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Authoress note: Kudos Mad-man for being so fast to review!*hands him a cookie*^__^
Humans Are So Complicated!
I yawned and stretched as I sat up in bed. I gazed around and decided to get up and find Rokusho. I wandered downstairs still only half awake and flopped on the couch. I felt like just falling asleep there but I felt something move beneath me, something warm and soft. Curious, I sat up again and looked down.
My eyes widened as I stared down at the stranger asleep on the couch. He moved slightly but fell back asleep again. I breathed out again with relief as I wasn't too sure who this person was. I looked back at him closely noting that he had a slim yet muscular physique and messy white and black hair. He wore a white and black robe and by his side was a sharp two-sided sword. I stared at him and I couldn't shake the feeling that I knew him. I got up and decided to wait until he woke up to find out who he was. I yawned again and set off back to bed for at least another hours sleep.
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I woke up to the sound of screaming and panicked voices, I lied there listening intently until I heard the sound of feet rushing about and decided to go see. I rushed downstairs and saw that not only was our guest awake but so was the rest of the household.
"I mean it! I am Rokusho!" the stranger insisted, waving his arms towards himself.
"Yeah sure!" snorted James as he lunged at the man again, but, being the slob he was, James went spiralling past and onto the couch, "someone phone the police! Quick! Hurry!" James got up and tried to get the man again, this time missing him entirely. I felt that the madness was losing its humour so I stepped in,
"Enough!" I announced holding back my brother easily. "At least try to be civil!" I continued pushing my brother back into a chair; I glared at him then turned to our 'guest'.
"Now" I started, " who are you? And why are you here?"
The stranger seemed shocked and stammered, "Aia don't you recognise me?!" he grabbed my arm and stared wildly at me, his large, red eyes darting from each of us, "it's me Rokusho!"
"Liar!" yelled James jumping up from his seat, "Rokusho's a medabot! You can't be!"
'Rokusho' turned towards my brother, "I am! I don't know what happened but, honestly, when I went to sleep last night I was a medabot!" he turned back to me reaching for my hand again, "please, Aia, my love, my one and only! Tell him! Please!"
I looked into his deep pleading eyes and I desperately wanted to say yes but I couldn't without proof, yet I just seemed to know. Then I had an idea,
"If you are Rokusho! Then...tell everyone what happened at Meta-evil's lab!"
He stood up and was silent for a moment, before hanging his head,
"I can't..."
"Hah!" claimed my brother, victoriously, but Rokusho continued.
"Because I promised you afterwards never to tell anyone!" he finished, my heart fluttered and I jumped into his arms.
"It is you!" I squealed happily, as I snuggled him, "oh Rokusho! What happened? How did you become human?" I petted his cheek, which felt smooth and soft, as I looked at him with pity.
He shook his head, "I don't have clue! I just... woke up like this!" he looked down at himself, "this feels weird! I wonder if I'm the only one..."
I bit my lip and looked at him.
"I don't know either." I admitted, "but I know one thing"
"What's that?"
"You're gonna need some modern clothes!" I said, pointing at his robe, "plus it's gonna take you a while to get used to things"
"Things?"
"Yeah like washing everyday. Eating. Going to the bathroom." I counted them off on my fingers as Rokusho paled, "and I guess now is as good a time as any!" I started to walk upstairs, beckoning Rokusho to follow.
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I covered my mouth as I watched Rokusho examine his food.
"You're meant to eat it! Not examine it!" I laughed as he picked up his spoon and looked at me, helplessly. I started to laugh harder as he pouted,
"'S'not funny!" he grumbled, "help me!"
Having got a hold of myself, I took the spoon from Rokusho and scooped up some of the cereal in his bowl,
"Open your mouth" I smiled as he obediently opened wide and let me spoon feed him.
After a couple of spoonfuls I gave him the spoon,
"Now you" I stated, starting on my own breakfast. Rokusho watched me for a while before dipping the spoon in and quickly ramming it in his mouth, he took out the spoon and started to crunch loudly, I sighed as he determinedly crunched.
