- Forth Story: Shard x Nicole (First tryout!)
But... since when did A.I.'s have to sleep?... Maybe I just daydreamed for hours.
...Or was it nightdream?
Nicole's CPU flooded with info and codes, pouring out into the files in front of her. She carefully examined over the coding, which made perfect sense to her. Reading off the binary code to herself in her mind, she was completely focused on her work.
"Nicole..?" a familiar voice said from the front of the computer. Her lynx ears perked straight up, and she rushed over from the files to the desktop window, pixelating onto the screen. Shard stood there, smirk on face and hands on his hips. "Why are you up so late?". "I was researching over the documents. Did you need anything?" she replied, spinning around to face the screen behind her, continuing her work. "I was wondering you wanted to play a round of chess," he responded. She turned back around to him and gently smiled. "I guess it wouldn't hurt.". He digitalized into the computer, and they both went off to the digital realm.
"Nicole takes checkmate.". She pushed over Shard's bishop, winning the game. He sighed out of defeat, and the pieces vanished into the air like mist. She yawned silently, Shard turning around to face her again. "We both need to rest...". She stood up and responded, "I don't need to sleep.".
"H-Hey! What are you-?!"
He scooped her up into his arms and carried her to the digital couch, where they're fondest memories happened together. He plopped her down on it, along with a blanket, and snuggled up next to her. She blushed in slight protest and looked at him. She had a mix of feelings at this moment; she couldn't decide if she was enjoying him cuddled up to her, or if she was annoyed he was keeping her from her work. Nicole sighed, knowing there's no use in trying to get him to leave her be. Her ears relaxed down, one resting on his head. He smiled, his core giving off a slightly deeper glow. He didn't exactly understand love, and neither did Nicole, but they enjoyed each other's company and affection. When they had the time, or it was their day off, they would sneak off to the couch and play board games. But right now, they both were enjoying themselves how they were. Nicole started to drift off, not having much sleep the past few days. Shard waited until she fell asleep, then started charging, instantly putting him in a deep sleep. The last thing she remembered was Shard scooting his arm under her, keeping her in a warm embrace.