a comment about where I can link it too so that others may enjoy the lemony goodness. That is all for now. Latta

MK