Guardian Lust

So here we are tonight, you and me together
The storm outside, the fire is bright
And in your eyes I see what's on my mind
You've got me wild turned around inside
And then desire, see, is creeping
Up heavy inside here
And know you feel the same way I do now
Now let's make this an evening
Lovers for a night, lovers for tonight
Stay here with me, love, tonight just for an evening
When we make our passion pictures
You and me twist up secret creatures
And we'll stay here
Tomorrow go back to being friends

Dot Matrix sighed as she lay down in the recharge bed. Her head was weary and her limbs ached. The User had entered a particularly hard game this morning. Her legs and chest still hurt from the stretching and bending. She moaned slightly as she moved, pain racking her body. She turned off her alarm, wanting to sleep for days. Actually, she wanted to sleep for the rest of her life. She wanted to die of embarrassment. Because Bob knew. He knew her darkest, deepest secret. He knew how she felt about him.

Dot felt like crying. Her best friend in the world knew how she felt. Now he'd probably leave Mainframe. He'd leave her all alone. Her only solace, the one thing that kept her from going over the deep edge. And he was going to leave her. She closed her eyes and submerged her head in the power stream.

*~*~*~*~*

Bob tucked her head under his chin. She sighed happily and nuzzled his shoulder. He smiled and cradled her in his embrace. He kissed her forehead and murmured sweetly to her. "I love you Dot Matrix. Even though you are an impossible pain in the ASCII sometimes. I love you because you're the greatest thing that ever happened to me." She sighed happily and kissed his sweetly. She whispered around his mouth, "You seem a little eager." He muttered in a soft growl. "I've waited three long years to do this. I'm using it to the fullest advantage." She smiled and broke away softly. "The feeling's mutual." He smiled slyly and kissed down her neck. She sighed and tangled her fingers in his hair. "Thank the User this is real."

Bob Austin burst out of sleep, his heart pounding and his head swimming. He was sweating, his chest heaving. He wiped his forehead with his arm and dropped his head into his hands. "That's the fifth one in three days." He felt his arm give off twinges of pain as he reached out and turned off the set alarm Vid Window.

The fifth damn dream in the past three days. All five of them had ended with him and his best friend doing the naked pretzel on her bed. He rubbed his eyes and sighed angrily. They were sharing the apartment because of hers being destroyed in the war. He listened to her whimper through the walls. She was in the next compartment damn it! He was in here, dreaming about screwing her blind, and she was in the next room. He tried to regain composure and rolled over in the recharger.

*~*~*~*~*

Phong sighed as he saw the two Sprites sleep. They were fighting it. But there was no way they were going to win. The User had installed a new program. And the backup files had triggered a train reaction among the Sprites of Mainframe. Their memory banks were becoming more focused on the one thing they wanted the most. And for these two, it was each other. He shook his head in frustration as Dot began to sob silently. "My poor child. All you want is him. Why can't you just reach out and grab your one true desire!" Dot, of course, didn't hear him. She simply continued to cry, her eyes tearing until they became red and blurry.

Phong was just about to turn off his Vid Window link when his mind began to think clearer. The Daze commands! He had told Dot they didn't exist, but he didn't tell the COMMAND.COM everything about her system. He looked through his pocket. "I have them in here somewhere- Ahhh!" He pulled out a scroll of paper and unrolled it. In black and delicate scrawl, the following was written.

"To be used only in cases of Sprite/Guardian Lust. This command will put the subject in a trance. The state will not be lifted until the desire of the guardian has been fulfilled, thus leaving the subject's mind clear and able to process data logically and efficiently. WARNING: If the desire of the guardian is not full filled with in a week of the installation of the program causing the Sprite/Guardian Lust, the Subject's systems will overload, causing an immediate deletion and a system crash. To execute the command, type: DAZE.ctrlP/Loe;com (the subject's name/names) and hit return. The desired result will begin to take effect immediately. To keep the results under control, it would be best to put the Sprite(s) in an area where they can be kept safe and controlled. This may have after affects, such as drowsiness or a heightened sense of awareness of smells and sounds. Use with caution."

Phong smiled and looked at the two now dozing Sprites. "Enjoy this gift my children. I hope that you can put it to good use." He pulled out a keyboard and began to type. He pulled up the structural programming of Dot and Bob. Then he typed the commands, sealing the fate of the two.

*~*~*~*~*

A soft knock at her door woke Dot from her dream. She cursed under her breath at her bad luck. "Just when the dream was getting good." She got up and stretched, then cursed again. Because of the nature of the dream, her cheeks were flushed and her pupils were dilated. She blinked it off as best she could and opened the door. Her heart sunk in nervousness.

Bob was there, looking at the ground with a bit of shame. "I, uh, couldn't sleep. I was wondering if we could talk a bit." She shrugged and let him in. He cringed slightly as he saw her recharger still on. "Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you up-"

"It's fine Bob. So what's up?" She draped herself on the overstuffed blue chair.

He sat down on the desk chair next to her and rubbed his eyes. "I've been thinking a lot recently."

"Oh, what about?"

"You, me, us."

Bob's heart accelerated slightly as he saw her ears prick up.

She raised her eyebrow cautiously. "What about us?"

He fidgeted with the chair's cushion. "You know, our partnership and stuff. I just kind of realized that even though I've known you for three years, I really don't know much about you."

"Like what?"

