Automated Lover :13
Title: Automated Lover
Author: xme_chanx
Chapter: 13: Lucky 13s
Pairings: Saga/Shou, Saga/Tora, Reita/Ruki (slight), Hiroto/Tora
Rating: R
Warnings: Manxman, manxrobot, your mom, slightly emo Saga
Disclaimer: Leave me alone! I own nothing and everyone is made up anyway… Similarities are totally accidental. *nod*
Summary: Loosely based on “Absolute Boyfriend” by Yuu Watase. Saga is alone and miserable until a love robot introduces complete chaos into his life. And why the hell is Tora so jealous of the Auto-Boy?
13: Lucky 13s
Tora woke up in the middle of the night to find Saga missing. He got out of bed slowly and quietly made his way to the living room
Saga was sitting on the couch with a cup of hot chocolate and Hiroto was listening to him talk quietly about Shou. Tora caught the small blonde's eye and motioned him over. Hiroto gave Saga a one-armed hug and told him he'd be right back. Saga nodded numbly.
“What's going on, Tora?” Hiroto demanded as soon as they were out of Saga's earshot. The taller man sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
“It's... complicated, Hiro. You have to swear an oath of silence- STOP LAUGHING!” Tora shook the smaller man. “I'm fucking serious, Shou was a machine, Hiroto!” Hiroto's laughter died, and he took in the taller man's serious expression.
“Oh, shit. You're SERIOUS? How the crap did Saga get a robot?” the younger man looked stunned and confused.
“I don't know all the specifics, but... yeah. They're finding out if he can be salvaged or something now. This whole thing is so crazy.” Tora sighed and ran a hand over his face. The smaller man merely nodded. “Let's get him back to bed. Maybe tomorrow will bring good news.” Hiroto patted Tora on the back. “I hope so,” the tall man murmured.
**
Saga woke up alone, in the middle of Tora's bed. He smelled coffee and something cooking. He slipped out of bed and padded into the kitchen.
Tora was making pancakes and Hiroto was sitting at the counter, half-asleep.
“Good morning, Saga!” the older man called cheerfully. Saga grimaced at him in an attempt to smile.
“Have you heard anything?” the brunette asked hopefully. Tora shook his head and slid some pancakes onto a plate. “Nao called and said he'd be by in a little bit. He didn't say anything about Shou,” Tora glanced at Hiroto sheepishly. “I kind of told Pon last night,” he said. Saga merely nodded and began to fix himself a cup of coffee.
Saga nearly broke the mug when the doorbell rang. He rushed to the door, throwing it open and yanking Nao inside.
“How is he?” the brunette demanded.
“He is going to be fine. Now, let's sit down and talk about this.” Nao smiled and led them to the couch. Tora wandered in and sat on the arm of the couch.
“Now, Shou sustained some severe damage, but we did manage to save his internal systems. All his memories and the operating system are fine and fully operational. However, the body casing will need to be entirely rebuilt. Since it's my boss's fault, it will be free of charge. It will take up to three weeks.” Nao paused, checking Saga's reaction. Saga nodded.
“So in three weeks or so, he'll be back and just like he was before?”
“Pretty much. Although I hear he's driving the boys at the computer lab insane. His software is all downloaded on a computer in the lab. He keeps asking about you.” Nao smiled.
“Tell him I miss him.” the brunette said. Tora put a reassuring hand on his shoulder.
“He'll be back before you know it.” Nao said, standing up. “I'll take my leave now,” the salesman tipped an imaginary hat and left.
Saga let out a massive sigh. “I am so glad he's going to be ok, Tora!” the brunette smiled a real smile.
“Me too, Saga.” Tora gave the brunette a one-armed hug.
“I guess we should get ready for class, huh?” the brunette sank back into the couch. Tora chuckled. “Yep. Why don't you go get ready and then you can walk with Pon and I to class, ok?” the older man offered. The brunette nodded. A little normalcy sounded nice, even though he wished Shou was around to share it.
**
A tall blonde man stood outside the small apartment complex, waiting for a certain dark-haired man to exit the building. His new boyfriend would be so pleased to see him, especially since Uruha had brought him flowers.
Uruha smiled as he saw the dark-haired man leave the building. He had two others with him, but Uruha was sure they could ditch them.
“TORA!” He yelled, waving madly at the dark-haired man. Tora recognized the crazy robot from the night before with a sinking feeling in his stomach. Why couldn't he have a break from love-robots for one day?
A/N
Not sure if I'm happy with the direction I decided to go, but we're going there, so NYAH! XD
Sorry it took so long for this one. And it's short, but oh well. More Uru-scapades in the next chapter. Comments are <3