Alisi Thorndyke: Hey Matt. :) Even though I read this ahead of now, this fic is still as good as ever. :) Can't wait until the next update. :)
Alisi T.
Me: I'm glad you're still enjoying it, Alisi. I actually added a little thing at the end of this chapter you may want to read.
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MegaLaManiacOfTheNorth: Do you know how hard it is to find good X and Alia fan fictions on this site? Its hard to find any at all. Well, this is yet another good story by the bro. of BanbieBunny that i'll be putting in my favorites. I'll be back.
Me: Yes, I know. I put some extra effort into this story to make it different from the others, but I hope it's also better than... some of the fics on this site. I'm glad you like it already, I hope you like this one too.
(P.S. If you haven't written a bad X Loves Alia fic, then you don't need to complain about being offended because I'm not talking to you.)
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Vulpix1000: Dear The brother of the real Banbie Bunny,
I also think that Alisi Thorndyke is a great person, so supportive and nice.
I love this story, please update soon.
This story is on my favorites list.
Signed,
Vulpix10
Me: Yes, Alisi's been a real friend. She's great to talk to concerning fanfics especially. I'm glad you like it, I hope you like this chapter too.
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This story and all the chapters are dedicated to Alisi Thorndyke. One of the best fanfic writers on stood proudly outside of the Maverick Hunter HQ with a Limousine he had rented especially for that day. He didn't own a car, he always used a motorcycle, but he believed it would be more suited to the occasion if he had a car. Besides, he knew Alia would like it, and it would take them wherever they wanted.
"It's almost 9:00." he thought. "She should be here soon."
In fact, she appeared right at that moment along with other reploids leaving the Head Quarters for their holiday. Aside from how reploids dress up for occasions in other fanfics, she was in her normal armor like any other reploids would be, though she still looked as pretty as usual.
"Over here, Alia!" Megaman called. Alia turned her head in his direction and her eyes sparkled when she saw him with the Limo.
"X! Why, this is just wonderful!" she exclaimed.
Megaman had told the chauffer to stay inside previously. That way, as Alia approached the car, he had to open the door for her. He was going to be as gentlemanly as possible for the whole day. "Thank you." said Alia as she stepped inside.
However, once Megaman closed the door, she reached over to the door and pushed the LOCK button and the doors instantly became locked.
"Hey!" said X. "Unlock this door here!"
Alia just grinned and pretended not to see him. Megaman hit his fist against the window and said. "What's the big idea? Open up now!"
Alia smiled and wiggled her finger at him, mouthing the words "No, no, no."
Megaman ran over to the other side of the limo. Alia immediately scrambled over to that side of the limo and hit that lock button just before Megaman could undo the latch. "This isn't funny anymore!"
Alia just laughed and wrinkled her nose at him. Megaman was grossly infuriated. What was she trying to pull here? She probably thought this was funny alright. He wished he could have used his X Buster to blast it open.
After a moment he sighed and said. "Alright. Will you please unlock the door?"
Alia nodded and opened the door, smiling mischievously at him as he got in and shut it. Megaman leaned over and whispered. "Don't worry, I'm not so sure I feel sorry for you anymore."
Alia just laughed and Megaman told the chauffer to drive them to the fair.
The fair was just like any other fair, except that the majority of merchandise being sold had something to do with Valentine's day. Not everything was in pink and red and shaped like hearts though. There were a lot of yellow and white stands selling cakes, and some green houses with little presents in packages, and most everything had something in the way of candy; mostly chocolate of course. And around the whole area were plenty of Men and male reploids and their sweethearts for the day, trying out anything that appealed to them.
Alia and X looked around in excitement. Neither of them had ever seen a fair with so many things for Valentine's day, and so many different and unusual varieties. Even Megaman, who had never done anything like this before, was amazed and felt the urge to jump out and just look at everything.
"I don't think I've ever seen anyplace like this before." remarked Alia. "But this is simply marvelous! Where should we go first? I can't think of what I should do."
Megaman got out of the car and walked over to Alia's side, holding it open. Alia stepped out and Megaman shut the door. He seemed to grunt a little and jiggled it around before stepping back. "There we go. Now…" His mind spun trying to think of what he had planned to do. He looked around and spotted another human couple walking together. The man was walking while the woman held onto his arm.
