Ro Rowen and Zee said there good-byes to everyone as they left Dr. Selig's house for the airport. Ro was still a little tired but she managed to stay awake enough. Zee got on the closest flight to the time they got there which was about fifteen minutes before they came. Ro and Zee got through the airport quickly since they only had one backpack. But the one thing Ro didn't understand how Zee could get through the metal detector with out getting beeped or something.
Ro fell asleep on the airplane leaving a very bored Zee. He didn't have anything to do while on the airplane. Usually when they were on a plane or a train he would talk to Ro but she needed her rest. Ro stayed asleep pretty much throughout the whole flight. She woke up about a half an hour before landing.
"Hmm, Zee are we there yet?"
"Almost a couple minutes till landing."
"Alright."
"Ro what can we do in Hawaii?"
"Well there's the beach or marketplaces I've heard about or there's waterfalls and stuff."
"Well we can stay here as long as we want."
"It's okay tin man we'll do everything we can no matter how long it takes."
"Okay Ro." They both walked off that plane with a small backpack and an unlimited cred card and that's all they needed. Ro walked out of the airplane to see pretty much an island paradise. She saw a guy standing out in the front with her name on the front of a sign. Zee led her to him.
"Hello are you Rosalie Rowen and Zee Smith?"
"Yeah." He placed lei over her head.
"Welcome to Hawaii. I was sent by the hotel to come and pick you up."
"Yes, that is correct."
"Welcome to Honolulu. I heard that both of you are booked to stay here for two weeks?"
"Yes, Ro wanted a long vacation."
"Oh I am sorry Ro I didn't mean to call you Rosalie. I'm sorry if I have offend you."
"No prob." They both stepped into a jeep.
"Neither of you brought much luggage?"
"We travel a lot and like to keep light."
"Oh I understand. So are you two planning on seeing the other islands."
"We haven't really planned on anything yet we were going to do as it came along."
"Uh huh many do it that way." Ro smiled as she had arrived. They stopped in front of the hotel lobby. It was a huge hotel. It had long halls and big rooms. Zee checked into the hotel while Ro went to get a soda. She came back with a plastic bottle in her hand while Zee waited for her. They both walked up to the hotel room.
"Wow not too bad Zee."
"I thought you would like it."
"Finally we can relax and have a good time doing it." Zee smiled weakly. He looked over at Ro who was sitting on the bed resting. He sat down by Ro after a couple minutes of uncomfortable silence.
"What's up Zee?"
"Ro did you like Stephan?"
"He was okay, why?" She raised an eyebrow at him.
"I was just wondering." Ro turned around and lay on the bed looking up at Zee as she sighed.
"Zee are you jealous?" She said suspiciously.
"That's a human emotion."
"So, you care about things don't you?"
"I don't know."
"Well you cared about your freedom is that a human emotion?"
"I suppose."
"Well don't you care about anything else?"
"Yeah like you but you're my friend." Ro smiled as he said that.
"See but most robots don't have friends do they?"
"But I'm different." RO smile grew even more as she caught him in her trap.
"Exactly you're different and that means you could be jealous."
"But…"
"Well anyway, I think I like you better as a friend Zee, he's a lair and a show off."
"You mean it?"
"Only if you admit you're jealous. Either way I told you, you can't lose me."
"That's not what I'm afraid of." He murmured to himself.
~Zee's POV~
During those two weeks I never saw Ro smile more. She seemed to at least have a relaxed smile if she curled up on the bed or sitting next to me or wrapped up in a towel drying off from the ocean. I remember her smile when she played on the beach with some other kids her age. She looked a lot younger than before when we were running from the federal agents. She was definitely more relaxed than ever before when I met her.
It was late one night and I wanted to show her something special. I drove to a stable close to the ocean after a late dinner. I grabbed out a horse. She seemed confused. I pulled her up on the horse with me. I held onto her tightly as she sat in front of me. Ro had somewhat liked some guys she met here but nothing serious. I was just worried about her that was all. No emotions between her and me. I rode swiftly across the beach as the waves crashed upon the shore.
I slowed the horse down a little bit as we watched the moon light the night. "Zee it's beautiful." I nodded keeping quiet. "Zee why did you save me when we first met?"
"I don't know I saw you were in trouble and I wanted to help."
"You were programmed to be a hero weren't you?"
"How should I know?"
"It wasn't meant to get answered."
"Oh I'm sorry."
"It's alright I've almost gotten used to the robot conversation. It's just taking a while."
"Ro are you happy?"
"I've never been happier in my life Zee."
"Would you ever leave?"
"No Zee I wouldn't."
"You promise?"
"Sure I promise." She leaned back against me. I looked down at her. She looked completely content or relaxed. I really couldn't tell. "Zee do you think I could ever find my family?"
"I'm sure you can Ro. I'll help you find them okay?"
"Okay." She leaned into my body. "Zee it's getting cold."
