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"Forgive is to Forget"
By: Nyago
As clouds were forming outside in the sky, building up to what looked to be a fairly large storm; all hunters inside HQ were asleep peacefully in their beds. Yesterday celebration was a huge success as many hunters enjoyed it through out the whole night. Nikki was rather exhausted from all that dancing around, so she covers herself to the nearest chair and slept there during the whole night. Shouta had curled herself to sleep on the floor while Liana was the only one asleep peacefully in her bed. Finally there was Shina who was just awoken from her sleep. She put on her slipper and walks out the door, leaving her 3 best friends asleep for a couple of more hours.
Shina check her watch, it was 6:30 AM, and she was still not fully dressed within her armor. Quietly she walked down the corridor of HQ and down stairs to the cafeteria to grad a cup of coffee. Slowly opening the doors to the cafeteria, she notices she wasn't the only one in the room. There were a few Reploids sitting down near the windows, looking at fairly large and strange storm while talking to one another.
"Guess I am not the only morning person" Shina said, walking up to the coffee machine. It wasn't human coffee, but it was more of a liquid kind of drink only Reploids can drink. Some how it brings their energy back within just a few minutes, so Reploids decide to call it Coffee since human had the same effects with their own liquid like subtends. After taking her cup from the machine, Shina headed again upstairs to her room. 'I wonder where is X-sama…I mean is not like him to miss almost the entire party. Maybe he had things to do? That would example why he left in a hurry, still… I am worry what may happen.' Closing her eyes she turns to go upstairs,
THUMP *Grad her arm* "Are you alright?"
Shina open her eyes to meet face to face with Axl. "Axl-kun!" She froze, looking into Axl green eyes for the first time in a week. Axl blush as she stared at him. Letting go of her arm, she notice her coffee cup was slip all over the floor. "Not my lucky day…"
"…"Axl had nothing to say, he was rather speechless to meet her like this, especially early morning. Is not that he hated it; actually he was glad he ran into her. But he couldn't tell her that, she probably laughed at him for thinking so romantic. Reploids weren't very famous when it came to shown their emotions. In fact they tend to hide them in order to protect themselves. Some times it was hard to keep those feelings within, causing them to seek even medical attention.
Shina sighed and took out her napkin from her pocket, cleaning up her little mess before turning up to face Axl once again.
"How are you?"
"……Alright I guess, you?"
"Couldn't be better expect for my coffee gone to waste but I guess is ok, at least I ran into some one I knew" Axl blush and put his finger over his face, scratching it like something was bothering him. Shina had notice his cheeks were pink and wonder to ask; "Are you alright?"
"…..Err…yeah I am fine." Axl turn his face again not wanting to face her.
"What were you doing?" Seem he had his two pixel guns on each side of his waist.
"Um….Training"
"Not out there again, are you?"
"No"
"Good, I wouldn't want to see you like last week now would I?" She winked at him. If Axl could see his face, he would be as red as a tomato and probably worst since it looked like it was turning purple. Shina began to question him again, "Are you SURE you are alright? Your face turned purple for a minute." Axl felt as something inside his system was about to break down or melt, so he decide to end this rather quickly.
"Nice seeing you!" He ran; what a coward and an idiot he was for not telling her how he felt. Leaving a very speechless Shina behind.
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~~Axl POV~~
Ever had that feeling you felt like a total figurehead in front of your friends but they are too busy laughing inside to tell you? Well right now, I felt like I was the jack ass laughing at my own stupidity than raftering to fix it. Yeah it sounds so immature yet foolish but what was I suppose to do now? Go back and say 'Yeah I like you?' Like she would want to be with me anyway! No, I am not trying to sound like a girl trying to get away from a guy I like…that's ridiculous... I am just simple saying that maybe running away from my problems isn't my answer. Maybe I could ask some one to help me with my problems? Yeah right, like any one here would understand what I feel right now. Maybe X but he is the last person I wish to see or speak with, especially with knowing he dislikes me.
