EDIT: I'm having a little problem with the BBCode, so bear with me as you read.
Lesson 4
So this is Zero…
Sigma lay in pain on the floor as he awaited the medics came to pick him up. “Go ahead and take the Shock Armor. You earned it…”
“Sigma, for a bully, you sure do know how to take a loss like a man. But sorry, ante’s not my game, so I’ll leave you be,” X said, casually leaving. “X? Wait for me!” Alia ran to his side. “You know, you could have laid off on the final attack… That armor looked like it cost a fortune…”
X turned around. “Sorry to tell you, but that Armor was worth just about as much as the clothes I’m wearing right now. It’s a custom Armor with a hacking script that fakes his stats. He was really defenseless and spent all his money on Attack, Speed and Special.” Alia gasped. “You know that much about Armors, huh?” “Yeah,” X smiled, wrapping his arm around Alia, remembering what Principal Light told him. (
Light: Yay, I’m in it! A/N: Chill, Light.))
FLASHBACK
It was first grade…
X walked into Principal Light’s office. “Yes, Principal?” He asked. Light motioned for him to sit down. “I see that you’ve tapped into the powers of two Armors- the Driller and Falcon Armors, am I mistaken?” X shook his head. “ You’re not supposed to have that ability until you are in the fourth grade…” Light turned around and looked out the window. “A-am I in trouble?” X said, tears welling in his eyes.
“Not exactly,” Light walked over to his bookshelf, pulling out a book entitled Mega Men. He walked to X and gave him the book. “It’s filled with everything you need to know about Armors. You may leave now- and remember… You will be the greatest of them all...” X got up and left the room with the large book in hand.
END FLASHBACK[]/b
“It’s cold today, isn’t it?” Alia nodded. “Want to grab dinner?” she suggested, blushing at the word dinner. “It’s OK… if you don’t want-“
“I’d love to,” X smiled. “After all, we’ve never had time alone together since the fourth grade, and even then Sigma screwed everything up.” The two shared a laugh as X waited for Alia to get on his Chaser. “OK, where should we go?”
“Let’s just go back to LAMH. I can cook for you,” Alia blushed. What would X think of her cooking? “So? My place or yours?” X blushed. “My place first, I guess. I still have Catriona coming over to meet Zero. Then I can get a taste of your cooking in your dorm! Right… So, shall we go?” X started his Chaser off to his dorm. When they got there, X opened the door and was greeted by none other than-
“Hey, X!” Zero called. “Want a beer?” Zero threw a can, but X simply caught it and put it on the table. “I don’t have time for this right now- Alia’s with me, and I’m going to have dinner at her house tonight.”
“But what about our dinner?” Axl whined. Oh yes. Axl looks pretty much the same as he does in the present, except without the X-shaped scar. “I personally would rather be expelled than eat Zero’s Beef Surprise…” X remembered the time. All the vomiting…
[b]FlashBack
Zero was in ninth grade… I was in the third grade.
[i ]“It’s time for dinner!” Zero called. “Great, what are we eating!” Axl, in kindergarten, drooled. “Beef Surprise,” Zero beamed.
“ITADAKIMASU!” X and Axl said. But as soon as they took a bite, their faces turned pale. “Zero… What did you put in this…?” Zero shrugged. “A lot of spices.” Axl and X looked at each other, and ran to the toilet and the sink, respectively. They both started to retch as Zero ate his dinner. “It’s not that bad!” Zero called, to which X and Axl replied with a loud “BLECH!”[/i]
We were like that for two hours… I think my lung came up…
END FLASHBACK
He groaned. “I have someone coming over for you guy, so just hang on. Zero, touch my kitchen, and you will suffer…” Zero sat back down, ashamed. Alia laughed. Axl was overjoyed. “Fine… Go ahead and touch the fridge. Just not anything else.” Zero ran to the refrigerator to get some soda.
The doorbell rang. “That’s her now.” X opened the door to find Catriona on the other side. “Here to see… him?” he asked. She nodded shyly. X invited her in. “Everyone, meet Catriona. Zero, she came here to see you.”
