I Almost Said I Love You-Chapter 91

Ozzy gasped and stumbled back before falling over onto his backside with a grunt. "Ow..." he grumbled, holding Nessie as he rubbed his backside.

Twins: *made a run to the bed for groundhold n cheered at the speed, along with the baby who cooed happily*

Thrax: *reached ovr n picked Oz up to put him at his side, holding him close* Easy there, baby

Klepta: *with the memory intact in his mind, he quickly swerved to where the mouth is n braked just right near the edge to chk out the situation* Oh boy, Houston, we hv a problem

Ozzy gasped when he was suddenly lifted up, blinking. "Oi, you should be resting, stupid virus..." he mumbled though grinnned a little.

Edison blinked and frowned, moving up to the front of the van to Klepta. "What is it?"

Klepta: We r in total lockdwn. Look *points out where whtevr scene they could see thru the dog's open mouth tht the prison has turned into a total bubble, white everywhere with ppl dressed in biosuits spraying every nook n cranny, while the prisoners who were suspected of being infected were put in quarantine as the death toll continues to rise*

Rouge: *looks out as well* Sugoi ne~! Evn aftr we left the body, they can still continue to infect. Ne, ne, Thrax ottoto-chan! Kodak moment ne~!

Thrax: Of course. U dont call me The Red Death for nothing. Here ya go *takes out the camera tht Oz had bought last time wen they were still in Frank n tossed it to the twins* Easy now, memory card is getting full

Rodeo: *catches the camera* Hai~! *starts snapping* Ne, Eddie totto-chan~! *waited until~

Edison turned to him n snapped a picture before laughing*

Ozzy blinked and pouted a little. "Hey, that's mine! Don't you dare delete my pictures!" he huffed, pouting and flushing as he remembered some of the pictures he got of Thrax, grinning to himself.

Edison blinked and frown, turning around before his eyes widened, seeing spots when the flash went of in his face. "Argh!" he hissed, starting to curse them in German, flexing his claws at them.

Twins: *laughed, not intimidated at all at Edison's attitude*

Thrax: Sorry, baby, bt I burned off the film n the memory card u had last time u took my picture, remember? The memory card in there is new, no pics of me, well, not the one u want anyways *grins*

Twins: *took candid moments of Thrax n Oz in each other's arms (well mostly Oz in Thrax's arms) before taking pics of Klepta*

Klepta: *rolled his eyes* Alright, ppl, settle dwn. We're gonna hv to figure out another way to get outta here *back tracked n returned to the city*

Ozzy blinked and whimpers, groaning at him and he pushed him down on the bed. "Damn you, they were good! I could of blackmailed!" he huffed at him, pouting down at him as he pinned him there before blinking when he looked up, flushing and pulling away when he saw the flashes. "Oi!!"

Edison rubbed his eye and sighed, looking back to Klepta and frowning. "Looks like we're stuck here until they're done with the stupid cleansing..."

Klepta: *rubs his chin* I think I hv another way, bt we're gonna hv to do a bit of conning here *drove dwn to the brain centre*

Thrax: *grins at the photos being taken, n watched as Rouge n Rodeo took pics with their baby* U must be curious why the infection still continues evn tho we left the body, eh?

Edison blinked and frowned a little, leaning against the seat. "Oh? Like what?"

Ozzy blinked and looked up, frowning some. "Well... uh... I guess?" he mumbled, looking confused though pouting when the twins took awake his camera. "... Mine..." he mumbled childishly.

Thrax: *rolled his eyes* U got a platinum card. U can get a new one if tht's wht u want. Anyway as I was saying, the reason why the infection carries on evn tho I'm out the body not bcoz of my spawns--tht's for regular viruses--bt bcoz wen I take out the hypothalamus DNA, I encode as well my venom into the system. Once it flows dwn thru the bloodstream, it will carry venom everywhere tht will destroy the hypothalamus DNA of other ppl who come in contact with the dead body. So technically my chain would've been evn longer if I had directly killed them instead of indirectly

Klepta: We might need our doll for this *turns to look at Oz who was listening to Thrax's explanation*

Ozzy blinked a few times, frowning a little and tilting his head, nodding slowly. "Ah, I get it! Your infection carries on through touch to an infected!" he said, grinning proudly for himself.

Edison frowned and glanced back at the grinning cell. "Him? What can he do?"

Thrax: Well, more like fluid transfusion like blood or sweat, bt yeah, u got the hang of it

Rouge: Hai, hai. Now its partially ur fault tht we cant leave inu city ne, ottoto-chan~!

Klepta: U'll see *parks the van somewhere near the brain centre area n approached Oz* Yo, doll. Wanna help us get outta this city?

Ozzy didn't care, he still felt proud that he was getting a hang of this virus stuff, he was kind of one of them now. "Huh?" he mumbled and looked up when Klepta came over, grinning and nodding eagerly. "It better not be babysitting!"

