Night in Michtam: Jr.XMOMO

A/N: I tallied the votes and it looks like our favorite URTV and realian are finally going to hook up! What more fluffiness could await…? Different song lyrics are added in for more fluffiness effect. Some of the songs are old but the lyrics just seem to fit in with the story so ha! Can't touch this…duh duh duh dun duh dun duh dun, can't touch this!

Disclaimer: I don't own Xenosaga. Though I'm pretty sure you get it by now.

Dedication Time: Um…I think I've already dedicated to everyone individually and as a whole…so…um…if you want a chapter to be dedicated to you, just tell me! But I think I will dedicate this to all romance lovers…specifically, Jr.XMOMO fans!

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Jr. looks down on his console as he continues to fly to who knows where. "Gaignun…" He flashes back to when Gaignun saved his life by pushing him away. (I should have done something…I could've done something…damnit…) He doesn't notice a slight red dot on his radar following him. He presses a couple of buttons to turn on his thrusters at full blast.

MOMO sees the red dot in front of her speed quickly out of her radar and then she pushes a couple of buttons. The Zebulun's thrusters kick in and she chases after him. (Jr…) After awhile though, she loses sight of him. She looks around but sees nothing but trees and mountains. There was a lake beneath her but no living thing was found…except for herself. (No way…did he disappear…?)

She continues to look around but to no avail. His Asher just seemed to vanish out of thin air. A slight tinkle is heard from the side of the cockpit. MOMO moves her wrist towards her chest and puts her hand on her charm that Jr. had given her long ago.

There's a piece of you

That's here with me

It's everywhere I go

It's everything I see

When I sleep

I dream and it gets me by

I can make believe that you're here…

Tonight…

"No, I can't give up." She uses her internal sensors but still doesn't trace Jr.'s whereabouts. Her scan comes up a blank. "I just don't get it…nothing can get away from my sensors…"

Suddenly, a vision flashed through MOMO's mind. There was a beach and the waves were crashing down. She saw Jr. as clear as day sitting in the sand, looking at the horizon. His Asher was parked near him.

That's all MOMO needed. She knew exactly where to go.

If I could find you now

Things would get better…

We could leave this town

And run forever

I know somewhere somehow we'll be together

Let your waves crash down on me

And take me away…

"I thought you said you wouldn't interfere with love affairs, Abel?" An orange-haired girl said. She was floating in the air alongside a brown haired boy watching MOMO blast off.

"I can't miss opportunities when they present themselves. Those two are meant to be together. I just gave her a nudge in the right direction."

Nephilim chuckles. "Right…you just want love to bloom…you're a sucker for romance."

"Got me read, huh?"

After a couple of seconds, MOMO lands her Zebulun at her destination and gets out. She slowly walks up behind Jr. and stares into the setting sun. It's painted with a red layer followed by orange and other colors of a gleaming sunset. MOMO's eyes sparkle and she claps her hands together to enjoy the view.

The waves slowly come down before the two. Jr. is sitting down with his left leg up and left arm on it. His eyes seemed to drift every now and then, as if he was being pulled from illusion to reality and back again.

She looks over to him for a split second and then clasps her hands behind her back. "Is this…a real beach?"

Jr.'s blue eyes become crystalline as if he was entranced by something else. "…yeah."

"It's a lot better than I pictured…it's so peaceful…"

Jr. doesn't say anything. He slowly nods his head in agreement but it was like he was only nodding because he was slipping in and out of the world around him.

MOMO was kind of hoping that he would make a move or something. She didn't want to open any doors that weren't meant to be open or cause pain to the one person she cared for the most. She slowly sits down beside him and wraps her arms around her legs. She feels a small breeze blow past her and ruffles her hair and her beret. The sand felt like a soft cushion and she almost thought she was in a dream. It all felt so surreal and yet like an illusion…

But, as time passed, she figured out that the only way to actually solve anything was to be direct about it. "Jr…are you…are you still thinking about…Gaignun?"

