Binary Love (18+)

The Laws of Robotics

"Who would've thought the teeth would be the hardest bit?" Nova grunted in frustration, while trying to jam in an upper canine into the top jaw. She used all the strength she could muster before it finally cracked into position. "Ha! I won you big, pointy bastard."

The corner of Marks mouth went up in a small smirk. "So far, everything has been the hardest bit." His ice blue eyes connected with hers as he past her the last tooth.

"You know, you shouldn't sass the person helping to build your body." She replied, while starting on the next tooth. "How is the tail coming along?"

"I finished it a while ago." Mark reported in a deep, satisfied voice. Nova didn't respond immediately, instead straining to shove in the last canine. "Here, let me help." Mark gently took the pliers from her hands and then forcibly twisted the tooth into place.

"It's finally complete..." She sighed. Nova grabbed Marks hand and began to pull him away from the completed chassis. "Come on, it'll look better if we see it from a distance." He obediently followed her a few paces before turning to look at the chassis... his new body.

It was held aloft between two magnetic pads on the floor and ceiling, keeping it floating in the air. Bright lights overhead illuminated the masterpiece, allowing them to work on it for long stretches of time. What was once a human skeleton had now changed to a Lupus build with a few modifications; the original ankle joint had now been raised and slightly changed to achieve the 'hock', while the tail bone had been extended to create a tail. The overall build had increased, which would result in Mark becoming approximately seven foot. The feet had been extended and changed to paw like feet that were a defining feature of Homo Lupus. The hyper-alloy frame accentuated the larger bone structure with it's hard metal lines, but until Rosalind had the chance to add the genetic material it was just a beautiful statue. The skull had taken the most work; the teeth, bone structure and ear canals had to be completely redone.

Nova couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in her artistry.

"What do you think?" She looked up to Mark to see his eyes glow a soft blue and teeth showing in a wide smile.

"It is perfect." He said softly. A strange sensation filled him when he looked at the chassis, overwhelmed at the knowledge that it represented a new life for him. A flurry of error messages filled his feed, which he promptly ignored and shutdown. He had learnt to ignore them now, as they often appeared when he was behaving - as Ms.Williams had described it - "more sentient". 

"I wouldn't go that far, but it is pretty damn good." Mark turned to Nova, his stare powerful and heated. He slowly raised one hand and laid it against the nape of her neck to pull her closer.

Nova pulled cool air into her burning lungs, feeling the heat rise up her neck to her cheeks. Warm, soft fingers brushed the back of her neck, while his palm rested against the rapid beat of her pulse. Her damp tongue swept across her lips, while her eyes never left his handsome face. 

Since they had visited Rosalind and had started working on his new body, Nova had noticed that she was responding to Mark in unusual ways. She would notice her eyes drifting away from her work to admire him, and would become flustered when he got close or complimented her. After a while, she also noticed that he would brush up against her unnecessarily, or touch her more frequently then needed. 

"Thank you, Nova." His voice rumbled with an intensity she knew she could never program. Her mind whirled knowing that this was the first time he said her name, that this was her first true glimpse at the person Mark could become. She wished she could drag out the seconds he glanced over her face, her cheeks, her lips.

Because even though his eyes were ice blue, his gaze burned and she loved every moment of it.

He stepped closer.

Not being able to stand the tension, her hands gripped the soft cotton of his t-shirt. Beneath, she could feel his heat against her skin, but no heart beat.

"Mark?" She barely had the breath to speak.

His ardent expression held a tint of confusion. Mark's dark brows pulled low over his eyes, as his soft lips drew into a slight frown. He let his other hand softly glide down her spine, teasing her. In fascination, sharp blue eyes followed her reaction to his touch; her eyelids dropping lower, the fever in her eyes and the shiver that spread across her skin. As his processors went into overdrive, his systems pinged data detailing everything about her body. 

As much as he hated the reminder that he was a machine, he devoured every morsel of information he could gather about Nova. When he pulled closer, her heart beat would become erratic. When he pressed against skin, her temperature would rise.

All of it pulled him deeper. All of her.

Mark lowered his head, close enough to know that her breath would be flowing against his synthetic skin. His frustration of not being able to feel her couldn't detract from how enthralled he was by how his touch effected her. How her responses affected him. Error messages began to simply over run his systems, piling on top of themselves in a chaotic mess of abnormal activity. In this moment, the distraction from Ms.Williams was simply unacceptable. With an action he was sure went against at least one of The Laws, he quickly rewrote his primary codes, abruptly resulting in the error messages disappearing. 

Nova was burning up, positively on fire with the desire for Mark to touch her more. Her gaze took in his confused determination, as if he knew what he wanted to do but not why. She could feel his artificial breath on her lips, as she looked into his eyes. His face was so close to hers that she shivered with excitement. Her fingers brushed through his soft hair, firmly resting on the back of his neck. She closed her eyes, drew in a breath...

and kissed him.

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