9. Earth-born CPU

A couple of weeks have gone by since I told Neptune about my dream, she believed me when I told her.

"Don't worry Mike, as long as I breathe"She swore back then"I will protect you and help you discover your potential, I swear on my life."

That had been the day after we had been attacked by those thugs, my life had changed forever…

Nowadays…

I feel her purple eyes pierce right through me as I bring a couple pudding cups from the fridge to the balcony. When I sit down she speaks.

"Alright Mike, let's go over 'Going HDD 101' then we will try get your swords summoned again."Neptune says, talking like a teacher."You ready?"

"Got it"I nod.

"When going HDD what do you have to do?"She asks me."What has to be thought?"

I spend a second thinking before answering.

"I must focus on what I want to achieve, will myself to use my power to help those who need it."I respond"Once this has been mastered, HDD is just as simple as thinking about it."

She nods in approval as she digs into her pudding cup.

"That's it!"She says"Soon enough you should be able to unlock your HDD form!"

She indicates me to stand up.

"Now sword summoning?"I ask.

"Yes"She explains"Everything you've learned up to know is useless if you can't summon your weapon to fight and defend yourself. Now stand up and try summoning your weapon."

I do as I ask and try to make a stance that makes me feel ready to fight. I begin to focus my energy to will myself to summon my sword

"No, your not doing it right!"Neptune says as she gets up from her chair."Here, let me help you."

Neptune stands right behind me.

"What are you..?!"I start blushing hard as she leans on me, making me feel two soft pressures on my back.

"Your almost there..."She says trailing off, as if she's distracted by something."..! T-T-try now!"

She moved my arm positioning slightly and my feet positioning slightly further apart.

Zoooom…..

Without warning, two metal blades appear in my hands, making me jump for a second before I spend a few minutes inspecting them.

"Are these my…. weapons?"I ask"Is this what you saw me use back then?"

I feel Neptune's breath tickle my neck, warmer than I thought it would be, as if she was…

"Y-Yeah!"She says as she covers her mouth"That's it Mike! You've passed one of your most important tests!"

I manage to make my sword dissapear and I turn around, to see Neptune's face redder than I had ever seen.

"Neptune are you alright?"I ask.

Before she storms off, she remembers something.

"I completely forgot, Histy is contacting us tomorrow!"She says" Be up before noon!"

And with that, and a slam of her bedroom door, that's the last I see of her for the rest of the day.