I Almost Said I Love You-Chapter 123

*for the nxt few weeks, the posse carried on this way, traveling frm bird city to bird city, making sure it was going southbound. It was finally, aftr abt a dozen birds later, they found land where Klepta has received the memory frm where the cat city where the girls were kept was supposedly in. Frm there, they dropped dwn to land n started hunting frm cat city to cat city*

All the time they had travelled, Ozzy and Edison had actually been spending more time together, trainning to improve their ablilities, each helping with different things. In one cat city where they were taking a break, waiting for a new cat to come along, the two were trainning again.

Edison ran at Ozzy again, grinning some. "Koming, liddle scheel~" he called out, pushing spikes from his hands, making them like extra claws, the training had helped him control them on different parts of his body.

Ozzy's eyes widened as he watched him, the slim virus had gotten faster, he was alot faster than those twins. Biting his lip, he stumbled back before his eyes hazed out as he managed to create a force field around himself long enough to knock the other away before he gasped and fell over, shaking his head. "W-wha... what was that?"

Thrax: Woah, tht's awesome. U just learnt how to create a force field. How did u do tht?

Twins: Suge~! Ur getting better at this, Oz to-chan~!

Klepta: Hey, Eddie. Ur not too bad either. Ur getting much better with the spike-control there *handing him some water to drink*

Ozzy blinked in surprise, looking up and rubbing the back of his neck. "Force field? Wow... I didn't know I could do that... must be a defence thing..." he mumbled before he got to his feet, pulling off his damp t-shirt and dropping it to the floor, his membrane glisening in the light.

Edison groaned and rubbed his head, blinking and sitting up. "Ow... dat kinda hurt... vat chust hit me?" he mumbled, taking the drink and gulping the whole thing down in one go, some dribbling down his chin and chest.

Klepta: Oz just learnt how to create a force field, n u just had the first taste of it. *chuckles* Man, u r such a mess *leans dwn n licked the water tht dribbled dwn the younger virus' chin*

Thrax: *sees his membrane glistening n growled seductively* Mmm, u like mighty fine there, baby. Such nice skin u hv here *ran his claws along tht membrane, teasing him*

Edison groaned softly, that think had hurt, but it didn't seem that powerful since it broke when he hit it. "Va?" he mumbled bfeore he gasped as he felt the tongue against his chin.

Ozzy blinked and raised an eyebrow at him, grumbling and wiping himself down with his shirt. "I've been trainning for hours... I'm all sweaty..." he mumbled, his body having toned up a little since he started all this.

Thrax: *purred* Mmm...N the results r magnificent *continues to run his claws along the body, running along the toned muscles*

Klepta: *grins at Edison* Mmh, u taste good aftr a nice heavy workout. U seem to hv a bit of built as well *gently squeezed at the muscles tht were there*

Ozzy blinked and rolled his eyes at him, swatting his hand away. "Oi, calm down there." he huffed before he blinked as his stomach began growling. "Ah, my stomach says it's lunch time~"

Edison huffed at him before blinking, pulling off his jacket and stretching. "Vich iz goot... Hy vas schtartink to get a liddle chubby belly dere... but Hy've toned it back up now..." he said before getting to his feet, sighing. "Ugh... kan ve break now? Ve've been trainink hall mornink..."

Rodeo: Hai~! I'm on lunch duty today~! *went to the kitchen to make lunch*

Rouge: * helped to collect the clothes tht the two guys discarded as the rest went bk into the van, only to find Rodeo fainted on the ground* Totto-chan?! Totto-chan!! *rushed to him*

Ozzy blinked and looked up, hearing the twin shouting and quickly rushed inside, Edison quickly following behind him before his eyes widened. Rushing over quickly, he helped roll Rodeo over and checked his pulse to make sure he was okay, frowning some.

Rouge: Totto-chan~! Totto-chan, shikani shiro~! (hang in there) *already going into tears*

*Rodeo's pale face seemed to compell something within Oz to read his body with his power*

Edison frowned, looking puzzled at why he had fainted.

"Ah, let me try..." Ozzy said, moving over and kneeled down, gently placing his hands on his side and concentrating.

