Power Outage Storytelling
By: Emily the Artist and Kaitlyn Draws Manga
Chapter 2: Complications
It was nearing the end of the day and Dr. Claire was packing up to go home.
"You have a great day doctor!" She waved goodbye to Dr. Elefun and left the ministry.
She got into her car and drove off.
Tenma was sitting in his living room, reading a book as usual. He never really had much to do since he left the ministry.
His phone sat next to him on the endtable. He glanced at it.
"Should I call her?..." He thought.
"No, no. Don't pressure her, Tenma…." He looked back at his book.
His eyes kept straying over to the phone.
"No… I can't…. What if she's busy?..."
As Claire was driving she kept looking down at the steering wheel. She almost got hit.
"Why can't I stop thinking about him?" She said, trying to keep her eyes on the road.
"I'm not even sure if I really love him."
"Maybe I just need to hear his voice again…. His deep but calming voice." She looked down at her phone that was in her purse in the passenger seat.
"Maybe I should wait…."
Dr. Claire continued on driving home.
She finally made it to her door and unlocked it… She threw her things on the ground and went over to her desk.
"Hmm..." I let out a small thought.
"Did you say something?" Tenma looked at me.
"Uh.. uh.. nothing! I'm uh.. just a teensy bit lost..." I blushed.
"What do you mean?"
"Never mind..." I rolled my eyes and let him finish telling the story.
Tenma was at the other side of the room, facing the wall with his head between his knees.
"I... I just can't call her... not yet..." He kept looking back at his phone.
Dr. Claire finished a few things in her office, her desk was neatly arranged.
"I have to put my Ten- I mean my dinner in the microwave"
Dr. Claire sighed.
"Maybe I should just give him a call already."
"I can't take this! I have to call her!" Tenma ran over to his phone.
He quickly dialed it.
Dr. Claire picked up her phone and looked through her recent contacts. On top was "Tenma".
Suddenly her phone rang as she was about to press the name.
"Hello?"
"Uh… uh... Hi Cindy..." Tenma blushed.
"Oh Bill, I was just about to call you..."
"So.. ah.. how are you?"
"I'm good. Just finished doing some work. And how are you?"
"Fine. Just doing the usual... sitting around the house reading and watching TV."
"Oh I love reading, I read books all the time!"
"Really? What kinds do you like?"
"Hmmm... well I like to read all kinds of books, I don't really have a specific genre..."
"It's always good to have a variety… I prefer science fiction."
"Interesting..."
The two talked about books and robotics through the night. They shared their giggles and gasps.
The next few days went by fairly quickly. They seemed to be about the same. Dr. Claire would go to work and after finishing some things at home, she would talk to Tenma.
Friday was a little different, though.
Kaitlyn and Emily were walking to the park again. This time Uran was walking with them. She had Jump on a leash.
"Guess who I see?" Kaitlyn smirked at Emily.
"I don't know... Batman?" She joked.
"No, silly. I see Dr. Claire again."
Emily facepalmed.
"Well, come on lets go talk to her again. This time I'm gonna get her to say it."
The three girls made it across to the other side of the street.
Dr. Claire was walking, looking up at the clear blue sky with a strange looking smile on her face.
"Hey!" Kaitlyn yelled out.
Dr. Claire looked over and waved at them with a big grin.
"You seem to be in an awfully good mood." Emily smiled.
"Yeah..." Claire blushed.
"I've seen you before! You're that lady from Dr. Elefun's office!" Uran popped up in front of Dr. Claire with Jump in her arm. She pointed her index finger up at Claire's face.
"You must be Astro's little sister! Nice to meet you!" Dr. Claire patted Uran's head and continued walking.
"Hmmm. I just know she's in love! Just look at the way she smiles and ignores Uran's obnoxiousness." Kaitlyn thought out loud.
"That is pretty impressive how she just walked by her." Emily said.
"Hey Dr. Claire!" Kaitlyn caught up to her and walked besides her.
"How ya been?" She smirked.
"I've been doing great!" She smiled softly.
"Hmm. So what have you been doing these days?" Kaitlyn tried to sound as casual as possible.
"Oh nothing exciting..." She looked up at the sky again and seemed to be daydreaming.
"Just work. And... I have been talking to... him… everyday." She sighed pleasantly at the thought.
"Who's him?"
"Just a friend... a really good friend… Feels like he's more than just a friend though..."
Kaitlyn's jaw dropped.
"I knew you were in love! You just admitted it!" She laughed loudly.
"What!? I didn't say that!" Claire snapped out of her daze.
"Come on. Give up. I already know!"
"You can't possibly know! I bet you didn't know we're going out tomorrow evening!" She folded her arms.
Her face went blank when she realized what she said.
"W-wait! nevermind! I never said that, ok!"
Kaitlyn stared at her.
"You're going on a date?!" She blurted out.
"Uh…. ah..."
"Emily! She's in love! I told you! She's even going on a date!" Kaitlyn grabbed Emily's arm and started jumping up and down.
"Wait… What? Really!?" Emily seemed surprised.
"Yeah really!"
Emily gasped.
"What are you going to wear? Are you going anywhere special? What's his name? Is he hot? Does he wear glasses?" She rambled on.
Dr. Claire facepalmed. "Slow down..."
"I guess I have no choice but to answer your questions now that you know… Say them again please... slowly this time. One question each."
"What are ya gonna wear?" Uran asked.
"I'm not sure..." She sighed.
"Please don't tell me that's all you ever wear." Kaitlyn pointed to her lab coat.
"Ah... no... well…. maybe..." She blushed.
"Yeah... we're gonna have to do something about that..."
"Where are you going?" Emily asked starry eyed.
"A fancy restaurant… I don't know exactly which one. I wouldn't know of any anyway…. I've never been to one."
"You do know some etiquette, right?" Kaitlyn put her hands on her hips.
"I'm not sure. Maybe a little."
"Well don't worry. I can teach ya."
"And what's his name?" Kaitlyn smirked.
"I've told you enough..." Dr. Claire started to walk away.
"W-What?! Where ya going?!"
"To work. I'm already late enough. I'm going to have to run there to be on time."
"But we need to get you ready for your date!"
"I don't need any help. I'm fully capable of getting myself ready for my date."
"Yeah sure…. We're helping you."
Dr. Claire sighed again.
"Ok. But can't this wait until tomorrow?"
"Nope." Uran popped up in front of her again.
"But I have work today…."
"I'll use some doctor terms. You're condition is declining and you need extra care. It will take a few days to bring you to a stable, optimal state." Kaitlyn remarked.
"First off, I'm not that kind of doctor. Second… I have work and I just can't... not go."
