You & Nines With an almost annoyed sigh, [y/n] looked up at the large building in front of her. If they had known that their first assignment when they were transferred to the Detroit Police would be a police ball, they would have come a day later. Nervously, they brushed a strand of hair behind their ears. [y/n] was worried about how they would react, after all, it had been a long time since she had started in Detroit after the police academy. Briefly they closed their eyes and tried to calm down. It had been a long time since they had made a career in New York and were now lieutenants. As the new, at her age and as a woman, it had not been easy. Then they had broken off their engagement a week before the wedding and fled to New York. They had vowed never to return, and yet here they stood in a runaway dream of dark red silk while their shoes threatened to kill them. [y/n] straightened their shoulders and entered the hall, looking around for familiar faces. Further back, [y/n] spotted Lieutenant Anderson who had once been like a mentor and father. Next to him was a young man with brown hair and Captain Fowler. Careful not to trip in their shoes they approached the group. In fact, it was the lieutenant who recognized them first, raising an eyebrow questioningly.
"Holy crap...when did you get so big? I don't even dare hug you to not crumple anything!" he declared jokingly.
With a warm smile, they simply took over and hugged him.
"Good to see you Lieutenant Anderson." They commented.
"Do an old man a favor and call me Hank." he teased them lightly.
Before they could introduce the young man, however, they were interrupted by a voice that sounded so cold and penetrating that it made them shiver. They were so distracted by the goosebumps spreading on their arms that they didn't even hear his words.
"How appropriate Rk900. May I introduce you to your new partner? Lieutenant [y/l/n] she is new from New York." the Captain spoke.
They could feel his gaze on them and swallowing hard, they turned around. The first thing they noticed was that they had to look really far up to meet his gaze. Then they were irritated because he was so similar to the young man next to Lieutenant Anderson. The android seemed to look at them as well and so there was a really uncomfortable silence for a moment.
"Is everything alright with you Lieutenant [y/l/n]?" asked the Rk900.
"Absolutely out of the question that I keep addressing you as Rk900..." it blurted out of them.
"Get used to Nines." they determined and made their way to the bar without another word. As they did so, she could literally feel her partner's eyes boring into her back.
"Damn you Kamski." they cursed softly and ordered a bourbon.
When Kamski asked you how you imagined a perfect man, you didn't expect that he would use it to really create him and by God he had hit it perfectly.
"To hell with you..." they cursed again and finished the glass in one go.
Their hearts were pounding like crazy in their chests again that night all they could do was close their eyes to calm down. At least they would have if they hadn't heard a very familiar voice next to them.
"Are you all right kid?" asked Hank worriedly and they just nodded.
"Do you feel like dancing?" they asked instead of an explanation.
"I think I'm too rusty for that, but I'm sure Conner would love to," the lieutenant said with a grin.
Before they could answer, Hank waved Conner over and smiled.
"Boy will you do me a favor and dance with this young lady for me? Her feet will thank me."
Her eyes fell on Conner and a smile automatically settled on her lips. Even though Nines and he were so similar, there was something warmly friendly about Conner that cheered her right up.
" I would be honored." the android declared and not even a minute later they found themselves on the dance floor in his arms, finally feeling like they were having a good time. At least for most of the evening. It had been hours since she had started dancing with Conner and no matter how much they enjoyed it they had to excuse themselves as their feet were starting to hurt a lot now. Inconspicuously they disappeared on the balcony and looked at the sky before they sat down on the parapet and took off their shoes. Gladly they would have had now a cigarette but unfortunately they had forgotten the box at home. They weren't sure how long they had been sitting there with their eyes closed, but they opened them abruptly when they heard their partner's cool voice again.
"I can understand if you feel uncomfortable working with Android, but I assure you that I will do everything I can to complete our mission successfully." he began, but they interrupted him.
"I have no problem working with androids..."
"I don't really understand your reaction to me then."
"It's personal...me and Kamski.... We..." you attempted to explain.
"You were engaged... I heard that... I don't usually listen to gossip but Detective Reed was incredibly loud."
For the first time that evening, a laugh bounced from her lips and she nodded.
"Well I guess people like him never change." they replied.
"Yeah. He was my partner before and it's really counterproductive when your partner rejects you out of hand. I hope this gets better now so I can finally be effective."
A small smile formed on their lips and they nodded.
Briskly they jumped off the parapet and were about to go back in but a clearing of their throats stopped them, so they turned back around. There stood Nines, holding her shoes.
"Oh sorry." they mumbled and wanted to come back but Nines was faster.
He got down on his knees in front of them and helped them into their shoes and even fastened the little strap. They could have sworn that his fingertips brushed against their ankle, but maybe they were wrong. Their eyes met his and without commenting he offered them his hand, which they took as if they knew he would. Nines led them back into the hall and then let go of her hand.
"I'm confident I can be more productive now," he explained as he walked away, leaving them where they were.
The rest of the evening passed quietly and hazily, but as they lay in their bed at night they could still feel his fingers on her ankle.
" This is not good...not good at all. " they whispered as their eyes fell closed.
Since English is not my mother tongue, there may be some mistakes. My beta is working on it. Maybe I'm just writing bad xDD
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