*unlike before, the images now flow vry fluidly into Oz, n as it delved deeper, a heartbeat was heard, then slowly two heartbeats, one strong beating along one weaker*

Ozzy's eyes snapped open in surprise, breaking the bond as he pulled away, looking rather confused. "That... can't be right..." he mumbled, rubbing his head.

Rouge: Nani, nani?! Doushita? Wht's wrong with Rodeo? Da...Daijobu ka?!

Thrax: Wht did u see there, baby? *went to him*

"I didn't really... see anything... but I heard something... but it doesn't make sense..." Ozzy mumbled, looking up in confusion. "He... he has two heart beats..." he said, frowning some.

Klepta: *blinked in comprehension* Holy... Tht is not possible!

Thrax: Wht is, Klep?

Rouge: Nanda? Doushita? Wht's wrong with Rodeo-chan~? *starts to panic*

"The only time there's two heart beats is when... but... Klepta said two male viruses couldn't do that..." Ozzy mumbled, rubbing his head in confusion as Edison blinked and frowned, not making sense of the words. "Ozzy, hyu... need to... explain more..." he said, his english still not so good.

Klepta: *leaned dwn on Rodeo n sniffed him out before he recognized a scent* He...He has some sort of scent...tht smells like u, Oz. I'm gonna hv to figure this out some more. The long n short of it is, Rouge, ur brother/lover is pregnant

Rouge: Na...Nanda to~?! (wht the hell)

Thrax: *blinked in shock*

Ozzy's eyes widened as he stared at Klepta. Oh, this was bad, pregnant... and his scent was around it? There's no way he could of gotten him pregnant, right? Not possible!

Edison's mouth dropped open before he shook his head. "Nein! Klepta Hyu know dat not possible..." he said, frowning some before looking to Rodeo again, his mind thinking away so hard that he was sure the outside word could hear his gears.

Thrax: Pls dont tell me Oz knocked him up or something! We viruses cannot impregnate the same sex! Tht's a fact!

Klepta: *tries to isolate the smell of Oz n Rodeo n figure out the essence, before he noticed the difference* No, I dont think he's knocked up by Oz, bt there is something in his physique tht was influenced by Oz's body chemistry. Like...its as if its because of Oz tht he was able to become pregnant

Ozzy blinked in surprise, his eyes widening a little as his mouth hung open. "W-wha... I... I helped him get pregnant?" he stuttered, looking rather shocked before looking to Thrax. "Could... could it be the infection?" he asked, chewing on his lip.

Klepta: Probably, since ur still a developing T4 cell n still not fully assimilated with urself. Cells r known to breed faster than virus, so something must've rubbed off frm u

Thrax: Man, tht is one heck of a predicament.

Rouge: Cho...Chotto matte! If...If he's pregnant, whose kid is it?! We had tht orgy n anyone of us could be the father of the child!

Ozzy gulped a little, looking to Rodeo, biting his lip. "Ah... I hope I haven't hurt him..." he mumbled softly, looking worried.

"Ah... Ah... Hy only sav him vith Rouge und... Trax..." Edison spoke, slowly looking up to the youngest virus, raising an eyebrow at him.

Rouge: Then its either mine or Thrax ottoto-chan. I will not hv a child tht doesnt belong to me! I will kill it if its not mine!

Rodeo: Yada!! *had heard everything wen he was stirring n sat up at upon hearing Rouge claiming tht* Dame!! I will not let u kill our baby!

Rouge: How can u be sure its ours?! It could be Thrax's!

Rodeo: Yada! I dont care!! It's a little kodomo-chan (child)!!

Ozzy blinked in surprise, his eyes widening. "Rouge... you can't kill it!" he agreed, frowning a little. "It's an innocent child, even if it COULD be Thrax's..." he began, looking to Thrax before back at the twins. "You can't, it's not it's fault..." he said before he moved to help Rodeo up. "Come on, you should lay down..." he said, helping him off to the bedroom.

"Ach... de immunity brat seems to take dis very seriously... Hy vonder vy... Hy tough he hete kids..." Edison mumbled as he watched him walk off, not knowing about what Ozzy had been through losing a child.

