You're My Target - Pico X Keith/BF

3 - Knowing You

"Learning his pattern is reasonable. Don't take too long though."

Pico has never been interested in someone. The last thing he's been like is when he was little. He doesn't know who though, whoever it was is troubling him a lot since it haunts his dreams. There was a reason why he had to erase his memories. Staying numb so nothing will get in the way. All that sappy shit. But Pico found himself failing a lot to the point that it doesn't matter staying numb anymore.

He dedicated his life to being like this though. He could go through all of that training again, memories erased, be tortured until you feel nothing.

"Oh hey, Keith! This is my new bodyguard, Pico," Cherry introduced.

Keith smiled, introducing himself.

"I don't know why he was hired. I already have plenty of henchmen," Cherry said.

"Does your bodyguard speak?" Keith asked, examining Pico's face.

"I don't think so. He seems broken or something," Cherry said, poking Pico's cheek.

Pico sighed. He's never been wondered if he's a robot before.

"Pico is a weird guy. He doesn't look like a bodyguard," Keith whispered to Cherry in front of Pico.

Cherry nodded in response.

"He looks like he hasn't eaten an ice cream before," Keith added.

He and Cherry looked at each other, communicating telepathically.

Together, they dragged Pico out of the building and to the ice cream shop.

"Welc- you again?"

"Hi, Mister! You know what's up," Keith said, giving him finger guns. "I brought a new friend! He's a robot bodyguard."

Pico's eyes wandered around the store. Cold and pastel colored. Displays of ice cream all around. Pictures of ice creams and happy people eating it. He got lost at their joyfulness.

"What flavor of ice cream do you want, Pico?" Keith asked, snapping the assassin out of his thoughts.

Pico honestly has never tasted ice cream in his whole life. His whole life up until now is a cycle of bread and instant noodles. He loved apples but never got the opportunity to eat one in years.

"I'll get the strawberry one," Cherry said, pointing at the glass.

"I wanna try the orange one!" Keith said excitedly. "I'm kinda sick of cookies and cream ice cream. I had a gallon of it."

Pico looked through the clear glass which displayed the different flavors of ice cream. One caught his eye. Pico didn't know why, but that color reminded him of Keith's eyes as it shines when he talks about something he loves.

"I think he'd like the blue moon thingy," Keith said, pointing at where Pico was looking.

"I tried that one, it doesn't taste good," Cherry said, making a disgusted face.

"Let Pico try what interests him!" Keith insisted, grabbing his wallet and paying for it.

"Thank you for your purchase," the ice cream man said, getting their ice cream.

"After this, let's make a run for it. I don't wanna have a boxing rematch with your father after this," Keith said.

Cherry nodded, grabbing her ice cream. They followed her after.

Cherry grabbed Keith's hand and ran. Keith grabbed Pico's hand the moment Cherry yanked him away. Pico was taken aback from this, securing his ice cream by holding the cup tighter.

"Oh no, hold on!" Keith exclaimed. Everyone stopped.

He fixed the ice cream that he put in his pocket. It looked disgusting now.

"I don't think we should run farther. We're already out of sight with that ice cream shop. Pico, you wouldn't snitch on us, would you?" Cherry said.

Pico shook his head no. He doesn't think that what's happening right now is relevant to the bodyguard mission.

They decided to hang in Keith's apartment for a bit. They'll go once their ice creams are done. Keith turned on the television and they all sat on the couch.

Cherry took a bite of her melting ice cream. Keith did the same with his excitement. He noticed that his girlfriend's bodyguard is staring at him.

"It's easy eating an ice cream. You do this..." Keith said, grabbing Pico's spoon and scooping an ice cream. He tried putting it in Pico's mouth but his lips were shut.

"Don't baby him hun," Cherry joked.

Keith smiled and furrowed his eyebrows. The moment he set his ice cream down, he already made up an evil plan. He charged at Pico to tickle him. Pico was taken aback, feeling a burst of positive emotions. It builds up until he lets out a laugh, trying to escape from Keith's evil hands. Keith shoved the spoon which has an ice cream on it in Pico's mouth.

"Wow..." Cherry reacted to what's in front of her.

"Don't challenge me," Keith said proudly, getting off Pico.

"You almost crushed my new body guard!" Cherry exclaimed.

"I like Pico. He's not like all of your body guards," Keith said with a smile.

"Me too," Cherry agreed.

Pico wondered if they know that he's around their age because they're acting like he's younger or older than them. He also couldn't believe that he got defeated.