Hello, this is a silly chapter seriously this is just Azure Kite and Haseo going on about nothing in particular. I'm adding it because in the next chapter Kaoru makes a remark about how long Ryou was online.

.Hack/ G.U.: Repose

Pre- sequel

Chapter 6

By: Gin van Geovanni

Azure Kite now leaned his head on Haseo's arm. The rogue slowly ran his fingers through his hair. He could feel Haseo part his hair in an attempt to see the missing side of his face. "Hey Kite . . ." He said. "Does . . . does your face still hurt?"

Azure Kite shook his hair back over the missing side. /No, it stopped hurting a while ago. Come to think of it, it only really hurt when Endrance attacked me. /

"That's good, but I was also talking about this . . ."He touched the AI's cheek with the tips of his fingers. A faint pink handprint was still visible.

/Oh don't worry about that either, I'm fine. /

"You freaked out pretty bad when I said that I'd smack you again though."

/That hurt . . . afterwards it didn't, but when you hit me it did. /

"I see . . . I'm sorry . . ."

/No, you don't have to apologize. The truth is that I needed that, so I'd rather thank you instead of get angry. /

"Still . . . I think I may have hit you too hard . . . On top of that I made you cry!" Haseo's voice rose in pitch.

/I told you I'm fine now . . . Haseo, you're more worried than usual . . . What's up? /

Haseo had a look of panic in his eyes. "Endrance would kill me!"

/Now you're just being silly. Endrance wouldn't kill you even if you told him to. /

"Okay, maybe he wouldn't kill, but don't think for a second that he wouldn't rip me a new one if I upset or hurt you."

Azure Kite looked doubtful.

"I'm serious! He's got it in his mind that only he can mess with you, and no one's gonna change that, not even me."

/Why would he have a mindset like that? /

"I may have said it before, but I think he's growing attached to you, he just won't admit it."

/Now you're just making fun of me. /

Haseo hugged Azure Kite so hard he practically smothered him. "No I'm not!"

/ . . . Can't breathe . . . /

"Whoops . . . sorry 'bout that . . ." Haseo loosened his grip. "I still think that Endrance would do –who-knows-what to me if he found out . . ."

Azure Kite rolled his eyes, stood up, and floated away.

Haseo jumped up and ran after him. "Hey, Kite, wait up!" In the back of his mind he thought. 'Now what did I do?'

Azure Kite paused briefly, snorted then kept going.

"I said wait up!"

The knight stopped so abruptly that Haseo crashed into him.

"What's up?"

/You're always thinking about Endrance more than me . . . /

'Not this again . . .' Haseo thought and leaned his head on Azure Kite's shoulder. "It only looks that way because Endrance is slightly more predictable than you are, or at least I know what's going on in Endrance's head a bit more. On top of that, I didn't really get to talk to him much. He kicked me out of the hospital so I could look for you." The minute those words came out of his mouth he instantly knew how Azure Kite would interpret them.

However, he seemed to take it much more calmly than Haseo expected. /I see. /

'That's it? That's all he's going to say?' Haseo thought then he noticed a strange look in Azure Kite's eyes. It suggested that he was not going to add anything because he had no right to. "Um, I spent all of my time looking for you, and I only met with Endrance first because Sakubo told me where he was."

/Haseo you're kinda bad when it comes to making me feel better./

"C'mon, give me some credit! I was looking for you first, not because I was forced to, or because I had no leads with Endrance, but because I was worried about you. And I wanted to . . ."

/I know./

"Then why do you seem so upset?"

/I'm not./

"Yes you are."

/No, I'm not./

"Yes you are."

/Haseo!/

"Hi Kite." Haseo suddenly grinned.

/What? Why are you looking at me like that?/

"Oh there's no reason in particular." Haseo replied airily then he drifted back into the grass, taking the knight down with him. He smiled up at the now starry sky. "Hey, Kite, did you do that?"

/Did I do what?/

"I don't remember there being so many stars in the sky . . . Did you change the area?"

/No . . . you just don't realize how much you're paying attention to your surroundings now./

"I could've sworn this was the first area we formed a party in though . . . y'know, the really messed up one . . ."

/Almost but not quite; that area was in the delta server, this is the sigma server./

"Oh yeah . . . I forgot about that."

/Silly./

"I suppose I am . . ." Haseo turned on his side then wrapped his arms around Azure Kite's waist. Then he nuzzled the knight's vest up and rested his head on his stomach.

/H-Haseo, what are you doing?/

Haseo did not appear to listening; in fact he seemed to have fallen asleep.

Azure Kite nudged him, but he would not open his eyes. The knight tried several times, but Haseo would not budge. 'I wonder . . . has Haseo been getting enough sleep . . .?' Azure Kite sighed and sat up slightly. He looked down at the sleeping rogue and smiled. /Thank you . . . Haseo./

/ Offline /

Out of concern and curiosity Kaoru went into the guest lounge. He found Ryou at one of the computers. More importantly he noticed that the boy was nodding off. For a moment he thought about shaking the boy to wake him up a little then he thought otherwise. 'He's with Kite now, he'll be fine . . .?' Kaoru could only watch as Ryou swayed then fell face first on the small desk. Kaoru giggled lightly and ruffled the boy's hair. "Sleep well, Ryou."

.Chapter 6/ end

Good gravy I'm done! Okay to be honest I could leave it like this and be happy, but you guys wouldn't like that. No you want me to add more Endrance, well guess what? I'll get right on that . . . the truth is that I really am more partial to Azure Kite and Haseo, or just Azure Kite with someone he can't (or wouldn't be able to) stand, but attempting to pair them all at once is quite fun.

Well then I'll add some more then finally put some closure to this!