Title: Stargazing

Summary: After a few weeks, Iris had woven herself into Vector's heart.

A/N: slight zexal spoilers? I'm not sure.

It had come as a big surprise to all when a green haired blur launched itself at Nasch, knocking all the air out of him as the girl in question hugged him fiercely.

"King Nasch!" The delight in her voice brought a small smile to Nasch's face as Iris clung to him with a large grin on her face.

As Nasch explained who Iris was, she noticed someone standing all the way in the back. There was a flash of orange hair, and the mysterious boy had left.

Iris snuck out after dinner - she knew she wasn't supposed to, but the stars looked so pretty! - and so, wrapped herself in a scarf and plopped down on the grass.

Of course, she hadn't expected to see the orange haired boy here either.

Who is he?

And her next thought was

He has really pretty hair. I wonder if I could brush it. Maybe-

"What do you want, runt?"

Iris gave a quiet shriek - she had learned to be quiet after the soldiers started terrorizing her town - and jumped as the mysterious boy turned over towards her. He seemed scary, with angry eyebrows and weird carrot hair.

His purple eyes, on the other hand, were filled with loathing and hurt. Two things Iris knew all too well - she screamed as her mother took a spear to the chest - and she decided.

"I- I'm Iris..."

"As I heard earlier."

"Uh... what's your name?"

He stared at her for a few seconds, before turning away and mumbling "Vector."

Iris sat down beside him and stared straight up towards the stars. After a few seconds passed, she ventured tentatively with a "Hey, Vector niisan?"

Silence.

"What?"

"What are those stars in the sky, forming the Big Dipper?"

Longer silence.

Just as soon as Iris was going to give up, Vector started speaking, and didn't stop until it was well past 3 AM. He glanced over and saw Iris curled up by his side, fast asleep.

She was too trusting.

But he couldn't hurt children. Wouldn't hurt them.

As morning dawned, word went out that Iris was missing, and Nasch had ran out about to yell at Vector if he had seen her when he saw said girl sleeping next to Vector, who didn't seem bothered and rather, was sleeping peacefully.

Months passed, and Iris gently wove flowers into Vector's hair, giggling as the colors of the petals and his hair clashed. She dashed away as Vector got up and growled - teasingly even - "Get back here, runt!"

She started shrieking with laughter as Vector tickled the bottom of her feet, the torture going on until she was brought to tears, laughing so hard she got hiccups.

During the day, they visited the park, and by night, Iris had sat down in Vector's lap, content to watch the stars from there.