Chapter 2-Hide
Zer0 was mentally hating himself. He couldn't fall in love! He wasn't taught to!
"Zer0, you've been staring at the wall, or something, for minutes now. Are you sure you're alright?" Maya asked.
"Fine, Maya." he lied once more.
Denial, huh? I see how he's playing, she thought.
She shrugged. "Alright then."
She's playing something, he thought.
Axton walked into the mission room of the HQ to see that only Zer0 was there. He was staring at the map. Axton assumed that his friend was mentally marking pinpoints to every bandit camp or Hyperion-invaded place to strike.
"Hey, Zer0! What'cha doing?" the Commando asked.
"Trying to find a way to distract myself." Zer0 answered.
Now, Axton was a bit confused.
"What?" he walked over to where his friend stood. "How can you distract yourself with...this?"
"You know Maya, right?" Zer0 answered.
Axton smirked.
"Oh. I see. You have a crush on Maya, don't you?"
"A what?"
"A crush. It means that you're beginning to like someone, to develop feelings for them. In your case, you're beginning to like her, but you just don't want to admit it."
"I haven't even known what a crush was, Axton."
"Either you're actually new to this, or you're playing hard to get."
"How can I be playing? I don't even know if I like her."
Axton frowned.
"Have you ever stared at her?"
"What do you mean?"
Damn, Axton thought, Zer0's a bit clueless about love.
"Have you wanted to just look at her for a long time?"
"Not really."
"Have you wanted to kiss her?"
"No."
"Have you ever grown jealous, or hateful, when someone else looks at her?"
"What do you mean?"
"Do you hate it if someone other than you looks at Maya? Like, Krieg, for instance."
Zer0 stiffened and felt his stomach tighten at the mention of Krieg staring at Maya. "Yes, I hate it."
"Wow. Using hate, that's strong."
"Well?"
"You are starting to develop feelings for Maya."
But I shouldn't. I'm an assassin. Shouldn't I be cold-hearted?
"I know what you're thinking, Zer0. Not all assassins are cold-hearted." Axton stated.
Zer0 moved over to the balcony. Axton followed him.
Zer0 saw Maya entering the HQ. Thankfully, she was alone.
"I wasn't told to love back on my home planet." Zer0 muttered.
"This is Pandora. Things are different here." Axton stated, hoping his friend would soon understand.
Zer0 saw Axton enter the HQ once more.
"Want me to get Mordecai to help you?" Axton called.
"It's up to you." Zer0 answered.
As soon as he heard Axton leave, he muttered, "I'd probably be gone by then to see if I can change the rules."
A/N: Sorry for the long wait for updates! Lot of other stuff came up and all! Thanks for reading and thanks for your patience! :)
