REQUESTED BY: Not_an_alien12

A/N: Here's a rarepair I hadn't considered! Enjoy!

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"Ooh, that's worse than I thought," you winced, shutting the android's chest panel to avoid getting hit with sparks. "We're probably gonna have to go find someone else to help with this."

The glitching boy nodded, his voice coming out in a stuttering rasp. "O-o-o-okay."

You hooked an arm under his, holding him up steady. The glitch had been an unexpected side-effect of someone plugging him into an outlet during a power blink, and he'd been left a stumbling, stuttering mess ever since. His eyes were unfocused and flickering color from blue to red.

"What is this, some kind of Red Ring of Death...?" You wondered to yourself in disbelief. "A simple power blink does this?"

"Th-h-e-e-e-e-y didn't-- didn't-- plug me into-to-to-to the de-designat-t-ted outlets," he tried to explain.

"That makes sense, I guess," you sighed, running a hand through your hair with your free hand. "Okay. Okay. Let's get to Miu or something."

Grabbing your phone, you dialed the girl. It rang once, twice, before she picked up, and in a harried voice she answered, "Hello?!"

"Miu? You doing okay?" You asked, concerned.

"I'm fine! Just a little... ergh-- tied up at the moment, hahahaha!" She laughed distractedly and you heard something that sounded like a slap in the background. "Sorry, uh, gotta go! Call me later!"

She hung up with a click before you could even explain, and you sighed through your nose in annoyance, putting the phone back in your pocket.

"Guess we're going to Kazuichi then," you told the malfunctioning android. He'd just about drop everything to help you, you knew that confidently.

All he could do was give a jerking nod, his cheeks simulating a blush when you squeezed him tighter to your side to compensate for his legs' loss of control.

"Hey, Kazu!" you shouted, kicking in the door to the workshop. "I've got a situation!"

He popped up from behind a giant, hulking machine, grease smeared across his face under his goggles. He paused to wipe his hands on his jumpsuit before lifting them, revealing a black ring across where the edge had met his skin.

"What kind of situation?" He asked, before finally seeing K1B0. His eyes widened and he nodded in understanding, "Ohhhhh... that kind of situation."

Hopping down from the platform, he walked over to the two of you. He gave the android a once-over before looking to his still-smoking chest. "Do I even want to know?"

"Power shortage, apparently." You sighed, guiding the boy to lie down on the table. "Plugged into the wrong outlet, and when the power blinked, it shorted him out. It's a mess in there."

A grim look tugged at his lips, and Kazuichi put the goggles back on just as you gently strapped K1B0's limbs down. "Just in case," you'd reassured him when he sent a nervous glance to the heavy-duty straps.

Once the panel opened, the sparks began to fly again. Kazuichi muttered a curse under his breath as he reached in, his gloves thankfully enough protection.

You stood by, wincing every time you noticed the android twitch minutely. You squeezed his shaking hand, and with a little more strength than you'd expect, he squeezed back, virtually iron-locking your hand in his.

Kazuichi was silent as he worked, muttering to himself while he poked and pulled at some of the loose ends. Finally, after a few minutes, he gave a sigh, shutting the cavity and looking over at you.

"We're gonna have to restart him," he said simply as he pulled up the goggles again.

"Manual restart? Are you sure it's not gonna..." you gestured loosely with your free hand.

"Nah, it's fine. Miu told me about the Red Rings that might pop up from time to time." He nodded firmly, giving the robot a shrug and a grin. "You good with that?"

"S-s-s-sur-r-re," he rasped.

"Good." Then Kazuichi noticed how tightly he was holding your hand and frowned. "Might wanna, uh, let go before we restart. Otherwise you might accidentally crush your bones."

"Excuse me, I might accidentally what my what?" You blinked.

"Well, I haven't had to manually restart him before, so I dunno what might happen." He shrugged again, and you'd never wanted to strangle someone with your scarf so badly before. "Better safe than sorry."

"Don't be so nonchalant about the chance of my entire hand getting broken," you exclaimed as K1B0 let go of you. You took your hand back, instead resting it on the inside of his wrist.

K1B0 managed something you thought might be a chuckle, though it just sounded like distorted static.

Kazuichi reached over and fiddled with the robot for a few moments before finding the two power switches. Pushing them and holding them for a few seconds, K1B0's eyes blinked before he closed them, and the entire android powered down.

"And now we wait for a minimum of thirty seconds," he hummed to himself as he planted his hands on his hips. He gave you a grin, "Pretty neat, right?"

"I'll say," you commented, inspecting the bot. "You're a lifesaver, Kazuichi."

"The only payment I'll take for this is a date," he winked.

You stifled a laugh, rolling your eyes instead. "In your dreams," you challenged.

"Aw c'mon, (y/n), don't just crush my hopes like that." He pouted, and you playfully shoved him. "What about the bot?"

"What about him?" You questioned, raising a brow.

"Don't tell me you haven't seen how he looks at you too," Kazuichi deadpanned with a flush of his cheeks at your intense stare. "He looks at you like... like how Gokuhara looks at Oogami sometimes."

"Shut. Up." Your jaw dropped. "You mean to tell me that he has a crush on Sakura?!"

"Don't change the subject! Yes he does, and yeah she could get it, but that's not the point!" He waved his hands around. "Look, just-- how about a date sometime? You, me, and the bot. I'll be perfectly nice, so don't worry about me gettin' jealous at anyone."

You thought about it for a moment. Then you smiled.

"You know what?" You replied slowly, a glint in your eye. "That sounds fair."

Kazuichi grinned, but then it faded at your mischevous look. "What's with the face...?"

"Oh, nothing..." you whistled innocently before your smile widened. "... I just didn't know you had a thing for androids!"

"Sh- shut up! I'm not like Miu okay?!" He yelled, reaching to restart K1B0.

You cackled at his jerky movements, and laughed even harder when K1B0's eyes opened and his cheeks burned red at the closeness between them. Between Kazuichi's panicked rambling and K1B0's embarrassed stuttering, you'd have enough entertainment to last you for weeks.

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A/N: I know GonKura is a crackship (besides, SakurAoi is endgame anyway) BUT I CAN'T HELP IT I LOVE MY BUFF BF/GFS

Anyways, please tell me what you thought, feel free to request more, and I'll see you guys later!