Hi everyone and a meeeeeeeeerry christmas to all of you!!! XD I know most of you might celebrate christmas tomorrow, but hey, since I get my presents today, I thought, why not giving you this chap as a present today as well? XDWell, on to other stuff!
Man I gotta end this some time soon! It was never meant to get this long! OO gets headache But well, I still hope there are some people liking this, regarding the reviews there are XD. You get all my respect if you lasted till here! Ganbare,there'll be an end soon!
Again I'd like to say something to the reviewers, but to all of them: THANKS FOR READING AND LIKING IT!!! I LOVE YOU ALL!! Getting your reviews makes me want to write another fic XD But well, I think I'll stick to my usual fanfic-style after this again...
blahgirl: WEll, here you go XD I'm updating
obsessed-and-can't-spell: Yeah, now I hope your christmas ROCK since this is rockman! (slap me...) btw, great name XD
D.X D.Zero: I hope you don't suffer too much XD And say hi to Zeal
PRivate: Oh sorry, guess I really got you wronG! Thanks anyway! I'm glad you like it though you'Re not into yaoi! That really means something I guess I'll upload another FF soon which is completely not yaoi and just plain stupid, maybe you'll like it
Freaky PErson: AHHH I'm always happy when I get your review!!! You make me smile like an idiot! XDDD I so hope you'll like it till the end! (cause I don't really like the end --)
Now have fun! And sorry if I wrote nonsense sometimes here like where they didn'T belong. Yesterday I a´lmost cut off my finger while putting a cup into the cupboard, so I can't type quite well now... Merry christmas I guess ;;
Have fun, as always, X's POV
"Zero, watch it!!! A maverick behind you!!"
"Ahh, thanks X!! Could have ended bad!" he gives me thumbs up, the next moment he jumps over me, killing another maverick that was about to get me.
"Jeez, thanks as well Zero!"
"You're welcome, my love!"
"WHAT?"
"Aw, X, don't look like that! You know I love you don't you? Everytime I hear this knocking I think of you!"
"Knocking? Love? Zero what are you talking about?!
"Don't you hear it? The knocks of love!" Suddenly Zero changes from his armor to a fancy colored shirt and flares, stupid glasses and looking like a hippie.
"What the…?"
"Make love not war!!" Now he's throwing flowers… What the hell is going on here? Wait! Now I hear that knocking as well?!
"Zero, you're scaring me! What's up?!"
"Everything will be fine, worry not my dear!" He comes over to me, and gets out drumsticks. I wonder what he's planning to do with those. He's taking both in one hand now.
"You hear the knocking now??" And with this, he's beating me with those sticks on my head like mad. But before I can complain or ask what he's doing, I wake up…
"The hell…" I rub my head. What kind of sick dream was this?! And what about this knocking?
"X, are you awake?!" I turn to look at the door. It's Alia's voice, and she's knocking on the door. So that's it. Aww I feel like I've been drinking all night…
"Sure Alia, come in…"
She enters my room.
"X, what happened? You look awful!"
"Oh thanks…"
"No, you know how I mean it! Like you had a bad dream or something."
I still got this disturbing picture of hippie-Zero in my mind.
"Not bad but completely stupid! Well, whatever, sit down if you like."
I sit up on my bed while saying this, she sits down beside me.
"Where have you been all day? Didn't see ya around anywhere yesterday. Not even with Zero."
"What's that supposed to mean?!" I ask alarmed. She chuckles.
"Nothing… just, where have you been? Everything's alright?"
"Depends… I had a date with Iris…"
"You had WHAT???" Alia looks totally bewildered. Obviously, she thinks this is a joke.
"It's no joke if you think that. Zero arranged it."
"Zero did WHAT????" Now she almost fell off my bed. Oh, correction, she just did…
"That's not true, you're kidding me!!" She says from the floor, looking up to me sitting there.
"Yes it is. But you're expression is pretty much the same as mine was."
"I can't believe that, how come??"
