Chobits was created by CLAMP; all rights reserved
This fanfiction is by JillM sept 26 2002
Notes: Again I am very sorry about the long delay for new chapters. It has been a lazy summer and now I am rushing into autumn (classes start next week - SHOOT!!) so I am trying to finish up as many fics possible (although I doubt even with school that would stop me from writing). I'll try to get this one done as well (maybe 2 more chapters after this??) I'm happy to see that the ending of the anime has been exciting ^__^. Here's to Chobits!!
Chobits Fiction
Holding on tightly to what you have
Part 6
Back at his apartment, Hideki noticed that the study session had become extra quiet. 'Ever since we went out with Minoru and got the new software... and then Shinbo went into that pawn-shop...'
Shinbo looked into his book with a very tense face. He hadn't said anything about what he discovered. He looked distant even to Sumomo, who had been refilling his drink and turning the pages for him for the last hour.
Hideki couldn't take it anymore.
"OI!!!! SHINBO!!!!!"
"What?" he asked bluntly.
"Why are you so mad?? And what happened at the pawn shop!? Why won't you tell me??!"
"Because!" Shinbo exclaimed, "It's really pissing me off! That jerk...!"
"Eh?" Hideki uttered, still confused, "Who are you talking about??"
"Takako's husband! He's lying to her! He never returned his beloved persocon! It's still there in that place with them and she doesn't even know it!!"
Hideki felt a bit upset that Shinbo was taking his anger out on him. "Heeey! You don't know that for sure! Maybe that pawn shop guy forgot or something... Don't jump to conclusions! Didn't you say this was for the better anyways?!?"
Shinbo dropped his book as he heard these words. Slowly the glare left his eyes. "You're right, man. I shouldn't take it out on you... or make such conclusions without knowing all the facts... it's just..."
Hideki patted him on the shoulder. "Yeah, I know... don't worry about it. She chose you, remember?"
"No... 'I chose her'..." he replied with a sad smile, "Maybe I forced the whole situation on her... Maybe she was waiting for her husband to ask for her back..."
"Hey! You're doing it again!!" Hideki exclaimed, "Think positively, okay!!"
"All right all right!!!"
While these two were yelling at each other, Sumomo started doing a dance. "Denwa de~su!! Phone call, Master! Will you accept??"
"Ah, Sumomo, go ahead!"
"Ai!!"
They waited for a moment before the note persocon connected the call. "Hello... Ueda desu."
"Ah?? Ueda??" Hideki asked, "What is it?"
"When we came out of the convention, the weather was so horrible... there's a bundle of accidents and I just heard that some of the roads have closed..."
"Can't you take a train?" Shinbo asked.
"All the tickets are sold - there's a mad rush at the station. We couldn't even get inside, we just heard from the crowd there. I don't think I should bring Chii-chan in such an area anyways."
"That's right!" Hideki exclaimed, "Please keep Chii out of danger! I'm counting on you, Ueda!"
"Just as I thought," said Ueda through Sumomo, "I figured you felt the same way, Motosuwa-kun. So I got us a room for us to stay the night here..."
"EH?!!?" Hideki cried, freaking out, "W-What did you say??!"
"Oi!!" Shinbo said, trying to pry Sumomo away from his clutching hands, "You'll break her if you're not careful!!"
"Motosuwa-kun," Ueda said, "Do not worry. I will take care of Chii-chan. We'll be back by tomorrow afternoon." Hideki just sat there, looking dead. "Well, good night." Then he hung up.
Shinbo poked his friend on the arm and he fell over. "Oii!! Are you really okay with this?? That guy is taking your persocon to a hotel, y'know. Isn't that suspicious?? Hmm?? Motosuwa??"
There was a long pause.
Then Hideki freaked out.
"SHINBO-TEME! STOP THINKING OF SOMETHING NASTY! IT'S NOT HELPING ME AT ALL!!!!"
"Sorry. I just..."
"AND WHAT ABOUT YOU?! SHIMIZU-SENSEI IS BACK WITH HER HUSBAND, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON THERE!!"
