The next day,
Aurora's PoV:
I woke up naturally on my own stretching my arms over my head while yawning then rubbing my eyes before getting out of my bed to make it and continue with the planning of what I should do to my room making it less stressful for Dr, elifun that it is for being a scientist.
"Aurora, are you awake?" His voice was heard outside of my door waiting patiently way different than my mother would do and storm in without asking.
"Yeah, I just woke up" I replied back as the door opened allowing him to see me laid on my stomach sketching on some blank paper catching his attention as he came closer to look at it seeing the master piece I made.
"Oh my, did you draw that?" He asked surprised kneeling down seeing how well sketched it was but he knew why I would be drawing my room like this.
"Yes, I wanted to Make it less stressful so I sketched it out so it'll be easier" I replied as he looked at my paper once again seeing how I did things seeing my talent.
"I thank you for your concern, but when will you be ready enough to fell confident enough to go and talk to Toby?" He asked as I froze but I knew his robot name something he was well known for as a hero in the city and I was scared of him but he never hurted me or showed any intention of doing any harm so why am I afraid of him.
"I-I" I stuttered not noticing that I was clenching onto my pencil as it snapped in half bring me back from my panicked daze seeing how broken it was with a single grip I made around it.
"Don't panic it's alright it's just I have to go to work and I don't want to leave you here on yourself and tenma thought that you should go upstairs and stay there with Toby until we come back..... you don't have to talk to him if you don't to" he replied knowing how scared I was on him since I knew he was a robot but I also didn't want him to worry so I guess having some company wouldn't be bad as long as he doesn't touch me and keeps 2 or more metres away from me I won't panic.
"F-fine" I agreed with a little stutter as he stood up grabbing my paper. I quickly got up after him and stayed by his side until we got up stairs to tenma and Toby whatever they call him.
As we got there we were met my tenma and a small bot but Toby wasn't seen anywhere but he could be in his room or out doing hero stuff but that's his business not mine.
"I trust that you'll be good Aurora" elifun said before going with tenma to head to work while I stared and the tiny robot in front of me as he did the same too but I was highly afraid of any type of walking metal that comes near me.
"Mr, tenma told me to keep my distance while around you master Aurora so please I'll show you to the living room" the bot said as it went away so I quickly followed after it in the direction of the supposed living room I hope to not be approached my anything there.
As we arrived toby was seen sat there watching tv while i stood at the door unaware of what to do before he noticed me, all of me and smiled.
"Hi Aurora! My told me to keep my distance so you won't be uncomfortable so make yourself at home for a bit" he said as I carefully made my way to the other side of the huge sofa he was sat on but he could tell that I was afraid of him.
"Do you have any books?" I asked as he looked at me while I kept my eyes away from him not really wanting to trust him just because people said he was good.
"Yeah why type of books do you want?" He asked as quickly began to think looking at the floor below me of what books I want to read.
"Big ones with loads of pages that have interesting things in it like robotics" I replied back as he got what I was asking before getting up and headed to where he kept the books seeing if there were any of what I described to him.
We brought a little pile of books placing them next to me before quickly moving away not to scare me sitting back where he sat. Some of the books were quite dusty but I didn't care so I grabbed one of the big ones lifting it onto my lap feeling how heavy it was but I brushed it off and began to read and learn some interesting things that I never even knew before.
Astro suddenly got up from the sofa and went out of the room like he had something important to or was just bored sitting there watching tv but came back about 5 minutes later with Cora who I really don't have a good relationship with, as soon as she entered the door our eyes met and of course I stayed quiet and continued to read ignoring her.
"What is she doing here!?" She yelled as I sighed knowing that there will be some chaos big she doesn't shut her mouth and god she sounds like foghorn, loud and annoying.
"Calm down Cora! She's only here until my father and Dr, elifun gets back from work" Astro replied back hoping to call her down while I kept on reading about some old plane designs and interesting history that almost blocked out her annoying voice.
"No! I ain't staying if this bitch is" she yelled as I looked up locking eye contact but Astro knew that I was highly offended and tried to take her out of the living room but somehow she managed to push passed him and head towards me. What did I do to make this hoe mad?
"Cora don't!" Astro said as I quickly got up and tried to move out of her way not rally wanting to hurt her or start a fight despite her looking like she wanted to kill me right now, but for what reason can she put her dirty hands on me.
"I'll kill you!" She yelled as I froze of the word 'killed' being used in that sentence remembering Dr, Hope dying again bringing back horrible memories I tried to push away but when I managed to get myself back together Cora aggressive shoved me to the floor winding me almost taking the wind out of my lungs, I hit my head on the leg of the table near me which hurt like a pin getting stuck in your foot and god that bloody hurts.
