Author's note: Double Update. W00t?

The songs of the story are more enjoyable when read accompanied by the original. Also, prompts and major congratulations will be given to anyone that can sing the "Portal'd" version of the Tangled songs.

Reviews = love.

Disclaimer: Yup, I don't own Portal or Tangled because honestly, if I did, this wouldn't be posted here.

Chapter 5

"You're being awfully focused on the fire there.." Wheatley muttered as he watched Chell poke at the blaze. "Is there something wrong?"

Chell shook her head with a light blush. The girl looked over to the man, her eyes following where his attention was directed. He had lifted up his pant leg and was examining the metal of his artificial limb. He growled lightly as he attempted to move the joint in his knee, but it was stuck. "Did that happen when you kicked the wall in the cave?"

Wheatley looked up at her in surprise, dropping his pant leg back down. "Yea, don't worry about it." He laughed a little. "It's a older model, couldn't afford a new one." He patted his knee a little, his smile a little forced. "When that man said I was expensive, it was a bloody lie. All of this has been pre-owned and breaks a lot. Has to fix it myself most of the time because I can't afford repairs.." He laughed a little more, weakly.

Chell got up from her seat and walked over to him, patting him on the shoulder before crouching in front of him and lifting his pant leg back up. "Wh-what are you d-doing?" He stuttered, raising his arms up.

The girl ignored his protests and simply looked at the piece of machinery. With a determined scowl as she reached forward and began to twist knobs and used his stronger hand to tighten and loosen bolts. "So.. this is a little uncomfortable.. you being.. uhh rather cryptic as you.. tinker with my leg... though I admit it is nice.. that it doesn't hurt at least.. the simulated nerves actually make it feel a bit like tickling but.." he stopped his babbling as he heard a soft hum from the smiling girl.

"…...gleam and glow.." Chell breathed out soothingly. Wheatley couldn't help but stare at the girl, who continued to sing softly. "Let my power shine..."

The man's face relaxed and he found an equally soft smile spread across his face. "...I will be his nurse... Let him know he is fine..." Wheatley clutched at the log he sat upon as a small wave of pain shot through his leg. "Fix this simple part... Change the old design..." He gritted his teeth as the pain seemed to build up in his limb, though he never looked away from the girl as she worked carefully.

"...Who cares for the cost... Let him know he is fine..." Chell breathed deeply for a moment, and turned a final bolt until his leg made a horrid screeching noise. Wheatley's breath hitched in his throat. With one final tug, something made a click. "...Let him know he is fine.."

The man looked down at his leg with wide eyes. No longer did he feel the sickening pain from mere moments before. Chell looked up to him with a look of concern. Wheatley stretched out his leg, bending the joint a couple of times before a look of sheer bliss fell onto his face. "Oh! This is wonderful! Fantastic!" He began his praise. He looked at the girl with a large grin. "You really are amazing!"

Chell smiled softly at the man as he continued to declare how smart she was for fixing his leg. A blush crept it's way onto her face as she continued to listen to his rambling. "I'm sorry if this seems out of line but.." The girl looked up at him with a raised brow, but was quickly surprised when he leaned forward and hugged her tightly. "Thank you so very much, Chell."

Her blush intensified on her cheeks as she reached up and patted his back lightly. Wheatley pulled away with his own blush and simply stared into her eyes. Upon realizing what he was doing, he turned his head and coughed a little before straightening himself. "So, did you learn how to do that where you came from?"

Chell relaxed against the log and found herself resting her head against the man's leg. She stared into the flickering flames before beginning. "I live with a women in that tower. Her name is GLaDOS, and she is a very sophisticated piece of sarcastic machinery..." A smile worked it's way onto her face. "During one of my tests when I was younger, I fell into a pit and dropped my portal gun.. I was stuck and I cried for help. GLaDOS came to my rescue a few minutes later, telling me that I was stupid and that I should have been more careful." Her eyes drifted closed. "Though I didn't know this at the time, she was actually running to help me.. While she was lecturing me, she slipped on some propulsion gel and fell into the pit with me and broke her arm by dislodging a bolt. After she got me out of the pit, she found that she was unable to reach the broken part on her own. So without anyone else to help her, she taught me how to do it.."

Wheatley reached down with a hesitant hand and began to pet her head. "Even though she claims that I'm the one that needs her.. I can't help but feel that she's really the one that needs me... She kind of depends on me in a way, and even though she's pretty mean at times I know she doesn't mean most of it..." The man nodded. "She's like a mother to me... and I don't want her to be alone... so..."

"So you never left before." Wheatley looked down at her. "That's understandable... Wouldn't want my mother being alone either if I had one."

Chell looked up to the man again with her bright eyes and grabbed his hand gently. "Don't feel bad for me though, never knew the lady. Or my father for that matter. People at the orphanage used to always tell me that my parents were killed by some Black Mesa intruders." He sighed out a bit.

"You see, the orphanage I lived in most of my life was were they sent all the surviving kids from crimes and stuff. So every time a new kid came in, I would always feel bad for them because I knew the people that did that to them were,more than likely, still out there.." Wheatley's eye brows knotted together in concentration. "And so one day I just kind of decided that I wanted to do something about it. Wasn't very fit then so I didn't make it as a police officer, but I did get a spot as a detective's assistant. Once the old chap died, I got his job. Though, I'm not a very good at it.."

