NEW CHAPTER! XD Another plot-filler chapter.. Oh well. XD;;
Netto's house - Netto's room.
Enzan was up in Netto's room, concentrating on Netto's homework. Though it was fairly easy to him, he knew Netto wasn't that good at science or math, so he had to tone down his brilliance about six notches in order to fit Netto's level of intellegence. He muttered quietly under his breath about his low his IQ level was dropping. He sat back, sighing exsasperately and yawned. "Finally."
Rock smiled at him. "It wasn't so bad, Netto-kun." He said. Enzan made a face and glared at the navi slightly. "Not that bad? It's hell!" He groaned. Rock rolled his eyes at his NetOp's usual behavior, completely unknowing that who he thought was his Operator, was indeed Enzan. 'I'm getting sick of being so...cheery!' Enzan pouted, though Rock saw it as him sulking over the homework and chuckled. "It's getting late, Netto-kun. You should probably head to bed soon."
Enzan sighed. He was used to staying up real late, so this was very early compared to when he usually slept. "I know, but I want to stay up a little longer." Rockman looked at him skeptically. "You'll just fall asleep." He reasoned. Enzan sighed. "I won't, I promise. Twenty minutes and I'll head to bed."
With a skeptical look, Rock agreed. A few moments later, the PET rang. "It's Enzan." Rock said. Enzan was about to say that he was Enzan, but stopped and nodded. "Okay." The screen came up and he saw his own face looking slightly miffed. "Laika's coming in two days, and Meijin says there's something urgent and we will all be needed."
Enzan's eyed widened and he cursed lowly. "Don't swear, Netto-kun." The brunette ignored the comment and went on. "This isn't good. Especially if we can't-" "I know. But hopefully it won't come down to that. We'll have to pick Laika up in two days and then head directly over to the HQ." Laika said, sighing.
Enzan sighed too. "Alright. I'll come over tomorrow after school and we can talk more." Laika nodded. "Right. Laika was going to call me soon with the flight information." "Then I won't keep you. I have to go to bed soon, anyways." Laika's lips twitched before he smirked. "I didn't know you had curfew." He said amusedly.
Enzan glared. "I don't. But apparently, Rock thinks I'm bound to fall asleep any minute." He said annoyedly. Laika laughed and smirked again. "Well, I won't keep you from your appointment with the sandman, then." With that, Laika cut the connection and left Enzan to stare at a blank screen. "I sometimes wonder about him... He annoys me to death at times." He muttered. Rock laughed. "I bet you annoy them just as much, Netto-kun." Enzan looked amused. "Probably."
Sharro - Laika's Dorm.
"I'm so bored..."
"You've said that for the past five minutes, Netto-san."
"I know. But I can't help it, Laika has a boring life."
"Says you. It's hectic alot of times."
"For you, maybe. To me it seems rather boring. Paperwork, reports, being a general stick in the mud, that's all boring to me."
Searchman looked slightly amused. "You don't like change, do you?" He asked. Netto made a face. "Actually... I never really thought about it. I like rutine sometimes, and sometimes I like to do crazy things. But there are things I really don't want to change. And it's silly, but things do change, and I can't stop it. So the best I can do is try to adapt to it."
Search stared at the other. It was one of the more wiser things the boy had ever said. And he was surprised. "Is that why you try to be so cheerful about things?" Netto looked at him for a moment, surprise clearly there on his face. "Being happy... Well, it helps me to cope and adjust. It's a part that I play to help myself keep on living. That, and I know that a kind word or sentence can be just the thing someone needs to be happy. So I try my best to do that. I don't like feeling sad or depressed, so I push all my negative emotions away and focus on the brighter side of things."
"I see... You really are somthing, Netto-san." Netto looked slightly confused. "Why?" "Because you're so hard to figure out. One minute you can be so predictable and the next moment you throw everyone in for a loop. You seem so simple, but the way you think says otherwise. I do not understand." Netto sighed. "I don't understand myself, either sometimes. I just go with my feelings. They are the best guide anyone could have. No other person or thing could ever replace your instincts."
Searchman was silent for a few moments, absorbing the information before he spoke again, changing the subject. "You better call Laika-san again and tell him your flight information." He reminded. Netto nodded, smiling. "Yeah. Call him up for me while I get more hot chocolate." The teenager got up and headed back for the kitchen while Search shook his head and ran the call to Laika.
"Hello?" Enzan's face popped up on the screen, blinking when he noticed it was just Search. "Where's Netto?" He asked. Search offered his operator a sheepish look. "He's in the kitchen getting hot chocolate." Laika groaned. "I knew it was a bad idea to keep that stuff. He's drowning himself in it, isn't he?" Search smirked. "So it would seem, Laika-san." He said dryly. Laika sighed. "Remind me to kill him when I see him." "I don't think you could. Since technically he's in your body, Laika-san."
"Don't remind me." Laika grumbled, and Search heard Blues snicker in the background. "I take it you're not enjoying Enzan's life." "Of course not! Why would I? He works himself to death!" Netto returned with a large, full mug of hot chocolate and picked up the PET. "Hello, Laika." He said cheerfully. Laika frowned slightly. "Don't drink that stuff in my body! It's bad for you." He said. Netto stuck his tongue out and huffed. "I don't care. I'm not going to give up all of the things I like. And it's not going to kill your body if I drink a few cups of it." He said, matter-of-factulty like.
Laika scowled before he sighed. "Do anything more unhealthy to my body and when we switch back, I will personally kill you." He theatened. Netto grinned. "Like you really would. I'm too cute to kill!" He said proudly. Laika's brow arched, blue eyes glinting with amusement. "You're too full of yourself." He said dryly. Netto snorted. "Me? Full of myself? Never!" He said overdramatically. Laika rolled his eyes. "Either shut up, or tell me when your flight's coming in, I have a moutain of paperwork to finish." He said annoyedly.
Netto frowned. "Enzan works too much. And don't you start, too. Anyways, my flight's coming in at 4:20 PM, and I suspect there will be a layover or delay. I didn't check." "Typical." Netto glared for a moment. "Anyways, that's about it. Terminal C, Gate 29-A. You can't miss it." "I'm sure. Anyways, the paperwork is calling and if I don't start working, Blues is going to have an almighty tantrum." Blues made an indignant sound in the background and Netto laughed. "Yes, go work on your mountain of paper before Blues has a coronary." Laika snorted before he hung up.
Netto sighed and sat back, sipping his hot chocolate. There was nothing said for a few moments until...
"I'm so bored."
Searchman smacked his forehead. He was in for a long night.
Short, I know. Oh well. Action in the next chapter (probably) XD
