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What Happened To You?

He shivered a bit and looked at the wound he'd made on Ryan's arm, slightly distracted. Ryan took this opportunity to pull his arm back and smack Arctic into the brick wall of the alley, clawed hand shredding the front of his suit and tearing his synthetic skin a little. Oil leaked out of the front of his uniform, and he sparked a bit, disoriented by the impact. Trying to get up, he only grunted when Ryan smacked him back into the wall again, feeling oil leak from the new tears in his suit and skin. Now forcing himself to stand, Arctic picked up his katana and ran at Ryan. As the fight continued, he'd slashed and hacked at Ryan-as little as possible, this was still his friend after all. He didn't want him seriously injured. Ryan had gotten a few strikes in as well, and Arctic barely stood, covered in oil and his helmet cracked. He noticed his friend's red eyes flicker and start to fade, watching Ryan gaze at him with slight anger. He was coming to. Arctic couldn't be here when that happened. Sheathing his katana and picking up his throwing stars, he ran from the scene, pain coursing through his body with each step. Ryan grunted and held his head, leaning against the brick wall of the alley as he lost consciousness. As he woke from blacking out, the mental fog and physical changes slowly faded and he was finally back to normal. He could feel the high from the drug this afternoon slowly fading-but the alcohol was still in his body-he could tell. He was bleeding, but could barely feel the pain because of the intoxication. Lumi had been watching this from afar, a slow grin crossing her face. Oh so that was why the boss wanted to keep him. She noticed his high was wearing off, and decided to have a little...unauthorized fun. Activating her hologram and shifting programs, she checked herself in her compact mirror, Odis's face reflected back at her and smirking. Good. It still worked-the part in her body hadn't burn out yet. Looking down at herself, she chuckled-but it was Odis's voice. It'd disguised her whole body, face, and voice perfectly. Coming out of the shadows, 'Odis' came into Ryan's view, walking slow and covered in oil from the fight. "Ryan..? Are you alright?" Ryan's head turned toward Odis, confused. How long had he been out?

Odis came closer, green eyes watching his face. Reaching up, he placed his cool hand on Ryan's cheek and frowned.  His other hand rested on the bleeding wound on Ryan's arm, gently squeezing it. The way Odis spoke confused him. In fact, his whole demeanor was strange. Ryan opened his mouth to speak, but he shook his head. "Odis..why are you covered in oil? How did you get hurt, Snowball? You know I told you to take care of yourself, who did this?" Odis looked to the side, shaking his head. He didn't want to talk about it-that was fine. Ryan understood, he knew some fights were best not spoken of. "It's okay." He said, shutting his eyes for a moment. 'Odis' took that opportunity to dig a vial out of his pocket, opening his mouth and dumping the powder on his tongue quickly, shutting his mouth when Ryan opened his eyes again. He raised an eyebrow when Odis reached up and pulled him down by his collar. "What's wrong man? I-" He was cut off when Odis kissed him, soft lips pressed carefully against his and parted slightly. His eyes widened in surprise and a heavy blush crept into his cheeks. Something was off. Had the fight Odis was in scrambled his brains a bit? He never acted like this. Ryan's worried thoughts dissipated in an instant when he felt Odis slip his tongue past his lips, eyes slowly closing as he reached down and picked Odis up, having the blonde droid wrap his legs around his waist so he wouldn't have to keep leaning down. The powder dissolved unnoticed between them, and Ryan slowly broke the kiss.  "Odis, are you sure-" He shushed Ryan and carefully cupped his cheek in his hand. "But Odis, you-" Odis shushed him again and smiled as Ryan bit his lip, looking to the side.

"You shouldn't, I'd just hurt you, and your dad would-" He frowned, watching Ryan. Moving his head back to him, Odis gave him another kiss, slowly pulling away. "I love you, Ryan." He felt his heart speed up, watching him in disbelief. "What did you say?" Ryan got closer, swallowing the pain in his chest. "Say it again." Odis tilted his head to the side, giving him a smile. "I love you, Ryan." Ryan kissed him and shut his eyes for a moment-until the thought of Odis mangled on the floor popped into his head-his deepest fear. Hurting Odis like his mother had been hurt by his father. He slowly pulled away, worried gaze watching the blonde droid. The powder would take effect soon, and Ryan would be out of it enough that Lumi could slip away unnoticed and could finally stop this Odis facade. Ryan's pupils slowly dilated as the drug took effect and he bit his lip, watching Odis and shaking his head as he carefully set him back down on the ground. He made sure he could stand, gravelly voice speaking in a pained tone. Doubts settled into his mind once again and preyed on the heartache and new emotions running rampant in his heart from the kisses and Odis's confession. "No, I.." He shut his eyes and shook his head, taking a breath and opening them to watch the confused droid. "You shouldn't. I..love you too, but you shouldn't. Mom got lucky, but I'd never want you to-" Ryan felt..strange again. Maybe he was still drunk. "I'd never want you to hurt that way. Your dad would kill me, Snowball." He scratched his cheek, heartbreak clear to be seen on his face. "Or your mom would. I'm..not worth it. Not right now." Odis frowned, watching him. "But..Ryan..-" He took his hand, carefully holding it. "Odis..-" Ryan was tempted to lock their fingers together, and just stand there in the rain, holding him for a little while. The image of Odis mangled on the floor forced it's way into his mind again and his eyes watered as he slowly let go of the blonde droid's hand, shaking his head. His voice cracked as he watched Odis. "N-No. I'm sorry, but I can't risk hurting you." Odis rolled his eyes, a sharp edge to his tone as he began walking away, leaving Ryan behind in the rain.

"What happened to you? You've changed."