At last, Kurumi broke the silence," Master, Can I ask you a question? Aren't you just a little bit bored?"
"Of course I am. But what can we do?"
Kurumi's shoulder sagged a little bit, and then she said," I know! How about you an I go into town together?"
"I'm afraid that's not going to happen, sweetie. That crazy doctor and that priest left orders for us to stay here. Though I don't know why. I can win my fair share of fights, and you're practically a walking engine of kickass. But, still, I'm afraid that we can't go anywhere."
"I don't understand why you continually insist on being so formal. You're my master and I do everything you tell me to. We're close"
"Well, okay."
"Well, okay, then come on, give me an order!"
"Order you to do what? We had fun this morning, right?"
"Well, I bet if you think really hard, I know you'll come up with something"
"Hey, you're putting a lot of pressure on me"
Kurumi went all teary-eyed, and said," but what about the pressure I'm under?" Then, she erupted into a loud cry that made her exhale winds at nearly forty miles an hour. Another thing that could never be done in the real world. Zataku was nearly blown backward, but his headband, that kept his hair under control, was blown away, and his shoulder length hair went everywhere.
"Okay! Okay! Calm down! I'll do it!"
Kurumi instantly quieted down, went star-eyed, and said," So, what'll it be master?" A sweat glob trailed down the back of Zataku's neck as he went through the various options.
"Well, okay. How about we visit a game store? I can get us some really good games that will ensure that we're never bored. Maybe we could get dinner. Go out on a date. That sort of thing. That okay with you?"
"Yep. Perfect!" Kurumi said, making a face that amplified her cuteness level by at least five hundred percent.
Once they were in town, Kurumi stopped by a clothes shop on Zataku's order to get his trench coat repaired and buy a couple of new red bandannas that reached down to his shoulders from the knot. Then, they shopped a game store called "electronics boutique", and bought an Xbox, and a few games including one called "The Elder Scrolls 3:Morrowind" Zataku didn't know why, but he just felt compelled to buy this game. Perhaps it was just good taste, but perhaps it was something else. By the time they left, Zataku had bought out the entire store, and had trouble carrying everything. True, they didn't have any money, but they put everything on Ayanokoji's tab. This was, obviously Zataku's idea as Kurumi was far to innocent to do anything like that.
At last, they came to the noodle shop. Kurumi suggested the idea of disguises, but it involved the idea of cross-dressing, and Zataku didn't like the sound of that. So, they just went as they were. As they were walking away from the take-out noodle shop, Zataku slurping noodles and Kurumi gulping down her Kettle rice, Zataku caught sight of two women in trench coats. One had brown hair, and the other had blue. Zataku couldn't really see anymore than that. Even so, he could sense that something wasn't quite right about them.
When they got back to the shrine, they found a very annoyed Kamihito and Ayanokoji waiting for them. Almost instantly, they began what Zataku called "Bitching"
"What were you two thinking? We left explicit instructions for both of you. What? Can we not trust you? This is serious"
Zataku said, sarcastically," Oh that was a wonderful speech, Mr. Priest. Let's have a figgin` applause"
Before he could really come down on him, Kurumi hugged Zataku close, and said," Listen, buddy, it's not master's fault. It's my fault. I wanted to go. If you're going yell at anyone, yell at me"
"She's taking the blame for me? First time that's happened. She really is something special"
"You know, you're a very lucky boy, Zataku. Despite your loose tongue." The rest of the day was pretty much eventless except for the occasional love making between Zataku and Kurumi in a private room every few hours. That night, they went to bed very tired.
The next day, Ayanokoji spoke to Zataku. "Zataku, why don't you come to Izumo with me?"
"Why?"
"There is a laboratory I built there, and I think it would be best if you'd come along. After all, you are the one who was able to activate Kurumi. I think that this is a mystery only you can help me solve"
"Originally, Dr. Ayanokoji thought my powers of mysticism would be able to activate Kurumi. But it seems you were able to do so without any such incantation"
"I wish I knew what the hell I did. I have no special powers that I know of. Damnit, this is really starting to piss me off!" Zataku thought back to the time he had first kissed Kurumi, making him blush a little.
"You might not have meant to do anything, son. But nevertheless, you did, and now you are the only one who can control Kurumi. Steel Angels, androids with the hearts of angels, are designed to only obey the person responsible for their activation. So, like it or not, my young friend, you are responsible for her actions. You control her. Please" Ayanokoji said, bowing low at the end of his speech.
