"Why are we watching the second movie?" Netto asked as Enzan put 'Two Towers' into the DVD slot.
"Because I like it," he said.
"Oh," Netto replied and leaned back into the couch as the movie started. "What's this one about?"
Enzan rolled his eyes. "It's the transition movie. It sets up for everything that happens in the third movie and it has more dialogue then fighting."
Blues smiled, "Enzan-sama just liked the Ents," he whispered to Rockman.
Rockman hid a smile behind his hand.
The movie started and soon everyone was captured in the special effects and overall coolness of the movie.
When the orcs came up on the screen Netto jumped and Enzan gave him an amused look. "Scared?" he asked.
"Surprised," Netto muttered as he crossed his arms.
"I'm sure," Enzan smirked.
The movie progressed and Netto became very sleepy. Sitting still for three hours wasn't something he normally willingly did. However Enzan seemed to be enjoying himself and that's all that really mattered.
Enzan noticed Netto's yawning and smiled. "Tired?"
"No," Netto said.
"Then why are you yawning?" he asked.
Netto didn't have an answer to that and he didn't bother to make one up.
Enzan smirked and watched and Aragon made yet another amazing entrance onto the movie.
Netto didn't last to the end of the movie and Enzan didn't expect him to. In fact he was planning on the brunette to fall asleep.
"Nothing like a good movie," he murmured.
"Enzan-sama?" Blues asked.
"Yes Blues?"
"What are you planning to do?" he asked.
"Put Netto in bed and work for a bit. Then tomorrow I'll see about an assignment," he sighed.
Rockman smiled, "He'll like that."
Enzan leaned back in the couch to finish the movie. "I'm sure he will," he said.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
The next morning Netto woke up sprawled on the couch. His navi saw him wake up and hailed him from the monitor. "Morning Netto-kun."
"Morning?" he asked sleepily.
"You fell asleep while watching the movie," Rockman said.
Netto sat up and yawned. "Where's Enzan?" he asked.
"He left for work about two hours ago," Rockman said.
"Oh," Netto replied, sounding a little disappointed.
"Hey, you still have me," Rockman said in a joking voice.
Netto laughed, "Yeah, I know. What do you want to do?"
"I want you to do your homework," Rockman said.
Netto winced, "I walked into that one."
Rockman nodded, "Yes, yes you did. Now, let's finish it before Enzan gets back. Unless you want him to proofread it like last time."
Netto shuddered, "No thanks. He's worse then you!"
Rockman nodded, "I know. So, do it now or wait till later, your choice."
Netto sighed, "Might as well get it over with."
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Enzan continued to relay the latest stock trends into his computer with the help of Blues. The day wasn't exactly going by quickly and he couldn't think of anything but being home.
"Tired Enzan-sama?" Blues asked.
"No," Enzan said.
"Are you hungry?" Blues asked, who noticed his lack of breakfast that morning.
"Not really," Enzan yawned. "I just want to get this over with."
"Yes, Enzan-sama," Blues replied and sent the next file to the e-mail that was specified on the document. Then he made his own e-mail, to Rockman.
"Blues?" Enzan asked suddenly.
"Yes Enzan-sama?" Blues replied, hoping that Enzan didn't catch him.
"What do you think of Netto and Rockman at this point?" he mused.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I don't know," Enzan sighed. "I just seems sometimes I think…"
"Yes?" Blues asked.
"I don't know," Enzan sighed. "I don't know what to think anymore."
"Enzan-sama?"
"Yes, Blues?"
"Maybe you should talk to Netto-kun and not me," he said softly.
"Who said this was about Netto?" Enzan asked a little to quickly.
"Who said it wasn't?" Blues replied.
Enzan stopped typing and groaned. "Ever since Valentines Day…" he started.
"Yes?" Blues pressed. He didn't know what happened but he suspected something.
"I don't know, I just don't know how to say it," he said.
"Again, maybe you should be talking to Netto-kun."
Enzan looked at the bright computer screen thoughtfully. "Maybe I should."
/
"Netto-kun?" Rockman asked.
"Yeah?" Netto called from the kitchen where he was making himself a sandwich.
"Blues sent us an e-mail," Rockman answered.
"What's it say?" Netto asked.
"It says that Enzan went to work without a lunch and he didn't eat breakfast. Any suggestions?" Rockman replied.
Netto growled. "I go there and kick his butt?"
"Any other suggestions?" Rockman sighed.
"Hold on, I'll make something. Geez, you'd think after living by himself for four years he'd learn how to take care of himself," Netto muttered.
