Unlikely Heroes

Chapter 14: January and Valentine's Day

For the month of January the new couples were quite happy. It could be seen with them and the feelings they had got stronger. It showed in Uma's training and magic; it had somehow gotten stronger. Logan stated it was because the feelings she had for him showing through it. However seeing this was making Liru feel sad and wanting that with Nicholas. Aiko on the other hand was just happy for her friends. The female werewolf brought this up to the android with glasses. "Well… I'm not an expert on this kind of thing," Aiko stated. "I don't know how to help…"

"I know that but I need to talk to someone about this," Liru grumbled.

"Well… does he act like he doesn't want to spend time with you at all? Cause Cosmo doesn't with me."

"No he doesn't," the other female admitted.

"Then I think you'll be okay." Liru still didn't look convinced.

Aiko and Pachira in the meantime were happier than they had ever been and it could be felt. The same could be said about their boyfriends. The four would go out on dates and sometimes do doubles. The relationships they had got stronger each passing day. But it was making the other two males even more determined to go through with it and tell the remaining females how they felt about them. And it was best to do it now because during the month of March, it would be back to work on taking on the enemy. F.I.L.E.S. by that point would have been able to go over the information that had been gathered and authorized an attack. In the meantime no strange fog had popped up as of late. So the nights were safe to be out and walk.

A couple of weeks latter found Cosmo tinkering on some machinery. A noise of someone entering made him look up. It was Aiko. "Oh hey," he stated with a grin.

"Hey," she answered back, a bit embarrassed. The female then noticed the machinery. "What's all this?"

"Oh just something for when we go back into the fight latter. And some is upgrade weapons for myself. You should think of trying some."

"No way!" Aiko replied. "I'm not the combat type."

"Maybe, but what about things to reduce the weight you have or even to get in the water like me?" Cosmo asked. "I know you're 660 pounds while I'm only 150."

"But how?" she asked.

"It's all because of the light, strong metals that make up my body. Interested in knowing how?"

"Show me." He then went on to explain by picture and diagram on how this was done. Aiko was able to follow easily and was impressed. "Could it really be done for me?"

"Well… If you let me I can," Cosmo stated.

"You'd really do that?" He nodded and the female hugged him hard. "Oh thank you!"

"It will be a process, but I'm certain we could get it finished before being called into action again." With that, the male began to go over with her about what this would involve. This included mainly not only replacing the majority of Aiko's body, but also her memory space. Of course she got to choose the designs presented to her. The two would reveal this in time to everyone else. But even they could notice something was up with them.

The whole process took about a month to finish. Some of it had to been due to figuring how some parts would work on Aiko and what she wanted. But eventually the whole process was finished. Cosmo called everyone to the area where they had opened presents before. "I wonder what this is about?" Liru wondered out loud.

"It's must be important," Nicholas commented.

The male android then entered the room with a grin on his face. "Sorry to keep you waiting," he said. "But it involves Aiko. May I present the new her."

The female came out and looked exactly the same causing a couple to raise their eyebrows. "And what is there to see?" Uma asked out of curiosity.

Cosmo looked as if the witch had mortally insulted him. "You actually think there isn't any? Well there is. Aiko here has been upgraded and is some ways a new android. While it can't be seen now or in personality, I Cosmo will show you how."

The male android brought up diagrams although very detailed, were easy to understand. The metals used to make Aiko's new body were the kind to be light yet hard. With this her weight was much lower than before, allowing the female to get on things like elevators and lifts. Her fingers could now transform into different tools, perfect for hacking. She could even swim without any assistance. "With this she can be useful in the field a non fighting way," the male android explained.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Liru stated.

"I'm just happy he did this for me," Aiko commented and went to Cosmo's side. He smiled and gave her a squeeze. Latter that night found the two on the roof of the house, looking up at the sky.

"Look at it," the female stated, looking up.

"Yeah," the male agreed. "Looking up makes you realize how big the world is. That and how big our universe really is."

"Did I ever tell you about the Andromeda Galaxy that we visited one day?" This got the male's attention and Aiko explained all about it.

"I know I'll go back someday," the female eventually said to finish her explanation.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Cosmo stated, having a gleam in his eyes like a little kid on Christmas morning. "I guess there really is life in the universe other than what's on here. But why would you want to?"

"Maybe just to see what else there is and not get a human body."

This answer was the last thing the male was expecting to hear and he didn't know what to say at first. "You wanted one?"

"Before you did this for me so I could be somewhat more normal. But then… you came and did this for me." Both were blushing by this point and holding hands. Aiko had never had a guy to act like this and something was telling her to go with it this way.

"Well maybe you're right about that," Cosmo replied and gave it a squeeze. "I don't know if I would've done that for any android. But you're different than any I've met."

"Me?" she asked. "I'm not that special."

"You're wrong about that." Their eyes were locked. "You have no idea how special you are to me…"

Before the female could answer that Cosmo leaned down, his lips on hers. Aiko was in shock by the look on her face and the way she just stood there. For 30 seconds she was like that before returning in a kiss on the male. The two stayed that way for the longest time under the stars before coming apart. He brought her gently in with his arms. "I never thought that kiss would be a good one…"

"Cosmo…" the female whispered. "Do you…?"

"Yes, I like you a lot. And don't say it can't be because it is."

"But how? I mean look at me."

"You're more pretty than you know," Cosmo replied. "I know you are which is why I fell for you and why I did all that for you. But how do you feel about me?"

She smiled up at him. "I like you as well."

"Then… what's say we go out?"

"Yes! I would love to!" The two hugged and kissed again, making them the third pair to hook up.