"Kaitlyn, are you fully aware of what you're getting yourself into into?" Emily tapped Kaitlyn's shoulder and suggested.
"Yeah, Emi. I am. Come on doc, can't you call off for today?"
"Haha, Kaitlyn is so stupid, and now i have proof for the next time I see her!" I laughed.
"You'd be surprised at how smart she really is. Unfortunately I learned the hard way..."
"Oh yeah, how would you know…. you're talking to a mastermind here smarter than YOU are! geez, have some humor!" I folded my arms and snorted.
"Respect your father, Astro."
"Bleh, i don't live with you…"
"That doesn't mean you shouldn't respect me. Or Kaitlyn." He scolded.
"Hmmm" I pretended to think.
"Your words can't hurt me as much as i hurt myself, dad.. the both of us know that very well.. there's no point in scolding me…"
"I'm not trying to scold you, I'm trying to make you into a decent person."
"Well then, can you stop … because we all know thats not gonna happen… I'm not gonna let it… but don't tell Brianna, she might get scared…"
"Don't say anything else, Tenma. He'll grow out of it." Tenma whispered to himself.
"Ah... I don't know."
"Just call Elefun. Tell him you're sick. If he finds out you lied, I'll put all blame on myself." Kaitlyn looked serious.
"Now you know I don't appreciate lying, or liars… i'm not doing it!" Dr. Claire folded her arms.
"Do you want your 'friend' to be disappointed because you couldn't pull off the date?"
"What do i 'couldn't pull of the date' nothings impossible for me… i can pull it off myself!"
"Here's a scenario. Nice lady goes to a high class restaurant with her date. But she's dressed in a lab coat, eats like a pig, and sits with her feet on the table."
"Hmm… you do have a point.. but i like what i'm wearing, its comfy, fits me correct… and its all I can afford…."
"Comfy? Being a girl is disregarding comfort so she can look decent."
"But i'm not much of a shopper okay… i do things my own way, a way i enjoy.. now if you'll excuse me… i gotta get to work and get ready for my date, alone. At home." Dr. Claire walked more.
"Hmph. Well if you don't want to accept our help, then so be it. But you'll regret it." Kaitlyn pouted.
"See? Dr. Claire is smart! gosh, i think theres a song that describes her… i forgot what its called, but i dont like it, theres no guitars or rock music in the background…" I tilted my head and blinked my eyes.
"You children are so strange these days. What does music have to do with any of this?"
"It's the lyrics ya old fart! ahhh, i just remembered, i left my phone… at home." I looked ashamed and blushed lightly.
"Just let me continue the story. It's almost done."
"Nuuu! I forbid you! Must. Drink. Water. And. Pee. First!" I got up from the couch and walked to the kitchen.
"Did he forget that he doesn't need to pee?"
"Noo.. uh… its a long story, ill explain another time.. but i'm sure Elefun will tell you if you bribe him…" I blushed and opened the fridge.
Tenma took a quick gaze at what Astro was wearing, a look of confusion appeared on his face.
"What exactly are you wearing?" he asked.
"Uh… band merch…" I made an "eh" face and shrugged my shoulders.
"And theres no water in here, what kind of person keeps no water in their fridge?! I have such pity and disgrace on you, father!" I pretended to sound angry.
"Take it from the tap. The plastic they use in those bottles can kill a human."
"No, im too lazy, im just gonna take this brown glass bottle instead, is this root beer?"
"It's beer. But not the root kind."
"GAH!" I dropped the bottle.
"WTF?! Are you tryin ta kill me?! The alcohol in this will kill me!" I felt scared.
"I didn't tell you to take it. It's for me." Tenma leaned against the doorway to the kitchen.
"Well now its on the floor, I can mop it and you can drink from the mop" I smirked, closing the fridge.
"You're being very sarcastic tonight, aren't you."
"Whaa? I'm like this everyday just ask my-
"Oh, you don't know about him… never mind…" I shook my head and tried to forget what I was about to say.
"Who's he?" Tenma asked.
"Uh- Uh…" I began to stutter.
I walked over the glass that was left on the floor, I wanted to walk away from him.
He shouldn't know about my twin.
He can't.
Why?
Because I won't let him.
"Hmm?" Tenma seemed interested in what my response would be.
Now I could say 3 things:
1- its your fault, i'm gay.
2- its none of your beeswax.
3- uh… hi.
Or i could use all three?
"Uh…. It's no one really.. just a, friend." I said to him.
Yes, a friend… thats it!
You see, i really am smart!
"Hmm… whatever, I need to finish this story, its getting late and I need a bath" Tenma walked back into the living room.
I giggled. ((THAT WOULD BE HILARIOUS THO~ Kate)) ((im keeping this, its funny!~ Emily))
"Now where were we?" Tenma asked.
"Oh wait, now I gotta pee, be right back!" I stormed out of the living room and into the bathroom.
I came back an hour later….
"What took ya so long?!" Tenma exclaimed.
"I told you, you gotta bribe Dr. Elefun.. I can't say… and i also washed my hands so…. HA! in ya face!" ((lol i almost spelt 'bride' that would've been uber awkward! xD ~Emily))
Tenma sighed.
"Whatever, lets just get this piece of crap over with… I'm getting sleepy.." He yawned, I sat on the couch again.
After work, Dr. Claire went home and decided to rest on her couch before she was going to work on her papers.
"Hmm.. I need to go get something to wear for tomorrow, but i have all these papers to do and i have my dinner in the freezer…"
She got up and looked in her walk-in closet. It was full of black shirts, jeans, labcoats, and a few sweaters. There was a skirt shoved in the back, but it was a little too small on her.
"Ohhh, why can't people just wear lab coats to fancy places…." Dr. Claire sighed.
"Maybe I do need their help..." she gazed around the closet.
"Ahh… ill give them a call after dinner, my frozen meatloaf is waiting for me!" she walked to the kitchen and pulled out her frozen dinner, undid the packaging and heated it up in the microwave.
Her cell phone rang.
"Hmmm, now who could that be?" She smirked.
She picked it up.
"Hello, sweetie!" She said with a sweet voice.
"Wat…." A young girl's voice said.
"Uh…."
This didn't sound like Tenma.
"I ain't your boyfriend, Dr. Claire."
"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! she thought it was YOU hahaha, i cant feel my stomach anymore! help me!" I kept laughing so hard, my chest hurt.
Tenma facepalmed. He tried to keep from laughing.
"Then who are you?"
"Kaitlyn."
"And Emily!"
"And me, Uran!"
Dr. Claire facepalmed.
"Ugh, why are you girls calling i told you-"
There was a loud beep from the microwave.
