I'm not sure why, but I like this chap.
It's a subdued mood as we're sent to sleep. I lie on the balance beam, trying to drop off. No pun intended. Y'see, we usually sleep in the places we've been most. I.e. 601 near the weights, 221 in the power supply, 323 near couples, etc. 014's running around somewhere at hyper-speed and 550's in the computer room playing games. He doesn't need sleep.
"(Odd?)" I hear from the door. I look round and see 014 in the doorway, ears down, light spilling in from the light outside.
"(Yeah?)" I reply.
"(I, er…)" she whispers, walking in. I jump down and walk to her.
"(What is it?)"
"(I'm…)" she pauses, looking away. "(I'm scared…)" she says, looking at me. "(Of 552…)"
"(Hey, don't worry.)" I say, smiling at her. "(The big guy locked him up. There's no way he can get you.)"
"(I know, but… I was wondering whether I could…)" She pauses again, shivering slightly. I wait patiently. "(…Sleep with you.)"
…Huh? Does she mean-?!?
"(Oh, I don't mean it like that!)" She says quickly, blushing slightly. "(I mean… Sleep. With you. It's just that... I don't want to sleep by myself…)"
"(Oh.)" I say, still slightly startled. "(Well, sure. As long as it's no funny stuff(!))" She laughs slightly, walking further in.
"(I don't suppose you want to sleep there.)" I joke, nodding up to the bar. She shakes her head, lying down on the large, thick crash mat. I jump up onto the bar, lying down again.
"(Odd…?)" I hear. I look round at 014. She's lying on the mat, head tilted ever-so-slightly to the right, looking at me with pleading eyes.
"(Aw, stop(!))" I sigh, jumping down. "(You're killin' me with those eyes.)" I walk up to her and lie down beside her.
"(Sorry.)" she whispers, looking at me.
"(Naw.)" I say, yawning. "(I know how lonely you must feel.)" There's a few seconds silence, then she asks;
"(Do you get lonely?)"
"(…Yes.)" I say, looking away and closing my eyes. I hear nothing for a while. Then I hear a quiet shuffling sound.
I open an eye and see 014 slide herself nearer to me. I feel her next to me, but not too close. I hesitate, clueless at what to do. Then I do the thing that feels most natural.
I put my front paw over the top of her. I see her smile at me, fully awake.
"(Thanks…)" she whispers. She then moves right next to me.
Y'know the weirdest thing? This isn't love. This is something I never had with 156.
This is friendship.
Now I know why! Please review!
It's a subdued mood as we're sent to sleep. I lie on the balance beam, trying to drop off. No pun intended. Y'see, we usually sleep in the places we've been most. I.e. 601 near the weights, 221 in the power supply, 323 near couples, etc. 014's running around somewhere at hyper-speed and 550's in the computer room playing games. He doesn't need sleep.
"(Odd?)" I hear from the door. I look round and see 014 in the doorway, ears down, light spilling in from the light outside.
"(Yeah?)" I reply.
"(I, er…)" she whispers, walking in. I jump down and walk to her.
"(What is it?)"
"(I'm…)" she pauses, looking away. "(I'm scared…)" she says, looking at me. "(Of 552…)"
"(Hey, don't worry.)" I say, smiling at her. "(The big guy locked him up. There's no way he can get you.)"
"(I know, but… I was wondering whether I could…)" She pauses again, shivering slightly. I wait patiently. "(…Sleep with you.)"
…Huh? Does she mean-?!?
"(Oh, I don't mean it like that!)" She says quickly, blushing slightly. "(I mean… Sleep. With you. It's just that... I don't want to sleep by myself…)"
"(Oh.)" I say, still slightly startled. "(Well, sure. As long as it's no funny stuff(!))" She laughs slightly, walking further in.
"(I don't suppose you want to sleep there.)" I joke, nodding up to the bar. She shakes her head, lying down on the large, thick crash mat. I jump up onto the bar, lying down again.
"(Odd…?)" I hear. I look round at 014. She's lying on the mat, head tilted ever-so-slightly to the right, looking at me with pleading eyes.
"(Aw, stop(!))" I sigh, jumping down. "(You're killin' me with those eyes.)" I walk up to her and lie down beside her.
"(Sorry.)" she whispers, looking at me.
"(Naw.)" I say, yawning. "(I know how lonely you must feel.)" There's a few seconds silence, then she asks;
"(Do you get lonely?)"
"(…Yes.)" I say, looking away and closing my eyes. I hear nothing for a while. Then I hear a quiet shuffling sound.
I open an eye and see 014 slide herself nearer to me. I feel her next to me, but not too close. I hesitate, clueless at what to do. Then I do the thing that feels most natural.
I put my front paw over the top of her. I see her smile at me, fully awake.
"(Thanks…)" she whispers. She then moves right next to me.
Y'know the weirdest thing? This isn't love. This is something I never had with 156.
This is friendship.
Now I know why! Please review!