Other Fan Fiction ❯ Cybersix: Revelations and Aftermath ❯ Chapter 2

Cybersix: Revelations and Aftermath: Part Two

The redheaded girl dramatically flopped backwards onto her bed, covering her head with her pillow to try and block out the morning light. From safely underneath it she groaned out softly, "I just don't think I can do this."

After a few moments the nightie clad Lori Anderson sat back up, sitting cross-legged on her bed. She peeked out her window, taking in the damage still around the historic city of Meridiana and sighed softly. "It was all so much simpler a few days ago," she sighed.

She had been your average teenager, mostly. Yes, she was gorgeous and had her little harem, but what she really wanted was her teacher. Shy, handsome Adrian Seidelman, the black haired English teacher who had won her heart as soon as she met him. Even with those ridiculous glasses his face was so lovely, kindness in those eyes. Graceful, warm, and a passion that came out in his poetry. And now it had all changed.

It had been like something out of a bad monster movie, honestly. A giant, living island, shambling it's way towards the city with the intention of destroying it. The people were in a panic, everyone trying to flee town knowing that even the mysterious woman known as Cyber Six couldn't possibly stop it.

"Cyber Six," Lori murmured softly.

The leather clad heroine had crossed paths with Lori more than once over the past few months, Cyber Six even saving her life from that little twerp Jose. Her long black cape lined in red, that odd looking floppy hat, the sleek leather bodysuit that clung to her every cure... When Lori had thought that Cyber Six was dating Adrian, she was instantly ragingly jealous of her. She couldn't have been more wrong, of course.

Her family had been preparing to flee the city, loading up the car in front of their building as she bent over to fill the back. Lori looked up, shocked to see Adrian standing there. Then Cyber Six took the glasses off, laying them on the top of the car with that gentle smile. She was gone in that moment, leaving Lori standing there with the glasses in shock.

Their car had been trapped in gridlock, Lori sitting there holding the glasses as her thoughts raced. Adrian was Cyber Six... it explained so much, of course. Her rescues of Lori, her being around people related to the school, even the timing of Cyber Six appearing around the same time Adrian had. And it raised disturbing questions in Lori, too.

Lucas, that goofy science teacher had passed them and Lori jumped out of the car. He had hung around Cyber Six a lot, he might know what was going on. But as she explained she saw the stunned look on his face, both of them coming to the realization that Cyber Six was on a suicide run. Together they raced to the edge of the city where the creature was going, where both of them were certain Cyber Six was too. They just came around a curve when the entire place went up in a massive fireball, monster in all.

And there had been no sign of either Cyber Six or Adrian for the past few days. Lori sighed softly, rubbing at her eyes, wishing that she could just stay home for today. She got up out of bed, stretching out tiredly. She dressed, grabbing her school bag and heading out onto the street.

Lori walked the route to school listlessly, wishing that people would just be quiet. The chattering of students, the cars, it all grated on her badly today. She saw Lucas cutting through the crowd, the blonde giant heading right towards her.

"No I haven't seen him," Lori cut off the question before he could even ask, then softly adding, "or her, either."

Lucas sighed, pushing his blonde hair back from his face. "Neither have I," he said. His eyes were pained, "I wish she'd contact me...."

Lori wanted to say something harsh, but the sorrow in his eyes held her back. "Maybe she doesn't want to be Adrian, anymore," she offered.

"Maybe," was all Lucas said in reply, the two heading to classes.

"Hey, where do you think the teach has been?" one of the boys popped up as she went to sit down at her desk.

The other boy laughed, "Maybe he got splatted by the creature."

"Don't say that!" Lori blurted.

Both boys looked sheepish, obviously having forgotten about her crush on him. Both subsided slightly and muttered, "Sorry."

There was a sound at the classroom door and Lori looked up, expecting to see a substitute teacher come inside. Instead the light glinted off familiar glasses, a slim black haired man walking inside with absolute self confidence.

"Good morning," Adrian Seidelman said, his black hair flopping into those gentle eyes. "I'm sorry for missing a few days," he walked to his desk, setting a briefcase down, "but I had some personal matters to take care of."

Lori wanted to leap up out of her seat, to rush up to Adrian and throw her arms around him, but she held herself back, a goofy grin on her face. Instead she met Adrian's eyes, seeing a twinkle in them as she said, "It's good to have you back, sir."

"It's good to be back," Adrian agreed.

As Adrian looked out at the students, Cyber Six smiled within the disguise. It was an odd feeling, knowing that Lori knew the secret, but it felt good. Especially the joy that had lit up Lori's face as she entered, worry and tension replaced by a simple light.

'I should have talked to Lucas and Lori earlier,' she mused, 'leaving them in the dark can't have been fun.' Adrian opened the textbook as she focused her mind on the job ahead, "All right, everyone, settle down. Open your texts to page 175...."

After class Lori walked up to Adrian and paused hesitantly, "Uh, Mr. Seidelman, could I... I mean, I'd like to...."