"And my frozen meatloaf is done, i'm gonna have to call you back…" she laughed nervously.
"But wait!" Kaitlyn yelled out.
"I- I'm sorry, my dinner.. I need to eat it!"
"But I sneezed…."
I suddenly sneezed.
"Da hell?! Is Kaitlyn trying to mess with me, cuz i'll kick her ass if she is…" I folded my arms and pouted.
"Astro!" Tenma scolded.
"Sorry, I can't hold my tongue anymore…"
"Don't make me hold it for you..."
"pffft.. eeeyeaaahhh, sure thing DAD!"
"I'm being serious!"
"Yeah, and im being serious about kicking her butt… ya got a problem!" I gave my dad a sarcastic look.
"I have pliers and duct tape in the kitchen. Don't think I'll really do it."
I could stand up to him if i felt like it.
this was one of those times….
"Okay then…. I dare you to do it…"
"Eh. I'm not in the mood."
"Exactly, coward…."
"Let's just continue the story."
"Just admit it, dad… you would never do it to me!"
"I'm not looking for a fight Astro."
"And I'm not looking for you to insult my potty mouth, now lets just continue the damn story!" I pointed at him with an angry expression.
He rolled his eyes.
"What does sneezing have to do with anything?..."
"There's this old saying that you sneeze if someone out of your sight is talking about you."
"But my mom said it was if you're ears turn red or something like that." Emily butted in.
"Does it really matter Emily? I know she was talking about us."
"I wasn't talking about you guys!" Dr. Claire walked over to her microwave and opened it.
"Yeah right."
Dr. Claire grabbed the plastic tray, it was super hot!
"GAH!" She dropped the tray and the food in it splattered everywhere and made a huge mess.
"Oooohhh." She sounded worried.
"I don't know what just happened but whatever it was you deserve it for lying to me."
"Ugh, now i gotta heat something else up!" Dr. Claire walked over to her freezer.
She looked around and tried to find another frozen meal.
There was nothing.
"Hmm… I guess I need to go grocery shopping…" She sighed.
"You need to go clothes shopping too. FOR YOUR DATE."
"Uh- uh! Food is WAY more important than clothes!" Dr. Claire snapped
"Well, you're going to eat tomorrow, aren't you?" Uran asked.
"Y-yes, but I'll figure something out, myself"
"Good luck with that." Kaitlyn stuck her tongue out.
"Thanks!" She smiled.
"I was being sarcastic…."
"Ooh.."
"Please just let us help you." Uran said in the sweetest voice she could.
"Ooh, I don't know… I mean… uh…"
"PLEASEEE." The girls pleaded together
"But my style is a little different… I think I can figure out what to wear on my own time."
"You don't have to hate something because it looks good on you."
"What do you mean?" She walked over to the stool by her counter and sat in it.
"Well we can find you something that looks great on you and that you like at the same time."
"Hmmm…. Oh fine, but you owe me dinner for this, i'm all out of frozen food!" Dr. Claire folded her arms.
"Hehe. No problem." Kaitlyn giggled.
"We can go to Burger Queen afterwards!" Emily sounded excited.
"I'm talking about right now…"
"Oh, alright. Not that hungry though..." Kaitlyn looked down at the pile of candy wrappers the girls left on the ground.
"Then I guess its a 'no'."
"No, no. We can go right now."
"Oh fine! I'll go get my shoes!" Dr. Claire rolled her eyes and walked over to her room to look for her shoes.
"YAY!" Kaitlyn and Emily jumped up and down in excitement.
Dr. Claire knocked on the door of Astro's house, Kaitlyn opened it.
"Do you really have to tell me this part, I was there-"
"Oh wait, reject that, I was visiting Ken.. nevermind…." I giggled, blushing lightly.
Tenma rolled his eyes.
"Could you stop rolling your eyes at me…. its making me feel uncomfortable…" I looked innocently at him.
Tenma rolled his eyes again.
"Can you not?! Im being serious!" I was cross.
"Ok ok. It's kinda an adult thing. Sorta hard to control sometimes."
"Your lucky I'm in a good mood!" I folded my arms.
Tenma sighed.
"Lets just get back to the story. Try not to interrupt so much."
"I'm sorry, it comes with the package, deal with it…"
"Hi Dr. Claire!" Kaitlyn smiled.
"Hello Kaitlyn, I came as soon as I could." Dr. Claire looked over Kaitlyn's shoulder.
"Where's Astro?" She asked.
"He's at a friend's house." Uran walked up to the door.
"Ooh, I see… Its been forever since I've seen the little sprout!" Dr. Claire chuckled.
"He'd kill you if you said that to his face." Emily giggled.
"I would!" I snorted.
"Well. Shall we go?" Kaitlyn asked, she had a small bag on her back.
"Uh.. I guess…" Dr. Claire shrugged her shoulders .
"Come on! Let's go!" Uran ran out of the door happily. She skipped down the walkway to the car.
"Wait, who's gonna drive?!"
"Me..." Kaitlyn slowly raised her hand.
Dr. Claire smiled.
"Why is she smiling?" Kaitlyn whispered to Emily.
"I think It's because she doesn't have to drive…" Emily whispered back.
"Adults are weird…." Kaitlyn got into the car.
"So where are we gonna head to first?" Dr. Claire asked.
"You said you were hungry didn't you?" Kaitlyn buckled her seatbelt.
"Ah yes, I was hungry…." You could hear a rumbling sound from the backseat.
"Sounds more like you are." Emily looked back.
Kaitlyn and Uran laughed hysterically.
"Burger Queen it is." Kaitlyn started the car.
They made it to the fast food restaurant and got out of the car. Emily, Kaitlyn, And Claire were too shy to order their food so Uran did it for them. ((imagine us hiding behind the counter, peeking our eyes up xD ~kate))
"Sure thing, That'll be $18.45!" The cashier smiled at Uran.
Dr. Claire took out $20 and handed it to him.
"Thanks"
Everyone sat down at a nearby table. Kaitlyn carried the trays of food.
"Mmm.. looks yummy!" Emily licked her lips.
"Can we skip this part, its making me hungry…"
"I'll go through it quickly. There's a point to it."
"Huh? I can't hear you over the sound of my rumbling stomach…."
Tenma sighed.
"Let's go into the kitchen AGAIN and make you a sandwich."
"I don't eat sandwiches.. I don't eat at all!"
"Oh yeah..."
"I'm serious… I refuse to do so…" I folded my arms.
"You don't need human food anyway."
"Yeah sure…. thats not the point… I'm refusing the sandwich, but I'll take a piece of bread…"
"Fine."
