Here's chapter 4.

Black and White Mega Men

Chapter 4 – Going Out

Vent and Aile got out from the Control Room and ran towards the elevator, heading to the medic wing. They entered the medic wing and saw the Hunters lying on the bed, both unconscious. Rose was wrapping bandages around Ashe's bleeding arm while Muguet was checking on Grey.

"Oh, it's you two. Their injuries are pretty bad, but I believe that they're going to be fine." Muguet said as Vent and Aile approached the fallen Hunters.

"I wonder what kind of attack could cause these kinds of wounds…" Vent commented while looking at Grey.

"W-Weil…" Grey whispered softly. Aile, who was looking at Ashe, turned to him. "He… is still alive…"

"W-What! But how?" Vent asked as Grey tried sitting up.

"He has… got stronger… than before…" Grey said weakly.

"We were… caught off guard…" Ashe said as Vent and Aile turned to her. "We didn't… have the chance… to fight back…"

The door slid open and Prairie came into the room. "I'm sorry that I had to put you in this kind of danger… I shouldn't have sent you to Area L so you wouldn't be injured so badly." Prairie suddenly noticed that Vent had his head lowered and was curling up his fists. "Vent, are you okay?"

"I'm sorry everyone… All of you have to be in so much danger because of me." Vent turned to Prairie. "Prairie, I'm sorry that I disobeyed your order when you told me to rest after I had battled Omega. If I obeyed back then and rested, I could have finished Weil when I got the chance. If Weil was gone, then this whole thing wouldn't have happened."

"No Vent, I wasn't thinking myself when I gave you the missions." Prairie replied.

"It's okay, Prairie… You didn't know that this is going to happen. This is my fault and I'll be the one to stop him." Vent replied as Aile walked over to him and kissed him on the cheek.

"Weil is the one who's going after you, so why is all of this your fault?" Aile asked, but Vent kept silent. "If you are Weil's target but he attacked Ashe and Grey without a reason, then it is clearly Weil's fault."

Vent was still silent for a moment before he let out a small smile. "Thanks for trying to cheer me up, Aile…" Vent walked slowly towards the door and stopped. "I'm going for a walk in the city if you need me."

"Can I come with you?" Aile asked, but Vent shook his head before he turned to her.

"It's okay, I just need to be alone for now…" Vent turned back to the door and left the room.

"I think this whole thing about Weil is bothering him, but I'm not sure if I can help him in somehow…" Aile commented, still looking at the door.

"He might need to think about this on his own for now, so let's not bother him now." Prairie turned to Aile. "I'll be heading back to the Control Room for now. Ashe and Grey, you two should rest here for a few days until you're feeling better." Grey replied her with a nod, but Ashe had already fallen asleep.

Vent was walking along the streets of Area C as the sunset gave them the orange color. He looked around and saw that the humans and Reploids were walking in the city peacefully although Slither Inc. was gone along with Serpent.

He turned to the side and saw the game arcade where he used to spend the entire day and his whole Energy Crystals to get a stuffed animal for Prairie. He even remembered the part when he and Aile were kicked out of the arcade because it was nighttime and they hadn't left yet.

He smiled at the memory and continued walking until he stopped in front of a store. It was the jewelry store where he had bought a necklace for Aile's birthday present. He looked at the window where some jewelry was displayed and saw a plain gold ring. Suddenly, something flashed in his mind.

-Flashback-

"Come on, Vent… I know that you love her too, so why not propose to her?" Ashe, the silver Hunter said.

-End of Flashback-

Vent blushed as soon as he remembered what Ashe had said to him. 'We are old enough to get married, but I don't feel like I'm ready to propose… We've known each other for over fifteen years ever since we were still kids and we've known each other's secrets, but are we ready to get into marriage life?'

Vent paused for a while and sighed. 'But I don't want to regret about my life by not proposing her… What should I do now?' Vent looked at the orange sky, which was getting darker.

'I can't turn back from this! Our relationship has come this far, so I think it's time to take it to the next level!' Vent went inside the store with determination and looked around. He saw a ring with a small diamond on it displayed near the counter. He looked at price and checked his wallet.

'Now that's really expensive! But luckily I've done enough quests to get this ring!' Vent went to the counter to buy the diamond ring. It was wrapped inside a small blue box and Vent pocketed it before he got out of the store.

He saw that the sky was dark already and headed towards a nearby transerver to go back to the base. He was transported back to the base and walked towards Aile's room. He raised his hand to knock on the door, put he put his hand back to his side.

'I'm really nervous… Should I ask for help about this? I'm afraid that I might mess this up…' Vent sighed and turned away from the door. 'I'll propose tomorrow then… I'm just going to rest for today and calm myself down…'

Vent slowly made his way towards the elevator, heading to the cafeteria for dinner.

I'm planning to put this story on hold for around a month or two because I've somehow lost interest in writing it. Not only that, my school assignments are piling up right now so I can't write much. Anyways, please review!