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  He trailed his hand down Lin’s side and around to his ass. Lin squirmed in pleasure as his hand found Lin’s hole and he stuck a finger inside.

  “Lie on your stomach,” Ash said, and Lin complied. Ash noticed that his finger was moist from Lin’s self-lubrication, but not as much as the first time. The human part of him was starting to take over the machine side.

  Ash reached to the night table and took some lubricating jelly out of the drawer. Coating his fingers with it, he inserted his middle finger more gently this time.

  He moved it in and out, then added another finger. Lin’s breathing hitched. Ash stopped. “Did you feel something? What did you feel?” He was curious whether Lin’s prostate worked like a human’s would. Did he even have a prostate?

  “No. I—it just felt good for a second there.” Lin’s voice was muffled in the pillow.

  Ash’s finger went to the same spot. “There?”

  “Yes—no—I don’t know.” Lin sounded distressed.

  Ash pulled his fingers out gently. He didn’t want to upset Lin. And if Lin wasn’t sure if he felt anything there or not, Ash didn’t want to just take his pleasure alone.

  He turned Lin over and got on top of him. Lin’s eyes were bright and Ash kissed him. “What feels good to you?” he asked.

  “Making you feel good.”

  “Besides that,” Ash said. He brushed aside the silver hair from Lin’s forehead and bent down to kiss him again.

  His tongue found Lin’s tongue and played with it, and Lin plied his tongue against Ash’s until their kissing grew deeper and more intimate. “You like that?” Ash asked. “Yes,” Lin said softly.

  Ash sat back, using his thumbs to lightly circle Lin’s nipples. Lin’s eyes widened. “I feel that. It’s—it’s—” He stopped, trying to find the words and failing.

  “You like it though, right? That’s enough for me,” Ash said. He bent his head down and licked Lin’s right nipple, causing Lin to draw in his breath sharply.

  He worked on that one for a while, then switched to the other nipple. Lin was beginning to squirm beneath him which Ash took for a good sign. Lin was sensitive to touch and could feel things even without the key.

  Lin placed his hands on Ash’s ass, caressing and kneading the mounds, and Ash grunted his approval. The next thing he knew Lin had pulled his groin down and was grinding his body against Ash’s.

  It was the space where Lin was missing his cock, but Ash wasn’t repulsed this time. “Is this all right?” Lin whispered. “Yes,” Ash said quickly. It was more than all right. It felt wonderful.

  Lin raised his hips, increasing the friction and sweet pressure on Ash’s cock, and it wasn’t long before Ash started to come. Lin quickly wrapped his legs around Ash’s back and Ash gasped, burying his cries in the pillow as Lin turned his face against Ash’s cheek.

  As the last pulses of pleasure ran through him—he felt Lin smile.

  In the middle of the night, Ash woke to whimpering sounds. Lin was curled up on his side facing away from him, trying to muffle his mouth.

  “What’s wrong?” Ash said. He touched Lin on the shoulder.

  “Nothing. I—” Lin suddenly cried and seized up, his body jerking.

  “Where does it hurt?” Ash gripped Lin’s shoulder, then as gently as he could, turned Lin to face him. “Please tell me.”

  Lin gasped, and clutched Ash’s arm. He breathed deeply in and out, trying to calm himself, then said: “It’s the computer parts. They’re dissolving inside me.”

  “Does it hurt?” Ash asked. He felt helpless and moved a hand through Lin’s hair, caressing and soothing him.

  “Yes. No—not pain so much, but—it burns.”

  After a long while, Lin began breathing easier and his death grip on Ash’s arm relaxed. Ash gently folded him into an embrace, now that it seemed safe to do so. “Will this keep happening?”

  “Until I become completely human—if I even can—yes.”

  “I’m sorry,” Ash said. “I wish there was something I could do.”

  “It’s all right. This is nothing compared to how I lived before.”

  “You mean—”

  “My former owner,” Lin said.

  The word owner now left a bad taste in Ash’s mouth. He may have bought Lin this afternoon but he hadn’t felt like he “owned” Lin for a single moment, and never would. “What was he like?”

  Ash felt Lin tense, and he stroked Lin’s back until he relaxed again. “T.E. Schuman was a sadist.”