"Well, as I found out he must think I'm secretly in love with her because he figured I've been jealous all the time when he was with her and stuff, and so he wanted to do me a favor in getting me a date with her."
"Has Zero gone maverick?! Or does he just like to torture you? I mean, it's sooo obvious you're jealous because you love HIM and not Iris, right?"
"Well, tell that Zero! He doesn't get a hint if you'd wack it in his face you know!"
I'm mumbling while saying this. But Alia's smiling now. Just what's so funny about all this right now all of a su- wait! HELL NO!!! What did I just say??
"No!! Alia, whatever I said, it's not true!! I- I am… I mean I am not! Oh shit…"
"Got'cha."
She smiles victoriously. Bitch!
"Hmph… you're evil, Alia."
"Yes, I am. So? I told you already that I figured it out, and now you finally affirmed it. I just had to get you off guard in a mood like this."
"Are all girls this calculating?"
"Most of us."
"Great. Guess Iris's not a girl then?"
"What you mean?"
"She's just too stupid for things like that… I mean, she thinks having a date with someone makes them a couple right away!"
"Doesn't it?"
I'm looking at Alia in disbelief. She starts to laugh.
"Just kidding! Hey, I don't know her too well after all I guess… Never talked much with her. I'm too busy most of the time, and when we talked all she said was how she loved Zero and that he loves her. Guess I was a little naïve."
"Not more than me…"
I sigh. Alia puts her arm around me. Normally I would have shoved it away, I don't like being pitied by others – well, despite Zero. But somehow I feel there's something new between Alia and me know. Something like trust only good friends share. I wonder why I always refused to talk with her like this. She seems to be really understanding and concerned about my situation.
"Alia.. I'm sorry."
She looks at me confused.
"What for?"
"That I was a jerk to you all the time. You're really nice you know. I just didn't want to talk to anybody about it. Thought I could handle it myself."
"Everybody does…" She sighs. "But after a while most realize that it's easier to have someone to talk to. And other point of views from situations. And some might come up with good ideas."
The expression she has now slightly scares me.
"What are you up to, Alia?!"
"Don't know yet… First you should tell me what happened yesterday in detail!"
"Ehm… well.. okay…"
After about 10 minutes I told her everything so far. But she seems to notice I left out a bit. Must be this damn women's intuition.
"X… what else happened? You can't tell me that's all. I mean, you told me you didn't know what to think and how Zero feels and were really upset, but why? All you told me so far wasn't a reason for this. Zero told you he dislikes Iris, Iris told you she just made up this couple thing only because they dated… all this should make you feel happier right?"
"Well…" She's right. I left out the part with the kissing…
"Come on X, how am I supposed to help you if you're not telling me?"
"You're having lots of fun right now, don't ya?" I look annoyed.
"Actually, yes, I am." She smiles even more. "Now tell me!"
"Okay then… To make it short, Iris told me she and Zero DID kiss…"
"And you believe this piece of crap?"
Now there's silence. Then she continues.
"Well.. to be honest, I don't believe that… You said Zero thinks of kissing like you do, so that would mean… oh I get it now what makes you so sad. Well but… as I said, I don't think that's true, 'cause I'm pretty sure Zero is meaning what he says about disliking her."
"But…"
I don't know myself what I want to say. Alia seems to understand as she's putting her arm around me again. She's really a nice girl. At this very moment, the door opens and Zero comes in.
"Hey, mornin' X, had a good sleep? Wanted to ask if ya-"
He suddenly stopped talking when he realizes that Alia's here as well.
"Ah… good morning Alia… Up so early? So… you don't seem to need a third person here… I'm off then…"
"Zero wait, you're getting this-" Alia starts, but Zero already turned around, leaving my room at incredible speed. "-wrong…"
I can't help but shake my head.
"X I'm sorry…"
"No. It's not your fault. This was so bound to happen! Arg sometimes I could just slap him!! Who does he call touchy??"
"He did?"
"Yes…"
"Hm… Hey, wait! Say, the way he acted he really makes the impression to me he's jealous!"
"What? Don't tell me he's in love with you now!" I look shocked.