"What will you do with my and Kurumi once we get to Izumo? Deactivate her and hand her over to someone else? Thanks, but no thanks. I love her, and she loves me. I will not allow you to take her away from me"
"What? Oh, no, my young friend. I have no intention of taking Kurumi away from you. Merely studying both of you and seeing what powers you have that activated her."
"Hmmm... I think you're lying. But, against my better judgment, I'll go along with it. I'm also curious about this little matter. That and I want to get out of this temple. Smells like incense. Geez," Zataku got up, and walked out into the main courtyard.
Kamihito looked at Ayanokoji, and said," Do you think I've said anything to upset him? He seems quite angry with me"
"No. I think he's being territorial. You expressed interest in Kurumi, and I think he's sub-consciously defending her" Suddenly, the shine was rocked with a shockwave as if something had just crashed into it.
Kamihito heard Zataku yell," What in the name of god damn hell is going on?! And who are you?!" Zataku was standing in the main courtyard before a young woman with blackish-brown hair, a white maid outfit with very pronounced shoulders, and tight black shirt and pants underneath. And this girl had the creepiest red, glowing eyes Zataku had ever seen, and that statement is not to be taken lightly.
"Where-is-the-target-and-the-demon-incarnate?" she asked, tonelessly.
"I don't know who this demon incarnate is, but if wanna fight, I'm fight here," Zataku said, striking fighting stance.
Kamihito and Ayanokoji, by this time, were out of the house, and were standing right behind Zataku.
"Saki!" the doctor said, as though amazed.
"You two know each other?" Zataku asked.
"I created her"
"Where-is-the-target?" Saki asked again.
"She must mean Kurumi," Ayanokoji whispered.
"Well, now isn't that just special? Two androids wanting to kill each other. I'm afraid that's not going to happen, so if you could just turn your bitch ass around, it would be very wise for you" However, it was clear that Saki wasn't going to fall for Zataku's bluff.
"Kurumi-is-target-. Kurumi-will-be-destroyed"
"Well, since you won't listen to reason," Zataku said, as he charged her. He threw a couple of punches, which were easily dodged. Then, Zataku jumped a foot or so into the air, and executed a perfect double back kick directly into the side of Saki's head. She didn't seem to be even fazed, however, and grabbed Zataku's foot, twisted, and sent him slamming into the ground with a crack.
"Kurumi-is-target. I-must-not-waste-my-energy-on-you"
"Kurumi's right here!" she yelled as she leapt down at Saki from the top of the roof. The fight proceeded at a much faster pace now. Punches were being thrown, and Kurumi was dodging magnificently. However, she caught the brunt of an attack from behind when Saki jumped over her, and slammed her foot into Kurumi's back. This sent her flying, and directly into a wall. The battle continued though, both of them giving and taking blows, Kurumi, though, taking the brunt of it. Saki was far more maneuverable, and, without her master's help, she wasn't sure what to do.
Ayanokoji took his attention away from the battle, and noticed Zataku was struggling to stand. His ankle was clearly broken, and it would be very bad to put pressure on it.
"Kamihito! See to him!"
But before he was able to get near Zataku, the young man snarled," You stay away! I'm going to help Kurumi fight even if it fucking kills me!" His hands went to his ankle where he popped it, rather painfully, back into place. He bellowed in pain, and then said," Oh, that's real tender. At least I can walk now" He hobbled over to where Kurumi was fighting, and grabbed Saki in a V-lock headlock. However, Saki was so much stronger than Zataku, and wasn't affected by something so trivial. She picked him up, and held him up by the throat.
"You've-interfered-for-the-last-time," she murmured before she threw him away about twenty feet. Then, she punched a beam supporting a portion of the shrine. Just as she expected it to, it started to fall toward him. Kurumi ran toward him, and caught it in the nick of time.
"Whew. Nice save there. Now, kick her ass. I'm giving you a direct order. Oh shit!" Saki slammed a huge beam of wood directly into Kurumi's stomach. It didn't impale her, but it did hurt. Then, Saki threw both the beam and Kurumi into a wall, effectively pinning her.
"It's-time-to-end-this," she said, running up the beam to administer the final blow via finger stab to the throat. However, at the last possible moment, Saki started to slow down, and, when she was about an inch away from killing Kurumi, she stopped entirely. Her eyes slid out of focus, and she collapsed, as though dead.
"Well, thank you, god. That was cool"
Kurumi pried the beam off of her, kneeled down to the fallen android, and asked," Hey, Saki? Are you okay?"
Kamihito asked," What happened, doctor? Is she dead?"
"No."
