Hi everyone! This is the first fanfic I've ever decided to put up on the net. It's just a mini-fic that I thought up while reading Chobits, issue 4. Sorry to all those Yumi fans, but she's kinda out of the picture in this one. I just wanted to make a cute romance between the Chiroru Bakery owner, Hiroyasu Ueda, and one of my original characters, Tomaru Endoso. So while you read this, try not to think about whatever romance Ueda and Yumi had, okay? Chii plays a part in the story, and so does Hideki. Please R&R and remember, this is my first, so please don't treat it too harshly ;) Oh yeah! All main characters, except for Tomaru Endoso, belong to CLAMP. Enjoy!

Sweet Dreams

Chapter 1: …And the Bells Chimed…

It had been nearly a week since Hiroyasu Ueda, the manager of Chiroru bakery had put that "HELP WANTED" sign in the window. To him, everything had been the same day in and day out--bake the food, sell the food, clean up, go home. He did enjoy Chii's company, but having such a pleasant persocom around seemed to recollect depressing memories. He needed a real person to talk to. He needed…

It was still pretty early in the morning. The bells above the door chimed at the entrance of Chiroru's first visitor. Chii happily waltzed over to the visitor, carrying a small basket.

"Good Morning! Welcome to Chiroru! Would you like to sample a freshly-baked pastry?" Chii selected a cutely wrapped package, holding it securely in her hand.

"Thank you, could you please tell me where the manager is?"

Chii nodded, "Yes. Chii will go find Manager."

She trotted off, her lacy uniform bounced with each step Chii took. After a couple minutes, she returned with Ueda at her side. He looked across the counter at the visitor. She was a young girl, about 18 or 19 years of age. Her hair was a sort of reddish hue, with her eyes a darker shade of blue. The outfit she was wearing contradicted her features--it was a white blouse over a black skirt with a simple argyle pattern.

"Hello, I'm sorry to keep you waiting. What can I get you?" he said kindly.

Her bangs flipped as she shook her head from side to side, "No, it's alright. I noticed the sign in the window and was actually hoping for a job."

"Really? That's great! I was beginning to think that no one was going to help me out!" Ueda said excitedly.

She smiled, "Do you need to give me an interview or something?"

"No, you can start whenever you'd like! Oh, just one question…"

"Yes?"

"What's your name?"

She chuckled, "I'm sorry. My name is Tomaru Endoso."

He bowed politely, about to introduce himself when Chii stepped between them. She pointed to Ueda and looked at Tomaru saying, "This is Manager!"

Tomaru smiled, "How sweet, your persocom works here?"

Ueda glanced at Chii, "No, this is someone else's. She wanted to help him earn money, so he asked if she could help out here."

She patted Chii on the head, "Isn't that nice? You sound like a good girl."

Chii turned to Ueda, "She said Chii was a good girl! Hideki calls Chii a good girl too!"

"And they're both right! Would you mind finding Miss Endoso a uniform?" Ueda asked.

Chii agreed to his request, perkily scampering off. Ueda turned to Tomaru, "I'm sorry about Chii. She gets excited about the smallest things. I'm happy you'll be here to maybe help her understand things better."

"I think it's cute that you're actually taking your time to help someone's persocom! I'll be happy to help you out with anything at all, okay?"

Ueda looked at her bright, cheerful face. It was that very moment that he could feel a warm sensation seep back into his once shattered heart.