Chapter Text
"Erghh.."
It is a regular Thursday morning in school, & Amato has been feeling like this since around Tuesday. It all started when he was awakened in the middle of the night—feeling cold & shivering that made it hard to go back to sleep peacefully.
His body feels heavy, his head spins like crazy, & his mouth feels weird, losing appetite because everything he swallows doesn't taste the same as usual, He himself doesn't even know how he survives this whole time without telling anyone.
Yes, he hasn't tell a single person (or one specific robot) about this.
'It's no big deal, I can handle this, no need to trouble others.' He said to himself.
It was bareable, but as days goes by it gets worse. He hasn't been paying close attention to classes, which of course doesn't left unnoticed by Mr. Jamie. He did get some earful reprimands—not like it's a completely new thing for him.
Luckily, he doesn't notice a single thing wrong, no one does. Amato doesn't even know if it's a good or a bad thing.
When he's at home, he has a hard time getting some rest, & eating feels like fighting war, he still tried to eat normally to avoid suspicion, he's grateful he hasn't throw up.
'Ugh, this is the worst..' He complained.
He'll just have to pray that everything will be okay & this all will pass like it's nothing, & then he goes back to the class he's been trying to understand for the past 10 minutes.
Unknown to him, his legs has been lightly shaking, & has definitely been identified by the presence under his table, though they kept quiet as usual to not cause any disturbance.
•
The bell has rang, meaning school is finally over. A few hours feels like years for a certain young boy with black hair & a streak of white hair. He stretches his body & packed his things to his bag, he surely can't wait to finally go home & lay down on his bed. He tidied his seat & got out of the classroom, his red floating robot, Mechabot, following him from behind like always.
A boy with a blue hat behind Amato's seat was just done packing a while after he left. He's seen looking for something (or someone) in the classroom. A girl beside him approached him & asked,
"Pian? what are you looking for?" She asked.
"Eh, Mara! have you seen Amato anywhere?" He greets & asked back.
Mara glanced at the classroom door. "I think I saw him exiting the class earlier. I guess he went home already." She replied with a shrug.
"Yeah that's right! I saw him, he was real quick at packing his things." "AAH!?" The sudden familiar voice from behind him startled Pian.
"Ish! kau ni Deep." He said with an annoyed face. Mara can only sighed at Deep who has an amused grin on his face.
"So Amato went home already? Haih, I was going to invite him to go to Warung Muhibah this afternoon." Pian said.
"What's up?" Mara curiously asked. "Nothing important, I just wanted to check out this new game I have. While also eating the famous Aunty Cendol!" He exclaimed excitedly already imagining the delicious cendol.
"!? Dey! are you only gonna ask Amato?" Deep responded sounding upset. How can Pian only invite Amato in that fun activity!?
"Chill I was planning to invite you two too.." Pian sighed which Deep only replied with a ':o'
"I guess I could just call him or come to his house & ask later."
Silence filled the air for a while, until one decided to speak about something.
"Uhm..Do you guys perhaps notice something...off, about Amato?" It was Mara.
Silence again. They all stared at eachother.
"I mean, he does look weirder than usual, but I don't know exactly what is it." Deep replied while holding his chin.
Pian responded, "Hmmmmm...I don't know.."
"but, he looked a little.."
They waited for him to finish his sentence.
"..sluggish.?" That last word that come out of his mouth carry a sense of doubt & worry between them.
Since yesterday, they have noticed how Amato doesn't match his usual energy, how some things makes him tired easily. None of them had any idea what's going on, but they hoped he's okay.
•
Meanwhile on their way home, Amato rides his bicycle (unusually) slow with Mechabot behind him, he sometimes takes short breaths. Amato choose not to talk too much, so there was a long silence between them until they arrived home.
"Assalamualaikum.." Amato greeted. He took off his shoes.
"Waalaikumsalam!" Both of his parents greeted back.
"Be careful! You'll fall! " His mom said after seeing him already rushing upstairs.
"Ya Umi!" He responded.
Once he's in his room, he took off his bag & lay down on the bed instantly.
"Hahh...." He exclaimed while putting his right hand in his forehead & panting.
"The hell are you tired for? You don't even do anything besides sitting for hours in that class." Mechabot responded his behavior.
"Well sitting for hours is tiring you know, plus kinda boring too." He replied shortly.
"Whatever you say."
"Is it just me or you look..weirder or something?"
"..What?" Amato is still processing Mechabot's question.
