Introduction: My third Di Gi Charat fic. Hope you enjoy this chapter. ~*SmilBe*~
WARNING: Sad fic...a bit anywayz...

Disclaimer: I don't own Di Gi Charat. And I'm not related to the owners of Di Gi Charat either...XD

Characters: Digiko, Puchiko, Rab~ien~Rose(Usada), Pyoko, The Manager.

*Everyone has feelings...*

Chapter 1: Empty inside...

"Digiko! Are you lazying around again?! Get back to the counter and work! Right this instance!!!"
"Nyo, but I'm very hot and tired, nyo. Go away, Usada-nyo." Digiko was sitting down in a corner, reading a comic book.
"GET BACK TO THE COUNTER DIGIKO! And don't call me Usada!!" Usada yelled angrily.
"Yeah, Digiko-nyu. You'd better come or else-nyu."
"I don't wanna-nyo. Shoo, Usada-nyo." Digiko said lazily.
Usada stormed to the front of the sitting Digiko, and slapped Digiko's face, hard. *SLAP*
5 seconds later, a red hand mark had formed on Digiko's face.
"Hurmph, now you know how I can beat you, huh, Digiko?" Usada looked straight at Digiko, and then gasped.
Tears, were rolling down Digiko's face, and her eyes, were...empty inside, grey, and dull.
"Digiko?! Are you scaring me? This is a joke, right? C'mon Digiko, laugh at me, call me Usada!!!" Usada was getting desperate now, and tried to shake Digiko.
"Puchiko thinks Digiko has...-nyu.." Puchiko was also crying...and ran out of the store.
"Talk to me Digiko!!"
"...Who are you?"
"???" Usada got a fright, "I'm Usada, remember? Digiko! Wake up!!"
"Digiko? Am I called Digiko? Where am I? Why are you here for me?"
"Of course you're here! You WORK here! You're Digiko, and you work in Gamers, Akihabara!" Usada had tears forming in her eyes.
"I'm not Digiko...I'm a lonely little girl, who has no friends..."
"What do you mean? You have me and Puchiko! And the Manager!!"
"PYOOOOOO!! How ya doing, oneichan-pyo?" Pyoko came flying in, and stared at Digiko.
"Oneichan-pyo! What's wrong-pyo? You look so sad-pyo!!"
Digiko turned towards Pyoko. "I'm your sister? Who are you?"
"I'm Pyocola-pyo!"
"Pyocola? I don't know who is Pyocola. I'm nobody. Please leave."
"Oneichan..pyo...Rab~ien~Rose, you'd better fix oneichan back to normal in one week before I come again-pyo! And I want to see that she returns to normal-pyo!" Pyoko rushed out, and sobs from the little girl faded away.
"Digiko, I beg you...return to normal...*sob*..." Tears dripped onto the floor of the store.
"Why are you crying? Why are you crying for me?"
"Because you aren't your usual self!" Usada couldn't take it anymore, and left Digiko in the store, while locking her inside Gamers.
***
Digiko woke up. "Where am I? Why did the people come to cry for me yesterday?"
She stared out into the space. It was still dark inside the store, but it was already 7am.
DIgiko stood up, and walked around, looking at the items for sale. "...Is this me...?" She looked at the picture of herself on the cover of the Gamers magazine. "Why am I being appreciated?" Digiko wondered, "Am I not just a lonely girl?" She walked back to the corner she was in before, and sat down.
"...I will need to ask for help here..."
***
*click* The door of Gamers was unlocked, and opened by the manager of Gamers. He looked around and saw Digiko.
"Ah, Digiko-chan...I was---" He stopped suddenly. DIgiko had looked at him in the eye, but with emptiness inside.
"You...look so lonely, and sad, Digiko-chan. I'm afraid you've..." The Manager looked away, with pity in his eyes. He walked away into the staff room.
"...Who was that?"
***
"Arigatou! Thankyou for shopping, and come again!" This was the usual Usada at the counter with Puchiko. But what concerned them the most was Digiko. She had been sitting at the same corner for 5 days, and Pyoko was going to come again in 2 days to check if Digiko had returned to normal. But Digiko hadn't improved, not even one bit. Instead, she got worse. She was very polite to the customers, but the customers knew that Digiko was not herself and pitied her. "What are we going to do-nyu?"
"I'm going to ask The Manager for help..." Usada marched into the Staff room and saw The Manager sitting down on a couch, with his eyes closed.
"Manager...Digiko has--"
"I know. I saw her before. Usada, only you can return her to normal again."
"But why me?" Usada was very nervous.
"Because you were the one who slapped her, and caused her to become..."
"Puchiko told you?"
"Of course. It doesn't matter, but you have to do the job, Rab~ien~Rose-san."
"I understand, I will do it. What am I supposed to do?" Usada looked up.
The Manager stood up.

{End of Chapter 1}
Author's note: Hahaha! I planned that way before I started. I knew it was gonna end like this!! ^_^ I'm sorry, but I don't want to end this too soon. It will in the next chapter, I promise!! Please review! Thanks!! ~*SmilBe*~