#i didnt make this nearly as long as i originally intended bluh

[sweetlynocuous]

thank you both. for requesting ellie. this is entirely scholar x ellie because why not? 

I'm sorry it's kinda short and stuff, but I'm a lot more tired than I thought I was when I started writing this. I'll probably make a part two, to make up for it. I think you’d be able to pinpoint exactly when I started rushing everything because I wanted to wrap things up. ( ´_ゝ`)

Ellie Collins _ "Ellie-Bot"

"Hey, scholar!"

You heard your name loud and clear even within the crowded hall, full of students that have just left their classes. You were on your way to your locker before you stepped off to take a seat in your usual history class, but that adorable voice obviously had something to do with you, and knowing exactly who it belonged to, you weren't about to just ignore it. 

You turned around and moved slightly towards the wall in order to not run into anyone and after a few seconds you saw a small blonde bounding your way, smile as bright as ever. In response to seeing it, you smiled as well and gave a happy way.

"Hey, Ellie! How's it going?" As she stepped up, you noticed a clipboard in her hands, its contents hidden as it folded against her stomach. "Are you doing... an assignment right now? Taking a survey?" 

She giggled a bit and shook her head, bringing the clipboard up more, almost hugging it now. 

"Not quite. Well, I mean..." She shrugged her shoulder and gave a noncommittal sound, unsure of what to say. "...Yeah?"

"Yeah?" You quirked an eyebrow. "If it's got nothing to do with what you came to me for, you don't have to talk me about it." 

She waved her hand. 

"No, no! You're cute to say that, but it is actually what I wanted to talk to you about. Y'see, today during robotics club we peer reviewed each others prototypes and stuff, but I was wondering if..." She bit her lip, just a little nervous about whatever it was she was about to say next. "You could... also review it? I know you're not in the club, but... I could use more opinions! Plus, you said you'd like to join, didn't you? You could be like an honorary member!"

It wasn't often that you saw Ellie so nervous. It wasn't like she was shifting from foot to foot, looking down, with a blush covering her face, but it did seem like she was making a few excuses to get you to come later when doing so wasn't really necessary. 

"Ellie!" You laughed. "Of course I'll come, whether you make me an honorary member or not."

It was then that the warning bell rang throughout the hallway, and seeing the amount of students had drastically dwindled, you began to panic a bit. 

"Okay, good! Just meet me in the club room after school, okay?" Ellie turned around and began jogging away, also in a rush to get to her class. She called out over her shoulder. "I'll see you later!" 

"Bye!" You also yelled, desperately hoping that you wouldn't find yourself late for class. You really, really hated being late for class.

It was only after you made it through history and then your departments elective class that school was officially declared over for the day. There'd still be students milling around, doing schoolwork, talking amongst themselves, and just doing whatever, but after the final bell rang, you were free to do whatever activity you wanted to do. 

Today's activity was originally supposed to be to study, but ever since Ellie had talked to you earlier, you'd had a change of plans as well as a burst of excitement stirring itself inside your chest for about two hours. The moment you walked into the classroom you were supposed to meet her at, your eyes widened.

"Whoa, Ellie! That looks super cool!" She had been tinkering away at her contraption until your voice alerted her to your presence, and setting down the screwdriver in her hand she spoke up, no longer shocked. 

"You think so? You haven't even seen it in action yet! I got Tegan to help me out with it, so it actually does stuff rather than just..." She patted it somewhat affectionately on the head. "Act like a paperweight."

With an actual head, arms, and legs, whatever Ellie had made looked almost like a stereotypical, clunky-looking robot. You could see its separate gears and wires poking out everywhere, but it had LED panels for eyes and a mouth, and then a stretched out spring acting like a decoration on top of its head. Even though it looked rough around the edges, it was also painted pink and it looked more adorable then you'd care to admit. You wondered if maybe it only seemed more adorable because such a cute person made it. 

"It looks like you put so much work into it Ellie. Isn't it just a prototype?" You walked over to sit next to her and get a closer look at it. "What does it do, anyways?"

"It is a prototype, but I wouldn't be president of the robotics club if I didn't put everything into whatever I make. Aaaand..." She flipped a switch on the back of it and you watched as the LED panels turned on to reveal eyes and a mouth on the robot, but in shades of pink. She grabbed the clipboard and pen on the table and turned towards you. "We'll be doing the survey now, so you'll figure out what this thing does as we go!"

"Does this thing have a name?" She hummed in thought for a moment before winking at you and giving a cheeky smile. 

"We can call it Ellie-Bot." You smiled.

"Okay." Looking at bot, which was still just sitting there, you gave a thumbs up. "Let's go, Ellie-Bot!"

In the wake of your readiness, Ellie flipped another switch on the back and spoke. 

"Question one!" Ellie-Bot's LED face turned into a wink as its arms started moving up and down. It turned a little to the right and then a little to the left as it did so, almost like it was dancing. "Do you think I'm cute?" 

You nodded immediately.

"Oh, absolutely!" You already realized that the bot was adorable. That was nothing new. 

Another flip was switched, and Ellie-Bot stopped dancing. It's face was now smiling bright and with a robotic voice, it said 'Thank you! Question 2! Do you like me?'.

That made you laugh, and you couldn't help but be delighted by this cute little thing. 

"Of course. What's not to like?" It made heart eyes before saying 'I like you too'. You were still at a lost as to what this thing was supposed to be made for other than maybe making you feel better, but you were enjoying yourself. In your peripheral you saw Ellie flip another switch, effectively turning off the bot. 

Your eyes barely made their way to hers when she spoke. Seeing her stare at you with such an affectionate expression made your heart jump and do flips and it wasn't like the blush on her face made you any less captivated.

"Question 3." She gulped. "Will you go out with me?"