"Ara, what is going on there??"
Both Hideki and Shinbo stopped to notice there was someone else in the room. "H-H-H-HIBIYA-SAAAN?!?!" they cried.
Hibiya smiled. "Sorry about the intrusion, but I was wondering if Chii-chan was back yet."
"No, she can't." Hideki replied, "She's staying overnight with Ueda..." Even as he saying, it became even worse of a situation. "S-She should be back tomorrow..."
"I see..." Hibiya uttered, "This is the first time, isn't it?"
"EEEEEEEH?!?!?!" Both Hideki and Shinbo were thinking of something nasty.
"That Chii-chan has stayed away from home." Hibiya finished.
"T-That's right." Hideki sighed, "I hope she will be okay..." He looked outside the window where rainfall had started. "Chii..."
Shinbo stood up and lifted up Sumomo. "I want to call Takako... and tell her what I found out."
"Shinbo!! You can't do that!" Hideki cried, "Her husband is there. So when she hears it, she'll confront him and things will get ugly!! It'll be like one of those melodrama stories where husband and wife argue and one of them becomes unfaithful and...!"
"Too late for that, Einstein." Shinbo muttered, "Besides, I can't stand the fact that he's lying to her."
"But what if you're wrong??!"
Sumomo looked at him. "Master, do you want to make the call or not??"
Shinbo scratched his head. "Their marriage was messed up to begin with... And if it patches up, where does it leave me? Don't you want me to be happy!?"
Right now, Hideki was confused with what he was thinking. Before, that he was very uncomfortable of a student seeing a teacher from the Prep school. But then he realized that they were serious about their feelings and wanted to support them. And he wanted to support Shinbo that Shimizu would come back, but now he just kept thinking about who was betraying who and who really belonged with who...
"Shinbo! Even though there's a possibility, Sensei is still married...!"
"Even if you're married," Hibiya suddenly said. This got their attention, and they looked over at the apartment manager as she spoke very softly. "It doesn't guarantee your happiness. You cannot chose the person you fall in love with... Even if there are circumstances that get in the way, it cannot be helped..."
"Hibiya-san... I understand..." Hideki looked to his friend. "It's your decision, not mine. As your friend I'll try to help you in anyway that I can."
"Thanks, Motosuwa." Shinbo uttered, "Sumomo, please connect."
"Ai, master."
The three of them waited as three rings passed. In this moment, Hideki thought about Chii and her staying with another person. 'Will it be okay... Can I trust her... What am I saying? She's a persocon... No, wait... She isn't -just- a persocon... She's...'
"HELLO?" went Sumomo in Takako's voice.
"It's me Shinbo!!"
"Ah... Hiromu..." she uttered in a very hushed voice, "I told you not to call me at home... and at this hour...?"
"It's really important! Please can I talk with you??"
"Yes, my husband left to pick up some things at the grocery store..." There was a pause - and then a giggle. "Reeally, we are turning into some kind of sneaky duo."
"Ha, you're right." he chuckled, feeling glad that she was able to laugh herself, "Let's hope he doesn't hire a detective to follow us around."
"Actually he did. That's why he wasn't so surprised about you."
"He still hit me."
"I know, I'm sorry about that. I scolded him about it, but he didn't listen to me. He has it in his mind that you seduced me, or something shady... Anyways, you said you wanted to tell me something important? I too..."
"Nn? What is it? You go first!"
"Hiromu... the truth is I... I'm..." Her voice drifted off, as she could not continue.
"What is it, Takako? Whatever it is, I can handle it. Please tell me."
She suddenly gasped. "Ah?! He's home! I must go!! I'll talk to you tomorrow... at the park, noon!" She then hung up.
Shinbo put Sumomo down the floor, sighing. "Takako... what did she have to tell me...?"
"Shinbo-san," Hibiya said, "It didn't sound that she was too happy to be there with her husband... and also she seemed to cheer up when she spoke with you."