He laughed weakly and stood up slowly, allowing Chell to move out of his way. "I'm going to go get some more wood, and possible something for you to munch on. I know your probably still hungry, even more so now..." he mumbled before he began to walk away.

"Hey Wheatley..?" The girl called out softly. The man turned around a little, the warm light of his eye making him noticeable in the darkness. "I think you're a fine detective," Chell said with a smile.

Wheatley smiled as well. "That means a lot to me.. thanks," he said a little sadly before walking off into the forest.

Chell couldn't fight the wide smile or the blush that crept onto her face as she sighed out. She scooted herself closer to the fire for warmth, resting her head on her knees as she just stared at the flames with a dreamy look on her face. A bush not to far from her rustled a bit before two yellow lights glowed in the darkness. "So that's the moron that stole Blue's eye.."

The girl's eyes grew wide as she stumbled to her feet. "GLaDOS..?"

The woman barely noted the girl's presence before turning her full attention to her. "Hello Chell.." She breathed out slowly.

Chell walked toward the woman with caution, unsure of how GLaDOS was going to react to her. "How did you know where I was..?" She asked nervously, inching closer and closer to her mother figure.

GLaDOS merely looked at the cowering girl through a half hearted glare. "I just fallowed the sound of complete and utter betrayal." she growled through gritted teeth. "Now come along Chell, I'm sure your done breaking my heart."

The girl backed away slowly, shaking her head. "But GLaDOS, don't you see? I've come all this way, I've even helped people-"

"You mean you helped that moron. It's no surprise, a child could have helped him with something." GLaDOS sighed out, trying her best to sound mad at the girl before her.

Chell looked away from GLaDOS with a light blush. "I know he's not that bright, but I.. I think.. I think I really like him.."

Something in GLaDOS seemed to snap at that moment. "Like him? Please, little Chell, that's demented!" Chell began to protest but was abruptly cut off. "This is why you should just come back!"

GLaDOS walked to the girl and placed her hands on her shoulders. "Dear, this whole romance that you've presented, just proved you're too weak willed to be here.." GLaDOS let out another deep sigh. "Why do you like him? I mean, seriously?"

The woman gave a flourish to the direction the man had walked in. "Look at him! What makes you so impressed?" GLaDOS grabbed onto Chell's arm rather forcefully. "Stop being dumb, you don't need that scum.. GLaDOS..."

"No!" Chell yelled as she yanked her arm away from GLaDOS' grip.

GLaDOS stared at her for moment, the emotions on her face went from shock into anger. "No? Ha! I see how it is. Little Chell knows best," GLaDOS began to walk away, only to turn back around to her. "Little Chell's so mature now, such a clever grown-up miss"

Chell backed away from GLaDOS and fell over a tree branch. "Little Chell knows best. Fine," the woman growled out. "If you're so sure now, why haven't you told him this?" She sneered as she yanked out a picture from her pocket. "This is why he's here!"

Chell lifted herself back into a stand and backed away from GLaDOS' furious form again. "He doesn't care about you! Just tell him and watch and see!"

The girl couldn't help but feel tears stinging at her eyes. "I will, I-"

"Trust me, my dear, once you're there, he'll leave you! Don't say I didn't warn you!" GLaDOS began to walk closer and closer to the girl. "No, little Chell knows best! If he's really not a dote," Even though the touch was meant to be gentle, the woman had found herself shoving Chell to the ground. "Go and put him to the test!"

That warm feeling from GLaDOS' chest had turned into a painful flare as she watched the tears fall from the poor girl's eyes. "Once your alone, don't come crying," GLaDOS felt a wetness on her own face but ignored it. "GLaDOS knows best!"

The girl sat on the ground, not moving from where she was pushed. Her breathing become slightly quicker as she watched GLaDOS disappear into the dark. Now completely alone in the dark, Chell let out a heart wrenching sob and tried her best to wipe her falling tears away. A couple of snapping branched caught her attention as Wheatley stumbled out from the forest to the small fire. "Hey! I got the wood like I said, but you wouldn't believe what else I found! Apples! Can you believe our luc-" Just as he noticed the tear streaked face of his companion on the ground, he dropped everything he held and rushed to her side. "What's wrong? What happened? Wait wait, are you alright, should have asked that first..." He trailed off as he just stared at her miserable face.

A small hiccup escaped her throat as she mumbled, "I'm fine.."

Wheatley began to wipe her tears away for her. "Are you sure..?" He asked softly. She just nodded lazily into his hand while sniffling. The man sighed out and removed one of his gloves and placed it against her nose. "Go ahead and blow."

The girl did as instructed and sniffled a little after she was finished. Wheatley stood up and walked to the food he had dropped, throwing his soiled glove into the fire on his way. He scooped up as many of the apples as possible and brought them back to the girl. "Here, eat this." He requested with a soft smile. "It'll make you feel better.."

The both of them sat in the warmth of fire, Chell peacefully eating apples while Wheatley's soft chatter comforted her. The girl couldn't help but lean against the larger man, who in turn wrapped an arm around her and continued to sooth her with his words.

In a tree, away from their view, GLaDOS sat and watched the scene before her. She was unsure of the feeling now resonating in her chest. It felt a lot like disgust but was different. She didn't know what to call it, nor did she really care for it's title. All she knew is that she hated that her Chell loved someone else.

Author's note: Despite the fact that this is labeled as humor, it's kind of a drama llama, huh? Thinking about doodling Wheatley, GLaDOS, Atlas and P-Body as they are in this story. Who's interested? :)