| A Robotic Love | Story Format | an Ennard x Michael story |

A Quest for Trust Part 2

Ennard's Pov

"Let me go!" He yelled at me.

Michael leaned back, but I believe he had forgotten that he was up in the ceiling so he fell backwards. I caught him with my wires and pulled him closer to me so he wouldn't fall again. My body did it on it's own, it was as if it were an old reflex...

He grabbed me almost instantly once he was up near me again, afraid to fall once more. He was hugging me, but only because he was shaken from his almost death. I question myself why I did that, why I had saved him, I wouldn't have, had to go through the hassle of gaining his trust to eventually kill him. I could've just killed him now and be free...but....a part of me deep inside argued with that. A part that found familiarity to this human whom I don't know whatsoever.

~Later~

Time flew by faster than I expected, Michael was still hugging me, calming himself down still. Personally I hate the idea of hugs, and that's just what he was doing, leaning his fragile body next to mine with his arms wrapped around my chest. Although I had to endure with it, I saved him and humans seem to appreciate that and find that as a way of proving trustworthiness. If I push him away, it'll be taken as a sign of not caring.

After a little while he finally pulled away from hugging me and connected our gazes.

"My shift is probably over now.. I should be going now" he said, then smiled. "Thank you for saving me, if you didn't I probably would have broken a limb or even died from that fall..."

We continue to stare at each other.

"Well then I guess it was good that I caught you in time" I said.

Once again we grew silent and just stared.

"Uhm how do I get down?" He said, breaking the silence.

I look away and started to crawl to the area behind me into a vent. He looks at me confused and I then said, "follow me" and we continue on until we reached the elevator.

I wrap my wires around him and proceeded to lower him into the elevator below us. Then I jump down next to him.

Once again we connect our gazes for what seemed like the hundredth time today.

I laughed.

He stares with a confused look in return.

I then said, "Just a few hours ago you were running from me in this very elevator, how did we get like this?"

He smiles

"Maybe because you were so persistent to becoming my friend" he said. I looked at him with a shock face, "we're friends?" I said. "Well of course, you saved me" he said with a smile still on his face.

I smile, but not a friendly smile like he thinks.

...

"This is going all according to plan..."