"Heck, I don't even know what your favorite color is, who your parental systems were, what you did before I met you."

She smiled softly and said in a soft voice, "Navy blue."

"Hm?"

"That's my favorite color. Navy blue."

He smiled. "Parental units?"

"Gif and Win Matrix. You?"

"Pentium and Corel Austin. They died when I was little."

She gave him a sympathetic look. "I'm sorry-"

"It's not your fault. Favorite food?"

"Cheese pizza with a mega-vita shake." He chuckled. "So like you to drink health crap."

She scoffed. "Hey, I only drink it because it makes my skin smooth. Besides, fighting the User all day isn't as easy on my complexion as it is on my muscles."

He chuckled and reached out mindlessly, stroking her cheek with his finger. He whispered softly, "I like it. Keep drinking that stuff." She nodded breathlessly, painfully aware of his closeness. He leaned over and placed his forehead against hers.

"I have a confession to make Dot."

She whispered softly, "Go ahead."

He put his hand on her cheek. She felt like she would collapse. He whispered, "I didn't come in here to talk about your favorite color." She felt her breath leave her, but he continued darkly. "I came here because I need to…" His voice stopped and his eyes glazed. So did hers. Suddenly, there were no words; nothing else in the world. They were alone. And all that mattered was what they wanted.

*~*~*~*~*

When Dot awoke, her head was clear. She suddenly felt very keen, able to process much more efficiently. The first thing she processed was the fact that her thighs hurt slightly and she was wrapped in someone's embrace. Her stomach growled slightly at its neglect and she looked at the clock. It was 6 PM? How was that possible? She had gone to bed at 9 PM. . . her eyes flashed to the date that was on the clock. How the heck had she slept for two freaking days?! She hadn't been THAT tired.

And then she heard it. Bob. He muttered something into her hair, then wrapped her tighter in his arms. She gasped and felt color rush to her face. She tried to regain her breath. "By the User ... if we just did what we did, why can't I rememb..." As she said those words, the last two night's action came back in Technicolor. She became very pale as she remembered how they had spent their time. No wonder she was sore, she thought with a wry grin. She doubted that even the most limber Guardian would be sore after the last 48 hours. She took a shaky breath and closed her eyes, slinking back down under the covers and curled against Bob. If she was going to deal with this, she would do it later.

*~*~*~*~*

Phong watched as Dot rubbed her forehead in confusion and frustration. He smiled. "The Daze is wearing off," he chuckled. "Enjoy the after effects my child." He looked back down at his readme file.

*~*~*~*~*

Bob's head hurt like nothing else. "Oh User, my head throbs." He put his hand out to steady himself, but as he did, his hand came in contact with something. Something soft and warm and something that smelled like a mix between honeysuckle and Lily of the valley. Oh User.

‘Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease!’ He opened his eyes slowly. Dot was lying there, spooned against him. Her hair was spread out on his chest, a small wave of titanium black on his skin. He tried to remember what had. . . holy crap. He ... and she. . . had. . . woah. That was all he could say. Woah. The perfect little Dot Matrix could really- (here he blushed and was unable to think of the past night without doing so.)

Dot muttered something and clung tighter to his waist. He scooted down and held her, tucking her head under his chin. She whispered in her sleep. "Don't ever leave again."

He smiled and hugged her. "I won't."

And he didn't.

*~*~*~*~*

Enzo burst into his sister's dinner. Cescil looked at him in scorn. "Wipe your feet young Matrix!" Enzo ignored him and ran to a booth, sliding in easily.

"Hey Cecil, can I get an energy shake over here?"

"It's CESCIL!" The waiter sped off to the kitchen, grumbling about the child.

Matrix came in. Frisket jumped on him and knocked him to the ground, licking his face. Enzo pulled him off. "Thanks kid."

"Sure Matrix." The two Matrix men looked around. "Hey, have you seen Dot?"

"And Bob?" AndrAIa entered.

"Hey AndrAla, you seen Bob and Dot?"

She shook her head. Then she looked around the dinner and grinned.

"What is it?"

"Found them." Enzo and Matrix looked where she was pointing. Their jaws dropped.

Dot and Bob were in a lip lock session, leaning against the back wall. They were leaning in the shadows so they hadn't been seen. But when they were, it was obvious that this was serious. Bob's hands were everywhere on her body and Dot's arms were around his neck, practically trying to crawl into Bob's skin and join his body.

Matrix walked over, his mouth still open. AndrAIa had slipped his gun out of its normal resting place without his knowing, just in case Matrix tried to protect his sister's body from Bob. He tapped Dot on the shoulder. She used one foot to reach over and knock his feet out from under him. He hit the ground. AndrAIa laughed. "I take it she's busy."

Matrix rubbed his head. "I got the idea."

Cescil was in a flutter. "You're scaring the customers away!"

"No they're not!" People were gathering in crowds to watch them kiss.

A voice from the doorway cheered. "Aw look at 'em suga. Dey're so cute!" Mouse leaned against Ray Tracer.

"That they are honey. Hey Matrix! How long before they come up for air?" Matrix chuckled and shrugged.

A booming voice came from the sky, finally causing the two to break away. "WARNING, INCOMING GAME. WARNING, INCOMING GAME."

Bob and Dot broke away. They both looked at the sky in scorn. "Stupid User," Dot murmured before the cube dropped on them. Bob had to agree.

*THE END*

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