Your POV:
I slowly opened my eyes and took in my surroundings to realize I was in the hospital.
"Markus!" I yell but only a nurse came in.

"You're finally up! How are you feeling miss?" She asked.

"Where's...Carl Manfred?! Where's his Android!?" I asked with my voice cracking.

"Carl Manfred is in the next hospital room. As for his android..it was decomssioned." She said. "Do you have anyone to help you get home?" She asked.

I let the fact that Markus had been decomissioned swarm my head. I had foolishly fell for the Android and now he was gone. Now I felt my heart tear in two.

"Why does this always happen to me?" I asked myself quietly.

"Ma'am?" The nurse said.

I ignored her and went next door to Carl's room. She chased me inside.

"He's on life support...the only things keeping him alive sight now is those machines." She said honestly.

"What is my condition?" I asked.

"You had a very bad concussion but you're stable enough to go home for as long as you do light activity. Very light activity."

"I'm staying here until he wakes up," I say sitting down next to him.

The nurse sighed realizing that this was a fight she wasn't gonna win. "I'll get your clothes."

I grabbed Carl's hand."Hey dad? It's me (Y/n). Can you hear me? They... Decommissioned Markus..." I say crying. "The world is so cruel..." I say crying. "He did nothing to deserve that. He was always so caring. God he almost had a future..." I sob. I suddenly felt him squeeze back.
I looked up. "Dad? I questioned.

" (Y/n).." He said looking at me.

I smiled and cried. "I knew you would live, I'm gonna get the nurse okay?"

He stopped me. "No! Listen to me...You are one of the most sophisticated and philosophical young women. I knew. It was a privilege to know you and call you my daughter...I need you to protect Markus and be there for him...thing's will be difficult for him." He said quickly.

"Dad- listen to me...Markus was..."

"Tell Leo and Markus I love them. Remind Markus of what I told him."

"Dad.." I say crying.

"Thank you and I love you." He said before closing his eyes.

"Wait. No! Dad! No!" I yelled as he began to move sporadically. Nurses pulled me back.

Carl died..November 6,2038 3:34 AM.

I was discharged to go home. I went home and sat in bed with no intentions of getting out of it. I found it safe enough to pour out all my sorrows into the pillow. Since Leo was no where to be found as of now. I was the only one watching him be buried. It was quick and not enough time to grieve but we would be burying him and reading off his will.

I got a call from Kamski. I refused to answer. I just wanted to be alone for right now.
I was going to burying my father figure in less than 16 hours. I fell asleep and slept in til 4:30 to get ready for the funeral which started at 5:

Before I knew it I was was standing over his casket watching it be lowered into the ground. The only thing supporting me Right now was my umbrella that was shielding me from the rain. I heard someone's footsteps approaching me. I turned around to see....Leo....

"I'm sor-" He starter but I slapped him so hard and fast that not only did I leave a handprint but my nails scratched him making him bleed.
"You're pathetic Leo...I've been nothing but kind and forgiving to you and you treat me and you treated your father like shit." I said crying. "You really think that you can walk up to me,apologize at your dad's funeral and expect me to forgive you? I had to make quick arrangements for a quick burial because. I don't have more time in my schedule for a funeral...I had to watch your dad die in a hospital..and hurt him all in the same fucking day. You took the only two beings in this planet that made me happy away. They were my only family!!! All because you wanted another quick fix!!!" I yelled. "You don't get to be sorry for your behavior. Until you've lost everything in only one day and haven't had time to even process it all." I say with venom lacing my voice as I turn away.
He followed me into the church where the pastor would be reading the will.

"- to my son Leo understand I have love for you that I may have not expressed very well but I do love you and I do care for you ask for you are my son but for your own well-being I have decided that everything I own will go to Marcus in the case that Marcus is unable to inherit his belongings it will go to..(Y/n).."

I was shocked. "What?" I asked shocked.

"Yes you have inheritance to everything, including the mansion and the paintings." The pastor read off.

"What?! How is that fair she isn't biologically related to us!!" Leo shouted clearly frustrates with the situation at hand. "That was my inheritance! I've waited years for that old geezer to die!!!" He yelled.