Rodeo: Yada! I'm not gonna stay here if Rouge insist on killing the baby!! *pushed Oz away n made a run for it out of the van n out in the open*

Rouge: To...Totto-chan!!

Thrax: *heard Edison mumbling n took him aside* U might wanna understand something here... *whispered wht had the cell been thru*

Ozzy's eyes widened. "W-wait, Rodeo!" he called out before he ran after him, still half naked but he was worried about his virus brother.

Edison blinked as he was taken off, frowning a little before his eyes widened as he listed to his bigger but younger brother. "A-ah? Hy... ach... Hy see... sorry... Hy onderstund now, Hy'm sorry..."

Thrax: S'ok. Aftr tht incident, he was nvr reli same. He may say he hate kids, bt he's actually quite attached to them.

Rodeo: *ran all the way until he couldnt run anymore, his knees gone weak n he was overcome by nausea, falling to the ground n puked*

"Ah... vell, Hy kan see vy... hevink to eksperiance dat... losink a child... he probably doesn' vant to see more dead..." Edison mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck as Rodeo and Ozzy ran out, sighing softly.

Ozzy quickly caught up with Rodeo, having stumbled around a bit but soon caught up with him. "R-Rodeo... it's okay... he didn't mean it." he said softly, moving his hair out of his face as he rubbed his back when he puked. "I'm sorry I did this to you... I hope it doesn't hurt..."

Rodeo: Yada... *cough out the last bile* I'm...OK...I'm actually glad, coz...we were already resigned tht I will nvr hv children...bt now...Ro...Rouge-chan wants to kill our child...I...I cant... *the mere thought was making him puke again*

Ozzy gasped and rubbed his back again as he threw up again, sighing softly. "Don't worry, okay? I won't let him hurt that child, I promise you that... even if I have to kick his ass myself..." he said, giving him that charming grin of his.

Rodeo: *coughed hard to get the last bile out* Ugh! I heard abt morning sickness bt I nvr thought it would be like this

Ozzy laughed lightly and patted his back. "Heh, yeah... and you've got a long time with this, too." he said, searching his pocket, grinning when he found a tissue. "Here, so you can wipe your mouth." he said, sitting back to give him some room.

Rodeo: *wiped it n sighed as he leaned bk* S-Sa...Doshio? I dont wanna go bk to Rouge-chan, knwing wht he'd do

Ozzy blinked before sighing softly, shuffling around. "Wanna go for a walk then?" he asked, smiling some at him. "I think I have some change in my pocket..." he mumbled, digging in his pocket and holding out a few coins. "... We could go get a drink?"

Rodeo: *groaned* The thought of food makes me a bit sick, bt...yeah, I guess a drink would be good. Ginger ale would probably settle my stomach a little

Ozzy nodded and grinned at him before he got to his feet, helping the other up after stuffing the change back in his pocket. "Eh... I hope I don't attract too much attention with no shirt on." he mumbled and grinned sheepishly.

Rodeo: *chuckles* Hora, take my vest ne. I still got my shirt on at least

Rouge: *was pacing up n dwn, biting his nails, wondering abt a lot of things, bt mostly abt Rodeo n the upcoming child they were going to hv*

Klepta: Ur gonna wear a hole thru the floor doing tht. Serves u right. Its ur fault for threatening to kill ur child

Rouge: Urusai! (shut up) It might not be my kodomo-chan! Dont talk like u knw everything!

Ozzy blinked and raised an eyebow. "Vest? Ah, I guess... but they so don't suit me." he said, laughing a little.

Edison was sat down, watching the other boredly, his eyes fluttering a little as he rubbed his stomach. He was still hungry from training. "Ja... He's right hyu know... hyu need to kalm down... Hy'm sure me und Klepta kan find a vay to find out if it's yous or Trax's, right?" he said, looking up to his big brother.

Klepta: I suppose, bt most likely ur gonna hv to wait till its born to knw bcoz the physical traits will be the tell-tale sign on the father

Rouge: Oh tht's reassuring! *sarcasm*

Thrax: Give it a break, Rouge! I'm not too thrilled as u r tht I might hv sired a child with my big bro, bt wht's done is done. U lay a hand on tht child n it'll be ur head!

