This is the first chapter, taking place one day after Shintaro found the strange computer program. It features the way that they started to interact and how Ene got a matching jacket.
Characters: Kisaragi Shintaro , Ene
There was that aching feeling in my head again, I refuse to open my eyes. How long did I sleep this time? This is why I get for going to sleep until after the sun's gone up again.
Should I just go back to sleep? It's not like it matters, but no, there's someone waiting for me right now, my precious computer.
That's right, every single one of my days started like this now. Turning on my computer was always the first thing I'd do. My sister is always complaining saying I should go out more, but I think it's perfectly okay to stay inside my room like this.
I sat down and waited for the system to finish loading up, this computer is a little slow since it's old, but it can't be helped. It had become my best friend now.
"Geez, what took you so long? You've been sleeping for about ten hours now!" A loud voice came from inside the computer as soon as it had finished loading. Eh? wait a moment, this voice is.. I thought I had been imagining things from being too sleepy last night, but that image in the computer is still there.
I-Is it a virus, did I download a virus to the computer?! No, no! This can't be happening! Hurry Shintaro, you need to do something!
Quickly getting a hold of my mouse I clicked on the image before me and dragged it to the trash can. I let out a sigh of relief as I deleted all of its contents, that was close. I can't believe I let a virus get into the computer.
"Geez, that was rude!" The voice complained. What? Is it not gone yet? The image of the blue haired girl was back on my desktop. Why is this happening to me?!
"You are seriously so hopeless master, you should see your face right now." She glared at me, it almost felt like I was talking to someone else. There's no way it'd be like that right, I mean, it's just an image on my computer.
"M-Master?" I can't believe it. "What do you want from me?!" I screamed desperately, was I really talking to an image on my computer? Maybe she was right though, I was really hopeless.
"Onii-chan!" The door to my room quickly opened, my sister walked inside with a concerned expression.
"M-Momo?!" I turned around startled.
"Are you okay? I-I heard a really loud scream coming from your room just now.."
Damn it. Was it really that loud? I was panicking so much I didn't realize. Anyway, it'd also be bad if my sister were to see me talking to an image on my computer.
"It was nothing, I saw a horror video online so it caught me by surprise." I turned off the monitor.
"You shouldn't see them in the first place if they scare you so much!" She pouted, she was probably really annoyed at me now.
"They can be interesting, anyway, there's nothing to worry about, and by the way you have to knock on the door before entering someone's bedroom." I sighed and slowly pushed her outside the room.
"Fine, if something happens the next time I'll just let the monster from the closet get you!"
"Eh?"
"Because I thought that's probably why onii-chan screamed, maybe the monster from the closet was trying to attack you o-or something like that!"
"Sometimes I can't tell if you are serious or not, at any right, everything is okay." I closed the door on her face and locked it. Anyone would probably judge me from things like this, but it was like a routine at this point.
I went back to the computer and turned on the monitor once more.
"Wow master, you really have no manners!" The image scolded me, was there really no way to make her go away?
"Shut up, you are the one invading my computer!" I did again, I was talking with this program inside the computer. Anyone that saw me would probably think I was insane.
"Well too bad, this is my home now!" She crossed her arms, she was really serious about this. Without a second thought, I slammed my head against the desk.
"I don't think doing that is good for you master." She was curiously staring at me.
"Master, master. Why are you even calling me that?!" I couldn't understand a single thing at all, but somehow this felt familiar.
Without saying a word she just sticked out her tongue at me. "Figure that out yourself!" Now she looked a little annoyed, what did I even do? I should be the victim here!
"If you are going to stay in my computer, could you at least promise me that you'll let me do my own things in peace?" I probably had no choice but to make a deal with her at some point, at least until I saved up enough from my allowance to get a new computer.
"Maybe."
Maybe? That felt like a "no" more than anything. I am really doomed now.
The doorbell then rang, distracting me for a second. No one really visits so it was probably the mailman. I had a tendency of making most of my purchases online so this was good news for me.
"Onii-chan, there's mail for you!" My sister knocked on my door.
"I'm going." I grabbed my red jacket.
I was only going to get my package, no way I'd go outside. But even if it was the mailman it meant interacting with someone, somehow wearing this made me feel a little more secure.
