Chapter Five: Back to the Start
Meia is quick to explain the situation to Hibiki. " This is no more then a coincidental run in. Duelo had urgent business to take care of at the launch site and Renz and I just decided to talk. I mean, we'll be forced to cohabitate… we should be comfortable talking to the opposite race."
Renz scratches his cheek and says rather plainly, " Sex…" After his one word comment Dita, Hibiki and Meia all respond in unison with a, " WHAT!"
Renz's eyes widen as he shakes his head and waves his hands in front of him. " No no, hold on. I didn't mean sex as in the slang term for fornication… I meant sex as in gender. Male and female are not races… they are genders… also known as sexes. Well at least that's what the book says… and why would the book lie?"
Meia tilts her head and smirks a little as she then nods, " Ya, that would make sense about the application that was at the back of the magazine. It asked for, your name, and then sex and it had male or female, not yes or no. So I see what it meant now. It wanted to know if you were male or female, not if you were in need of fornication, it all makes sense."
Dita and Hibiki look at Meia and Renz as if they are speaking a language they don't understand. So Hibiki says something dumb, as usual, " So there was a sex application in a book? How did they send you your order?" Dita shakes her head and tries to correct him.
" No they didn't send it, you had to explain what you were so they new what you were looking for. It was probably a way to find out who did it more often." Dita smiles proud of herself thinking she was right.
Meia and Renz shake their heads and look at one another and take the respecting member of their sex to the side and explain it in a very fast, concise kind of way.
After a few seconds Dita screeches and Hibiki's face starts to tick, as his stare is as blank as it is stupid.
When the description and reaction period is over, both pairs of people return to where they were at the beginning of this conversation.
Renz and Meia look at each other and smirk as they say together, while switching their gazes from one another to Dita and Hibiki, " Do you both understand now?"
Dita blushes and looks at Hibiki and then back at Meia and Renz, " So… men and women are two types of genders, or sexes, not races. Okay… I think I got it. What about you Mr. Alien?"
Hibiki's face is still blank and lost as he just starts mumbling, " Sex… Dita… insertion, screaming, genders…" Everyone gives Hibiki a weird look as Renz then walks up to Hibiki and smacks him upside the head.
" Is your brain fixed now?" Renz looks at him as if to convict him of a serious crime.
After the strike Hibiki shakes his head and blinks a few times looking up at Renz with a slightly glazed over appearance on his face. " Ya, everything's fine… but… I want to read that book man."
Dita smiles and runs over wrapping Hibiki up in an enormous hug as she looks into his eyes, her own sparkling as she asks him very sweetly and quietly, " Mr. Alien, do you want to make a baby? Is that why you're curious?"
Hibiki's face turns red and his eyes widen as he starts to holler, " MAKE A BABY? No way, I don't want no kid. I mean you're not gonna go all Jura on me now and start whining that you want a baby, now are you?" He cringes bracing himself incase she says she is.
Dita looks down, her cheeks slightly flushed as she smiles, " No Hibiki, I was just curious. I mean, I like hanging out with you a lot, and I wouldn't mind having a baby, but I know it's hard enough just to get you to snuggle with me, let alone make a child. So I'll be patient." Dita then looks up, her big blue eyes gaze deeply into Hibiki's, as Hibiki can't help but smile.
" Thanks Dita, I'm happy that you aren't upset with me." As Hibiki and Dita are kind of having a moment, Renz raises a brow and shakes his head.
" You know, we have a shuttle to catch… as nice as it may be watching you two be sickeningly romantic, we have to go." After the statement, Renz rolls his eyes and begins walking towards the launch site.
Seeing that Renz is leaving Meia is quick to speak, " Yes, it would be improper for us to be late. I mean, we wouldn't want to upset B.C. and the rest of the crew, now would we?" she then turns to follow Renz once she was done speaking.
Dita and Hibiki go from staring at one another in a cute kind of loving way, to blinking and looking around, seeing Renz and Meia a good 500 meters away.
" Hey guys! Hold up!" scream Hibiki as he starts chasing after them. Dita then follows after Hibiki and the others with a little bit of an embarrassed look on her face.
Meanwhile back at the launch site, Barnette is cuddled up against Alexei talking to him about life aboard the Nirvana and how she could board with Alexei if Jura is so intent on having private time with Renz.
And on the opposite side of them is Jura talking to Duelo, who only arrived a few minutes ago, but Jura knows he was giving Renz pointers.
" So, is he ready to give me a child?" she asks in a cold, nearly demanding manner.
Duelo sighs a bit and stares directly at Jura, " I guess as ready as he will be. Books can only tell a person so much. But aside from that, why is Barnette being affectionate with Alexei?"
Jura's face contorts into one of hatred or even loathing when Barnette's name was spoken. " She has taken a liking to men, because she thinks I don't care about her. And if she wants to feel that way, fine, I don't care… I have Renz."