That was it! He immediately stood as straight as possible and held out his arm. Alia took it and they walked towards one of the yellow cake stands. "You're acting very gentlemanly today, X." said Alia. "I like it. I never knew you were this manly."
Megaman shrugged a little bit. "I think it's probably that fact that we never associated that much." he said. "It's a bit difficult when you're saving people's lives and fighting mavericks. Being Gentlemanly doesn't exactly apply to fights."
"But it does… doesn't it?" asked Alia.
Before Megaman could reply they had reached the stand and a reploid in a fluffy yellow dress behind the counter approached them. "Hi!" she greeted them. "I must say, you two look great together!"
"Excuse me!" Megaman said sharply. "We're not here to collect facts, ma'am. I would like to know what kind of things you have here that would be nice to snack on during the day."
The woman threw up her hands and sighed. "Oh, I'm sorry. I'm just so full of it today that I make a compliment to the first people I see. Of course you already know you're great together. Let me see, I've got yellow cakes with lemon frosting on little plastic trays. There's some Cake cones with yellow frosting roses on it. I even have some whole cakes back here with vanilla and lemon flavors of any combination."
Alia laughed. "Just about everything is yellow or white. But it seems a little heavy for now."
"How about some plain vanilla flavored frosting roses on a plate?" suggested Megaman.
The woman immediately began to scrape a few roses together on little plastic plates. Alia looked around the shop in awe at the woman's creativity. "And all this for food. It's much more profitable for humans, of course, but it can help us."
"The point is that it tastes good." said Megaman, taking the roses and paying the woman. "Here you go."
"Thank you." said Alia. "I wonder what those green stands have in them."
Megaman saw the stands and looked with interest at the hundreds of small green boxes all lined up on shelves. He called to one of the reploids beside the shelves "Excuse me sir!"
The man looked at him. "Yeah, what is it?"
"What are all those boxes for?" Megaman asked. "They seem pretty much the same."
The reploid shook his head; not answering him. He pointed to his own arm and waved his hand to the side. Megaman was baffled until the man quickly wrote a little note in his pad and flipped it open to him. It read: Gifts For Girls.
"Oh! Uh, Alia? Could you excuse me for a moment?" asked X. Alia nodded and X walked up to the stand. "So, these are for girls, huh?"
The reploid whispered to him. "Not all of them, but that's the beauty of it. These are mystery gifts, and you're not supposed to open them until they're in the hands of the gave. The giver isn't supposed to know what it is either. That's why they're called mystery gifts. But believe me, we know what kinds are the best. I can think of one right now for that girl you're with."
Megaman's interests were aroused. He immediately told the man to pick one out and he paid him. He stuck the present in his pocket and turned around. Alia was not there.
"Uh, Alia? Where'd you go?" He looked around and didn't see her anywhere. Then he saw her walking back to the stand.
"Sorry, something captured my interest over there." said Alia. "Did you figure out what those boxes are for?"
Megaman suppressed a little grin. "No, not really." he said. "These are excellent frosting roses by the way, I'll have to get another later."
Alia took his arm once more and Megaman felt his chest swell a little. He was excited with his gift, and because he was enjoying having someone as pretty as Alia holding onto his arm. He was only just realizing how pretty he thought she was.
"You know," said Megaman. "I'm not just saying this for the day's sake, but I think you're very pretty, Alia. I'm glad you decided to go out with me, I must be the envy of every other reploid here."
Alia blushed and jerked his arm a bit. "Oh, please…" she said timidly. "Don't say that, it embarrasses me. But… thank you anyway. I never thought of it myself, but I suppose you're rather handsome yourself. Yes, I think you are very handsome."
"Well, I'm just a standard reploid." said X modestly. But inside he felt his heart grow larger and larger at her compliment, and his stature improved over any reploid who was taller than he was. "Thank you!"
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Later during the day...
"You know, X." said Alia. "I was rather offended when you told me you asked me out simply because you felt sorry for me."
Megaman winced as he remembered. "Yeah, I know." he thought.
"But I suppose I shouldn't have been like that." She continued. "After all, you were considerate and you were a lot more thoughtful than Courante was. Of course I couldn't expect you to be in love with me."
Megaman sighed and relaxed. "Well, I'm glad you're not offended anymore." he said. "I wish I had had a better reason."
"Well, I suppose I thought of it the wrong way." Alia said. "You were kind, and I didn't want to act like... well, a jerk."
"No matter now." said Megaman. "Shall we try out that ride over there?"