"Don't do anything, just, stay there." I glared at the girl in my computer and walked outside my room.
The mailman was a really kind boy, he had part of his hair clipped up and always wore a huge green hoodie. I wonder if he ever thought it was weird how I'm getting so many packages all the time. He's always carrying all those heavy boxes and packages with him too, a job like that must be really a hassle.
At the end that was their problem anyway, I've finally got my stuff it was fine.
I walked back into my room and placed the package next to my computer. It was strange the girl in my computer hadn't said a thing up till now, she was just staring curiously at me as I opened it up.
Hahah.. It was finally here. Finally. It was my drawing tablet. With this I'll finally get a lot of notes on that one website and become famous! Maybe I could even make my own manga eventually.
"The look in your face is so creepy right now Master.." The girl whispered, but I ignored her. I had no time for something like that, I had to put this new friend to use right away!
After taking it out of the package completely, I plugged it into the computer without hesitation. This would certainly be interesting to try out.
"Master," she started to speak again. "I think I will delete all the data in your computer after all." There was a malevolous grin on her face. She was truly the personification of all evil.
"W-What?! Why!? What have I done to you?!" I shook my monitor screen, why did she have to ruin my small moment of happiness like this?!
"Oh, I know! Let's make a deal!" She proposed. A deal? What kind of deal? This couldn't be good at all. There's no way this was going to have a good ending.
"W-W-What deal?"
"I want that!" She point at my red jacket. Eh? My jacket? How could I even make it get into the computer, that was impossible.
"Why do you want my jacket?" I sighed.
"Are you stupid master? There's no way to get it inside the computer. Use that thing you just got to make me one!" She pointed at the drawing tablet this time.
"Will you leave me in peace if I do it?" It's not like I had any other choice.
"Maybe~" She laughed. I slammed my head against the desk again. Please make me wake up from this nightmare already.
"Fine." I started up a drawing program. "Don't expect too much though."
"You better make it perfect, if you fail at this you'll just be a good-for-nothing master after all!"
"If you say things like that it makes me want not to do anything after all," I tightly held the tablet pen. She was right though, if I wanted my art to catch the attention of people I should do a good job at something so simple.
"Okay, I'm starting now, stay still." I began to concentrate. Come on, this is nothing to you Shintaro.
"Okay!" She looked rather happy, it somehow felt strange.
"Let's see.." I slowly started to draw right over her, her pixels weren't that big so I had to focus a lot to get it right.
"Master, d-don't touch me there like that. Are you a pervert?"
"S-Shut up! You are making this seem totally wrong! You are just a strange program!" How the hell am I going to concentrate like this?
At the end I ended up spending the entire day on this, but I finally finished the jacket she wanted.
"Hmm.." She looked a little doubtful as she stared at it. Did she not like it? I don't think I did a bad job at it, screw this girl, she should be thankful that I actually spent time on her.
"The color red looks strange on me after all, master, can you make it blue?" She tilted her head a little. Changing the color didn't seem so hard, to be honest I didn't want anyone else to wear the same I do so this might be better.
"Here." I easily turned it into a blue jacket, it did fit her a little better this way.
"Hehehe.. Now I can finally take over your computer!" Her eyes sparkled with malice.
"Hold it right there!" I held her up with a click for a moment, there was no way a weird program could defeat me. I'll turn this around! Just you wait evil program!
I quickly started to modify her jacket a little, making the sleeves a lot longer, this way she'd probably had trouble doing anything or using her hands. You messed with the wrong person evil program!
"Good job master! I actually like this!" She waved around her arms, she wasn't having trouble moving at all. She was having fun the most.
"I'll just go back to sleep.." I put down the tablet pen and prepared to turn off the computer.
"Aw, you are no fun master."
I ignored her again, there was no point interacting with a program inside my computer. Even then, I always found myself talking to her. Maybe it felt a little less lonely this way.
"If you are going to be lurking on my computer from now on, you should at least tell me how to call you." I stared at her.
"Hmm Ta- Ene! Call me Ene!" She kept playing with the long sleeves of her new jacket, not putting to much attention on me anymore.
"Then goodnight, Ene." I pressed the Off button on the computer, and dragged myself back to bed. I feel like this is the start of a really long and painful new routine.