Stars of the Night

A/N: Hey, it's Pandora here! Recently, I've been playing a lot of the Megaman series, especially the Megaman Starforce series. Personally, I like the idea of Luna and Geo much better than Sonia and Geo. I don't know why, but Sonia and Geo always seemed to have a brother/sister relationship in my opinion. This oneshot (maybe Chapter 1, depending on what you guys think) is before Geo meets Omega-Xis. It's also Luna trying to get Geo to go to school without Bud and Zach. This is supposed to be the first time she tries to get him to school. I made it so both of them were a bit older. I acted on a whim for the age... Hope you don't mind. Please review. This is my first Megaman story... I hope you like it! Also, nothing Megaman belongs to me. Just saying.

"Good-bye Mom. I promise that I'll be back soon." I heard myself say as I walked out the front door. The door closed behind me. I know my mother didn't close it, so perhaps the wind had shut it. Although, that doesn't really matter to me right now.

My name is Geo Stelar. I'm 15 years old. Right now, I'm walking to my favorite place in the world. It's called Vista Point. For the past four years, the Vista Point viewing platform has been my daily sanctuary. Well, nightly, technically. The viewing platform is for watching the stars at night, and that's exactly what I do. When I'm watching the stars at Vista Point, all my thoughts seem to flow easier when I'm there. When I'm there, thinking about my dad isn't so hard.

You see, my father, Kelvin Stelar, was an astronaut for the company NAZA. He was in charge of electromagnetic (EM) communication, as well as extraterrestrial connections. Also, he was one of the company's top scientists.

My father always believed so much in the power of relationships. What he always said to me was "If you have a close friend, someone you trust, someone you would do anything for, then you would have the most precious thing in the world. Friendship." He always said that friendship kept the world together and it was the most powerful thing in the world.

This is why my dad created the "Brother Band" system. A Brother Band is a bond (represented through an online cell phone connection) that two very close friends could have. Even if they were miles away, the connection represented the eternal bond that the two friends would always have. They would always be close. Almost like real brothers. That's why they're called Brother Bands and why those close friends are called Brothers.

And so, four years ago, my father was sent in a space station, nicknamed PEACE, to an alien planet called FM. His mission was to form a Brother Band with their planet. My father was determined, but his determination wasn't enough to save him. PEACE disappeared a couple months after they were sent. They sent a search party after them, but when they found a central piece of the station off the coastline, they had lost all hopes of finding the crew members… Including my father.

Ever since the day I received the news that my father wasn't coming back, I haven't gone to school. I couldn't stand the thought of making friends… I told my mom that it was because friendship had taken my father away from me. The truth was, I couldn't bear the thought of losing someone that close to me again. It was too painful.

Even though I don't go to public school, I still study extremely hard at home. Well, as hard as I can. My dream was to become an astronaut like my dad. There's also a part of me that believes that my father is alive. I can feel it. One day, I'm going to NAZA, becoming an astronaut, and going into space to find him… but until then, I'm going to look up at those bright stars every night. Maybe some day soon, I'll see my dad looking down from the sky at me.

I don't really have the best attention span.. My mother is always telling me that my head's in the clouds. I try my best to stay focused, but I'm always "spacing out". I find that kind of ironic, although it's true. I am almost constantly day-dreaming about the stars. I know it's not really too healthy, but it's the only thing that keeps me motivated.

The school I'm supposed to be going to came into view. This was my cue to walk faster. The last thing I would want is for someone to see me. Although, secretly, there's a part of me that wishes that someone would.

"Geo Stelar!" I hear footsteps closing in behind me. As I turned around, I felt something crash into me. Whatever it was caused me to fall to the ground. My head loudly hit the pavement. A pain coursed through my head, but that wasn't what my focus was on. Something was on me.

Slowly, I opened my eyes. I found that a girl had crashed into me and fell to the ground with me. This girl had curly blond hair and she was wearing a black jacket and a tie over a light blue dress, as well as leggings and black shoes. She looked about my age. Her eyes were tightly shut, as if she was in pain.

Speaking of pain, my head was throbbing. Remind me to avoid hitting my head on concrete.

Her eyes opened. They were a hazel-ish green in color and the lights around us seemed to make them shine. Her eyes widened and she quickly got on her feet, not bothering to help me up. She brushed off her clothes and seemed to stand a little taller. I stood up as well. I tried to ignore the throbbing pain in my head that made me want to scream. After all, it would be rude to yell at somebody I just met. This girl was a bit shorter than me, but only by a little. I think she noticed this, because she seemed to straighten up a bit more.

"Geo Stelar? You're him, right?" The girl asked in a proud tone.

"That's me. And you are?" I asked in response. I had an ominous feeling that this wasn't where I should be. Something inside of me screamed at me to keep walking. Despite that screaming, I couldn't move. Something about this girl made me want to stay… Although, it definitely wasn't her attitude. Her eyes shined again. It was almost as if she expected me to recognize her. When I didn't, she sighed in an annoyed tone.

"I'm Luna Platz. I'm your Class President. I've come to convince you to go to school." She replied, in a matter of fact tone. I sighed. Of course. This had to do with my continued absence from school. Doesn't she know why I refuse to go?

"Luna, I haven't been going to school… and I don't plan on it. No one will change my mind about that." I said, starting to walk towards Vista Point again. Luna was probably staring at my back like I had just insulted her mother, but I continued to walk. It wasn't worth worrying about. It was my decision, not hers. The light for the cross walk changed. I checked for cars and continued to walk, putting the Class President out of my mind.

