It happened in the middle of the night. There was no warning, fanfare, or loud noises, nothing that might wake either Enzan or Blues. The dim blue sparkle of pixelation that was the only sign of what was happening was hidden by the bed sheets, only becoming visible when it reached Blues's face. By then, it was too late. The sparkling stopped a few
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Finding Blues' side of the bed just about empty got Enzan's attention. One eye opened and found that no one was laying there next to him and Enzan was not awake enough to notice what was on Blues' pillow.
He rolled onto his back and rubbed his eyes. He couldn't hear anyone moving around in the apartment but maybe Blues was trying to be quiet. Enzan sat up and slipped out of the covers, not looking back to Blues' side of the bed.
"Blues?" Enzan yawned and headed out of the bedroom. He peeked around corners and into every room. There was no scent of breakfast cooking, no sound of water running, it seemed Enzan was alone.
A little disappointed, Enzan headed back to the bedroom to change out of his pajamas. So much for being lazy!
He shut the door behind him and after taking off his night shirt, that's when Enzan finally spotted it. Blues' PET. It had been so long since Enzan had seen it. For a small moment he thought he might be dreaming.
Enzan slowly walked over feeling a bit anxious. He sat down, picked up the PET, and examined it. It seemed real. He pressed a button to take the PET off of sleep.
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Why was he only visible through a computer screen?
"Enzan...sama?" he asked uncertainly.
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Had this all been some Nexus!LOL that lasted roughly a year?
"Blues. . ."
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But he didn't have blood.
"No..." He took a deep breath - it wasn't needed - and tried to steady himself against the rocking foundations of his world. "Enzan-sama... What- what happened?"
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"I don't know Blues." He bit his lip for a moment, "I woke up only to find you like this. Your PET."
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Part of this still hadn't sunk in.
"I...we'll think of something." He tried to smile.
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"Yes." He drew himself up, trying to rally his composure - if not for his own sake, then for Enzan's. "Yes. We will think of something. Perhaps one of the others in the Nexus has technology we can use?"
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"Your right! I mean, how do the other Navis show up in the real world? There must me something!"
Enzan gripped the PET tightly, "I'll get dressed and we can go right away."
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"Thank you, Enzan-sama."
He hoped they found someone soon.
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