We walked into the kitchen as Tenma continued the story.
Dr. Claire picked up her burger and went in to take a big bite out of it.
Kaitlyn looked up from her chicken sandwich to see Dr. Claire stuffing half the sandwich in her face.
"Woah there, Miss Piggy." Kaitlyn grabbed the other side of the burger and pulled it out of Claire's mouth.
"Hey! What are you doing?! I was trying to eat that!"
"Well you're not going to eat it like that."
"What do you care?"
"You can't do this at your date."
"Ah... Uh... But..." She stuttered
"But nothin'. You need to learn some etiquette."
Dr. Claire sighed.
"First off, you can't get anything on you or your hands." Kaitlyn took the wrapper and covered half of the burger with it. She handed it back to Dr. Claire.
"Okay.. now what?"
"Take small bites. It's not ladylike to look like a chipmunk with cheeks full of half-chewed food. Plus you could choke or lose your appetite too quickly."
Dr. Claire tried to copy what Kaitlyn had described to her to do…. she didn't really do too well.
"Ah... you got some food on your face and the bites were a little too big."
"Does it really matter how big the bites are?"
"The bigger the bite the more you chew like a cow.
"Just watch me." Kaitlyn picked up her sandwich and took a small bite out of it. She sat up straight and her elbows were off the table.
The girls talked for an hour about the different sizes of the forks and knives and what they are used for, how to properly use a napkin, and anything else a well educated woman should know.
"Can I have my bread now?" I asked.
The glass and beer were still scattered on the floor, i almost tripped on a large piece of glass.
"Be careful, Astro." Tenma handed him a peice of bread.
I took a nibble from it.
"Here you go! I'm full..." I handed the rest of it back
Tenma looked at me like I was crazy.
"I guess I'll have to finish this. I'm not wasting anymore bread."
"Well its not my fault i have a small appetite!"
We walked back into the living room.
"I think i'm getting tired…. lets just finish this thing so i can go home and take a nap" I rested my head on a throw pillow on the couch.
"If you would just let me finish…." Tema thought out loud.
"I told ya, it comes with da package, now keep going old fart!"
Kaitlyn stretched as they all walked back out to the car.
"Where to next?" Emily asked.
Kaitlyn looked back at Dr. Claire with a sly look on her face.
"Oh, dear god." Claire facepalmed.
They arrived at the mall.
"Ahh. The main hub for the typical American shopping experience. Assorted stores and bright open space. The smell of food. People walking and chatting as they search for a new fad… I can't stand it..." Kaitlyn said as she parked the car.
"Ooooh, i love the mall, especially hot topics, that store is da bomb!" Emily exclaimed.
"Ugh.. I don't like having to shop.. all the dissapointment when barely anything fits you right." Kaitlyn leaned her head back and sluggishly got out of the car.
"But I don't mind if I'm shopping for someone else."
"Can we get some candy? I want some food! No I want candy! Actually I want a smoothie!" Uran ran around in circles in the parking lot.
"Maybe we shouldn't have let her get coffee at Burger Queen..." Emily tried to calm her down.
"Eh. She'll crash eventually." Kaitlyn started walking towards the entrance.
They walked through the mall until a particular store caught Dr. Claire's eye.
"What about that one?" She asked.
"We're not going to a pharmaceutical technician apparel store." Kaitlyn said looking the opposite way.
"No... look." Emily pointed over.
"Ah! That one seems good!"
There were nice looking dresses and skirts with blouses displayed in the window.
"Doc's got some good taste." Kaitlyn nudged Dr. Claire with her elbow as they walked in.
Emily walked over to some black gowns.
"These are nice..." She shuffled through them.
"Why don't you go pick a few." Kaitlyn said to Claire.
"Ah.. ok.." She slowly walked over and shifted through them.
"Uhh…. I'm not sure if I like these."
"Come on! You gotta like at least one! These are SUPER pretty!" Emily was dazzled by them.
"Don't be nervous. Nobody's gonna judge." Kaitlyn put her hand on Dr. Claire's shoulder.
"Well… I really like this one..." She held up a sparkly black dress. It was short up front and flowed out to a long back.
All three girls stared at it in awe.
"You gotta try that on!" Kaitlyn pushed Claire and the dress over to the dressing rooms.
"Ok, ok. Just calm down." She chuckled.
Emily Kaitlyn and Uran waited outside the room as Dr. Claire slipped the dress on.
"Do you girls need any assistance?" A woman that worked there walked up to them.
They looked up at her.
"No, we're just waiting for a friend." Emily smiled.
"I'm done… I think I kinda like it!"
They all turned their heads around.
"What time is it?" I asked.
"It's only 9:30"
"Really? gosh, something must be wrong then.. I'm not usually tired at this time.."
"A really good story can put someone to sleep easily. You used to knock out in minutes when you were a baby. Made it very easy to... put you... to sleep." Tenma looked down.
"Yeah, well now I go to bed at 12 in the afternoon… happy?"
"Ah... sure..."
"Really? I thought for sure you'd say its not healthy for me.."
I wanted to get the point across to him.
I've changed, completely.
But he doesn't seem to get it….
He doesn't realize it…
I- I can't sleep
S- stop!
NOOOOOOO!
I closed my eyes.
But the story didn't stop for me…
Because Tenma kept telling it, even though he knew I had fallen asleep.
I dreamed the story. It was kinda weird.. but I got a better feel for it.
I felt as though it actually helped me realize something...
"Holy…."
"Cow..."
Kaitlyn and Emily's jaws dropped to the floor.
Dr. Claire turned around looking at the dress. It fit her almost perfectly and the sparkles seemed to lighten her face just right.
"You look gorgeous!" Kaitlyn walked up to Claire.
"But something's not right…."
Kaitlyn walked behind her and took her hair out of the bun it was in.
She walked to the front of Claire and slid her glasses off.
"PERF!"
"Ahh, but I can't see!" Dr. Claire complained.
"We can get you contacts!" Uran beamed
"Con- What?!" Dr. Claire took a double take.
"Yeah contacts so you can see."
"But I like my glasses!" Dr. Claire blushed and chuckled.
"Fine. We'll compromise." Kaitlyn pouted.
"Thank you." Dr. Claire smiled.
"Lets go get some jewelery!" Emily ran over to the earrings.
"Uh… I'm not so sure about that I've never worn-" Dr. Claire tried to stop Emily, but she kept running faster.
"Jewelery..." Dr. Claire sighed when Emily finally made it.
"You get used to it." Kaitlyn said.
"You'll be so focused on your date, you'll forget you're wearing it." She winked.
