She opened her eyes.
At first, everything was unfocused, blurry, the sensors in her eyes slowly activating piece by piece. The girl had no memory of who she was, where was, what she’d been doing. She couldn’t move her body. All she could do was see.
Eventually, all the sensor activators snapped into place, and her vision clarified, stronger than that of a human’s. Despite her lost memory, it was the one thing she knew, that she was not human. Perhaps it was something in the programming to make her always aware of that fact.
Either way, her eyes scanned the room, finding herself in what looked like a mixture between a warehouse and a bunker. And standing off to the side, staring at her with wide eyes, was a man. Someone she didn’t recognize, not that that was a surprise. She tried to speak, but nothing came out. A pop up appeared in her vision telling her her voice circuits were still activating.
"... You're actually awake." The young man's tone was one of great surprise, his pale green eyes widened in shock behind his glasses and messy dark hair. His clothes were worn, ragged and faded from what seemed like years of use. In front of him was a haphazard setup of multiple monitors and other equipment, some of which were connected to her. "After so many weeks, I was beginning to give up..."
The young man's surprise persisted for several seconds, until eventually he seemed to catch himself and shook his head. "U-Um, can you hear me? The monitors say your sound receptors should be functioning, but nod if you can."
It felt like it took all her strength just to bob her head, but she did so, keeping her eyes trained on his own.
"Good... That's good..." The young man nodded to himself with a small, satisfied smile as he clicked away at his monitors. "Your motor functions and vocal circuits should be finished warming up right about... now." He clicked, and the android could feel a sudden rush of energy to her body. "There. Try speaking."
The girl opened her mouth, and spoke her first question.
“Who am I?”
"... A fair question. The screens said your memory module was heavily damaged. It was a trainwreck just to fix that alone." The young man sighed, then looked back at her with a gentle smile. "Well, according to the monitor, your designation was YoRHa No.2 Type B. Yeesh, that's a mouthful..."
The young man scratched the back of his head. "Well, how about just 2B to keep things simple for now?"
The girl—2B—nodded again. “Then…who are you?”
"O-Oh, I'm Kouki." The young man, whose name was Kouki, awkwardly introduced himself as if it had slipped his mind. "I'm the one who found you, and repaired you."
“I was damaged? Do you know why?”
To that, Kouki shook his head. "I only just came to this city recently, and... when I found you, there wasn't much to gather. You were deep inside of what looked like some kind of crushed chunk of metal and debris. It looked like it had been there for decades, if not centuries, and I only went there because I was hiding from all the Machines..."
Kouki paused briefly, and 2B noticed a brief look of pain on his face as he looked away. "When I found you, you looked as if you had been damaged fighting something. I gathered your swords..." Kouki gestured to the blades. "As well as you, and brought you here. I was only able to repair you because of the parts I gathered from the debris, but... I'm sorry, I don't know anything else."
“You said…what was likely my vessel, looked decades old?” At a confirming nod, she frowned. “Then it’s likely whatever purpose I was created for has already passed. Thus, I shall have no reason to live. Was there nothing in my programming to tell you what my purpose was? If I had weapons, I was likely versed in combat…”
"Most of your internal files were corrupted beyond saving, but what I managed to recover seems to confirm you were fitted for combat..." Kouki confirmed for her, then frowned. "Can you move your arms? Your legs? Your limb motors should be fully functional."
The android focused on moving her limbs, slowly able to move them around, though moving her individual fingers took more effort. “The fingers feel stiff, but the arms and legs should probably work with minimal effort.”
Kouki sighed in relief, then stood and walked towards the android. "It's a miracle that I found you in such good condition. Even after all this time... Whatever built you must have used only the highest quality materials..." He knelt down, taking an advanced tool and putting 2B's fingers into his palm, where he gently worked on loosening them as he looked at her. "That reminds me, does the name YoRHa mean anything to you? Amidst the wreck of your ship, that's one of the few salvageable things I could find about your past."
“I feel…a stirring. My programming likely recognizes the name, but I myself cannot.”
"I see..." Kouki finished his work on 2B's right hand, and the android instinctively clenched her fist. Her fingers responded instantly, lacking the stiffness from only a moment ago as Kouki turned his attention to her other hand. "Well, if you're a combat model, then it's best to get you back in shape as soon as possible. You won't last a minute in this desolate place, not with all the Machines, if you can't defend yourself."
Kouki finished his work on 2B's left hand, and 2B could feel her fingers respond perfectly. "At least, it's crucial for your hands to work if you swing a sword around."
“I’m sure it will come to me naturally.” 2B then fixed her gaze on the man, studying him. “Kouki, correct?”
"Y-Yes, that's my name." Kouki scratched the back of his head again, which seemed to be a habit whenever he was anxious.
“Why did you repair me?”
Kouki blinked. "Why...? W-Well, that's..." The young man stuttered, seemingly unprepared for such a direct question. "It just... felt like the right thing to do? I mean, it didn't feel right to just leave you there, withering away and festering for the elements. Everything about you was just so mysterious, and I wanted to know so much more... So I... I kinda just made it my mission to get you back online, and yeah it took a long time, but you're here now..."
Kouki looked her in the eyes, at least what was visible behind her blindfold. "Sure, I might not have gotten the answers I wanted, but... Well, honestly it just makes me happy that I was able to save something..."
Kouki looked down, his expression flashing one of pain and regret, before he suddenly stood up and turned around. "A-Anyway, that's why I repaired you."
“And what do you plan to do with me now?”
Kouki once again looked unprepared for something so direct, but he seemed able to confront it more quickly as he looked at 2B's weapon. "... This might be a selfish thing to ask of you, given that you've only just come back online, but..." Kouki gripped 2B's sword, looking down at the blade. "This city... I want to leave, but it's too dangerous for me to try it alone. The Machines would see me and gun me down before I made it even halfway to the bridge out of here. You can't survive alone, but..."
