Enter a realm where Harry and Melfina get together. Enter a realm where more romances could happen. Enter a realm where I do not, nor will ever, own the characters to Outlaw Star. Back to the point, please. Okay, let's continue!

The morning had finally come. The sun woke up before anyone, peaking over the horizon. It's light pouring into the windows of all the citizens of Heifong, including Aisha's bedroom. As the sunlight hit her straight in her closed eye, she woke up to a stream of light in her very wide eyes. Blinding her, she moaned and rolled over, trying to fall asleep again. When she realized she couldn't sleep she got out of bed to go play video games. She was still dressed in bunny pajamas, sure that no one was up this early to see her in her embarrassing attire. As she walked into the main room of the house, she saw Harry still asleep on the couch.

"Yes," she whispered. "Perfect opponent."

Aisha then walked over to Harry and proceed to shake him in an attempt to wake him up. Harry, still in his deep sleep, refused to be waken up. Aisha then began to talk to him during the waking-up process.

"Hey, Harry. Haaaaarrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyy. Wake up, you loser!" she said loudly, still not wanting to wake anyone up though for fear that they may take the tv from her.

"Mmmmmm," Harry mumbled. "Come on, Ron. Three more minutes, please."

"You're gonna wish your brother was here if you don't get up right now, MacDougall! I'm not missing my game time for anything. Not even a psychopathic, bio-android bum like you! Now get off the sofa!"

With that being said, Aisha proceeded to grab the sofa from underneath and tilt it over, dumping Harry on the other side of the couch. Aisha then turned on the tv and one of the numerous game systems on the floor, grabbed the corresponding controller for the system which she was playing, and took her seat while waiting for it to load. Harry rose to his feet, still wondering what woke him up.

"What the hell? Aisha! What are you doing?" he said, also whispering, though his reason was to not wake up Melfina.

"I'm playing Dinos VS. Robos! Wanna play? Cause that's the only thing that'll get you back on this couch." She then turned to him and gave him a challenging smirk. Harry walked back around the couch towards Aisha and sat down next to her, staring into her wide eyes.

"Why would I want to defeat you in this when I could go back to sleep and get some rest for a challenging opponent?" he said, still staring at her. Aisha was taken aback by that statement. Her facial muscles began to twitch in anger. He couldn't be that good, could he? And even if he was good, Aisha had been playing for years. She knew every game, inside and out. The thing that she didn't know was that Harry surpassed her experience by light-years! He was much better and knew it. Aisha grabbed a second controller and shoved it into Harry's lap.

"Play me, pretty boy!" she said not caring who she woke up this time. "Winner gets the tv for a month."

"Fine," Harry said, still groggy, "Looks like we're watching what I want to watch for the next thirty days, huh, Aisha?" he said smiling at her. That only made her more agitated.

"Shut up and play!" she screamed again as the game started. The game seemed to be a one-on-one battle, the winner determined by who could incapacitate the other person first. Harry chose a large, dirty-green, swamp-like creature with long claws as his person for the game, while Aisha chose an equally-large, silver, human-shaped robot with numerous technological accessories. The game then loaded a desert-like battleground with a few jagged cliffs and many boulders for weapons.

"Now try this, Harry," Aisha said gripping her controller tighter.

Her character launched two massive bombs at Harry's player, which he quickly dodged. Harry then rushed Aisha's robot, knocking to the ground. As he mounted it, he began to assault the robot, slamming at it with his huge, razor-sharp claws. As Harry glanced at the health meter of Aisha's character, he saw that it wasn't decreasing. He wondered what was going on as his dinosaur was thrown into a mountain by Aisha's droid, which had regained it's footing. He noticed that his health had gone down by half due to that blow. Harry didn't panic, though.

"Ah, the new version, huh?" he inquired.

"That's right. Twice the graphics and twice the fun!"

"This is too easy, then," he quipped.

Harry's player rose from the ground and rushed Aisha's character again. This time, the dino slid under the robots legs, grabbed it from behind, and began clawing at her robot's wires. Aisha looked on in horror as she tried to get the creature off the robot's back, but it was too late. Harry had found it's weak spot and won the game in one shot. Aisha dropped the controller and stared open-mouthed at the tv in shock. Harry then rose from his seat and casually walked into the kitchen.

"Eh, better luck next time, Aisha," he said in a playful fashion.

"You ... you ...BASTARD!"

"What did I do?"

"You beat me is what you did! Do-overs, NOW!"

"Keep it down. You're goning to wake up half of the city if you keep screaming," he said in hushed whispers. All he wanted to do was make breakfast and let Melfina get as much rest as possible.