"Oh I suppose I can compromise…" Dr. Claire rolled her eyes.
She and Kaitlyn laughed.
They spent most of the night going to other stores to get shoes, a coat, and other things they thought Dr. Claire would need for the next night.
"That was actually kinda fun." Dr. Claire smiled as she walked out of the mall with large bags in her arms.
"See, thats the spirit!" Emily threw a fist high in the air and winked.
"Maybe we went a little overboard." Kaitlyn almost lost her balance carrying many other bags.
"But It's for a good cause Kait, this girls NEEDED to go shopping, when was the last time you went shopping Claire?" Emily turned to the girls.
"Uhh… the last time, if I'm not mistaken, would be… when i got hired at the ministry in the field of biology.."
"So like 50 years ago?" Kaitlyn chuckled.
Uran and Emily tried not laugh.
"HEY! I'm not that old!" Dr. Claire snapped.
"I know. I'm just messin with ya."
"Oh… okay." Dr. Claire laughed.
The girls got into the car and drove off to Dr. Claire's house.
"Thanks so much, girls." Claire said.
They helped her carry the bags into her house.
"No problem, Doc!" Kaitlyn grinned.
"How did you get my phone number anyway?"
"Ahhhhh…..." Kaitlyn blushed.
"The electronic phone book, duh!" Emily put an arm around Kaitlyn's shoulder and laughed nervously.
"Mmmmhmmm. Yup. Totally." Kaitlyn stuttered.
"What do you mean? We-"
Kaitlyn put her hand over Uran's mouth.
"That's not important right now, Uran." Kaitlyn laughed nervously.
"But-"
"Anyways, bye Dr. Claire!" Kaitlyn waved goodbye as they walked down the driveway.
"Bye!" Dr. Claire waved goodbye to them.
It was finally the day.
Dr. Claire had butterflies in her stomach as she fixed her hair.
"I hope this goes well. I think I actually have real feelings for him now..." She looked in the mirror.
I hoped so too…
But something didn't seem right in my brain…
Something
Important.
She heard a door close outside.
She pulled the curtain back to see Tenma walking up to her door.
"I'm not sure if I'm ready for this..." She blushed as she leaned against the wall, her heart thumping loudly.
She held her fingers to her mouth as if she was biting them, her face looked embarrassed.
She sighed.
"I can do this..."
She heard a knock at the door.
She slowly opened it.
Tenma was standing there blushing with a bouquet of flowers in his hand.
"Aww, these are so pretty, Bill.. thanks so much!"
"Y-your welcome, Cindy… I thought you might like them." He handed them to her.
She took his hand and led him inside.
"I- I know the place looks like a mess, but I'm gonna clean it later…." She placed the flowers in a vase with water.
"It looks perfect to me." He looked around.
"Uh- uh.. th- thanks!" Dr. Claire blushed.
"You look perfect..." He looked at her, in her stunning black dress.
"And you look perfect as well.." Dr. Claire beamed.
Tenma was wearing a slightly casual suit jacket and a dress shirt with slacks.
"Th-Thank you!"
"I just need to grab my coat and we can go."
She took her coat out of a nearby closet.
"Let me help you with that..." Tenma walked up to her.
"Uh- uh, sure!" Dr. Claire handed Tenma her coat.
She slipped one arm in and the other into the coat. She ended up facing Tenma.
"Stunning..." He held her hands.
Dr. Claire blushed, there was a loud pounding in her chest.
Dr. Tenma could feel it through her hands. He blushed. ((*dies* ~kate))
I couldn't help but blush myself…
This is even worse then when I took Brianna to go get ice cream.
Everyone there thought i was having a heart attack or something cuz i was like a mad person there.. it was too much for me.
It was like the whole world could notice I was breaking down and having a case of the crushies.
It was that bad..
But this.
This was worse. ((awww, even Astro is obsessing over dis xD ~Emily))
"Ahh….. We should get going..." Claire looked into his eyes.
"Yes, we should."
They started walking towards the door. Tenma slowly wrapped his arm around her waist. It almost tickled her in a way. ((-/w/- ~kate))
Dr. Claire had a look of surprise on her face, she tried not to laugh because it tickled.
They went out to the car.
"I haven't been on a date in a long time." Tenma chuckled.
"Neither have I..."
He started the car and they drove off to the restaurant.
"Le Chef Plan" was in cursive on a sign.
I yawned and stretched on the couch.
"Oh come on, you HAD to pick the best part?!" Tenma complained.
"Yep, pretty much!" I gave him a toothy grin.
He tried not to roll his eyes.
"So whats so great about this part anyways... you're just eating?!" I pretended like I wasn't really into the story..
"Hush, Astro. Will you just listen for once?" Tenma whispered to me.
"Hush, Tenma. I will not listen because I am bored to death." I whispered back.
He wiped his face with his hands.
"You know, I think we make a pretty good team, I insult you, and you respond like a clown.. we could be comedians!" I exclaimed. ((*facedesks* ~kate))
Tenma leaned back in his chair and looked away.
"What am I gonna do with you?..."
"Well you created me.. dats your loss..."
"But that doesn't sound like a bad idea tho..." I smirked.
They walked in. It was dimly lit and classical music played softly in the background. There were small candles flickering at every table.
"Welcome to Le Chef Plan." the hostess greeted when Dr. Claire and Tenma made it inside the restaurant. ((Astro: BWAHAHAHAHA... really Kait.. "Le Chef Plan"?!~Emily)) ((for readers: it's an inside joke xD ~kate))
"That's a stupid name for a fancy place..." I folded my arms and smiled.
"Ugh, can you just listen to the story?!" Tenma sounded annoyed.
My eyes began to water.
"O-okay then..." I sighed.
"A-astro..."
"N-no... just tell the story so I can go home and get the hell out of here, I promise not to talk anymore..."
Tenma sighed.
"Table for two please." Tenma held up two fingers.
"Right this way, sir." The hostess guided them over to a table. There weren't many other people around them, making the atmosphere even more romantic.
Tenma pulled out a seat so Dr. Claire could sit down.
"Thank you." Dr. Claire sat in the chair, Tenma scooted her foreword.
Tenma sat in the seat opposite of her.
A waiter came and handed them their menus, another came and placed plates of salad on their table.
"Ahh. I know what to do." Dr. Claire thought.
She lifted up the smallest fork and picked up a piece of lettuce with it. She took a small bite.
"So how has work been for you?" Tenma tried to start a conversation.
"Oh it's been wonderful I'm so glad I switched fields..." Dr. Claire responded.
"Must be nice..." Tenma smiled.
"It is...
"Why did you really leave the ministry? I'm starting to question what Dr. Elefun said."
