Hello! This is a blooming romance between Six/Rex. I do not own Generator Rex MOA does. If I DID own Generator Rex, it would go like this:
Rex had been avoiding Six for the past week… How could he not? Rex had spent the past month feeling as though someone was missing from his life. He kept picturing a beautiful, fun loving girl and here he was dating a stoic and deadly man. A man! Six was the last person Rex would've pictured falling in love with…
And yet… Whenever he laid eyes on the agent… Oh his heart would ache so terribly that it brought him to his knees. It was painfully obvious that Six was the one that was missing from Rex's life.
'Why wasn't he by my side when I woke? Did I do something wrong? Does he no longer love me? Was the diary even real?'
That made Rex mad… The idea that the diary was a fake… Six didn't seem like the kind of person that would do such a thing. Bobo however… But it felt so real and must have taken a lot of planning. Too much for the lazy chimp to actually bother with so maybe it was real…
'Gah! I feel like I'm going insane!' The teen thought as he ran a hand through his hair.
Rex sighed as he watched Kenwyn teach Spirit ballet. As unhealthy as it sounded his only comfort was his precious little girl… And she wasn't even his! She belonged to him! To Six… Rex would wake up at night, terrified that Six would take her way and he would never see her again. He remembered when he first woke up after his memory reset…
There was this small yet comforting weight on his chest and a mass of black curls. He shook the child awake only to be greeted by a pair of bloodshot grey eyes. The little girl's face broke out into a smile as she clung to him and cried. She started the use sign language; something that Rex didn't remember particularly well. But the word he instantly picked up on was "papa"…
The teen laughed when he remembered Holiday running over to him after he screamed, "I'm a dad"! He had been so excited…
Rex stood and patted his little girl on the head; "I'll see you later. I have to go talk to uncle Cesar."
Spirit pouted then nodded. Kenwyn gave Rex a concerned look that went unnoticed by the teen as he headed for his brother's lab.
Rex knocked on Cesar's door and opened it without waiting for a response. His eyes widened in shock… There was Cesar… Shirtless with his head thrown back and a heated blush on his face as his equally as shirtless blond lover kissed his neck. Cesar was grinding against Callan's leg as the Texan had him pinned to a wall with his arms over his head.
"Dios Mio," Cesar moaned.
Rex blushed and quickly stepped out of the lab unnoticed. He broke the lock to give them their privacy and decided to head down to Holiday's lab instead.
'Well at least I know he doesn't care if I'm gay or not…' Rex decided.
The doors slid open and Rex stepped in, half expecting her to be naked and writing under White or something. Instead the scientist was sneaking glances at Conrí, who was completely oblivious. The hacker head banged to metal music as his hands flew over the keyboard.
"Hey doc!" Rex called out.
Holiday jumped and turned, looking very much like a guilty child who was caught with her hand in the cookie jar.
"Yes Rex?" She asked with a sigh.
"Was I really dating Six?"
"Yes."
Rex gave her an incredulous look.
"You two were very happy… From what I've seen you were the one who pursued him."
The Latino blushed profusely and looked nervously to Conrí. Holiday smiled and ushered the young man into her office.
"Okay… So I pursued him… Why?"
"You fell in love," Holiday said bluntly.
"But I'm straight."
"Are you certain? You must have felt something strong for him if you were willing to risk rejection…"
Rex frowned, "You sound like you know what you're talking about…"
Holiday frowned, blushing slightly in embarrassment, "Six was always a beautiful man, but that's all there really was to him at first. He never let me in. When he adopted Spirit, he started to show more of who he was on the inside. I found him even more beautiful… But once again he never let me in. He chose you."
Rex smirked and flexed his muscles, "Well I am a bronzed god…"
Holiday rolled her eyes, 'I liked him better gay… He was more humble then.'
"Well if you're not sure about your sexuality then go spend time with him."
"Maybe…" Rex muttered as he left.
Holiday shook her head and went back to work.
The Latino wondered the halls… He was quite nervous about spending time with Six. The agent was rather… Intimidating… Rex stopped in the library only to find his little girl reading up on how to improve her art skills. He smiled as Magic Fluffball tried to sneak off with one of her erasers. The little black kitten hated it when he wasn't the center of attention…
Spirit was too engrossed in her book to notice at first but when she did, she quickly snatched the kitten up and took the eraser from him. Spirit gave the kitten a small stuffed bear to wrestle with instead and went back to reading once she was satisfied that he would leave her alone for a little while longer.