It didn't take too long for the others to notice them and how happy the androids were. The only who wasn't was Liru and how she wanted that with Nicholas. Every time the female werewolf did approach him though her nerve would fail her. And yet at the same time the male seemed to not reject Liru at all. However it wouldn't be until the month of February that things between the two would really begin to heat up. The reason why it would take until that time was because Nicholas wanted to wait just a bit until the right day to make it even more special for her.

Then two days before Valentine's Day it found the male werewolf outside her door. "Well, here goes nothing," he said out loud. The guy knocked on the door.

"Hold on!" came the reply. It opened to find Liru blushing at the sight of him. "Oh… hey Nicholas…"

"Hey Liru," he responded, smiling gentility.

"What brings you by?"

The male took a moment to gather the courage. He was a little nervous but not as much as the female. "Well… I was wondering if you'd like to head out with me two days from now? You know, just to hang out on a date?' She didn't speak at first but just smiled since the female was that happy. "Unless-"

Nicholas was stopped when Liru reached out and hugged him. "I would love to," she replied. "Will it be around the city?"

"Pretty much." He was also happy as well that this had worked. "I'll leave you be now." She gave him a kiss on the cheek before closing the door. Liru couldn't help but wonder if she now had more than just a shot with the guy. Nicholas was just grinning from ear to ear.

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The day then came and both were excited. At least this time the female wasn't confused when this day came around like the last time. That had been embarrassing. However what was really on Liru's mind was seeing the other couples out today. The female could see them holding hands and things like that. It made her sad since Nicholas didn't seem to want to do that with her.

"Hey, you in there Liru?" he asked, waving a hand in front of her face. It caused the female to come back to the present.

"Oh! Yes!" she answered back quickly.

"That's good," Nicholas commented with a smile. "So what do you want to do first?"

They both ended up going into what ever store caught their eyes. At certain parts the male had to wrap his arm around the female's waist so she wouldn't get hurt, run into someone, or something. Every time it would make Liru blush hard and snuggle a bit against Nicholas. However the male would then let go which caused disappoint to go through her body. But then noticed how he glared back other guys who were sending him jealous looks and move closer to the female. It made Liru think there was a chance with him after all.

The day went by with fun and laughs for them and Nicholas even got food for the two when it came to eat. It then became sunset and found the two looking over the city. "So, you have fun?" the male asked.

The female blushed and looked into his eyes. "Yes, thank you for this."

"That's good then." He had a smile, which made Liru relax a bit. They then looked up into the sky with the sun beginning to set fast. "Shouldn't be much longer until the moon is out."

"It's not going to be a full one."

"I know, but it'll still be a beautiful sight."

"Yeah, I guess you're right." The two were silent a bit just watching the nightlife of the city begin to come out as that time fell.

"Shouldn't be much longer now," Nicholas then stated. "It's a clear night." The male then looked a little to the right and up and pointed. "Hey, there it is!"

Liru looked and saw it was a half moon. "Oh wow…" she whispered. "I've never seen one so perfect."

"I figured you'd like it," he said. His right arm went around Liru's shoulder, bring her in closer. This was different than what had been done before. The female could feel warmth and love in this move. The female just sighed with happiness and snuggled against the male. "I'm glad you're here to see this with me Liru…"

She didn't know what to say at first but take in his words, which held the same stuff as his arm. "I am to," the female answered and looked into his face. "But…"

"But what?" Nicholas asked gently, noticing that Liru seemed to go a bit sad.

"It's…" The female then stopped, trying to say it, but couldn't. Instead she began to tear up and started to cry. It left the male in shock.

"Liru?!" he asked.

"Why do all this for me?" the female stated hugging onto him hard. "Why when you don't feel the same as me?"

"Liru…" the male replied and hugged her back with a kiss to the forehead. This caused her to stop crying. He began to whip the remaining tears away. "I never realized how much I was hurting you by not being more clear. I'm sorry for that."

"What-?" she began but he placed one finger on her lips.

"Liru you don't realize how much you mean to me, more than any other person in the world. Everything up until now wasn't just to make you happy. I did it because… I love you."

Nicholas replaced his finger with his lips on hers. Liru's eyes went wide with shock, not expecting this. Not just because it was this male werewolf but also her first kiss. For 30 seconds the female stood there. But then slowly her eyes closed as she kissed him back, arms going around his neck while his fell to her waist. While this was different for Liru, Nichols took no notice as his tongue did most of the work. But the female quickly caught on while her tail wagged back and forth with happiness.

It could've been days before both werewolves came apart, gasping for breath, pink in the face. "Wow…" Liru whispered while panting slightly.

"That's an understatement," Nicholas replied with a wolfish grin before cupping her face with his right hand.

The female sighed happy, leaning her head into it. "I… I love you to," she said.

"Then I guess that makes us two in the same boat," the male replied kissing Liru's forehead, which caused her to giggle. "So now there's one thing left for me to do today. Liru… will you go out with me?"

She gasped with happiness and threw her arms around Nicholas. "YES! YES I WILL!" The two shared an even sweeter kiss with that. This made them the last couple to hook up but the first to be in love.

The rest of the days of February were like a dream for the two. Everyday the werewolves would go out on dates and have the best time of their lives. One that Nicholas really enjoyed was when Liru wore a hat and a shirt that went off the shoulders. It was warm enough to do so and the female loved the look on the male's face when she showed him. Of course right at the beginning of March they were contacted by F.I.L.E.S. that the time was fast approaching when the mansion would be looked into. And the adventures along with the danger would begin again.