Kouki looked back towards 2B, a sparkle of hope in his eyes as well as a tinge of guilt. "Well, I can't say that you, being designed for combat, didn't have a hand in motivating me to repair you. I can't fight, I've only ever been good with machines, but if you can... Then maybe I have a chance of getting out of this city alive..."
As he said that, Kouki took his hand off 2B's sword, and he turned straight to her with his head slightly bowed. "B-But, I wouldn't force such a thing onto you! It's already selfish to request something like that, so if you wish to go on your own path, I would completely understand! I don't doubt you'd be more interested in learning about your past, so..."
2B frowned. “Why do you want to leave the city? Isn’t it safe here?”
"No, no it's not." Kouki sighed. "This place is infested with Machines that shoot at you if you catch their attention, and even if it weren't it's difficult to find natural food and water around here..." Kouki looked back at 2B. "It wouldn't be an issue for you, but I'm only human. It was already difficult to get by when I was repairing you..."
“I’ll come with you.”
"What...?" Kouki blinked at 2B, stunned by such a quick response. "W-Wait, are you sure about that? Helping someone like me so suddenly...?'
“As I said, I have no other purpose, and I might as well try to make it up to you for repairing me,” she said.
Kouki stared at the android girl for a few moments, processing her insistence, before he ultimately sighed and brought a hand to his head. "Well... That's a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one."
Saying that, Kouki moved to unplug and unhook the various wires he had planted into 2B. "You should be able to move fine now, but it might be a little sluggish at first. I wouldn't suggest any complicated movements until you're adjusted again."
Gently, 2B eased herself to her feet, her legs wobbling from lack of use, and she nearly collapsed almost immediately, with Kouki needing to grab her before she fell over.
"Careful..." Kouki told her in a gentle tone, as he helped her back to her feet with a slightly worried expression. "Here, let me help you walk..."
“My apologies,” 2B said as they made their way towards the door. “If I may ask…were these clothes mine or did you provide them?”
"They're yours. They were rather tattered when I found you, so I spent a while fixing them." Kouki said, then he blushed a little. "I-I didn't take them off of you or anything like that. I stitched them while you were still powered off."
“I see,” she remarked as she looked down at the outfit. “Would there have been a problem if you took my outfit off?”
"W-Well, yeah. It's just... It'd be really rude? Demeaning?" Kouki awkwardly tried to explain himself to 2B as he pushed the door open. "Undressing a woman while she's unconscious, it's... That would be a form of harassment..."
“I am not a human though. I am a machine, simply built to appear like a woman.”
"W-Well, it's still rude to just invade your privacy like that. Even if you're an android..." Kouki reasoned as they made their way up on a mossy incline from the building. From that point, 2B could fully see the ruined, rustic city that was retaken by nature long ago.
There were animals in the distance, and rusted, rounded machines in the farther distance that hadn't noticed them yet. Other than that, the city was completely devoid of any other life besides herself and Kouki.
“This is…Earth, correct?”
"Yes... At least, that's what the old history books said." Kouki confirmed. "This place... It used to be a bustling city full of people, some thousands of years ago. It sounds so crazy to me. This whole place having millions of other people in it? I can barely comprehend it..."
“This feels...familiar, somehow,” 2B remarked as she scanned their surroundings.
"Does it?" Kouki looked at her, interested and curious at her remark. "Maybe this place was where your previous mission was? Your ship isn't too far from here, maybe you can find something there I missed..."
“Is that where you’d like to go?”
Kouki gave her a look of encouragement. "It's not like it'd be too much of a hike, and I'd be a liar if I wasn't interested in your past too, 2B. Maybe going back there will help you in some way." Kouki looked down at her feet. "Can you walk on your own now?"
She gently pulled away from the man and took a few steps, feeling much more stable than before. “I believe so, yes.”
"Good, that's good." Kouki smiled at her, then he outstretched his hand, which had 2B's sword in his palm. "By the way, your... sword. I hope you're right about these skills coming naturally to you."
2B nodded and took the weapon, the hilt feeling familiar in her palm. She took a step back from Kouki, took a stance, and practiced a few moves.
The man went wide eyed as she handled the deadly weapon with an elegance he’d never seen before, the steel slicing through the air and leaving a ringing sound that permeated through his head.
The display only lasted a few moments before she turned to face him again, sheathing the weapon across her back, where it seemed to become suspended in midair.
"... I guess I don't have anything to worry about." Kouki said after a surprised laugh, matched with the sheer look of awe he gave the android woman. "Fascinating. Did the people who created you develop some kind of failsafe, so that your fighting talent would remain even if your memory was compromised?"
The young man thought to himself, enraptured in his mumblings as 2B stared at him. After a few seconds, he realized where he was and cleared his throat. "W-Well, I can think about that later. I'll lead you to your ship, 2B. It's to the north of here, just past that giant... skyscraper, I think it was called."
Kouki pointed to the building in question, and 2B laid her eyes on a dilapidated tower in the near distance that looked as if it were a year or so away from complete collapse. "There'll definitely be Machines swarming that area, though. I'm... I'm counting on you, 2B."
April 3, 2024
“I will do my best to keep you safe,” the android promised.
Kouki nodded at her. "Then I feel safe. Let's go." Kouki took her hand, leading the android woman down the path as they began their journey to her ship.
“Are there other humans around here or is it just you?” 2B questioned as she walked.
Kouki stuttered, nearly tripping on a piece of upended concrete that had 2B turn and rushed to his side. He waved her down, but his eyes were clearly troubled. "I-I... um, no it's... it's just me..."
“Really? That’s…unfortunate.”
"Yeah... Yeah, it is..." Kouki muttered to himself. "There's nothing here but old buildings and Machines. Humans do exist, but we're small. Scattered out in camps. Nobody's left to remember what happened to cause this, we're just here to survive and get by."