"I don't know, your skin somehow looks lighter, it's even almost similar to this random paper I found!" Mechabot responded while grabbing said paper. Amato can only stare at them deadpanned & one eyebrow raised.
"Is that a normal thing in humans or something?"
'What the..?' His mind wanders, is it that bad? Should he tell them?
"Err..
honestly I don't k-"
"Amato! come down & eat! I made Karipap!" Shouted Umi from downstairs.
A sudden headache suddenly attacked him at the same time. 'Ugh! great timing!!' He thinks irritatedly.
"Karipap!?" Mechabot then giggles mischievously.
"Come on Amato! you don't want me to eat it all don't you!" They said while already flying away.
"Wh-! hey Mechabot wait!" He got out of his room & follows his stupid red flying robot. But because he stand up too quick, he felt a great dizziness. He groaned while holding his head with his hands—followed by the feeling of his vision blurring & his legs starting to give up while he's walking.
With the remaining strength he has, he called out,
"M-Mecha..bot..! w..."
"Hah? wh-? Ama-"
THUD
His body finally give up as he falls unconscious on the floor, making a pretty loud sound that alerted others downstairs. But before he fully lost consciousness, he can faintly hear footsteps getting closer & his name getting called as others surround him—he could also feel someone touching his forehead & hand. He muttered one last thing in a weak voice only he could hear,
"Sorry..."
Notes:
end of chapter 1, i read many fics where the characters gets sick & that's what inspired this (& my own experience too). Sorry if it's too short.
Chapter 2: Where?
Notes:
Ts took longer than expected. Again apologies if there's mistakes/ooc behaviors, corrections are appreciated. ^_^
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
"M-Mecha..bot..! w..."
"Hah? wh-? Ama-"
THUD
"WEH!!?? AMATO!?"
...
"Mechabot! what happened-"
"AMATO!?"
...
"... won't wake up!..."
"He's burning! we have to....."
....
"...hang on...."
...
"Sorry..."
•
Tired. Dizzy. Cold. That's what best describe his condition right now. He's slowly regaining his consciousness. He can feel his head is in something soft, like a pillow, he can feel something in his felt hand, & he can also feel something covering his body.
His eyes slowly opened as he groaned quietly, his vision no longer the previous blurry view. He's greeted by the sight of a quiet light colored room & a few presence beside him.
"Amato!" The said presences quickly closened their distance from him.
"..Ugh.."
"A..ba? Umi..?"
"Yes, we're here Amato." Umi replied & takes his right hand gently.
"Weh, what about me?" Someone (or something?) else spoke as they fly closer to him.
Oh look, his red power sphere is also here.
"Eh, Mechabot!" He giggled & puts his arm around them. Mechabot took a seat beside him. Both his parents warmly smiled at the sight.
That's when Amato noticed that there's an IV hooked up to the back of his left hand.
"Err..apa dah jadi?" He tried to recall what has happened for him to be in his current position. His parents stared at eachother.
"We found you passed out infront of your room—& we also found out you have a high fever, so we decided to bring you to the hospital." Aba sighed & responded, which his son replied with a small ':o' face.
"How are you feeling now?" Umi asked.
"..A little better than earlier, I guess.." He still feels frail, but atleast his head doesn't hurt anymore.
"Why didn't you tell us you were sick?" She asked a question again.
"..Eh..?"
'They knew?'
"..You guys knew?"
"You're stupid if you think no one noticed." The one who replied was Mechabot. He took a glance at them.
Aba took the chance to speak. "Of course we've noticed. We asked Mechabot to observe you more closely to ensure nothing serious happens."
Silence. He looked over to Mechabot, who gave him a knowing look.
"Why didn't you tell any of us?" That question again.
He slightly lowers his head. He..isn't sure, he didn't want to appear weak infront of them, but he knew he needed to tell them—they deserve to know, they're his family after all.
He raised his head again.
'Well, here goes nothing....'
"Well, I-I just thought I could handle it, that i-it's not that bad, that it'll heal in no time, like 'hey! m-maybe it'll be okay after a while!'," God he hated the way he said that—he sounds embarrasing.
"& The idea of not going to school sounds troublesome since I'm gonna miss lessons & probably lots of assignments.." School might be tiring, but he knew it's important for him. Though one raised an eyebrow at that, you probably know who.
(can they raise an eyebrow idk)
"..& I didn't want to bother anyone since I could still carry out normal activities...or at least that's what I thought.." He admitted.
The room went silent.