Rex smiled and moved on to the dojo where he heard someone training. He glanced in and felt a shiver run down his spine. Six was practicing his katas without a shirt… The tall, leanly muscled agent had three long scars that went from his left shoulder to his right hip. His broad shoulders and back were glistening with sweat. His emerald yoga pants hung low around his hips yet tight around his ass…
Rex felt his face heat up…
'I have to get out of here,' Rex thought as he quickly looked away.
'This can't be right… I'm not gay… Noah would hate me forever if I were… He's my best friend… I can't lose him!'
Rex ran a hand through his hair and began to tear up… His world was crashing down around him. It was suffocating… He sighed and spared Six one last glance before heading to his room.
It was time to turn his brain off. Rex had been pondering the contents of his journal nonstop these days. It all sounded so perfect… Like a dream… Rex particularly liked the entry regarding…
The EVO shook his head and sat down to play video games. Noah hated gay people. Rex was pretty sure that the only reason he put up with Kenwyn and Annie was because lesbians were "hot".
'Does that mean that straight women like gay men better?' Rex vaguely wondered.
He sighed and forced such thoughts out of his head and focused on not dying on Super Smash Bros. Peach was a real bitch with that ass bump of hers…
Rex nearly jumped out of his skin when the alarm went off. He paled… The siren meant a mission. A mission meant that he would have to spend time with Six… The teen blushed profusely and groaned.
Rex emerged from his room just as Six ran by. The older man was half dressed in his customary green suit. He was just straightening out his tie and putting on his blazer when he saw Rex out of the corner of his eye.
The teen shivered when he caught a glimpse of those vibrant green eyes… He sighed and followed.
'Being straight,' Rex decided, 'was going to be damn near impossible while living with a beautiful man like Six…'
"Where to?" Rex asked as he boarded the Keep.
"Hong Kong," Six deadpanned.
"Oh! That's where I left Circe with Sqwydd, Tuck, and Cricket!"
Rex was surprised to see that Spirit was on board.
"What's she doing here?" He demanded.
Six frowned, "White's orders. He said that she should be around for any severe injuries that might occur. Holiday will be staying with her."
Rex frowned…
Six sighed, "Believe me, I don't like it anymore than you do."
"According to my journal you had me go with you when I was her age. You'd beat the EVOs down and I'd cure them."
"Those were orders and I didn't like them either."
Rex gave him a small smile, "Good to know…"
The agent and the EVO retired for now. It was a long flight from America to Hong Kong. It would be night by the time they got there.
Six began to debrief the team, "There is a gangster named Quarry. He captured Circe and is using her powers to summon EVOs and juice them in that yellow cloud that covers roughly a city block. He's doing this so he can eliminate other crime syndicates. The building is airtight, but the outside is contaminated. Wear a mask. He's using your other friends as incentive for her to do his bidding."
Rex frowned, "And we're here to put him out of business right?"
"Once we get his exact location…"
There was an explosion to the right of them.
"Guess that's it," Rex said as he slipped on his Hello Kitty surgeon's mask and took off on his boogie pack.
'Hello Kitty,' Six thought, shaking his head, 'and he's still questioning whether or not he's gay…'
Six followed quickly after, using his acrobatic skills to leap from one roof to another. He had a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach… This fight was going to be difficult. While the agent was confident that he could rescue Rex's friends, he wasn't so sure about Rex's ability to fight. The younger man was essentially new to the field once again. All of his previous training may have been lost… He could get injured or worse… Such thoughts were terrifying.
Rex stopped short and froze. Six came to a stop next to him a looked down… There were hundreds of EVO rioting in the streets below. Callan and his team of grunts were working frantically to try and clear a path so they could get into the building. It was clear that they needed help though…
"You ready?" Six asked.
"No…" Rex said.
"You'll do fine. We've gotten through worse. You know that from your journal."
"Six, if anything happens to me…"
"Nothing will happen to you. I won't let it."
Rex gave him a surprised look then nodded, "I got your back. Lets go."
Six smirked and leaped into the action with the young EVO. Rex brought out his smack arms and began wailing on EVOs left and right. He had no particular form behind his fighting. It just looked like a graceless boxing…
"I'm teaching you how to fight when we get back," Six said out of the blue.