Zataku heard someone behind him, so he whirled around, and then shrieked," Aah! You're that bitch from back at the mansion!"
"Amagi," Ayanokoji breathed.
"You've won and I have failed"
"You've failed? What? Did you kill her?" Kurumi asked.
"How did you activate her? It's impossible with the technology you possess"
"It was a forced activation from an electric current flux. As you can see, it wasn't a true activation"
"So she was like fighting me and master in her sleep, is that it?"
"A forced activation?" Ayanokoji asked," Was this your idea?"
"Dr. Brandow's"
"What?!"
"He had continued research without you, and volunteered his assistance"
"He volunteered. How noble," he spat," If Kurumi's second unit has been activated artificially, then the reinforced nerve circuits I implanted are working, but I don't know for how long"
"What's a second unit?" Nakahito asked his older brother.
"A sister metaphorically speaking"
"A sister!" Kurumi squealed with delight," I can't believe it, I'm not alone, Kurumi has a sister," she continued to talk to Saki's shell, so to speak," We're going to be the best of friends, Saki. We'll stay up all night, and talk on the phone, and each other's makeup, and flirt with boys. I can't wait!" Saki started to fall backwards, limp as a rag," No, you don't, don't you go to sleep on my now. Wake up!"
"She's a total nutcase," Zataku breathed," But a cute and sexy nutcase all the same" Kurumi talked to Saki for a while until she noticed that Saki wasn't moving, and was as dead as a doornail.
"Of course I am. But what can we do?"
Kurumi's shoulder sagged a little bit, and then she said," I know! How about you an I go into town together?"
"I'm afraid that's not going to happen, sweetie. That crazy doctor and that priest left orders for us to stay here. Though I don't know why. I can win my fair share of fights, and you're practically a walking engine of kickass. But, still, I'm afraid that we can't go anywhere."
"I don't understand why you continually insist on being so formal. You're my master and I do everything you tell me to. We're close"
"Well, okay."
"Well, okay, then come on, give me an order!"
"Order you to do what? We had fun this morning, right?"
"Well, I bet if you think really hard, I know you'll come up with something"
"Hey, you're putting a lot of pressure on me"
Kurumi went all teary-eyed, and said," but what about the pressure I'm under?" Then, she erupted into a loud cry that made her exhale winds at nearly forty miles an hour. Another thing that could never be done in the real world. Zataku was nearly blown backward, but his headband, that kept his hair under control, was blown away, and his shoulder length hair went everywhere.
"Okay! Okay! Calm down! I'll do it!"
Kurumi instantly quieted down, went star-eyed, and said," So, what'll it be master?" A sweat glob trailed down the back of Zataku's neck as he went through the various options.
"Well, okay. How about we visit a game store? I can get us some really good games that will ensure that we're never bored. Maybe we could get dinner. Go out on a date. That sort of thing. That okay with you?"
"Yep. Perfect!" Kurumi said, making a face that amplified her cuteness level by at least five hundred percent.
Once they were in town, Kurumi stopped by a clothes shop on Zataku's order to get his trench coat repaired and buy a couple of new red bandannas that reached down to his shoulders from the knot. Then, they shopped a game store called "electronics boutique", and bought an Xbox, and a few games including one called "The Elder Scrolls 3:Morrowind" Zataku didn't know why, but he just felt compelled to buy this game. Perhaps it was just good taste, but perhaps it was something else. By the time they left, Zataku had bought out the entire store, and had trouble carrying everything. True, they didn't have any money, but they put everything on Ayanokoji's tab. This was, obviously Zataku's idea as Kurumi was far to innocent to do anything like that.
At last, they came to the noodle shop. Kurumi suggested the idea of disguises, but it involved the idea of cross-dressing, and Zataku didn't like the sound of that. So, they just went as they were. As they were walking away from the take-out noodle shop, Zataku slurping noodles and Kurumi gulping down her Kettle rice, Zataku caught sight of two women in trench coats. One had brown hair, and the other had blue. Zataku couldn't really see anymore than that. Even so, he could sense that something wasn't quite right about them.
When they got back to the shrine, they found a very annoyed Kamihito and Ayanokoji waiting for them. Almost instantly, they began what Zataku called "Bitching"
"What were you two thinking? We left explicit instructions for both of you. What? Can we not trust you? This is serious"
Zataku said, sarcastically," Oh that was a wonderful speech, Mr. Priest. Let's have a figgin` applause"
Before he could really come down on him, Kurumi hugged Zataku close, and said," Listen, buddy, it's not master's fault. It's my fault. I wanted to go. If you're going yell at anyone, yell at me"
"She's taking the blame for me? First time that's happened. She really is something special"
"You know, you're a very lucky boy, Zataku. Despite your loose tongue." The rest of the day was pretty much eventless except for the occasional love making between Zataku and Kurumi in a private room every few hours. That night, they went to bed very tired.
