How could Muscle call me… I stepped away from the group and answered the call “hello?” I said confused “Handler ID number 001 Ash YellowWood please confirm your health status.” I paused confused at the robotic voice knowing it wasn’t Muscle’s “I am okay.” The was nothing I hung up and turned back to the group and looked to see the woman that had suddenly grabbed me, was leaving. Connor stood and the others were looking at him utterly shocked, “What happened?” I said looking to them and then Connor. “Don’t worry about it.” I looked at him confused. He gestured to my phone “Who called you?” I clutched my phone and began to panic. “It was a scam thingie.” I looked to the others and they awkwardly sipped their drinks, “well I am going to go back to work.” The man said the other two women agreed with him and left. I watched as they left and Connor wrapped his arm around me “Ya know you are a really bad lair…” He pinned me to the wall and smiled, “You wanna tell me who called you?” I turned away and Connor titled my face to him, “Turning away ain’t gonna make me go away.” He said looking down on me he got closer and began to whisper in my ear his hot breath sent chills through every bone in my body. “Who called you?” His whisper was deep and sexy and I felt his tongue gently lick my ear and he bit my ear and I felt my face get hot and I covered my face as he looked at me. “It was a Robot…” He gently pulled back my hands and looked at me “so it really was a scam?” I nodded and he backed up and rubbed his head “Sorry about that then.” He looked at me and I looked down he got closer and put his hand to the wall next to my head and pulled my chin to him. “Actually you know what I am not sorry, cause that face is just too sexy…” I looked away and he got closer licking my neck and biting my ear, I felt his hot breath and covered my mouth. He put one of his legs between mine and the door flew open Connor pulled my hood over my face and looked to a nurse I didn’t move and just kept the hood over my face. No one said anything for a minute “Doctor Wilson… Doctor Smith was looking for you…” I heard the door close I turned to see they were gone, Connor turned back to me and sighed then kissed me. Wrapping his arm around my waist and pulled me closer “I have to go I get home super late so I might be able to get dinner with you but not set in stone depends on if I am tired or not. But tomorrow I am free” I nodded and he pulled me closer “Then I will see you later.” He kissed me and left I walked out and went back to the exit when I got outside my legs turned to jelly and I walked to my bike and chuckled as I touched my lips. Getting on my bike I made my way back home when I got there I opened the garage to see Muscle jumping around playing with Cole he looked at me and Muscle dropped the chain from his mouth and went to me. Jumping up and down super excited I was back he barked and barked, I reached out to him with my free hand and patted his head “Hey bud were you a good boy while I was gone?” Cole looked at him and then to me as the garage door closed “He was whining most of the time and he would randomly sit down and freeze at the door and say ‘Ash’... I think he missed you.” I chuckled and set my kickstand down and made sure my bike was out of the way looking to the teal flames I had painted on it. I looked to Muscle and Cole cleared his throat as he stroked Muscle “His paint is kinda cool…” Muscle looked at himself and looked back to me. “Now Muscle we need to talk okay… Look only call me if something is really wrong okay and with heart rate and calorie intake is not something you need to call about okay.” Cole looked at me confused “What are you talking about?” I handed him my phone, he looked over the messages from Muscle. “You know that the military will be able to track you because of this right?” I looked to Muscle and he sent a message. Cole read it at loud “the pieces of my ear I asked you to remove are my communications to headquarters. I also set up a block on your phone it shouldn’t be found by the normal program they use. It is rather hard to explain in simple terms.” I looked to Muscle and stroked his head “Thank you for worrying about me, my sweet baby boy,” Looking to the white skull I painted and became lost in his teal eyes, after a while I raised my head and went to my desk grabbing metal I started to make more flowers grabbing my phone I played my favorite song and quietly sang along. As the hours passed I finished five flowers I went in the house, I looked to my mom and she looked to Muscle watching him closely as I walked upstairs with him close behind me. I went into my room and sat Muscle down on my bed, “You gotta stay here I will be right back.” I covered Muscle up in blankets and he looked