“I see. Did you want to try and locate one of those camps? Find others? Because I would accompany you if so.”
"We... I heard rumors that there was a large zone of humans here. I didn't have anywhere to go, so I bit the bullet and came here, hoping to find others. But it was a trap. I've been stuck here ever since, at least, until I found you." Kouki turned, giving her a gentle look. "Really, working on you is probably why I didn't go insane yet."
“So you don’t want to at least try?” 2B asked, and he could’ve sworn there was a sadness in her expression.
"I..." Kouki stumbled, caught off-guard by the unexpected somberness coming from her, and he rubbed his head again. "Up until now, I thought I was going to die here. I didn't have a thought for after when I was surrounded by Machines, but... With you, I think I can try."
He stopped his pace for a moment, gazing at 2B with a warm smile, before he looked back. "But I just don't know where to go..."
“Perhaps my ship will have a map,” 2B offered as they continued.
"Yeah, I hope so..." Kouki offered, though he himself didn't sound too confident about that idea.
They spent the next several minutes walking in silence, with 2B admiring the nature and scenery of the ruined and ancient city around her. It felt so familiar, as if a revelation were on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't discern it. It was almost maddening.
What had happened for her to crash here? Has the mission gone wrong? Was she abandoned? These were answers that Kouki couldn't provide, and her only salvation seemed to lie in a wrecked ship, if it would provide any at all.
The silence only ended once Kouki put an arm in front of her, and she spotted several machines lurking in front of them, blocking their path from multiple angles. How they still continued to function was beyond 2B, but there was an unmistakable and genuine terror in his face as he caught sight of them.
"2B..."
But she was already moving. Before the three machines even spotted them, one was destroyed by her blade. The other two whirled on her and attacked, but the android spun gracefully around them, lopping another one in half before leaping into the air.
She landed on top of the final one, which spun around trying to find where she went before the android speared her weapon into its head and leapt off, landing back in front of Kouki as it tumbled to the ground.
"Wow..." Kouki breathed out in complete awe, enamored with her skill and speed. "2B, that was... amazing..."
Kouki was so starstruck by what he had seen, that he didn't even hear the machines coming up from behind him, but the android girl certainly noticed them.
Within moments, those two were distracted as well, cut into pieces by the time he turned around to see them.
Kouki stood and stared at his android companion, as the machines that would have easily shot him down were turned into hunks of scrap by 2B. All the while, she looked stylish and cool with her sword in her hand, before she turned and gazed at him.
Kouki was too stunned to speak for a moment, but eventually he managed to find his words. "E-Erm, thank you..."
“It seems I was right. Felt natural to me, my body moving before I even thought about what I was doing,” 2B said. “Are you alright?”
"I-I'm fine, maybe a little anxious..." Kouki muttered, his heart racing a mile a minute. "I don't like that it was so easy for those things to sneak up on me. If I was on my own, I would have..."
April 11, 2024
“You don’t need to finish the thought, because I am here now. I’ll keep you safe, even if I must give my life to do so,” 2B said as she kept her gaze on him.
"Right... Right..." Kouki took some deep breaths, calming himself down before giving 2B a thankful look. "B-But, erm, I hope you're not serious about that last part. I wouldn't want to lose you like that."
“I owe you my life. It would be an honorable death to go down protecting you.”
Kouki's face fell when she said those words. "2B... I didn't spend a month fixing you so I could watch you get destroyed all over again. Besides... If I lost you, who'd be left to protect me?"
“That’s why I said ‘if I must’. Of course I will do everything I can to try and prevent it, but I can be fixed again. You can’t.”
"I-I guess that's true..." Kouki awkwardly scratched the back of his head, unable to whip up a proper retort to her argument. "Well, let's just hope it never comes to that."
“I agree. Shall we continue?”
"Yes, let's." Kouki agreed with a nod, and the two continued their journey through the ruined city in relative peace. There were machines here and there, but it was nothing 2B could handle, and Kouki couldn't stop being amazed every time he saw the android in action.
Eventually, though, the pair reached their destination: A ruined, rusted ship that had seemingly crashed headfirst into the mossy concrete, lying underneath a piece of broken building that shaded it just enough from the harsher elements.
"Here it is, your ship." Kouki gestured to the alien vehicle as 2B stared at it. "This is where I found you, so if you can find something that helps you remember..."
“How thoroughly were you able to search it?” 2B asked as she stepped through a ruined doorway.
"Not that much. You were one of the first things I found in this thing, and I couldn't really look any deeper before some Machines arrived, so I pretty much just... Took you and ran." Kouki admitted as he stepped in alongside her. "The most I checked was a room that had spare parts. I would have fixed you sooner if the Machines didn't constantly wander around."
“I see,” 2B said as she walked in deeper. “Please show me where you haven’t looked, since I’m afraid I don’t remember anything about this ship.*
"Of course." Kouki nodded as he led 2B through the ship, passing by ruined machinery and rusted parts and weapons that had long decayed. "There's a door here that's been rusted shut. I couldn't open it, but..." He knocked on it, then looked at 2B. "Well, given your abilities, this shouldn't be a problem for you."
2B nodded and, after rearing back her leg, she struck the door with the force of a truck, smashing it to pieces and revealing the dark room inside. “Do you have a flashlight?”
Kouki nodded, grabbing a light from his belt and flashing it into the pitch black room...
... As his light illuminated the remains of an android, its clothing rotted and molded with a quarter of its torso gone, a hole directly in the center of its chest and its head slumped over.
"Holy..."
2B felt something in her chest tighten at the sight of the android, somehow she likely knew. It appeared to be a male model with short cropped signature white hair, just like her own. It too wore a blindfold.
“Huh…” 2B whispered into the darkness.
