I'm going back to school tomorrow, so I decided to put up this chapter now. Enjoy!

Black and White Mega Men

Chapter 5 – A Misunderstanding

The sun shone brightly through the gap on Vent's ceiling in his room. The long brown haired Guardian slowly made his way to the bathroom and got ready. Before he was going out of his room, he saw a small blue box beside his bed.

'Oh, that's right… I'm going to try and propose today, but I think I might need some help.' Vent walked over to the box and pocketed it.

Vent walked towards the elevator, going up to the Control Room. When he entered the room, he saw that Prairie was typing on her computer along with the three operators. The room which was usually quiet had been filled by the sounds of their typing. The blonde haired commander noticed that the door had slid open and turned away from the computer to find Vent standing by the door.

"Good morning, Vent," Prairie suddenly noticed the Guardian's nervous face. "Is something the matter?"

"Prairie, please don't tell anyone about this…" Vent sighed nervously before he walked slowly towards the commander and whispered something to her ear. Her eyes grew wide for a moment and then she smiled.

"I'm happy for you, Vent… But I'm sorry that I can't help you with it. I'm busy right now, but I think Sis has some free time right now." Praire said with a smile.

"It's okay, but where is she?" Vent asked.

"She might be in Fleuve's lab right now. She said that she wanted to help him out while learning about the events that had happened when she was missing." Prairie finally said before she turned back to the computer.

The Guardian left the Control Room and headed towards the lab. When he entered the room, he only saw Ciel sitting near the computer with a glass of coffee in her hand. Ciel turned to him and smiled.

"Good morning, Vent. Are you looking for Fleuve? He said that he was going to the deck for a small break." Ciel asked.

"No actually, I'm looking for you. I know it's weird to ask for help from someone I've just met, but Prairie is busy right now." Vent explained.

"It's okay, what kind of help do you need from me?" Ciel asked with a smile.

Vent took a deep breath before he started his full explanation. Ciel occasionally nodded as Vent was explaining and took a sip of her coffee while listening to the brown haired Guardian. Vent finally finished his explanation as Ciel stood up and smiled.

"I understand your problem. To confess your love to someone you like isn't easy, and so is proposing. There aren't any relationships that are perfect and without any arguments. But most of all, marriage life is far more complicated than a normal relationship." Ciel explained.

"I know… Because of that, I need your opinions about what I'm about to say to Aile!" Vent replied with an annoyed tone. "But I'm not sure if I should ask a person who hadn't fallen in love before…"

"Vent, I do have fallen in love back then…" Vent looked at Ciel with a surprised look as she blushed. "He was strong and kind," Ciel suddenly frowned. "But he had sacrificed himself to save this world centuries ago before I had the chance to tell him about my true feelings…"

"Oh, sorry… I shouldn't have said that…" Vent said, feeling sorry himself.

"It's okay, but I'll do things to make him happy and show him that I loved him. Vent, I'll help you with the proposal!" Ciel said as Vent smiled.

"Thanks Ciel… but how should I repay you?" Vent asked as Ciel shook her head and smiled.

"You don't have to repay me. I just don't want anyone to feel bad like me…" Ciel replied.

Meanwhile, Aile had just got out of her room and knocked on Vent's door. She waited for a reply, but she heard nothing from inside the room. Impatiently, she opened the door and saw that his room was empty. Unlike usual, his bed was still messy and his pajamas were lying on the floor beside his bed.

'That's odd… I wonder where he had gone off to…' Aile closed the door back and walked towards the elevator. She walked towards the Control Room to ask Prairie, but suddenly stopped in front of Fleuve's lab. She could hear Vent's voice coming from the lab.

"To tell you the truth… I really do love you…"

Aile became curious and peeked inside the lab. She was surprised to see that Vent was there with Ciel, alone. She angrily hit the door switch and the door slid open. Vent and Ciel turned to the door and were surprised to see Aile there.

"Vent! What do you think you're doing!" Aile yelled angrily.

"A-Aile! T-This isn't like what you see! I can explain!" Vent protested, but was terrified as Aile had glared angrily at him.

"Save your breath! I don't even want to hear it!" Aile walked over to Vent and slapped him hard on the cheek.

"Aile, Vent is telling the truth! He doesn't love me, he loves you!" Ciel supported, but Aile ignored her and walked towards the door. Vent rubbed his slapped cheek carefully and noticed that Aile had stopped at the door.

Aile turned her head a bit so Vent could see her sad eyes. "I thought that you cared about me… but maybe I was wrong after all…" She wiped the tears which had started falling. "We're over!" She ran out of the lab while sobbing as Vent stared motionless at the door.

"I'm sorry Vent… This is all my fault…" Ciel apologized, but Vent stayed silent for a moment.

"Ciel… You did what you have to do, and it was the right thing to do. This is my fault for not choosing a safer place to practice my confessions…" Vent sadly left the room while rubbing his red burning cheek, leaving the now confused Ciel.

'Those words… Zero, was it you who said them?' Ciel thought.

Hours had passed and it was nighttime. Ciel had explained everything that had happened that morning to Prairie, especially the part where Aile broke up with Vent. Prairie walked along the corridors, heading towards Vent's room.

"Vent, are you okay?" Prairie asked outside the door, but there was no response for a moment.

"The door's unlocked." Prairie went into the room and that Vent was packing out his things.

"Vent, where are you going?" Prairie asked softly, but Vent didn't turn around.

"I'm not needed here anymore," Prairie was surprised to hear him like that. "Ashe and Grey got hurt because of me and Aile doesn't love me anymore. It's better that I'm not even involved in the first place!" Vent got up angrily and picked up his bag. "I'll quit the Guardians! I'll just be a regular transporter again!" Vent ran out of the room before Prairie could stop him. Prairie sighed sadly as she looked at the door.

'Sis… do you really think that I am a good commander? We've just lost a great Guardian member…' Prairie thought sadly before she walked out of the empty room and headed towards her room.

The next chapter will come around two weeks from now on. Please review!