No one who has to tell me what's going on, I know X doesn't like me no matter what I do. I try to become a hunter like him but he won't even give me a chance, or tell me how good I am doing. Always telling me I can't become a hunter all because of his selfish decisions! Why should I care what he thinks? Well I do care, that's why I want to gain his attention but what good will that do? Make him feel better trying to harass me in front of others telling me to give it up? I lived my whole life in battle, ever since Red found me. Then again I don't recall any memory of my past after Red found me, so there wasn't much about me. Is frustrating to see me get all work up about this stupid feelings, I bet Zero never had this kind of problem. At least he is 10 times nicer than X; still some people don't believe me when I said that.
Maybe is because I see Zero as Red? Could my so call father really mean that much to me? Yes, Yes to all of those questions. I hate to admit but Red was like my father, I bet he would be laughing at me in heaven right about now for running away from a single girl instead of an army of killer mavericks; Weak is what he would call me. I get my emotions more mix up every day than actually fixing them, but am not like I had any one to help me. You already saw alternate answer number 1, what other person could I rely on? I could ask Alia, but then she probably jumbles me with questions on who's the girl I have a crush on and such. Although Alia has really helped me and supported me even when X turn me down…I guess I can always rely on her.
She really behaves like a mother to me, even though I wouldn't know what a mother does. I am aware I am not human, but sometimes I feel human enough. There was one question that Alia asked me that troubled me…'why do I fight?' Of course I was honest 'to protect humans' but do they really mean that much to me? Or I am just simply doing it because X and Zero are fighting for them as well? No…I couldn't answer Alia question back then, but then I remember something Red said to me "Each soul has a decision, to shine, or to fall... Only it can choose." I choose my answer simply because I felt it was right, not because some one told me it was right.
'I don't fight because I am order to protect them…
….I fight because I want I protect them'
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~Zero POV~
I have the biggest headache right now…if even Reploids can get one. I made the stupid mistake to let a rookie handle my paper work to Signas, now I have to work 2 times a day to get it done. Staring at all of these documents with files of names of maverick we either saved or killed is driving me to the edge. Chaise, Carol, Maria, Tom…why should I care for these people?
Is true that you feel good saving others but damn this is rather frustrating and annoying to fill all of this paper work after it. Why couldn't the Reploids that came back alive fill it out for me? Ah true, they need to go through amounts of exams before letting them free again just to make sure they aren't any viruses within them. But I wasn't angry because of the paper work that there is to be done actually my problem goes way bigger than that.
Here I am sitting in my chair, head is down and I am not bothering to look at the person who just steps in my office.
"...Zero, are you alive?" Alia asked
"...no, I'm not, I am just answering you because I felt like it..." I mocked.
"Seriously, your sarcasm is starting to annoy me…"
"You live, you die with it."
"Zero!!"
"What?!"
"Get your act together, else I won't be the one bitching you! Instead let Signas do it for me!"
"Alia…Since when DID I care?"
"Never but that's not the point"
"Then what is?"
"Did you even listen to a word I said?"
"Well obliviously no, else I wouldn't be asking would I?"
"That's it!" The door slipped open giving Alia access to walk out of the room, with an aggravated groan she disappeared into the long and dark corridors of HQ. I sighed, thanking peace as return to me; I enjoy this sol- "Zero!!" I bam myself against the desk.
"What now…" I was aggravated; there stood a very disappointed X, "What do you want?"
"Well gees, if that's the way you treat your best friend, can you image Mavericks?"
"Aren't I a sweetheart?" X gave me a very funny look. "I was been sarcastic, ever done it before?"
"Zero, you ever TRIED to be nice?"
"No…goes against all my principals…"
"Principals?"
"Meaning, I hate nice guy talks, I don't see how you can pull it off every freaking day X…"
X laughed walks over to where Alia was sitting, took her chair and sat. "It means, I give it a try, you don't."
"Not bothering to do so…look boring." I turn my face, not bothering to look at X.
"That is what I call been 'Lazy'"
"Whatever…" sighed.
"What's been keeping you down lately?" X stared at me with worry eyes; I knew very well that keeping a secret from X was rather hard since at the end X found some way to make me tell him but right now I needed some time alone, not talk with some one.
