Chobits was created by CLAMP; all rights reserved
This fanfiction is by JillM nov 9 2002
Notes: I AM VERY SORRY!! I say this a lot, don't I? Well, I've been busy with school. Thank you to those who have left very encouraging comments. ^__^. Looks like the manga will be ending with vol 8. I hope to end this fic in 8 chapters. Here's to Chobits!!
Chobits Fiction
Holding on tightly to what you have
Part 7
"What happened to Chii!?!" Hideki cried, racing over to Ueda. Chii was on a luggage carrier, looking lifeless. When Hideki lifted up her hand, he saw that it weighed a ton. "CHI!!!!"
"I'm so sorry, Motosuwa-kun!" Ueda said, his face full of remorse and exhaustion. "Since this morning, Chii-chan hasn't been functioning. I don't know what happened. She just won't wake up."
"You think she needs to be recharged?"
"I tried that. I even bought a battery charger, but it didn't do any good. And I'm not persocon expert..."
"That's it!" Hideki exclaimed, "Let's head over to Minoru! He'll know what to do!!"
"Actually, I should be heading to work. We're supposed to be open..." Ueda started to say, but stopped to gaze at Chii with worry, "But I want to make sure Chii-chan gets well. I feel responsible."
"Ueda..."
"I'm coming along, Motosuwa-kun!"
"Aa, I appreciate it."
The two then tried to lift Chii off the transporter, but collapsed. 'Heavy.'
However, when the two arrived at Minoru's mansion they were met by a reception of black leather clad persocons who - after roughing them up for a bit - handed them over to Yuzuki.
"I am very sorry, but Minoru-sama isn't home yet."
"Hmm?" Hideki glanced at his watch. "It's a weekend. Where did he go off to??"
"Well..." Yuzuki looked somewhat reluctant to tell them, but eventually said it. "Minoru-sama is seeing a classmate from school today."
"Aa?? And he didn't take you along??" Hideki usually wasn't this nosy, but he found it strange that the kid would leave the house without the persocon he was always with. 'Yeah, she is modeled off his sister... but I think there's something more... And why does Yuzuki-san look kind of sad...?'
"Don't worry." Yuzuki replied, putting on a cheerful smile, "Minoru-sama should be back soon... But, what is wrong with Chii-san?"
"I don't know." Ueda sighed, "She's been like that since I woke up this morning. She had stayed by the window over night, watching the rain..."
"It was raining heavily yesterday, wasn't it??" Hideki said, "Could it be... no way..." He lifted Chii's head with all his might and tilted it to the side. Drops of water dripped out. "NO!!! Chii has been waterlogged!!!"
"That's dangerous!" Yuzuki cried, "Her system could be severely damaged!!"
"I am so sorry, Motosuwa-kun!" Ueda exclaimed, "It's all my fault!! I should've taken better care!!"
Hideki just sat there, holding onto Chii's head up. He eventually dropped it because of its weight and it landed on his lap. "WAAAH!!!!" he cried out in pain. "HEAVY!!"
"Minoru-sama will know what to do," Yuzuki assured them, "Until he comes back, please wait patiently in the drawing room."
While the two waited, Hideki called work. The boss was busy, so it was Yumi who picked up. "Eeh?? Senpai isn't coming today?!"
"Aa, sorry, Yumi-chan." He said, feeling guilty, "I know I was scheduled today, but I can't leave my perscon."
"What's happened to Chii-san??"
"She has been water-logged..."
"Oh how terrible!!" Yumi's sympathy on the other line was real, as her voice shook on the verge of tears. "Will Chii-san be all right!? Can you fix her??!"
"I hope so..."
"Please let me know of anything I can do! Please, Senpai!"
"Yes, thank you, Yumi-chan." When Hideki hung up the phone, he saw that Ueda was listening over his shoulder. "S-She was just worried about Chii..."
"Oh..." Ueda uttered, a little embarrassed, "Of course she would be. Yumi-chan is a good person." His face went redder. "I-I'll be right back. I need to use the restroom."
"This way..." Yuzuki said, handing him over to the black-leather clad perscons who dragged him down the hallway screaming. Yuzuki turned back to Hideki, who was digging through his pockets. He took out the waterproof pendant he had bought the other day with Shinbo.
