Connor x Reader - Altering algorithms (DBH)

Chapter 7: A mother on the run

"What are you doin'?" he asked, not stopping.

Shaking my head, I quickly ran up to him again, now witnessing how Connor stopped in front of the fence, gripping it tightly. While he stared at the android behind the fence, a police officer joined our side, aiming his gun at the machine.

"Don't shoot! We need it alive!" Connor yelled and held out his hand to stop the man.

In the meantime, the child and female android slid down the hill, heading for the large street up ahead. Hank and I halted next to Connor, as the grey haired man panted due to exhaustion from running.

"Oh fuck, that's insane..."

We watched the two silhouettes fight their way through the road filled with cars, which almost ran them over. I felt my lips quivering at this point. Was this android taking care of the child? The way she protected the little girl from every danger, putting the human's life before her own, underlined that notion. Could I possibly arrest someone like that? A caring mother?

Suddenly, I noticed Connor, about to climb up the fence.

"Hey! Where you goin'?" Hank asked, bewildered by the android's actions.

"I can't let them get away." The brown haired man's voice was full of determination.

In fear, I grabbed Connor's arm, stopping him."You can't. You'll only risk your own life." Anxiety filled my whole body as I pleadingly stared up at Connor.

"They won't make it to the other side anyway," Hank commented.

Not convinced by that, Connor exclaimed, "I can't take that chance."

He pushed my arm off, leaving me blankly gawking at him. Now Hank grabbed his arm.

"Do NOT go after 'em, Connor, that's an order! Listen to (Y/N)!"

For one second, Connor glanced back at me, his LED flickering yellow. Just as I was about to feel a certain amount of hope, he crushed it all by quickly climbing up the fence and jumping over it.

"Connor, goddammit!" Hank yelled, yet the android did not stop moving. He swiftly slid down the hill, heading for the large road.

Without thinking about it any further, I was quick on my feet and moved up the fence too.

"(Y/N), what the fuck?! Don't do that shit too!" Hank seemed angry but I didn't stop.

"I told you before, I can't lose him!" I screamed back while following Connor down to the street.

Presently, he jumped out of the way of a truck. The female android and child ran across the middle part, which was seperating both large roads. Once I stood in font of the road myself, something gnawed at my heart, something even worse than simple fear. Shaking my head, I took a deep breath and jumped onto the street myself, barely escaping the silhouette of another darn huge car. I hastily rolled to the middle part myself and heavily sighed due to relief of having almost caught up with Connor.

While the deviant and child tripped on the road, my partner swiftly vaulted over the border at the side of the road. I kept on following the group in front of me, seeing how the female android pushed the child safely to the other side. At the same time, Connor tackled her in between several driving cars. Shivers ran down my spine, as I left the border behind as well. The deviant managed to shake Connor off, sending him backwards. She ran to the safe side, yet my partner now laid on the street, just sitting up, a car almost right in front of him.

My eyes widened in horror, as I pressed myself to hurry even more.

"Connor!" I yelled, a few tears in my eyes.

The car was coming closer.

With all my mustered strength, I grabbed the android's upper arms and pulled him towards my body, as we collided into each other and fell backwards near the border. I gulped, scrambling onto my feet and dragging Connor towards the middle part, finally on a secure side again. There, I felt the strength leaving my legs, surprising me once more that they did not maintain it any longer. I slumped onto the dirty ground, shaking due to the rush of adrenaline but something much worse as well.

Just now, I reminded myself of the reason I was so scared. Why I had wanted to prevent Connor from running onto the street under any circumstances.

Cars.

Experiences caused me to believe my heart would stop any second. I gripped my arms tightly, another tear rolling down my cheek. Connor was not supposed to experience the agony of being run over. Being crushed. Feeling sick, I covered my mouth with one hand. I already did not want to lose him, however, this specific situation amplified my fear.

I recognized Connor's voice uttering "Shit...", before turning to me.

"Detective (L/N) are you all right?"

Weakly, I looked up at him, tears still spilling out of my eyes. He was safe. Threatening to choke on the air, I coughed, trying to wipe the liquid from my eyes off my face. I sensed Connor kneeling down next to, saw his LED once more glimmer in a bright yellow. Unable to control my emotions any longer, I gritted my teeth and fiercely pulled him into a hug.

"What the fuck were you thinking? You would've died Connor!" I weeped, shaking in this embrace.

At first the android did not hug me back but after a short while, he moved his arms around my body. "I'm genuinely sorry, detective." His voice was sincere, causing my heart to flutter, yet that did not hold back my anger.

Overwhelmed by anxiety, shock, fury and confusion at the same time, I pulled away after a minute and tightly gripped his grey jacket.

"You can't just run onto a busy street like that! I know you only focus on your mission but god damn it, watch out for your safety at least a bit! If not for yourself do it for Hank and me!"

I shivered, feeling the rain eventually get to me. My breathing was unsteady and I was still lacking oxygen. Connor looked at me, confused by my outbreak.

"At least have the decency to swear on it." I hissed through my teeth, peering directly into his hazel brown eyes. The soft look within them moved something deep inside me. Out of the corner of my eyeshot, I recognized his LED once more blinking yellow.

"I can try to."