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The first few days all they really had Feliciano do was housekeeping. They knew their parents would be impressed when they returned home and their house was in better shape than when they left. All the yard work was complete, dishes always done on time, floors scrubbed of all filth. If Feliciano hadn't been an HR they probably would have been blown away by the attention to detail.

He was programmed to do this, they reminded themselves every day.

As the three of them sat together for dinner, an extravagant German feast prepared at Gilbert's request, Ludwig had decided to question his birthday gift for the very first time.

"How old are you?"

"My programming is the newest and top of the line."

"Do you like cleaning?"

"I do not have opinions."

"Do you like this food?"

"It has obvious nutritional benefits."

Every question was either dodged or deflected with that same soft, soothing expression. Harmony Bots were built to make their owner's feel comfortable and at ease, yet Feliciano's answers bothered him.

He understood the chip and what it did, but wasn't he still... human?

Ludwig watched the other eat, he had seen him sleep, and even excuse himself to use the washroom. He put on extra layers when he was cold, and removed them when he was hot.

Robots didn't do that, humans did.

"Feliciano, a little to the left- oh fuck yes!"

Ludwig felt his blood run cold as he jogged up the stairs towards Gilbert's bedroom, slamming the door open at the sounds he had heard from the kitchen, frowning and holding his face in his hand at the sight.

"I didn't know you were programmed to give massages~!" Gilbert moaned, turning his head to face the door and waving happily at his younger brother.

Feliciano nodded, eyes focused on his work as he hovered above the other, working his hands on the other's back. "I am efficient in a wide range of activities. As a domestic model I am suited primarily for making you happy."

Ludwig shook his head and left.

Why can't a robot be happy?

He woke up many hours later to the sound of a door opening and closing. That was odd, as Gilbert would have told him if he had planned to leave the house, and his parents were not due back home for another few days.

Jumping out of bed and grabbing his house coat he fled his room towards the noise.

Were they being robbed? Perhaps their dogs had finally found a way to open the back door and were trying to let themselves into the yard!

... the last one seemed overly improbable, as Feliciano always let them out like clockwork.

Feliciano. Ludwig bit his lip and began to walk even faster. It was very possible that someone was there to steal him. Harmony Bots were said to be able to defend their selves but Ludwig wasn't so sure. The small brunette didn't seem that strong.

He reached the still open screen door and stopped, his lips forming a small frown. Something was wrong. He had found the source of the noise, which had been Feliciano. For the first time since he had been given the HR he was just standing there, doing nothing.

Something was very wrong.

Feliciano stared up at the night sky, clear and beautiful, sparkling with possibilities. It had been weeks since he was able to bypass the Harmony Chip and do something like this.

He had been raised and programmed to serve and only care for the happiness of others, but this made him happy. He didn't know how, but he knew this was beautiful.

It was something he struggled with, every day of his life, and he could never voice it. The Harmony Chip forced his body to perform every task it did, to say everything he said, and if not it would take control of his body in a way that hurt like nothing else in the world.

Yet underneath everything, Feliciano was always there. He heard every question from the Beilschmidt brothers and yearned to answer them.

He was seventeen.

He hated cleaning.

And German food tasted like ass.

Ludwig had pulled Feliciano back into the house and then inspected his head for any possible dents or injuries, and then began to question him to possibly find the problem.

"Did you get a large amount of water in your ears?"

"No."

"Are you experiencing a malfunction?"

There was a long pause as Ludwig could only assume he was running diagnostics.

"No, I am fully operational."

"Why were you stargazing?"

He could hear it. A small spark inside Feliciano's head, and by the way the HR's head jerked he knew something had happened, which was verified when Feliciano gave him a terribly sad smile.

"The stars are beautiful." He whispered, not in his silky manufactured voice- this was the weak voice of someone in distress, this was a human voice.

Before Ludwig could respond Feliciano raced across the room, plugged himself back into the wall and turned off into sleep mode.

Ludwig told Gilbert the next night and his older brother wasn't very easily convinced, but he loved Ludwig with all his heart and because it was summer vacation he was willing to chase this wild thread of fantasy before his next year of University started.

Gilbert had told them they provided a pamphlet on every unique Harmony Bot with their user manual and he had read it so many times he could probably recite it off my heart by now, written in the same elegant script he had seen Feliciano write on containers of leftovers.

Hello, my name is Feliciano Vargas! I am your new DOMESTIC HARMONY BOT and I look forward to serving you for years to come! I am Italian and am fluent in both my native language and English.

In my sound settings you can set my voice to either Italian, English, or accented English.

I am trained in many forms of self defense and can cook with the expertise of any gourmet chef around the world.

As all Harmony Bots are sterile I am also capable of being a bed companion, provided you follow proper care procedure afterwards.

Despite how I may look and act, I do not have any feelings or emotions, so please do not worry for my well being or question me on anything personal.

Thank you for your purchase, and please bring any malfunctions or oddities to the attention of the Harmony Company.