As Sasha answers her front door, her expression changes from that of neutral, to joy, her eyes widen in slight surprise as well. "Oh, hey Blue...Aww these are beautiful! Thank you! Please, come on in She gently takes them from me, and walks inside, putting them in a vase, and filling it with cool water.
Nodding, I enter quickly, closing the door behind me silently as I approach her, pausing for a second to watch her actions, before speaking up. "...I met with my team...and got a taste of the back of Nezi Reddo's hand...It was worth it, to be able to return to you."
She smiles sweetly, again, I thought I would get a tooth-ache from merely seeing it. "I'm glad you're here, so, do you have any questions, or want to do anything?" She sets the vase down on the dining-room table, approaching me.
"Yeah, what are you doing to me?...I am...conflicted..."
"What do you mean?"
"When I met with my team, the only word I could use to describe you, was 'Caring'...Before getting back-handed...You are a ranger, my teams and myselfs sworn enemy...But, why do I not feel it anymore..."
"Maybe because you are starting to have feelings, that are new to you, that you don't understand now, but will understand."
"I sincerely hope so...But, just in case...Do you have a safe place for me to power down, to run my anti-virus?...It won't take long, I assure you."
She gives me an odd expression, clearly, still not used to my tech-speak, but shrugs and smiles, nodding. "Sure, in my basement, and I actually have a science lab down there, and work on my fashion designs and spells down there as well." She leads me to the basement, turning on the light. Around the room, many books of magic and arcane sigils are around, along with a literal ton of different kinds of fabrics of many different patterns.
'What an odd place to set up a work station for clothing.' I thought to myself, but, for fear of upsetting her with that thought, not wanting to be perceived as rude, I keep quiet about it.
"Somebody has been busy!" I Chuckle, as I head down into the basement, lying down on the nearest vacant table. Being sure to be out of the way as well, so as not to disturb her should she come down to do some extra work while I am out.
"...Arigato."
"Yes, I'm pretty busy, I have to keep myself busy, especially being alone…and no problem." She smiles, walking out, turning the light off as well. I quickly power down, running my scan. About fifteen minutes later, I reboot, sitting up quickly, staring into space for a few seconds, as if I didn't want to awaken so soon. "Status report, no glitches or viruses detected...Course of action...Unknown..."
"I think you are starting to fall in love." Sasha's voice rings out from the doorway, I quickly sit up and stare at her, surprised to see her awaiting me. Her word echoes in my processors, as I sound out the word.
"Lo-ve?"
"I mean, a robot wouldn't know to give flowers to anyone, right?...Yes, love, it's an emotion that shows how much you care for someone, through the kindness they have shown towards you." As she speaks, she walks over to me, and sits by my side, our eyes/optics locking for a few seconds. I remain silent, both of us do, before looking down and voicing myself.
"Well, being a living machine, I would know such things, but I don't know why I did it..." I slowly stand up and stretch. Looking over at her, once again, my processors take a mental picture of her image, storing it away into my memory banks. I again question why I did that without even realizing I had done it till it was too late, but, again, remain silent about it.
"Like I said, you're starting to fall in love with me, and you care for me.." She smiles, with a hidden smirk, like that of being triumphant, stands up, facing me. It's then I realize, she is only about two or three inches shorter than I.
"Care for you...yes...I do." I pause a bit, but manage to complete the sentence.
"Really?.." She smiles sweetly, and innocently. "But how, though?"
Once again, I pause for a few seconds, as if choosing my own words carefully. "…Unknown..." I look to Sasha, and, without even thinking, I open my arms out to her slowly. She smiles and walks into my arms, hugging me gently, once again, our eyes/optics meeting, and locking. I suddenly blush a light, but noticeable, purple.
"Thank you for welcoming me into your human dwelling...uh...I mean, home."
"Awww, you're blushing…Cute shade too…You're very welcome anytime here."
I blush a deeper purple, still not used to human interaction, clearly. Not used to such compliments of the 'Cute' type either. I suppose I could learn, though.
"You're so cute when you blush…" She smiles and gently pets the top of my helm, the sleek blue metal is a bit cold, but even at her touch, it doesn't fog or smudge, only shines in the light of the room. Without thinking, acting on an unknown impulse, I suddenly kiss her cheek, quickly. She turns a bright red and kisses my cheek back.
"You're so handsome…"
"No idea what I just did...but, Arigato." I smile a bit, my blush has not faded away yet. As I hold her gently.
"You kissed me, and I liked it." She smiles, holding me gently.
"Kiss...A new action for me...heh, glad you liked it though." I smile slightly, but it fades when I realize I hadn't been working, like I should be. It is around this time of day, I cause havoc to the humans, but of course, I can't let her know. "E-Excuse me, I really should get back to work, before I get into bigger trouble, but, I will return, I promise."
Sasha smiles and steps back, as we both walk out the basement, and out the front door. "Ok, I can't wait to see you again!"
I nod and give her an extra hug, not hesitating either, and figuring I would think about her some other time. She waves to me and wishes me good luck, as I warp away.