"Another android..." Kouji muttered as he approached it, his eyes wide as his flashlight shined on it. He glanced at 2B, who stared at it with a complicated expression. "Do you... Recognize him...?"
“I…don’t know. Something in me tells me I should but…I don’t.” Even 2B was surprised at the sadness in her own voice.
"Maybe he was your teammate? Co-Pilot?" Kouki knelt down, inspecting the android closer with his flashlight. He aimed the flashlight down, inspecting the gaping hole in its chest.
“I wish I could at least remember what model he was,” 2B said as she knelt and gently placed her hand on his cold cheek.
"It's strange... This area is where a black box would be, but it's completely gone." Kouki muttered, noticing the loose wiring. "But... It doesn't look like it was taken out by force. Rather... Did he do it intentionally?"
“Why would he do that though?”
Kouki contemplated for a moment, before he stood back up and shone his flashlight on other areas of the room. He found a table with a gutted, rusted black box and tools around it. "This must be his black box... But it's completely stripped of its parts. Can't repair him like that..."
April 14, 2024
“Why would an android remove their own black box?” 2B questioned. “There’s no point. The only way an android could use a black box after removing it from themselves is either to detonate it or-“
2B froze mid sentence.
Kouki thought for a moment, then his eyes widened as he turned back to 2B, who was completely frozen in place.
"He used it to repair you."
2B wasn’t sure how to feel. She had a feeling androids weren’t supposed to show emotion, especially for another android she couldn’t even remember.
But something inside her, whatever her equivalent for a heart was, broke.
Kouki himself was speechless for a moment, shocked at the revelation but unsure of how to process or even feel about the death of an android he had never known.
However, seeing 2B standing there, frozen in shock, made him move instinctively to her. "Are you okay...?"
“I am…fine,” 2B lied as she stood up. “Have you found anything else of use?”
"Doesn't seem like there's much else in here..." Kouki flashed his light around the room, not seeing anything aside from rusted parts and old tools. "Whatever was here died a long time ago."
Kouki looked back at the decayed android, smiling just a little. "Whoever he was, he must have cared deeply about you. To sacrifice himself to save you..."
“Please…don’t. It’s…disrespectful to say such things when I can’t even remember who he was,” 2B said with an edge to her voice.
Kouki's eyes widened, then he looked away and awkwardly scratched his head. "I-I... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you..."
“If we’re done here, we should probably keep moving.”
"... Right. We should." Kouki said awkwardly, staring as 2B silently moved out without a word, leaving him to step out after her and follow the android back outside, leaving the ship and the dead android behind them without another word.
“It’s starting to get dark,” 2B remarked, her voice flat as she stared up at the sky.
Kouki stared up, noticing the sun beginning to set over the horizon as the relative safety of daylight began to fade. He had almost jumped from 2B's voice, as it was the first time she spoke since the ship. "We, uh, should find someplace to rest for the night. There's an abandoned building over here." He pointed to a large, dilapidated building in the distance. "Doesn't look like there's any machines nearby, so we can stay in there."
“Sounds good. I believe I can make us a fire if need be.”
Kouki nodded, though he was still a little concerned for 2B. Ultimately, the pair made their way to the abandoned building, moving silently and undetected as Kouki led the way in, with 2B following close behind him and keeping an eye out for potential threats.
Kouki stepped inside, flashing his light into the ruined building. The floor was worn and molded, whatever furniture was left strewn about or broken. There was the partial remains of a desk, and Kouki could see bits of broken technology left behind, and a staircase leading upwards.
"What was this place...?"
“It doesn’t matter as long as it’s good as a shelter,” 2B said harshly as they stepped further inside. “I don’t require sleep so I can keep watch.”
"R-Right..." Kouki stuttered. "Still, I want to at least get to a higher floor. I won't feel comfortable sleeping somewhere so open, even with you protecting me." With that said, he shone a flashlight at the stairs and moved towards them. "At least one floor up should keep us out of view from the machines."
2B simply nodded as they ascended, and even someone devoid of human connection like Kouki could feel the pressure of the awkward silence. Still, he didn’t immediately say anything as they went up to the third floor, finding an apartment room that appeared less destroyed than the rest.
"Here, we can settle here." Kouki said as they stepped inside, with 2B closing the door behind them. The apartment was in a better condition than the rest of the building, though it was still musty and lacked some furniture. Still, there was a couch that was devoid of any mold or stains, so Kouki took the chance to sit and breathe, resting his body that he didn't even realize was aching until that moment.
“You should get some rest,” 2B said, facing away from the man.
"... I could." Kouki said, his gaze fixed on 2B. "But, before that... I think we need to talk, 2B."
“There’s nothing to talk about,” 2B said, more sharply than she meant to
"2B, you've barely spoken since... since we inspected your ship." Kouki tried to carefully approach the subject, in hopes to not offend her again. "Something's bothering you, and I... Well, I feel like I know what it is."
“Why does it matter?” 2B questioned. “In fact, something bothering me is likely a fault in my programming. If I’m meant to be a combat android, emotions are useless aren’t they? So maybe that android gave his life for a piece of faulty machinery.”
Kouki was momentarily stunned by 2B's sharp words and venomous tone, a heavy silence falling like a blanket between the two. He was unsure of himself, unsure of what to say to comfort her. He always knew he wasn't the best at that, but he had to try.
Plus, her own insistence that her emotions were a fault, and that android died for nothing... It felt like a pit in his chest, and he couldn't stop himself from reacting.
"2B, that's... That's just not true!" Kouki stood up, his tone sounding fiercer than even he himself anticipated. "Your emotions aren't a fault, and that android didn't give himself for nothing! I might not have known him, and I've only known you but so briefly, but I can see for myself that saving you was the right choice. And right now... It's okay to feel sad, 2B. And angry. And confused. I... I might not know what exactly you're thinking, but..."
