"Are you ready?" Astro asked Uran after she had tightly wrapped her arms around his neck.

"As ready as I'll ever be." she decided.

"Alright then." he then told her before carefully taking off.

Up and up into the atmosphere they went, Astro choosing to take a slow ride this time as they grazed along the inky night sky. Uran choose to close her eyes and enjoy the ride with Astro taking her along as if they were on a slowed down roller coaster. It was enjoyable for the both of them as they soared through the air without a care in the world.

There was a point where Astro flew near a large river, getting close enough for Uran to skim her finger against the water. After she pulled her hand back in, Astro flew back up into the night sky with a flourish. They flew for several minutes afterwards, Astro and Uran making up a little dance as they flew around- there where parts where he's let her drop, but then pick her up again from behind. Then, he would throw her up into the air, then she would fall back onto his back. There was a sense of comfort from knowing that he would never intentionally try to drop her again.

The only thing that stopped them from flying for longer was the sun rising over the horizon. And school. They still kind of had school that day too.

Astro flew back to Uran's home a little before six o'clock when her alarm went off. He set her down back in her bedroom and walked away from her a bit so she could catch her breath.

"I never want to do that again." Uran told him sternly. Unable to contain it, Astro let out a laugh that rang throughout Uran's room like a little bell. Uran's face etched into a tiny smile as well, and ended up laughing with him.

"Man, I'm going to so exhausted today." Uran then remarked. "I wonder if I could get Daddy Walrus to let me sleep in."

"He'd let you do that?" Astro inquired as his eyes grew wide with wonder.

Uran gave an indifferent shrug. "Guilt can be a very convincing persuader." she replied. Astro's face arranged itself into a confused look that didn't quite understand her situation.

"I'll be at school." Uran then told him, reading off of his expression. "I'll see you later, alright?"

Astro nodded. "I'll see you later." he agreed before taking off out her window. Uran watched him as he flew away above the clouds before she turned around and started to shout at the top of her lungs;

"Daddy Walrus, I don't wanna go to school today!"

. . .

Astro carefully flew into the window of his own little room and took a look around as if it were the first time he noticed how it looked. His room didn't feel any more complete than what Uran's did- except, instead of being in the process of moving out, he was in the process of moving in. Most of the little baubles he had on his shelves were 'gifts' (for lack of a better word) from O'Shay, some cool science looking things that just happened to catch Astro's attention at the time.

"Where have you been?" a voice uttered beside the android. Almost jumping out of skin, Astro turned around to look at Professor O'Shay, who had waited beside the window for Astro to return.

"I just took a little fly around." the android told the professor truthfully.

"Civil twilight started at 6:04 AM." Professor O'Shay told Astro, a chilling tone in his voice did not make the android feel good about how this conversation was going to go. "Who saw you as you flew around? You know what will happen if someone catches you!"

"No one saw us!" Astro told the professor. The look on O'Shay's face changed color.

"Who… who was with you?" the professor then demanded, taking the android by the shoulders. For a moment, Astro was almost afraid to speak. Why was the professor being so abrasive about it? Couldn't Astro share his secret with at least one soul in the world?

"Who was it?!" Professor O'Shay demanded again.

"Uran!" Astro finally spit out. "I went to see Uran and ask her about Tenma because you wouldn't!"

"Uran…?"

Professor O'Shay took a step back. "Uran…? Uran told you about Tenma?"

"Not a lot, but she told me what she knew." Astro admitted. "She told me that Tenma developed and implemented a special skeletal system into her body when she was younger, and he placed a certain theory in the very nanites that protected her original skeleton."

Professor O'Shay looked a bit relieved, but his face did not regain its color.

"I have Kokoro, don't I?" Astro then inquired quietly. "And Tenma, he created it- didn't he? He created me."

"You have school." O'Shay told the android in a cold tone.

"After school. Then you will tell me, won't you?" Astro then wagered, annoyed that the professor was avoiding the topic again. "Because if you don't I'll… I'll run away! I'll make sure everyone knows that I'm a robot that answers the Kokoro Theory! I might die after that… but I'll make sure everyone knows that it was you that activated me, and then your reputation will be ruined!"

The eyes of the professor widened with a mixture of fear and surprise.

Astro was learning too fast- Professor O'Shay wasn't sure what Uran taught him, but whatever she did it was inspiring a broader range of emotions and manipulation that O'Shay didn't anticipate on. After capturing Skunk, Astro knew where his weapon systems were. What if he…?

"We'll talk after school." Professor O'Shay agreed, his voice cracking slightly. The little android raised an eyebrow; fear hadn't been his goal in trying to convince the professor, but it was working, so he wasn't going to test his luck.

"Thank you professor." Astro thanked with a smile. Professor O'Shay did not give a verbal answer back, but gave a stiff nod of confirmation.

. . .

If he was smart, he should have disabled the android right then and there.

Yes, that would have been good. He never intended for the android to become so… defiant. But, what else did he expect? Honestly?

Professor O'Shay rubbed the bridge of his nose in pain as he sat at his desk. Perhaps the Kokoro Theory was a bit too well thought out. Now he had to explain the horrendous past of Doctor Tenma to an innocent android that meant no real harm. Thinking about it made the professor's mind hurt even more, possibly bordering a migraine- what if the android couldn't take the news well? What if the android completely rejected the information simply because O'Shay hadn't given him more clues and attempted to shelter the little android?

Well… there was only one way to find out...