"Screw you!" Aisha yelled. She stomped back to her room and got dressed in her usual clothes and came back to see Harry in the kitchen.

"I'm going out, Harry, and when I come back you're gonna regret challenging me." Aisha then slammed the door as she exited the apartment, Harry was growing tense over all the sound she was making.

"You challenged me," he said to no one as he continued to make himself pancakes. Just then, he saw the door near the steps open. Melfina emerged, groggy and her hair disshevled, and stumbled towards Harry in the kitchen.

"Melfina," Harry said worrily, "What are you doing up this early?" He walked over to her and gently grabbed her shoulders, looking at her with concern. He noticed that she was so tired that she didn't even know where she was.

"Come on, Mel. Let's get you back in bed."

"Huh?" Melfina gasped, just now realizing what was going on. "No, Harry. I'm fine. I need to get started on the work."

"No, you don't," he said. "You need sleep. Come on." With that, Harry picked Melfina up in his arms and carried her to the door.

"Harry, put me down," she whispered, still half-asleep. "I need to do my chores."

"The only chore you're doing today is getting your rest. You were up so late last night, and it was mostly my fault. I'm doing everything today." Harry then laid her down on the bed and pulled her silk, light-purple sheets up to her shoulders. He then fluffed her pillow and set her head down on it. Harry sat next to her on the bed and rubbed her cheek slowly with his right hand.

"Now, Mel," he asked her quietly, "Is there anything you want? I'll do anything you want to keep you in this bed."

"Not much, Harry," she said, beaming at him. "I am very cold, but other than that I'm good."

"Do you want me to warm you up? Warm breakfast? Hot tea? Something else?" he said as his hand continued to stroke her face with care.

"Maybe ... no, you wouldn't want to," she said as she tured away tring to avoid the statement she made.

"What, Mel? What is it?" Harry was getting worried about her.

"Well, could you stay and talk with me?" she asked as she rolled back toward Harry and looked at his purple eyes.

"Sure, I'd love to!"

"Okay. Get comfortable, if you want. I know you don't like sitting on the edge of the bed."

"Um, where should I sit then?"

"I know. Get on the other side of the bed."

"Um, uh, okay!"

Harry couldn't believe it as he walked around to the other side of Melfina's antique bed. You're doing it, Harry, he said to himself. You're getting closer your angel. Now, still just maintain your composure. Whatever she wants, she gets. Oh, Melfina. Why can't I just say it to your face? As Harry got on Melfina's bed, he put his head on the pillow on the left side of her bed. Melfina turned around to face Harry and, for the first few minutes, they stared into each other's eyes.

"So Harry," Melfina said to break the silence, "How was your first night here?"

"Great. Really nice. How did you sleep?"

"I slept great, Harry. But, what woke me up?"

"Catwoman woke you up."

"Catwo... oh, Aisha? Yeah, she can be loud," Melfina replied giggling. Harry chuckled as well to keep Melfina laughing.

"You've got the best place," Harry said. "You must be so happy, Mel."

"This might surprise you, but I'm not. I always think about everyone who we lost when we were all finding each other. I remember when Hilda died. That was probably the worst of them all. We were all so blind without her."

Harry remained silent. It's was partially his fault that Hilda had died, and he didn't want to upset Melfina any more than she already was. He reached toward Melfina and wrapped his arms around her, his wrists touching the back of her neck. Melfina went silent and continued to look at Harry in wonder.

"Mel, I ... I know you've been through a lot, and I know it's been hard, but I just want you to know that it's over. I want to do anything for you to make it better. Whatever you want, I'd do it without question. Nothing would stop me, Melfina. Nothing."

"Harry, why are you telling me this?"

"Because ... I ... I ... I love you, Melfina."

Melfina already knew this. Harry had told her before he died that he loved her. She closed her eyes briefly before opening them again to see Harry, still smiling at her like he did when he said it the first time. Melfina did love him, but was afraid that Harry would take things too quickly if she told him that. She didn't want this to be like her and Gene, someone prying for love-making until they got tired of trying anymore. She wanted someone who meant what they said.

"Harry, I know. I know," she said. She began running her fingers through his aquamarine hair. "It's just ... if I tell you something, can you promise me that you won't take this the wrong way?"

"Sure, Mel," Harry said, grabbing his pillow. "What is it?"

"Okay. You know me and Gene were kind of together at one point, right?" Harry nodded in agreement, with a certain disgust in him knowing that Gene tried to make her another one of the many girls he had been with. "Well, when we were together, Gene always kept trying to persuade me to ...um ... be intimate," she whispered. "I think that in Gene's eyes, true love is wanting to be so close to someone that you want sexual pleasure with them quickly. I don't think it's like that, Harry. I think true love is being able to wait until both people are ready to experience that feeling with one another, being able to wait until the time is right, and it just never came for me."

