A/N: Thanks all, for the reviews.I know the 1st chapter was short, but this one's much longer. Enjoy the Shion/Gaignan-ish!

Chapter 2

Mind probing andJr.'s meddling

"Hey Cpt. Matthews! We have to escort Gaignan over to Ataria. That's ok with you, right?"

"Huh?" Cpt. Mathews took his cigarette out of his mouth. "Well, that's fine by me. When are we leaving Little Master?"

"As soon as everyone's here." Jr. replied.

"Is everyone here?" asked Gaignan, who was a bit impatient at the moment.

"No." Jin answered. "My sister... still hasn't arrived. Typical of her... to keep everyone waiting. She should know by now to stay on time!"

"What was that Jin?" said a female voice.

Gaignan turned around to see who had spoken. A woman had entered the Elsa's bridge... he assumed it was Shion. She didn't seem like a woman though. An angel was a better way to describe her. She had tan shorts on that matched her fair hair. Above her red top was a small brown vest, with strands of cloth left to move freely at the elbows.

"Ok..." Jr. counted heads "That's everyone. Ready to leave Gaignan? Gaignan?" Gaignan wasn't responding. He was just staring... at Shion. "Gaignan!" Jr. psychically yelled at his brother. "What is wrong with you?"

"Shion..."

"Gaignan!" Jr. yelled again.

"What? Oh yes... I'm sorry. What do you want?"

Jr. mentally giggled at Gaignan. "So, you got the hots for Shion, eh?"

"WHAT?" Gaignan yelled out loud, still starring at Shion. Everyone looked at him. "Oh... I'm sorry." he turned to Jr. who was fighting to keep from falling on the floor laughing. "Jr. I'm ready. We can go now."

Still shaking at what he just witnessed in his brother's mind, Jr. just motioned at Matthews. "All right Tony, let's get a move on!"

"Aye aye Captain!"

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After travelling for a few hours with nothing happening Gaignan returned to the bridge. Not many people were there, just Cpt. Matthews, chaos, Hammer, Tony, and Jr. "Is it going to be much longer?"

Hammer pushed a few buttons on his console. "It should only be 2-3 more hours. We'll be passing the Gnosis-infested planet very soon though."

"And we're not doing anything to avoid it?"

"Unless you want the trip to take afewhours longer... then no."

Gaignan sighed and leaned against the wall. Jr., who was even more bored than Gaignan, began probing his brother's mind again. Being careful just to stay at his outside thoughts, he listened carefully but Gaignan sensed him and instantly kicked him out. "What's this? Don't want me to see? Come on I'm bored!" Jr. whined. "Besides whatever your thinking about can't be that bad can it? Unless of course... your thinking about Shion again."

Gaignan blushed, but denied it. "It's none of your business what I'm thinking about Rubedo. And no, I'm not thinking about Shion."

"Ah, but you are." Jr. said. "I caught a glimpse of what you were thinking before you sensed me. It was Shion wasn't it?" Jr. was lying, of course, but he knew if he said the right thing his brother would crack.

Gaignan was shocked, but he didn't let it show. "How could you have seen that? I pushed you out as soon as I sense you!"

"As soon as you sensed me? Must've sensed me late cause I saw something alright! Come on just tell me!"

Gaignan growled... but relented. "Ok fine. So I was thinking about Shion."

'Jackpot!' thought Jr.

"How can't you think of her though? She's so... uh..." Gaignan struggled to find the right words "striking... at... uh...first glance.

"So you do like her! I knew it!"

"Ok, fine! Yes, I do... but you had better not tell ANYONE! You hear me? Or I will make your life living hell." Gaignan gave Jr. his famous "you-better-do-as-I-say-or-I'll-kill-you" look and Jr. nodded quickly.

"You know what though?" Jr. laughed "I bet you too would make a great couple! You'd look good together!"

"Oh just shut up already." Gaignan said out loud as he left the bridge. "I'm going to get something to eat."

"You sure about that? Or is that just an excuse to go see Shion?"

"WHAT?" Gaignan stopped walking. "What are you talking about? I'm HUNGRY!"

"Well..." Jr. already had a plan put together. "She's in there cooking her awesome curry. Well, while you're there grab me a plate would you?" Jr. laughed and ran off.

'Oh boy...' Gaignan thought as he reached the kitchen. 'Here... goes... nothing...'

As soon as he entered the room the smell of great food entered Gaignan. Sitting down at the bar, he watched Shion and two kitchen droids cook. One of them suddenly stopped working... but then it started up again. Gaignan took no notice.

"Hi there Gaignan!" Shion looked up. "What's up?"

"Um... nothing... I'm just hungry."

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In his room, Jr. had a controller on his hands and glasses on. He was controlling one of the cooking droids and watching Gaignan as he interacted with Shion. He loved every moment of it.