Klepta: Nope. Something much harder this time. Ur gonna hv to con the Rabies couple to get this dog out of quarantine zone

Thrax: Wht? *raised a brow* Why cant we do it instead?

Klepta: Bcoz, genius, Rabies dont take too lightly to other viruses in their turf. They r fine with them residing, bt they're not wen it comes to ordering them ard, n we dont hv enough to bribe him to do so. They're most likely inclined to listen to a cell, rather than a virus

Ozzy blinked and frowned, looking up at him. "So... what am I supposed to do then? How the hell do I con a virus?" he grumbled, crossing his arms over his chest.

Klepta: Get started by conning the wife. Convince her, or him, to do wht u suggest. The virus will always listen to the wife, coz they're Rabies shots, n they keep them in line. N if they hv kids, try pulling them in as well to follow ur lead. Trust me, I was raised by Rabies. I knw the drill

"So... basically get friendly with the wife?" Ozzy asked, rubbing the back of his neck and sighed softly. He was sort of hoping it'd be a male virus, he didn't seem to be able to charm women for some very odd reason.

Klepta: Yeah, bt not too friendly till u incur the guy's wrath. We may hv to stay in this city a while, while u do ur thing, so try ur best to convince the wife to convince the guy to go bring this dog to manual overdrive n manually control this dog to get us out of quarantine. Most of the time, once a Rabies finds a dog city to live in, they will only stay put once the dog gets their Rabies shot to be paired with n will stay in this city for life, n will only go manual overdrive during dire situations, so they probably will stick ard till quarantine is ovr, n we dont hv tht kind of time. So try to get it done ASAP

Thrax: Oh wow, give him more pressure, why dontcha?

Ozzy blinked and bit his lip, rubbing the back of his neck. How was he going to convince a stubbon virus to make the dog take them out of quarintine? "... Nnn... I'll try my hardest..."

Klepta: *petted his head* Just try to get to the wife n he/she will do the rest. We're gonna hv to park somewhere residential rather than here, n figure out the wife's schedule

Rouge: Ne, ne, how bout I go scout abt, ne? Eddie totto-chan can come with me

Ozzy blinked and looked up at Kelta, sighing softly. "Got any tips to get friendly with the wife, eh? Since you used to hang with this kind of virus."

Edison blinked and looked up, raising an eyebrow. "With you? Hmph... I'll do it myself..."

Klepta: Not sure. Every wife differs, bt I knw my foster mother's brother's wife is a Rabies shot n she seems to hv a bit of a sweet tooth, due to the fact tht she was raised in a strict diet bkgrd while she was still in medicinal academy n started to enjoy them aftr being paired with my foster uncle n getting her first craving. U knw how it is with meds cops

Rouge: Moh~! Hidoi ne~! (ur mean) Sa, ikimasho! *kissed Rodeo n the baby before grabbing onto Edison n dragged him out of the van*

Rodeo: *giggled n waved goodbye at them before taking the wheel to find a residential area, Amber on his lap to watch him drive*

Ozzy blinked and frowned a little. "So... so candy could help me?" he mumbled, chewing on his lip as he frowned some before his eyes widened, looking to Thrax. "Oh! Thrax, remeber that... that delicious chocolate you got me?" he mumbled, starting to drool a little at the thought.

Edison blinked before he gasped out. "Nngh... what the hell?" he grumbled as he was dragged off, glaring at Rouge before sighing.

Klepta: It depends, maybe, maybe not. U'll just need to see wht he/she reli likes

Thrax: *raised a brow* Hate to disappoint u, baby, bt it only exists in human brain centre, not dog brain centre. Ur gonna hv to figure this one on ur own now, since ur so eager to be in this mission

Ozzy whimpered a little, he was hoping to get some himself. "Damn..." he mumbled, he was going to have to think hard about this one. He was never good with planning, he just dove in an did it.

Rodeo: *laughing n cooing at Amber who wanted to copy her Mommy driving the wheel as they made their way to the area where most of the low-budget living ppl n maybe hippies live in their own trailer park, which was abt couple of miles away frm the brain centre at the eye area, where they could hv a lookout at the outside world as well*

Klepta: Now we'll just hv to wait for Rouge n Eddie to come bk with a schedule result or something

Thrax: In the meantime, u get ur thinking cap on there, baby. I might drop by some plc to hv the pictures developed *took the camera n got off the bed*

Ozzy blinked and looked up, whining and grumbling at the virus. "Don't get them developed!" he whined, huffing at him before going back to thinking, rubbing his head. How the hell was he going to just randomly start talking to the virus?