"I sorta freaked out a little and went against the rules a teensy bit..."
"Aww, you must've been heartbroken when they fired you..." Dr. Claire had a worried yet sympathetic look on her face.
"Yes... but I took it as an opportunity to spend more time with my son."
"Y- you have a son?" Dr. Claire looked confused.
"Astro…. my 'son'."
"Oh yeah.. but why is he staying with Elefun if he's your 'son'?"
"Well he isn't technically my biological child. He was more of an... attempted copy..."
"Hmm... I see... But what do you mean by 'copy'?..."
"I had an actual family once…. but..." He slowly dropped the fork he was holding up to his mouth.
"What happened?"
Tenma sighed.
"Well, I was living a fairly normal life. I had the job of my dreams and a beautiful wife and son… But things just… changed… for the worse…."
"What?" Dr. Claire sounded confused, but she was really surprised.
"My wife… she was so sweet… she looked a lot like you too… She always had a smile on her face, even though I could see she was hurt; she still said she was fine and went along like normal. But… she told me one day that she wasn't feeling well… She usually wouldn't tell me if she was in pain. She turned into an almost different person. She would just lay in bed almost lifeless. I could feel her cringe in pain sometimes. But she never wanted to see a doctor… It got so bad that I had to rush her to the hospital. It took them a while to find out what was wrong, but when they did it was a little too late…. They took her in for surgery… and… and she didn't come back out..."
"I- I'm so sorry... f-for your loss!" Dr. Claire's eyes began to water.
"Then my son.. I feel like I put all my anger towards him even though he didn't deserve it. He reminded me of her… too much.. .and sometimes I just couldn't be around him… I put my work first. But he wanted to go to the park with me… he would ask again and again… I told him I was too busy. That's when he drove away… he had no idea how to drive… he was far too young… and a truck…."
Tenma started to sob.
"I could have stopped it. I could have stopped it all from happening…."
His hand was on the table and pulling at the table cloth.
"I…. I…." Dr. Claire reached her hand out and laid it on his. She could feel him loosen his grip.
"It's ok. I'll help you through this." She was holding his hand.
Tenma looked up, tears streaming down his face.
Dr. Claire leaned forward and wiped away some of his tears from his face.
He looked into her eyes.
"Th-thank you…." He said, leaning in closer to Dr. Claire.
They closed their eyes as they leaned in even closer. ((Oooohh steamy! xD ~Emily))
Dr. Claire opened her eyes.
"Ah… I.. I can't do this…." She leaned back.
"W-what do you mean?"
"I'm sorry." She grabbed her purse and ran out of the restaurant. ((Run forest, run! ~Emily)) ((seriously, emi u lol ~Kate))
"Cindy!" Tenma ran after her.
He grabbed her shoulder.
"AH! I don't wanna be in love anymore... I'm sorry.." She turned around. ((lol I got inspired by a song title to write dat xD ~Emily))
"What do you mean by that?" Tenma's heart sunk to his stomach.
"I just can't... I mean, I love you but... we just can't be together..."
"W-why not?"
"We..."
Dr. Claire sighed.
"I can't do this to you... you had everything and here I come like a wrecking ball and just.. steal it somehow..."
"I had it too perfect. I was too caught up in all of it that I didn't know I was destroying my own life."
"And I need to let you fix it.. not come in and take control... I have a job, work... and that's what I want to continue to do.. not be with someone.."
"But this time.. I'll fix anything. I won't be so oblivious." He took her hands in his.
"I'm sorry.. but this isn't gonna work no matter what you do... we were meant to be apart..."
"But…. this feeling…" He put his hand on his chest.
"Ahhh... I'm sorry.." Dr. Claire began to sob.
"Cindy.. please don't cry..." He held her close to him.
"I- I.."
"I just want you to be happy. When I first saw you, I felt this sudden responsibility for you.. for your life.. for your joy..."
"And I already am... I'm happy with what I am and what I have.. I don't need anything more..."
"That's what I thought… I don't want you to go through what I did…."
There was no response back.
"Cindy…." He looked into her eyes again.
Dr. Claire shook her head and tried to pry herself away from him.
There was only one thing he thought he could do.
He pulled her close and pressed his lips against hers.
She calmed down and put her arms around him. ((Aww.. dats too cute! ~Emily))
They let go and she looked into his eyes. ((*sobs grossly* TTTTTuTTTTT ~kate))
"I-I love you…." She said.
"Ahh.. that's too cute for me.. please stop trying to kill me." Tears were still streaming down my face, I sounded worried even though I wasn't.
Tenma tried to keep a serious face as he was telling the story. But he was still blushing.
"Ahh..." my face went red.
This is nothing actually...
You should see me when I walk over to Brianna's house...
No really you should, its hilarious!
I look like goofy mixed with cupid out there...
"Mmm.. now I'm hungry again" I giggled.
"But didn't you just eat something?!"
"Yeah, but I don't eat a lot because it makes me vomit.. I'll go get it while you yell at me the rest of the story.."
"Why don't I just wait until you get back?"
"Ehhhhh.. no." ((Typical Astro ~Emily))
Tenma sighed.
"Don't worry, I won't be long.."
I walked over to the kitchen again.
"Ya know, you really need to sweep this glass before I trip and kill myself.." I tip toed over to the fridge.
"Come on, tell me the story?!" I yelled at him.
"Ok! Geeez!" He yelled.
"Thanks!" I smiled.
The rest of the week, Claire and Tenma continued to talk over the phone. But Dr. Claire had extra paperwork she had to do and she needed to finish what she didn't do the week before.
"Do you want to come over sometime today or tomorrow?" Tenma asked her sweetly.
"I'm sorry, Bill, darling. I have so much paperwork to do." She sighed.
"Oh…. well…. That's ok. We can always find some other time to get together." He sounded a little bit disappointed.
Dr. Claire looked worried.
"You know I still love you..."
"I love you, too." He sighed.
"I have to get back to working now, sweety. I love you. Bye."
"Love you. Bye."
She hung up the phone.
I closed the fridge and walked back to the living room.
"I hate you, your fridge is half empty.. how dare you not stock on food!"
"I don't particularly find joy in shopping for food I don't need."
"Yeah, and what if i show up one day, hmmm?"
"Which is a reason you need to be afraid of me..."
I held a piece of ham in my hand..
Okay Astro, gotta go easy, you don't want it go out, you want it to go in..
I tried to take small nibbles.
"Ah.. I forgot to tell you, keep telling the story.. this will be a while.." I took another small nibble.
Tenma decided to meet Dr. Claire on her way to work. He sat on a bench, waiting.