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"Oh so you're here for some of my famous curry? Everyone on the ship loves it! Even the Captain can't get enough of it, even though he insults it with every bite."

Gaignan forced out a laugh. "Well, I was going to grab one of the ready made meals that are always on board, but since you're cooking... I guess I can't refuse!"

"Great!" Shion motioned towards the better chairs "Take a seat over there, I'll join you in a minute."

Gaignan went over to the larger tables, and a droid followed him. Not long after, Shion came back with a tray of curry, and the other droid had one as well. "Here you go..." she said as she walked over to him. He stood up to take it but right before they made it to each other, Jr.'s droid moved forward and tripped Shion! She fell on Gaignan and they landed on the floor.Shaking off the shockthey looked into each other's eyes...

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"YES!" yelled Jr. "Gaignan's going to love me for this!"

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"Oh my god! I'm so sorry Gaignan!" standing up, Shion saw that all the curry had landed on Gaignan's shirt.

"Oh my... it seems we've made a mess haven't we?" Gaignan got up and began wiping his curry covered shirt.

"Oh Gaignan, I'm so sorry! Here..." she started unbuttoning the shirt.

Gaignan took a step back. "Uh, Shion? What are you doing?"

"Oh... let me wash your shirt for you! It's the least I could do for you."

"But... this shirt is all I have on..."

"That's ok." she continued unbuttoning. "I'm not a young girl Gaignan."

"Well.. ok."

Shion took Gaignan's black shirt and ran to the back of the kitchen. Gaignan followed, and leaned against the counter, watching her wash.

"So... Shion... do you have a boyfriend?"

She stopped washing for a moment, "Well.. I did..." but then continued.

"I don't understand... you did?"

"Yes..." she said "... his name was Kevin. He worked on Kos-Mos with me... but the prototype... it awoke all of a sudden. She killed almost everyone who had worked on her! Kevin and I were the only ones left... I went after Kos-Mos and tried to shut her down, but she attacked me. Right before she was about kill me... Kevin got in the way..."

"Oh... I'm sorry..." Gaignan sighed 'I still might have hope.' he thought. Shion suddenly burst out in tears. Gaignan was taken aback by this sudden display of emotion.

"Oh Gaignan... I'm sorry. It's just that... I know Kevin would want for me to move on... to love again... but I can't. I feel a need to though! It's so hard not having someone here for me..." she burst out crying again, and hugged Gaignan.

He took this chance to tell her how he felt. "Shion... it's ok. Just remember this... I'll always be here for you. Always."

Shion looked up at Gaignan, and stared into his eyes. "G-Gaignan?"

"Shion... I love you. Let me be here for you..."

"Oh Gaignan..." she put her hand up to Gaignan's face... and kissed him. As they... shared their feeling for each other... the door to the kitchen opened, and Allen walked in. Not finding anyone by the bar, he walked into the back...

"Hey Chief? Any chance I could get some of your curry? I'm starving... Chief! What are you doing?"

Startled by their intruder, they immediately broke away, but not before Allen saw.

"Allen!" Shion blushed, and quickly gave Gaignan his shirt.

"Um... Allen... this isn't what it looks like." Gaignan stepped away from Shion, hastily putting his shirt back on.

"You know what? Never mind..." holding back a sob, Allen quickly left the kitchen. "Sorry if I interrupted anything."

All of a sudden, the Elsa shook violently, and alarms blared. Red lights flashed everywhere and the droid that Jr. didn't control went haywire.

"What's going on?" Shion gasped.

"Hey everyone!" Matthews' gruff voice blared over the intercom. "Get to the bridge!"

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"What seems to be the problem?" Gaignan asked Jr. upon entering the bridge with Shion.

"Gnosis." he said simply. "We should've avoided that planet! It's too late now though."

"There's been a breech!" chaos pointed out. "There are three Gnosis in the cargo bay. Countless more are attacking the outer hull. We can't take much more!"

"AHHHH!" Hammer yelled "The engines have been hit! Thrust is down 40 percent!" the Elsa shook again.

"Damn!" Matthews kicked Hammer's seat. "The debt just keeps piling in doesn't it?"

"I can't keep her up!" yelled Tony. "Prepare for a crash landing!"

Falling through the atmosphere, the Elsa descended into the Gnosis-infested planet, chased by Gnosis left and right. Flames were everywhere as the ship finally hit land. Interestingly enough, the Gnosis didn't follow through with their attack.

"Where are the Gnosis?" asked Ziggy, still tense and ready for battle.

"They've pulled back, it seems." replied chaos. "They're playing cat and mouse. They know we can't do anything..."

"Well don't just stand there! Let's get to work!" Matthews yelled. "The ship won't fix itself now will it?"

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A/N: gasp They like each other! lol. hope you liked it! R&R plz! next chapter, Gnosis Attack!