Thrax: Why not? Ur photogenic anyways, *kissed his forehead n left the van, looking for the nearest photo shop to develop the pics*

Klepta: *picks Amber off Rodeo's lap n nuzzled her* Such a cute thing tho... *sniffed her* Phew! I think it's time she had a bath n a new diaper

Rodeo: Hai hai. We need to clean up anyway. It's been a long day *takes Amber n brought her to the bathroom*

"I-I am not!" Ozzy called out to him, flailing his arms and grumbling before getting off the bed and shuffling out, moving to get himself some coffee. "... I think I could do with a shower, too..."

Klepta: U reli r a java addict arent u, doll? *grins* Well, maybe a cup of joe might give u the boost to think things thru

"I'm not an addict, it just tastes good!" Ozzy huffed and stuck his tongue out at Klepta before taking a sip. "Mmm~"

Klepta: Are too a java addict *chuckles* ...So, any plans in the future with Thrax there? Planning to settle dwn soon n start a family or something?

Ozzy froze as his eyes widened, spitting out the coffee in shock as he stared up at Klepta. "W-wha?" he mumbled, his mouth hanging open as his cheeks pinked.

Klepta: U knw, settle dwn, hv kids like Rouge n Rodeo. The works. U guys hv been vry close for a while, n it seems like u guys hv already had some sort of bonding wen he was throwing tantrums at the tree. So wen will it be?

Ozzy huffed at him, looking embarrassed as he quickly looked away, sipping at his coffee. "N-no, I don't want kids... I have Nessie and I have a fmaily now..."

Klepta: U sound almost like wht Big Mama would say. I mean, why not? With how ur handling Amber u'd make a vry good mother. *smiles* 'Sides, I can tell tht u must've hv had it rough in ur childhood. Surely u'd wanna hv wht u nvr had for ur future generation, or ur just gonna be childless for life?

Ozzy flinched at his words, frowning some and sighing softly. "I... I don't know..." he mumbled, sipping at his coffee. "I just... don't feel ready, that's all..."

Klepta: Its understandable. U've only been with Thrax for like...wht? 6 mths at most, I suppose? Time flies by real fast, innit, btwn u n him? Ur probably the best thing tht's evr happened to him. I can see he's reli happy with u

"Six months... huh?" Ozzy mumbled and leaned against the counter and sipping his coffee. "He's a bastard... but damn it... because of him, I can't live without him... and I hate it... but... at the same time... it's nice, ya'know? That there is someone there..."

Klepta: Ah, one of those love-hate relationships, eh? Bt I bet u love him more than u hate him, since he's been thru with u thick n thin. He maybe a hardcore ass, bt underneath he's just as fragile as all of us

"... Heh, I know... bit like a gobstopper... all those hard layers on the outside and a small but soft centre..." Ozzy said, snorting a little and sipping his drink, looking up to Klepta. "... No matter how much I supposedly love him, I'll aways hate him... heh... maybe in an affectionate way..."

Klepta: *chuckles* I can see now why my lil bro loves u so much *got up n hugged him close to his chest frm behind* Take good care of my lil bro, OK? Ur all he's got to keep him together

Ozzy blinked and pouted when he was suddenly hugged, glancing back up at the other and huffing. "Huh? ... You really think I wouldn't...? Hell, I gave up my lively hood cause of him..."

Klepta: I knw, bt still, indulge a big bro's insecurities a lil, eh? *held him closer, stroking his hair affectionately, like a big brother to a little brother*

Ozzy chuckled slightly, shaking his head though leaned back into him. "Never thought a virus like you would be insecure..." he mumbled, closing his eyes, enjoying the affections, his head swelling. He finally had a family.

Rodeo: *done bathing both himself n the baby n came out in towels, then saw them* Aww~! Kawaii ne, Amber-chan~! Look at ur Klepta ji-san n Oz ji-chan

Ozzy blinked open his eyes, looking over at Rodeo and flushing, huffing at him. "Shut it!" he grumbled though he didn't move from Klepta, quite enjoying the little cuddling.

Amber: *giggled n gurgled at them*

Rodeo: Kawaii ne, Amber-chan? *giggled along with her as he went off to change*

Ozzy grumbled before going back to sipping his coffee. "... You think Thrax would punch you again if he saw you holding me?" he mumbled absently, shrugging a little.

Klepta: *grins* Maybe, maybe not. Anyways, weren't u wanting to take a bath? The bathroom's all urs now, or I'm gonna take it first

Ozzy looked up at him, sticking his tongue out at him. "I dun't think so!" he said, tugging his ponytail before he ran off into the bathroom, laughing.

Klepta: Ouch! *chuckles as he shook his head* One of these days, I reli gotta lose this long hair

Rodeo: *laughed along with Oz as he prepared Amber's milk*

Ozzy peeked out the room, glaring at the green virus. "You cut your hair and I'll make Thrax beat you up!" he said childishly before going back in and starting up the shower.