Cyber Six felt a bit surprised at the faint blush she saw on Lori's cheeks. "I'd like to talk to you later," Adrian said, "would you meet me after classes?"

"Thank you," Lori grinned happily, leaving the classroom with a bounce to her steps.

Adrian put away the text books, her fingers lingering on the spines for a moment. 'I nearly lost the chance to do this,' she thought to herself, 'nearly died when Von Richter's headquarters went up in flames.' She picked up her briefcase and left the classroom, 'If I've learned anything from it, I don't want to have any regrets.'

Adrian ignored the smiles and waves from passerby as she made her way down the hallway, eventually stopping in front of one of the classrooms. She pushed the door open, Lucas looked up at her and grinned happily.

"You have no idea how good it is to see you," Lucas said, the big blonde haired man crushing her in a massive hug.

"You too, Lucas," Adrian kept her voice down in the boy range as she continued, "you'd better let go before someone sees you, you know."

"You scared me half to death, you know," Lucas said, pushing Adrian back a bit, "I was beginning to think you...."

"Data Seven and I were clipped by the explosion as we got out of the building," Adrian confided softly, "it took some time to recover." There was a short pause and she added, "And I had some things to think about."

"You've made up your mind," Lucas said, a sad smile on his face, "about us."

"How did you know?" Adrian asked, a bit surprised.

Lucas looked at her wryly, "You could have come by before classes, even if you didn't want to approach me at home. I guess I'm just wondering... why?"

"It's complicated," Adrian looked out the window, at once both looking more boyish and more feminine, somehow. "I don't know what I am, Lucas, not in any real way. I need to understand that, and I need to understand my own actions," she finished.

"Like?" Lucas blinked.

"Lori, for one," Adrian said softly. She flashed him an odd little smile and said, "I shouldn't have told her who I was. She doesn't even like Cyber Six very much, but I just... had to tell her. I want to know why I did that." She ran a hand through her hair as she added, "And I have no right to leave you hanging until I do."

"Fair enough," Lucas nodded. He smiled again, "For whatever it's worth, you're still going to be my friend after all this."

"Thanks," Adrian smiled.

Lucas continued on, "And whatever you do, don't underestimate Lori. She wants something from you, and she'll do her best to get it."

"She wants something from Adrian Seidelman," she smiled up at him wryly as she continued, "not from Cyber Six."

"I wouldn't be so sure," Lucas actually grinned as a bell rang, warning the students that they had to get back to classes.

"Later," Adrian was out the door and gone, leaving a bemused Lucas in her wake.

Classes were just letting out as Lori walked into the classroom and greeted Adrian with a smile. "Should we talk here?" Lori asked cheerfully.

Adrian hesitated for a moment then she smiled. "Would you like me to walk you home?" she quietly offered.

"I'd like that," Lori agreed.

The two of them walked out of the busy school together, drawing only a few curious glances. The roads of Meridiana were a mix of wide lanes and narrow alleys, the two of them navigating those routes with ease of practice. They were crossing an arching bridge when Lori stopped, the falling sun lighting up the beautiful girl.

"What's wrong?" Adrian asked.

Lori looked at her, the girl's gaze oddly piercing. "I don't understand how you fooled me so well." she finally said, "now that I know you're a woman."

Adrian felt her cheeks redden. "No one was looking for a woman posing as a man," she said, "and I think I did pretty well."

"The baggy clothes help," Lori admitted, taking in the suspenders holding up her pants, the white shirt, "and you do act like a gentleman." She leaned on the railing, looking at the water below them, and hesitantly Adrian joined her there.

"And now that you know I'm a woman?" Adrian asked softly.

"I wonder," Lori looked over at her. "There are a lot of things I find attractive in Adrian," she said, "and they're the qualities you have as Cyber Six, too." Lori puffed out a soft laugh, "You've got me all confused, you know."

"Me, too," Adrian confided. She smiled slightly, deliberately not meeting Lori's eyes as she continued, "So what do we two confused people do now?"

Lori's hand slid over, resting over Adrian's before squeezing it gently. "I may not understand what's going on," she said, "but I want to find out." There was determination in her voice as she said, "What's Cyber Six doing tonight?"

Adrian blinked. "Well, I'll be patrolling with Data Seven, but otherwise..." she trailed off. She looked at Lori thoughtfully, "Are you suggesting we go out on a date?"

"Yes, I am," Lori said.

Adrian laughed softly. "I don't think I've ever been asked out as Cyber Six before," she said. She waited a moment before adding, "I'd love to."

End.

Author's Notes: First of all a tip of the hat to Chris Davies, who's timely comment on the shoujo-ai possibilities of Cybersix convinced me to get off of my ass and actually write this story. It's set just after the end of the TV series, dealing with events in that final episode. For fans of my other works there is an Arisugawa's Locket chapter that leads into this story and for the future adventures of Cyber Six try Eternal City, Crystal Tokyo. Set in the far future Cyber Six is a detective in a world where most crime has been eliminated. Most, but not all...