"So," Harry said, "You never were, um, 'sexually active' with him?"

"No! Never! And that's why I think he left me. He wanted someone who was ready. But I know there's people in this universe who can wait, Harry. Who can hold there emotion for someone they care about and never let it whither away. People ... people like you, Harry."

"You're right, Mel," he said while still carressing her face. "I could wait until I died. I love you so much."

"I know. And that's why I wanted to tell you this."

"What? What is it," Harry said, wanting to know so bad it was killing him.

"I ... I ... I love you, Harry."

Harry could have sworn his heart stopped for a second. His eyes widened greatly as his heartbeat increased. There's no way she could have said what I think she just said, is there? Did she tell me she loves me? Oh, yes! Finally! Finally she understands!

"Melfina," he slowly whispered, beginning to shed tears, "Thank you for telling me that. You made me so happy." As he regained his thinking, he remembered Melfina's statement from a few minutes before. "Why did you not want me to take that the wrong way?"

"Because I thought that if I told you, you would say 'I love you, too. Now let's make love' or something like that. I wanted to know that if I wanted to start a relationship, you would go at a safe pace for me and for you. I didn't want to tell you and you be like Gene."

"Don't worry. I know things are going a little fast, too. Trust me, whatever you want to do, I'll do it. But, I've got to ask, does this mean we're, like, boyfriend and girlfriend? Like a relationship?"

"Yeah, Harry," Melfina said laughing. "Don't be silly. Of course we are. Let's just not tell everyone else, though. They're still probably very worried about you being around me."

"Okay, girlfriend."

"Good, boyfriend." They both continued to smile in joy at one another.

"Melfina, just one thing. If we're a couple ... does that mean I could ... um ... kiss you?"

Melfina smiled at Harry. She remebered the kiss she had with Gene, but remembered that it was when they were in the digital world. She never had really kissed anyone in her life and wanted Harry to be her first one.

"Sure, Harry," Melfina said, "Let's do it."

"Thanks," Harry whispered. He slowly moved toward Melfina, wrapping his pale arms around her neck entirely. He moved his body closer so Melfina wouldn't have to. As he moved his face closer to her's, he stopped a few millimeters away from her lips. Playfully, he rubbed his nose on hers to get her to smile. Melfina did laugh at that guesture. Slowly he continued toward her before gently kissing her. After about twenty seconds of love and bliss, Melfina pulled away from Harry and smiled again.

"That was nice, Harry," Melfina said. "We need to do that more often."

"Yeah, we do," Harry said smirking and still rubbing Melfina's face. "Oh man! I forgot!"

"What, Harry? What is it?" Melfina asked, getting worried.

"The breakfast! I got to hurry!"

With that, Harry burst out the door and ran to the kitchen, Melfina following him in her nightgown. When she entered the kitchen, she saw him with his hands on the countertop, sighing in relief. She rushed over to him, grabbed his shoulders, and tried to get him to speak.

"What's wrong, Harry?" she said, becoming increasingly worried now. "Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, it is. I thought I had burnt the pancakes I was making for you, but luckily I got here just in time. Sit down. I'll bring you some." Harry walked Melfina to one of the chairs at their dining table. Once seated, Melfina noticed a note on the table. As she picked it up,she read the barely-dicipherable message on it.

Dear Melfina and Suzuka (if she's still there),

Harry wasn't on the couch when we woke up. We think he's run away. We're going to try to find him before our job at noon. See you later today.

From, Gene & Jim

"Great," Melfina sighed. "Another job lost."

"What do you mean?" Harry said as he brought Melfina a huge stack of pancakes, covered with syrup, on an antique plate.

"Gene and Jim think you've run away and are out looking for you. If they don't come home soon, you're not going to be ready for your first job."

"I'll call them, Mel. Don't worry. Is there anything else you want for your pancakes?"

"Some butter, but I'll get that, Harry. You call Gene and Jim, okay?"

"Sure. Where's the number?"

"Next to Jim's laptop on his desk."

As Harry walked to get the number and the phone, Melfina went to the kitchen and got the butter and poured herself a glass of water. As she took her seat and began dining on Harry's well-prepared breakfast, she thought about what she had just done with Harry. I can't believe I kissed him. Is he really after love or will he break my heart like Gene did? He seems so caring about me and what I want, she thought as she looked and Harry, who was talking to Jim on the phone. Harry turned around to notice Melfina was looking at him. He gave her a thumbs-up, smiled, and winked at her before turning around to the laptop and began typing on it, apparently trying to find something for Jim. After Melfina was finished eating breakfast, she put her dishes in the sink and sat on the couch to watch the tv. Harry sat down by her when he was finished talking to Jim. He put one arm around her right shoulder and pulled her close, very playfully. They locked gazes and smiled at each other, both realizing they were perfect for each other.

