Chapter Twenty Four: Love Bug
Negative Cree and the others returned everyone to the city while Negative Zelda was preparing for their departure back to their dimension. Their positive counterparts plus the operatives from Sector V helped with the operation. "That is the last of them." Negative Cree said, letting out a sigh.
"That was a lot of work." Cree said. Then Maurice kissed her on the cheek.
"Good work babe." Maurice said, balancing himself with the crutches. Negative Cree blushed with the gesture. He then turned to her and smiled. "You did a great job too."
"Thank you." Negative Cree replied, blushing even more.
"What are you doing with my Cree?" Negative Maurice said.
"Oh so she is yours." Maurice said, glaring at him. "I thought you weren't into nerds."
"Are you picking a fight with me?" Negative Maurice said. "I will break the other leg."
"I maybe injured but I assure defeating me won't be easy." Maurice said. They were arguing as the two Cree watched.
"Your Maurice is such a gentlemen." Negative Cree said, smiling.
"Your Maurice is such a jealous man." Cree said. They giggled away by the scene.
"GWEN! I WAS SO SCARED!" Negative Johnny cried, hugging his sister.
"Oh darling, there is nothing to be afraid of. I am here." Negative Gwen said, smoothing his hair as she was hugging him. Gwen blushed and sighed with awe with the sight. Johnny just crossed his arms and looked away.
"That's so cute." Gwen said.
"There is nothing cute about it." Johnny protested. He then found his sister with her arms wide open. "And your point is?"
"I want a hug from my big brother." She said, smiling.
"No…"
"Come on… it is just one hug."
"Hell no…"
"If you won't give me a hug, I will give you one."
"Stay away from me Gwen." Johnny said, racing away from her.
"JOHNNY COME BACK HERE!" Gwen screamed, chasing after him.
"So you are bisexual." Negative Ruby asked.
"Yup…" Ruby said. "I noticed that I was attracted to girls when I was in grade school but I came out when I started high school. My parents are super okay with it because a gay couple adopted me. I have two dads."
"I see…" Negative Ruby said. "Very interesting…"
"And also you." Richard asked. "You are bisexual or well gay?"
"Does it matter sweetpea. All that matters is what my heart wants." Negative Richard said. "I came out during my first year of high school and my parents weren't pleased at first but they got used to it. My father is a fashion designer while my mother is a military sergeant. Somehow, my father acts like a mother and my mother acts like a father."
"I see…" Richard said. "Very interesting…" Then both Negative Ruby and Richard walked away from them and sulk at the corner.
"What did I do wrong?" They both said.
"What's up with them?" Ruby asked.
"I haven't got a clue." Negative Richard replied.
"Is she going to be okay?" Kuki asked.
"Yeah, she is just exhausted." Nigel said. Chad was tending to her wounds while she was unconscious.
"I can't believe Z breeze through the enemies like it was nothing." Wally said. "Infinite is also in my book."
"Now you believe in Infinite." Abby said.
"Well, I have to see it to believe it." Wally said.
"She is amazing though. Well, she is an Uno after all." Hoagie said.
"Yeah…" Nigel said. "So Chad, how are her injuries? She looks like a mummy with all the bandages."
"Only some deep cuts and bruises but she will live." Chad said. Somehow, I ended up being saved. He smiled and cupped her sleepy face. I owe you one.
"I am going to leave you with her. I have to get my team back home." Nigel said. "I am going to check up on her later so better be at home."
"Yeah sure…" Chad said, rolling his eyes.
"And Chad…"
"What?"
"I will still have saved you with or without the plan." Nigel said. He placed his fist in front of him. "You are after all my friend." Chad was shock with his gesture and words. But his shock quickly subsided and he pound his fist with his.
"And you are my friend as well." Chad said.
"Well, I have to return my operatives to their families." Nigel said, walking away. "Come on Team, let's go home."
"YEAH!" They cheered.
A lot of things changed and somehow I feel that I can get use to it. Chad thought, turning back to Zelda. She was still sleeping in his arms, cuddling him with a sweet smile on her face.
