A/N: Here's chapter two! I've liked all the reviews I've gotten so far, keep them up. In the next chapter there will be some... uh, surprises for the reviewers. Thanks!

Disclaimer: If I really owned Xenosaga, do you really think I'd spend my time writing fanfics?

Chapter Two:

After tossing and turning for what seemed like hours, Jr. sat up in his bed and threw back the covers. Clad only in his black silk pants and a black beater he shuffled to the kitchen in hopes of something there being able to get rid of his worries.

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MOMO still sat on her bed with her tray next to her. 'If I go I might run into Jr.! But it's so late now... surely he's asleep.' Finally she got to her feet and started towards the kitchen, taking the precaution of taking the longer and more unused route.

When she reached the kitchen she went to the fridge and pulled out a fruit bowl. Filled with strawberries, kiwi, blueberries, and blackberries. She sat in the corner of the kitchen in the booth and hovered over the bowl, eating a few every minute or so.

She heard the soft footfalls and her head snapped up to see Jr. in his nightclothes, frozen in his place, staring at her.

'Oh no...'

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"MOMO?" He said in disbelief.

"... go away!" She said hiding her face feeling her shoulders shake.

"MOMO..." He slid into the booth next to her and put his hand on her shoulder. She jerked away from him, cowering further into the booth and he could hear her start to cry.

"You were so angry... and I hadn't even done anything..." His arms slid around her, bringing her next to him and letting her cry on his shoulder.

"I'm so sorry... I was so scared that you'd get hurt... and it would be my fault." He rested his head on hers, rubbing her back in a soothing motion. "I shouldn't have yelled... I'm sorry MOMO." Her tears had stopped and now she sniffed into his shirt, no longer shaking.

"It's okay Jr.," She whispered and he slid out of the booth, readjusted her weight in his arms, and started towards her room. Once there he opened the door and set her in her bed, pulling the covers up to her shoulders and tucking them in around her. MOMO's hand slipped from beneath the covers to lift his picture up and set it up straight on her nightstand.

"I sleep better knowing your watching over me." She smiled sweetly at him and he felt his heart squeeze. He squeezed her hand and kissed her cheek.

"Sleep well," With one more squeeze he was gone and had turned out the lights behind him, leaving her to sleep peacefully.

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The next morning Allen sat opposite of Shion. "You know, Chief... there's this carnival... I was uh thinking... we could go together... like a..."

"Date?" She interrupted him, taking a sip of her coffee.

"Uh, well, yeah." He was surprised at her calmness where as he would've been shaking in his boots- if he wore boots that is.

"That sounds nice Allen, I'd be pleased to be your date." Shion said happily and he broke out into the widest smile she'd seen in years.

"Chief... we'll have a great time." He smiled at her and for once, she smiled just as brightly as him.

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Ziggy rapped on the door to MOMO's room, and entered to find something that took him completely surprised. Jr. and MOMO were in her room, apparently having a blast. Stuffed animals were all around the room, obviously after being thrown by one of the two. And on the floor were MOMO and Jr., with him on top.

"Surrender!" He shouted joyfully, tickling her while she giggled like mad. Ziggy's protective side took over, as he picked up Jr. by the back of the neck, and started to carry him out of the room, while he kicked and hollered unable to get down or get in a hit.

Ziggy carried him into the kitchen and held him still by the scruff of the neck in front of everybody. The others stared in amazement as Jr. cursed loudly and tried to hit him so hard he practically spun all the way around. "Put me DOWN!" He yelled and MOMO came into the kitchen, her eyes half amused, and the other reproachful.

"Ziggy! We were just playing!"

Chaos yelled for silence and tried not to laugh at his friend, who had stopped struggling and just hung from Ziggy's clutch.

"What happened MOMO?" He asked the small girl and she looked up at him.

"We were playing in my room, when we started throwing stuffed animals at each other. He said to surrender and I said no and threw more. Finally I ran out and he tackled me and started to tickle me. He said to surrender again and that's when Ziggy came in and took him away."

"Ah, it's all right Ziggy, Jr. wasn't trying to harm her. You can put him down." Chaos said with a smile and Ziggy frowned and shook Jr. then dropped him to his feet.

Instantly Jr. was back on his own and put up his fists. "You-"

"Jr.!" MOMO ran in between the cyborg and the boy and held onto Jr.'s hand, stopping him from hitting the cyborg. "Don't hurt Ziggy!"

"Hurt Ziggy?! ZIGGY!" He hollered, clutching the back of his neck, "What about Jr.?! He damn near ripped my vocal chords out the back of my neck!" By now the rest of the passengers and crew were laughing so hard they were almost in tears

MOMO looked concerned and then reached up and kissed the back of his neck. "Does that make it feel better?"

A wave of crimson washed over Jr.'s face as he pressed his hand to the back of neck, his jaw hanging open. Now everyone but MOMO and Jr. (and of course Ziggy) were banging their fists on the table, gasping for oxygen. Jr., who could think of no better way to solve the situation, grabbed MOMO's hand and took off, the back of his jacket flying behind him.

"Who told her that kissing something that hurts will make it feel better?" Hammer gasped.

Chaos raised a guilty hand. "When she tripped last week and hit her head on the table, it hurt so I said that I'd kiss it and make it feel better."

There was another round of laughter until finally it died down and they sat in silence until Shion spoke up, "Ziggy, MOMO and Jr. are... well... you have to let them be by themselves."

"It is my job to protect her." He said, if possible, more stiffly then before.

"Jr. will take care of that, I assure you he won't let anything happen to MOMO." Chaos assured him.

"Hmph."