Multifandom Imagines

Connor Part 5

I can't tell you for how long we've been hugging, but I can tell you that Connor was the one to end it. He got a message about a deviant attack at a News Station.
We hurry to the car and get in and I start driving towards the station. On our way there, Connor takes my hand. I look at my our hands, and then at Connor, surprised. He doesn't say anything, he doesn't look at me, nothing. I smile and hold his hand while paying attention at the road.
When we reach the station, Connor let's go of my hand and gets out of the car. I follow him into the building, then into the elevator. The doors open and I can see cops everywhere. And...the FBI?
I see one of the cops from me department and join him.
'Lieutenant' he greets me.
'Gee, is this a party and nobody invited us?' I say, joking.
'This is big, Lieutenant. They hacked into the broadcast and interrupted the news program to present their speech in which they demanded equal rights and end of slavery for androids. Even the Feds want a piece of this'
I look around at the FBI agents checking evidence. There are a lot of them.
'They took out the guards at the door and one of the station's employee was killed. One bullet, straight through the heart, from 50 feet. Only an android can shoot like that'
Connor already walked into the broadcasting room and he's analyzing everything. He checks the speech and I join him.
'Can you see anything?' I ask.
'I found his code and number. He was registered as Markus. He might be their leader' he answers, but he doesn't look at me.
Connor looks at the chairs infront of the screen and sees something.
'Where are the androids that were working here?' he asks the cop.
'We put them in the kitchen. There is no proof that the were involved, but we didn't know what to do with them'
Connor nods and then walks towards the stairs that lead to the roof. On our way up, I add something else the cop told me:
'They escaped through the roof, using parachutes. That's fucking impressive if you ask me'
He still doesn't tell me anything. On the roof, he seems to already know what he's looking for. He's following something.
'Blue blood?' I ask, finally realizing.
'One of them was hurt, they shot it. It might still be here'
Connor opens the door of some storage closet or whatever that is and the deviant storms out, shooting Connor. I run up to him and help him up, while dragging him towards a place where we can take cover. I hear gunshots and FBI agents screaming at the deviant to surrender.
'You have to tell them to stop! If they destroy it, we won't find out anything!' Connor shouts at me.
'I can't tell them what to do, Connor. They are the FBI, they kinda do what they want. And the deviant is also dangerous. Just stay here, Connor' I tell him on a serious tone.
But of course he doesn't listen to me. He gets up and starts running towards the deviant, dodging bullets. I swear my heart stopped for a second when he reached the deviant. Connor takes the deviants arm and his skin dissapears again, showing a little part of his true form, just like it happened in the interrogation room. Then I hear a gun shot and I scream
'CONNOR!'
I run towards the two androids, but before I get there, the deviant falls to the ground. It killed itself. I take Connor by his shoulders.
'Connor?! Connor, can you hear me? Are you okay?'
He looks at the deviant and quietly says 'I'm okay'.
'Are you sure?' I ask again.
'Yes, I'm fine' he answers louder this time, but he doesn't look okay. He looks shocked, like he's about to break down.
He's shaking. I sit on the ground and I pull him next to me. I take his face in my hands and shush him.
'Connor, you're okay. Calm down, I'm here'
'When-' he tries to say.
'Take your time, Connor, I'm here'
'When it fired- I felt it die. Like I was dying' he says, still shaking. 'I was scared' he adds afterwards.
The fear and terror in his eyes are visible. You see, since I am human, I've been trained for years how to hide my feelings, how to manage them, how to not let them take over me, to be as cold as possible. But Connor is an android and wasn't supposed to feel any of these feelings, so he hadn't received any of these trainings. And now all these emotions he's feeling all at once are taking over him. He doesn't know how to react to them, he doesn't understand them. It's too much for him.
I grab him and hug him again, holding him close to me, and whispering calming words into his ear. After a while, he stops shaking. I move away, breaking the hug, just to look at him. I know all the agents are watching. I feel their eyes on us. But I don't care. Fuck them.
Connor finally looks at me and I smile. I caress his cheek.
'Hi there' I say, still smiling. 'You feeling any better?'
He nods and then he does something I never expected him to do. He kisses me. It's a short kiss, since he's never done it before. But I'm left there, stunned. He finally smiles.
'Thank you, Y/n, I have no idea what I would've done without you'
'I- Uh, sure, anytime' I stutter.
Then his face goes blank again, in just one second, and he starts talking empty again. 'What the hell?' I ask myself.
'Now, I saw something, in it's memory. A word, Jericho. It seemed to be written on a boat, an old one, abandoned'
I follow him back into the building, and into the elevator, but I feel like I'm following a totally different person than the one that just kissed me on the roof. It feels like he's back to being a machine again and it breaks my heart.