(ON HOLD) A Robot With Issues | Ishimondo Android AU

Chapter 21

The first thing that he heard was soft sniffling. But everything was still black. He couldn't open his eyes. He felt.. weak.

..Taka?

Then the sniffling turned into sobs.

Taka..!

With all his might, he opened his eyes.

There he was, in all his glory, Kiyotaka. Even while crying he still looked as beautiful as ever. But as magnificent as he looked, each drop of his tears felt like a stab to Mondo. Why was he crying?

He placed a hand on his thigh. Kiyotaka inhaled sharply at the contact. 

Kiyotaka didn't get to look up at Mondo because he was immediately engulfed into a hug. The crying boy hugged back and after a moment, his sobs of sadness turned into louder sobs of relief.

"M-Mondo!" he sobbed between his words against Mondo's shoulder, "I-I thought you were g-gone! I-I thought I-"

"Shh.. I'm here- I'm okay- You're okay." Mondo rubbed circles on his back.

"I'm- I'm sorry! I'm such a horrible person! You have e-every right to hurt me- leave me even!"

"No…" Mondo pulled away to firmly place his hands on Kiyotaka's shoulder, "You're not horrible and you don't deserve to be hurt."

"N-no! Y-you're lying! I was so distant and treated you h-horribly that you-" he cut himself off. He stared at the ground with his tearful ruby eyes.

"I what?"

"Y-you…" Kiyotaka avoided eye contact by shutting his eyes, "You killed t-them…" he stared at Mondo's blue eyes, "R-right?"

"Yes," Mondo paused for a few seconds before adding, "It was for the best."

Kiyotaka suddenly sobbed harder. Mondo's eyes widened. Panicked by Kiyotaka's outburst, he embraced him to try to calm him down.

"Shh don't cry."

"D-don't." Kiyotaka pushed Mondo away, "I- You- You're a murderer and I-" he gulped before adding, "It's my fault…"

"No it's not. The blood is on my hands and they deserved it anyways."

"They didn't!" Kiyotaka shouted, "They were just- They weren't given the proper guidance when they were younger… I should've guided them to the right path as the school's moral compass but I- I failed…"

Mondo furrowed his eyebrows, his eyes turning red, "That's no excuse for hurting ya."

"But I deserve to be hurt by them, Mondo! I failed them! I got them expelled by the headmaster and now they're struggling to get jobs and survive because of me!" Kiyotaka shouted with tears steadily leaking down his cheeks.

Before Mondo could object, Kiyotaka said, "M-murder is not the answer, Mondo… I-I could've talked to them. They still had potential to improve."

Mondo gritted his teeth, "Whatever they were struggling with was their problem. That doesn't excuse hurting ya- let alone beating the shit out of ya!" Mondo slowly stood up, the charging cable fell down as he towered over Kiyotaka that was still on the ground.

"Whatever potential they had was just a potential to be a menace to society! If they're alive again I will be FUCKING HAPPY TO KILL THEM AGAIN WHEN I GOT THE CHANCE! I WILL MURDER ANYONE I WANT TO MURDER, TAKA. AS LONG AS THEY H-"

Mondo was cut off when the door was kicked open with a bang. Before either Mondo or Kiyotaka could react, three people ran inside and sped towards them.

"YOU STAY AWAY FROM TAKA YOU FUCKING BITCH!!" A red haired man holding a baseball bat shouted… Wasn't his name Leon?

"Yeah! You stay away!" Yasuhiro's shouting followed. He grabbed his coat and threw it at Mondo's face, covering his upper body and blinding him. "Taka! Run away while the alien's blinded!" he yelled while Mondo was standing there, confused.

"Guys! This might be a misunderstanding," a short male stood between them. What was his name again..? Cheerio?

"What are you talking about? He was gonna kill our best boy!" Leon argued.

"I'm pretty sure he wasn't going to. We didn't overhear the entire conversation or know the full story after all and look!" Cheerio pointed at Mondo, "He's just standing there. He's harmless."

"But Taka is crying!" Yasuhiro pointed at a wide eyed Kiyotaka.

Mondo grabbed the coat that was covering his face and threw it onto the ground. He looked at Kiyotaka. There were obvious tear tracks on his cheeks. Had.. had Mondo hurt him again?

Kiyotaka wiped his own tears, probably self-conscious because Yasuhiro had pointed it out.

Cheerio slowly approached Kiyotaka while occasionally glancing at Mondo. He kneeled down and muttered, "Taka, are you okay?"

Kiyotaka nodded and quietly said, "Yes.. I'm fine." Mondo knew that was a lie.

Cheerio still eyed Kiyotaka worriedly while holding out his hand. Kiyotaka took it and stood up. He seemed to have calmed down considerably.

"You know..." Kiyotaka faced Yasuhiro and Leon, pointing a finger at them, "That was not proper etiquette for visiting other people's home," he scolded.

"Ah shit- sorry," Leon dropped his baseball bat.

"And also, breaking the door to our home is unnecessary as the door was unlocked the entire time," Kiyotaka added. Mondo felt his whirring got louder at the mention that Kiyotaka's home was their home. Both Kiyotaka and Mondo's home.

Yasuhiro turned around to stare at the now broken door, "Umm.. yeah. I'll pay for that. My bad." He sheepishly scratched the back of his neck

Cheerio giggled before his demeanor turned back to being serious. "I.. I think we need to have a talk."

A/N
heyy I'm back! :D thanks for being patient with me, guys!
hope this chapter is not too bad. especially since I've been gone for almost a month, haha.