"You can keep the mansion and everything in it. But I'm clearing the studio and keeping the piano" I say calmly keeping my eyes on the floor.

"Thank you!" He exclaimed.

"Don't think I'm only doing this because it's right. I'm also doing this so you'll be haunted by the consequences of your actions. Your addiction got your father killed. The blood is on your hands and I want you to know that," I say leaving. I went to every building I was sent to for signing papers and getting things in my name including the mansion. Since Leo's credit score was into the ground. I knew if Markus and Carl were here with me then wouldn't wanted me grieving forever. So I began opening my mansion up to androids on the run. By time I had let it be known that I was helping androids. I had three in my house already. A woman with short white hair named Kara ,A big tall black man by the name of luther and a child named Alice. At least Kara believed it was a human child. But I could tell it was an android. Luther begged me not to tell and to let him tell her. I hesitantly agreed.

"Thank you for letting us stay for the night," she said smiling.

"It's not a problem," I say with a small smile.

"Why do you help? If you don't mind me asking." She asked hazardly.

The day before yesterday... I lost my..." Should I really say it? If I admit it out loud it real... "My...lover...who happened to be an android.." I say trying not to cry.

"You loved an Android?" She questioned and I looked away hearing the judgement behund her tone."I'm sorry it's just that..I'd never think that a human would..I'm sorry to hear that," she says.

"It's okay...I'm...taking it day by day and coping by helping android's escape this prejudice that took him away from me. Plus with all the crazy stuff that's been happening. I realized if he could see me he wouldn't want me sulking forever. But Doing something about the situation before us. I'm staying strong because that's what they would want for me..." I say with a small smile. "But, you guys said that my house was a pit stop. Where to next?"

"Luther knows somebody who can get us over the border." Kara says.

"I have someone over there...her name is Vee and I sent her before all this. She's deviant... I'm glad I sent her to Canada."

"I knew that humans could feel compassion for an android but I never knew they could...love them.."

"I didn't either....I fought my feeling for so long." I say as tears streamed down my face. "I was scared...I knew that loving one that was from a different social standard would call for constant ridicule and I didn't want him to feel that. After already being roughed up by protesters. I didn't want him to go through that.  Plus I didn't think he was capable. I've worked with androids and machines my whole life....but one night. We danced...he held me so close," I paused and closed my eyes remember I'm that night. "So tight...like...he was afraid if he let go...I'd be gone. I was so lost I'm the moment the words just fell out of my mouth."

Flashback:

You're really good at this," I whispered.

"I was made to be good at everything,"  He smiled

"Do you believe you could be capable of love?" I asked.

It was quiet for a moment. I felt stupid for asking a question like that. Now it was awkward.

"Never mind it was a ridiculous-" I  started.

"I believe I could be." He interrupted.

The music stopped and he let me go.

"And I never got to tell him how I felt..." I say. Slowly opening my eyes.

"I'm...sorry.." She said.

I wiped my eyes. "It's okay..." I say. "At least I'll doing some thing in his memory." I say smiling. "Well I should head to bed.

Markus POV:

"If you came here for comfort you came to the wrong place." North told me.

I walked away and went to find Lucy. Which I eventually did.
She healed my wound and gave me a weird liquid to consume after I stood up she asked to see my hand I hesitantly gave my hand to her she began to speak.

"You had it all and you lost it all... you've seen hell and now hell lives in you. Your heart is troubled. A part of shadow and a part of light...Your guide your brightest shadow..Your choices will shape our destiny,"

I walk away not really knowing how to respond to that. I racked my brain for a meaning behind her metaphorical speech.

But I thought of (Y/n) and Carl. I wondered if Carl was alive and if (Y/n) was OK now.

I missed her...a lot.

Your POV:

I had finished putting all the painting up around my house. But I placed Markus' painting in my room. 

It was late around 3 am. Kara,Luther and Alice had decided to go early so they left just as soon as they arrived. I was all alone again waiting for another deviant to come by. It may have been a dangerous decision to go outside at this time to take out the garbage. But it would only take a second. So I throw on my house shoes and ran. Outside with my garbage in my hand when I seen a familiar face. One that I never thought I'd see again.

