Senseless Abyss (Zero-One Fanfic)

-Chapter 49

-Chapter 49: Before the Dawn

"I want you to personally assist A.I.M.S. and Hiden Intelligence in defeating MetsubouJinrai. Of course, you don't have to kill the one you love at all. You just have to capture them both and bring them to justice," Gai says, moving a chess piece. He's once again playing chess on his own and he is asking me for a lot here.

I have to capture and bring him Horobi? I know that he'll be the one controlling things with A.I.M.S. despite them being part of the government's military force. He's making their weapons, so I believe he's controlling them.

"Is there a problem my dear?" He looks up at me, smile on his handsome face. He really think I'm able to capture both of the two people I used to live with?

I shake my head. "No, there is no problem with me going and capturing MetsubouJinrai. As long as I am not the one who kills them, I see no problems." I should want to capture them, but I'm unsure about it.

I can't bring myself to kill Horobi or Jin. They're like family to me ever since that day they saved me from Allen's reign of terror. Sure, Jin caused it, but it was bound to happen. Especially with Gai knowing who I am. Knowing him, he would have done something with it to ensure that I would become his.

"Good." He looks down at his chess pieces. "I was worried that you wouldn't have it in you to do the right thing for everyone in the world."

"It is fine that you were worried about that," I respond. It isn't wrong of him to worry about such a thing since I'm not reliable when it comes to MetsubouJinrai.

Horobi is the person I love the most in the world right now besides my friends and family. I think the only family member I don't love is Gai. I don't see how anyone could ask me to kill him, but I can see why they would want me to bring him in.

"I will head to Hiden Intelligence now." I bow my head. "I will see you soon, honey." I hate calling him that, but he seems to want that from me.

"Yes, honey, you will."

I really don't want to come home and be with him.

~.~

"You're dispatched here to help me with defeating MetsubouJinrai?" Aruto asks, sounding surprised. "I can't understand why he would send you here. It is honestly quite odd how he keeps sending you out to deal with stuff I'm doing."

I know it is surprising for him to see me here all the time, but there is nothing I can do about it. Gai gives me a mission and I have to see it through. Aruto is just going to have to get used to me being around when Gai wants me to.

"I think he knows how much I want to bring the two HumaGears in for harming the human race and other HumaGears. I just hope that it isn't to destroy them since I believe that they can be changed." I hope that Horobi and Jin can change their robotic hearts. "He might also be into what you're doing. Gai isn't predictable to me."

Aruto tilts his head, clenching his teeth. "I don't know if they can change their hearts, Mari. Why do you think that they might? I've tried reasoning with them before and they didn't care to listen." I just want to not kill Horobi and Jin and avoid any serious fighting with them.

I shrug my shoulders. "I just want to believe that there is no real evil inside of them. I believe there is a reason that they act the way that they do." I believe that Horobi believes that the Ark is correct, but it isn't. Humans will not destroy this world in the way he thinks.

"You're heart is beautiful," Aruto states, no longer clenching his teeth. "I don't know how you got to be so beautiful inside." Oh, I'm not.

"I guess I'm lucky?" I shrug again. "I honestly don't think I'm that beautiful on the inside. I have some horror stories of my own about me and we all know how much of a bitch I can be."

"I am sure that you have your reasons to be one," he replies. He thinks I have my own reasons to be one?

"We just need to know the exact location of them at this time to stop them. Do you think they will be walking around the base?" I have to play dumb here. I can't seem like I will know what they're up to.

Knowing Horobi and Jin, they're waiting around for us to strike. Of course, I'm not going to be the one who hurts them. I'm not going to do anything that will harm them severely. My job is to bring them in and I will do that.

"Uh...how is your relationship going?" Aruto asks me. Why is he so into knowing about my relationship?

I know that he cares for me because he is my friend, but it is weird how he is always wondering about it. I don't get why he cares so much for how it is going. Maybe I'm just being rude by thinking such a thing about him? 

"Good. Thank you for asking me, Aruto." It is going as well as a relationship with someone I don't want to be with can go. It isn't like I hate Gai, so it is okay.

"Aruto, I think it is time for us to get ready to go," Izu states, interrupting us. I look over at her as she stares at us.

"I just want to talk to Mari for a moment before we go. Is that alright with you, Izu? We'll still make it in time to battle with MetsubouJinrai and bring them in," Aruto tells her softly. He's so nice to her and I love it.

Aruto is really curious about my relationship. I don't know if it is because of Allen or not, which I don't get how it would make him so curious about my relationship with Gai. But I do know that he shouldn't really worry about me and Gai right now.

"Understood. I will be waiting down the steps for us to go." 

Izu is going to leave us? Okay, that is completely fine with me. I don't mind being absolutely alone with Aruto for a bit. 

I look back at Aruto. "Any reason why you're curious?" 

He looks me in the eyes and shakes his head. "Nope, just wondering. I worry about you sometimes, Mari."

"Really?" He really does doesn't he?

He nods his head. "There is still a lot I don't know about you just yet, Mari. I only just recently found out you weren't born with your face. Not that it is a problem or anything! I like how your face looks."

He likes how this face looks a lot and it is interesting that he doesn't mind the plastic surgery. I am curious about why he thinks like that. Lots of people make fun of girls with plastic surgery once they find out about it. 

I laugh, nodding my head. "I get that you do. It isn't an ugly face, right? So, we should appreciate the beauty of it." 

I am pretty satisfied with how my face turned out. I was worried it would turn out ugly. Not that it would be bad if it would have, since it would have helped me period. All that matters is that it got me away from Allen for a bit of time. It may not have been a long time, but it worked for a brief period.

He steps closer to me and holds out his hand. "We should stick together down the steps, right? You're in heels and you could have an accident at any moment. I don't want you to get hurt."

"I am able to wear heels just fine, but I'm not going to turn down you. I do want to hold someone's hand." I take his hand and move closer to him, standing as close as possible to him. "Aruto, do you ever think about someone in the romantic way? You know, a lady as a woman?"

"Of course." He looks away, face turning a bit red as I hold out our hands to the side.

"Who?" I'm quite curious. I want to know who the woman is that he is thinking about. I'm curious.

"You don't really need to know about it."

I look away to the side, pouting. I don't know the woman he is thinking of? She must be really special if Aruto likes her. A guy like him would treat a woman well and always be able to make them feel warm and fuzzy inside. And if times were to get hard, he would use his power of positivity to make things a bit more lighthearted.

"We should get going," Aruto states, changing the subject.

Aw, sad face! I really want to know about the woman that he is into!