PIXAL is human, mechanically enhanced like Zane, but her emotions are hindered by the support system her father built for her. Zane falls in love with her and attempts to bring her heart back to life, but he gets a little more than he expected. XD

Zane

She's starting to come around. It pleases me, there is no end to my elation that PIXAL is finally making emotional headway.

We frequently went on dates and she would smile and embrace me and just little things. It was lovely, having her on my arm. I felt...like I was worth more than just...what I was worth.

Currently I awaited PIXAL's arrival, becoming slightly impatient, as I desperately wanted to see her.

Just over the hill I believed I could see her silhouette, she was moving quite fast, perhaps a little too fast.

Before I could call out and tell her to slow herself she slammed into me, nearly knocking me over with the intensity of her hug.

"Zane..." She sighed, burying her face in my chest. "I've missed you..."

I gently place my arms around her small frame, looking down at her with a warm smile. "You must have." I began, joking. "That almost could have passed as an attack."

She glanced up at me through her eyelashes. "I...I am sorry. I did not intend it as an attack."

I chuckled. "I know."

She peeled herself from my chest and moved to my side, hugging my arm. "So, where are we going?" She queried, laying her cheek on my shoulder.

I shrugged. "I don't know. I figured we could have a nice dinner, maybe go see a movie, or go for a pleasant stroll after."

We began to make our way to the specified eatery, introducing ourselves to the clerk at the front so he could show us to our table.

"Greetings sir." I began. "My name is Zane Julien, I've called recently making a reservation for this establishment."

The man flipped through the sheets of paper on his clipboard, looking back to me after a few minutes. "Forgive me, Mr. Julien, but you are not on this list."

I was dumbfounded, not angry in the slightest, but I was certainly mortified that this was happening now.

"But..." I retorted. "But sir I called four hours in advance."

"I'm sorry, but whoever you spoke to did not write you in. Our facility is full and we have more waiting."

I bowed my head slightly, ashamed of this folly. PIXAL reached up with a hand and made me look down at her. "It is okay, Zane." She said, trying to smile. "We may go somewhere else."

I took her hand from my face, holding it tightly in my own. "L-let's go..." I requested, immediately after pulling her from the restaurant so the others present there couldn't see my extreme distress.

"Zane?" Came her slightly monotonous voice once again. "What is the matter?"

I shook my head, rubbing my free hand through my hair with a sigh. "I...I am sorry...about that."

She lifted her hand, the one that my own occupied, and kissed the back of mine lightly. "I do not care about where we go, I just like that it is you that is with me."

I could feel myself blush, and I couldn't help but smile. Leaning down I wrapped her up in a one armed hug. "You are too tolerant of me, PIXAL."

"Believe me..." She said, sighing. "Being a tour guide...I have tolerated much worse things."

We began our walk again, searching for somewhere to go. "Where do you wish to eat then? Maybe we won't get turned away."

She shrugged, squeezing my arm tightly in a hug. "I am not really hungry." She admitted. "Eating is not a necessity."

"So..." I started to query. "We walk?"

"Yes. We can walk."

And that's what we do. I haven't seen the city since the defeat of the Overlord and since the tour of Borg Industries. It was a bright and lively place, carrying its own rough-edged, neon beauty. It was breathtaking just to see how much my home had changed in such a small amount of time, and it saddened me slightly to know I had missed this wondrous evolution. The walk from my home to the city was like a walk through time.

PIXAL hummed softly, pressing her face into my bicep. "Zane...I want to go home..."

I looked down at her, disappointed in myself. "I am sorry that this date hasn't been...optimal...I-I just..."

She shook her head, eyebrows curving up slightly to portray the misunderstanding. "No no, it was a fine date. I had a good time..." She looked down, cheeks turning slightly pink. "A-and...I meant...your home...not mine..."

My eyes widened. "M-my...my home?"

She nodded sheepishly. "Is that wrong of me?"

I leaned down to her level and gave her a quick, reassuring kiss. "No, it is not wrong of you. Merely, sudden. Perhaps unexpected." I rubbed the back of my neck, embarrassed. "My home, I share it with the other three you saw when we first met. It may be a mess...though I pray that it is not."

"No matter...can I go?" She asked me, lips curled up in a slight smile that I couldn't help but return.

"Yes, we may go see my home." Then I laughed. "I suppose this makes me the tour guide now?"

Somehow she found my little quip funny, replying with a quiet giggle. She was precious, I was overjoyed that she was able to regain her emotional expressiveness.

The walk to my home was extensive, at least was the distance, but it was not trying, we made it home in less than an hour and graciously I showed her in.

She looked about my home, which, as I predicted, was a mess, a mess in which I started to try and clean.

"F-forgive me for this. I'm usually home with them, so it usually isn't so messy."

