Author's Note: I want to thank my reviewers…so…thank you! Ha, well, this is Chapter 2 of my chaosxshion fanfic, and I'm wondering whether I should keep the plot as is…with no action. OR add action as I see fit. I dunno, yet. I'll have to think about it more. A lot of people say that I capture chaos' true behavior…which is fabulous. I was trying to write it so that you would believe that this is how he would act if he fell in love with one of the cast. Anyways, enjoy.

Chapter 2: Love is Blooming…Somewhere.

chaos:

I was still in awe of my behavior last night. It would have been horrible if I had made a fool out of myself by hugging her. I could have betrayed Allen's trust. But…my nature was to be comforting and calm. My emotions were running out of control. Maybe I should talk to Jr. about it. Jr. could keep a secret very well, especially since he had met me. Still, there was the matter of laughter and the 'I told you so' syndrome to worry about. Well, it was better than sitting around musing about it.

I stood up and walked through the sliding doors of my room into the Residence Hall of the Durandal. I moved down the hall to the train stop and entered the key sequence for the Government Offices of the Kukai Foundation. Moments later, I was walking down the plush carpeted hallway of the private quarters of the Kukai brothers. Gaignun wouldn't be in his office today due to some pressing business in Fifth Jerusalem. I knocked on the door at the end of the hall and waited for an answer.

"Gaignun Jr. Kukai's office. You may come in now."

I snorted, opened the door, and walked inside.

"Jr., it's good to see that you're actually sitting in your office," I said softly.

"It's good that you're actually getting out and breathing again."

Ha, very funny. I pushed the door shut behind me and approached his desk.

"I need to talk to you."

"If it's about Allen and Shion's date, I already heard."

"It's more than that actually. It's about Shion…"

"You like her, don't you?"

His question caught me slightly off guard and I started fidgeting.

"Ok…yeah. I'm becoming attracted to her."

"I don't blame you. Shion is a beautiful girl, especially since she let her hair down and started wearing contacts."

Shion was more than a beautiful girl…she was an angel…

"She was so upset last night, Jr. I wanted to hold her in my arms, to make her feel safe."

"Yep, you've been bitten by the love bug. Congratulations, chaos, you are now human."

"You're hilarious, Jr."

"Knock, knock, Jr.!" declared a familiar voice.

"Come in, MOMO."

Jr.'s office door swung open and MOMO walked inside with a plastic bag in her hands. She was wearing a pink tube-top with a white miniskirt. Her peach colored hair was pulled into a long ponytail that extended down part of her back. To put it simply, MOMO had grown up in many ways.

"Hey chaos. Jr., I brought you some lunch."

"Thanks, MOMO."

She sat the bag on Jr.'s desk and turned towards me.

"I heard about the date. It was really nice of you to try to help Allen."

I chuckled nervously.

"Well, I tried."

"Allen needs someone else to balance him out right now. So does Shion."

I nodded. A wry smile crept across Jr.'s lips.

"And chaos just may be our right person."

MOMO's eyes lit up in surprise.

"Really?"

I could feel my cheeks turning red with embarrassment.

"I just like her…"

"You should go out on a casual date with her."

"I don't want her to build up her wall again. I want to interact with her when she's ready."

"Stop that, chaos. You should take the chance. Ask her out now."

"You act like this is easy."

"Go get the girl."

I walked out of the door and back down the plush carpeted hallway to the train station. I entered the code for the Docks area into the keypad next to the gate and stepped through the open doors of the train.

The Elsa

Shion Uzuki:

"How are you feeling, KOS-MOS?"

"I am fine, Shion. The tune-up was very much appreciated."

I smiled softly. Well, that was the end to any time consuming work. I had seen Allen around the Durandal earlier, but he was in a miserable mood. I felt sorry for him, especially because of my behavior last night. However, my encounter with chaos had left me in a pensive mood. There was emotion in his eyes. Emotion that I had never seen before. It was different from his normal mysteriousness. I couldn't quite explain it.

"Shion, there you are."

I turned around only to see chaos standing in the doorway. He was dressed in a white T-shirt and shorts that fit his tiny, lithe frame. His skin shimmered in the light of the room, making his body all the while desirable.

"Hey chaos."

"How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine."

"Um…do you want to get some lunch?"

He was asking me out to lunch? How sweet.

"Sure. Just let me get changed."

"Fifteen minutes sound okay?"

I nodded.

"Yes, that's fine."

chaos waved and walked out of the room.

"I wonder what he's thinking about," I muttered to myself.