"Sorry..." He said quietly as he lowers his head with a guilty feeling.
A sigh could be heard.
"Amato, please look at us." That wasn't a demand, just a soft request. So he did, he raised his head to meet both of his parents' gaze.
"You don't need to apologize for what you're feeling, we understand, but an illness shouldn't be taken lightly, no one could've predicted what would happen if you just decided to ignore it." He listens carefully without saying a word.
"We know you've grown up, capable of being independent, & now a hero in our town even, but despite all of that, you're human, we'll always be, isn't that right?" He slowly nodded at that.
"It's okay to ask for help, especially if you really need it. Like right now. Don't be afraid of burdening someone, especially us, we're family, you're our responsibility."
"& We love you no matter what. Remember that, okay?"
It's the way they spoke & what they said. To him. He could feel tears slowly forming from his eyes. When he's about to wipe tears that's slowly coming out of his eyes, warm arms are suddenly wrapped around him, & the next thing he knew they're on a hugging session. Mechabot who's been on his side for a while now leans a little closer.
He's really grateful for this family.
Not too long after, he fell asleep while still hugging, & they slowly put him back into a proper sleeping position. Umi went to check his temperature & breathe a sigh of relief knowing he's not as burning as before.
Quiet fills the room again.
Until someone broke it,
"Mechabot? Something bothering you?"
The said robot looks up with a slightly surprised face. Umi, she must've observed them. 'Humans are sharp sometimes.'
"..Nothing, it's just–"
They were cut out by a knock on the door, it opened to reveal a nurse.
"Hello, sorry if I'm interrupting, with patient Amato bin Aba?"
"Oh, yeah betul!"
"I'll handle it." Aba offered.
He then walks up to the nurse & they talked outside, leaving only the three of them inside.
"Is there something Mechabot?" She slowly asked again.
"..."
"..What does it mean when you said something about..being human, is there something special about you guys?"
Umi lightly chuckled seeing the power sphere still a little confused about human behaviors & vocabularies.
"Well, being human can be interpreted as different things. For what I said, it's about acknowledging our flaws, that we commonly makes mistakes, that we struggles with each of our own problems,
& that's totally fine! Everyone is different in their own way, but you should know your limits, imperfection doesn't excuse any evil behaviors, everyone deserves something good,
& for our little hero over here, should've known too, every human body has their limits, & you shouldn't force yourself to push it or else this happens.." She ruffled Amato's hair softly, watching his steady breathing while still sleeping, Mechabot still focused.
"After all, we're social beings, can't live entirely alone, so it's best to spend the rest of it with others while you still can."
Right after she stopped talking, Aba came in to the room again, then talked about something with Umi, while Mechabot is busy processing all her words.
"..It's best to spend the rest of it with others while you still can."
They took a glance at their peacefully sleeping master.
'Humans really are interesting.' I guess you learn something new everyday living as an alien technology robot on Earth.
"Ah, Mechabot?" Umi called. The robot turned to look at her, a little confused.
"Would you like to help to look after Amato?"
"Eh?"
Notes:
& that's about it, ik it's short. Can't wait for another chapter like, months later lmao. Hopefully I can write the upcoming chapters better, i envy those fanfic writers who can write like 5000+ in one chapter
(￣ヘ￣;)
Chapter 3: Accompany
Notes:
hi I'm back i guess. Who knows writing is actually kinda hard, & school's been annoying as fuck. Anyways who's excited for s4? definitely not me hehehehahrhahrhehr (currently dying). Well as usual corrections are appreciated. ^_^
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
"Ah, Mechabot?" The robot turned to her, a little confused.
"Would you like to help to look after Amato?
"Eh?"
•
The night has passed, & comes another day. The sun hang up in the blue sky as it emits bright & warm light, & someone who's been asleep slowly gains his consciousness.
He let out a quiet groan as his eyes slowly opens while blinking a few times, the familiar white ceiling view greeted him. The aroma of medicine & the sound of light foosteps outside of the room touches his senses. After a while of processing things, with a bit of struggle he tried to sat up on his bed, while also trying to remember things, but then a sound of someone made him still.
"Ha, nyenyak betul kau tidor, awake already?" So he was wrong when he thought he was all alone.
But what's a little surprising is... that his red powersphere is here?
"..Mechabot..?" He finally got to sat up on his bed & adjusted his position, covering his eyes from the sunlight through the window. He looked over to Mechabot.
"Took you long enough to finally wake up."
They locked eyes with eachother, silence filled the room.
