Chapter 5
Date: 2527
Place" South Star Medical Bay and Living Quarters
"John, I was worried that…. that something happened to you," Cortana said sadly, almost tearing up.
John was wondering why she called him by his real name.
"Halsey updated my system she added happily. "The raised button underneath the handheld one is for full scale, so you can see me better."
"Okay," John said smiling, taking in Cortana's beauty, and how much better she'll look on a bigger scale, almost as if she's a human.
"How's your side doing Chief," she asked a little worried.
"Better, I guess, it still hurts a little though," he replied.
Press the button.
Press the button.
The thought nagged at him.
He sat up and turned the chip over. He pushed the raised button, and she began to enlarge. Her form shaped around him. She straddled him and made him uncomfortable. She was floating over him, but did not fall through him like a ghost, but hovered. She laid down on his chest. John held her close.
"How can I feel that Cortana," he asked.
"Electromagnetic shocks, but not enough to harm someone, just to produce a slight feeling that something is there," she explained.
"Like this," Cortana added as she pulled him in to her close and passionately kissed him. She embraced him and ran her fingers through his hair on the back of his neck. She pulled away.
"Yes," John said astounded.
Cortana got off of him and stood beside his cot.
"I hope you feel better John," she said as she kissed his forehead.
"Thank you Cortana," John said as he slid back under the covers.
Out of the corner of his eyes he saw her walk by the lifeless bodies that filled the room. She started to cry. John wanted to comfort her, so he gathered enough strength and pushed himself out of the cot. He limped over to her and they embraced in the dim light of the medical bay.
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She finally calmed down and requested to be put back into the chip. She didn't want to cry again, seeing all the dead recruits.
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John healed quickly. In a week flat, there was only a ripple of skin that scarred when they took out the stitches. He was released back to his living quarters.
The air in the room smell fresh, better than the antiseptic smell of the medical bay. He was still in a haze due to Cortana kissing him.
He sat down on his tiny sofa in his small living room. He stared at the ceiling for quite sometime, until there was a knock at the door.
He went to answer it.
It was Halsey.
"I see you have adapted to your new surroundings, as well as an accident," she said knowing everything.
"Yeah," he said idly sitting down and motioning for her to sit. She refused and continued to stand.
"I've also upgraded Cortana's system…," she added.
"I know she showed me," John interrupted.
"Shown you what," Halsey questioned.
"Nothing," John said blushing, he should've kept his mouth shut.
"I better get going. I have stuff to do," continued Halsey.
"Goodbye," he said as she whisked back out into to the hallway, ignoring John completely.
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Later that night John was sleeping in bed, snuggled up to a pillow, that had an emotional attachment to. He rolled over and grabbed the chip from his bed stand. He had a nightmare.
He pressed the raised button, and immediately her blue light shone around the room. She was beautiful, she moved closer to him, and sat down. She touched his face, and instantly John melted into Cortana's arms.
"It's okay," she said, "I am here, I'm always here." She began to push his hair out of his face.
"Thank you," he muffled, enjoying her presence, her warm blue light calmed him.
"You really do need to get more sleep, all the new recruits have a meeting tomorrow," Cortana begged him, "Or would you like to fancy a look?"
"I'd rather fancy a look," John said moving closer.
Their lips met. For at least an hour John absorbed Cortana's kisses, sinking more into a deep haze.
Early morning the scene was John wrapped in Cortana's arms sleeping and smiling and everything was peaceful.
Sorry I haven't been posting lately, I've been writing this chapter and also school was in the way, my English teacher wouldn't let me type it up in class. Well I hope you enjoy! ~PiinkSkyy