Happy Wednesday! For all you people who have been reviewing, thank you! Now, in case I don't get the chapter for Friday up (or I do this one late), I will be on vacation for a week, starting Monday. That means I shall not be able to update. So, if I do not update for a while, you know why.

The rest of the day passed along smoothly. Zero had managed to practice all of his forms, and Rush got in some extra saber practice. Axl even managed to get on Zero while he was in Ride-Chaser mode, but was soon kicked off after nearly running over X. After practice was over, the sky was beginning to get dark, so everyone went to their rooms, with Zero having to sleep yet again in X's. The dog-reploid kept himself awake, remembering the meeting he was to have with Axl later that night. He just had to hope the redhead didn't fall asleep before then.

After an hour had passed, Zero looked over to see if X was asleep. The blue Maverick Hunter had his back to the dog, so Zero could not tell. He began to walk out the door, concluding that X was indeed asleep, since he did not get up to ask where Zero was going. A few minutes later, he had made it to his old room. Inside was Axl, who was sitting on the bed, and Rush, who was happily talking with him while leaning against the wall.

"It's about time you made it," Axl said. "We were almost thinking you'd never show."

"Should I start translating now?" Rush asked. Zero nodded, turning his attention towards his friend.

"Axl, you've noticed those rumours going around about 'me' dating Alia, correct?" Zero barked, the words getting translated my Rush.

"Course I have," Axl replied. "Never thought Signas woulda' told anyone, but hey, first time for everything."

"Well, I think that this is the perfect opportunity to get X to admit he likes Alia."

"How so?" Axl asked. He was unsure how this would turn out. He learned that whenever Zero got an idea, it was either hazardous, crazy, risky, or a combination of the three.

"Simple," Zero replied, managing to smile an evil smile. "You will say to X that Rush was planning to actually go on a date with Alia. X will freak out about it, and you ask him why he's so upset. I mean, obviously if they're just friends, he would be happy she got a date, right?"

"Yeah, but how's that gonna' help the rumours?" Axl asked. "and how do you and Rush fit in this whole plan?"

"Well, if X needs further convincing that what you say is true, then Rush will tell X that he is indeed planning to date Alia."

"What?" Rush asked, bewildered. "Why do I have to? I don't even really know her."

"X doesn't know that," Zero replied. "Anyway, when you guys are talking to X, I'll be recording it with a camera somehow. I'll probably need one of you guys to tie it on me first, but hey, it works."

"I get it!" Axl exclaimed happily. "You are going to tape it, and show it to Alia. Meanwhile, we convince X to date her, correct?"

"Now you're getting it," Zero said. "Now, any questions?"

"I do," Rush replied, putting his hand in the air like a schoolkid. "What if he still doesn't admit it?"

"If he doesn't admit it at first...well, I don't really know." Zero looked at the floor, totally at a loss for words. He was going to say that Rush would have to date Alia, but he didn't think that would be a good idea. Alia would know that something was up with Zero, and then Rush and Axl would have to explain what happened to Zero and Rush. Sure, Alia was a friend, but Zero really didn't want anyone else knowing about this whole predicament.

"Let me guess," Axl said, "You don't think it would be a good idea for Rush to actually date her."

"I don't want to date her," Rush replied. "Not that she's a bad person or anything. Heck, if X likes her, she's probably a wonderful person. I'm just saying that...I don't know how to act around girls."

"I don't think anyone does," Axl said. "Whenever you do one thing for them, they want you to do something else. If you say one thing about them, they take it as an insult when it's supposed to be a compliment. And sometimes, they're angry for no apparent reason. Women are very confusing things."

"How would you know Axl?" Zero slyly grinned. "You've never even gone on a date yourself."
"Well...isn't that what you said?" Axl asked. Zero looked blank for a second.

"Uhmm, no, when I said that, I was talking about something else. I was talking about female...mavericks!" Axl laughed upon hearing this.

"No, I'm pretty sure you said all girls," Axl proclaimed. "Maverick or otherwise." Rush was looking quite confused at the whole conversation.

"So...no one really know how to act around girls?" Rush asked after a while.

"No," Zero answered, "No one understands girls, except other girls."

"Do they understand us?" Rush asked, still looking confused.

"Actually...I don't know," Zero admitted.

"I don't think we'll ever know," Axl said. "Well, I'm going back to bed. G'night everybody." Axl walked out of the room, yawning as he did so.

"I better go to bed too," Zero said to Rush. "Night."

"Good night," Rush replied, watching as Zero walked out of the room. He got back on to the bed, allowing himself to think.

" I have a bad feeling about all this," Rush mummured to himself. Soon, he drifted off to sleep.

That was fun to write. Personally, I don't know entirely what guys think of girls, because I myself am a girl. Maybe that's what made this chapter so fun for me. Review, and tell me what you think! Next chapter: What happens when Zero's plan doesn't exactly go according to plan...