  “T.E. Schuman? The famous A.I. engineer?” Ash was surprised.

  “Yes. I was the first hybrid he ever owned. He ordered me made without a penis and testicles because he wanted his own pleasure to be the only focus. He used to say things to me to provoke my human side,” Lin said. “He was fascinated to see a robot showing emotions that hadn’t been programmed into it.”

  He took a deep breath, then continued: “He would be nice to me and then he’d be vicious, just to see how I would react. He’d find out what I hated and then do it to me. He’s brilliant. He reprogrammed the key with his own commands. He would turn my pain receptors up and then beat me. He—”

  Ash pulled Lin tighter, holding Lin’s head close to his chest. He couldn’t stand to hear any more. “I’m sorry. You’ll never have to go through that again. No one deserves treatment like that. Not a human or a robot.”

  His cheek nestled against Lin’s head. For a moment Ash thought he smelled Lin’s scalp. It was a human smell. Was this part of Lin becoming human?

  Lin’s breathing evened and slowed, and Ash finally relaxed as well.

  He held Lin until Lin fell asleep, but Ash stayed awake long after that, thinking about things.

  ****

  Jake’s face came up on the screen. “What’s up? Hey, no refunds. I told you that, right?”

  “I don’t want a refund. I want you to find out something for me.”

  “What?”

  “The experimental treatment,” Ash said. “I want Lin to be assessed for it.”

  Jake whistled. “Heh. Sounds like a certain robot turned out to be a keeper. He that good?”

  “Just find out for me,” Ash said, ignoring him.

  Ash also did research on his own and discovered that of the three medical research doctors who founded the experimental treatment, one was a robosurgeon who grew parts using the hybrid’s own cells and who had performed numerous successful transplants.

  He called the robosurgeon’s office and talked to them. As soon as he had the information he needed, it was time to ask Lin what he wanted to do.

  Lin was astonished that Ash had researched all of this for him. “The important thing is—what do you want? Do you want to do this?” Ash asked.

  “I would have a normal human penis and testicles grown from my own cells, and a working digestion and elimination system. So I would be fully human?”

  “As soon as your body sheds the last of the chips inside you and incorporates the aftermarket parts, yes,” Ash said.

  “If I don’t do it,” Lin said slowly, “my body will continue to have human urges but without the parts to do anything about it.” He looked at Ash. “How much will it cost?”

  “Don’t worry about that,” Ash said. “By the way—you’ll only live a typical human lifespan if you do this. You’re not going to last forever like you could as a robot.”

  Lin nodded. “I’m not a full robot though. I’m becoming human and there’s no turning back. I would rather live as a human anyway.” His eyes shone and his face was alive with hope. “Yes. Let’s do it.”

  ****

  After Lin’s cells were sent to the lab, he and Ash spoke to the robosurgeon’s former patients by U-net. All of them looked happy and healthy and were living normal human lives. One, a young woman who had been an SDS hybrid, had even gotten pregnant with her new husband.

  “It works,” Lin said, his voice full of wonder. He and Ash were sitting in their favorite spot on the plateau, watching the
suns set over the flatlands. Tiny jumped around, running between them, before finally settling in Lin’s lap.

  Lin snuggled the little dog in his arms, bending down to kiss his head. Tiny’s tail wagged and Ash patted his flank. “I think he can smell your human smell more now,” he commented.

  “Think so?” Lin said. He looked down at Tiny fondly. “Here, Tiny. Do I smell human?” He held out his palm for him to sniff, and the dog licked it happily and barked.

  Ash and Lin laughed, the sound of their laughter echoing along the ridge.

  ****

  Jake brought the robosurgeon and the assistants as soon as Lin’s parts were grown and ready.

  Ash held Lin’s hand as he started to go under from the anesthesia. As his eyelids flickered, Ash squeezed his hand, and smiled at him reassuringly. There was a small chance that the operation would fail; they would know as soon as Lin came out of the surgery.

  Ash waited with Tiny in the living room. The operation was taking place in one of the station’s spare rooms that the robosurgeon’s assistants had sanitized and prepared for the operation.