Kouki walked closer to her, his tone softening as 2B stood rigid, so still one might have thought she wasn't even activated. "Well... I know how it feels to lose someone. Even if you don't remember him, that pain... I can only imagine what you're going through..."
“You…you can?” 2B asked, her tone softening just a little.
"... I didn't come to this city alone." Kouki started, his voice taking a vulnerable turn. "It was an entire group, thirty strong. We traveled from place to place, scavenging and hunting for supplies. For a long time, that's how we lived... Until we heard rumors of large human settlements. Thousands of people in a single place, permanent places for us to stay so we'd never have to worry about living outside ever again."
Kouki paused, shutting his eyes and taking a deep breath. "We followed a rumor that a settlement was out here, but... As soon as we got here, we were ambushed by those Machines. Some of those people, my brother, I knew my entire life, and they just... gunned them down..." Kouki's voice trembled, the memory still fresh and difficult. "And I just ran... like a coward, and I hid so I wouldn't get found. We were all scattered, and over the last month... I haven't heard from anyone."
2B felt herself freeze again as she stared at the man’s face. There was sadness within it, sure, but it was the kind of sadness that came from accepting the obvious, and the inevitable.
Before she knew what she was doing, she wrapped the man in a tight hug, their chests squeezing tightly together to where she could feel his heart beating.
"2-2B...?" Kouki was caught off-guard by the sudden intimacy. Tears had already started falling down his cheeks from the emotions he had brought back up, but 2B's body felt so soft and warm... He didn't want to push her away at all.
“This is what humans do to offer comfort, don’t they?”
"Yeah... yeah..." Kouki muttered, and soon his own arms had wrapped around her back and held her tight. His body trembled as he held her, not realizing how much he needed a hug until right now. His tears continued to fall on 2B's shoulder. "I-It... it helps..."
“I…mine pales in comparison to that kind of loss. I’m sorry for being…harsh,” 2B apologized. “As your new companion I shall provide as much comfort as you require.”
"Don't undermine your own loss, 2B." Kouki told her gently. "Your memories, your companion, whatever you came from... It seems like we both lost everything to this city, haven't we...?"
“It seems so…” 2B’s grip tightened. “At least we have each other now though, right?”
"Yeah..." Kouki smiled, a small bit of happiness coming back to him in midst of all the despair. For a moment, in his embrace with 2B, everything felt right.
... At least, until the sappiness of the moment ended, and he finally realized how intimate he was being with her.
Particularly, how her sizable breasts were pressing right up against his chest.
It took only a second for him to blush. "A-Ah..."
2B suddenly felt his heart rate skyrocket. “Huh? Kouki, are you alright?”
"I-I'm fine..." Kouki muttered awkwardly, shifting in her grasp. "T-This position is just a little awkward..."
“Why?”
"W-Well, um... Your breasts... They're... They're pressing up against me..." Kouki tried to explain. "T-This is usually pretty intimate for humans like me, a-and a little embarrassing..."
“O-Oh…you find my…breasts…appealing?” 2B asked. “Should I stop?”
"I-I..." Kouki stuttered, his heart rate skyrocketing. His breath hitched, his blush radiant, but he made no move to push her away. "I... didn't say that..." Kouki's hands pulled 2B closer to him, relishing in how warm and soft she felt against him.
“Do you find…comfort in my chest?” 2B asked quietly.
"W-Well..." Kouki stammered, looking away awkwardly. "It's not... Well, we humans tend to find comfort in... i-intimate things like this..." Kouki tried to rationalize it, both to himself and to 2B. "And your chest... Rather, your body itself is very comforting... and appealing..."
“If you find my chest comforting…would you like to touch it?”
"T-That's...!" Kouki reeled, letting go of 2B and stepping back out of embarrassment. "T-That's a little much, I-I can't just..."
Without any hesitation, 2B grabbed one of his hands and pressed it to her breast, his hand sinking deep into its softness.
"!" Kouki's face flared a bright red a his hand was forced into 2B's chest. His heart rate skyrocketed and for a moment he had no idea what to do.
... At least, until he acted on his urges, and started squeezing her breast. "A-Ah..."
2B let out a tiny noise, below her mouth curled into a smile, and she began to laugh. When Kouki gave her a confused look, she clarified. “It seems whoever designed me not only made me appear as a female, but gave me the ability to… feel.”
"I-Is that so, how strange..." Kouki muttered, as his hand still squeezed on her boob. "Whoever designed you was certainly... thorough..."
Kouki acted on his impulses, and without 2B even suggesting it, his free hand reached out and squeezed her other tit, so that both mounds were in his hands and being fondled with eagerness.
“Mmmm…i-it certainly feels… good…”
Kouki didn't respond, as his eyes and hands were focused solely on 2B's breasts. His eagerness, and more importantly lust, started to dominate the forefront of his mind as he fondled her tit*. He squeezed, fondled, stroked and groped the twin peaks through the lacy black fabric, the little noises and moans 2B made the whole time doing wonders for his arousal.
“Mmmm…ahhhh…K-Kouki…” 2B gasped. “I-I want you to touch them… directly…”
"D-Directly...?" Kouki stuttered for a moment, then his eyes widened as he caught on to what she meant and gulped. "Y-You want me to... undress you...?"
“Yes, please.”
Kouki's breath caught in his throat, and in that moment he truly realized the situation he was in. He was alone, with a drop-dead gorgeous android woman, who was full on inviting him to strip her naked and do lewd things to her luscious body.
Such a thought was enough to rile him up, and he was beginning to pitch a very obvious tent in his pants that was painfully restricted by his old jeans.
... Well, who was he to reject something so tempting?