Kaitlyn and Emily were strolling by to go visit Astro's twin, they spotted Tenma sitting on a bench.
"Sup, buttface." Kaitlyn waved to him, sticking her tongue out and grinning.
"I'm not In the mood young lady.. I'm waiting for someone." ((woah Tenma. You and your attitude. pft ~kate))
"Pft. RUDE!"
Dr. Claire was walking on her way to work, she spotted Tenma and the girls..
"Bill?"
"Who's Bill?" Emily whispered to Kaitlyn.
"I have no idea…. Her imaginary friend?" Kaitlyn whispered back.
"Just keep walking. You don't wanna mess with crazy people..." Kaitlyn started walking, pulling Emily along with her.
"Uh... what are you doing here?" Dr. Claire asked.
"I… just wanted to see you..." He smiled as he stood up.
"Hehe.. well um.. I need to go to work... sorry..."
"Can't you stick around for just a few minutes." Her put his arms around her waist and pulled her in close.
"I wish i could but Dr. Elefun Is such a pain, he'll fire me if i show up late!" She placed her hands on his chest.
"I parked my car around the corner. I can drive you there if I have to."
"N- no, it's okay! I can walk to work myself...
"Besides.. I love what I do… It's my new dream…."
"But... you're my new dream." He smiled at her, moving a piece of hair off of her face.
"I-I can't…."
"Can't what, sweety?"
"I just can't do this. I can't be with you…." She pushed herself away from him.
"B-but.. Cindy..."
"You said I'm like your late wife, right? Am I just her replacement? Like how Astro is your son's replacement?!" She started to cry.
"I- I …."
"I would never!" Tenma tried to hold her hand, but she just pulled her hand away.
"Yes you would! I never want to see you again!" She ran off to work.
"Cindy!" Tenma took a step forward, reaching out to her.
He pulled his hand back.
"No.. I gotta let her go… She has enough pressure on her already…"
He sat back on the bench.
Days passed and Dr. Claire didn't associate herself with Tenma, no calls, dates, meets... just her and her work.
Just the way she liked it.
Always.
She felt like something was missing though. But she convinced herself that she was just hungry or sick.
Tenma laid in bed for the most of those days. Thinking about life again. He never even looked at his phone since that day. He didn't get any calls anyway.
He finally got up and walked sluggishly to the living room and leaned back on the couch.. He still had a box of the collectible knives. They didn't go up for auction yet.
The same sword that he had almost killed himself with laid against the wall.
"What even is honor anymore?" He asked himself, taking a sip of his tea.
"Honor….." The word echoed through his head.
"I got it!" He sat up.
Claire had buried herself in her work. It was all she did. But suddenly she got a phone call. She looked at her phone.
"Bill" it said.
She looked away and continued working.
5 minutes passed and it rung again.
"Just leave me alone!" She yelled out. She ignored the phone call.
The second it stopped, it rang again.
She angrily picked it up.
"What do you want?! I said I never want to talk to you again!"
"Can't you just hear me out?….." He said innocently.
"With these papers.. you wish!" Dr. Claire folded her arms.
"Look, I know you must hate me now…."
"Annnnddd?"
"You are so much more to me than my wife was..."
"Sure..." Dr. Claire spoke with sarcasm.
"You may look a little like her, but you are so different. You aren't afraid to tell me your feelings. You have more passion than she or I ever had…. Your smile means so much more because it's true and it's not hiding anything.."
Dr. Claire rolled her eyes.
"Listen Bill.. this just isn't working okay, it never will! Now just leave me alone so i can do my work!"
"I'm sorry.. I'm sorry that I make this all about me. If you're happy with what you are doing, then I respect that…."
"Thank you." Dr. Claire nodded her head.
"I'd just like to let you know that you are a wonderful person… and I'd be honored to..." He couldn't seem to finish his sentence.
"What?"
"I'd be honored to call you my… wife..."
"Excuse me?!"
"Cindy. Please. Will you marry me?" He blurted out.
"No I will never marry you even if you were the last person in this universe!"
"Cindy..."
"Stop! Don't call me Cindy anymore... you don't deserve to.."
"I.. I'm so sorry." He sounded like he was crying.
"Now I have to do my work, you have a great day sir!"
"I could help you with your work!"
"No thanks, I do my work solo."
"J..Just give me a chance… please… "
Dr. Claire sighed.
"No." She muttered.
"But I love you…."
"Well I don't... can you just hang up now?!"
"F-fine..."
He hung up. He laid on the couch and sobbed.
"Phew! Glad that's over..." Dr. Claire returned to her work.
"And that's the end…." Tenma was resting his head on his hand.
I dropped the ham.
"W- what?!" I yelled.
"N- no, that can't be it.. it can't be you liar!"
"Not all stories have a happy ending." Tenma looked almost angry.
"No its not over, your lying and I hate you, you son of a bitch, how dare you do this to me!" Tears streamed down my face.
"You came here. You wanted the rest of the story. I gave it to you. Cindy wouldn't have told it any different."
"I HATE YOU, YOU KNOW THAT, ALL I CAME HERE FOR WAS TO APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT I'VE DONE BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?"
"Well I'm sorry. And you aren't the first person to hate me."
"I TAKE MY APOLOGY BACK... YOU'RE THE WORST FATHER THIS WORLD HAS EVER INVENTED AND I HOPE YOU GOT WHAT YOU DESERVED!"
"Well, thanks for rubbing that in..." He looked at me. He was angry but there were tears in his eyes.
"I- I can't take this!" I grabbed my stuff and stormed out of the house, slamming the door so hard you could feel the earth shake no matter where the hell you were.
Tenma dried his eyes and got himself together.
"I didn't think telling that story would be so hard…."
A few minutes had passed and Tenma was sitting with a cup of coffee, the blanket Astro had on him was sitting on the couch next to him, the ham had small bite marks and sat by his feet.
"The hell with honor. I should have just killed myself then and there. No one would have given a damn." He took a sip of the coffee.
I was so furious at the world, I kept running and running and running again...
But I never understood why i did anyway...
Tenma heard a light knock at the door.
He sat the coffee on the end table next to him and got up.
He opened the door to see Dr. Claire standing there with no coat, freezing.
"Cindy!"
"I..I..I'm so sorry, Bill." She was crying.
"Come here." Tenma pulled her close to him.
He lifted her up and walked over to the couch, closing the front door with his foot. He sat down with Dr. Claire on his lap.
He pulled the blanket over them.
"I'm so sorry!" She had buried her face into his chest.
"Shhh. It's ok." He slowly rocked side to side.
