One (A SPM AU BASED ON LN2)

The Factory: Part 5

One's eyes slowly softened and his smile faded. Even if she wasn't a person, she could clearly feel. He knew he couldn't even begin to comprehend how awful it must have been for her there, all alone in the factory. 

He didn't like the saddened expression his face was making, so he put the bag back on, which made the girl's eyebrows raise as if confused. "...Why did you do that?" She asked him as he put the bag back over his face, seeming almost disappointed.

"Do what?" One questioned.

"Cover your pretty face." She clarified. "Why'd you do it? Do...do you not want to share it with me anymore? Oh no, H-Have I scared you?!" She asked, seeming almost afraid.

"Oh, no, no! Don't worry, it's not because of you! I promise! I just hide because the world hates me and wants me to fail," One assured her. "It's got nothing to do with you."

She slowly nodded in understanding, then slouched her shoulders slightly. "Well... what are you doing here? Is he testing on you too...?"

One shook his head, then pointed out the window to the room I was in, pointing at me. "That's my best friend. I'm trying to get him home to his dad. But... to do that we need a key from that room. So I need to distract the doctor." He explained.

She looked out of the window and over at me. I could see her raise her hand to wave, but I couldn't hear her since she was in another room.

"Whoa... he's pretty too," She whispered to One, making him lightly giggle.

"I know, right? He's also super strong. You should see his magic! He can make these cool black blobby things!" One beamed. "I'm so lucky to have found someone like him. It's hard to find people the world hasn't completely broken yet."

"Were you two just born pretty? Or are there more pretty people outside?" The girl asked him, leading to One looking at her and shrugging.

"Well, there may seem to be a lot of ugly people out there, but I like to believe that there's pretty in everyone. Inside and out. Sometimes it's just hard to see." He explained to her. "But people like you and him? It's easy to see the pretty. So, please, don't let the world change you."

"You think I'm 'people'?" She asked in awe.

"Well... can you feel this?" He asked her, reaching over and giving her shoulder a squeeze. 

The girl blinked, then slowly nodded.

"Then yes. If you can feel, then you're 'people.'" He beamed, making her face light up even more.

And One's face lit up too because he made her feel that way. There she was, in a horrible, dark world where she had never even gotten to see the light, and he still managed to make her feel happy. What could be more rewarding than that?

"So, you and your friend want to escape?" The girl questioned.

One nodded in response, making her pause and bring her hand to her chin in a thinking manner. "Well, I think I can help distract the doctor if that's what you want."

"Yes, that would be perfect!" One exclaimed, his eyes lighting up.

"Okay! Then I'll just tell him I'm malfunctioning while you and the other pretty boy get the key and get out of here!" She stated, hopping back on her bed and giving him a thumbs up.

"Thank you so much," He chimed, quickly giving her a thumbs up as well and walking over to the vent. However, as he crouched down to crawl in, he briefly paused and looked back at her.

"Are you okay?" She asked him as he paused, just staring at her for a moment. "Why are you stopping?"

One paused for another moment, then nodded at her, a determined look in his eyes. "I promise, once I get him home I'll come back for you and save you. You don't deserve to be here."