Karasu and Hideki stood in the doorway, she beginning to cry, he simply staring at Chii. The blonde
Chobit broke away from the others and walked slowly toward Hideki, her eyes locked on his with
every step she took. Her eyes were bright, loving. "Hideki..." she murmured, moving close enough
to slip her arms around him. He hugged her tightly against him, the tears that had been threatening
to spill over finally doing so. He squeezed his eyes tightly shut as he held Chii. He couldn't see her
looking at him that way, but he did hear her. "Hideki...are you the one who only loves me?" He
opened his eyes... surprised that he finally had an answer. "Yes, Chii," he replied. "I'm the one who
only loves you. I'm the one who you can love..." She smiled broadly and nestled her face against his
shirt. "Chii...is happy," she whispered.
Chobits '02', '03' and '04' had silently been watching this whole time...now they moved toward
Karasu. The violet-haired girl was standing stock-still in the doorway, streaks left on her face from
the tears that had fallen. She was looking at the three Chobits as if, somehow, she recognized them.
"Karasu," whispered one. "We won't leave you again," whispered the other two. They all reached
out to pull the clips from Karasu's hair. Unbound, it fell to her lower legs in a shape much like that
of an upside-down V.
Just like the Chobits.
Karasu didn't move for a moment longer, then she was throwing her arms around them and sobbing.
"Kasumi," she cried. "Kirei. Kotoko." The Chobits wrapped her in a welcoming embrace. "Welcome
home, oneechan," they murmured. "We've missed you." They held her as she cried. When she could
speak again, Karasu explained what was going on. "I had three sisters," she said quietly. "We were
quadruplets. Our mother was also part of the team who created the Chobits. She...was never around,
and so we all had to take care of each other. But one day, when we were all supposed to be walking
home from school..." She stopped and shuddered. "My teacher kept me behind for some reason, I
don't even remember what now. But I wasn't with Kasumi, Kirei and Kotoko as they were walking.
And so...I lived. A car had come speeding around the corner while my sisters were crossing the
street, and struck them. They died instantly...never felt any pain. When my mother heard the news,
she was devastated. She left plans for the Chobits to look like me and my sisters...and killed herself
the very next day." She broke down crying again. "The Chobits were a way for my sisters to keep
living. But I never got to see the results. After my mother's death, the Chobits Series was kept hidden
away. I guess they thought it would be too painful for me. What hurt, though, was never getting to
see my sister-persocons...not until today. But now...I've got my sisters back. I know I can be happy
again. Just like you, Minoru-san...you have your sister back. And you, Hideki-san. You've finally
found someone to love you."
Karasu smiled at the others from within her sisters' embrace.
"We can all...finally be happy."

******

The town is quiet during the night like a deep sea.
I continue to walk down the road alone,
Relying on a voice far away.
Searching for that soft blue light...
Hey, I've found you, I won't lose you a second time!
No matter how bad it hurts, I'll stay with you...
Forever...forever...

******

~end~

[I thought I was going to cry my eyes out before I got the final parts finished. ^^;;; They were really
hard to write because I could barely see the keyboard or the screen. Usually nothing I write affects
me that much but I suppose this is an exception. I couldn't help but take off on a wild tangent and
this is what I ended up finishing with. I also couldn't help but have Minoru turn out happy in the
end...he's always so lonely! So I remedied that. And...this is my result. Sometimes I swear I have to
be crazy. :P]