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2B shifted on the bed yet again, 9S lying behind her holding his arms around her waist, he insisted on sleeping like this often, not that she minded, not anymore. She would have tried to avoid getting close before, but now who was going to tell her otherwise?
A2 had been clear about it when she approached the subject with her, Commander was gone so there wasn't anyone that would berate her for showing emotions and for loving someone.
That very same woman was the object of her current torment, she watched as A2 lied on her own bed on the other side of the room, she had accepted it after a lot of convincing, and even so it was still a rather recent thing she was adapting to.
Her more than 9S, he'd been surprisingly fine with the decision.
The woman always slept with her back turned to them, curled up on herself never making a noise. An old habit of when she was on the run, and that didn't look like it was going to change anytime soon.
She and 9S always slept together entwined with one another, they had the comfort of each other and the warmth of silky blankets, a luxury that A2 claimed she didn't want or need.
2B could understand her, she'd seen her being miserable sometimes, with nowhere safe to rest, alone and cold. Even if androids couldn't feel cold, but it did look that way, and even if she was now with them, 2B couldn't help but look at her and see that very same image.
Little it mattered if she was safe now.
She felt sad for her, but even so it was hard to get close to A2, especially physically, she understood, she too wasn't keen on contact, but her it was because she was trying to not let herself become close to anyone else, A2 however didn't have any sort of friendly contact in year she'd forgotten how it felt to being loved.
She had told her before.
“Enough is enough.” 2B whispered, she heard 9S mutter something in confusion.
“I decided I am tired of sitting here and watching A2 be all by herself in a corner without any kind of warmth.”
“So what are you going to do? You know she is not used to friendly contact, and I doubt she'd want any from me.” he mused. “Though she does look lonely.”
“I'm sure she wants to be loved, she's just scared.” scared they would hurt her, who wouldn't be scared of who tried to kill you before?
“Well, you do know her better than me.” 9S threw a look at A2 which didn't appear to have heard them as she didn't move.
“Come with me.”
2B took the blankets off the bed and walked over to A2's bed with 9S in tow, again she didn't shift, so probably she was already asleep.
With one swift motion 2B lied down at her side and 9S sat at the other and placed the warm thing over them all. A2's eyes shot open as she sat up frantically looking for a threat.
“Relax, it's just us.” 2B smiled at her, taking her arm and gently guiding her down, she resisted but eventually she let herself be laid down again.
“Why are you two in my bed?” she frowned.
“You looked cold.” 9S shrugged.
“And lonely. We thought we should fix that.” 2B moved so she wrapped her arms around A2 but she caught them.
“I didn't ask for anything. I'm fine.”
“We know, we just wanted to be here with you, I know you're not used to it but would you please let us stay here?” 2B asked as nicely as she could manage.
9S too was looking at her with pleading eyes. A2 looked back and forth between the two, they were determined and it was all she needed to know that they wouldn't have taken a no for an answer.
She wasn't even sure if she could bring herself to say it in the first place, these two were kind, perhaps way too kind to her after all the pain she caused them. However, refusing their kindness just felt... wrong...
As much as she was sure she didn't deserve it she was craving it, and it scared her. But she'd never tell them such things.
But perhaps it wouldn't hurt just this once?
She sighed. “Fine...”
2B smiled at her. “Come here.”
She moved so A2 was pretty much on top of her as 9S made space for himself next to 2B's other side, turning towards them he took 2B's arm holding it in his, and with his free hand he took A2's hand too, meanwhile 2B's free hand was on A2's back instead.
A2 didn't quite know what to do so she just let them do whatever they desired, though it was not unpleasant. 2B had her lie her head on her chest too, she could hear the hum of her black box loud and clear, it felt strangely comforting and sadly familiar.
Her mind drifted to Number 4, she used to do this too whenever she was too insecure of her decisions, she'd hold her close whenever it was just the two of them and place her head on her chest exactly the same way.
Only that now there wasn't a single person here, but two and they were very much alive, she was gently reminded from a tiny squeeze of her hand from 9S, as 2B fixed the blankets over the three of them.
How absurd how things have turned out to be, if someone would have told her past self she'd been sleeping huddled in the same bed with the android she killed, and his partner that was hellbent on wanting her dead she would have laughed.
“Androids don't get cold, you know?” she said it to distract herself from her mind drifting back in the past, and also a bit as a joke.
“But it still feels nice, no?” she could feel 2B hold her tighter and closer still.
It was nice indeed.