"You could be right..."
"Hey, Shinbo!" Hideki said, waving his hands, "Don't worry about it. Tomorrow, the two of you will clear it up, right?? Once we get this out in the open, the better."
"Un..." he said, nodding his head, "I just don't want her husband to hurt her anymore... I guess I shouldn't think only of my own happiness, but Takako's more importantly..."
"Shinbo..." Hideki dropped his arms to his sides. 'Right... and I should not think of myself so much. But of Chii's happiness... She is right now experiencing what's it like to be on her own, away from me... Perhaps she had done so before and I only wanted it to be always us... But I should think what Chii really wants... Even though persocons aren't supposed to... Chii is special... and deserves to be happy...'
At the hotel, Chii was starting out the window - through the storm that was roaring outside. Her fingertips against the glass, she traced the raindrops that crossed her vision and invisibly spelled out 'Hideki'.
"Hideki..."
* * * * * * * * *
The next day, Hideki got two phone calls. One was from Ueda to meet him and Chii at the station. The other was from Shinbo, saying that he was going to the park and will tell him the details later. So lack-of-sleep Hideki hurried outside, treading across the muddy path.
"Later, Hibiya-san!" he said, rushing past her.
She smiled over her shoulder. 'Hang in there...'
While Hideki rushed to meet them with worry in his mind, Shinbo awaited at the park. Takako was late. He knew she would have trouble explaining where she was going on a weekend. He waited with diligence.
'Okay, so if her husband really wanted her back, why would he still keep the persocon...? It doesn't make sense...' he thought, while leaning against the swing set. Suddenly two arms around his shoulders. "Aaa??"
"Ne, what are you thinking about so seriously?" Takako uttered into his shoulder.
"You of course."
"Fufu, sorry I'm late. I was given the 3rd degree about where I was going today."
"I see... We've really become an adulterous couple, eh?"
"Don't say things like that. I was with you after it was already long over between us. I belong to you now."
"Takako..." Shinbo closed his eyes. 'Those words... they warm my heart. But am I only thinking about myself... what about Takako... her job, her life... will she be happier this way... what is right and wrong... I'm not sure anymore...'
"What was that important news you wanted to tell me??" she asked, releasing him and moving around to face him.
Shinbo stared into that eager face, sensing that she was still a little nervous of being caught. He knew that she couldn't stay long. There was someone waiting for her. Someone who she belonged to before she met him.
"Takako... I think you should stay with your husband..."
"What?"
"It's the way things should be, right?? I mean, what could a poor ronin like me have to offer you? I can't even get into college, and my wages are nothing compared to yours. And if the school heard that we were dating, you would be fired, right? I mean, really, what do we have to face ahead of us?"
"Hiromu..."
"Maybe it's better if things just went back to the way they were... as if we didn't even met."
There was a long pause. Shinbo couldn't believe what he just said. It was exactly the opposite of what he felt. He wanted to tell her the truth, to hold her in his arms and keep her forever. But his conscience kept coming to haunt him and he couldn't stop the words from leaving his mouth. Now, he stood there, waiting for her reply.
Takako lowered her head for a moment, then lifted it up when she decided she couldn't take it anymore either. She slapped him across the face, much to his surprise.
"I'm sorry for taking up your time!" she cried, and tried to run off.
"Takako!! Wait!" he exclaimed, grabbing her by the wrist, "What is this all about?! I'm thinking about doing the right thing here...!"
"Who cares what is right and wrong?! I just want to be with you!" she cried, going to hug him. "Because I... I'm..."
"Hmm??" Shinbo looked down at her, "Takako, what...?"
Takako tearfully shook her head. "I can't tell you right now... I can't be with you either... I must go..."
"Waaait!!" he cried as this time she got away. Shinbo dropped his head and sighed. "I don't get women at all... They don't make any sense."
At the train station, Hideki waited and waited. He finally heard Ueda calling him from behind. Turning his head, he was about to greet them, when his face went very pale.
