Chapter 3-Why Axton?

Zer0 walked back into the Crimson Raiders HQ, expecting everything there to be loud, busy...annoying. And maybe have a slight hint of calmness. That was...one thing he admittedly liked-no, loved-about Maya. She was...always calm. No matter how busy or loud a situation might seem, she always remained calm.

Calm was exactly what he got.

He was puzzled. Why was it so calm? Usually, the sounds of Gaige and Axton screaming at each other about who was better-Deathtrap or the Sabre Turret-would echo through the halls. It's be obvious to hear Krieg screaming about a new meat bicycle to Brick and Salvador, who's literally bang their heads against the wall because of it. Then there would be Lilith trying to reason to Mordecai about...who knows what (those two usually had a sort of couple argument kinda thing when it came to them screaming at each other). And of course, Maya would be the one to calmly stand there, waiting for everything to calm down. To think, for a woman who was so beautiful and powerful, she was as calm as a Claptrap was dead (well, shut down). With her around, he actually felt like he could get shit done.

When he entered the main room (that one room with the map and all the monitors because fuck I can't remember what it's called), he saw Axton standing there. A smirk on his face. A flower (that looked exactly liked the one Scooter gave to Laney) in his hand.

"I would say, let's start simple, buuuuuut...I figured my man...robot...er, whatever...should have a more...smooth approach to asking his future lady friend out." Axton muttered, wiggling his eyebrows.

Zer0 shook his head. "No."

Axton pouted. "Aww, c'mon, Zer0! This would be great! Besides, chics dig men who can dance!"

I doubt Maya would be into that, Zer0 thought, shaking his head. "I thought women are more interested in combat?"

"No, no no no. Women love a man who can-"

"Be late to his mission?" a voice interrupted.

Zer0 and Axton turned to see Maya standing at the doorway. Gaige was by her side.

"Oooh. Um...hehe. I forgot about that actually." Axton chuckled awkwardly.

"C'mon muscle man." Gaige teased. "Let's see how good your stupid turret can compare to DT."

Almost immediately, Axton snapped up to a straight position. "Oh you're on, kid! My baby can kill way more than DT!"

Gaige laughed maniacally. "We'll see about that!"

Gaige and Axton hopped over the balcony (and almost fell down) and raced towards the Fast Travel Station.

Zer0 realized the situation now. Him, Maya, and that stupid flower Axton placed on the table.

"I swear," Maya sighed, "those two can be a real pain in the ass sometimes. You'd expect Axton, someone who's supposed to be a 'leader' in our group, to be more mature than that."

Zer0 shrugged. "I would expect you/To be the leader of our/Group. You fit the part."

Maya chuckled, a blush rising to her cheeks. "Oh, Zer0. So mysterious and ominous, yet so...polite." she sighed. "I wish there were more people like you around here...around Pandora really."

Zer0 smiled inside, a small wave of heat hitting his face. Why he felt it, he wasn't sure. Yet, he felt slightly confused. "So what are you trying to say?"

Maya looked at him. "I'm saying that...well, if it wasn't obvious before, I...kinda like you."

Zer0 almost wanted to punch the air in triumph. He held back, only nodding his head. "Maybe...er..."

As soon as Maya was about to say something, Lilith and Mordecai came storming in. The were screaming at each other about...this time, rocket launchers, despite neither of them using one. Maya was mentally fuming, but looked at Zer0 and smiled. That beautiful smile almost made his stomach leap up to his chest.

"I'll talk to you tonight, Zer0." she whispered, leaving the room. Her smile...the sight of it...was still engraved perfectly into his vision.

Zer0 turned now to Lilith and Mordecai, who were still arguing. He walked out to the balcony, leaning against the wall beside the doorway. If there were a few things he wanted to do now, it was to stab Lilith and Mordecai...and to kiss Maya. He sighed, a small smile making it's way to his lips-he'd have his chance soon.

A/N: Here you are. The update like you all requested. Because every single fucking one of you wanted it. BUT I LOVE YOU! :D Now, prior to that one update thing, yes, I still like Kraya-BUT THAT SHOULDN'T MAKE YOU JUDGE ME DIFFERENTLY! IT'S WRONG TO JUDGE SOMEONE BECAUSE OF A FUCKING SHIP! HELLLL, I'm perfectly cool if you don't ship it, but MULTISHIPPING FOR THE WIN! There's nothing wrong with having two dicks in...uuuuuuum...nevermind. Anywayyys, you guys all wanted an update and it's been forever since I wrote something May0. It's late and I'm waaaay too lazy to go through this and search for any errors. So you're reading it raw, but it should make sense. Thanks for all the support (except for any asshats who said they don't admire me anymore because of a ship-what the hell's that all about?!), and love you (even if you don't admire me for some odd reason)! :D

Also, I'm curious as to whether or not you guys would want any smut or anything. Course, I specialize in writing yaoi smut, straight smut, and...this isn't something to be proud of. Uuuum, but yeah. Just wondering-because there's a lot of people on Wattpad who like my smutty writing (WHY THE HELL AM I PROUD OF THIS?!) and I'm curious as to whether or not you guys would actually want any. Because the two communities are quite different. So yeah, smut or not? That sounds so ridiculously kinky. XD

Aaaand sorry if this chapter's shorter than the others or seems shorter. I didn't anticipate for it to happen. It just does. :P Also, the title is what it is because Axton's amazing. XD Aaaand he ditched Zer0. Perfect right? Your wingman just ditches you to go to a competition?!