"Nothing, just the amount of paper work to be done, is sickening." I lie. It wasn't my BEST lie but it should keep X from asking me any more questions for now.
"Need any help?"
"No… Just need to grad some fresh air and think for 5 minutes then I will be fine. I will be back soon." With that I walked out of the room, leaving X rather annoyed.
It wasn't that I was annoyed with them; just I am missing something in my life. Like a part of me disappeared each time I fight. I try to find meaning to it and sometimes even questioned myself 'Why am I fighting for anyway?' was I created to fight? Or to fight to protect some one…back then I did have some one to protect but now she is gone. I was fighting all of this time alone and it took me this long to figure it out. Maybe that's what X feels? I can understand now why he doesn't wish to be part of the Maverick Hunters but what good will it do to run away even when you will find yourself in the battle field once again? He knew that more than me…we are more experience than those other rookies, more than any one. We lived through so much and yet we still missing a piece to ourselves.
Man, why am I thinking about this all the sudden and now of all times? This wasn't like me at all… I always enjoy battles, and running away wasn't part of me, so why did I start to have these thoughts? Does the dream with X scare me so much that it made me realize something? X… those cold eyes, the density of the room, so cold, quiet, and dark. Was it destiny? Curse? Or just been paranoid? Stop thinking about it Zero, there is no point to keep on trying to figure it out.
Zero stop suddenly dead on his tracks and looks outside, there was a streak of lighting and a crack of thunder, just before it started to rain heavily. Zero eyes when wide open as he saw a figure outside of HQ, walking towards it. Zero tried to focus on our little stranger but the rain was so heavy you could barely see. Another crack of thunder came down, this time it made sure the earth shake with fear. Losing his balance for a few seconds, Zero stood right back up again only to find the little stranger had disappeared, "What the?" Zero whispers.
This could only mean the beginning of something new….
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~End of Chapter~
Forgive me to make it so short but I was running out of things to say for this chapter. ^_^; Seriously, I have a major writer block and it won't go away. At least the chapter is done, I hope you all enjoyed. Give yummy Feedback =D Tis good for the soul of an author.
"Forgive is to Forget"
By: Nyago
As clouds were forming outside in the sky, building up to what looked to be a fairly large storm; all hunters inside HQ were asleep peacefully in their beds. Yesterday celebration was a huge success as many hunters enjoyed it through out the whole night. Nikki was rather exhausted from all that dancing around, so she covers herself to the nearest chair and slept there during the whole night. Shouta had curled herself to sleep on the floor while Liana was the only one asleep peacefully in her bed. Finally there was Shina who was just awoken from her sleep. She put on her slipper and walks out the door, leaving her 3 best friends asleep for a couple of more hours.
Shina check her watch, it was 6:30 AM, and she was still not fully dressed within her armor. Quietly she walked down the corridor of HQ and down stairs to the cafeteria to grad a cup of coffee. Slowly opening the doors to the cafeteria, she notices she wasn't the only one in the room. There were a few Reploids sitting down near the windows, looking at fairly large and strange storm while talking to one another.
"Guess I am not the only morning person" Shina said, walking up to the coffee machine. It wasn't human coffee, but it was more of a liquid kind of drink only Reploids can drink. Some how it brings their energy back within just a few minutes, so Reploids decide to call it Coffee since human had the same effects with their own liquid like subtends. After taking her cup from the machine, Shina headed again upstairs to her room. 'I wonder where is X-sama…I mean is not like him to miss almost the entire party. Maybe he had things to do? That would example why he left in a hurry, still… I am worry what may happen.' Closing her eyes she turns to go upstairs,
THUMP *Grad her arm* "Are you alright?"
Shina open her eyes to meet face to face with Axl. "Axl-kun!" She froze, looking into Axl green eyes for the first time in a week. Axl blush as she stared at him. Letting go of her arm, she notice her coffee cup was slip all over the floor. "Not my lucky day…"
"…"Axl had nothing to say, he was rather speechless to meet her like this, especially early morning. Is not that he hated it; actually he was glad he ran into her. But he couldn't tell her that, she probably laughed at him for thinking so romantic. Reploids weren't very famous when it came to shown their emotions. In fact they tend to hide them in order to protect themselves. Some times it was hard to keep those feelings within, causing them to seek even medical attention.