"Wha... What happened to Chii...?!!!?!?!"
to be continued
This fanfiction is by JillM sept 26 2002
Notes: Again I am very sorry about the long delay for new chapters. It has been a lazy summer and now I am rushing into autumn (classes start next week - SHOOT!!) so I am trying to finish up as many fics possible (although I doubt even with school that would stop me from writing). I'll try to get this one done as well (maybe 2 more chapters after this??) I'm happy to see that the ending of the anime has been exciting ^__^. Here's to Chobits!!
Chobits Fiction
Holding on tightly to what you have
Part 6
Back at his apartment, Hideki noticed that the study session had become extra quiet. 'Ever since we went out with Minoru and got the new software... and then Shinbo went into that pawn-shop...'
Shinbo looked into his book with a very tense face. He hadn't said anything about what he discovered. He looked distant even to Sumomo, who had been refilling his drink and turning the pages for him for the last hour.
Hideki couldn't take it anymore.
"OI!!!! SHINBO!!!!!"
"What?" he asked bluntly.
"Why are you so mad?? And what happened at the pawn shop!? Why won't you tell me??!"
"Because!" Shinbo exclaimed, "It's really pissing me off! That jerk...!"
"Eh?" Hideki uttered, still confused, "Who are you talking about??"
"Takako's husband! He's lying to her! He never returned his beloved persocon! It's still there in that place with them and she doesn't even know it!!"
Hideki felt a bit upset that Shinbo was taking his anger out on him. "Heeey! You don't know that for sure! Maybe that pawn shop guy forgot or something... Don't jump to conclusions! Didn't you say this was for the better anyways?!?"
Shinbo dropped his book as he heard these words. Slowly the glare left his eyes. "You're right, man. I shouldn't take it out on you... or make such conclusions without knowing all the facts... it's just..."
Hideki patted him on the shoulder. "Yeah, I know... don't worry about it. She chose you, remember?"
"No... 'I chose her'..." he replied with a sad smile, "Maybe I forced the whole situation on her... Maybe she was waiting for her husband to ask for her back..."
"Hey! You're doing it again!!" Hideki exclaimed, "Think positively, okay!!"
"All right all right!!!"
While these two were yelling at each other, Sumomo started doing a dance. "Denwa de~su!! Phone call, Master! Will you accept??"
"Ah, Sumomo, go ahead!"
"Ai!!"
They waited for a moment before the note persocon connected the call. "Hello... Ueda desu."
"Ah?? Ueda??" Hideki asked, "What is it?"
"When we came out of the convention, the weather was so horrible... there's a bundle of accidents and I just heard that some of the roads have closed..."
"Can't you take a train?" Shinbo asked.
"All the tickets are sold - there's a mad rush at the station. We couldn't even get inside, we just heard from the crowd there. I don't think I should bring Chii-chan in such an area anyways."
"That's right!" Hideki exclaimed, "Please keep Chii out of danger! I'm counting on you, Ueda!"
"Just as I thought," said Ueda through Sumomo, "I figured you felt the same way, Motosuwa-kun. So I got us a room for us to stay the night here..."
"EH?!!?" Hideki cried, freaking out, "W-What did you say??!"
"Oi!!" Shinbo said, trying to pry Sumomo away from his clutching hands, "You'll break her if you're not careful!!"
"Motosuwa-kun," Ueda said, "Do not worry. I will take care of Chii-chan. We'll be back by tomorrow afternoon." Hideki just sat there, looking dead. "Well, good night." Then he hung up.
Shinbo poked his friend on the arm and he fell over. "Oii!! Are you really okay with this?? That guy is taking your persocon to a hotel, y'know. Isn't that suspicious?? Hmm?? Motosuwa??"
There was a long pause.
Then Hideki freaked out.
"SHINBO-TEME! STOP THINKING OF SOMETHING NASTY! IT'S NOT HELPING ME AT ALL!!!!"
"Sorry. I just..."
"AND WHAT ABOUT YOU?! SHIMIZU-SENSEI IS BACK WITH HER HUSBAND, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON THERE!!"