at them confused and slowly his head rested on the bed and I pulled out my phone and took a picture. I walked to the bathroom and stood in front of the mirror and took off my shirt looking at my half-dead body and thinking of my dad. I clutched my hands into fists and pulled out a drawer, I looked to what the drawer contained and pulled out a bottle of pain meds I had stolen from my what my dad. Downing a fist full of pills I sat and played on my phone until I felt strange, unable to feel the tips of my fingers and my body was weak and dizzy. I pulled out the drawer and pulled a razor I had tapped to the side off and looked to my chest. I looked to the scars on my shoulder, wrists and then my chest had a few deeper scars. I dug the blade into my chest and watched as the blood quickly streamed down my chest. I looked up into the mirror and began to cut over and over again. I took off my belt and tied it around my neck and tied it to the shower pole. I felt tears go down my face and I stepped off gasping for air I closed my eyes as my arms dangled. I heard the door open and I opened my eyes to see Muscle with purple eyes. He ran to me and began to bark super loud he ran over to me and jumped up biting the belt it snapped and I fell to the floor. I pulled my knees to my chest as I cried, Muscle barked and the sound of footsteps came closer and I covered my face as I cried. Thinking of my Dad and so many things I would have to face when I grow up, Cole ran to my side and picked me up and told mom to get the car ready. I looked to my chest to see blood everywhere Cole grabbed towels and tried to stop the bleeding, I watched as Muscle paced back and forth as Cole carried me downstairs. I watched as things became blurred and sound faded in and out I passed out not long after getting into the car. I felt something move me around and I looked to see lights shining down on me as I was wheeled through a hall. Nurses talked back and forth and then I looked closer and saw one that I had met earlier. She looked down on me and stopped walking I watched as she turned and went down a different hall calling out for Doctor Wilson. I saw my mom and Cole running alongside me and I looked to Cole and grabbed his hand as tight as I could “Look After Muscle and Mom… I am sorry but I wanna be with Dad.” I said as I passed out again. When I woke up the beeping of a monitor rang out as I got my bearings. Tears went down my face as I punched the bed and blankets around me “Damn it… Fucking Hell! Muscle…” I said watching as my heartbeat on the monitor. I looked down an clenched my fist and teeth “I thought I told you to stay in the bedroom goddamnit…” I watched as tears dripped down my face to my fist “Ash.” I looked over to see Connor, he dropped the clipboard he was holding and clung to me “why didn’t you tell me!?” the nurse he was with, stood confused “Why didn’t you tell me!!! Ash, you can’t just do that!” I felt tears form in my eyes and he looked at me and tears went down both of our faces “You can’t just die… I want you to stay here so I can tell you all my shitty jokes and you can fix my car and make your little flowers,” He clung his arms around me and I buried my face in his chest and he pulled away. “You can’t do that again promise me…” I looked at him and turned away “ I am sorry…” He turned my face to him and gently kissed me. It was sweet and gentle, “Ash…” he kissed me again and stood and wiped his face and pulled out his phone tapping a few things he put the phone to his ear. “Hey… wooh wooh calm down he is just fine letting you know he woke up… yeah okay… A muscle? I don’t understand… Okay.” He pulled the phone away from his face “ don’t really understand what they are talking about but they said a Muscle is gone?” I felt my heart sink and I threw off the blanket and stood looking to the hospital clothes I looked to see a bag by the nightstand he hung up and ushered me to sit down. “Where is my phone!!” He looked at me confused “in your bag…” I pulled the bag to me and frantically grabbed my phone. Looking to the screen I saw protective mode engaged, I unlocked my phone and called Muscle. “Please give a command,” I cleared my throat, “Disengage protective mode.” I waited and Connor looked at me confused “unable to fulfill command error code 11045. Please try another command.” I paused thinking about what would be best “Return home…” I waited and the voice rang out “Unable to fulfill command due to active protective mode. Please try another command.” I tightened my grasp on my phone “Go to Cole…” I felt a pit drop in my stomach as the voice rang out again “unable to fulfill command due to active protective mode. Please try another command.” I looked to Connor then back to the floor “Stay…” the thought of Muscle