Duelo nods and looks over to observe Barnette's interaction with Alexei. " She seems much more affectionate with him then she ever was with you Jura. I've noticed, that women tend to release more of their emotions in the presence of men. Especially ones they have a liking towards. Think of Dita and Hibiki for example." After saying that he glances back at Jura to see that it looks as if she is almost crying or already has been.
" Jura, are you alright?" he says inquisitively.
Jura throws her hair back and straightens her stance. " Of course I am, all I need is Renz and his wonderful male self. Barnette is nothing to me, she has no effect on me, Barnette who?" confident in her own reply she walks away a few meters and awaits Renz's arrival.
Duelo, not buying her statement half-heartedly smirks and shakes his head and says under his breath, " When will she learn…"
Shortly following the small conversation between Duelo and Jura the freaky foursome of Dita, Hibiki, Renz and Meia finally come into view for the people at the site.
Jura lets out an elated screech as she sees Renz in the distance but then she sees what he is closest to. " Renzy wenzy! What in the world are you doing with Meia? Renzy poo!" With that last odd pet name she comes careening towards the group and literally slams into Renz wrapping her arms around him, snuggling him a covering his face in kisses.
Meia's eyes widen as she feels her face get flush and her anger rising a little, but she's not really sure why. Dita sees Meia and smiles as she tugs at her hand. " Meia, can we talk really quick?"
Meia shrugs and allows herself to be tugged in one direction by Dita as Hibiki kinda watches them walk off for girl talk And seeing Jura and Renz in that awkward interaction moment, he just sort of drifts towards the others at the launch site to get away from all the weirdness.
As Dita gets Meia a safe distance away from Jura she smiles and her big blue eyes stare very curiously at Meia. " You like Renz. I can tell, your face got angry and red just like mine used to do around Misty. I'm right ain't I?" Meia, a little thrown off by the comment looks down to the ground, her cheeks turning a faint shade of crimson as she looks up at Dita.
" Yes, but, he's Jura's… and there's nothing I can do about it. But don't tell anyone please Dita. He's really nice to talk to, and he's one of the few people I think I could actually call a friend." Her eyes focus on Dita's looking much softer, and more emotional then usual.
Dita smiles and giggles a little as she looks over at Jura and speaks to Meia, just not looking towards her, " I don't think Renz really likes Jura. I think he might just want to give her a baby, and hope she leaves him alone." Dita giggles a little more as she looks Meia directly in her eyes and gets this big cute grin on her face, " To be honest… if Renz was Hibiki… I'd say Jura was Misty and you are me." She smiles hoping that cheered Meia up a little.
Meia looks at Dita funny and shakes her head, " No Dita, I think you're wrong. Even if Renz does like me more, there's no way I'm you. I'm not nearly as happy and bubbly." Meia smiles as Dita gives her a tight kind of cuddly hug and whispers. " Don't worry, you'll get him."
Meia blushes a little as Dita holds a finger up to her own lips and winks, " It'll be our secret, Mr. Alien wouldn't understand anyway." Meia nods and lets a small smirk spread across her lips, " Okay Dita, our secret."
B.C. begins his little warning speech, as they are almost ready to board the shuttle. " Alright, I hope everyone has what they need, because after we board we are not returning to Taraak for quite some time. The time frame for this experiment has not been finalized, so I trust you will all get along, and learn to live in harmony with one another." B.C. takes the time to scan all the bodies at the launch site to make sure none have been forgotten. After thinking for a brief moment B.C. states, " Well… everyone is here except for Pyoro, does anyone know where he flew off too after the introductions?"
Just then the shuttle door opens and Pyoro is hovering there looking at everyone. " You see… I thought I'd get a head start. NOW HURRY UP! Pyoro 2 misses his daddy!" Pyoro then hovers off into the ship somewhere as the others stare blankly at the doorway.
Shrugging slightly and jumping up into the ship Hibiki grins and looks at everyone else. " Now come on people, lets get moving, we don't wanna keep the old lady waiting." He laughs a bit as he walks into the ship and out of sight.
" HIBIKI! Wait for me!" Dita then quickly follows Hibiki into the ship to search for him.
Everyone else follows in due time, most under their own power, with the exception of Renz. Jura's grasp on him is tighter then that of a boa constrictor, and to his belief… she may even be more deadly then one. So she winds up literally dragging him in, not because he doesn't want to go, but his head is kind of stuck between her arm and her chest, so movement is a little limited.
They all board the shuttle eventually, and shortly after they are in, the door closes and the engines start up.
" Okay Bart, you know where we're going, so get a move on it." B.C. commands this in a stern yet personable kind of way.
Bart grins and nods, " Here we go. Nirvana here we come!"
B.C. smiles and sits down in the Captain's chair and looks at the screen, " The Nirvana… where this all began." He chuckles a bit and adds to his sentence, " Well, looks like we are going back to the start of all this. I wonder what's in store for us this time around?" After that B.C. does a quick check to all the people aboard and then counts the minutes until they return.
To Be Continued…