Domestic Energy Vampires

by UberNerd121

Moving this out of the crossover section to reach more readers! Collection of short stories centered around a couple of background characters as they strive for their own happily ever after. (Mostly domestic fluff.) Includes elements from another Disney cartoon and a handful of original characters. Not in chronological order, but you can find a detailed timeline on my profile.

33. Conference Call

When Two poked her head into Nos-4-a2's office, he was in the middle of a conference call. His optics were already on the door before she entered, though: he felt her electrical signature as soon as she entered the house. He smiled, sending warmth through her circuits, and extended his hand. Two did him one better, sitting in his lap and lacing her arms around his neck. He returned the hug, nuzzling the top of her head as he responded to a question on the call.

Two didn't pay attention to what Nos was saying, only taking in the overlaid tones of his voice, his accent, his timbre. She pressed her visor into the nape of his neck, right where it fit ‒ where it belonged. His hands stroked slowly down her back as he spoke, keeping her close and surrounding her. Two closed her eyeforms. She was home.

Throughout the rest of the call, Nos-4-a2 played with Two's cloak and traced the contours of her metal while flawlessly maintaining his end of the conversation. When he wasn't speaking, he pressed his lips to the top of her head, cherishing the private luxury afforded him by opting out of the video call. He wondered if they could hear his smile or sense any shift in his demeanor ‒ if anyone did, they didn't speak up about it.

He felt like ages passed before the call came to an end. Two lifted her head as everything wrapped up and everyone said their goodbyes, finally culminating in Nos reaching over to the console and pressing a red button to hang up.

"Hey," she purred.

He laughed softly, running his thumb over her cheek. "Hey yourself!" He kissed her visor, "What are you doing home so early?"

She shrugged. "I thought I'd surprise you."

"Mission accomplished. Let me just finish a few things up real quick, then we can go..."

"No, no, you don't have to if you're in the middle of something. I just wanted to see you."

"What a lovely coincidence. I want to see you, too. Give me ten minutes, then maybe we can watch a movie?"

Two smiled. The last few movies they had watched all ended the same way... neither of them were paying enough attention to the screen to notice. "That sounds wonderful, as long as it's no trouble."

"None at all. It'll do me good to step away from this for a while... and I can't think of a better distraction."

"That's what I'm good for," Two laughed.

"Mmm. You're the best distraction I've ever had."