Rex blushed, 'Crap! How do I keep my hands off of him now?'
"Ahh!" The teen cried out as a rhino-bear EVO bit his arm.
"Rex!" Six cried out.
He slammed his fist into the EVO's eye causing it to let go.
Bad idea…
The much larger mama rhino-bear EVO came out of nowhere and rammed into the agent, sending him flying into a bush. Six groaned as he pulled himself back up, nursing his side where he got cut by EVO's long horn. Blood dribbled down from between his fingers. The EVO was charging full force at him when Rex slammed into it with his massive fist. Six intercepted a snake EVO that was charging after the teen. It reared up and went to strike him. Six dodged and leaped up slicing into its neck before delivering a powerful kick to the head.
Rex quickly cured the snake EVO.
"Where are the bears?" Six asked as he sliced into another EVO.
"Incurable. They got away!" Rex replied.
"Shut down all electronics in the building!"
"No! Not until you go in and get taken care of. You're bleeding."
"It's not…"
Six gave up mid-sentence when he saw the glare Rex was giving him. The agent sighed and went in to face his daughter.
Spirit was at the entrance as though she were expecting one of them already. She had a worried look on her sweet face as she frowned up at him. His little girl ran up to him and grabbed his hand, healing his side.
"Daddy please be careful!" Spirit signed.
Six gave her a quick hug and a kiss on the cheek, "I will I promise."
"Tell papa to be careful too!"
Six nodded and left. He blushed when Rex went to inspect his side.
'And he thought I was a "mother hen"…'
Rex placed his hand on the building and worked his magic, shutting down the entire building, including the lights. The young EVO slipped in and allowed Six to knock out the guards. The older man was much stealthier than he was so he could get away with it while Rex would've been so loud that he'd alert the rest of them.
"If anything goes wrong tap the earpiece twice and it will send a blip to me so I can find you," Six said.
"Six…" Rex began with a worried look on his face.
"Be careful."
"You too…"
They looked at each other one last time before parting ways. Rex used his boogie pack to silently hover up to the top floor. He was met with heavy resistance. The Latino nervously took a deep, shaky breath before diving in. Strategy was more Six's area. Rex typically preferred the direct approach.
The teen began wailing on the guards left and right. Most of them were deformed monsters. They were the easy ones to deal with… It was the more humanoid ones that were dangerous. They still had some semblance of intellect. They could reason. They could plan. They could fight better.
"Circe!" Rex cried out.
"Rex," Circe croaked out, trying to get away.
"Rex, how nice of you to join us," Quarry purred out as he violently yanked on Circe's hair.
The siren let out a sharp cry of pain and struggled to get free, but it was no use. Quarry was much too strong for her.
"You're not done yet my little canary…"
Rex used his Big Fat Sword to slice through her hair, making it almost as short as Breach's. Circe wasted no time in putting some distance between the rock monster and herself as she ran to Rex's side.
"Get them to go away," Rex said.
"I can't. My power doesn't work that way," Circe said back.
The teen growled in frustration, "Just run then!"
Circe turned to escape but found that she couldn't. Her feet were frozen to the ground. She struggled to try to get free.
Quarry laughed, "You aren't going anywhere."
Rex looked around for a guard that he hadn't downed yet. There was one in a corner with icy blue frost floating around her and a collar around her neck. This one was being controlled…
Rex's eyes widened as he barely deflected a barrage of icicles using his sword. He swung his arm and cut through the collar, knocking her on her ass. The woman's eyes widened in surprise as the collar fell to the floor with a clatter. The ice EVO stood and brushed herself off before she seemed to remember where she was.
Her ice blue eyes narrowed as frost rose off the ground in waves, ruffling her burgundy sundress and short raven hair. They began to glow as she fired a powerful beam of ice at Quarry.
"You said you could cure me!" She cried out as a tear ran down her cheek before turning to ice and shattering on the floor.
"Argh! No! What are you doing you little bitch?" Quarry swore as he felt his body freezing over.
Rex slammed into Quarry with his smack hands, taking a chunk of his chest off as he knocked him out cold. The strange woman took a deep breath and let it out before staring down at the unconscious EVO in quiet anger.