"Oh Chad, you feel so warm…" She said in her sleep. "Please keep me warm."
"Z, you took a bad time to be dreaming about me." Chad said, blushing. "But I guess you deserve it."
"I know right, she is basically asking for it. She probably wants you to caress her body with love. You probably want to hear her lustful cry and moan or hear her scream your name." Negative Chad teased. Chad blushed viciously by his words and turned to him. "You know I am right."
"Keep your comments to yourself." He snapped. "You dirty minded freak…"
"Aww, that's so sweet. Thanks for the compliment." Negative Chad said.
"It wasn't a compliment." Chad said. "Why are you here? Are you supposed to be with your crazy girlfriend?"
"Yes but I want to spend time with you until we leave." Negative Chad said.
"Really? I was about to take Zelda home." Chad said. "But I guess I can wait." Negative Chad sat beside him and stares at him intensively. "Why are you staring at me?"
"I am fascinated by you." He said.
"I am uncomfortable by you." Chad said.
"Again, thank you for the compliment." Negative Chad said.
"And again it is not a compliment." Chad said.
"So Chad, wow, that's weird saying my own name. But anyway, how did you fell in love with her?" Negative Chad asked. "I am curious. She is so in love with you."
"It is none of your business and also is it wrong to be in love?" Chad snapped.
"Not at all, but I would like to know how we ended up with the same girl." Negative Chad said, letting out a chuckle. "We are from two different dimensions and someone we ended up with the same girl. Does it fascinate you at all?"
"Not at all." Chad said. "I don't focus on other dimensions. I only focus on the one that I am living in."
"You are no fun at all. I don't see what Zelda sees in you." Negative Chad pouted. "You are such a party pooper." Chad just smoothed her cheek and watched her sleep. "But then again, love is weird like that. I mean, you don't know who are you going to fall in love with. I just wanted to get to know you more before you leave. I mean come on, we are not going to see each other anymore so…"
"Kindergarten…"
"What?"
"I fell in love with her during our years in kindergarten." Chad said. "I came to school with a new haircut and I was being laughed at by the other children. I was so embarrassed but a little girl offered me her hat."
"That little girl was her." Negative Chad said.
"Yeah, she was the weirdo of the school because she faints every time she stands in the sun." Chad said, chuckling. "But after that day she gave me the hat, I realize that I didn't get her name. So every day I tried to get her to play with me and also get her name."
"But you were too shy to get her name."
"Yeah…" Chad said.
"I get it now." Negative Chad said.
"Get what?"
"Why she is so into you?" Negative Chad said.
"I don't want to hear it." Chad said.
"Hear me out. I believe the reason why she is into you is because you kept on trying." Negative Chad said. "I mean, you didn't give up on being with her. You are like a fly that never left her side."
"Thanks I guess…" Chad said, letting out a sigh. Then Negative Zelda walked towards them. "Great, another crazy person…"
"Everyone is back home and we are ready to go." Negative Zelda said.
"Then I will be on my way." Chad said, standing on his feet.
"I was hoping to talk to her before I go but she is dead asleep." Negative Zelda said.
"Well, she did have a busy day." Chad said, lifting her up. "I have to take her home but if you come to visit again which I hope you won't, don't be a bitch."
"Sure, can you please tell her that I said thank you? She made me realize how much I was throwing away and I am very grateful." Negative Zelda said, grabbing her hand. "I know she is in good hands."
"Yeah…"
"But hey, you better train some more because I took you out and she had to save your ass." Negative Zelda scolded.
"You fucking cheated with your stupid needles." Chad snapped. "I can kick your ass here and now."
"Yeah, well bring it on." Negative Zelda said, glaring at him. Negative Chad walked between them.
"You two are going to wake my pretty prey up." Negative Chad said. He then cupped Negative Zelda's cheek. "My beautiful black rose, let us be off."
"Fine…" Negative Zelda said, blushing in front of him.
"I am out of here." Chad said, walking away from them.
"HEY, I DIDN'T EVEN SAY GOODBYE TO ZELDA!" Negative Zelda screamed.