Shina sighed and took out her napkin from her pocket, cleaning up her little mess before turning up to face Axl once again.
"How are you?"
"……Alright I guess, you?"
"Couldn't be better expect for my coffee gone to waste but I guess is ok, at least I ran into some one I knew" Axl blush and put his finger over his face, scratching it like something was bothering him. Shina had notice his cheeks were pink and wonder to ask; "Are you alright?"
"…..Err…yeah I am fine." Axl turn his face again not wanting to face her.
"What were you doing?" Seem he had his two pixel guns on each side of his waist.
"Um….Training"
"Not out there again, are you?"
"No"
"Good, I wouldn't want to see you like last week now would I?" She winked at him. If Axl could see his face, he would be as red as a tomato and probably worst since it looked like it was turning purple. Shina began to question him again, "Are you SURE you are alright? Your face turned purple for a minute." Axl felt as something inside his system was about to break down or melt, so he decide to end this rather quickly.
"Nice seeing you!" He ran; what a coward and an idiot he was for not telling her how he felt. Leaving a very speechless Shina behind.
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~~Axl POV~~
Ever had that feeling you felt like a total figurehead in front of your friends but they are too busy laughing inside to tell you? Well right now, I felt like I was the jack ass laughing at my own stupidity than raftering to fix it. Yeah it sounds so immature yet foolish but what was I suppose to do now? Go back and say 'Yeah I like you?' Like she would want to be with me anyway! No, I am not trying to sound like a girl trying to get away from a guy I like…that's ridiculous... I am just simple saying that maybe running away from my problems isn't my answer. Maybe I could ask some one to help me with my problems? Yeah right, like any one here would understand what I feel right now. Maybe X but he is the last person I wish to see or speak with, especially with knowing he dislikes me.
No one who has to tell me what's going on, I know X doesn't like me no matter what I do. I try to become a hunter like him but he won't even give me a chance, or tell me how good I am doing. Always telling me I can't become a hunter all because of his selfish decisions! Why should I care what he thinks? Well I do care, that's why I want to gain his attention but what good will that do? Make him feel better trying to harass me in front of others telling me to give it up? I lived my whole life in battle, ever since Red found me. Then again I don't recall any memory of my past after Red found me, so there wasn't much about me. Is frustrating to see me get all work up about this stupid feelings, I bet Zero never had this kind of problem. At least he is 10 times nicer than X; still some people don't believe me when I said that.
Maybe is because I see Zero as Red? Could my so call father really mean that much to me? Yes, Yes to all of those questions. I hate to admit but Red was like my father, I bet he would be laughing at me in heaven right about now for running away from a single girl instead of an army of killer mavericks; Weak is what he would call me. I get my emotions more mix up every day than actually fixing them, but am not like I had any one to help me. You already saw alternate answer number 1, what other person could I rely on? I could ask Alia, but then she probably jumbles me with questions on who's the girl I have a crush on and such. Although Alia has really helped me and supported me even when X turn me down…I guess I can always rely on her.
She really behaves like a mother to me, even though I wouldn't know what a mother does. I am aware I am not human, but sometimes I feel human enough. There was one question that Alia asked me that troubled me…'why do I fight?' Of course I was honest 'to protect humans' but do they really mean that much to me? Or I am just simply doing it because X and Zero are fighting for them as well? No…I couldn't answer Alia question back then, but then I remember something Red said to me "Each soul has a decision, to shine, or to fall... Only it can choose." I choose my answer simply because I felt it was right, not because some one told me it was right.
'I don't fight because I am order to protect them…
….I fight because I want I protect them'
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~Zero POV~
I have the biggest headache right now…if even Reploids can get one. I made the stupid mistake to let a rookie handle my paper work to Signas, now I have to work 2 times a day to get it done. Staring at all of these documents with files of names of maverick we either saved or killed is driving me to the edge. Chaise, Carol, Maria, Tom…why should I care for these people?