Rouge: Oh, u would like tht, wouldnt u?! I bet ur just like Big Mama! U want it to be urs so u would be able to hv a great dynasty just like she wants with u!

Thrax: Ah, the truth comes out, doesnt it? Tht's wht u reli think of me?

Rouge: Hai! Tht's exactly wht I think of u! Anata wa onaji yō ni biggumama no yōna kodaimōsō-kyō no kaibutsu no ōku wa! Soshite, watashi wa anata to issho ni tabeta yo! (You are just as a much of a megalomaniac monster like Big Mama! And I've had it with you!)

Edison suddenly stood, his fist slamming into the table, different spikes digging into the table as he hung his head. "Schut up... schut up now! Don' hyu see, dis iz vat she vants from us! She vants us to fight! She vants us to be against each odder so she kan vin! Hyu're chust givink her vat she vants, hyu fools!" he was nearly shouting when he was done, his body shaking a little.

Klepta: *took his hand to calm him dwn* He's right, guys. We cant afford to fight now, not wen we're so close in finding our sisters. There's no point in crying ovr spilt milk. Wht's done is done. U will deal with this maturely, Rouge. Think of it in Thrax's shoes: If Oz were in the same situation as u r, n Thrax said the same thing to u, how would u feel?

Rouge: *hesitated at first, knwing tht his eldest bro was right, then groaned* Moh~! Wakata yo, wakata yo~! (I get it, I get it) I just want Rodeo-chan bk, OK? I'll deal with this one step at a time.

Klepta: Good. Now, Thrax, mind taking ovr n make lunch instead

Thrax: *scowled a little at Rouge before making his way to the kitchen*

Edison shook as he looked up at his brother, biting his lip before his hand tightened on his, sniffling. "Ve kan' fight... she vants us to fight... it makes it easier for her to manipulate us... not again..." he whimpered softly, not caring what the other's throught as he pressed into his brother's torso, clinging onto him.

Klepta: Shh, shh, shh...Its OK, everything's gonna be fine. She wont get to us. Not wen I'm ard. Trust me. We will beat her *hugged him close*

Rouge: *sighed n went to the bedroom, sitting on the bed mooning as he looked absentmindedly at his little daughter who was playing with the pup n the kitten, whom during the passing time, has also grown along with Nessie*

Edison sniffled and let out a shuddered sigh as he calmed down, closing his eyes. "Ah... Tenk hyu, brodder... Hy'm sorry, Hy chust... she... she's evil!" he said, though blinked as his stomach growled, realising he was still hungry.

Klepta: I knw, bt we'll pull thru. We're all here. We'll look out for one another *hears the growl n chuckles* Be patient, Thrax is almost done with lunch. Right, Thrax?

Thrax: *grunted a reply as he finished the final touches of the cooking*

Edison's cheeks pinked slightly as he grinned sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck. "Aha..." he laughed lightly, his nose twitching as the smell of food filled the air, making his stomach growl.

Thrax: Lunch is ready *came with the lunch, putting them on the table* I wonder where Rodeo n Oz went to. I hope Rodeo hasnt done anything stupid

Klepta: Oh, I'm sure Oz will keep him in line if he does anyways. Let's dig in n leave some for the two of them

Edison quickly deattached himself from his big brother before sitting down, grinning lightly to himself as he piled food on his play, purring happily to himself. He hadn't had a good meal in a long while! "Dey vill be fine..." he said before digging in.

Klepta: Hey, Rouge. Lunch's ready. Eat up

Rouge: Watashi wa kūfuku de wa nai (I'm not hungry)...

Thrax: Ah, leave him. He'll eat wen he stops sulking *ate his food as well*

Edison blinked, putting some food out for Rouge and setting in in a place for him on the table. Once dor, he went back to his own food.

Thrax: *rolled his eyes as he continued eating, leaving some for Oz n Rodeo once they returned*

Edison sighed and shook his head, looking up to Klepta before flushing and going back to his food.