Circe cleared her throat.
The young Japanese woman stared up at her, "Oh… Sorry," the ice around the siren's legs sank back into the floor.
"Why weren't you controlled with a collar?"
"I think he wanted to terrorize me after I called him a low-life thug…" Circe said with a blush.
Rex laughed, "But he is a low-life thug…"
"I guess he couldn't handle the truth," the ice EVO said.
"What's your name?" Rex asked, turning to her.
"Yuki," the girl said.
"I'm Rex Salazar. I work with Providence."
"Let me guess… You're a weapon," she stated with disdain.
"…More or less… My boss is a real jerk but my partner treats me as an equal and he's their top agent," the teen said with a grin.
Yuki went to reply only to be cut off when Sqwydd came running in.
"Circ!" He cried out as he embraced her.
Circe sighed out of relief and hugged him back as tight as she could. Sqwydd buried his face in what was left of her hair and pressed a kiss to her neck.
Rex gave the young couple a longing look. Love… Love was something that Rex had been craving since he read his journal. It was kind of difficult coming to grips with his lover being a man and his best friend being a homophobe. What was he to do? Either way he'd lose someone important to him…
He glanced to Yuki. She was beautiful… Maybe he could learn to love her instead. Rex sighed…
"Where's Tuck and Cricket?" Circe asked.
"Cricket's leg was badly broken in a fight. That green man took her to the big ship to be healed. Tuck went with."
Rex smirked, "She's in good hands."
Sqwydd frowned, "How could you possibly know that?"
"Because my daughter is the one healing her."
Circe stared at him dumbly, "You have a daughter?"
"Adopted."
"Oh…"
"She any good?" The cynical octopus EVO asked.
"She was great and so cute!" Cricket said with a grin.
Tuck grinned, "Rex!"
He pulled Rex into a headlock and gave him a noogie. Rex laughed and pushed against the other teen.
"Hey! Cut it out!"
Cricket showed Circe the picture of Spirit that she had taken with her cell phone. The sweet little girl's cheery smile was contagious… The siren EVO couldn't help but grin at the picture.
Yuki frowned. She felt so out of place amongst this band of friends. Rex fidgeted as the two couples clung to each other. His heart felt so empty… He looked to Yuki who sighed.
'Maybe…'
"Hey. You said something about wanting to be cured," Rex said.
"Yeah… I was on my school's diving team… I haven't been able to properly touch water in two years. The only way I can take a shower is if the water is hot enough to scald my skin so it won't freeze on impact," she said with a sad sigh.
"And Quarry claimed that he had the cure?" Rex filled in.
Yuki nodded, looking down.
"I could try… Providence's weapon is the cure," Rex said, offering her his hand.
Yuki took it and Rex tried his best to cure her, but nothing happened… The ice EVO bit her lip, blinking back her tears. Rex hung his head…
"I'm sorry…"
The girl merely nodded sadly in response.
Tuck tsked them and stepped between the two, draping an arm around each, "You guys are so mopy over there! Why don't we go out for a night on the town like the good old days?"
"Yeah. Great. That's all we need," Sqwydd complained, "I just want to crawl into bed and slip into a two month long coma."
"A night out sounds like fun. You can fall into a coma afterwards," Circe insisted.
Sqwydd crossed his arms and sulked.
Cricket smiled and looked to Yuki, "Why don't you join us? You look like you could use some cheering up."
Yuki blushed, her cheeks turned blue, "I'm not one for parties…"
"Oh come on! Live a little!" Rex said with a grin.
Yuki sighed, "Very well…"
Rex hit his earpiece and opened his mouth to ask Six…
"You can reunite with your friends, but if I call for you, you need to come back," Six said.
"Huh? How did you do that?" The teen asked.
Six chuckled, "I was young once you know…"
"What about Spirit?"
"Just bring her back a souvenir."
Rex grinned, "Thanks."
"Sure."
"Providence letting you off your leash?" Sqwydd asked.
"Six is pretty cool. It's White Knight that sucks. I hope Spirit will be okay without me…"
"She's ten. She'll be fine," Circe stated.
Rex nodded, "Yeah but she was sold to a lab by her biological father then tortured and starved for five years before Six found her. She's pretty clingy at times and still has nightmares."