“P-pleased to meet yo-you… Zero-san…” Zero blushed while Catriona twiddled her fingers. “No one’s called me Zero-san for a while… It’s always been Zero-sempai or Zero-sensei…” “Way to make yourself sound older than the dust on your cabinets,” X muttered. “Oh wait…” “Just shut up and get out of here, X?” Zero snapped. “Jeez, kids today…” X and Alia laughed and left the dorm. “So, shall we go to yours?” X said. “I don’t think I should come home tonight, though… Thank God tomorrow’s Saturday…” Alia blushed.
Does he want to stay over? “Well you know,” Alia said, attempting to ask X to stay over. “I have-““What? X said. He half expected her to say ‘room in my bed,’ but instead she said…
“An extra room. Want to stay there?” X sighed. “All right. Better than sleeping on my Chaser.”
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Just as a note, this is all we’ll be seeing of X and Alia in the next few chapters. What? They were at Alia’s house, they ate dinner then went to sleep. What’s to explain? Oh, right, they slept in the same bed. Nothing R, though. On the bright side, you’ll see a lot more of Cat, Zero, Axl and Saito.
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Meanwhile…
So this is Zero, Catriona thought to herself.
He looks so… Normal in person… “So, is this what you do on days off? Just watch TV and play games?” “Not really,” Zero said. He was really interested in her. “Sometimes I train. Sometimes I’m out doing missions for graduation points. And there are sometimes one or two days when I just need to get out and go on a date. Hey, uhm… I know this might seem kind of weird, but… X left, and we’re short a cook… Do you, by any chance… Happen to know how to cook?”
She nodded eagerly. “Just point me to the kitchen. Oh, is X dining with us today?” “No, he’s staying over Alia’s house tonight. It’s just you, me and Axl.” Catriona was confused. “Axl? Who’s Axl?” she asked. “Here I am!” Axl jumped out of his room. “Is it time for dinner yet?!” “Oh, he’s so cute!” Catriona said, pinching his cheek. “OW, watch the cheek!” Axl said, getting away from Catriona’s grip.
“He doesn’t like that,” Zero said. “Anyhoo, can you make spaghetti, Cat? It’s my favorite…” “Why?” Catriona teased. “Red sauce and blonde noodles?” She blushed, letting Zero call her ‘Cat.’ Zero blushed as well, getting a compliment on his armor.
But was it an insult…? Catriona walked to the kitchen. “Just go do something,” she said. “I’ll be done in a jiff.” Zero and the Axl went to their rooms to read weapon magazines and to order weapons, respectively.
Around 15 minutes later, a knock came to both of the boys’ doors. They came out smelling the delicious aroma of the sauce Catriona made. “Come and get it,” she called. Zero and Axl immediately sat down. “Itadakimasu!” The two students clapped their hands once and dug in. After a few minutes, all of the spaghetti was finished. “Ahh, I am stuffed,” Zero sighed, leaning back in his chair. “That was the greatest spaghetti I’ve ever eaten. Thank you so much, Cat. Oh, do you mind if I call you Cat?” “I-It’s OK,” She blushed. “What would you like to drink? A Spite, a Croak or a root beer?” “Spite for me!” Axl said cheerfully. He had sauce all over his face. “Kids today,” Zero muttered. Catriona laughed.
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Catriona: Dinner was fun, Zero…
Zero: But you hardly ate anything!
Catriona: I-I guess not… But do you want to go to the park tomorrow?
Zero: Yes, but why do I have a bad feeling about this…
Zero and Catriona: Next time on Megaman X School Days: Lesson 5 – The Dark Wolf and the Wildfire Rocker!
Catriona: I’m sure it’ll be fine!
Zero: I still have that feeling, though…
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Author’s Note: There will be a Thanksgiving filler posted instead of Lesson 5. It will be posted sometime Thanksgiving evening. The regular story will resume the day afterwards.