Rio rolled her eyes in the dark. Insomnia was so annoying! Why couldn't she just sleep!? Coming out of her dormant form, she noticed that one EVE was missing. Rio shook her head slowly as she headed out of the hole in the roof.

She saw EVE just outside, staring at the ground passively.

"Hey, Eve."

She flinched, turning around, "Oh...hey, Rio..."

"What's wrong? Bad dream?"

EVE tapped her fingers together, "Not really..."

"Hm? Do you have insomnia like me?"

EVE turned away slightly, shaking her head.

"Then what possible reason could you have to be so sad? You're going to get married for crying out loud!"

EVE seemed to cave in on herself, hanging her head in dejection, I know...

Rio's eyes widened in realization, "Wait...you're not upset because you're getting married..." she replied in disbelief, "...are you...?"

"Ummm..." EVE laced her fingers together, twiddling her thumbs, "...sort of..."

"What!? Why!? You love Wall-E! He's so excited he could barely go to sleep! Why isn't it the same for you!?"

EVE didn't answer right away. She let the silence hang around them like a thick cloak, averting her gaze to the stars. A soft sound could be heard as EVE had one hand on her shoulder, tapping rhythmically with one finger.

"Eve?"

"C-can you keep a secret?"

Her sister blinked, "What?"

EVE shook her head, "I don't want the others to know this, especially Wall-E."

Rio growled, "You're not backing out, are you?"

She expected her to shout, "No! Of course not!" but to Rio's surprise, she was completely quiet.

Silent as the air around them.

"Eve?" Rio asked, much softer, "What's wrong?"

EVE shook her head again, enough to rattle her circuits, "I...I don't..."

She stopped.

"Yes?" Rio prompted.

"I...don't...d-deserve..."

"Deserve!?" Rio hovered in front of EVE, shaking her shoulders angrily, "What kind of malware did you install, Eve!?"

She gasped, "Rio!"

"No! You listen here!" Rio exclaimed, "My sisters deserve to be happy! You deserve to be loved by someone as wonderful as Wall-E!" her tone was becoming more and more desperate, "You deserve to smile so much it freezes on your visor! You deserve to have a family that never fails to tell you they love you! That sticks by your side and holds your hand!" she was crying now, "You deserve to bathe in praise every day, so don't you dare tell me you don't deserve the best of the best, because you do!"

EVE was speechless. The only sound that could be heard between them were Rio's sharp breaths.

EVE's processor was loud in her ears.

Finally, a wide smile spread across her eyes, "Rio...you really believe that?"

"You better believe I do..." Rio moved her hands from EVE's shoulders to her cheeks, "I don't know what you've been telling yourself, but I assure you it's nothing but lies..." she let her arms fall to her sides, looking at the ground briefly before looking back up with a smile, "Look, none of us would be alive without you. You're brilliant and kind and strong. Never doubt yourself again or I'll yell at you until my hydraulics give out!"

EVE laughed, "Okay, okay..." she let her bright smile fall, "I just saw everything Wall-E has done for me and...I don't know..."

"Hey, the two of you deserve nothing less than each other." Rio assured, "Now let's go back to sleep. Wall-E wouldn't want to wake up without his fiancee!"

EVE giggled, "Right..." she smiled again, feeling a large weight had been lifted off her chest, "Thank you..."

Rio couldn't help but smile back, "Of course..."

THE END