Gracious Heart

A Heroman Fanfiction

Chapter 2: Awake My Soul

When the sapphire-eyed human took me from that trashed-filled doom, I felt a small twinge of fear (was that even possible?) that he might soon lose interest in me. That he might throw me away.

(…I'm scared…)

The setting sun shines through the purple fabric of the sapphire-eyed human's backpack that I lie in now, revealing the rest of my shattered remains that he had meticulously gathered from the road and the trashcan, from my battered limbs to chips of my plastic armour, all gathered and placed into a paper bag he had fished out. The sapphire-eyed human has slowed down from his steady jog, must be from the books he had been carrying so my remains and I weren't crushed by the weight.

(…so thoughtful …)

There is rustling outside my confinement; I think I heard his footsteps fade out and in a few times before the bag was finally opened, showing his smiling face as he lifted me with the same tenderness from before, revealing to me his bedroom.

While 'that human's' bedroom was spacious and filled with everything a child could ever want, I found that I liked the sapphire-eyed human's room the best. His room is very…simple, clean, everything a child should ever need. Though it was smaller than the one I used to live in and with only a large book case to hold his things, this has more warmth to it, like it actually felt like a…

"Welcome to my home."

(…yes, a home…)

"But since you're here now… I guess it's your home too!"

(…My Home.)

… I think I'm going to melt a circuit…

xXx

A week and a half has passed since my second chance and life here has been better than the one I previously had.

As soon as he had finished giving me a grand tour of his home (even introduced me to his grandmother, she's so small!), the sapphire-eyed human placed himself on a green mat in his room and, as he promised, began the tedious job of repairing me.

He was careful with everything that was me, from reconnecting loose wires to piecing plastic chips back together and during that time, he had never once complained or given up.

(…such a diligent master…!)

It had been day four here when I caught myself uttering 'that word' in my processing unit. When I was thrown away, I promised myself that no one could ever earn that title, but when he came through that door, placed his bag on his empty bed and began putting my chest plate back on with only heated glue, I threw away that angered promised and the sapphire-eyed human became whom I now called Master.

(…My Master…)

"It's looking pretty good."

Master's friend has come over tonight, bringing nourishment for Master eat as he started putting me together to see how I was looking.

"Yeah!" Master replied, lifting me up with a satisfied look. "I gave it a name too."

"A name?"

(…a name?…)

"Heroman!"

()

"Hero…?"

"That's the name of this robot."

(…hero…)

"Sounds nice, I like it."

(…well, I love it…)

Master returns to inspecting me once again, not noticing the warm smile that his friend sent to him.

"Heroman, huh?" Master's friend mutters softly.

(…that's my name, don't wear it out…)

xXx

"Finished!" Master cried out in joy as he placed the glue gun down before lifting me up to his eye level. "Heroman…"

(…he did it…)

"Go, Heroman!" Master spoke into my useless controller, lifting me above his head like I was flying in the sky. "Get the bad guys! Punch, kick!"

If I was still able to move like before, I would have joyfully obeyed my Master's command, I would've uppercut and kicked my imaginary foes, just to see my Master's smile.

(…to let me be his hero…)

"Joey!" Master's Grandmother called from her room. "Isn't it about time?"

"Oh, that's right."

Disappointment went through me as Master placed me back on my chair, getting ready to leave for his daily evening ritual or 'job' as Master called it. I wished he played with me just a little longer.

"See you later." Master smiled at me before turning off the light and closing the door.

(…come home safe…)

xXx

(…No!...)

Fear rushed throughout me as I felt the first drops of rain fall on me through the open window above me that Master had forgot to close.

This was it. I'll be thrown out for sure, Master will find me wet from the rain and throw me out, deeming me useless.

(…useless…)

I was soaking wet from the raging storm above, when the door was shoved open by…Master! Drenched wet himself, Master's expression went from exhaustion to panic in seconds when he saw me.

(…what?...)

"Oh, no! The rain!" Master cried out as he ran towards me, arms stretched out to grab me, as if he was trying to save me from the water that was now sliding down my wiring and into my circuits.

(…such a kind master…)

Before everything went into haze of white and blue, my last thought was…

(…let me be his hero…)

xXx

And that's chapter 2~! Hope you enjoy it~! I would also like to thank 'Xenos Dream' and 'randomwhositz' for reviewing chapter 1.

Did some minor editing in chapter 1 after 'Xenos Dream' helpfully pointed out that Joey's eyes are blue instead of green…they look green when I watch the episodes…