"..Where..Aba & Umi?" He asked, finally able to remember a few things. That's right, he's currently sick.
"They're at home, where else would you think they be?"
"&.. You're here.?" He questions again.
Mechabot looked away for a second. "Uh yeah, why? got a problem? kau taknak ke?"
He sighed. "Haish, no I don't mean it like that."
"Not like we would left you alone in the hospital."
"..Hah?"
"?? Nothing."
..
"Okay.."
•
After a not so long session of some useless chatting & them bickering to eachother, a knock on the door caught their attention. A nurse politely walked in delivering breakfast for the sick boy & placing it in a table near the bed, an overbed table to be specific.
He stared at the neatly placed food for a while, but he isn't feeling like eating now, & he remembered how much hospital foods sucked. He sighed & lies back down in his bed.
"..Aik, you're not going to eat or something?" Mechabot asked him.
"..Later, just not feeling like eating right now.."
"Well Umi said you should eat at the right time or else you'll get even sicker."
He looked over to the red power sphere. They stared at eachother.
Silence filled the room.
"What are you..kay fine I'll eat..can you.. bring the table over to here.?" He sighed. Again. Guess he'll have to if he wants to get healthy faster.
After a few struggling attempts they finally position the table on the right place, & he started to eat.
While eating, the TV was also on, they watched some channels & sometimes exchange words with eachother. Amato told Mechabot about that one time where he stayed in the hospital like this & how unpleasant it was, how he was too exhausted to do anything, how he felt bored & alone,
"And especially the foods!" & When he was finally discharged he came back to a lot of homeworks he had to do & a test in 2 days.
"Wow that must've sucked." He rolled his eyes.
•
He finally finished the last of his food, placing the table back at where it was before, then lays back into the bed. He yawned, feeling a little bit sleepy.
"Mechabot."
"What?"
"..Aku sakit apa? Does Aba Umi knows? Do you know if they knew? Did they tell you?" He has wondered what's been bothering his immune system, is he just tired? high fever? is it bad? is it–
"Think it was something like..dengue fever?.."
"Anyways they did said to take a lot of rest, don't get too tired, drink a lot of water, eat at the right time..&..yeah things like that."
"Oh." He wasn't really expecting that.
He positions himself to lie down sideways.
"You're sleeping already?" Mechabot asked.
"Mhm, it's not like I can do anything else. & I'm tired." He replied.
Before falling into slumber, his mind wonders about some things, like:
'I wonder what the others are doing right now...'
•
"..Why?"
Mechabot was a bit surprised about the sudden request.
"Well..we still have some work to do, & we think it's better if he has someone to accompany him, to keep an eye out so he doesn't get worse, & maybe he wouldn't be so bored."
"But if you're not really.."fine" with it, it's okay!"
Mechabot's still not really used on how some humans are more gentle, kind, forgive easily, et cetera. Mechabot's not sure how they would trust them that much to look after Amato.
'Why me?' Mechabot wanted to ask. Not like they would do anything evil or something, but still.
"How long is he staying here exactly? Is it that bad?" The parents looked at eachother.
"..Well, first of all, we were informed that he has dengue fever, which is..not just an ordinary fever. His condition is currently stable, we're not sure how long he'll have to stay here. But all we could do is pray that he doesn't get worse."
'& Doesn't end up in the ICU.'
Mechabot stared at their supposed master, currently sleeping peacefully, like nothing is bothering him, while Mechabot felt a little bothered. Amato still bring them to school even if it's actually not allowed or something, they've been inseparable since.
After a while of silence,
"..I'll stay here with him."
"Really? No pressure." Mechabot nodded. Aba & Umi let out a sigh of relief.
For the next few minutes they talked about things Mechabot nedded to know. Make sure he eats at the right time, takes proper rest, drink water, also telling them about the emergency button if they need something, like when the IV bag that's connected to his arms runs out, things like that. & They also said they would come visit if there's time.
When Aba & Umi finally went home, Mechabot was left with Amato. Looks like he'll be their responsibility.
Eventually, time passes, & Mechabot went to sleep on the couch in the room, not wanting to take space on the bed.
'Hope this is not too hard & the stay here is not for a long time.'
Notes:
& that's it for chapter 3. MANN THIS SUCKSSS WHY CAN'T I WRITE MORE THAN 2000 IN ONE CHAPTER FOR ONCE AAAAA anyways I was gonna add something like "You're a robot you don't get sick" & then the sneak peak came out & I was like ??? okh..
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