(Y/N) scrunched up her eyes and blinked. She felt different, but, a good different. She looked to her right and saw her brand new prosthetic arm. She hesitated when she tried to move it. What if it hurt? What if it didn't work properly? What if it didn't work at all? (Y/N) tried to remove the negative thoughts from her mind, before she tried to move her new arm.

It twitched, the fingers twitched, she noticed it. Then (Y/N) tried again, it slowly rose. She brought her hand to her face and held it up, with some effort. She smiled as she examined the details that surrounded her fingers and wrist. A single tear of happiness rolled down the side of (Y/N)'s face, unnoticed. Her eyes trailed up from the fingers to her wrist, then to her forearm and the inside of her elbow. The prosthetic stretched all the way up to her shoulder, more than before, due to a surprisingly large amount of skin that needed to removed because the old prosthetic caused rust to enter inside her skin.

(Y/N) sat up excitedly. The excitement lasted a couple seconds before her face fell. She remembered how she still only had one leg. She looked down to her stump and sulked, but that was quickly replaced when she saw her right arm again. She may not be able to walk yet, but she could definitely do a bunch more stuff now that she had two thumbs.

There was a knock at the door. One that made a rhythmic sound. That instantly gave away the identity of the person on the other side of the door.

"Hey Astro!" (Y/N) greeted happily.

"I thought you were awake." Astro noted as he entered the room and closed the door behind him.

"And you knew that how...?" (Y/N) asked.

"I may have been accidentally eavesdropping and heard you get up." Astro explained.

"I haven't even left the bed yet." (Y/N) said as she looked at her seated self.

"Okay, I heard your breathing change and knew you were awake." Astro admitted hurriedly.

"Can't tell if that's impressive or creepy." (Y/N) thought out loud.

"...I think it's impressive." Astro muttered as he laid down on the bed, behind where (Y/N) was sitting.

"No. It's creepy." (Y/N) concluded. Astro just laughed as he rested his head back with his arms behind his head and neck.

"You seem happier today." (Y/N) pointed out suspiciously.

"Oh, I'm just happy for you. You got your new prosthetic, which means we've got stuff to do." Astro said mischievously. (Y/N) turned around and faced him.

"What kind of stuff?" She asked firmly, unamused.

"Just stuff to help you get used to using your right arm again." Astro explained.

"I already had a metal arm, I don't need help getting used to it again." (Y/N) said confidently.

"Really?" Astro asked smugly.

"Yes." (Y/N) replied.

"Then hold this." Astro said as he grabbed a small book from the floor. (Y/N) rolled her eyes and wrapped her metal fingers around the leather covered book. But as soon as Astro let go, it fell to the floor. (Y/N) stared at it for a moment.

"I did that on purpose." She snapped. Astro laughed.

"I'll give you something lighter." He smiled before he reached over to the bedside table and brought back an empty plastic cup, he handed it to (Y/N). (Y/N) would've normally snatched it in a joking manner, but she couldn't due to it already being on the floor when Astro let go.

She froze. "Okay, maybe I need a bit of help." She admitted as she looked down. Astro sat up on the bed and hung his legs over the side next to (Y/N).

"And that's okay! Just means we get to spend more time together!" Astro exclaimed, then later stuttered when (Y/N) raised both eyebrows. "OH! I just- I meant that-!"

"Astro!" (Y/N) laughed. "It's okay! I know what you meant, I'm glad I get to hang out with you more too." She admitted.

"Wait, really?!" Astro smiled brightly.

"Of course! I love hanging around my loyal servant." (Y/N) said as she got up and hopped her way towards her wheelchair.

"Wow! I am not your servant." Astro snapped with a smirk as he instantly jumped up to bring (Y/N)'s wheelchair over to her. "...Okay, maybe I am." He acknowledged. (Y/N) laughed as she sat into the wheelchair and they exited the room. Astro pushed (Y/N) through to the kitchen and brought her over to the dining table. (Y/N) looked around and noticed Orrin wasn't in the room.

"Where's Orrin?" She asked.

"He's helping my dad with something down in the lab, so your new leg gets built quicker." Astro smiled, half real, half fake. "So, I'll be making breakfast!"

"No offence, Astro, but do you even know how to make toast?" (Y/N) asked jokingly.

"Wha- pfft, of course I know how to make toast." Astro scoffed. (Y/N) continued to stare at him, unamused. "Okay, no, I can't make toast." Astro admitted. "But-!" He continued before he ran further into the kitchen and brought back a rectangular box. "-I can make cereal." He smirked smugly.

"Now that's impressive." (Y/N) said sarcastically as she slow clapped. Astro laughed nervously and placed the box onto the table and sat down next to (Y/N) on her left side.

"I- um... I wanted to ask you a question... and since we're the only ones here, I thought it would be a good time." Astro mentioned. (Y/N) slightly froze at his sudden change in tone. He gently held her left, still human, hand and looked into her eyes. "I wanted to ask you about... it was about- um..." Astro's anxious self had fully kicked in and if he was human, he would yet again, be red like a tomato. He was stopped by (Y/N).

"You don't need to tell me right now if you don't want to." She said kindly as she weakly placed her robotic hand on top of Astro's. "I don't mind waiti-"

"I like you." Astro blurted out. (Y/N) froze once again, wide-eyed. A light blush spread across her cheeks as she stared at Astro, and he stared back.

"...What?" She whispered.

"...A lot." Astro concluded. "And- And I know you may not like me back, and that's fine! It's totally fine. I get it. It's okay." He stuttered. "But I just wanted to... t-to let you know because... I like you, (Y/N), I really do. And, if I didn't tell you now, then I never would. So... I- I don't know if you have the same feelings or, or... if you don't but... that's okay-" Astro was silenced as (Y/N) connected her lips with his. Her eyes were shut and Astro's were open, but they slowly closed as he melted into the kiss.

(Y/N) smiled as she felt him relax. She may have had her first kiss with Astro earlier, but she still didn't even know if she was doing it right. She was under anesthesia when the first one happened! But when she noticed that Astro didn't pull away, and rather placed a hand on her cheek, she knew that it was the right move.

After a few more seconds of what felt like hours, they both pulled away. Astro stared at her surprised, yet happy. She had the same expression as she spoke.

"I like you too, Astro."

Who knew a second kiss would help her realise that? And it was way better than the first.