Aeirs1172: lol, yes, death to AlanXShion. even tho... techinically... it was chaosXAlan. and you didn't tell me if you wanted Albedo in it or not. do you? or don't you? long or short?

Disclaimer: it's never gonna be mine, so stop asking...

Chapter Six:

Kos-Mos' Tune-up

((Shion Uzuki))

"Hey." chaos finally entered the room. "What took you?"

"Do you know how Alan feels about you?" he asked me for no reason.

"Huh? Well... I know he likes me... why?"

"Well... he just asked me out to dinner..."After hearing that, I couldn't help it. Seeing Alan, asking chaos out to dinner, in my mind's eye was just too much. I burst out laughing. "Hey! It's not funny!"

"Yes it is!" I tried to stop, but it didn't work. I was shaking with laughter.

"So how does this work out now?" he walked over to the computer. I was guessing he desperately wanted to change the subject. I let him, but I'd be using this for some good laughs later.

"Haha... hah..." I wiped a tear from my eye and began my explanation. "Ok... with the scanning program, it's just pick and scan. You choose one of Kos-Mos' programs, and search it for bugs. If the search comes up negative, then you move on. If the search finds a bug, then you gotta debug it." I opened up another program. "This is the debugging program. It's Vector's top debugging program too, but Kos-Mos' bugs are very complicated. This program can rarely debug something Kos-Mos has."

"Well..." chaos looked slight confused. "What do you do then?"

"Then, it's rewiring time. Just check out some of the wires, move some stuff, rearange it, and scan again. If the bug is still there, rewire again. If it's not, scan the next program."

"Wow... sounds repetitive."

"Yes... it is. But working on her is... nice."

"Huh?" chaos didn't seem to understand me. I guess I didn't expect him to.

"Well... ever since she was created... she's been like a daughter to me. It's a good feeling... and it makes working on her... fun I guess. But she feels like she's missing something... she's missing..."

"A father..." chaos completed for me.

We stopped looking at the program and faced each other. "Yeah..." I looked into his eyes. Sure, they were my eyes, but I saw emotion in there that I've never seen in the mirror before. I could feel chaos in there... "A father..."

We moved closer to each other. Moving in for that one kiss... the kiss that we had known was going to come since yesterday. The kiss that would hopefully switch us back... that would show our true love for each other. The kiss... that never came.

"Hey everyone!" Matthews' voice blared over the intercom. "We've got company! Gnosis! Lots of them! They're everywhere! And right before we were going to lift off too... get out there!"

His voice made me jump slightly. We grinned and rested our foreheads against each other. "Oh well..." chaos grinned.

I smiled back. "Maybe next time..." opening up the elevator, I stepped in, and chaos followed. It wasn't until then that it hit me, what Captain Matthews said. "Wait a minute!"

"What is it?" chaos asked, seeing the fear in me.

"He said Gnosis!"

"Yes... and your point... is?" he still wasn't seeing my point.

"We still don't know how to fight as each other!" as soon as I said it, I could see his spirits drop. The door opened as we ran out.

"Ok..." we ran down the hall. "Lesson time. My aura attacks are all in the head. Think about it. First, focus on a target. You gotta pick what your going to shoot at. Then, pick a size. You want a big attack? Small attack? Pick a size, it doesn't matter. It all works out in the end, even if you're not too specific. Then, aim. The most important thing. Aim. Then, just fire. Got it?"

I muttered the main points to myself. "Focus, size, aim, fire. Got it. Ok, my M.W.S.. Fling your arm to the side and it'll come." he flung his arm, and it came. "Ok..." I made a fist, and brought my hand in front of my face. Jerking it down, I said. "Do this to enter battle mode."

He did it, and the two "claws" came out, sparkling with electricity. "Looks easy enough..." he stared at the "claws" "Now what?"

"Ok, keep a loose grip to charge it up. The longer you charge the more powerful the shot. Tighten your grip to fire. Oh, and be careful where you stand, the recoil is really strong!"

He too, muttered the main points. "Loose grip, charge. Tight grip, fire. Beware of recoil. I think I got it."

"Good, cause we're here!" we burst out into the battlefield.

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A/N: i still need to know! you want Albedo in it? for a longer, more complicated story? or no albedo? tell me! anyway, another short story again... but the next one's long! i promise! er... i think it is... > . lol. well, review ppl! next chappie... who says fighting is hard?