"Don't make anything to complicated, you don't want to make him sick again," Rockman said.
"Rockman?"
"Yes Netto-kun?"
"Shut up."
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Later that morning Enzan was finishing up one of his project over views when he received a call from his secretary. "Enzan-sama?" she asked.
"Yes?" Enzan asked in a bored voice.
"There's someone here to see you," she replied.
"Tell whoever it is I'm busy," Enzan sighed.
"I will do…" she started but she was cut off by another voice.
"Enzan, get your butt down here," Netto growled into the receiver.
"NETTO?" Enzan yelled.
"Young man, that's not a toy. Now Enzan-sama said he's busy…" she started.
"Netto, you stay right there," Enzan said into the com. "Don't move."
"Yeah, right," Netto quipped.
Enzan quickly dashed out of his office and into the main hallway where he saw Netto standing there in his baseball cap and hoodie. "You forgot something," Netto said holding up a lunch knapsack.
Enzan walked over to Netto. "What are you doing here?" he hissed.
"Making sure you don't get sick again," Netto hissed back. "Does it ever occur to you that you get sick so easily because you skip two meals?"
"That is none of your concern," Enzan said.
"Well, it's Blues'," Netto replied. "He was worried."
"E-enzan-sama?" the harried secretary looked from boy to boy with a puzzled look on her face.
Enzan sighed, "It's all right Jene. He's my friend."
Netto smiled at the secretary, "Netto Hikari," he said holding out his hand. She smiled and hesitantly took his. Netto pulled out his PET, "Oh, and this is my navi Rockman."
"Nice to meet you," Rockman said from his PET.
"Likewise," she said.
"Okay, come on," Enzan said. He grabbed Netto's arm and dragged him down the hall. He pulled him into his office and shut the door tightly. "What is the meaning of this?"
"I thought we already explained that," Netto muttered.
"Not nearly enough Netto. Blues you get out here too," Enzan snapped.
Netto sighed, "Look Blues sent an e-mail saying you didn't have any lunch. So Rockman and I made one and came here."
"So? I could just go to the café across the street!" Enzan said.
Netto glared at him, "You wouldn't go there and you know it."
Enzan opened his mouth but no sound came out.
"Enzan-sama, it was for the best," Blues said.
Netto nodded and smiled. "Yeup, now come on. You need to eat," he said pressing the box into Enzan's hands.
Enzan was enjoying the attention given to him by Netto and obliged. "Is anything cooked?" he asked warily.
"No, they're sandwiches," Rockman said.
"You two can both be quiet," Netto said.
Enzan smiled, "You can never be too careful."
Enzan took the first sandwich out of the box and chewed on it carefully. "Peanut butter and jelly?" he asked.
Netto blushed, "It was the best I could do on short notice."
Enzan smiled, "Okay, okay, it's not that bad."
Netto stuck out his tongue at the skunk haired boy. "No one is making you eat it you know."
Enzan nodded, "I know."
"Enzan-sama, you have a phone call on like three," Jene's voice came over the com.
To Netto's distress Enzan picked up the phone and abandoned his lunch. He started talking very fast in a different language which Netto could tell was Mandarin Chinese.
Blues sighed and Rockman patted his shoulder in a silent effort to comfort him. Sometimes Enzan could be just as thick as Netto. Not in the same way, but the oblivion was still there.
Sighing Enzan hung up the phone and picked up his sandwich thoughtfully. He looked up to see three eyes glaring at him. "What?" he asked.
"You're on lunch break," Netto said. "It's a break. Meaning you don't work, you take a break and eat."
"That was a very important phone call, I'll have you know," Enzan started but he was interrupted by Jene.
"Enzan-sama?"
"Yes, what is it?"
"You have a phone call on line four."
Netto glared at him.
Enzan's finger hovered over the receiver button, then he said, "Tell them I'm on my lunch break."
"Yes, Enzan-sama."
"There, not was that so hard?" Netto asked.
Enzan glared at Netto and took a bite out of his sandwich, choosing not to answer.
"I thought so," Netto smirked.
After Enzan's half hour long break he returned to work and Netto left the building. Before he did Enzan made him promise to call him once he got home which Netto obliged too half willingly.
"He's like a babysitter," Netto muttered on the way home.
"Well, he cares about you," Rockman said.
Netto sighed. "I know, but he doesn't have to be so…" he struggled as he searched for the right word.
"Overprotective?" Rockman offered.
Netto nodded, "Yes! Overprotective. He needs to relax a little. A learn how to take care of himself."