"... V-Very well..." Kouki gulped as he moved his hands, fumbling his way downwards until he grabbed 2B's skirt. He pulled up and 2B raised her hands as her dress was pulled up and off of her, and the fabric was quickly cast aside as Kouki sucked his breath. It didn't take off all of her garments, as there was still the lacy, sleeveless top that confined her large breasts, the white corset that hugged her curves and the thigh high boots that made her legs look all the more alluring..
The top, however, didn't last long. Kouki quickly fumbled around until he found the zipper on the back, unzipping it and hastily stripping it off of her, exposing her bare breasts at long last as he tossed the top away.
"Holy hell..." Kouki said, breathless as his eyes were glued to 2B's exposed breasts. His fingers gently cupped the underside of her tit, his eyes wide as his heart hammered. "2-2B... You're gorgeous..."
“You…you really think so?” she asked, surprised at how…hot she felt. Yet she didn’t detect any critical problems in her wiring.
"Yes..." Kouki whispered, as his hands felt the undersides of her smooth, rounded breasts, slowly making their way upwards to grab her full tit*. "You're easily the most beautiful, breathtaking... These breasts, those curves..."
“I…mmm…it feels really good…when you touch them…” 2B said. Her body was screaming for more as she felt a tingling growing between her legs.
Kouki was more than eager to oblige her desires. As one hand cupped and squeezed on her bare tit, the other made use of its thumb and started to gently press up against her nipple, striking it and moving the nub around in a circular, teasing motion.
Feeling her legs beginning to wobble, she cleared her throat. “C-Can we…sit down?”
"Y-Yes, of course..." Kouki agreed, and he gingerly guided the android to the couch. As soon as they sat down, Kouki eagerly resumed his assault on her chest, as 2B moaned beside him. He could feel her nipples harden under his touch, confirming the fact that she could indeed feel pleasure.
Kouki wanted more, more of 2B. He leaned in, without thinking, and started to kiss her, claiming her lips without hesitation.
Underneath the blindfold, her eyes went wide, before she closed them as she kissed him back. It felt right somehow, despite being something she was sure she’d never done before. His lips were warm and comforting as she let herself melt to his touch.
Kouki leaned into the kiss, forcing 2B to lean back and put a hand down to keep herself steady. His hands squeezed into her breasts and tweaked her nipples, making the android girl moan into his mouth. He didn't have much experience with kissing, but her lips felt so soft that it was hard to keep himself off of her.
2B felt a fire between her legs, and before she knew what she was really doing, she was grasping at one of his hands, bringing it down lower. It drifted over her stomach before going into her panties, where he could feel she was dripping wet.
Kouki and 2B broke from their kiss, the two equally breathless and staring at each other with intense yearning. The hand 2B had guided to her crotch went to work, as he used his fingers to rub up against her muff, while he focused his kisses on 2B's neck instead, going lower and lower with each peck.
“You seem…experienced…” 2B mentioned.
"A-Ah...?" Kouki's focus was momentarily broken, as he was caught off-guard by that. He blushed a little, before admitting. "W-Well, this isn't my first time being... intimate with a girl. B-But it was just one time..."
“Ah, I see,” 2B said, suddenly not wanting to hear about this other girl, so she moved her hand down between his legs and pressed it against the bulge in his pants, feeling the warmth throwing the fabric.
"Mm~!" Kouki was caught off-guard, shivering as his bulge was gently groped by 2B's hand. He hadn't noticed how long it had been since he had last jerked off, as all of his attention went to survival and repairing 2B, so feeling a woman's touch against his crotch was enough to make him weak and break his concentration.
“What do you want me to do to it?” she asked, unsure why she was aware of multiple forms of pleasure. “Shall I use my hand…or my mouth?”
Kouki's eyes widened at that question, his heart spiking at the idea of 2B pleasuring his dick. He thought for a moment, until he quietly said. "Y-Your mouth..."
2B nodded and climbed off the bed, gently pulling him to the edge. She made quick work of getting both his clothes off, as well whatever she had left of hers, his hard co*ck now sitting between them as they both sat naked. She eyed it warily at first before she leaned in, grabbing it gently and flicking her tongue against his head.
Kouki sucked in a breath, shivering as he tilted his head back. He bit down on his lips as he felt 2B's tongue swirl around the tip of his penis, both surprised and excited at how well-versed 2B seemed to be with sexual pleasure. One hand gripped the sheets of the bed, while the other gently caressed her head.
After teasing it for a bit, she opened her mouth and placed it completely around his head, flicking her tongue out again to push it against his slit as she slid her head up and down.
"H-Hah~! 2B~!" Kouki shouted her name as he began to moan, his body shaking while his co*ck broiled with intense heat. Her head bobbed up and down, going down on him with a noticeable expertise. A small part of him wondered why a combat android was capable of sexual prowess, but he was far too engrossed in 2B's blowj*b to give it much deeper thought.
Her mouth lowered further and further with every passing second. Her tongue wrapped around his co*ck, flicking against every inch of skin as she felt it twitch and pulse in her mouth.
"2-2B...~!" Kouki breathed heavily, his eyes wide as his irises shrank in. The pressure in his co*ck was reaching a tipping point, the pent-up lust within him coming back to bite as he felt closer and closer to blowing his load.
She didn’t let up, taking his entire co*ck inside her mouth as her tongue went all over, feeling it twitching more and more.
That was it. Kouki bit down on his lip hard enough to draw blood, as he pulled the sheets up with him and shivered as he shot his load straight into 2B's mouth. Spurts and spurts of the white stuff came in like a shotgun blast.
2B took it in silence, likely due to her not having a gag reflex, and as the seconds passed his org*sm finally calmed down. Kouki sighed, slumping as weeks of pent up lust came out in an instant.
She waited until he had finished before she pulled away and wiped her mouth, standing up, her arousal between her legs now obvious to him. “Was that satisfying?”