She stepped up to me, hugging me from behind, her small hands on my chest. "The mess does not bother me. You have a lovely home...mine is...rather inhospitable."

I froze, unable to move lest I wanted to break the embrace. "The Borg tower? But it is such a nice place."

She leaned her head against my back, breathing slowly. "I know, it is very clean and well furnished, but it does not feel like a home..."

I attempted to turn myself around and face her, struggling mightily for a moment before becoming successful. "W-well you are always welcome to come here if you want a rest."

She beamed happily up at me, making my heart stop. "You are very kind to me." She cooed. "It is...surprising sometimes, how you manage to...to stay with me when I am so..."

I put a hand to her mouth. "Don't speak such nonsense." I said, interrupting her from putting herself down. "There is not a thing in this world that I find wrong with you. Now let me give you the grand tour, alright?"

She flushed again, the color on her cheeks was beautiful. "Y-yes sir..." She nearly whispered, following close behind with a hard grip on one of my hands.

"Well I suppose I should show you the important facilities first, in case you come over and require their use." I showed her to each of the bathrooms. "I keep each of these fully stocked at all times with necessities such as soap and toilet paper respectively, and of course other sanitary needs such as oral care products and antiperspirant..." I felt so stupid at this moment but I had to make sure she knew where everything was. "I may add a few feminine products just in case you need them when you visit."

She nodded, remaining silent as I continued the tour.

"We have the kitchen right as we entered the house." I continued, going back down the stairs and to the left into the dining area. "And then to our right is the living room respectively."

With a blush I turned back to the stairs. "And I suppose I should let you know which rooms belong to who, so you don't mistake them for the bathroom or the closet or anything of that nature."

I sighed, opening the first door. "This is Kai's room..." I said, disappointed at how cluttered and disorganized it was. "He...he is the messiest one of us all."

Then the next door. "This is Jay's room. He isn't messy persay...just slightly disorganized, he likes to keep all of his projects out where he can easily see them."

Then the next. "This room belongs to Cole. He is not messy, he just doesn't properly make his bed or fold his clean clothes, so his drawers are chaos."

Then the next. "This is Lloyd's room. He rarely stays with us now but he is just a bit less messy than Kai."

And then the final room, my own.

"Um...and this is mine. I...I try to stay as neat as possible to appease Sensei, his room isn't really a room, just a den toward the back of the house that he converted into a meditation chamber."

PIXAL pushed past me and entered my room, glancing about at my accommodations. A queen size bed, a couple of small dressers for my few outfits, a bookshelf, and one poster that Jay had given me for my alleged birthday.

"P-PIXAL um..." I stammered. "P-please let us go downstairs. We can order a movie from the on-demand channel if you wish."

"But...but I don't wish..." She bowed her head, blushing and approaching me. "I...I want to try something..."

She turned me around and pushed my over to my bed, sitting me down and straddling my lap.

What is she doing?

What is she DOING?

"Wh-what are you doing!?" I asked aloud, perhaps a slight bit louder than I anticipated.

She shifted a little closer to me, head still bowed, hands on my chest. "I-I...I've done research on couples...and...I've read in multiple places that sexual intercourse is a good way to bond to your romantic partner."

My lips parted; I tried to speak to her but I could find nothing to say for a couple of minutes.

"P...PIXAL I..."

She looked at me dead in the eyes. "Yes Zane?"

My face was burning and obviously flushed as I gazed back down at her. "PIXAL perhaps...you should reconsider..."

Her expression fell into one of sadness. "D...do you not want to...?"

I sighed weakly, trying to contain my desires. "I...I...I don't want you...to be hurt..." I finally managed to stammer. "I...I would assume we are both...virgin...so...I personally don't have experience...I know...however...that it supposed...to hurt for a female the first few times..."

She sighed, trembling. "Is...it wrong of me...that I don't mind if it hurts?"

My bravado faltered then. I took her beautiful face in both of my hands and kissed her, not like before where it was quick and unfeeling, but more like I was expressing my love to her through that simple motion.

"I thought I said it before..." I said softly. "There is not a thing in this world that I find wrong with you...there isn't a thought you could have that I would oppose..." I exhaled a shuddery breath. "I just don't want to hurt you..."

She shrugged slightly, her cheeks were that lovely, endearing shade of pink. "I...I trust you..." She whispered. "I got the idea...that it would hurt but I trust...you will be careful..."

I took a few deep breaths, just looking at the breathtaking creature that sat before me. I...I wanted her, I did, though I genuinely feared that I would harm her.

Either way, I laid my hands on her lower back, holding her close as I pulled us both further back onto my bed. I set my back against the headboard, keeping her on my lap. She closed her eyes tightly, head tucked to her chest, she was scared.

