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Follow You - Bring Me the Horizon
It was after a mission, Zero walked down the hallway, rolling his shoulder, he was tired but a good tired. He took off his helmet, letting his hair out, hearing gasps trail behind him left and right, no one but X and Axl had ever seen his hair down.
“Shit, it’s to his butt.” A girl mumbled.
Zero snorted. It was late, and there were two things he wanted to do, first, after a long mission in the jungle he’d like to talk to X, second, a shower would be nice. He made his way down to X’s personal quarters, rounding the corner to almost smack right into him .
Vile.
Vile was known for a lot of things, he was rude to everyone, even Signas at times. He was snarky and violent. There was a time that Zero did hang out with him but Vile proved to be too disrespectful. He was glad X joined the hunters, and soon Axl did too.
“Vile.” Zero nearly spat out, crossing his arms.
“Long time no see pretty boy, been in the arctic I hear?” Vile shot back, clearly not caring what Zero said as he pushed passed the red hunter. “I bet your balls frozen off up there!”
Zero rolled his eyes stomping to X’s, he didn’t need that, but Vile could suck a maverick's dick. He continued his way down the halls, passing a few hunters, it was nighttime, and more than likely half of the base was sleeping or trying to sleep. Could he be asleep? Zero shook his head, X was known to be a night owl.
Even when they were at Dr.Cain’s X would spend hours up, thinking reading, something, he couldn’t sit still for long. It drove zero crazy sometimes, and other times he couldn’t sleep either nightmares.
Finally Zero stood in front of X’s door tapping lightly on the door, loud enough to hear, but not wake. It didn’t take long to hear some stumbling and then a groan.
The door slid open, X leaned against the frame rubbing a tired eye, his hair messy and he was only in a set of boxers. He yawned, blinking a few times seeing Zero. “Wha-”
Zero grinned slumping onto X, pushing his weight down on the smaller. “Help, I’ve lost my spine.”
“Zero!” X huffed he was struggling to keep Zero up, even if he wasn’t twice his weight due to the armour it would still be a bit of a challenge. “Zero you fat ass!” X cursed pushing against Zero.
“Gravity seems to be working today.” Zero teased, slumping backwards.
X, grabbed his shoulder plates keeping him standing. “YOU DICK!” He huffed his arms shaking with Zero’s weight. “Zero! So help me I’ll travel back in time and bitch slap whoever made you such a dick!”
Zero snorted standing straight, he loved to push X’s buttons when he could, it was fun hearing someone more innocent than a sheep curse. “Miss me?”
X rolled his eyes yanking Zero into his quarters. “I haven’t had a full night's sleep you dick head!” The door slid shut.
Zero chuckled, slipping his helmet on a table with snowball bush flowers, tinted blue. “Yeah I missed you too.” He caught X in a headlock, X huffed too tired to fight it, that was until Zero licked his face.
“Ew!” X punched him wiping off Zero’s slip. “Dude your tongue is cold.”
“Hah!” Zero scratched his head, then took off his shoulder guards. “Gonna use your shower, you smell like you don’t know how to use it.”
“Just starts stripping and taking care of that rat’s nest.” X lightly kicked Zero’s butt towards the bathroom.
“So what have you been up to?” Zero said, taking off his heavy chest piece, seeing one of the green gems were cracked, great.
“Doing some calculations for Dr.Cain, he wanted to know more about my copy chip, and why I can’t copy any of your data.” X shrugged grabbing Zero’s armour. “I’ll wash these.”
Zero shook his head. “They need to be repaired anyhow. I was built by someone else right?”
“Yeah but our designs are relatively close, how we both have busters and the same agility, strange isn’t it?” X shrugged looking at Zero’s armour.
Zero was free of the outer shell of his armour, he was stuck in his dark grey under-suit. He grabbed a towel, rolling his saber arm, it was locking up in the cold weather, he'll have to check that out later.
X took it upon himself to fix Zero’s armour. He always kept himself busy, having to learn more and more, like he was making up for lost time, or doing it for some dead relative, as if X could have a relative.
Zero listened to the water falling in the tub, but stopped watching X, noticing how he just knew what to do, where to put a green wire or a red one. It was clear that X wasn’t meant to fight, how his delicate hands fitted everything back into place, how he wanted to do more for the world then kill mavericks.
I won’t let you die on the field.
Zero stepped out of X’s quarters, X fell asleep during his shower. He had to tuck X in, and clean up a bit, but his armor was repaired and cleaned. “Can’t leave the poor kid alone.” The door slid shut behind him and locked. “You can quit hiding Axl.”
Axl groaned, his freckled face popped out of the wall, he frowned as the rest of his body emerged. “So...Did ya?” He elbowed Zero in the waist.
“Did I what?” He repeated giving Axl a sassy look, hopefully hiding his red face.
“Ohh, you didn't, did ya?” Axl grinned, following Zero down the wall.
Unfortunately, Axl was more of a night owl then X, due to that he’s still a teen.
Axl started making rather sloppy loud noises that sounded like two slippery pigs going for it, even making squealing noises.
“I hope you find someone who’ll drive you even crazier.” Zero punched Axl.
“I’m surprised that you two haven’t-” He made more pig squeals, getting another punch. “I mean come on, everyone in the whole damn base knows about it.”
“About what?” Zero asked, braiding his hair, as they walked down the hall.
“How many times you or X have died for one another, I mean come on!” More pig squeals.
“Okay fine yes, but I’m waiting,” Zero admitted.
“For what to die again? I think there's something like “till death do us part” ? You waiting for death to slap you silly?” Axl cocked an eyebrow.
“Fine, next mission alright?” Zero shot back.
Axl rolled his eyes. “Night you horny pig.”
“Night, don’t break your hand masturbating.” Zero huffed slipping into his quarters. “Damn kid needs a hobby, besides porn.”