'This will take some getting used to!' I thought watching my foster brother wrinkle his nose at the sound. I simply glared at him.
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Still, the fun was to get better as I tried to help Rokusho take a bath, but for some reason he was reluctant to try this. I begged, I consoled, I ordered, and I bargained until I eventually got him to undress and get in. With me having to come in too.
I silently cursed my luck and began to hope this wasn't permanent as I watched Rokusho begin to scrub himself diligently. After he had spent at least an hour scrubbing himself he turned towards me, grinning mischievously.
"How about I help you" he whispered as he crawled over to me, still grinning. I smiled back and nodded as he picked up the sponge and started scrubbing my back. It was just like being massaged, my head lolled forward as I sunk into a deep sleep.
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I sighed as I watched Rokusho walking down the High Street; he stuck out like a sore thumb! He definitely needed some more modern clothes.
"C'mon!" I said as I pulled him into a men's clothes shop, nearly running over many people. 'Geez there's so many people here today! I wonder why?'
It took nearly four hours for Rokusho to find something he liked! Then another three frigging hours for him to get into them! But we did manage to escape! I sighed with relief to be out of that crushing crowd in there.
"Hey!" someone said behind me, I turned around and saw Ikki, Arika, and two friends who I didn't know but, for some reason, they looked familiar, "Hi Aia!" they all chorused together.
"Uh, hi! Ummm who are these two?" I asked, motioning towards the two strangers. They all seemed to find this funny and were soon laughing their heads off!
"Don't you recognise us?!" asked the little boy, I looked down at him and stared into his rather big green eyes, then it came to me, I smiled at him and ruffled his messy blonde hair,
"I see that whatever has happened to Rokusho also happened to you, Metabee!"
They all gasped and glanced over at the man at my shoulder, he wrapped an arm around my waist and nuzzled into my neck, we stayed like that until the girl, whom I guessed was Brass, piped up,
"Whoa! Man, as a human you're really old, Rokusho!" she exclaimed, before covering her mouth, "I...what I meant was...."
Rokusho merely waved his hand, to show that he bared no grudge to what she had said, I laughed quietly and looked at her,
"What?! But Brass you look like me?!"
Everyone went quiet and looked between Brass and myself. It was true! We were almost identical, the exception being that her eyes were pink, not blue.
"Whoa...dude that's way weird!" said Metabee, as he stepped in between us.
I was just about to agree, when a loud crash was heard and a huge spaceship hovered above us. Everyone screamed and pandemonium followed, people rushed in every direction trying to get away.
I looked up at the ship and saw a large screen flicker to life on its side, and on the screen appeared Dr Meta-Evil!?!?!
He smirked at the chaos below and laughed manically. I glared up and ducked down.
"Attention, all you foolish humans!" he bellowed, grinning widely, "I would just like to congratulate all of you on becoming my slaves! For you see..." he grinned wider, and a long, robotic claw sprung out and snatched up someone. Then the screen flickered to a camera which was attached to the claw, it showed who it had caught.
"I have your saviour!!" he roared, laughing uncontrollably, "For you see this little girl has more power than anything else in the entire world!!!!"
I gasped as I looked up and saw that he had caught Brass!! 'Oh no! He must think that Brass is me!!!
Meta-Evil continued, "And once I've brainwashed her she will help me control the world!!!" he laughed again, echoing off the walls and resonating back. He grinned down as the ship zoomed off and took Brass with it.
I stood up, I was dumbfounded! And what was worse was that he was going to try and force Brass to use powers which she didn't even have!
"Brass..." I whispered and I clutched hold of Rokusho for support.
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Well there's the chap most of you've been waiting for! Anyway R+R people and you'll find out what happens to Brass! Will she be saved or will Dr Meta-evil destroy her in an attempt to gain her powers for himself? Who knows? I don't! Anyway...*waves cookie* Fetch!