"After telling the story to Astro I realized what I did was wrong... so I had to come and apologize..."
"You didn't do anything wrong. It's all my fault. You're beautiful, smart, kind, compassionate and I don't deserve you."
"Shut up! Its all my fault okay, and you do deserve me more than ever!"
"You really don't have to do this…."
"Look, Bill…. Can we just start over?" She sat up in his lap.
"Ah…. ok..." He blushed.
"Ok. I'll start…. Hello! My name is Cindy Claire." She held her hand out.
"I am Umatrō Tenma. But you can call me Bill." He shook her hand.
"And you are perfect..." He stared into her eyes.
She pulled his head in closer to hers.
"I love you." She whispered.
She closed her eyes and placed her lips on his. ((OK I'M DONE. BAI *dies* ~Kate)) ((xD Kate ~Emily))
"About the whole 'marriage' thing…." Dr. Claire looked at Tenma.
"Yeah?"
"I'd like to work on it." She winked.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise coming from outside that almost sounded like a scream.
"What was that?" They both looked surprised.
I was face down on the ground, my whole system was going haywire. I couldn't think, all I could do was scream and feel pain.
Tenma and Dr. Claire walked outside. Claire was pressed up against him.
My system shut down...
I guess you could say I was...
Dead.
"Go back inside and I'll go look." Tenma started to run off.
"B-but." She began to shiver even though the blanket was still around her.
She dropped the blanket on the ground and began to run after Tenma.
"Astro!?" Tenma stopped when he saw the lifeless robot laying on the ground.
"Bill? What's wrong!?" Claire caught up to him.
They were both breathing hard from the run.
"What are you doing here? I told you to go inside. You'll freeze to death out here."
"I want to help."
"Ahh…. ok… I'm not going to stop you..."
"What happened to Astro?" She knelt down on the ground.
"I'm not sure. We can look further into it at my house." Tenma slowly picked up Astro and held him on his side. His head slumped over Tenma's shoulder.
"Come here." He motioned for Dr. Claire to come up to him.
He put his arm over her shoulder and held her close.
"You're so warm..." She said softly. ((Lol remember when I said that to Astro's twin xD ~Emily)) ((i know -u- dat reference tho ~kate))
They walked back to Tenma's house.
"What are we gonna do with him?" Dr. Claire asked.
"I'm going to fix him of course."
"And i shall assist, it'll help with my training."
He kissed her forehead.
Dr. Tenma and Claire walked down into the basement (it was actually a lab, but he put it in the basement).
"Is he going to be ok?" She sounded concerned.
"I- I'm not sure…"
I didn't know what exactly happened to me or what was happening at the moment, but all the sudden, i felt warm on the inside (i know it sounds crazy, now shut up!).
I woke up and saw Dr. Claire and Tenma making out. ((ouo ~Kate))
"Uhhh…" I had a blank look on my face.
"Hmm?" Dr. Claire opened her eyes and looked over at me.
"Am i suppose to be watching this?" I sat up and stretched my arms.
"Uh….. ah…." Tenma was blushing.
"Well at least i know I'm not the only one" I giggled. ((The more you read my fanfics the more this sentence will make sense to you ~Emily))
Dr. Claire and Tenma laughed.
"But wait a second… how the hell did I get here?!" I seemed lost, yet surprised.
"You shut down in the middle of the road." Dr. Claire walked up and sat next to me.
"Haha… thats normal" I beamed.
I counted in my head how many times I've shut down in the middle of the road.
"That's not good though. I can make it so that doesn't happen anymore." Tenma looked concerned.
"No please, I enjoy it!" I laughed.
I just love being a pain in everyone's ass.
"You're a strange, strange child, Astro." Tenma sighed.
"Thank you!"
"Why did you run away?" Dr. Claire asked me.
"I- I- uh…. I choose not to talk about that.." I looked down, closed my eyes and sighed.
"Come on, you can tell me." She put her arm over my shoulder.
"I- It's too complicated, you'll never understand" I rubbed my eye, I didn't wanna look like a baby and cry though…
She gave me a hug.
"Well everything is fine now."
"I- I thought if I ran away, I could escape what I was hiding from, but I never could…" I whispered.
"It was like I was destined to kill myself and die…"
Tenma walked over and put his arms around me and Dr. Claire. He had tears in his eyes.
"I just didn't wanna be here anymore… i'm not even sure why I still am.."
"When's the last time I ever saved anyone or anything anyway?"
"It- It.. just doesn't… matter." I began to sob.
"You matter to us." Dr. Claire took my head in her hands and looked into my eyes.
"Thanks, but I think it's a little too late for that.."
"I can no longer compete with myself anymore, I lost the battle, and myself…" I looked away briefly.
"Someone shouldn't have to feel like that."
"Well then if they shouldn't feel like that, why am I feeling this?"
"Sometimes we aren't sure what we are feeling or we don't like it. But you can always change that." She looked at Tenma.
He smiled while tears streamed down his face.
"It takes time…. but eventually you'll find out what you really want…. deep down..."
I looked down at my shirt, my cheeks went red.
"Ahhh, uh…" ((SUCH FEELS ~Kate))
"Whats wrong?"
"N- nothing!" I blurted out.
For a moment I almost assumed my heart was gonna leap out of my chest and run away.
I was acting up again,
And this wasn't good. ((why do I find this cute? O_O ~Emily))
"A- Ah, I g- guess i better get going" I laughed nervously, trying to cover my red face.
"Can't you just stay a few seconds?" Dr. Claire asked.
I couldn't really hear her because there was a loud throbbing noise in my ears, blocking most of my hearing of the outside world.
"What?" I asked.
"Can't you just stay a few seconds?"
"Huh?"
Dr. Claire sighed.
"Never mind…"
"No, I couldn't hear you, what was it?"
"I said, can't you just stay a few seconds?"
"Uh… I don't know, It's almost 11 and Elefun might be worried that I ran away again.." I shrugged my shoulders.
"Well the least you could do is give us a 'goodbye hug' " Dr. Claire looked at me and smiled.
I bit my lip, trying not to cry and ran into their arms.
They held me tight.
And the warm feeling came back again.
But it was a little different.
It almost felt like were a…..
family….
Which is strange…
Because I never knew what a family exactly was.
But it felt good.
THE
END
Authors Note: AJDEWNIDAADMDDOMAOAWMDFKFMDDKJ So many FEEEELLLLSSS… and this story is so cute xD ~Emily
Co-author's note: …. woops the co-author died….. it seems the feels were too much for her. RIP Kaitlyn's soul. ~Bob (Kaitlyn's personal secretary/intern/assistant/cool guy ;D ~bob)