  It took three hours. Finally, the robosurgeon wheeled itself out, accompanied by its human assistants. In its mechanical voice, the robosurgeon announced, “Congratulations. The operation was a success. The patient will need to rest for several days. Thank you for your business.”

  Ash rushed into the room. Lin was conscious already and he smiled at Ash, who sat down on the side of the bed. “How do you feel?”

  “Tired,” Lin said. He sounded sleepy but in good spirits. “I’m bandaged up down there or else I would show you my new parts.” He grinned at Ash but Ash was still concerned. “Are you in pain?” he asked.

  Lin closed his eyes. “A little,” he said. “The surgeon gave me pills. I’m supposed to take them for the next few days, but the surgeon said my own body will accept and assimilate the new organs on its own. Especially if I want it to,” he added. “And I do. So, soon I’ll be able to—”

  “—Do whatever you want with me,” Ash said with a glint in his eye. He was looking forward to getting drilled.

  Lin’s eyes popped open. “Are you sure?” He looked so shocked that Ash couldn’t help laughing. When he calmed down, he nodded and told Lin, “Reciprocating is half the fun.”

  He lowered his face to Lin’s and kissed him. “You’ll find that out soon enough.”

  ****

  Lin healed, and tested as being fully human in a week, but Ash was cautious. “Let’s wait one more week before we, uh—”

  “Before we what?” Lin asked innocently.

  He was washing the dishes after dinner and Ash was leaning against the counter drinking coffee. “I just want to be sure you’re okay first.”

  Lin’s cheeks had a bit of pink in them now. His skin was gradually turning a Caucasian flesh tone. Two days before, Ash noticed dark roots in Lin’s hair and they ran to the mirror like a pair of kids, excited to see what color hair he had.

  “It’s brown,” Ash announced. They stared at the mirror as Lin leaned in close and peered upward.

  He turned to Ash. “Is brown a nice color?”

  “Of course it is,” Ash replied. “Looks like your hair grows fast. You’ll be two-tone soon.”

  At night Ash held Lin close, and Lin would tease him by grabbing his wrist and bringing his hand down to touch his new parts. “I’m getting you used to them,” Lin said one night, his eyes shining. Ash smacked his ass lightly and Lin giggled.

  Ash liked Lin’s new parts. A lot. He marveled at how natural Lin’s penis and balls looked and felt; there were no stitches, seams or scars. Lin’s own will had helped to heal the incisions. It was as if he’d been born this way.

  He’d enjoyed watching Lin taste food for the first time. Lin had woken up hungry two days after the surgery and Ash cooked him a breakfast of oatmeal with dried fruit and natural bee honey from Earth.

  Lin put a spoonful of warm oatmeal in his mouth, along with the sweet fruit and golden honey—and his eyes opened wide. He beamed with pleasure. “The food—I can taste it,” he said happily.

  Watching the former robot over the next few days as he tried bread and butter, beef and chicken from Earth and vegetables from nearby planets made Ash feel warm and happy inside. The things he’d always taken for granted were like revelations for Lin.

  He came into the bathroom one morning and found Lin staring down at the toilet. The amazed expression on his face made Ash howl with laughter. “Get used to it,” he said, gasping and finally leaning against the wall for support. “You’re going to do this every day for the rest of your life.”

  Finally it was two weeks since the surgery. After dinner, Ash and Lin headed down the hallway to the bedroom when Ash heard Tiny padding along behind them.

  The dog tried to follow them in. “Sorry, little guy,” Ash said, bending down, “We need a few minutes alone, okay?” He moved Tiny into the hallway over the dog’s whimpering protests and shut the door.

  Lin stared at him. “Really? Only a few minutes? I thought we would be having sex for longer.”

  Ash was about to say it was just a figure of speech, when he caught Lin’s mouth quirking. “Come here, you.”

  He chased a laughing Lin to the bed, pulling the smaller man in for a kiss. “Now what am I going to do? You’ll be springing practical jokes on me next.”

  He started unbuttoning Lin’s shirt while Lin went for his pants zipper. Soon everything was off and they were in bed, hands moving over each other’s bodies.

  Ash ran a finger up Lin’s ribs, and Lin started. “You like that?” Ash asked.

