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N sighed as he placed an unconscious Uzi on her bed. He pulled the blanket up over her shoulders, then stepped back, smiling as he watched the rise and fall of his frie- girlfriend’s chest as she got her well earned rest.
But as he turned to leave, he heard a groggy voice call out. “…N?”
N turned, seeing Uzi sit up, her gradient eyes squinting. He quickly returned to her bedside. “Yeah, buddy?”
“Where’re you going?” Uzi mumbled, yawning and stretching.
“I was… gonna head out. I didn’t know how your folks would feel about me staying over.” N admitted, still a bit intimidated by Nori.
“Well, they can bite me!” Uzi barked. But her fierce look quickly melted away into a nervous expression as she fidgeted with her hands and blushed. “And I… kinda don’t want to be alone right now?”
“Me either.” N agreed, sitting at the edge of Uzi’s bed.
Uzi smiled greatfully before grimacing. “Ugh, I feel disgusting. I’m gonna go wash up, stay here.”
Uzi hopped out of bed, giving N a quick peck on the cheek. Uzi froze, realizing what she’d done. The two stared at each other, purple and yellow blushes on their faces.
Uzi hurriedly grabbed a pair of pajamas from her closet and ran out the door, shouting, “KAYBEBACKSOONBYE!!”
“O-okay,” N replied weakly to no one.
Uzi grabbed a rag and bottle of screen cleaner from under her sink, deciding it was probably better to deal with her oil slicked face before the fact that she just kissed N oh my robo-god-
She stepped onto her step stool that she definitely didn’t need and only had for decoration and looked at herself in the mirror, taking a moment to fully absorb her new appearance. She leaned in close, staring into her own eyes, which hollowed as the mirror suddenly shattered.
“He-llo, Uzi.” Cyn crowed from her tail.
Uzi screamed and threw herself away from the mirror, her back hitting the wall with a thud .
“Smug giggle. You cannot get rid of me so easily.”
Uzi slowly turned to her own tail, which was leaning in close to her face. “Yellow suits you.” Cyn stated, “mm. Have you con-considered a bow, though?”
Uzi felt her breathing speeding up, her internal fans whirring, trying to combat the sudden increase in heat.
As Cyn opened her mouth, Uzi suddenly lunged for the scissors under the sink, opening them and pinning her tail to the floor. She began desperately sawing at the wire, as Cyn giggled hysterically.
The wire was tough, so Uzi sawed faster, harder, until she let out a small hiss of pain.
“I feel nothing. I will never feel anything. You cannot stop me. I am part of you, Uzi.” Cyn said slyly.
“SHUT UP!” Uzi roared, tears pricking her eyes, as she sawed faster.
Finally, the cord broke, revealing the fleshy interior as oil leaked out.
Uzi froze and yelped at the sudden pain, while Cyn merely lapped up the pool of oil.
“A snack from the n-new host, how thoughtful. Light sip.”
Uzi stared at Cyn, at the oil leaking from her tail, at the scissors she held, as she realized what she had done.
And just then, the door burst open and N barreled in, his eyes squeezed shut. “UZI! I’m really really sorry if you’re naked right now but I heard a thud and shouting so I got really worried and-”
“Grin. hi, big brother N.” Cyn said as cheerfully as her robotic voice could.
N’s eyes flew open and hollowed, taking in the mess, the oil, and Cyn staring at him. “Oh crap.” Was all he said, slowly sinking to the floor.
Uzi looked into his eyes before bursting into tears, collapsing onto herself as she sobbed. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I-”
“Uzi…” N tried, he tried so hard to keep it together for her, but eventually he cracked, tears now streaming down his visor.
Eventually, the two drones found each other in an embrace, holding on like they would sink to the depths if they let go.
“Eyeroll” Cyn said as the two drained their built-up tears.
N was the first to pull back, gently wiping Uzi’s visor and smiling sadly. “Let’s get you cleaned up, h-huh buddy?” He asked shakily.
Uzi nodded, leaning into the touch, not trusting her voice box to work properly.
N rummaged around the bathroom before finding some bandages and paper towels. He started mopping up the spilled oil, much to Cyn’s dismay.
Uzi watched in silence as N wrapped the bandages around her tail, letting out a small huff that might count as a laugh when he fumbled with the end of the bandages.
When he was done, Uzi and N watched Cyn, who was silently glaring at them both. “So… she’s…really here to stay…” N said slowly, Uzi nodding, still unable to speak. The two stayed in silence for a few moments before N sighed. “Look, we don’t have to talk right now, or ever, if you don’t want to, but… I want you to know that I’m here for you, okay?”
He stood up and offered a hand, which Uzi gratefully accepted with a shy smile. N led them back to the bedroom, wordlessly laying down.
Uzi laid next to him, and N turned to wrap his arms around her, placing a hand over her core, feeling it thump against the plexiglass covering. Burrowing his face into the back of Uzi’s neck, N extended his wings, folding them over the two like a barricade from the chaos around them as they finally went into sleep mode.