"Ara, what is going on there??"
Both Hideki and Shinbo stopped to notice there was someone else in the room. "H-H-H-HIBIYA-SAAAN?!?!" they cried.
Hibiya smiled. "Sorry about the intrusion, but I was wondering if Chii-chan was back yet."
"No, she can't." Hideki replied, "She's staying overnight with Ueda..." Even as he saying, it became even worse of a situation. "S-She should be back tomorrow..."
"I see..." Hibiya uttered, "This is the first time, isn't it?"
"EEEEEEEH?!?!?!" Both Hideki and Shinbo were thinking of something nasty.
"That Chii-chan has stayed away from home." Hibiya finished.
"T-That's right." Hideki sighed, "I hope she will be okay..." He looked outside the window where rainfall had started. "Chii..."
Shinbo stood up and lifted up Sumomo. "I want to call Takako... and tell her what I found out."
"Shinbo!! You can't do that!" Hideki cried, "Her husband is there. So when she hears it, she'll confront him and things will get ugly!! It'll be like one of those melodrama stories where husband and wife argue and one of them becomes unfaithful and...!"
"Too late for that, Einstein." Shinbo muttered, "Besides, I can't stand the fact that he's lying to her."
"But what if you're wrong??!"
Sumomo looked at him. "Master, do you want to make the call or not??"
Shinbo scratched his head. "Their marriage was messed up to begin with... And if it patches up, where does it leave me? Don't you want me to be happy!?"
Right now, Hideki was confused with what he was thinking. Before, that he was very uncomfortable of a student seeing a teacher from the Prep school. But then he realized that they were serious about their feelings and wanted to support them. And he wanted to support Shinbo that Shimizu would come back, but now he just kept thinking about who was betraying who and who really belonged with who...
"Shinbo! Even though there's a possibility, Sensei is still married...!"
"Even if you're married," Hibiya suddenly said. This got their attention, and they looked over at the apartment manager as she spoke very softly. "It doesn't guarantee your happiness. You cannot chose the person you fall in love with... Even if there are circumstances that get in the way, it cannot be helped..."
"Hibiya-san... I understand..." Hideki looked to his friend. "It's your decision, not mine. As your friend I'll try to help you in anyway that I can."
"Thanks, Motosuwa." Shinbo uttered, "Sumomo, please connect."
"Ai, master."
The three of them waited as three rings passed. In this moment, Hideki thought about Chii and her staying with another person. 'Will it be okay... Can I trust her... What am I saying? She's a persocon... No, wait... She isn't -just- a persocon... She's...'
"HELLO?" went Sumomo in Takako's voice.
"It's me Shinbo!!"
"Ah... Hiromu..." she uttered in a very hushed voice, "I told you not to call me at home... and at this hour...?"
"It's really important! Please can I talk with you??"
"Yes, my husband left to pick up some things at the grocery store..." There was a pause - and then a giggle. "Reeally, we are turning into some kind of sneaky duo."
"Ha, you're right." he chuckled, feeling glad that she was able to laugh herself, "Let's hope he doesn't hire a detective to follow us around."
"Actually he did. That's why he wasn't so surprised about you."
"He still hit me."
"I know, I'm sorry about that. I scolded him about it, but he didn't listen to me. He has it in his mind that you seduced me, or something shady... Anyways, you said you wanted to tell me something important? I too..."
"Nn? What is it? You go first!"
"Hiromu... the truth is I... I'm..." Her voice drifted off, as she could not continue.
"What is it, Takako? Whatever it is, I can handle it. Please tell me."
She suddenly gasped. "Ah?! He's home! I must go!! I'll talk to you tomorrow... at the park, noon!" She then hung up.
Shinbo put Sumomo down the floor, sighing. "Takako... what did she have to tell me...?"
"Shinbo-san," Hibiya said, "It didn't sound that she was too happy to be there with her husband... and also she seemed to cheer up when she spoke with you."
"You could be right..."
