"You should know something about these hearts. They're made of plastic and somewhat glass. In other words, they're very fragile in the event of shattering, or melting from overheating. If that happens and they're severely damaged or destroyed, it can cause serious internal damage, with little to no hope of being fixed. But you seem to be doing a good job of keeping it safe and cooled, so I wouldn't worry"

"R-Right..."

"In any case, you should probably replace your current one now. You've never changed it before, and they last up to a whole twelve to thirteen years at the most, so let me change it for you"

He tapped a sequence into my chest, and it opened up, revealing my heart.

"Should we change the reactor too?"

I asked, as he was replacing my heart.

"No. It should only be replaced if it gets too close to overheating and things like that. It's fine for the moment"

He finished, and closed my chest up again.

"So, my human emotions are the same right? I can feel sorrow, anger, happiness, and things like that right?"

"Yeah, don't worry. You're not like one of those heartless, emotionless robots from those movies. You'll be fine"

"Thank you Taeyong-hyung. I'm gonna go find Doyoung-hyung"

"Alright. Try his room. It's right next to yours. And if you have any questions or concerns, just come find me kiddo~"

I nodded and then left.

-

"Doyoung-hyung"

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"Doyoung-hyung"

I walked up to him after knocking, while he stayed seated on his bed.

"Hi Jaemin..."

"Why'd you suddenly run away?"

"I thought that you'd be mad at me for not telling you sooner. I knew that if I'd told you too soon, you'd probably hate me for keeping it from you. You were too young to handle that information. But I couldn't be the one to tell you, so I ran out. I'm sorry..."

He explained, holding one of my hands tightly.

"Hyung it's not your fault. I don't know how or why I'm part robot, but quite frankly, I think it's really cool. I mean, I can do things that others can't. But, even though it scares me that the military is after me, I accept this news and this change. You don't have to be sorry hyung. I understand where you're coming from. I know that you were just trying to protect me, and I appreciate that"

I reassured him, hugging him softly.

"I love you Jaemin"

"I love you too Doyoung-hyung~. By the way, will I still be able to go to school? I mean, since they're after me and all"

"Oh yeah, you can. You can go back tomorrow if you'd like. But I have good news for you~"

"What's that?"

"Your teachers have persuaded the principal, and its settled that you aren't obligated to go to school anymore~"

"Really?! But I can still go right? Like, if I really want to be with my friends?"

"Of course~. They're not holding you back from coming either. The only catch is that you can't disturb the class, or help anyone in individual assignments"

"That's reasonable. I'm really happy about this~"

"Me too~. You'll have more time to learn more about yourself this way~. And you can spend time with me and Taeyong-hyung too~"

"I'd be happy to~. But I'm gonna go get my backpack ready. I do have a backpack right???"

"Yeah. You have a full new set of backpacks. I hope you like them~"

"Thanks hyung~"

I cheered, as I skipped to my room.

-

I opened a door in my room that I assumed was a closet, and it was an entire huge walk in closet!

I opened a door in my room that I assumed was a closet, and it was an entire huge walk in closet!

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There was a sticky note on one of the drawers. It was from Doyoung.

"Hi Jaemin,

I hope that you like your new closet kiddo~. It has all the name brands and accessories that you like, and it's very spacious, hopefully to your liking. Have fun being stylish~.

Your loving hyung,

Doyoung "

In parentheses, it said "Turn over".

I flipped it over in curiosity, and there was more written on it.

"P.S,

I got you that new PlayStation that you wanted, and Overwatch, since you seem to like it a lot. And you know those handheld consoles that you thought went missing? They're all in your room. I snuck in your room while you were sleeping a while back, and brought them here. Hehe, sorry about that~. Again, have fun~

Doyoung "

I put the note in my pocket, and I started searching for a backpack.

After a few minutes of decision making, I chose a very cute one.

I then went and searched my room for my missing consoles, and sure enough, they were all here~

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I then went and searched my room for my missing consoles, and sure enough, they were all here~.

I packed my DS and its charger. I also packed a few of my mangas, and my earbuds as well. I'll wait to pack my phone charger, since I need to charge my phone for tomorrow.

After I got all of my stuff ready, I plugged up my new PlayStation, and finally started playing Overwatch. I played for a long time, until I got tired. I turned it off and went to sleep, anticipating the day ahead.

Hopefully it won't be so bad...

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