Is true that you feel good saving others but damn this is rather frustrating and annoying to fill all of this paper work after it. Why couldn't the Reploids that came back alive fill it out for me? Ah true, they need to go through amounts of exams before letting them free again just to make sure they aren't any viruses within them. But I wasn't angry because of the paper work that there is to be done actually my problem goes way bigger than that.
Here I am sitting in my chair, head is down and I am not bothering to look at the person who just steps in my office.
"...Zero, are you alive?" Alia asked
"...no, I'm not, I am just answering you because I felt like it..." I mocked.
"Seriously, your sarcasm is starting to annoy me…"
"You live, you die with it."
"Zero!!"
"What?!"
"Get your act together, else I won't be the one bitching you! Instead let Signas do it for me!"
"Alia…Since when DID I care?"
"Never but that's not the point"
"Then what is?"
"Did you even listen to a word I said?"
"Well obliviously no, else I wouldn't be asking would I?"
"That's it!" The door slipped open giving Alia access to walk out of the room, with an aggravated groan she disappeared into the long and dark corridors of HQ. I sighed, thanking peace as return to me; I enjoy this sol- "Zero!!" I bam myself against the desk.
"What now…" I was aggravated; there stood a very disappointed X, "What do you want?"
"Well gees, if that's the way you treat your best friend, can you image Mavericks?"
"Aren't I a sweetheart?" X gave me a very funny look. "I was been sarcastic, ever done it before?"
"Zero, you ever TRIED to be nice?"
"No…goes against all my principals…"
"Principals?"
"Meaning, I hate nice guy talks, I don't see how you can pull it off every freaking day X…"
X laughed walks over to where Alia was sitting, took her chair and sat. "It means, I give it a try, you don't."
"Not bothering to do so…look boring." I turn my face, not bothering to look at X.
"That is what I call been 'Lazy'"
"Whatever…" sighed.
"What's been keeping you down lately?" X stared at me with worry eyes; I knew very well that keeping a secret from X was rather hard since at the end X found some way to make me tell him but right now I needed some time alone, not talk with some one.
"Nothing, just the amount of paper work to be done, is sickening." I lie. It wasn't my BEST lie but it should keep X from asking me any more questions for now.
"Need any help?"
"No… Just need to grad some fresh air and think for 5 minutes then I will be fine. I will be back soon." With that I walked out of the room, leaving X rather annoyed.
It wasn't that I was annoyed with them; just I am missing something in my life. Like a part of me disappeared each time I fight. I try to find meaning to it and sometimes even questioned myself 'Why am I fighting for anyway?' was I created to fight? Or to fight to protect some one…back then I did have some one to protect but now she is gone. I was fighting all of this time alone and it took me this long to figure it out. Maybe that's what X feels? I can understand now why he doesn't wish to be part of the Maverick Hunters but what good will it do to run away even when you will find yourself in the battle field once again? He knew that more than me…we are more experience than those other rookies, more than any one. We lived through so much and yet we still missing a piece to ourselves.
Man, why am I thinking about this all the sudden and now of all times? This wasn't like me at all… I always enjoy battles, and running away wasn't part of me, so why did I start to have these thoughts? Does the dream with X scare me so much that it made me realize something? X… those cold eyes, the density of the room, so cold, quiet, and dark. Was it destiny? Curse? Or just been paranoid? Stop thinking about it Zero, there is no point to keep on trying to figure it out.
Zero stop suddenly dead on his tracks and looks outside, there was a streak of lighting and a crack of thunder, just before it started to rain heavily. Zero eyes when wide open as he saw a figure outside of HQ, walking towards it. Zero tried to focus on our little stranger but the rain was so heavy you could barely see. Another crack of thunder came down, this time it made sure the earth shake with fear. Losing his balance for a few seconds, Zero stood right back up again only to find the little stranger had disappeared, "What the?" Zero whispers.
This could only mean the beginning of something new….
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~End of Chapter~
Forgive me to make it so short but I was running out of things to say for this chapter. ^_^; Seriously, I have a major writer block and it won't go away. At least the chapter is done, I hope you all enjoyed. Give yummy Feedback =D Tis good for the soul of an author.