"If only I had the chance to give this to her..." he sighed, holding it to his face. "If only... It's all my fault!!!!!"
"Motosuwa-san, it is most definitely not your fault!" Yuzuki insisted, "Please do not blame yourself. Minoru-sama will be back soon, and everything will be all right... You'll see."
Just as she was saying this, the doors open. "Yuzuki, what's going on?" Minoru uttered, without his glasses. He then spotted Hideki. "Aa, Motosuwa-san..."
"Minoru, ore..." Hideki's voice trailed off as he saw someone had entered with Minoru. It was a cute girl his height in the same style of clothing and short pigtails of orange hair. "Um, who is this??"
Minoru went through introductions. "This is Kinoshita Ayumi-san... She's a classmate of mine. And this is Motosuwa Hideki-san, a friend of a colleague of mine."
"Oi," Hideki uttered with sweat beads on his face, "Don't you mean 'a friend of mine' not a 'friend of a colleague of mine'."
"Hmm, no." Minoru said, aloofly.
"OI!!!"
"Nice to meet you, Motosuwa-san." Ayumi said sweetly. She then looked over at Yuzuki. "Nice to see you again, Yuzuki-san."
"Nice to see you, Ayumi-sama." Yuzuki replied, "You look well."
"Could we have some tea?" Minoru asked. He watched as Yuzuki silently nod her head and walk out the room. He slowly turned away, only to see pool of water on the floor. "Eh? What did that come from??"
He and Ayumi's eyes moved to Hideki. "Eww," Ayumi uttered, "D-Did you..."
"NOOOOOOOO!!!" Hideki exclaimed, "I didn't!! This pool of water must becoming from...!!" He turned his head to the couch but didn't see anything. "Eh?!?! Where did Chii go?!?!"
"Is Chii-san all right??" Minoru asked.
"No! She's been waterlogged from the rain yesterday! I wasn't able to give her the waterproof pendant and now her system is flooded and I can't seem to find her anywhere!!!!" Hideki cried, running around the room. Eventually, he slipped on the pool of water and crashed into the ground.
While he lied there, Minoru followed a set of wet footprints to the door. He saw that the door was open. "Looks like Chii-san has left."
"EH?! Without saying anything??!" Hideki cried, leaping up, "But that doesn't make any sense at all!!!"
He and Minoru raced outside and saw Chii sitting on a bench in the sunshine. "Chii!" she said, smiling over at them, "Hi Hideki!!"
"CHII!!!!!!" Hideki cried, running to her, "What happened to you!!!"
Chii blinked her eyes innocently as though not knowing. But she then shrugged her shoulders. "Something in Chii's head said to expel the water, and all of it just poured out. But it took a long time for it actually happened though."
"I see." Minoru uttered, "Chii-san had a program already in her that contains and expels the water on her own. But because of the lack of energy, her system had been slowed."
"I-I kind of get it!" Hideki said, "So she's all right now!"
"Better do some tests to make sure that nothing have been damaged... just in case." Minoru said, turning to Ayumi who had followed them outside. "Sorry I cannot study with you today. Maybe tomorrow. I have to do this favor."
"It is all right. Thank you for the waterproof pendant. My persocon will love it! See you tomorrow!" Ayumi cheerfully wavered her hand and left.
Hideki elbowed Minoru. "She's the one that you gave the other pendant to... By any chance... is that girl... your...????"
"Let's start on the test already." Minoru said, ignoring him and walking into the house. Hideki was going to follow him, when he saw Yuzuki.
"Chii-san, I am so glad you are all right!"
"Chii is fine. Arigatou!"
While the two persocon chatted, Hideki sighed, 'That kid Minoru is confusing. I didn't know he'd like a human girl... But what about Yuzuki?'
"MOTOSUWA-KUN~!" called a voice. Hideki lifted his head and saw Shinbo entering the gate. He looked extremely cheerful. "Great! Everyone is here!"
"Hey, what's up with you??" Hideki asked as his friend walked over and patted him on the back, "Did something happen with Shimizu-sensei?? I mean, is everything all right now!"
Shinbo just laughed. "No, no, nothing is all right yet!"
"Then why are you so happy??!"
"Because!!" Shinbo happily waved his hand to the gate and a gorgeous woman walked over. It took Hideki a moment to realize that it was a persocon.
"EEEEEEEEEH?!???!?!?"