"Stop it!" I yelled as i looked up at her using one of my arms to guard my face to prevent her from hitting it while Astro tried to hold her back not knowing that what his human friend did just as worse as the punishment down in the underground when you misbehave go but I luckily get out of it because of my mother.
"No, stop! She hasn't done anything wrong to us so stop trying to hurt her!" Astro said Turing to calm her down as I tried to crawl away hearing her grunt and try squirm free from his grasp.
"I don't care she deserves after all her mother has done to us! She deserves to die!" Cora said as I looked back seeing her grab one of the big books that I had on the sofa lifting it high in the air as if she wanted to bash my head with it so I flinched covering my whole head and face as I ducked into a ball on the floor scared not wanting to be hurt again.
Seconds past when the sound of the book dropped next to me but I wouldn't dare to move it even look at them because I was that prettified, I wanted my mother or Dr, Hope here and to help me.
"Get off me you idiot! You rather have her daughter walk free and do more damage and let more people die and go missing!" She yelled blaming my mother for the scientists that Dr, elifun brought up in the police station but why would my mother do that when she is dead. I felt tears fall form my face with a mix of sadness and fury before standing up onto my two feet facing away from them.
"My mother is dead you raging psychopath!" I yelled looking at them seeing Astro sat on cross back holding her hands behind her as she looked at me shocked.
The doors flung open as two sets of feet rushed in seeing the situation that was happening leaving the room in absolute silence.
"What is happening in here?!" Tenma said demanding a explanation before seeing Cora pinned down with his son looking at him but I kept myself facing away looking at the floor with my fists clenched.
"Cora, was trying to um" Astro said u sure of what to tell his father but I wasn't gonna let this psycho get off that easily.
"She tried to kill me!" I yelled pointing at her as someone walked behind me putting a hand on my shoulder.
"Don't worry we'll deal with this. how about you go back downstairs and calm down while we have a word with toby's friend here" tenma said to me as I gladly turned Altima and left not caring at all of what will happen to her at this point especially when she brought up my mother again. I walked past elifun while making my way back home and into my room not wanting to go out of it ever again if she was going to be up there trying to kill me.
I sat in my room for hours laid on the floor sketching random things that come to mind and I really wanted to see if I could sketch a picture of Dr, Hope when she used to be alive, so I put the pencil to the paper and began to draw with the best possible image i could think about without anyone distracting me.
"Aurora?" Elifun's voice was heard gently calling at the door that I slightly left open because I couldn't be bothers to close it. I looked back seeing him extremely concerned about me but I felt way worser than he ever thought I could be I saw thinks a kid my age wasn't supposed to see or experience.
"What is it?" I asked as he came into my room towards me and sat down seeing me drawing again.
"I'm just passing a message from toby... he said that he's very sorry about cora's behaviour" he said as I was tilted my head a bit wondering why he would stick up for me despite knowing that I was related to my mother who was professor rose.
"Why would he apologise to me?" I asked as he gulped bringing me something which seemed to be my bracelet. I must've dropped it when Cora shoved me, I gently grabbed it out of his hand and put it back on my wrist with it being smaller that it was before.
"We made it a bit smaller for you so it wouldn't slip off..... it was Toby's idea he didn't want you to lose it" elifun said as I liking at my wrist beginning to think about this boy that I was afraid of but even though he might be good I will be sure to prepare myself incase something bad happens that involves him.
"Thank you" I replied before continuing to draw on the paper again allowing elifun to leave the room as I drew pictures of those who I either once trusted or I trust right now but there was one person but two more were slowly creeping slowly onto the list.
After finishing the drawing of Dr, Hope I placed on the bedside drawer and headed into the living room to see if I could control the tv since when Toby watched tv he seemed to know what to do.
"How does this thing work!" I thought to myself while pressing several button before a bit flash of light but my eyes blinding me for a second before seeing a weird icon on the screen as a random video of people came up but it was cartoon which I really started to like the longer I watched.
"Aurora" a voice was heard at the back as I looked back of the sofa seeing Astro there he looked guilty no matter how hard he tried to hide it. I was unsure of how to reach even though he saved me from psychotic friend earlier i could at least allow him to watch tv with me.
"Hmm" I said hiding a little bit as my eyes were seen liking at him while he rubbed the back of his neck nervous of what to say.
Astro's PoV:
I was really unsure of what to say to her with her huge fear of robots and now Cora attacking her, how am I supposed to be friends with her at this point I don't even speak to her. I tried to speak but her pearcing blue eyes looked at me as they glowed at me before fading back into the shadow of the room since the only light now was the tv playing some cartoon she seemed to be watching and really enjoying it too.