"PIXAL...?" I asked softly, taking her rigid hands from her lap and holding them, pressing my lips to them. "You...said you want to...but...really, are you sure?"

A small tear rolled down her cheek and she nodded, offering a quiet hiccup, possibly to cover a sob.

"Okay...okay..." I began to shed my upper layers of clothing, I was getting hot in that jacket anyway. My shirt was a little bit more tedious, buttons running down the entire length of the front. All that was left after those two was my undershirt, which I left on for now. I didn't want to move too quickly, she was already scared enough.

With her shaking hands she reached beneath my shirt and lightly stroked the skin on my chest and stomach. Her touch was light and felt like feathers. I couldn't help but sigh, reaching up and holding them against me through the shirt.

"Zane?" She said, voice wavering. "What's wrong?"

"N...nothing." I stammered, burning up immensely. "There is nothing wrong."

She removed her hands from beneath my shirt and lowered them to the front of my pants, rubbing me slowly.

"Ah..." I grabbed her hands once more, pulling them away despite...despite the pleasantness of the contact. "N-no...no...PIXAL...don't..."

Her face flushed darker, and she bowed her head again. "You don't...like it?"

"Oh..." I breathed. "Goodness PIXAL I...I didn't say that..." I leaned my head back for a split second before pulling her hard against me and claiming her mouth once more, still moving slowly, being careful, but with more passion than before.

I guess it wasn't as passionate before because she hadn't...made me erect.

She whimpered weakly through my sudden advance, squirming in my tight hold.

I pulled back, expression concerned. "T-too much...?"

With a tentative shake of her head she removed herself from her perch, crossing her arms in front of her and gripping the bottom of her own shirt; awkwardly, she peeled it from herself, then self consciously covering her skin. Beneath it there was wires and little nodes all hooked into the support system she bore, making her look monstrous in her eyes, but I pushed her arms away.

"You are beautiful..." I told her, truthfully. "You...you are just..."

All of her skin blushed pink, extremely endearing to me. She was precious.

"Y...you too..." She whispered, pointing to my shirt.

I chuckled. "S-sorry...I...am just as inexperienced as you." With that I pulled my own shirt off, somewhat self conscious myself.

"Oh..." She cooed, crawling close and touching my skin, now uncovered, she studied it closely. "You are...like marble..."

Was it possible for me to blush harder? I don't think it was, but I did grow much warmer, and...I supposed that I got a little more...erect...

"Th-thank you..." I responded, trying not to seem so lost.

She reached down once more to the front of my pants, not rubbing me now, but unbuttoning me, unzipping me. This was actually happening to me.

I helped her remove my pants, those of which were almost breathtakingly restrictive. But I left on my underwear, I...wasn't quite ready yet.

"Zane?" She called again, crawling closer, straddling me. "M...me too..."

I covered my mouth with a hand, looking away. What kind of research did she do? Either way I didn't want to disappoint her, so I fiddled with her silver skirt, struggling to remove it until I realized there were buttons to it...just a zipper on the side.

When it was gone she sat on my hips again, kissing me with muted desire, and...I didn't expect the pressure on me to be so pleasant. I gripped her thighs, leaning into the kiss, pulling her against me. Softly she cried out against my lips, causing me to pause.

"Did that hurt?" I queried lustfully, extremely pent up but still wishing to go at her pace.

With a quiet moan she shook her head, pushing back against my own movement.

"G-goodness PIXAL..." I breathed heavily. "Oh...goodness..."

"Zane...sh..." She sniffled, still frightened it seemed, but becoming a little more needy. "Should we?"

I offered little more than a few ragged breaths for a moment, then looking her in the eyes. "O...only if you want to."

With a nod she removed herself from me one more time, gracelessly removing her underwear. I covered my eyes, not wanting to make her uncomfortable with staring. She was lovely but I couldn't bring myself to. I used one hand to remove my own.

"L-look at me." She nearly begged, taking the hand that covered my eyes. "Please...d-don't cover your eyes, I want you to see..."

Reluctantly I opened my eyes, offering what she wanted of me. I glanced over her, blushing heatedly. "You are still beautiful." I told her, returning my gaze into her startling green eyes. "You do not become more or less so with your clothes removed."

For the final time, she sat on my lap, but we were both bare now and very sensitive to each other's touch.

I put my arms around her, going under hers and stroking my hands over her shoulder blades. She draped hers over my shoulders, leaning in and brushing her lips against mine.

"Just...so you don't worry...I...due to my...enhancements I am...unable to have children..."

Oh that's what I did forget...condoms...

"So this is okay..."

"PIXAL...?"

She pressed herself against me with another quiet moan. "P-please...be careful...please."