running through the hospital came to mind as the robotic voice rang out “unable to Fulfill command due to active protective mode. Please-” I hung up and looked to Connor, there was nothing I could do now. “I need to get changed”. I said grabbed my clothes Connor helped my stand and tried to help me get dressed I kicked him out of the room and got changed. I tried to open the window and failed, a knock rang out and the door opened I grabbed Connor by the shoulder “Look you need to let me go… I can’t control protective mode and if he sees all these people he might hurt someone and then he will get taken away from me.” Connor looked at me confused “I knew you were dating someone, look if you are in any kind of danger I can help.” I shook my head “he’s not my boyfriend! I am not dating anyone!” Connor leaned against the door “Then who is he to you? A fuck buddy?” He looked down on me doubtfully I waved my hands and tried to think of an excuse “He’s- he’s a-a a … A robot… I watched as another robot tried to blow him up so I took him in and repaired him… And now he is trying to protect me by coming here… And if he sees me wounded with all these people he might get the wrong idea and think I am being held captive or something” Connor patted me and sat me down “look at me,” I looked at him and watched as he pulled a tiny flashlight from his pocket and shined it in my eyes. “Can you tell me what year it is?” I pushed his hand down and scoffed “Connor I know what fucking year it is.” He looked at me and put his hands on his hips, “What do you do?” I looked at him confused “I fix cars for fun and go to school.” He looked at me confused “Anyway, you are not leaving. Rules are that anyone with suicidal thoughts or a history of suicide attempts has to stay for at least 48 hours. And because of those pills, you decided to take your white blood cells are dangerously low so you will stay for about a week minimum.” I looked away and sighed and he opened up the blinds on the window “I thought I told you not to end up on one of my beds?” I looked out the window and listened to his footsteps as he walked away “I have other people I need to check up on. I will have a nurse come in here and give you an ankle bracelet.” I heard the door closed behind him and I looked to the Iv in my arm and the machine that beeped along with my heart. I pulled up my phone and looked to something in the corner that indicated the distance between Muscle and I. 30 miles… Muscle easily goes 70 mph. Drawing out the math in the air I sighed in disappointment at the answer of how much time I had before he got here… about 20 minutes. Even if I destroyed my phone he would still come here because it was the last place he knew I was, so I couldn’t do anything I am on the second story and the moment I take this stupid thing off my finger and the machine flatlines, nurses will rush in here. I looked out the window and then back to the machine destroying the machine would still send a single that the lines were gone and I would just end up having to pay for another one. What I need to do is get someone to sit here and have a pulse… I watched as the distance between Muscle and me came closer as time quickly passed a woman came in and looked at me. “Hi, Mister... yellow wood it’s good to see you up how are you feeling?” I looked at the nurse that held a black ankle bracelet. “On a scale of one to ten how is your pain. Ten being the worst.” I looked at her and pulled out my phone “Can you come here please…” I said pulling up a photo of muscle she came to my side and I showed her the picture. “This is a robot and something is wrong his communication system it is locked down and in engaged into a protective mode, meaning he is coming here and I can’t stop him. If that thing ran toward you, you’d be scared shitless right? I need your help I need to go in the woods so that he won’t run the halls of the hospital.” I showed her the distance between Muscle and I. “We don’t have much time I need your help.” She looked at me “Sir I don’t think you understand the danger you put yourself in.” She clicked the ankle bracelet on me and I watched as the light turned green and beeped she looked at me “do you understand how these work?” I nodded and she walked off I looked back out the window there is nothing I can do to stop him without hurting anyone. He is going to come here and run up and down these halls and may even hurt someone who stands in his way. I then saw him outside my window he looked up and looked straight at me. He paced and then jumped up a blast come from his butt and I watched as he came toward me. Hovering by the window he paused I stood and walked away he charged through shards of glass went everywhere.
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