"Y-Yes, god..." Kouki breathed out, coming down from his org*smic high. As he regained his focus, he quickly took notice of the wetness between her legs, and how 2B was blushing as she bared her arousal to him, despite her cool attitude. "Would you... like me to return the favor...?"
Her cheeks flushed as she slowly nodded.
Kouki nodded. "My fingers... or my mouth?"
“Fingers.”
Kouki nodded again, swallowing as he moved to switch places with 2B. With her now sat on the edge of the bed, Kouki spread her legs to expose her glistening wet puss*. The sight was indecent, and 2B blushed even harder as her most private parts were exposed to him.
That was why Kouki sat next to her, one hand sliding down to press up against her vagin*, as the other lovingly cupped her breast, pressing his thumb up against her nipple as he leaned in to whisper into her ear. "Someone as beautiful as you deserves the best...~"
“Y-You really view me that way?” she questioned.
"It's the truth. Everything about you... Is simply perfection..." Kouki bathed her in compliments, which made the android more embarrassed. "Whoever designed you definitely had exquisite tastes..."
As he said that, his fingers began to rub up against her puss*, teasing her folds with simple presses and two fingers, while his other hand tweaked her nipple, watching it harden under his fingers. Before long, he shoved one inside of her, moving it deep in and out in a slow, gentle motion.
Immediately the girl let out a loud moan as her body clenched, her toes curling in delight. It felt incredible, indescribable. She immediately felt the urge for more.
With 2B's confirmation that he was on the right track, he didn't hesitate to add a second finger into the mix straight away. His forefinger and ring finger pumped in and out of her puss*, his palm hitting her smooth skin with a faint slapping sound. It didn't take long for his hand to get covered in her juices, showing just how aroused 2B truly was.
His free arm still played with her nipple, now taking to pinching and twisting it to tease her even more. All the while, Kouki claimed her lips yet again, simply finding it too tempting after how amazing and soft she felt before.
The android felt a strange sensation swirling and growing around inside her. She kissed him back as the pressure built with every touch. She forced her body against his as she wanted more of him, just more of everything.
Kouki relished in how warm and smooth her naked body felt against his, wanting that feeling to last forever. Her breasts pressed up against him again, but he welcomed the feeling now as he kissed her more assertively. Already, his own lust for 2B was starting to build back up, as he simply wanted more of her with each passing moment.
His fingers didn't let up, as he violated her insides with more aggressive thrusting. The wet slapping got louder, and his free hand sank right into her plump breast. His arm had wrapped around her back to grab her breast, so he made sure to hold her close as he fingered her and kissed her.
The android could tell she was on the brink, her body tensing up as she felt on the edge of release. She held him tight as she waited a few more seconds before finally cumming. Artificial liquid erupted from her onto his hand as she let out a deep moan into his lips, using him for support as her legs wobbled. She rode out the waves of pleasure until there was nothing left.
Finally, their lips parted, with 2B taking in deep gulps of breath to calm herself down. He still held her in an embrace, unwilling to let her go as she simply felt too good against him. He petted her hair, soothing her. "Was that... satisfying?"
2B giggled as he used her own words against her. “Indeed.”
Kouki kissed her again, and 2B happily leaned into it. Before long though, both of them took notice of his erection coming back, and Kouki visibly blushed when 2B looked down at it and smirked. "I-I guess I have more in me than I thought..."
“What would you like to do now?” 2B questioned.
Kouki thought for a moment. "I have an idea... You want to sit on my lap?"
“If that’s what you wish,” she said, and as he sat down, she planted herself on top of him, her soft ass now pressing against his thighs.
"Oh...~" Kouki shivered as he felt her plump ass rub against him. He couldn't help but move his hands down, each palm grabbing her soft cheeks and giving them a good, firm squish.
“Oooo~” 2B gasped.
"I wasn't aware you had such a well developed ass. 2B..." Kouki muttered as he fondled her ass, causing the android to moan above him. "Your designer must have put a particular amount of care into here. Interesting...~" He smirked, and then gave one of her cheeks a smack.
“Ahhhh~! Y-You really think so?”
"It's only logical. It feels nothing short of amazing...~" Kouki smacked her cheeks again, which caused 2B to moan, and him to react in delight and lust. "Hmm... I could get addicted to this..."
April 29, 2024
“I-It makes you wonder then…why I was designed this way…” 2B asked aloud.
"It is a little strange, for a combat android to be fitted with things so... sexual..." Kouki mulled on that for a moment, before he sighed. "Perhaps combat wasn't your only purpose..." He leaned in, kissing 2B's throat while he continued to fondle her glorious ass.
“Mmmmm…d-do you think I was…aware of that? If that was the—ahhh—case?”
"... It's hard to say." Kouki paused his kissing, though his hands didn't stop touching her ass. "I don't know anything about your designers, or if any of them were human. All I know right now, is that your designer had a thing for asses..." He chuckled, as he held both cheeks in hand and jiggled them. "Then again, I have yet to find other units like you, if any exist here."
“Y-You really like that part, huh?” 2B asked with surprising embarrassment.
Kouki smirked at the android girl, his own blush apparent. His co*ck was shamelessly grinding against her ass, the hot sensation enough to make 2B gasp, which went well with the way his hands lovingly fondled her posterior. "W-Well, I'm just appreciating the... craftsmanship."
“I-I see…” 2B said softly. “So…what do we do now?”
Kouki thought to himself for a moment, as the two sat in each other's loving embrace. He looked into 2B's eyes... or rather, her blindfold, and it was then that his words came to him. "I... I want to do it one more time, but... I want to look at your eyes, 2B. With that blindfold on, I haven't had the chance to see them yet..."
“Oh…oh, okay. You may take it off then,” 2B said as she closed her eyes underneath.
Kouki nodded, as his hands smoothly slid up her toned back and grasped the back of her head. He looked for a bit, before he finally found the tie and undid the knot. Her blindfold came loose, and Kouki gently peeled it off, taking away the last remnants of clothes 2B had left, and tossed the cloth to the side. Her eyes remained closed.