*meanwhile Rodeo n Oz were at a nearby smoothies store, sitting on a park bench sipping their drinks, tho Rodeo was sipping warm ginger ale instead to ease the morning sickness*

Ozzy looked over at the other, smiling some. "Is it good?" he asked, grinning some as he took a sip of his own drink.

Rodeo: Hai, hai. Feel so much better now, tho i can still taste the bile dwn my throat. Aji osoroshii (Tastes horrible), the bile I mean *stuck his tongue out in disgust* Moh... Is tht how all women feel wen they're pregnant?

Ozzy blinked a few times, looking to the other and rubbing the back of his neck. "Ehe... I don't know, I've never gotten a girl pregnant before..." he said, grinning sheepishly before sipping more of his drink. "It'll go away, I'm sure."

Rodeo: *took another sip of ginger ale* Sa...Oz to-chan. Why r u so concerned abt me being pregnant? Doushita? I thought u hate kodomo-chan ne...?

Ozzy blinked in surprise, his eyes widening a little before he looked away, chewing on his lip. "Doesn't make I want them dead..." he mumbled and sipped more at his drink.

Rodeo: *a short pause before he asked quietly* Ne...U had a kodomo-chan before, ne, Oz to-chan?

Ozzy bit his lip before he lowered his head, sighing softly. "It... wasn't meant to be..." he whispered softly, sound saddened.

Rodeo: Anno...Kodomo-chan wa...dareka? (whose child was it) Is it...Thrax ottoto-chan?

Ozzy's hands tightened on his cup, shaking a little before he shook his head. "Thrax... Thrax would of never of terminated his own child..."

Rodeo: Sa, then its someone else's kodomo-chan then. *sighed* I wonder if oni-chan would do the same thing to me. He probably is thinking of creative ways to abort the baby...Ko...Kowai so... (i'm scared) *was trembling a little harder than Oz was*

"No, it won't be the same..." Ozzy said, reaching out to grab his hand, holding it tight. "In... in my case... I was... raped by some stupid germs... I was scared and confused... I won't let Rouge hurt your kid, okay... plus, I'm sure it's his..." he said, smiling lightly at him before he leaned close, nuzzling him gently.

Rodeo: How can u be so sure? It could turn out to be Thrax ottoto-chan's. I could've gotten knocked up with ur lover's child. Anata wa oko~tsu tenaidesu ka (Are u not mad)?

Ozzy had to think for a moment, he had been around three differently languages for a while, but it was still hard. "Oko... oh! Mad? Why would I be? It's not your fault and it's not Thrax's... what's done is done. Sure, I do hope it isn't Thrax's... but if it is, there's not really much can be done, ne? We're a family now, we can't let things come between us, especially this close to getting Big Mama!" he said, thrusting his fist in the air before he wrapped his arms around Rodeo, resting his head on his shoulder, sighing softly. "Ah... it's not fair though, I'm not getting to be Thrax's first anything... and he's been most of my firsts..."

Rodeo: A-ra? Saisho no hotondo wa? (Most of ur first) Ne~ He was the one who popped ur cherry desu ne~! Come on, admit it~! *nudged him*

Ozzy blinked in surprise before he flushed and grumbled at him, swatting his arm. "I've had loads of she-cells, you know! They were always lining up to divide with me!" he huffed at the older virus.

Rodeo: Honto ka~? (oh really) Frm wht I can see, u nvr scored it with any onna (girl) now, havent u? A close call maybe, bt not full-fledge, ne~? *giggles* Thrax ottoto-chan had always been ur one and only, watashi wa sōdesho (am I right)?

Ozzy blinked in surprise, his mouth dropping open in surprise as he stared at the virus. "... Sh-shut up! I have! I've done it loads with she-cells!" he whined out, slapping the other's arm slightly and pouting.

Rodeo: So u say~! *laughed a bit before realizing the time* Sa, kaeru desho? (shall we go home) Its abt time I face the music anyways

Ozzy pouted at him before he leaned really close to his face, lick he was going to kiss him before he flicked his nose. "How you say... "Baka Rodeonii-san?" he said, grinning before he got to his feet and stretched. "Lets go then."

Rodeo: Itaii! *pouted as he rubbed his nose before held onto Oz's hand to get up n followed meekly behind him*