"What do you think they're going to be like?" Aunt Fanny said, craning her neck over the line to try and catch a glimpse inside the meet-and-greet room.
Fender adjusted his bra, looking nervous. "Amazing, probably... They'll see right through us."
"What do you mean?" Rodney said.
"Boys like that can spot borrowed clothes and chipped paint from a mile away. One look and they'll know that we're..." he sighed, "You know."
"Scrap metal?" Piper chimed in, "Useless junk? Unemployed and basically homeless?"
"Outmodes," Fender said miserably.
The line slogged forward.
Rodney was hardly looking forward to meeting these boys now. Yes, out in the crowd he connected deeply to the music, but now he was back to reality. These boys lived up in their ivory castle while robots were being outmoded by the day and left on the streets to be melted down at the Chop Shop. One Direction may have had everyone else fooled by their "pretty boy" act, but Rodney wasn't like other robots.
He stepped out of the line, pulling the VIP pass from his neck. "I think I'm going to call it a night, guys."
The other three stared at him in shock.
"We're so close Rodney," Piper said. "Don't leave now!"
The line moved again, bringing them to the entrance of the meet-and-greet room. As the door swung open, Rodney caught a glimpse of the boys inside. Harry locked eyes with him, and raised his brows in surprise, offering a tentative smile.
Rodney turned away in disgust. "I want nothing to do with this."
That night, he dreamed he was stuck inside a Sweeper headed for the Chop Shop while the boys of One Direction looked on, laughing.
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Gotta Be You
FanficWhen Rodney Copperbottom and Harry Styles lock eyes for the first time, everything changes. Rodney is sold to One Direction, and he travels across the world with them. Even though it's forbidden, Harry can't seem to stay away from the lowly robot fr...