"Umm, I um" I said unable to get my words out embarrassing myself even more now. Ugh why can't I speak! She's a girl! I'm messing everything up she'll think I'm stupid or something. I really hated embarrassing myself when it comes to people I don't know at all especially Aurora but why do it remember her so vividly.
"What is it? I really want to watch tv" she spoke to my getting a bit impatient of me waisting her tv time as I just stood there froze in front of her but I gotta admit she was kinda intimidating right now, despite struggling with the remote earlier.
"Can I sit with you?" I said finally asking her it I could sit with her, it wasn't that bad was it .well a single 'no' would ruin this but I would understand it with her highly afraid of me despite not knowing me at all.
"Sure just don't go near me" she replied turning back to the screen, I was left shocked that she actually said yes but was form earlier when I saved her from Cora. She must have her even more now from almost killing her.
I headed to the sofa and sat away from her just as she told me to do I wouldn't push things since I really want to help her and become friends but her phobia was kinda in the way of that happening but no robot in metro city ever hurt a human there's a highly strict rule about that.
"Why did you save me?" She spoke but it was a very straight forward question but I would understand her curiosity, she must've never been saved before.... poor girl.
"I just... it wasn't like her to do that and I really didn't want you to get hurt, and I couldn't watch her do that to you and even threatened to kill you... a hero never lets anyone get hurt even if they bad or not no one deserves to die" i replied hoping that I haven't spoken too much but she seemed to understand me but I really wanted to know why or even when she got the fear of robots.
"Do you want to ask me something?" She asked as I paused unsure if she could read my mind or anything but that's impossible she hasn't got telekinesis or anything so stope worrying Toby!
"I just wanted to know why you are afraid of robots?" I asked kinda going in a bit deep with the questions with her I hope she doesn't want to kill me for this even looking so innocent and cute... wait did I just.... shit!
"Well... I have plenty of reasons to be afraid of robots especially when they invaded my home and killed everyone leaving huge puddles of bloods and piles of dead bodies the deep they go" she said as I gulped not really wanting to think about the horrors of that happening to me. I shivered thinking about it understanding why she was hard to go near or trust but I couldn't blame but she seems fine with Dr, Hope.
"Have you ever seen anyone important to you be ripped apart by machines controlled by the one you loved and trusted so dearly?" She asked me as I looked at her surprised with all the Dark and grew some questions showing that she is permanently scared for life girl her traumatised past she had to injure for so long. I really never had someone close to me die before and I never will let that happen and I understand that she doesn't want to trust anyone but she has gotten a close connection with Dr, elifun.
"No, I really haven't but that's why I am trying my best to prevent anything bad like that happening ever again not matter what" I replied as her eyes seemed to widen a little bit from my answer like she heard this before.
"Strange, I thought I was the only one who tried to save the ones I love but in the end I just ended up losing them..... that shows how useless I am as a daughter" she said as I saw how down she was with herself but I could feel her pain why my dad was said he didn't want me anymore but in the end there is always a happy ending and soon I bet she'll get hers only if I try and keep her of the positive side than the negative.
"One, you're not useless, two, I am going to do anything in my power to help you to trust me and not fear robots anymore and try and make Cora see the truth about you than comparing you to your mother" I said as she seemed unsure of my reply it I am willing to anything in my power to make sure she loves it here in metro city and being a smile to her face since I always sees and serious blank expression.
"I don't know but I'll try" she replied still unsure of what to do but I could tell that she was still bath afraid of me but went a bit way to allow me to sit here with her today without anyone yelling or hurting her.
"Is your chest okay?" I asked as she looked at herself then back at me before nodding showing that she was alright but she seemed to be tired so I guess I should let her watch tv and probably sleep before I go back home when elifun comes back.
It was getting dark and Aurora was seen drifting off in the corner of my eye as a small smile came on my face glad that I could have her at least trust me a little bit that force herself to trust me, it takes time to trust someone than become besties in a second.
Suddenly I saw her head flop showing that she fell asleep so I got up and grabbed a blanket to quickly put in her before sitting back down. As I put the blanket on her I sighed with relief for not waking her up before sitting myself before moving a little closer but only a little nudge and this would take a lot of time until she actually wants me by her side like my dad and elifun.
I don't remember much that day but I do remember falling asleep in the sofa before feeling a blanket being out in me leaving me be as I slept there comfy before flopping fully down onto the bottom cushions where I feel into a deep slumber waiting until the next for a new day probably full of challenges to gain Aurora's trust.