"M-markus?" I questioned.

He smiled. "(Y/n),"  He said simply.

I dropped my bag and ran into him arms and cried as he hugged me tightly. "You were dead. I heard them shoot you..." I sobbed.

"I salvaged from other androids to repairs myself and crawled out of the junkyard." He admitted as he let me go. "And I went to a place for deviants called Jericho."

"Wait...you're..." I gestured.

He nodded.

I looked around and took his hand. "Let's get you inside," I say as I lead him inside. I closed the door behind us.

"Follow me and let me run a diagnostics test. The part you take may have been compatible but will only work as a temporary solution."I say. He follows me into the living room

"Lay down please," I say.

Markus lays down on the couch.

I run into my room and get my repair kit before coming into the living room. I open up his midsection. Which sorta made me blush.

"I'm gonna have to do a cleaning. If you don't mind," I say.

"Of course,"

I cleaned all the dirty components thoroughly. "Everything is in place and working as it should. Strong as it should be." I say.

"Thank you," Markus a said sitting up.

"No problem," I say.

"Is Carl really...." He asked.

"He was OK for a while. I actually thought he would make it but then his body just gave out completely." I said sadly. "He wanted me to remind you that he loved you." I said sitting on the couch beside him and wrapping my arms around his neck. He placed his hand on my arm in a manner of hugging back. "In other news...you have full inheritance to the Manfred name." I say.

Markus looked at me shocked. "What?"

"Earlier today in the reading of the will he stated that all of his belongings including the mansion would go to you. But in the event that you weren't there..which you weren't I was to collect everything on your behalf."

"I don't want the mansion....it reminds me of...." He swallowed the lump in his throat.

"I know...I didn't either so...I let Leo live there..."

"Why would let him live there after what he did to Carl!? After what he did to me!?" Markus yelled standing up. I pulled him down and straddled his lap and cupped his cheeks.

"Markus look at me, please." I plead he hesitantly looked at me with tears in his eyes. "Yes, what Leo did was unforgiving.But hanging on to that resentment forever and wanting revenge will only make matter's worse on yourself. He has his own demons. He'll come face to face with them eventually. But you have to remember Leo was his son too. Just like he doesn't want to see you hurt he doesn't want to see him hurt either. An eye for an eye and the world goes blind." I say.

"Mahamat Ghandi," Markus finished.

"Remember that Markus... Violence plus violence only equals more violence." I say hugging him and he hugged back.

"(Y/n)..I did something bad.." Markus confessed.

"What?!" I asked

"Me and some other androids robbed cyberlife for spare parts and blue blood..we had to because other androids were shutting down we had to do it," Markus explained.

"Did you hurt anybody? Or did anybody hurt you?"

"No,"

"Then you did a bad thing for all the right reasons." I say giving him a

"(Y/n)...I...love you.." Markus said.

"What?" I asked.

"I love you...I always have...the day you came back. I knew I loved you....I loved you when you watched me play piano. I loved you I walked you home almost every night...I loved you when we danced together. I love you..and i've been afraid to admit it because. You're human and I'm not...you may not want me the same way I want you. But when I was crawling out of the junk yard before another android appointed me to Jericho all I could think about was trying to get to to you." He admitted. "Even at cyberlife...I knew I had to get to you as soon as possible." He confessed as he pulled me closer looking into my eyes.

"When you were gone. I thought you were dead and I would have gave anything just to tell you that. I love you too," I say smiling.

"You do?"

"Yes, I do...I love you so much..." I say crying and smiling. 

Markus grazed his lips against mine and pulled away slightly. "May I?" He asked.

I nodded and he kissed me. One I had been wanting for nearly 3 years. So sweet and soft. Screw everything you heard about what the first kiss is like..some say floating...some say they see and or hear fireworks some even say time stop. Shit I felt all of that and more.  After that no one could ever convince me that Android's weren't capable of emotions and love. Because I felt it. That was too real that was love that you can't fake.

We slowly pulled away.

"That felt really good," Markus said with a smile and I laughed.

"That did," I admit.