Disclaimer: I do not own BGC or BCG2040. This story is set after BGC 2040 and is AU. This story is rated M for shoujo-ai, heterosexual content, language and adult situations.

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Chapter 5- Love Steals Us From Loneliness

Sylia had convinced her new lover, Linna to spend the night with her again. This morning, the younger woman called in sick to her job so she and Sylia could have more time together.

Now the younger woman was asleep. She had been exhausted by the activities they had just finished. Sylia decided to take a quick shower and found her lover still sleeping as she came back into her bedroom. The older woman decided to let her sleep while she got dressed and went to find her brother. She hadn't had a chance to talk to him yet about the things that were happening between she and Linna. She also wanted to find out how upset his girlfriend still was over the new relationship. Nene had to go to work today so Sylia hoped she could speak to her brother in peace.

Mackey was in the basement, tinkering on the new hardsuit designs as his sister walked in.

"Good morning, sis." he said, as he looked up at his sister. "How are you doing today?" he asked.

"I'm fine, Mackey. There are some things we need to discuss, though." His sister said, in a serious voice.

"It's about Linna, isn't it? Look sis, if she makes you happy then that is good enough for me." He said, as he stood up, wiped his greasy hands on his pants, and smiled at his sister.

"It's Nene who is having trouble accepting it. I've tried to talk to her but she feels betrayed somehow." he said worriedly.

"I know. She thinks I won't treat her right. That she'll always be second in my eyes now since I started a relationship with Linna. That I'll play favorites. I should kick both of them off the team and find new replacements. That would solve the problem!" Sylia said, as a wicked gleam shone in her eyes.

Mackey looked at his sister with a shocked expression. "You are kidding, aren't you, Sylia?"

"I already am short the muscle I need since Priss is gone. Why not look for some new recruits?" the team leader asked.

"Because there haven't been hardly any boomer attacks! The AD police is still semi -active, and there is still Nene, Linna and you. Plus me! We can handle it!" Mackey said, trying to understand what is sister was plotting.

"What if Linna gets hurt or killed? I can't go through another death again. Also Nene loves you, do you want to lose her? Just because things seem quiet right now doesn't mean they will stay that way! Who knows what really is going on! There may be someone else continuing the work of Mason, Genom or our own father!" Sylia said loudly, as she began to shake and gripped the workbench for support.

"Sis...calm down." Mackey said, as he embraced his trembling sister. He stroked her long hair as he said "It's gonna be alright...We made it this far. I know you have had a lot of losses in your life. But I am always gonna be your brother- boomer or not. I love you."

"M..Mackey, I love you too. I'm just afraid. Finding love again makes me scared I will lose it. I am responsible for so much death...I am afraid to keep Linna on the team, because I am afraid she'll be taken from me." the older woman explained sadly.

"Have you seen her drive her moped in traffic? That I would worry about!" Mackey said lightly.

"Then she isn't driving it anymore, I'll drive her to work." Sylia said firmly.

"Sis, if you kick her off the team, and insist to drive her to work everyday, you WILL lose her! Remember how stubborn she was with Priss? Do you think she will just let you take over her life? She lived to be a Knight Saber and she chose the risks that go with it. The same goes for Nene, if you kick her off the team because you want to avoid her disapproval of your lifestyle, you are making a big mistake!" Mackey said, trying to talk some sense into his sister.

"Besides I love Nene, and I won't let you kick her off the team! Give it time, sis, she and Linna have always been friends. I know she will accept the new relationship as long as she doesn't feel slighted. She's the best hacker I know and she is a genius too. Please for all of us reconsider your kicking them off the team. You and me being the only two Knight Sabers would be a little scary."' he said.

"I guess you are right, Mackey. I won't kick them off the team. It was a just a wild idea I had for a minute. I would still like to protect any more people from getting hurt though. I still miss Nigel and Priss too. I don't want to lose anybody else. So I AM going to look for one or two new recruits." Sylia said, wondering how she could find women like she had had in Priss.

"Well, I think it's unnecessary. Leon and Daley are still doing the work. We only had a few times over the past year that we were even dispatched out. It took Linna and Nene hardly any time to stop the attacks. To find new girls, have to train them, build their hardsuits and hope they keep our secrets is something I would hold off on. Plus their lives would be your responsibility too. Let's see if it gets worse out there first. Since Galatea was taken out I wouldn't worry." Mackey explained his opinion to his stubborn sister.

"How do we know that Galatea was really taken out? Where the hell is Priss? Alive or dead? I just have a strange feeling about it all. And if you pay people enough money, they will keep your secrets." Sylia told her brother as she reached into her skirts pocket and handed her brother some money.

Mackey looked at his sister curiously. "What's this for?" he asked.

"You and Nene deserve a nice night out. Take her to see a play, or go dancing and a fancy dinner. I want to make up to you for any tension I 've caused you and your girlfriend. You two need to get out and enjoy yourself. I love you." Sylia said, as she embraced her boomer brother, who acted more human than most human beings did.

"Sis, I love you too. Thank you." Mackey said, as the two unlikely siblings held each other. One who would stay forever young and the other who wouldn't.

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Sylia made her way back upstairs to her bedroom, after her talk with her brother. Linna was awake, still in bed and waiting for her.

"Good afternoon, Sylia, I was wondering where you went, but I was afraid to leave your room in case I ran in to anyone." the younger woman explained sheepishly.

"Why? You aren't ashamed of our relationship, are you? Sylia said, in a mock hurt tone.

"Of course not! It's just that until Nene or Mackey don't view me as a pervert, I'll feel better." The brown haired woman blushed.

"We are not perverts! We are two women who happened to fall in love, there is nothing wrong with that. Mackey doesn't think bad of us at all. He's happy I found someone to love. He's glad it's you because he always liked you. Nene will get used to it, I know she will. You and she have been friends since the beginning. We just need to include her and make her feel needed, that's all." The silver haired woman told her lover.

"Yes, you're right." Linna agreed, as she stretched her arms out, the action making her chest rise from the blanket and showed off her full breasts.

Linna took a look at Sylia's face and laughed. "God, you are insatiable, aren't you?"

Sylia moved over to her younger lover. "Does that bother you?" she asked, as she reached out and stroked one of Linna's nipples.

'Take off your clothes, and I'll show you." Linna purred, as she patted the empty space on the bed inviting her lover over.

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It was getting to be late afternoon and the two woman lay cuddled against each other.

"I've got to go home soon, Sylia. I can't call in tomorrow... I wish I could." Linna said as she softly stroked her lover's hair.

"I know, I am going to feel so lonely without you. I should move you in here with me." The older woman said longingly.

"That would be nice, but we just got together. That might be too fast for us." The younger woman replied.

"You don't want to?" the silver haired woman asked, as she pulled herself up to look at her lover.

"It's not that at all! I want to but we've only been together for four days. I'm afraid you might change your mind about me if we lived together too soon." Linna tried to explain.

"I wouldn't change my mind. You are who I want but I guess we will wait. I would like Nene to feel more comfortable around us anyway first. Besides, I already know you snore." the older woman said playfully, before changing the topic.

"I also have been thinking about adding some new recruits to the Knight Sabers. I thought you might want to know." Sylia said cautiously.

"New Recruits? Why?" Linna asked, hoping she wasn't about to have her first fight with her lover.

Chapter 6- One Tall, One Small

Thanks to Ricadonna & baka Gaijin 30 for encouraging me to continue on this story. :)