She took a deep breath, and as she felt a cool breeze on her face, she opened her eyes, meeting Kouki’s gaze directly.
Kouki felt his breath escape him, as he gazed upon 2B's bright blue eyes. She looked uncertain, as if she were afraid that Kouki's reaction would be negative, but all he did was hold her face, muttering to himself after he regained his composure. "Beautiful..."
“Yours are beautiful too, you know,” 2B replied as she gently stroked his cheek.
"I-Is that right...?" Kouki blushed again, taken back by her compliment. "That's the first time anyone complimented my eyes..."
“Then they weren’t looking closely enough,” 2B replied as she gently kissed him.
Kouki flushed, though he returned her kiss with equal care. Their naked bodies rubbed against the other, sending electric and arousing sensations to the two as they engaged in passion.
Kouki, eventually, was getting a little too needy for his own good. He wanted to be inside of her, so as he pulled from the kiss, he asked. "2-2B, I want... I want to be in your..." His embarrassment prevented him from finishing, but his hands were hovering over her hips, and his co*ck was aching to be inside her puss*._
“Please put it in,” she asked, a hint of need to her voice.
Kouki nodded, before he grabbed 2B's curvy waist and lifted her slightly. 2B helped adjust herself, her blue eyes looking down at him with love and need, before she came back down. His rock hard co*ck slid straight into her puss*, until she was fully back down on Kouki's lap.
The sensation of 2B's puss* around his co*ck felt heavenly, as the fleshly walls tightly clamped down on his shaft in a vice. His body shivered, and every movement he made with his waist only enhanced his arousal, with warm electric shocks shooting up his spine every time he moved. "H-Hah...~"
“GAHHHH!” she cried as pain blasted through her body, every receptor becoming sharp and harsh.
Kouki softly apologized to 2B, holding the android girl in a tight hug as his co*ck sat tight in her puss*. His arms held her in a comforting, caring manner as he looked her right into her gorgeous blue eyes. "I'll start slow..."
“A-Apologies…I’m not sure why I’d be equipped with pain sensors…especially ones that can be triggered by such a thing…” 2B said as she struggled to catch her breath.
Kouki nodded, though he still took his time to ease 2B into it. He moved his hips, gently thrusting inside of her, or at least as gently as he could manage, so as to not cause her too much pain.
“Mmmm…it feels so…strange…” 2B admitted.
"I'm not surprised. An android like you probably wouldn't be used to this feeling." Kouki said, as he thrust himself inside of her. "Even if you were designed for this purpose, your memory loss means you have no experience..."
“Designed for sex?”
"W-Well, it certainly seems that way... Mm..." Kouki groaned as he rocked his hips, feeling 2B bouncing off of him. "Your anatomy is far too detailed for a combat android. Perhaps you were designed for pleasure..."
“No, I am positive I am a combat model,” 2B said. She could feel it in her programming. “Could I be dual use?”
"That seems like the most likely explanation..."
“That feels like—ahhhhh!—it wouldn’t be very…mmmm…efficient…”
"Y-Your creators continue to befuddle me... Mmmm!" Kouki grabbed hard on 2B's generous ass, as his co*ck was beginning to stir and broil in 2B's tight puss*. "T-Then again, right now... I-I can't say I hate them for this decision...~"
“Ahhhh…I-I feel something…building…” 2B was shifting her hips around as she rode him, any pain gone as she felt a pressure inside her body growing more and more.
"W-Were you designed to experience an org*sm too...? Nnnh~!" Kouki bit on his lip, the boiling in his co*ck getting more and more intense as he slowly lost the will to fight back against his desires. He got more aggressive on 2B, practically slamming his co*ck into her with every thrust as his lust started to take a vice grip on his body and soul. "2-2B~!"
He pulled the android woman into another kiss, claiming her lips as he hugged her tight, with her bountifully bouncy ass bumping up and down with his co*ck, their moans of pleasure suppressed by the deeply passionate kiss they shared.
“Ahhhh…GAHHHH~!” she moaned, and slammed her body down on him as she came, erupting onto his pelvis some artificial liquid, her entire body shuddering with the effort of doing so.
Kouki moaned alongside her, instantaneously dumping his load straight into the android's puss*. He shivered, holding onto 2B like a lifeline as he rode out an intense org*sm. He very nearly blacked out, and 2B held onto him in kind, with the man falling right onto his back and taking in big gulps of air. "Hah... hah..."
The two sat there for what felt like ages, holding each other as they winded down from their climaxes, and 2B found comfort in his warmth. “That felt…nice…”
"Y-Yeah..." Kouki breathed out, as he held onto 2B. The android girl felt amazing on top of him, their smooth and sweaty bodies rubbing against each other quite nicely.
“Is this what…being human is like?”
Kouki chuckled. "It's a part of it. A very nice part, being able to be intimate with someone you love is one of the best feelings in the world..."
“Then…Kouki, I have a request. Whatever I was before…I’d like to learn…to be human, like you. So…I’d like to stay with you, if that’s alright.”
Kouki's eyes widened just a little at that request. But, when he looked into her eyes, they spoke of a deep desire. A need to learn, not of her own past, but to bond with him. To become closer to what he was and be with him.
2B wanted to be with him. Despite it all, she simply chose to stay by his side rather than chase her past.
… Perhaps he was being selfish, but Kouki didn't care. He wanted to be with 2B, to finally escape the loneliness and depression that had claimed him for a month.
Most of all... He could be with someone he loved.
Kouki smiled at 2B, giving her another kiss as he hugged her. "That's more than alright, 2B. I'd want nothing more than this..."
To that, 2B smiled, a rare sight that made his heart fluttter. "Thank you..."
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