"I will...I will..." I told her, grabbing her hips and pulling her close, being slow when I pushed myself in.

"Ah!" She cried, digging her nails into my back. "O-ow...ow..."

"I'm sorry." I immediately apologized, stopping myself from proceeding. "I'm sorry!"

She had her shoulders hunched, face lowered, but I could see her tears streaming freely down her flawless face. I'd done this to her. I felt so terrible. To me this feeling was so perfect, it felt...right...but...not if it was going to make her cry.

"We should stop..." I suggested. "I-I can't do this to you."

She let out a sob. "Y-yes you can. I want you to..." Then leaned closer to me and touched her quivering lips to mine. "I...remember stating that I did not mind if it hurt..."

She'd already broke into a sweat when she started moving against me, trying to cover up her pained cries by kissing me fervently.

The feeling of her, she was very warm and soft and it didn't feel correct to me knowing that I was so pleased when she was in pain.

"Zane..." She breathed weakly. "Move. D-do something..."

"Nnnn..." Oh how I wanted to comply with her wishes, and with my own, this was perfect, I'd never felt anything so perfect. She was amazing. But I...I couldn't she was too fragile.

When I didn't respond she resumed her movements, a little harder now, we were both upright and so leverage wasn't an issue, the issue was controlling myself.

"Ahhh...goodness..." I said in a quiet voice, eyes closed, teeth ground together to prevent myself from being louder.

"D-do...do you l-like it?" She asked me, making me look at her face. "Zane...?"

I gazed at her, breathing heavily, but not being revolting I hope, she was an angel. She truly was. I don't mean this to sound so objectifying but I am glad that she is mine.

"Y-yes..." I replied. "But...but you shouldn't be trying to please me..." I lowered my hands to the small of her back, making her get closer, pushing my length in further. She cried out again, and I twinged with the guilt. "I should be pleasing you."

I reached up and ran my fingers through her soft, silvery hair. "This isn't about me..." I huffed, leaning in and pressing my lips to the delicate skin of her throat. "It never was."

She made a different noise this time, taking her hands from my shoulders and gripping the back of my neck. I continued to explore her skin, offering my tongue against the sensitive areas, during those moments she would moan and try to push closer to me, and I would respond accordingly to that as well; with almost painful slowness I would push and pull myself into and out of her, trying to be so careful with her despite the maddening tension I felt. This was never about me. That was not a lie. I did not want this to please myself. Everything I do is for her...

"Is...is it hurting less?" I asked after a short while, slowing myself even further.

She makes the sweetest noises... I thought stupidly as she whimpered in response to my movement. Very gently she called out my name, then replying to me with a yes.

"K-keep moving." She pleaded, holding me tighter now. "P-please don't stop."

She didn't have to ask me twice. But perhaps I started back with more fervor than I wanted, because she sounded as she had when I first pushed myself in.

"Ow! Zane!"

I stopped again, pulling her into an embrace. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry. I didn't mean-"

When I had ceased she started something unexpected, she began to do what I had been doing for her, removing and replacing myself inside her, her expression was one of pain but on occasion it would falter into one of pure carnal bliss and she would cry out again.

I leaned forward once more, not bothering with my hands, and took her mouth firmly against mine. I want sure how to kiss with tongue, I was just as virgin as she, but I tried, I wanted so badly to please her.

Her research had not been wrong, I did feel personally as if we were becoming one with each other, that we would never be able to be separated after this.

Her body trembled in my arms, and her breathing became short and quick.

"Z-Z-Zane...oh my..." Was all she managed to say to me, but I think I understood. I was on the verge of a climax myself, but I was not going to stop until she was satisfied.

"Shhhhh..." I whispered, returning my lips the soft, delicate skin just below her chin. "D-don't worry...I...I'll make-"

At that moment her grip became extremely tight, and her entire body grew tense. "A-ah...ah Zane...Zane!"

I flushed deep red, but I knew that I wasn't hurting her, just this once. I sped myself just a little, trying to prolong her pleasure as far as I was able, we lasted a few minutes in perfect bliss before I finally released into her with a cry, shortly after becoming soft.

Her lips parted so she could take in her quick breaths, she nearly collapsed against me, Holding me with her arms which, now, didn't grip as tight as steel.

"Zane..." She sighed against my chest, directing her sparkling emerald eyes to my ice blue ones. She was crying again. "Th-that...that was..." She choked out a soft sob, and I responded with another kiss.

"I thought it was beautiful..." I complimented. "You are beautiful..."

She weeped silently into my chest, squeezing me hard. "I-I love you." She whimpered.

I smiled, on the brink of tears myself. "PIXAL..." I replied, laughing for a few seconds like a complete moron. "I...I love you too..."

X.X.X

Up next: Drayk & Ahsha Grace.