"I don't know."

MOMO looks at him closely. "What do you mean?"

His sapphire eyes turn to her. "I just…don't know. I'm…just out of it right now. I lost my other brother now…I couldn't protect either of them. Every time I try to do something to protect someone…somehow, it…it ends by me messing it all up. Some good brother I am…"

MOMO looks to the ground and starts making circles in the sand with her index finger. "Are you going to be okay?"

"Beats me…" He closes his eyes.

MOMO looks at him again and then clenches her fist in the sand. (I can't take it anymore…wake up!) The sand slowly seeps out of her fingers and she raises her hand to slap him across the face.

Jr. holds his face in pain. "…MOMO…?"

"Just stop sulking already!" She shoots up and holds her hands in front of her, pleading with him. "That's not the Jr. I know! The Jr. I know wouldn't sit around and do nothing!"

I know this really isn't you

I know your heart is somewhere else

I'll do anything I can

To help you break out of this spell

But if you're going to find yourself

You've gotta start from deep, deep within

Hold on to what you believe

I will always be your friend

I know who you are inside

I'm with you till the end

Never far behind…

I'm standing in the distance

You can take your time

And I will be there waiting

Never far behind…

Jr. just looks away. "There's always a time for grieving. No matter what you do, people will cry."

"I know. But you don't have to carry the burden by yourself. You don't have to keep things from other people. There's no need to run away…"

"Then what would happen if Juli or Ziggy was taken away from you? Maybe one of our friends? Wouldn't you do the same thing as me? Or at least something similar?"

The thought shocked MOMO as she slowly thought about losing an important friend. (If I lost Shion…or Ziggy…chaos…or KOS-MOS…Mommy…it would be harsh…) She thinks hard about it and slowly sits down again.

"I would at least talk about it with someone..."

"I just needed some time to think. It always helps somehow. A peace of mind is the best way to handle depression."

High tide comes in and small critters start scurrying about. The water rushes to their feet and engulfs them. MOMO shimmies away from the cold touch but Jr. continues to sit where he is, unaffected by the cold water.

"You're right, being sad is fine for awhile. And a peace of mind helps as well…but leaving everyone to do it is just out of the question. You have to let people know what you're feeling, understand?"

"Yeah, MOMO. I know."

The fiery luster was starting to return to his ocean blue eyes. MOMO could see that he had taken advantage over his inner demons. He had won the battle of grief…for now. Who knew if it might happen again?

"Thanks for your help, MOMO." Jr. gets up and offers his hand. She grabs it and slowly gets up.

Suddenly, she gets pulled into Jr.'s arms and her lips lock with his.

MOMO is a little shocked by this sudden action but slowly flows into Jr.'s rhythm. She wraps her arms around his neck as Jr. slips his other arm behind her back. It was a slow, gentle kiss that seemed to mix in with the scenery. Cliché, but none the less breath taking.

After a few seconds, they awkwardly break apart, as if they didn't want that special moment to end...

"Sorry about that…I guess…saying thank you wasn't good enough." Jr. starts scratching his head furiously, a habit that he constantly did when he was extremely nervous.

"It's okay. I don't mind."

Jr. walks forward with MOMO's hands still in his own.

"Let's…stay like this for awhile…"

MOMO blushes and stares into the sunset with him.

"Jr…I…"

Jr. puts a small finger to her lips and grins. "I know. You don't have to say it. I do too."

Maybe a greater thing will happen

Maybe I will see

Maybe your love will catch like fire

As it burns through me

MOMO smiles happily and hugs him. The rays of the sunset shine in on them as they kiss deeply.

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A/N: Holy crap! Did you die of fluff overload? Or do you think that there wasn't enough? It doesn't matter…six more pairs to go! That's right…six! Who will the next pair be? I know! But I'm not telling…though a couple of votes might change it…tell me who you want and what you think!