Rex suddenly became very aware at how quiet it became after he said that. The four other EVOs stared at him as though he had donned Lady Gaga's meat dress and sang "Poker Face" in a terrible falsetto.
"That's horrible!" Cricket cried.
"Who could do such a thing?" Yuki asked.
"A group of human scientists…"
"Look if we're going to talk about animal rights I'm out of here," Sqwydd grumbled.
"Sorry," Rex whispered, "Its just… She's my daughter."
Circe nudged Sqwydd, "You're being a jerk."
"Sorry… Lets just go and try to find something "fun"."
"I vote Heaven on Earth. I could go for some Chinese," Circe said.
"Me too!" Cricket chirped.
"What about you?" Rex asked Yuki.
Her stomach growled. She blushed…
Cricket and Tuck chuckled.
"Come on. You can keep Rex company," Tuck said, as he gave her a gentle shove in his friend's direction.
She gave him an annoyed look, "Alright…"
Sqwydd cracked a smile and wrapped an arm around Circe's waist, "Lets go."
Cricket smiled, "A triple date! I wonder if that's ever been done before…"
Tuck grinned and slung an arm around her shoulders, "I'm sure it has, but its kind of fun thinking that we're the first."
Rex watched as his friends took off one-by-one, using parkour to get around the city. Yuki smirked and disappeared in a frosty vapor, reappearing a couple of roofs a head of him.
Rex smirked, 'Two can play this game…'
He brought out his boogie pack and took off at full speed, passing the ice EVO. Yuki glared up at him and took his silent challenge.
'Game on,' she thought with a smirk.
The pair began to race, which was a bit unfair because as fast as Yuki was teleporting. She was no match for Rex who could maintain a continuous motion at a slightly faster speed.
It wasn't until Rex flew right past the restaurant that he remembered his other friends.
"Hey! Showoff! You went too far!" Sqwydd cried out.
Rex blushed and flew back. Yuki gave him an amused look. The Latino glared at her playfully. She patted him on the shoulder, leaving a bit of frost on his jacket.
They went inside and sat down, catching up on old times and ordering anything that looked good. Rex was dumbfounded at first at the smaller portions of food and how everyone was eating off each other's plates.
Yuki saw his confusion and smiled, "This is how it's done in Asia. You have a little bit of everything. A little of each flavor and texture so you feel full faster."
Rex smiled, "Thanks… Hey!"
Yuki took the gyoza she stole and shoved it in her mouth. Rex reached over and stole some of her chow mein.
Cricket gave Circe a confused look… The siren EVO had told her that Rex was gay and dating his agent friend. Circe shrugged. She had no idea what was going on either…
"So… What do you say to a little night life?" Tuck asked.
"What about Beijing Club?" Circe suggested.
Rex bit his lip, "Do they play jazz?"
Sqwydd gave him an odd look, "Since when were you a jazz fan?"
Rex shrugged, blushing, "Six got me into it."
"Six?"
"The agent in the green suit."
Yuki smirked, "I could go for some jazz…"
Rex grinned, thankful that he was no longer the odd man out.
"Well… The only place I know of is Ned Kelly's Last Stand. They do Dixieland Jazz," Tuck said.
Everyone chipped in to pay for the bill and left.
Sqwydd whipped out some fake IDs, "We'll be needing these."
Rex frowned, "Why did you have one made for me?"
"We were hoping to take you out if you ever came back for a visit," Tuck said.
Yuki pulled out her own fake ID. Rex stared at her incredulously.
"What? I like jazz. Concerts are really expensive and iPods just aren't the same as a live band," she explained.
Rex nodded, "Fair enough… Lets go."
The teens took off into the night, racing towards the jazz club. It didn't take them long to get there as it wasn't particularly far away. The bartender was skeptical when they handed over their fake IDs. They looked authentic so he didn't question it.
"What can I get you?"
Cricket giggled, "I'll have a grasshopper!"
"Guinness," Sqwydd muttered.
"Scotch on the rocks," Tuck said.
"Sparkling sunrise," Circe ordered.
"Frostbite Martini," Yuki said with a smile.
Rex racked his brains, trying to remember the wine he had mentioned in his journal. The one he said that Six had ordered on their date…
"I'll have a cabernet sauvignon," he finally ordered.
The bartender raised an eyebrow at his request, "Sure thing… You know, first time drinkers usually go for the cheaper stuff."