  “No—yes—I’m not sure.”

  Lin sounded hesitant so Ash stopped. “We don’t have to do anything you don’t like,” he said. “Just say stop and I’ll stop.” He laid a gentle hand on Lin’s cheek and kissed him.

  They kissed for a long time, tongues lazily probing and exploring. Ash was flushed all over, his body heated and ready for action. He was hard already and felt for Lin’s cock with one hand.

  Lin was getting there. Ash decided to help him.

  He moved down and got face to face with Lin’s new part, licking the underside and tonguing the slit. Lin moaned and jerked his hips.

  Ash covered the head with his mouth and began to suck, sliding down and taking as much as he could down his throat. Lin cried out and clutched Ash, and started writhing and pushing into his mouth.

  He rode with Lin’s movements, determined to make the former robot’s first blow job the greatest he could manage.

  Lin was panting and whimpering. Sounds Ash had never heard from him before were coming from his throat. When he came, he shouted and Ash nearly choked on the waves of fluid that shot into his mouth.

  He waited until Lin totally relaxed, then cupped a hand below his mouth and let the cum drop down into it.

  Ash peered into Lin’s face. He was out like a light.

  “Uh,” Ash said. “Wake up?”

  He nibbled on the other man’s earlobe until Lin stirred and opened his eyes. “How was it?” Ash asked eagerly.

  “Oh,” Lin said. “Oh my.” He stared at Ash blankly.

  “This came out of you.” Ash carefully brought his cupped hand to Lin’s face and showed him. Lin’s eyes grew huge. “Wanna taste it?”

  “Um… no.”

  Ash chuckled. “That’s all right. I’m going to use it for something else soon.” He kissed Lin’s cheek. “How do you feel?”

  “Great,” Lin breathed. “What about you? Oh.” Ash’s hard cock was jutting into his thigh. “You want to…”

  He touched Ash’s face lightly with his fingers. “Give me a minute?”

  They rested, Ash half-lying on top of Lin with his fingers closed around the former robot’s first cum. Lin eventually tapped Ash’s hand. “All right—I’ll taste it.”

  Ash grinned, opening his hand, and Lin dipped a finger into the sticky fluid. He watched as Lin put the finger in his mouth and sucked it, then b
linked. “It’s salty,” he said.

  “When you did me before, could you taste mine?” Ash asked curiously.

  “No,” Lin said. “My machine side processed it and evaporated it out through my cells. I could tell that it was a fluid substance, but couldn’t taste it at all.” He looked at Ash. “I can smell and taste everything now. As well as feel.” He caressed Ash’s hand. “And all my senses are my own.”

  They kissed again. Ash could taste Lin’s tongue, his saliva, and feel the warmth of his mouth now. Lin felt more real to Ash as well; it went both ways.

  “I want you inside me now.”

  Ash instantly sat up. “Okay.” His cock was like an iron rod against his abdomen and he was more than ready.

  Lin turned onto his stomach and got up on his knees, and Ash smeared Lin’s cum against the entrance, reserving some to coat his fingers with. “Just so you know,” he said, “humans aren’t self-lubricating back here.”

  “I’ll keep that in mind,” Lin said with a straight face.

  Ash inserted a finger, then two. Lin emitted a little gasp. “You all right?” Ash asked quickly.

  “Yes. It’s tight, but—it feels great.”

  Ash grinned.

  He moved his middle finger in as far as he could, looking for the spot. If he was really human now—

  “Ah!” Lin cried out.

  Ash froze as Lin pushed back against his finger. “Do that again,” Lin said breathlessly, and then Ash probed, trying to hit his prostate again.

  As Ash hit it, Lin suddenly stilled, and a low moan came from his throat. He moved a hand down to his cock, frantically rubbing it as it got hard.

  Ash leaned forward and touched Lin’s shoulder. “You ready for me?” he asked huskily.

  “Yes. Yes.” Lin’s eyes were closed as he palmed his cock, lost in pleasure.

  “Okay.”

  He set himself at the entrance and started in slow, but then Lin jerked back, trying to take more of him in. So Ash held Lin’s hips and pushed in faster.