"Now, you wait just one minute!" Luna had followed me and grabbed onto my arm firmly. Her voice was filled with authority, as if I had to do everything she said.

"I refuse to let you just walk away as if I had said nothing! I am the Class President and I am responsible to make sure all my classmates go to school, whether they like it or not." She insisted. If she's trying to make a good impression, it isn't working. Her glare seemed to be penetrating my soul.

All in one brief moment, I realized that we were still in the middle of the road. By instinct, I looked over at the crosswalk sign. It had changed back. Almost as if these occurrences were connected, a car silently came racing towards us from the other side of Luna. Her glare hardened when she realized I was staring past her.

"What are you looking at? I'm still talking to…" Luna only got to say half of her sentence before…

"Look out!" I quickly grabbed her hand and dragged her to the closest side of the road. We hit the ground again, except this time, it was on purpose. Luna screamed in surprise. I think she was about to yell at me again, but she looked back at the street just in time to see the car zoom by where we were just standing.

She looked at me with her hazel eyes and for the first time since I met her, there wasn't a scowl on her face. Suddenly, I realized that I was holding her in my arms, protectively. I felt my face heat up a bit, because that wasn't exactly what I had intended to do. Saving her: Yes. Holding her in my arms protectively, almost even romantically?: No. As odd as it was, I almost kind of liked it. She was very pretty and she was the first person since the PEACE incident who's worried about me… If you could really call that worrying. Either way, I was grateful to her. However, you could never get me to admit it. This girl doesn't need anything more to inflate her ego, it seems.

Luna's face turned a bit red. We were quiet for a moment, but finally, I had the nerve to say something.

"Luna, are you alright?" I asked, worried. The pain in my own head hadn't gone away, but that was not my main concern at the moment. Luna comes first. …That's an odd way to think… I barely know her and she's not even my friend. I suppose it's human nature to care about the other person first though. My father used to say that our inborn tendency to worry about others was an identifying feature of humans. I'm not quite sure why, but perhaps I believe him.

Her eyes were still shining the way they did before, but not in a harsh way. "Um… yes, Geo. I'm fine." We both stood up and I let go of her. Again, there was a part of me that didn't want to, but I'm pretty sure she would hit me if I didn't let go. She gasped and she was staring at my neck.

"Geo! You're bleeding!" She said, almost panicky. She gently rubbed her hand against my neck. The pain coursed through my entire body and I nearly collapsed. Luna caught me before I fell. When I came back from my black-out, Luna was holding me carefully, her hand no longer near my neck.

"You should be much more careful, Geo. You had me really worried for a minute." She whispered. My heart thumped in my chest. Why do I feel like this? For someone I just met? This isn't what it might be, it's probably just gratitude. Yes. That's it, this beating of my heart is gratitude. Come on, Geo, thank her then.

"I'm sorry… And thanks for catching me, Luna." I said back to her. She smiled weakly and she was helping me walk back home.

"Geo… Thanks for saving me. I thought you were being really rude when you were ignoring me like that, but I realize now that you were just focused on the car. So, I'm sorry for being rude to you." Luna said, meeting my eyes again. I smiled back and my neck ached.

"Ah… It's really no problem, Luna." I replied, trying to cover up the pain. I could only cover it up for so long. I groaned in pain. Luna's head snapped up in alarm.

"Geo? Are you alright?" she said, red-faced. I nodded slightly. She relaxed a little. When we reached my house, she let go of me and I leaned against the wall to keep myself from falling. Her proud posture had returned.

"Listen, Geo. You can not tell anyone about me being nice to you. They'll think I support skipping school, which you know I don't. I have a reputation to uphold. And… could you call me 'Prez' instead?" Luna said, sternly at first, but if I'm not mistaken, I caught hints of sadness in her voice. I nodded, knowing what positive thoughts she had for me had left her mind. This girl seems to have quite a bit of pride. It's probably just better to agree.

"Alright, Prez… I won't tell. So… will I see you around sometime?" I asked. I tried to hide the hope in my voice. Why am I thinking like this? This is obnoxious.

"Don't think, not for one minute, that I gave up on getting you to school. I haven't. I will try my hardest to get you there. Although, it would be nice if you changed your mind on your own, I don't think you will. So, I'll see you soon." Luna said, her proud voice returned as well. Her expression softened.

"Feel better, okay, Geo? Heal up soon. Then, I'll bother you about school." She said, smirking deviously.

"Deal. See you around, Prez." I replied, smiling back at her. She smiled back at me.

I walked back inside, no longer needing to go to Vista Point. My bleeding neck wasn't the main reason… I didn't tell my mother about Luna, I mean 'Prez'. My mother was too busy panicking over my injury to even care about my new acquaintance. Though, if I wondered what she would say if I told her. She would assume the wrong thing, I'm certain. If I told her what my symptoms were, I'm not sure if she would take me to a doctor or tease me about girls for the rest of my existence. Neither sound that appealing.

As I sat on the couch, trying to convince my mom to stop worrying, my mind floated back to the stars. The stars sparkle even when there is no other light around. They light up the darkest of moments. My mind trailed to Luna again. When I blacked out the first thing I saw when I came to was... her? Her eyes? Her eyes sparkled in the darkness too. I could feel my face heating up in embarrassment. What is this?

I laughed at this thought, though. The reason I no longer needed to go to Vista Point tonight? It was because I had already seen the moon and the stars today.

Forgive me for making Luna a bit nicer than usual. My idea was that Luna acts nicer when she isn't around Bud and Zach, because Geo barely knows her at that point. So.. R&R if you like. Reviews would be immensely appreciated! Please let me know if I should continue this or not! :) Thanks for reading!