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

Chapter 5

Kiyotaka made tea for Chihiro as an apology. They sat together at the dining table near Mondo's limp body that was on the floor. Kiyotaka ate his now cold plate of omelette while Chihiro sipped his tea.

"Chihiro, I'm sorry-"

"Taka, I already told you, I'm fine. You kinda saved me from getting punched too anyways," Chihiro reassured Kiyotaka.

He nodded but Chihiro could still see the guilt in Kiyotaka's eyes.

"By the way…" Chihiro started, "Are you sure that you're safe with that.. android living with you?" he asked worriedly while glancing at the android that was on the floor.

"I.. I don't know… But what else can I do? I can't just throw him out. He's too valuable and it feels like throwing out an actual human being," he lightly tapped the plate using his spoon.

"Do you have the android's creator's phone number?" Chihiro asked.

"I don't have their number but I do know that their name is Miu Iruma."

"I think I've heard that name before..," Chihiro tapped his chin. His eyes widened once he remembered, "Oh! I remember about a few months ago, Miu, one of the seniors at my college, asked me to tutor her about AIs. I tutored her the basics of an AI for about a week. But after that, we don't talk much anymore."

"Wait a sec…" Chihiro grabbed a phone from his pocket and turned it on. He tapped and scrolled a few times on his phone, "I still have her number. I'll message you her number so that you can ask about.. warnings and such regarding the android," he shoved his phone back inside his pocket.

Kiyotaka smiled politely, "Thank you very much, Chihiro."

"You're welcome!" Chihiro replied.

He got up from the chair after he had finished downing his tea, "Well, I gotta go now. This was an.. interesting experience," he giggled while grabbing his things from the table.

Kiyotaka also stood up, "Okay. I'll open the door for you."

After they had said their goodbyes and Chihiro was no longer in sight, Kiyotaka closed the door and stood there for a good while.

Kiyotaka sighed. He still felt extremely guilty for what just happened.

He walked back to the kitchen and without thinking, he turned Mondo back on.

The sound of whirring filled the room once again. Even though Mondo was probably really dangerous, the sound of his whirring made Kiyotaka felt a little bit less lonely.

It didn't take long before Mondo snapped his eyes open.

Kiyotaka yelped when Mondo suddenly got up and quickly hugged him, "Ah! Mondo?!"

"..'m sorry," Mondo muttered.

Kiyotaka couldn't answer anything. He was too surprised and he didn't expect this to happen. After a while, Kiyotaka finally reciprocated the hug.

But it didn't last long because Mondo abruptly pushed him away. Not with much force, but enough to make Kiyotaka stumble back. He got a better look of Mondo's face and saw that his eyes were pink but they were slowly turning back to purple.

"Laptop?" Mondo tilted his head.

Kiyotaka straightened his posture, "You were very reckless, Mondo. And for attacking Chihiro, I will not let you borrow my laptop for today," he said sternly.

Mondo had an angry expression on his face. His eyes turned red for a split second but they turned back to purple.

Surprisingly, he didn't snap at Kiyotaka and walked over to the living room. Kiyotaka watched Mondo plugging the charging cable into his back with a bit of struggle. Wow, he was starting to be quite independent.