4 Complexes

Chapter 2: In our way

Gene pov:
I drove as fast as I could. I had never felt more anxious. For once I didn't care about the Chameleon, because I was completely centered in Ruby.
Alex was trying to calm Twinkle down, but not succesfuly.
When we arived at Technopolis, Alex and I grabbed Ruby and started to carry her to the hospital. Twinkle was following us.
In our way, we saw agent Franz walking.
"What happened?" he asked. We explained everything to him. He told us that he had to go to see doctor X (we had forgotten about him).
When we arrived at the hospital, the doctors took Ruby to a little room.
We had to wait in the corridor for hours, Alex was hugging Twinkle. I was crying in silence in a corner.
Suddenly, Twinkle approached to me.
"Are you ok, Gene? You seem sad" she said, in a sweet way.
"That's because I'm sad. I do have feelings, did you know?" I replied.
"I knew that, but you never show them. This must be affecting you a lot" she said. That was true. My mind was a mess, and the only thing I wanted was to have good news about Ruby's health.
Twinkle retired and left me alone.
I started pacing. Pacing for hours. Until the doctor came out.
She had good news and bad news. The good news was that Ruby would fully recover. The bad news was that it could take a long time.
After telling us that, she asked us to leave.
Alex pov:
When we got out, Gene asked if we wouldn't mind to stay in his old house.
Twinkle and I accepted.
We went there, and Gene opened the door. As I entered, I saw the greatest amount of technology I had ever seen. A metal box with a screen and wheels was lying on the floor. "My poor Lenny" whispered Gene. Twinkle and I didn't know who Lenny was, but didn't ask. Gene seemed to be too sad to share anything.
He showed us a place to sleep. It was only 4 a.m.
"You should go to rest" said Gene.

During that night I had a flashback.
I was with Ruby, just walking through the forest when I remembered something.
"Why do you spend so much time in secret with Gene?" I asked.
"Well. wait, how did you find out?!" she yelled.
"I saw you two alone... talking..." | answered.
"Well, now that you know... I'm helping Gene with something... BUT I WON'T TELL YOU WHAT IT IS!!!" She probably deduced that I was going to ask her that.
We continued walking.
That morning Gene asked me something that shocked me.
"Now that you know how I feel... will you abandon me?" "What?! Why would I?" I replied. "Because my emotions are my weak point and..." "What nonsense! You're my friend and I would never abandon you!" Twinkle appeared in that exact moment.
"That's cute" she said