I hated when he was mysterious, which was all the time. Still, I hardly wanted to keep him waiting.

Kukai Foundation

1:47 P.M.

chaos:

I was already feeling like a love-struck fool when I had to phone Shion after forgetting to tell her where to meet me. But when I saw her step out of the shuttle, my embarrassment was forgotten. Shion was dressed in another white sleeveless top, this time it was coupled with a denim mini-skirt that showed off her curvy form and her ivory legs. She also had her hair unbound and resting gently on her shoulders, which made her look extremely attractive.

"I'm so sorry I forget, Shion," I blurted out like a fool.

Shion smiled and shook her head.

"It's not a problem, honestly. It was just an honest mistake, that's all."

"Um…okay."

"So…what type of girls do you like?"

The question caught me off guard.

"I like…women to understand me and get past my powers. I'd also like for her to be kind, humorous…"

We started walking towards the stairs that would take us to the city.

"Really?"

"Well, I don't expect much, honestly. I really haven't focused on my love life lately. What about you?"

Shion appeared thoughtful as we headed up the stairs.

"Well, I haven't given it much thought either. I had some things I had to work on…to work through, I mean."

I understood perfectly. We walked through City Sector 26 moments later. Surprisingly, I wasn't nervous about being with her.

"I understand."

"So, where are we headed?"

I snapped my attention back to my surroundings. We were currently walking into the City Sector 27, which was where I wanted to be.

"I'll show you."

I grabbed her hand and lead her up the flights of stairs up to the park area. Her grasp fit perfectly into mine. I tried my best to ignore the growing feeling of euphoria from her touch. The Park area was barely occupied with people. My object of desire was a stand tucked away in the corner that sold the best food in the Foundation. Well, in my opinion, it did.

"Oh, I've eaten from that stand before. They have excellent hot dogs," Shion exclaimed.

(A/N: Don't ask, but chaos has never tried hot dogs.) I had always ordered subs from here, so I had no idea what a hot dog tasted like.

"I have no idea what that tastes like," I admitted softly.

Shion giggled.

"Then today will be your first day. Do you like chili?"

"Yeah."

"Good, I'll order the food. You can pay me back later."

So much for trying to be a man, chaos. I watched Shion walk up to the stand and order, all the while admiring certain aspects of her body from afar. Eventually, my attention wavered as she turned around with our hot dogs in her hand. (Maybe it had something to do with her facing me and not wanting to get mauled for looking.) She sat the hot dog—chili dog, rather—in my hand and motioned to the free bench behind us. We both sat down and started on our food. Dare I say it…chili dogs are quite good.

"I told you, you would like it," Shion said victoriously.

"Ok, so you got me there."

"You know, you are really nice, chaos. I know you hear that all the time."

Not really.

"Not really."

"You're really modest, too."

"Thanks."

"So…are you attracted to me?"

Yet another question that had caught me completely off guard. I could feel my cheeks turning red…

"I-I…Yeah, I think you are an extraordinary person. And…I am…attracted to you."

There I said it. And that had to be the most dreadfully honest reply I had conjured in years. Shion smiled brightly.

"And I thought I was crazy all this time when I noticed that it was you I was attracted to. I'm so relieved…"

I blew a sigh of relief.

"All this time I've felt like an awkward fool," I admitted.

"Really? I've always got the impression that you were so calm, so self-assured."

I laughed.

"Sometimes, I'm uncertain or uneasy."

"Well, that's very normal."

But I really wasn't…normal. Hey, I was fine though…Shion liked me. That was more than enough to make me reach euphoria.

"Oh…about Allen…"

Shion's smile stayed fixed upon her lips.

"Oh, I'm not mad about the date. I'm just sad that he's so helplessly in love with me. He needs someone else."

Someone else? That was my flaw. Maybe I could help him after all. Or at least stop Allen from killing me in the near future.

"Would you be mad if I told you that I set up two up on a date?"

"That was you?"

"Well, I didn't want it to turn out—"

"That was terribly nice of you, chaos. But did you really want us to be together?"

"I can't really answer that."

"That's interesting to know."

"So…are you free for dinner tonight?"

"Oh, no, not tonight. I have to take KOS-MOS down to Second Militia."

"Ah, ok. I shall await your return."

Shion sat up and stretched lightly.

"By the way, one of my coworkers thinks Allen is simply adorable. Her name is Faye."

I looked at her in astonishment. Was she telling me a way to help Allen? Before I could say anything else, she walked off, leaving me to my thoughts.