And I could lie and say I like it like that von NightcoreZorro (Convin) ================================================================================ Kapitel 2: ----------- 10:16, 07.02.2039 Shopping mall, Detroit   Gavin sighed out loud and ran a hand through his hair, looking at the different shops, which had just opened. He was relieved that it was at least relatively empty at this time. Gavin wanted to get done with as quickly as possible. He hated shopping but sometimes you had to make sacrifices. "Alright, plastic. Where do you wanna start?" He asked and shoved his hands into his pockets. The android looked around the mall, clearly astonished by everything. After all he's never been able to be in here up until now. As he walked towards one of the bigger shop windows,being fascinated by a hoodie with an adorable dog printed on the front of it, he swerved away from Gavin. Not too much, but still enough for Gavin to notice it. But it wasn't as if the distance disturbed him at all. The detective raised his eyebrow and snorted, as he followed Connor's gaze. "Looks like you're well off in the kids section, huh?" He scoffed and shook his head with a grin. Connor was torn out of his trance when he heard Gavin talk. "I was just looking at this because I thought that Alice might like it." He muttered even though one could notice that this hoodie wasn't intended for the girl. Gavin rolled his eyes, but held back a comment. "Yeah, if you say so." His mouth twitched and he shook his head again, trying to hold back the expression in his face. He shouldn't be amused like that because of him. Connor's still an android, even if it was hard to remember in this situation. Gavin tried to convince himself that Connor had to be a good actor. There was no other reason. He was mocking with him. Dipshit. The little glimpse of hope vanished from Connor's eyes as he soon realised that they wouldn't actually buy the hoodie. After a few seconds contemplating his options, he just chose to turn away from the window again and proceeded to wander around a little more, not caring if Gavin followed him now. Gavin just blinked in confusion. He did in fact notice the altered look in his eyes and needed a few seconds, while his gaze was looking back and forth between Connor and the hoodie, while he reminded himself that Connor wasn't human at all and all of that was just for the fucking case. He bit his lower lip and scratched his nose before he followed him again with fast steps. "You need some assistance, prick?" He asked as he finally caught up to him. The only thing the android responded with was a defeated nod. "I guess my model wasn't made for shopping." He tried to make the situation less awkward by desperately trying to pull off a joke. But the detective grimaced at the reminder, that Connor was still an android. "Yeah, I see. Never thought you could look so lost.", He muttered. Gavin hesitated a moment, until he grabbed his wrist and dragged Connor with him to the next shop. He gave him a slight push. "Alright, just.. pick up some clothes and try them on." Quite hesitantly, Connor walked past him and made his way towards the button-ups. Not wanting to catch anyone's attention he went for one with a hawaiian pattern on it. He thought it was normal after seeing Hank wear these shirts all the time. "Detective? I think I found something." He said with a slightly proud tone in his voice as he showed him the shirt he chose. Gavin's face darkened. "Oh fuck me, don't tell me you've got the same crappy so-called-fashion-taste like the drunk bastard." He groaned and pushed back his hair. "I can't watch this." He claimed and turned away from him, to pick up some clothes instead. After that, he just pushed them against Connor's chest. "Here. Dunno, if that's the right size, but that's at least something normal." The answer to that was another nod, simply because the android didn't know what to say anymore. He didn't know what to make out of that emotion. Feeling somewhat left alone and embarrassed, he made his way to the changing rooms to try on the clothes. After a short amount of time he returned to Gavin, smiling a bit. "Everything fits. I just think the jeans are a bit too tight.." He mumbled, feeling another wave of shame hit him. Gavin looked at him again, slightly amused. "Great, I don't want to stay here longer than necessary. And if it's too tight, you'll have to get another pair of jeans." He scratched his neck and his gaze moved slightly to the side, trying to not think about Connor in this goddamn tight pair of jeans. Gavin received a slightly intimidated nod while they were looking for some other stuff together before they paid for everything and packed it away. They got back into the car and Gavin started the engine to drive to his own home. "You.. can wait here or come upstairs with me.. I don't mind.." He mumbled and got out of the car, while he searched his keys in his pockets. Within a fraction of a second Connor decided to stay in the car. He didn't want to cause any more inconveniences for Gavin. "I think i'll stay here while you get your belongings. It can't take you too long." He tried to joke around some more to hide the nervousness crawling up his back. The older one just shrugged his shoulders and closed the door of the car, before he stepped to the house and went inside. He needed some time, until he opend the door again, carrying a bag over his shoulder and two transport boxes in his arms. Gavin stowed the bag in his trunk and the boxes in the back seat. Soft meowing sounded from behind while the detective sat down in his seat again. "Alright. You've got the address, dipshit?" Being surprised by the meowing he didn't answer. Instead, he looked at the back seats just to see a tiny cat trying to stick it's head through the lattice. His eyes were filled with awe until he got himself back together. "Yes, I do." He simply replied. Gavin eyed him amused and followed his gaze for a moment. "That's Tabby. That lil' shit always gets in trouble. Evie is the other kitten and the older one is Cookie." He introduced them briefly. "I can't let them here, so.. deal with it." While he said that, he started his car once more waiting for Connor to tell him the address, before he drove to their new home. Hosted by Animexx e.V. (http://www.animexx.de)