"I will let her know." Chad said.
"YOU ASSHOLE!"
"Oh, what's that? It is probably just the wind…" Chad said, ignoring her. Negative Chad was holding negative Zelda back from causing a scene. It is just too crazy here. I have enough craziness for one day. He then let out a sigh. Also, I am pretty tired.
"So you fell in love with me during preschool?" A voice said. He turned and found his girlfriend awake and with a smile.
"For a hero, you can be very sneaky." Chad said, looking away with a blush. So she heard my conversation with my negative self. She let out a small giggle. "You don't want to say goodbye to your Negative self."
"I hate goodbyes." Zelda said. "I am not very good with them. So where are the others?"
"They are saying goodbye." Chad said. "I am also not very good with them."
"I see… I guess we have other thing in common." She said, giggling.
"Yes we do." Chad said. "So let's leave before it gets too troublesome."
"Sure…" She said. He stood in front of the teleporting panel with her in his arms. "So where are we going?"
"I am taking you home." He said. "You must be very tired."
"Of course, all that running, singing, dancing, and dodging was a lot of work." She said. "You make hero work so easy.
"I was the damsel in distress for a moment." He said. "I see why you love being saved."
"Next time we switch, I will be stuck in the cage while you do all the work." She teased.
"That is never going to happen because I will not let that happen." Chad said. They were teleported to a room.
"Chad, this is not my house." She said. "This is my room to our old treehouse."
"I know… I asked Negative Cree to give me a night with you. My parents are on a cruise while your dad and Uncles are on a camping trip." Chad said, placing her on the bed. "I deserve to have a night with you. I mean the damsel in distress didn't get a kiss or a hug." She giggled when she opened her arms wide.
"You can be such a baby." She teased. He lay on top of her and placed his head on her chest. She wrapped her arms around him and ran her fingers through his blonde hair.
"I am not hurting you. You do have injuries." Chad said.
"It stings a little but don't move." She said. "I like this. It reminds me the many times that you had nightmares and you sneak in my room to sleep with me." She let out a giggle. "You would hug me tightly and hid your tears. I will sing to you so you can go to sleep."
"I was checking up on you." Chad said. "And I was crying. I just had something in my eye."
"Right…" She said. "But I am happy that I remember you when we were kids."
"Same here…" He said, facing her. "I was always there to save you. You can be very reckless."
"Well, I knew you would always be there to save me." She said.
"But I ended up being saved." He said.
"Yup so do I get a reward?" She asked. "I mean… I technically saved the world from my Negative self and her friends. Gosh, it sounds like a cool storyline for a movie or something." He swiftly pulled her on top of him and she blushed when their faces were inches away. "Chad?"
"I guess you did save the world." He teased, cupping her face. "Thank you for saving me. You were amazing."
"I know right and you always save me. Even though it was a lot of work, I felt so cool and awesome." She said. "I felt like those cool anime characters. I mean I felt like Luffy when he defeated Doflamigo or Naruto saving the whole Leaf Village from Pein. Or like Sky when he saves Rose from Dark Hare in the Ninja Rabbits…"
"Ninja Rabbits is not an anime."
"I know but you know what I am talking about." She said with excitement. "I felt so alive yet it was too much work." She kept talking on and on while Chad just stared at her. Even with her cheeks have cuts and she was wrapped with bandages, he couldn't take his eyes off her.
"For the life of me, I can never remember a day that I was not madly in love with you." He said. She stopped chattering and blushed. "And even with all your injuries, I still find you as the most beautiful woman in the world." She kept staring at him. "Is there something wrong?"
"You are too cheesy." She teased.
"I blame you." He said. "You always say the most cheesiest things and now I am doing it." She stared at him again and it made him blush. "What is it this time?" She moved closer and kissed him. That simple kiss transformed into a heated passionate kiss. Small moans escaped her lips and his hand roamed her body, craving to hear more of her lustful cry. She pulled back and blushed.
"Sorry…" She said. He let out a chuckle. "What is so funny?"