"Oh X I really should beat you up for being so stupid! Please tell me you're not meaning this seriously!"
"Ah well…"
"X, honestly! He can't be jealous all the time because you accidentaly always date only those girls he has a crush on right?"
"Why not?"
Man I think she might really slap me any second! Maybe I should try to talk me out of it?
"Maybe he's not jealous, maybe he just… ehm… thought he interrupted us in something and didn't want to disturb?"
"X!!! For heaven's sake, use your common sense!! You're blaming Zero for not noticing your hints that you love him, but here you are, telling yourself nonsense about him loving anybody you get close to! Isn't it waaaay more likely that he just wants to be with YOU and he's jealous when he sees you with others like this?"
Well.. I gotta admit it. The way Alia points this out, it sounds really sensible. I wonder why someone else has to say it to make me believe it. For I already considered this possible days ago…
"But Alia, there's still the kiss…"
Now she's rolling her eyes. I'm really afraid she might slap me now! But she isn't. Lucky!
"X, will you please stop thinking about this stupid, goddamn, probably never happened kiss between them?!"
"What do you mean, 'probably never happened'?"
"You know pretty well what I mean, please stop acting the dumb here! Iris said that and she was furious about Zero. Plus I consider it possible she just wanted to make you jealous."
"But she said that when I didn't ask for it, she even said that only casually."
"Well okay, that might give us a bit to worry, but not much. DON'T LOOK LIKE THAT!! I said just a bit!! Jeez… Let's just pretend now this kiss never happened for our plan, okay?"
"What plan? Alia, you're scaring me!"
"Well, the plan we will make if we assume Zero's in love with you! Something to test it!"
I back off a bit. Girls sure are scary! Her eyes are glowing!! Okay, I think I'm really getting paranoid now…
I pause for a minute. She seems to wait for my agreement.
"Well, how about finding out first if it has been for that kiss?"
SMACK! Yeah now I got it… She finally slapped me…
"OUTCH!! Now what was that for?!"
"X you're pathetic!! Just forget about it okay?? You'll ruin everything if you ask him okay??"
"Why that?"
"Cause, think about the possibilities! First would be, you ask him, it's true, then you're even more down. That's not necessary. Aw, don't look like that, it's not true anyways!!"
"So why don't ask him if it's not true anyways as you say?"
I think I'm driving her mad. Actually, I think I'm as annoying to her now as Iris was to me yesterday… Aw please no!!! I don't wanna be like Iris! I wanna be a god again! What am I talking about!?
"Well, that's where the other possibility comes in. You ask him, it's not true, but he feels offeneded because you even considered believing her by asking him again. He might think you don't trust him."
"That's bullshit!!"
"Well, yes, but listen, you two happen to behave more weird than ANY other person I've ever met when you're in love! If you ask me, EVERYTHING's possible here."
"We can't be weirder than girls!"
"Oh yes you can! Trust me! You're worrying way too much! And think about it, nothing ventured, nothing gained! One of you finally has to make the first move! Or this'll go on forever!" (author's note: I think Alia's talking out of all the reader's minds ;;;)
I finally give up. Alia's right. But I'm not very comfortable with ME being the one with the first move…
"So what is your plan?"
"Just let me do it. You lean back."
She stands up and smiles at me. I'm still not fully convinced. This is bound to go wrong… Alia's heading for the door.
"Thank you, Alia."
"You're welcome X. I just can't see you two suffer anymore, it's awful! Well okay, not that Zero changed much, he's moody as always… but you're looking so depressed all the time instead of being the cheery, usual X I know pulls me down. I want you to be happy. So, get up now, have breakfast and start the day. See ya later!"
And with that, she leaves. Funny speech. But I'm already feeling better. She was right, it actually DOES help to have someone knowing and who you can share you're thoughts with in this case. Usually Zero's always the person I'm talking to when I got something on my mind. But it's clear that that's impossible in this special case. I just wonder what plan Alia has. Coming to think of how she already scared me earlier, it's giving me the creeps… Please let Zero still talk to me after it! --