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Sorry for such a long wait! I have been juggling many things and writing fan fiction is not one of my priorities (unfortunately). It feels good to be back though! Luckily, it is not as if I have friends to bother me, thank goodness. Forgive me for errors with the Master Chief's thought process and sucheddy-such because I think it is borderline impossible to master the lack of emotions he has. Moreover, it is surprisingly hard to put yourself in the shoes of someone of the other gender (compared to myself) and as complex, (somehow he is… somehow). Carry on!
I still didn't understand how I had offended her. Apparently, Samus had gained a stronger emotional attachment to me than I did to her, and not realizing that has greatly upset her. Her emotional status was too complex to comprehend, or at least I thought so. I had never contemplated it before… or not in recent enough times to remember.
A sudden thought came to mind. "How does one gain this emotion known as 'love'?"
"You don't just gain emotions, you are instinctively aware of them. Why does it matter anyways? Do you want to be affectionate in response to Samus?" Cortana sat down and crossed her legs.
She sounded too enthusiastic about my question considering her previous attitude towards the huntress. "Is it odd for me to wonder about these things?"
"This is you we are talking about."
"I believe he is interested in how she achieved her feelings, nothing more Cortana." Adam interjected, which was slightly relieving.
"If that's all," Cortana glanced at a few monitors, "Then I would like to get back to work. Will you notify Samus that we found a location that may be of interest to you? It is currently a battlefield for the two opposing force, so I would think there is something important to do."
I knocked on the door to the lavatory and did not receive a response. I figured that I would have to go in there and tell her face-to-face, which was far from an enthralling idea. I slid the door open and replaced my helmet. Seeing how I had angered her, I would end up being slapped or having something heaved at me.
The room was filled with steam, which fogged the visor, and I was thankful for that. Through my blurred vision though, I could still tell she had a fine figure being very curvaceous, a rather long scar just below her left scapula, and her hair was much longer than I assumed. I admired her for a second more before informing her.
"Sorry to interrupt you, but Cortana wanted me to notify you of a planet that might concern us."
She pulled the towel she had folded and draped over the shower door and wrapped herself in it. "Alright, thank you for the update." She sounded very calm, which was another thing I couldn't be more appreciative. "So you found somewhere to start from?"
"Yes. It is not very far from our current location. Adam is looking into another planet that is likely to be hiding something on one of its moons." Cortana informed.
She sat down and looked through the few files Cortana had on hand. They discussed various things like the best route and the easiest way to take down whatever was on the planet. I, on the other hand, drifted into my own thoughts.
I felt attached to her through some means, but not as extreme as to look at her as a plausible mate. I was not in need of the comfort of another human and certainly not someone like her. Controlling, profane, and brash are her main flaws… but she had a much larger ratio of her perfections.
I shook my head. It was unnecessarily to admire her in such a glorifying way. I hoped the slight feelings would pass as quickly as they came, but as the day winked to an end, it was hard not to want to ask questions about her. I wanted to understand her better, especially bearing in mind how lengthy this mission would be with no real strategy as how to find Dark Samus.
Samus spun around in her chair, combing through her somewhat wet hair with her fingers. "Since you were torn away from your home as a child and trained to be a soldier as childhood, I'm guessing you don't have a surname."
"Why does that matter?" How she stated the question was not exactly the most comforting thing.
"For future reference; it couldn't hurt to know more about you."
"Or could it?" Cortana blurted out in what I presume was a witty tone.
"You tell me." She sauntered next to me before sitting down on my lap. "You fight deadly creatures on a deadly basis, making enemies, creating rivals. If I learned about them, maybe I could get hurt," She wrapped her arms around my neck. "You'd keep me safe though, wouldn't you?" The tone in her voice sounded rather seductive.
"It depends on if you were endangered because you were trying to kill me."
"Now why would I do that?" She smirked before standing up.
"Anyways," I changed the subject for I was faintly uncomfortable. "Have there been any places of interest for us to take manage?"
"Actually," Adam spun on his heel. "We found three within the last eight hours."
"The skill of two AIs working together is astonishing." She complimented.
"Yes… very much so." I whispered.
"Too bad we don't have the doctor to assist us. Her mind is stunning." Cortana sighed.
"The doctor; could you be more specific?"
"I'm talking about Dr. Halsey. She has many accomplishments, such as the SPARTAN-II project, the extensive work she put into creating the perfect armor for them, having successful 'smart' AIs such as myself and Kalmiya, and various other amazing feats. Unfortunately, she is busy with other matters."
"Three is a crowd anyways."
I couldn't have said it better myself. Whilst Samus and Cortana conversed about various subjects such as the previous, I concerned myself with matters that are more important. It was hard to think with a wave of exhaustion drowning my thoughts. Eventually, I decide to postpone my thoughts for tomorrow and rest for now.
Complete! That was easier than I thought. Maybe I'll get through writing half of the next chapter today and the other half tomorrow. Wouldn't that be great? So the action packed, kick-ass (first profane word in the chapter-new record), a lot less chatty chapter will be next, and I shall not let you down! By the way, Kalmiya is Cortana's older 'sister'. Don't forget a review!