"Hey, Shinbo!" Hideki said, waving his hands, "Don't worry about it. Tomorrow, the two of you will clear it up, right?? Once we get this out in the open, the better."
"Un..." he said, nodding his head, "I just don't want her husband to hurt her anymore... I guess I shouldn't think only of my own happiness, but Takako's more importantly..."
"Shinbo..." Hideki dropped his arms to his sides. 'Right... and I should not think of myself so much. But of Chii's happiness... She is right now experiencing what's it like to be on her own, away from me... Perhaps she had done so before and I only wanted it to be always us... But I should think what Chii really wants... Even though persocons aren't supposed to... Chii is special... and deserves to be happy...'
At the hotel, Chii was starting out the window - through the storm that was roaring outside. Her fingertips against the glass, she traced the raindrops that crossed her vision and invisibly spelled out 'Hideki'.
"Hideki..."
* * * * * * * * *
The next day, Hideki got two phone calls. One was from Ueda to meet him and Chii at the station. The other was from Shinbo, saying that he was going to the park and will tell him the details later. So lack-of-sleep Hideki hurried outside, treading across the muddy path.
"Later, Hibiya-san!" he said, rushing past her.
She smiled over her shoulder. 'Hang in there...'
While Hideki rushed to meet them with worry in his mind, Shinbo awaited at the park. Takako was late. He knew she would have trouble explaining where she was going on a weekend. He waited with diligence.
'Okay, so if her husband really wanted her back, why would he still keep the persocon...? It doesn't make sense...' he thought, while leaning against the swing set. Suddenly two arms around his shoulders. "Aaa??"
"Ne, what are you thinking about so seriously?" Takako uttered into his shoulder.
"You of course."
"Fufu, sorry I'm late. I was given the 3rd degree about where I was going today."
"I see... We've really become an adulterous couple, eh?"
"Don't say things like that. I was with you after it was already long over between us. I belong to you now."
"Takako..." Shinbo closed his eyes. 'Those words... they warm my heart. But am I only thinking about myself... what about Takako... her job, her life... will she be happier this way... what is right and wrong... I'm not sure anymore...'
"What was that important news you wanted to tell me??" she asked, releasing him and moving around to face him.
Shinbo stared into that eager face, sensing that she was still a little nervous of being caught. He knew that she couldn't stay long. There was someone waiting for her. Someone who she belonged to before she met him.
"Takako... I think you should stay with your husband..."
"What?"
"It's the way things should be, right?? I mean, what could a poor ronin like me have to offer you? I can't even get into college, and my wages are nothing compared to yours. And if the school heard that we were dating, you would be fired, right? I mean, really, what do we have to face ahead of us?"
"Hiromu..."
"Maybe it's better if things just went back to the way they were... as if we didn't even met."
There was a long pause. Shinbo couldn't believe what he just said. It was exactly the opposite of what he felt. He wanted to tell her the truth, to hold her in his arms and keep her forever. But his conscience kept coming to haunt him and he couldn't stop the words from leaving his mouth. Now, he stood there, waiting for her reply.
Takako lowered her head for a moment, then lifted it up when she decided she couldn't take it anymore either. She slapped him across the face, much to his surprise.
"I'm sorry for taking up your time!" she cried, and tried to run off.
"Takako!! Wait!" he exclaimed, grabbing her by the wrist, "What is this all about?! I'm thinking about doing the right thing here...!"
"Who cares what is right and wrong?! I just want to be with you!" she cried, going to hug him. "Because I... I'm..."
"Hmm??" Shinbo looked down at her, "Takako, what...?"
Takako tearfully shook her head. "I can't tell you right now... I can't be with you either... I must go..."
"Waaait!!" he cried as this time she got away. Shinbo dropped his head and sighed. "I don't get women at all... They don't make any sense."
At the train station, Hideki waited and waited. He finally heard Ueda calling him from behind. Turning his head, he was about to greet them, when his face went very pale.
"Wha... What happened to Chii...?!!!?!?!"
to be continued