- to be continued -
This fanfiction is by JillM nov 9 2002
Notes: I AM VERY SORRY!! I say this a lot, don't I? Well, I've been busy with school. Thank you to those who have left very encouraging comments. ^__^. Looks like the manga will be ending with vol 8. I hope to end this fic in 8 chapters. Here's to Chobits!!
Chobits Fiction
Holding on tightly to what you have
Part 7
"What happened to Chii!?!" Hideki cried, racing over to Ueda. Chii was on a luggage carrier, looking lifeless. When Hideki lifted up her hand, he saw that it weighed a ton. "CHI!!!!"
"I'm so sorry, Motosuwa-kun!" Ueda said, his face full of remorse and exhaustion. "Since this morning, Chii-chan hasn't been functioning. I don't know what happened. She just won't wake up."
"You think she needs to be recharged?"
"I tried that. I even bought a battery charger, but it didn't do any good. And I'm not persocon expert..."
"That's it!" Hideki exclaimed, "Let's head over to Minoru! He'll know what to do!!"
"Actually, I should be heading to work. We're supposed to be open..." Ueda started to say, but stopped to gaze at Chii with worry, "But I want to make sure Chii-chan gets well. I feel responsible."
"Ueda..."
"I'm coming along, Motosuwa-kun!"
"Aa, I appreciate it."
The two then tried to lift Chii off the transporter, but collapsed. 'Heavy.'
However, when the two arrived at Minoru's mansion they were met by a reception of black leather clad persocons who - after roughing them up for a bit - handed them over to Yuzuki.
"I am very sorry, but Minoru-sama isn't home yet."
"Hmm?" Hideki glanced at his watch. "It's a weekend. Where did he go off to??"
"Well..." Yuzuki looked somewhat reluctant to tell them, but eventually said it. "Minoru-sama is seeing a classmate from school today."
"Aa?? And he didn't take you along??" Hideki usually wasn't this nosy, but he found it strange that the kid would leave the house without the persocon he was always with. 'Yeah, she is modeled off his sister... but I think there's something more... And why does Yuzuki-san look kind of sad...?'
"Don't worry." Yuzuki replied, putting on a cheerful smile, "Minoru-sama should be back soon... But, what is wrong with Chii-san?"
"I don't know." Ueda sighed, "She's been like that since I woke up this morning. She had stayed by the window over night, watching the rain..."
"It was raining heavily yesterday, wasn't it??" Hideki said, "Could it be... no way..." He lifted Chii's head with all his might and tilted it to the side. Drops of water dripped out. "NO!!! Chii has been waterlogged!!!"
"That's dangerous!" Yuzuki cried, "Her system could be severely damaged!!"
"I am so sorry, Motosuwa-kun!" Ueda exclaimed, "It's all my fault!! I should've taken better care!!"
Hideki just sat there, holding onto Chii's head up. He eventually dropped it because of its weight and it landed on his lap. "WAAAH!!!!" he cried out in pain. "HEAVY!!"
"Minoru-sama will know what to do," Yuzuki assured them, "Until he comes back, please wait patiently in the drawing room."
While the two waited, Hideki called work. The boss was busy, so it was Yumi who picked up. "Eeh?? Senpai isn't coming today?!"
"Aa, sorry, Yumi-chan." He said, feeling guilty, "I know I was scheduled today, but I can't leave my perscon."
"What's happened to Chii-san??"
"She has been water-logged..."
"Oh how terrible!!" Yumi's sympathy on the other line was real, as her voice shook on the verge of tears. "Will Chii-san be all right!? Can you fix her??!"
"I hope so..."
"Please let me know of anything I can do! Please, Senpai!"
"Yes, thank you, Yumi-chan." When Hideki hung up the phone, he saw that Ueda was listening over his shoulder. "S-She was just worried about Chii..."
"Oh..." Ueda uttered, a little embarrassed, "Of course she would be. Yumi-chan is a good person." His face went redder. "I-I'll be right back. I need to use the restroom."
"This way..." Yuzuki said, handing him over to the black-leather clad perscons who dragged him down the hallway screaming. Yuzuki turned back to Hideki, who was digging through his pockets. He took out the waterproof pendant he had bought the other day with Shinbo.
"If only I had the chance to give this to her..." he sighed, holding it to his face. "If only... It's all my fault!!!!!"
