Zypher: Thank you for the reviews everyone. Hope you enjoy this chapter.
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Midnight Visitor
Chapter 5
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Axl fell asleep on the air bus back to Hunter Base and Z quietly took him to his room and lied him down before using a warm-up so his cold wouldn't get worse. 'I should have watched over you last night, Axl. I have failed you and you have to pay the price for it.' Z thought silently before he shifted back to Zero and he kept watch over Axl until he woke up.
'I will protect you from now on Axl, I will not let them hurt you anymore.' Zero thought quietly before he sat down on the edge of Axl's bed and watched over him.
Diamond visited them later and after she was told of what happened, she was angry but she knew she couldn't do anything since she would let Zero and Z take care of Airaxe for doing such a thing to someone as innocent as Axl. She came back in later with a basin of warm water and a cloth.
"How is he?" Diamond asked as she looked over to Zero. "I don't known when he will wake up, his fever is getting worse. Thanks to Airaxe keeping him in the Melda Ore Plant, who knows what could have happened other than a simple flu." Zero murmured as he ran a hand through Axl's hair.
When he had the time, he took off Axl's armor and placed him in warmer clothing since his armor was still freezing cold from being in the cold plant for who knows how long. She placed the basin on the side table and looked to Zero once more. "Don't worry too much Zero, he wouldn't want that. At least he would be happy to know that you return his feelings." she said and he looked up to her.
"How did you know?" Zero asked. She smiled softly. "That's my little secret." She said as she left them alone once more. Zero sighed before he took the cloth and dipped it in the water and wrung it out, placing it on Axl's forehead. 'Please wake up, Axl. Wake up soon.' Zero thought before he looked out the window.
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Later on, Axl woke up and looked around. 'What happened?' he wondered before everything that happened the night before came back to him and he felt tears gather in his eyes as he remembered the kiss Air gave him back at the plant and Z was forced to watch every second of it.
He sighed and looked over to see that Zero was sleeping and it was late. He wanted to wake up Zero but he couldn't. Seeing him like this was rare for the small reploid and he didn't want to lose this chance to be this close to the one he likes. He ran a hand through Zero's unbound hair and sighed softly.
"Why can't I tell you that I love you? Is it because I am scared of your reaction or am I'm afraid of what Air and Axe would do once they find out. I don't want to put you or the others in danger but you're willing to help. Just like Z." Axl said quietly and coughed a bit before getting up and walked out, going into the command room and teleported up to the Sky Room.
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Zero woke up later to find that Axl wasn't there and was worried that Airaxe might have gotten him again. He looked around for a bit before he heard soft music from above and went into the command room and teleported to the Sky Room where he saw Axl sitting on the floor, listening to Sympathy and Sorrow. He felt bad to see Axl like this and he walked over to him quietly, sitting down beside him and he looked up to see Zero there.
"Why are you here, Zero? You should be getting some sleep." Axl said, sneezing again. "I know but I'm planning to keep watch over you, Axl. I'm not going to let Airaxe hurt you anymore. I don't want to see you sad or hurt." Zero said, wrapping an arm around his shoulders. He blushed slightly before he leaned closer to him, but not too close just in case.
'Why do you fear me, Axl? I don't want you to feel rejected. If you do love me, then tell me.' Zero thought as they continued to stay in the room until Axl fell asleep once more and Zero carried him back to his room and lied him down in the bed before he sat back down in the chair, Z taking over so he could rest for a bit.
In the morning, Z shifted back to Zero just as Axl was waking up. "Are you feeling alright, Axl?" Zero asked. He nodded. "Yeah, I'm feeling a little better now." Axl said, smiling softly. Zero smiled as well before he got up. "Well, I'm going to get something to eat, would you like anything?" Zero asked.
"Some hot chocolate would do fine." Axl said and Zero nodded before he headed to the door. "Zero," Axl called. He turned to looked back at him. "Thank you." Axl said. "It was nothing, I care about you and I don't want anything to happen to you ever again." Zero said before he left to head down to the café.
Axl smiled even more. 'He cares about me. Maybe now I might be able to tell him my feelings for him.' he thought as he laid back down on the pillow as he waited for Zero to come back.
Zero sat down at a table with Diamond, seeing as she was worried about Axl but since she had so much work to do, she couldn't see him now. "So, how is Axl?" Diamond asked. "He's doing fine now but I'm still worried about when Airaxe will strike again." Zero said.
"Well, we should get some more reploids to help guard Axl. We can't have him be used again. Maybe X and the others will help once we tell the situation to them." she said.
Zero nodded and finished off the rest of his breakfast just as Diamond was finishing her coffee and stood up. "Well, better get back to work. See you later, Zero." Diamond said before she walked off. "Oh yeah, and don't forget to tell Axl that you love him. He would appreciate it greatly." she added before she left out the café.
'How does she know?' Zero wondered before he got up and took the cup of hot chocolate back to Axl's room and stopped in front of his door. 'She is right, though. I need to tell Axl that I love him or I could lose him forever.' Zero thought as he walked inside Axl's room.
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Zypher: Zero, you're finally going to tell him! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and review so you can finally learn about Axl's true feelings along with the similarities between Z and Zero. (Even though I think it's obvious to all you reviewers)