As time passed, Gene and Jim entered the building to find Harry and Melfina asleep on the couch, Melfina's head on Harry's shoulder and Harry's head slightly leaning on her head. Gene and Jim had forgotten about Melfina. They gave each other a look of horror as they realized that Harry could have taken advantage of her and wondered if he did.

"You moron," Jim whispered. "You forgot to check Melfina's room like I told you."

"Sorry," Gene whispered. "Anyways, it looks like she's not hurt or like he did anything to her," he said as he scanned Melfina with his eyes. "Let's just wake Harry up and get out of here." He lightly began to tap Harry's shoulder until Harry's eyes quickly opened.

"Huh? Hey, guys," he said as he gave a slight yawn. "Is it time for our job, already?"

"Yeah, Harry, Jim said in a panic. "Oh, try not to wake up 'Sleeping Beauty' when you get up."

"Yeah," Harry replied, smiling at Melfina who was still fast asleep on Harry's shoulder. As Harry rose from his seat, he slowly lowered Melfina onto the sofa until her head rested on the armrest. Harry then walked to Melfina's room and opened his backpack, grabbing assorted items out of it and placing them in his pockets.

"Hey, Harry," Gene said as he poked his head into Melfina's room to see Harry next to his bag.

"Huh? What is it Gene?"

"I don't know if you have one, but you're going to need a gun for this job."

"Why am I going to need a gun?" he asked as Jim walked in the room with them.

"Because," Jim said, "We're going to catch a notorious serial killer and collect the monster bounty on his huge head." He smirked deviously at Harry after making the comment.

"Okay, I'll need a gun, then. But I'm worried, you guys."

"What's there to be worried about, Harry?" Gene asked.

"I'm worried that there won't be anything left of him to turn in when I'm done with him," he said as he gave a smirk back to Jim. Gene and Jim both laughed at that staement. Quietly, they walked toward the door and left the shop. Harry, being the last one to leave the shop, turned around to see the back of the sofa blocking Melfina from his view.

"See ya later, Mel," he whispered before slowly closing the large, steel door.

Melfina began to worry. Too much time had gone by since the guys had left. She had already completed all off her chores and was preparing dinner for herself and anyone who came home before the food became cold. She looked at the clock on the stove. It read 8:02 P.M. Melfina sighed in dispair.

"Oh, Harry. What could you and the guys have done that would take this long?" Just as she finished saying that, the door began to unlock. Melfina looked at the door and began running toward it.

"Harry! Is that you!" she said in elation. Sadly, the door opened to reveal Aisha.

"Nope, just me. Where is everyone, Mel? I thought they would be here by now," she said in wonder over the fact that they were the only ones there.

"Oh, hi Aisha," Melfina said, brokenhearted. "The guys left to take a job, and I don't know where Suzuka is. I'm making dinner so if you can wait a few more minutes I should have it ready."

"Ahhh! I can't wait, Melfina! Can't I just have a taste?"

"No," Melfina said, pointing the wooden spoon in her hand at Aisha. "Why don't you watch tv or do something to pass the time. Didn't you say that you had a new video game that you wanted to play?"

"Oh, Mel, I don't want anyone to say anything about that damn game! I hate it and I hate Harry!" Melfina turned around in shock over what she heard about Harry.

"How could you hate him, Aisha? He's so nice and caring, and I'm sure he's that way towards you as well." Aisha threw herself face-first onto the couch and clutched a pillow to her face.

"He wasn't 'nice and caring' this morning when he beat me in my new game. I hate him!" Melfina sat by Aisha and began to rub her back, trying to console her.

"Come on, Aisha," Melfina said. "It's not that bad. You win some, you lose some, right?"

"No! I don't lose, Melfina! You're just sticking up for Harry because he's a little, homeless, test-tube baby, like you! After all, if he wasn't that, we all know that he'd still be on the street! You just like having him here so you can talk! I'm surprised you two haven't gotten married and 'done the nasty' yet!" With that, Aisha buried her head into the couch and tried to hide her face from Melfina. "Just leave me alone! I'd rather drown in my own self-pity then get any from someone who's like Harry! That damned bio-android!" Melfina slowly got up from beside Aisha, hurting inside over Aisha's cruel comments. She began to cry, wanting to run from Aisha, but instead deciding to stand up for Harry and for herself.