Rex shrugged, "I have a friend who recommended it to me."
He took a sip of his wine and sighed… The dark fruity flavor was almost warm and smooth as it flowed down its throat. Rex smiled as he held it up to the light like Six had and took in its rich burgundy color.
The band began to warm up and started to play. Rex sighed contentedly with a smile on his face. In a strange way… He was home…
Rex saw that Yuki's face bore a similar smile and stood, taking her by the hand, "Come on. Lets dance."
The young woman blushed, "What? Oh. No. I don't dance…"
"Neither do I. But why should that stop us?"
She bit her lip before standing. The two held hands and began to move to the music. They danced to a couple of songs before Rex felt bold enough to try something new. He spun Yuki and dipped her like in the movies. She chuckled and wrapped her arms around his neck. Rex blushed and pulled her back up, unable to believe he made such a cheesy move.
His heart clenched. This didn't feel right, yet at the same time it didn't feel completely wrong. Maybe it was because Yuki kind of reminded him of Six…
Rex groaned mentally, 'I'm dancing with a beautiful girl yet all I can do is think about a man whose thousands of miles away…'
Yuki poked him in the side, "Hey. Space case. You can stop dancing now. The song ended and the band is on break."
Rex jumped, blushing, "Sorry…"
"No big deal," she said with a shrug.
"…Not to ruin the moment, but you were awesome in that fight…"
"Thanks."
"Have you ever considered doing it more often?"
Yuki raised an eyebrow.
"Being a hero. Helping people… It's the most indescribable feeing… Sure there are down sides to it, like when someone is incurable and you can't return them to their family. But when you can… When you see the look of love and relief on their face. When you see their family embracing them like nothing bad had happened… That's what I fight for."
Yuki smiled… Rex painted a lovely picture but…
"I like my freedom," she stated.
Rex looked crestfallen…
Yuki chuckled, "I didn't say no. I'll need time to think about it."
The Latino grinned and ordered another glass of wine. He leaned back in his chair with a sigh, hoping that trying to be straight would be easier with the beautiful ice EVO around…
"You staying the night?" Sqwydd asked out of the blue.
"Yeah. What about you, Yuki?" Rex replied.
"If you guys don't mind…"
"Of course not!" Cricket said with a smile.
Rex pressed his earpiece, "Hey Six? I'm spending the night."
The agent on the other side stifled a yawn, "I assumed you would."
"You okay? You sound tired."
"I just finished Spirit's room."
Rex grinned, "She must be excited…"
"She tried to sneak by me twice."
The younger man laughed, "Can you tell her goodnight for me?"
"Sure. Have fun."
"Thanks. Goodnight."
"Night."
Rex sighed… He felt lonely despite being surrounded by friends. The teen couldn't quite figure out why…
Six took a shower and lay back on his bed with a sigh. The hole in his heart was growing more and more each day… It never ceased to amaze him how strongly he felt about Rex or how badly it hurt to give him space to figure out what he wants… Though he failed to see what was so hard about choosing between the best friend who never truly cared for him or the man who would die for him.
The agent looked to his little girl, who was sound asleep next to him. Spirit was always one to concentrate on her studies, but lately she was throwing herself at them. He practically had to force his baby girl out of the library and into the kitchen to get her to eat dinner. The books had become her sanctuary just like his katas had for him. A little girl shouldn't be like this…
Six was about to turn off the light on his nightstand when he saw a tear run down her cheek and onto the pillow. The agent frowned… A little girl shouldn't cry in her sleep either… He wrapped an arm around her. She sniffled a bit and cuddled into him. Six let out a shuttering sigh and turned out the light.
Rex stayed out late into the night with his friends. It wasn't a wild party or anything it was a surprisingly intimate gathering of friends. He lay on his back, staring up at the night sky. His friends were all asleep. The Latino couldn't help but feel envious… Tonight was fun but it felt like a lie.
Sure, it was nice to get out and try to pretend that he didn't have a care in the world. Rex sighed. He had a feeling that this was his own doing. This heartache…
Noah was his first and only friend for such a long time… According to his journal he never had much of a chance at giving a straight relationship a try… Rex looked to Yuki.
'Maybe this could work… I can only pray that Six and Spirit will forgive me,' He thought, closing his eyes.