"Alright let's head back." I rode through the night swiftly as Ro fell asleep in my arms. I had the stable boy take a picture before I jumped off of the horse and took my sleeping friend off carefully. As soon as I got back into the hotel room I placed her on the bed. She curled up on top of the blanket and rested her head on the soft pillows. I laid next to her looking at her while she slept. I soon got up and grabbed a throw Ro got in the market over her.
She looked like a smaller child version of herself. She didn't look like a teenager but a small child. She was in a pair of short overalls and a gray spaghetti strap tank top with a yingyang on the front with Hawaii written in cursive. She sighed deeply in her sleep. I just watched over her the whole night.
That next morning at about nine Ro started to wake up. I got up from her bed and walked over to a nearby chair I pretended to look at a magazine. She stretched out. "Good morning Zee."
"You too."
"You want to go snorkeling today?"
"Sure." After Ro got dressed we went down to a place where there was snorkeling. We got some gear for Ro. She put on after taking off her cover up shirt. She placed her flippers, mask and snorkel on before walking out to the ocean. I watched her for a little bit till a big wave came up behind her. It knocked her over and she was staying underwater. I ran up to her pulling her up. She seemed surprised. "Zee what wrong?"
"Weren't you drowning?"
"No Zee I'm fine, come on this is amazing."
"Okay." I made sure no one was looking and I changed my hologram with mask and snorkel and a pair of swimtrunks. I followed Ro slowly through the warm water. On my monitor it was 78 degrees. I saw many different fish and pieces of coral we swam around for a while looking at the fish. We found a place where it was deep but it had a lot of fish. I checked my monitors. I found a hidden cave. I pointed up to the surface and went up. "Ro."
"Yeah Zee."
"Grab on to my back I found something."
"Okay." She wrapped her arms around my neck tightly as I started my feet like a boat engine. We made it to the place in less than two minutes. I stopped my feet and let Ro off my back "You can really swim fast."
"Yes. You've seen me swim like that before."
"I know but I forgot how fast you could go. Anyway Zee what is it you wanted to show me."
"Here there's a cave here. Come on." I swam ahead of her as we both entered the cave. It was kind of weird how it looked since the water reflected the light coming down from the ceiling to the cave walls. It seemed almost like someone was painting across the way in different colors. There was a small waterfall on the far end of the cave. Ro sat up on it kicking her legs in the water. I lifted myself out of the water and sat next to her.
"Zee do you think us meeting was supposed to happen?" She said looking at her feet in the water.
"What do you mean?"
"Like fate? Destiny? It was known that one day we would meet?"
"I do not understand Ro."
"Okay, say if I was never here what do you think you would be?"
"Probably reprogrammed as a killer."
"You think I made that big of a difference?"
"Well to me you have."
"Why do you think that?"
"I wouldn't of thought of my creators convincing the feds about my freedom. I would have been caught by them about two months ago."
"Every since the day we met?"
"Yes I think I would of never escaped them without your help." She smiled, as she looked around at the water moving her foot a little bit. She leaned on me.
"Thanks Zee." I've known Ro for a while and this vacation seems to make her a lot happier at least that's what it looks like on the outside. She always seemed to struggle to smile and now it seems easy for her. Suddenly I felt myself moving and I dripped into the water. I came up to see Ro smiling. "Got ya." She threw her head back laughing.
I smiled to myself as I splashed her. "Hey, Hey stop I give." She was soaked from head to toe. It was a good thing she was wearing a swimsuit. "Come on Zee lets see what's out here."
We both walked up through the cave till we found a little area of tropical greenery as an exit. Ro gasped as she saw a cascade of waterfalls ahead. She ran up and jumped into the small pool of water. It was fresh water with a few fish living in it. She came back up for air. I jumped in after her. She smiled at me as she splashed me. "Ha that's for earlier in the cave."
"Grrr." I swam after her she started to scream with fear. I didn't want to scare her though.
"Ahh no Zee stop." I pulled her under then brought her back up close to me. She was laughing the whole time. She brought her brow to mine looking at my eyes. "Zee this greatest vacation I ever had." She whispered.
"Really?"
"Really." Ro smiled as she held onto my neck. I extended my legs to the bottom of the small pond under the waterfall. My arms just seemed to wrap around her waist.
"Ro I kinda need to tell you something."
"What is it?" She said looking concerned.
"Well I um glad to see you having such a fun time here."
"Uh well I'll be happy to anytime for you." She smiled before swimming underwater again. I reclined my legs back to normal size. I climbed over to a ledge out of the water. I found a red flower on the ground by my hand. It was very pretty. I plucked it off the bush sitting on the ledge waiting for Ro to come up from the water. She could hold her breath for almost a minute and half. She came up from the water splashing around.
"Ro!" I had to yell over her splashing and the waterfalls.
"Yeah Zee?"
"Catch." I tossed the flower to the water. It landed right beside Ro.
"Thanks Zee." I smiled before turning around. She wouldn't love me. I'm too weird for her. I try to act normal for her but I don't know how. Maybe one day she'll love me for me. For now I can just watch her be happy and content.