"Motosuwa-san, it is most definitely not your fault!" Yuzuki insisted, "Please do not blame yourself. Minoru-sama will be back soon, and everything will be all right... You'll see."
Just as she was saying this, the doors open. "Yuzuki, what's going on?" Minoru uttered, without his glasses. He then spotted Hideki. "Aa, Motosuwa-san..."
"Minoru, ore..." Hideki's voice trailed off as he saw someone had entered with Minoru. It was a cute girl his height in the same style of clothing and short pigtails of orange hair. "Um, who is this??"
Minoru went through introductions. "This is Kinoshita Ayumi-san... She's a classmate of mine. And this is Motosuwa Hideki-san, a friend of a colleague of mine."
"Oi," Hideki uttered with sweat beads on his face, "Don't you mean 'a friend of mine' not a 'friend of a colleague of mine'."
"Hmm, no." Minoru said, aloofly.
"OI!!!"
"Nice to meet you, Motosuwa-san." Ayumi said sweetly. She then looked over at Yuzuki. "Nice to see you again, Yuzuki-san."
"Nice to see you, Ayumi-sama." Yuzuki replied, "You look well."
"Could we have some tea?" Minoru asked. He watched as Yuzuki silently nod her head and walk out the room. He slowly turned away, only to see pool of water on the floor. "Eh? What did that come from??"
He and Ayumi's eyes moved to Hideki. "Eww," Ayumi uttered, "D-Did you..."
"NOOOOOOOO!!!" Hideki exclaimed, "I didn't!! This pool of water must becoming from...!!" He turned his head to the couch but didn't see anything. "Eh?!?! Where did Chii go?!?!"
"Is Chii-san all right??" Minoru asked.
"No! She's been waterlogged from the rain yesterday! I wasn't able to give her the waterproof pendant and now her system is flooded and I can't seem to find her anywhere!!!!" Hideki cried, running around the room. Eventually, he slipped on the pool of water and crashed into the ground.
While he lied there, Minoru followed a set of wet footprints to the door. He saw that the door was open. "Looks like Chii-san has left."
"EH?! Without saying anything??!" Hideki cried, leaping up, "But that doesn't make any sense at all!!!"
He and Minoru raced outside and saw Chii sitting on a bench in the sunshine. "Chii!" she said, smiling over at them, "Hi Hideki!!"
"CHII!!!!!!" Hideki cried, running to her, "What happened to you!!!"
Chii blinked her eyes innocently as though not knowing. But she then shrugged her shoulders. "Something in Chii's head said to expel the water, and all of it just poured out. But it took a long time for it actually happened though."
"I see." Minoru uttered, "Chii-san had a program already in her that contains and expels the water on her own. But because of the lack of energy, her system had been slowed."
"I-I kind of get it!" Hideki said, "So she's all right now!"
"Better do some tests to make sure that nothing have been damaged... just in case." Minoru said, turning to Ayumi who had followed them outside. "Sorry I cannot study with you today. Maybe tomorrow. I have to do this favor."
"It is all right. Thank you for the waterproof pendant. My persocon will love it! See you tomorrow!" Ayumi cheerfully wavered her hand and left.
Hideki elbowed Minoru. "She's the one that you gave the other pendant to... By any chance... is that girl... your...????"
"Let's start on the test already." Minoru said, ignoring him and walking into the house. Hideki was going to follow him, when he saw Yuzuki.
"Chii-san, I am so glad you are all right!"
"Chii is fine. Arigatou!"
While the two persocon chatted, Hideki sighed, 'That kid Minoru is confusing. I didn't know he'd like a human girl... But what about Yuzuki?'
"MOTOSUWA-KUN~!" called a voice. Hideki lifted his head and saw Shinbo entering the gate. He looked extremely cheerful. "Great! Everyone is here!"
"Hey, what's up with you??" Hideki asked as his friend walked over and patted him on the back, "Did something happen with Shimizu-sensei?? I mean, is everything all right now!"
Shinbo just laughed. "No, no, nothing is all right yet!"
"Then why are you so happy??!"
"Because!!" Shinbo happily waved his hand to the gate and a gorgeous woman walked over. It took Hideki a moment to realize that it was a persocon.
"EEEEEEEEEH?!???!?!?"
- to be continued -