"I can't believe you, Aisha! How dare you attack Harry like that! I know he's like me, but that's not why he's staying here!" Melfina began to break down and sob during her verbal assault of Aisha. "Harry is probably the only person besides Jim and Suzuka who actually cares about me! He even died for me! And what did I ever do to or for him! Nothing. Nothing, Aisha! He loves me that much! That's why he's staying here, because he cares! And what reason do you have to hate him! Because you lost! That's not a good reason! That's not even a reason!"

"Well, if you've got a reason for me to hate him, give me one, little girl!" Aisha screamed. Melfina couldn't believe what they had been saying to each other. Now, Aisha was threatening her? This wasn't like either of them. Melfina began to cry more and ran to her room.

"I'm sorry, Aisha!" she screamed as she slammed her bedroom door shut. Aisha snapped out of her anger, realizing what she had just said to poor Melfina. She began to regret the way she acted, for once. Melfina didn't deserve that, she thought. I really need to go apologize. As she was walking toward Melfina's room, the door to the shop opened. Harry, Gene, and Jim walked in, their clothes torn and covered in blood. They looked as though they had been running for months. They walked around to seats around the tv and fell down into them in a complete daze. Aisha stared at them in amazement. She walked over to them and started shaking them, trying to get a response from them all. First Gene, then Harry, then Jim. Nothing. She got no response. Slowly, Harry did respond to her.

"Hey, Aisha," he said groggily, "What happened?"

"That's what I'm trying to get out of you. You're covered in blood. Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. The blood's not mine. We captured a serial killer and turned him in, but we heavily wounded him and this blood is his. So, I'm fine."

"You need to wash it off, Harry, Go to the bathroom."

"Okay, sure." Harry stumbled toward the bathroom and entered. After a few minutes, Harry emerged from the bathroom wearing only a towel to find Gene and Jim asleep on the couch. He slowly headed toward Melfina's room.

"Aisha," Harry said, "I'm going to get some clothes to put on. I'll be right back, okay." Noticing he was going to go into Melfina's bedroom, Aisha approached him.

"Okay, but can you do something for me?" she asked.

"Sure, what is it?"

"I ... kind of got into an arguement with Melfina. We said some nasty things to each other and I really regret it. I just want to tell you I'm sorry and wanted to know if you could tell her that I'm sorry. I know she probably doesn't want to see me right now."

"Um, yeah, sure," Harry said quietly. "I'll tell her." Harry opened the door to Melfina's room to find her curled up on her bed, motionless. He slowly walked around to the closet Melfina had placed his clothes in and pulled out a pair of black, silk boxer shorts. Sure Melfina wasn't looking, he removed the towel and slipped them on. Melfina, still awake, began to cry again. Harry turned around and noticed Melfina moving back and forth on the bed, continuing to sob. He climbed on the bed and curled up next to her, wrapping his arms around her. Melfina opened her eyes, startled by the feeling that Harry had given her.

"Harry," she whispered, tears still flowing rapidly from her hazel eyes. "I was so worried about you."

"I'm okay," he said, kissing her forehead. "Are you okay? Aisha told me you two got into a fight." Melfina began to cry even more, being reminded about her recent arguement. She buried her face into Harry's naked chest and contiued to weep openly.

"I don't want to talk about it, Harry."

"Okay, Mel. Okay. But, Aisha did want me to tell you she said she was sorry and that she forgives you." Melfina stopped crying and looked up at Harry's smiling face.

"That's nice of her," she said as she wiped the tears from her eyes. "I don't want her to hate me."

"Yeah, I think our video game battle made her testy to begin with," Harry said to Melfina.

"I guess it did, huh, Harry?" she replied back smiling.

"Do you want to go back out there or stay here?"

"I'm tired, so I'll stay here. But what about the food I was making for you guys?"

"I saw Aisha turn the oven off. She'll put everything away ... or eat it."

"Mmmm," Melfina moaned. "This feels nice, Harry. Stay here with me tonight."

"Sure, Mel. I'll stay."

Harry ran his fingers through her hair as he moved closer to her. Slowly, he kissed her lips once more before pulling her head to his chest.

"Goodnight, Melfina."

"Goodnight, Harry."

As they began to fall asleep, Aisha peaked through the door to see Harry laying with Melfina, both of them surrounded in bliss. As Aisha headed to her room, she began to quitely sing.

"Harry and Melfina, sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G."

Well, I hoped you guys like that one. I know I did. We're getting close, people. Just hang in there for about four more chapters. There will be some love between them, trust me. Til next time, don't touch that mouse.