"Ke, Keroro Platoon, salute!" Taichou stammered, and became extremely pixelated again. Kukuku, that fool. "Wha, what are you do, doing here, Garuru Chui?" He said with a fake smile and sweat dripping down his face.

"We have a favour to ask you, Keroro Gunsou." The reply was very polite.

I glanced at the other platoon, and their five members. Tororo, that squirt still hasn't lost his tail. If he's still trying to beat me, he's gonna get really disappointed. Although he was staring at me funnily, kukuku, can't blame me if Ore-sama is too charming, huh? Pururu Kangochou, she's around a lot, so I'm pretty much used to that Oba-san's old and wrinkled face. Zoruru Heichou, his existence is even weaker than Dororo's, no need for me to pay attention to him. Taruru Joutouhei, the youngest of them all. Just look at the way he stands. He had no manners at all. At least my posture is stylish, kuku?

Senpai's Nii-san, Garuru Chui, was standing straight with a perfect soldier salute, looking serious. He glanced at us as well. When Giroro Senpai felt his gaze, he straightened up his back more, and awkwardly stiffened.

"Like I said," my attention was drawn back in the conversation, "headquarters had handed us a new mission, and we need your help."
"Um, of course de arimasu," Taichou sweated harder, a little puddle was forming under his feet, "why don't we talk it over in the waiting room? Mois-dono, can you get Garuru Chui some tea?"
"Roger, Oji-sama." Mois ran off, being nervous just like Taichou.

"Oh, before that," Garuru Chui cut in, "Giroro, I need to speak with you for a moment."
I felt Senpai becoming a hard rock statue beside me.
"Uh, yes, Garuru."

Everyone was ordered to the waiting room, while Senpai and his Nii-san walked down another hallway. Good thing I brought my copy robot. I set it up to walk with the others, and I, the original, followed the two Keronjins. Kukuku, when it comes to stalking, I'm totally pro.

They went in a room together and closed the door. I leaned against it, and used a hearing device to spy on them.

"So what is it that you want to speak to me about, Garuru?" I heard Senpai's nervous voice.
"Actually, I'm only doing this since dad asked me to."
"D, dad?"
"Yes, dad asked me to tell you that…"
There were some low murmurs, and then a long pause. After, I heard Senpai yelling at the top of his voice.

"ARRANGED MARRIAGE?"

The hearing device nearly dropped out of my hand. Did I just hear what I thought I heard?

"You're kidding, right?" Giroro Senpai's voice sounded panicked.
"Well, dad said that we've reached that age, and it's about time that we find a mate. Since I already have Pururu, so…"
Wait, since when did he and Pururu hook up? Whatever, that's not my main problem right now.

"Don't overreact, dad isn't that mean." Even in this situation, Garuru Chui was still calm. "He won't force you to marry some stranger if you already have someone in mind."

Someone in mind?

"Well, do you?"
"Um, I, well…"

I listened more intently, and listened to Garuru's much lowered voice. It was barely loud enough for me to hear.
"Giroro, you're not, um, you know….gay, are you?"
"NII-CHAN!" I heard Senpai standing up and slamming the table. "Err, I mean, Garuru, what are you talking about?"
"So you're not? Pheww, you had me worried there. I could not stand the thought of someone in the family liking men."
I heard the sound of Senpai sitting back down.
"So back to the subject, do you have someone in mind?"
"Y...yeah…"
"Is it that female Pekopon warrior?"

"Kururu Souchou, what are you doing?"
I suddenly heard Taichou's voice behind me. Damn it!
I turned around, and hid my hearing device. "Not much, Taichou, kukuku…"

The next thing I knew, the door was slammed open, and the two brothers were staring right at me.
"Ku, Kururu!" Senpai's eyes were filled with horror.
"Who the hell is this kid," Garuru said, with no emotion escaping his face, "Keroro Gunsou?"
"Gero, ah, it's our Souchou, de arimasu." Taichou responded, while starting to sweat again, "don't mind him. Come with me, Garuru Chui, everyone's waiting."
Taichou led him down the hallway, walking like a stick man.

"Were you eavesdropping on us?" Giroro Senpai asked, with a bit of anger in his tone.
"Kuu, kukuku, do you really need me to answer that?"
His head dropped, and clutched his fists.
"So Senpai, are you actually straight? You didn't clearly answer your Nii-chan…"
"Shut up!" Giroro Senpai's face became a different shade of red.
I giggled evilly. "You know, I'm not sure if your Otou-sama would let you marry a Pekoponjin, also, doesn't Na-chi like Sabu-"
"I know." Senpai cut me off, not wanting to hear my owner and his "rival's" name.
He turned to face the wall, so that I couldn't see his expression.

"Kururu," his voice was rather serious, "about last night, and Natsumi…"
"Kuku?"
"I, I knew what you meant, and I thought about it a lot. Natsumi impresses me, because she has so much strength, even though she's just a woman, and she has the blood of a soldier, just like me."
A stream of emotions went through my body. What was it? Jealousy? Hatred? Fear?

"At first, I didn't think it was much of a big deal, but more and more, I began to see it, to feel it. It's something too weak for a soldier to admit, especially when it's the enemy race…"
I was dead silent. I didn't think I had the ability to come up with a comment. She's all he sees.

"But, but she's a Pekoponjin, and I'm a Keronjin, and sometimes I wonder, I wonder if I'm only, only…" His voice became quieter and quieter, and then the silent and still atmosphere invaded the hallway and washed over us.
"Senpai?" I walked over carefully towards him. His body was shaking a bit.
"Kururu, I, I don't want you to…"

"Giroro!"
Garuru Chui's voice echoed in the hallways behind us. Senpai turned around quickly. After realizing who it was with a panic, he erased whatever expression was on his face before as fast as possible.
"The meeting is starting! It's a soldier's responsibility to be always on time!" Garuru Chui scolded in a serious tone with his arms crossed before his chest.
"Yes, sir!" Senpai did a salute. He had clearly put what just happened behind him, and proceeded down the hall.

Seeing as somewhat of a moment was ruined again, I turned around and decided to go back to my lab, since the whatever meeting they were having will for sure be none to my interest.
"Hey, you," all of a sudden, Garuru Chui was behind me, the coldness in his whispering voice making me unable to move away. "I know what you're thinking, but you need to know, if you don't stay away from my brother…"
He paused to crack his knuckles. Cold chills went down my spine.

When I was calmed enough to turn around, he was already walking away.

I, I'm not, not…scared.