"So Infinite, you must desire the lips of the Great Number 274? You have permission to kiss me as much as you desire." Chad teased. She stuck out her tongue.
"You are too full of yourself." She said. "But I love you anyway." He hugged her tightly.
"Infinite, who would have thought we will be teenagers in love?" Chad said. "It is an abomination."
"We must stop ourselves from spreading the love bug." She replied. "Let's hurry to the Moon Base to get the cure."
"Oh no, I got the love bug…" Chad said, kissing her cheek. "Runaway Infinite before it is too late…" She laughed as he planted kisses everywhere.
"AHHHH! I AM GOING TO DIE!" She screamed. She tried to escape but Chad trapped her and kissed her even more. The playfully wrestle on the bed and all you can hear is laughter. "I know the cure to the love bug. I will save you." She started tickling him and he laughed loudly.
"ZELDA! STOP IT!" He laughed, squirming around the bed. "ZELDA STOP! DAMN IT!" He was trying to break free but he was trap between her legs, being tortured.
"Oh no, I have to cure you before the love bug spreads." She said, giggling. She tickled him more. Chad used all of his strength to pull her beside him. He started tickling her. "CHAD, NO FAIR! I AM NOT INFECTED!"
"We have to make sure." Chad said. "The love bug is a very powerful virus." She couldn't control herself from laughing.
"I see you two are having fun." A voice said. They turned and found their friends, staring at them. They blushed and pulled apart.
"Welcome…" Zelda teased.
"You two left without telling anyone." Johnny said.
"So it is a crime not to have alone time with my girlfriend." Chad said.
"Yes it is, stop hogging Z." Ruby pouted.
"Again, I have every right to." Chad said, letting out a sigh.
"Our negative counterparts left." Gwen said. "I am glad that is over."
"Same here, that was too much work." Zelda said.
"But you are a natural hero." Maurice said.
"I guess we don't need to worry about you. You can protect yourself." Richard said.
"I hate to admit, you are strong and fearless." Johnny said. Then Zelda hugged him. "WEIRDO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"
"I have the love bug so you better run away before it is too late." Zelda said. Johnny was frightened that he pushed her away.
"WHAT IN THE HELL IS A LOVE BUG?!" Johnny screamed.
"Oh no, the love bug is a very powerful virus. First it would make you so lovely dovey and emotional, second you would have the urge to hug or kiss a person, and lastly you are dead because your heart gave out for pumping rapidly." Maurice teased. "Johnny, you better run away."
"What?" Johnny said, confused. "Is it really that serious? It is a real virus."
"Of course…" Maurice said. Then Zelda hugged Richard.
"It is also very contagious." Chad added.
"Richard, I want a hug." Zelda said, giving him the puppy eyes. "Please hug me and never let go." Richard blushed with her actions and hugged him back.
"OF COURSE, ANYTHING FOR YOU!" Richard screamed.
"Richard has it." Cree said.
"What? All she did was hug him?" Johnny snapped.
"Like I said before, it is very contagious." Chad said.
"Oh dear, I got it too." Gwen said. "I want a hug brother."
"HELL NO! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU TWO?!" Johnny screamed, racing away. Zelda and Gwen ran after him. Richard followed as well.
"I HAVE THE LOVE BUG TOO!" Ruby screamed, running towards the group.
"STAY AWAY FROM ME!" Johnny screamed. "I DON'T WANT THE LOVE BUG!" Chad, Maurice, and Cree watched them having fun.
"Should we tell Johnny that we were joking?" Maurice asked.
"Nah…" Cree and Chad said.
"A civilian saved us, that is something." Cree said.
"It sure is." Chad said.
"Take care of her Chad. If you make her cry, I will kill you." Cree said.
"I will…" Chad said. "Welcome home Infinite."
Dear Readers,
This is actually the last chapter for this story. I am working on the Epilogue at the moment so I would post that soon. Thank you for all the support for this story. I know that some of you would not be satisfied with the ending but the Epilogue is supposed to satisfy you all. lol
I love you all and thank you for reading my story.
-Ashalita