We're Different

Chapter 15

Sh*t is about to go down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I sighed and looked at myself in the mirror. My hair was a mint green, matching my small flats. I still wore my glasses, a small green top, and a cute white skirt with a bow in the front. I rushed down to the lab and stood before Bree, who looked up at me.
"How do I look?" I asked desperately.
"You look great, Skai," Bree assured me. Adam looked up from his phone and furrowed his brows.
"Skai, why are you wearing nice clothes?"
"She has a date with Marcus," Chase sighed, frustrated with his brother.
"She's going against Mr. Davenport? Aw man, you better hope Leo doesn't tell him." I rolled my eyes and resisted the urge to punch him.
"Thanks for that, Adam. My confidence is just through the roof now." You could practically see the sarcasm dripping from my words. I turned to Bree, and found myself shaking. "How am I supposed to meet Marcus without Leo and Mr. Davenport seeing him?" As if he could hear my words, I got a text from Marcus saying that he was at the front door, and I heard a knock from above. "Oh no..."
"Skai!" I flinched, looked at the other three bionics, then walked to the elevator, rapidly heading up to the main floor. I stepped out and Marcus luckily wasn't looking. I cleared my throat once the elevator disappeared, and Mr. Davenport, Leo, and Marcus all looked at me. Marcus' eyes seemed to light up and his cheeks turned red, smiling at me. "Skai, why is Marcus here?" I took in a deep breath and walked forwards, towering over Mr. Davenport.
"He's here because I'm going to go out with him. If you have a problem with it, you can take it up with me. However, since you're not my real father, you do not have as much authority over me, and I will go on this date." Mr. Davenport sighed, but he seemed to understand that I had a point.
"What time will you both be back?" I looked over at the large clock on the wall and estimated enough time with my internal computer.
"Likely around four, if that's okay with you, Marcus." I looked at him and he smiled.
"Yeah, that's totally fine. Anyways, my dad's waiting outside to take us to the movies. You ready to go?"
"Yes. Let's go." I tried to make myself sound less robotic. He took my hand and we walked down the driveway to his father's car. We both climbed in the back and his dad smiled back at us. He had spiked brown hair and matching eyes, and a warm, welcoming smile.
"Hello, Skai. I'm Marcus' dad, Douglas. It's nice to meet you. I've heard a lot of great things about you." I blushed a deep red and my system attempted to cool down my body temperature.
"Thank you," I smiled, looking at both him and Marcus. His dad looked forwards and began driving us to the movie theater. It was a mostly silent ride. Every now and then, Marcus would start a short conversation, but it would die almost as soon as it started. After what felt like an eternity, we arrived at the theater, and Marcus led me out of the car. I walked towards the doors and waited for Marcus to finish talking to his father. As soon as he did, the car pulled away and he walked to me, wrapping his arm around my shoulders. I giggled as we walked over to the stand, buying our tickets and food, which he paid for. I was a bit worried about seeing a horror film, as I heard they were really scary, but I felt a bit less scared with Marcus here. He took my hand and we walked into the theater. It seemed like almost everyone had the same idea as us, however, because there were only a few seats left. My scanners went over the room in an attempt to find the best place to sit. My system settled on two seats right in the middle, and turned to Marcus.
"Let's sit in the middle," we both said at the same time, causing us to both laugh. We squeezed past people and made our way to the center seats and sat down, the lights dimming as we did. Only now did I question how Marcus knew to sit in the center at the same time I did.

We both came out of the theater, laughing our heads off.
"That was literally the worst horror movie ever!" I cried, trying not to fall over from laughing.
"It was so bad! That wasn't even scary!"
"I know! You could tell that all those actors really didn't care." We exited the theater and the bright light practically blinded me, causing me to flinch. Marcus placed his hand on my lower back and we walked to the ice cream store down the road. I ordered a small cup of chocolate, and we sat at a small table. I was prepared to start a light conversation, but as soon as I looked at Marcus, that dream died. He had a serious expression on his face. I looked at him in fear.
"Marcus? Are you alright?"
"Skai, I'm going to be frank with you." He took a deep breath and spat it out. "I'm not human." Shock filled me.
"W-what?"
"I... I'm a bionic android." I couldn't tell if I was relieved or concerned.
"Wait, really?" He nodded. I lowered my voice. "So am I."
"Seriously? That's amazing!" He looked at me with shimmering eyes. "That makes it even easier to love you."
"Just because you love me doesn't mean it will last."
"What do you mean?"
"See... I came from a laboratory, but I don't remember which one. When I was there, my master thought I was unconscious after experiments, he was talking to an assistant of his. Assuming we're both of the same model, we're only going to live for another year." Marcus gripped the table to keep himself from shooting up.
"Why? Shouldn't robots be able to live forever?"
"Not in our case." I lightly placed my hand on his. "I'm not sure why, but before I blacked out again, I heard something about my model-our models- being inferior and not being able to run for more than sixteen years."
"That's crazy..." He sighed and picked up his phone. "Dad, I have her. I'm bringing her to the car now."
"Wait, what? Are we leaving already? I don't want to go home yet."
"Oh, don't worry, Skai. You're not going home." His expression seemed to darken and a shudder ran down my spine. Before I could react, Marcus walked over and roughly grabbed my arm, then began leading out of the ice cream shop. He roughly guided my to his father's car, and practically threw me in the back. Restraints tightened around me as Marcus slammed the door shut. Marcus' dad turned back with a devilish smirk.
"I never formally introduced myself, Skai. My name is Douglas Davenport." I practically fell back.
"No way..."
"You're going to come with Marcus and I to be bait for your little bionic friends."
"Leo was right about you... Why did I trust you?"
"I played innocent well, didn't I, Skai? Like I was just a normal guy, hmm?"
"Do you even love me?"
"Of course, darling. But I saw the way those boys, Chase and Leo, looked at you. I knew they would get in the way, so I needed you to be mine. Besides-" he got close to my ear and whispered, "-I've loved watching what you and the others do in the lab." I looked at him in disgust.
"You've been watching us?"
"Of course. We had to make sure you never got too close to learning the truth about us. At least, until I told you." He turned to his dad. "Let's go."
"Mr. Davenport will know I'm missing!"
"He won't of we're able to make an exact replica of you. They will never know the difference."
"Also, Skai, never allow someone will evil intent to take anything for you."
"What are you talking about?"
"I slipped a little... something... into your ice cream. You should be able to sleep soundly soon." As if the drug were operated on cue, I began to feel tired.
"We'll put you in the cage in the basement," I heard before I slipped into a deep sleep.