Oh my gosh... I can't believe it has been more than a year since I last updated! I wonder if someone still remembers this story ever exists _ Sorry for this new chapter being so short and messy, hopefully next one will be longer, better... and come out sooner

Beyond Logic

Chapter 5

At the image he found when waking up, Brainiac Five needed to close and open his eyes several times. It had to be a dream, it was impossible for what he was seeing to be real. Those arms surrounding him against that strong chest, that chin resting on his head, that feeling he only felt near that person, all of it felt too good as to be true. He closed his eyes, trying to wake up.

It wasn't the first time the Coluan experienced that kind of dream. They never lasted more than a few minutes though; he used to realize it wasn't real and woke up not long after it started.

But… there was something different this time, what?

Brainy opened his eyes; something was slipping from that chin to his head. He found out what the difference was: this Superman was crying.

It wasn't a dream.

The Coluan tried to wake the Kryptonian up, but as he tried to move those arms, the hold on him tightened. He stopped trying when the hold started to feel so tight that it was almost painful.

"Don't go." Superman whispered in sorrow.

The Coluan felt how the hold on him tightened once more as Superman started to breathe against his hair.

"S-Superman?"

The hero responded at his name by opening his eyes and breathing heavily. At the sight of Brainy his face washed up a worried expression to be replaced by a smile.

"Sorry…" Superman yawned as he instinctively rested his chin against the Coluan's head. "Nightmare..."

Brainy allowed those arms to surround him again. The thought of remaining in that way for at least a bit longer was pure bliss… sadly, the Kryptonian, after realizing his companion was awake, broke the contact.

"Are you okay?"

The Coluan thought it may be true what they say 'Good things don't last for long'

"I'm sorry if I worried you." He stepped out of bed. "I can assure you I'm completely functional now."

"Next time you need to use your back up disk remind me about the side effects." The Kryptonian extended his hand to Brainy. "Thought I wish you never need to use it again."

Just then the green guy noticed he had something wrapped around his arm: Superman's cape.

As he unwrapped the red fabric he recapitulated all that had happened in those days; it couldn't continue that way. He needed to tell Superman about his feelings, even if it meant to lose his friendship.

"I…" Brainy stopped as something irrupted in his mind.

'Brainiac Five, you are not human and you will never be.' He hadn't thought about that phrase in years.

The memory filled his mind. It happened few years before he decided to leave Colu, during one of his study sessions. He had found a fairy tale between one of his texts, probably leaked in by mistake of his instructors. Even when he knew those tales where full of lies, he had read it more than once. It was about a puppet that after several adventures had been granted the wish of being a human boy.

After days of reading the text, the Coluan wished he could believe in fairy tales so he could have the hope of being granted the same wish.

He still regretted not to have been more cautious that day in which his instructors found him reading the tale instead of his texts, they didn't think twice before destroying it and heightening the security around the planet's prodigy. Some of them even repeated that phrase whenever Brainiac Five seemed to not be focusing enough on his schedule.

"Brainy?"

The Coluan blinked at his name, not sure of how long he had been spacing out

Superman stroked the hair of the young genius after getting his attention. "What did you want to tell me?"

Brainy looked at his reflection in the blue eyes. Even if he didn't like it, that phrase was true, with all his mechanic parts he couldn't be called human… the word Alexis had used to refer to him sounded more appropriate at his image: Android.

"I wanted to thank you for allowing me to stay." The Coluan handed over the cape. "I better return to my own dorm."

"Don't forget I still owe you some nights of patrolling together!" A half asleep Superman smiled as he returned to bed.

The Coluan hid his smile as he left to the corridor.