Rockman shrugged, "You don't always take great care of yourself either, Netto-kun."
"I don't work until 2 am and not eat two meals," Netto retorted.
Rockman shrugged. "Well, you do play video games until 2 am."
Netto flinched.
"And you put off studying for tests until the night before when you panic and stress out about it."
Netto's ears went back under his baseball cap. Which was saying something because they were pretty much pinned in that position to begin with.
"And when you get a new mission from Mejin-san you don't rest until you've completed it."
"All right! I get it!" Netto said exasperatedly.
Rockman smirked. "And you don't do your homework."
"That doesn't have anything to do with this topic. Besides, I've been doing my homework lately," Netto replied haughtily.
"Only because you're bored," Rockman said.
Netto looked to the side and scratched his check. "Well, at least I get it done," he said sheepishly.
Rockman sighed. "That's not the point, Netto-kun."
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Enzan came home to Netto sprawled out on the couch fast asleep and Rockman in stasis mode in his PET. He sighed and set his empty lunch box and briefcase in the kitchen. He wanted to join Netto but he still had work to do.
"Enzan-sama?" Blues asked.
"Yes?" Enzan replied.
"Maybe you should take a little break. So you don't get sick again," the red navi suggested.
Enzan blinked, "Since when the show of concern, Blues?"
Blues coughed embarrassedly. "Well, it was just a suggestion."
"Do you wish to go see Rockman?" Enzan asked slyly.
"Rockman is currently in stasis mode," Blues replied.
Enzan blinked, "Oh." Just once he'd like to trip his navi up.
"But, if it would get you to rest, I wouldn't mind a stasis cycle myself," Blues ventured.
"Are you making a suggestion Blues?"
"Only if you wish to take it," Blues replied.
Enzan smiled, "Fine. Blues, you can rest for now. I think you're right, we need some rest."
Blues smiled. "Enzan-sama?"
"Yes, Blues?"
"Netto-kun certainly has changed the way you think," he smiled.
Enzan pondered this. "Rockman has done the same for you," he replied.
Blues ducked his head and pixilated from his PET into the area where Rockman was sleeping.
"Enzan giving you a hard time?" Rockman asked sleepily.
"Surprisingly, no," Blues answered. "Did we wake you?"
Rockman shook his head and lay back down. "No, I heard you come in."
"You were eavesdropping then," Blues said.
Rockman smiled, "You could say that."
Blues lay down next to Rockman. "What did you think?"
"I think, I'm very proud of you for talking to Enzan like that," Rockman answered.
Blues smiled, "Thank you, Rockman."
Rockman didn't answer. He was already fast asleep. Blues smiled and put his arms around Rockman, then went into stasis mode himself. It had been a long day.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Enzan walked into the room where Netto was sprawled out on the couch. He looked adorable when he was asleep and Enzan was no longer afraid to admit it. He went over to the couch and poked Netto in the side until he was half awake.
"Whatzit?" he babbled sleepily.
"Move, I'm going to take a nap too," Enzan said.
Netto smiled and obliged. "Long day?"
"You could say that," Enzan murmured and he lay down next to Netto.
Netto immediately snuggled into Enzan's body. "Did the lunch help?" he asked.
Enzan was at first surprised, then he relaxed and pulled Netto further into his embrace. "Yes, thank you."
Netto smiled, "Any time."
Enzan lifted one hand and started to scratch Netto behind his ears. For the first time, Netto didn't protest, but instead leaned into the touch. "You're awfully cuddly tonight," Enzan said.
"It feels good," Netto sighed.
"Not that you'd ever admit this again," Enzan smiled.
"Tell anyone about this and you'll find something really soft and squishy in your bed the next morning," Netto replied.
Enzan smiled and said, "I won't then."
"Good."
Enzan continued to scratch Netto's ears and after about five minutes, Netto began to purr. Enzan smiled and felt good that he was the only one who as of yet had made Netto purr. Not that Netto was around anyone else enough to purr, but still, it was a good feeling.
"Netto?" he asked.
"Yesm?" Netto said sleepily.
"Do you like me?"
Netto paused, but continued to purr.
"Netto?"
"Yes," Netto said.
"Yes, what?"
"Yes, I like you," he said softly.
Enzan smiled. "Good, because I like you too."
Netto smiled and snuggled deeper into Enzan's arms where he feel asleep for the rest of the night.
Enzan stayed awake for a bit longer to listen to Netto purr and ponder their words. He felt very good about himself just then, and he too fell asleep, with his arms around his neko.
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Fear the fluff, fear it I say! And review, please?