Rex and Yuki stuck around for breakfast before he called for a pick up. It would take a while so the teen took the opportunity to do a little shopping…
He got Holiday a white jade flower bracelet. Cesar and Spirit got a cute little Maneki Neko piggy banks. Rex bought Callan some Korean barbeque sauce. He had some last night on his beef and it was epic! He got Six a couple of those cheesy kung fu movies the agent was secretly fond of…
Rex chuckled and shook his head, 'The things I wrote in my journal…'
He even got Conrí a couple of Yaksa CDs. They were a popular Chinese death metal band.
Rex had just finished his shopping when grunt in a jump jet came to pick them up. The teen sighed in relief, grateful that it wasn't Six who picked him up. Being alone with the man he once loved in the same confined space as the woman he wanted to try to love would've been awkward…
It was dark and nearing Spirit's bedtime when they finally arrived. Rex sighed, he was relieved that Yuki was thinking about joining Providence. Yuki was kind of shy and quiet, which Rex found incredibly attractive. She was also beautiful and clearly female so Noah wouldn't complain…
So why did it still feel so wrong?
Yuki let go of his hand and turned to leave…
"Wait! Where are you going? I thought you wanted to check out Providence!" Rex called out.
"I want to explore other options… I'm just not sure that my future lies with Providence though I do think it could lie with you," Yuki purred seductively.
Rex shivered. Her voice left him feeling slightly excited yet uncomfortable at the same time…
Six was in the kitchen making some tea when he happened to pass by the window. He looked out it and frowned at the sad look in Rex's eyes. The teen was smiling but it completely failed to reach his eyes… Something was wrong.
Yuki kissed him… Rex didn't really have much time to react and figured that it would be rude to push her away. He timidly kissed her back but it didn't feel right…
Where was the spark? Where was the passion? Where was the love…
Yuki's kiss left him feeling cold… The beautiful Japanese EVO waved goodbye before teleporting away. Rex stared after her, feeling heartbroken and not knowing why…
'Why do I feel heartbroken? It can't be because I just met her, I barely know her! Is it because being with her feels like a lie? Why am I dating a girl jut to please Noah?' Rex thought.
He went inside and sank to the floor. Rex curled up and hugged his knees; resting his forehead on them for a good, long cry.
Six frowned when he heard the teen's broken sobs. He set aside his tea and went out into the hall. The agent ignored his own heartache as he knelt down in front of the teen, resting his hand on his shoulder.
"What's wrong?" Six asked.
'As if I don't already know…'
Rex looked up at him with wet, blood shot eyes, "I think I just made a terrible mistake. I'm trying to date a girl just to please Noah…"
Six raised an eyebrow, "Why would you do that?"
"Because he doesn't like gays! He's my best friend, Six. I don't want to lose him! What do I do?"
Six took a deep breath, "You follow your instincts. Do what you feel is right. Give this girl a chance and if you like her then fine. If not then explore other options, but don't just do this to keep Noah happy. You'll be miserable and that's not a fair trade off. If he can't accept you for who you are then he's not worth knowing."
Rex gave him a sad smile, "Then I'll be short a best friend…"
"So find a new one who isn't a homophobe."
"Like you?"
Six ignored the pang in his heart and shrugged. Rex hugged the agent. Six didn't trust himself to hug him back… He knew that if Rex needed time to figure things out he should let the younger man go. It wasn't right for him to try to tie Rex down to an old man with lingering anger issues…
"Thanks," the teen stood and went to his room.
Six let out a shuttering sigh and retrieved his tea. It had been so tempting to try to win Rex over but the teen really wanted to keep his friend… Who knows? Maybe the young EVO could find love with this girl…
Six headed towards his room. His little girl, who looked up at him with tears in her eyes, stopped him.
"Daddy?" Spirit signed, "Why are you crying?"
So I'm STILL re-editing the hell out of this thing…XD I hope I wasn't TOO redundant in trying to capture Rex's mental and emotional anguish. I noticed that when my Ex and I broke up I had a lot of repetitive thoughts so I kind of based it on my experience… I'm looking to make Chapter 18 more Six-based. Just because he's a stoic ninja nanny doesn't mean that he's not suffering too…
Also, be on the look out for my two-shot, "Baby Spirit"!
I'd like to thank everyone for their wonderful reviews. You people are epic!