The next day, Ayanokoji spoke to Zataku. "Zataku, why don't you come to Izumo with me?"
"Why?"
"There is a laboratory I built there, and I think it would be best if you'd come along. After all, you are the one who was able to activate Kurumi. I think that this is a mystery only you can help me solve"
"Originally, Dr. Ayanokoji thought my powers of mysticism would be able to activate Kurumi. But it seems you were able to do so without any such incantation"
"I wish I knew what the hell I did. I have no special powers that I know of. Damnit, this is really starting to piss me off!" Zataku thought back to the time he had first kissed Kurumi, making him blush a little.
"You might not have meant to do anything, son. But nevertheless, you did, and now you are the only one who can control Kurumi. Steel Angels, androids with the hearts of angels, are designed to only obey the person responsible for their activation. So, like it or not, my young friend, you are responsible for her actions. You control her. Please" Ayanokoji said, bowing low at the end of his speech.
"What will you do with my and Kurumi once we get to Izumo? Deactivate her and hand her over to someone else? Thanks, but no thanks. I love her, and she loves me. I will not allow you to take her away from me"
"What? Oh, no, my young friend. I have no intention of taking Kurumi away from you. Merely studying both of you and seeing what powers you have that activated her."
"Hmmm... I think you're lying. But, against my better judgment, I'll go along with it. I'm also curious about this little matter. That and I want to get out of this temple. Smells like incense. Geez," Zataku got up, and walked out into the main courtyard.
Kamihito looked at Ayanokoji, and said," Do you think I've said anything to upset him? He seems quite angry with me"
"No. I think he's being territorial. You expressed interest in Kurumi, and I think he's sub-consciously defending her" Suddenly, the shine was rocked with a shockwave as if something had just crashed into it.
Kamihito heard Zataku yell," What in the name of god damn hell is going on?! And who are you?!" Zataku was standing in the main courtyard before a young woman with blackish-brown hair, a white maid outfit with very pronounced shoulders, and tight black shirt and pants underneath. And this girl had the creepiest red, glowing eyes Zataku had ever seen, and that statement is not to be taken lightly.
"Where-is-the-target-and-the-demon-incarnate?" she asked, tonelessly.
"I don't know who this demon incarnate is, but if wanna fight, I'm fight here," Zataku said, striking fighting stance.
Kamihito and Ayanokoji, by this time, were out of the house, and were standing right behind Zataku.
"Saki!" the doctor said, as though amazed.
"You two know each other?" Zataku asked.
"I created her"
"Where-is-the-target?" Saki asked again.
"She must mean Kurumi," Ayanokoji whispered.
"Well, now isn't that just special? Two androids wanting to kill each other. I'm afraid that's not going to happen, so if you could just turn your bitch ass around, it would be very wise for you" However, it was clear that Saki wasn't going to fall for Zataku's bluff.
"Kurumi-is-target-. Kurumi-will-be-destroyed"
"Well, since you won't listen to reason," Zataku said, as he charged her. He threw a couple of punches, which were easily dodged. Then, Zataku jumped a foot or so into the air, and executed a perfect double back kick directly into the side of Saki's head. She didn't seem to be even fazed, however, and grabbed Zataku's foot, twisted, and sent him slamming into the ground with a crack.
"Kurumi-is-target. I-must-not-waste-my-energy-on-you"
"Kurumi's right here!" she yelled as she leapt down at Saki from the top of the roof. The fight proceeded at a much faster pace now. Punches were being thrown, and Kurumi was dodging magnificently. However, she caught the brunt of an attack from behind when Saki jumped over her, and slammed her foot into Kurumi's back. This sent her flying, and directly into a wall. The battle continued though, both of them giving and taking blows, Kurumi, though, taking the brunt of it. Saki was far more maneuverable, and, without her master's help, she wasn't sure what to do.
Ayanokoji took his attention away from the battle, and noticed Zataku was struggling to stand. His ankle was clearly broken, and it would be very bad to put pressure on it.
"Kamihito! See to him!"
But before he was able to get near Zataku, the young man snarled," You stay away! I'm going to help Kurumi fight even if it fucking kills me!" His hands went to his ankle where he popped it, rather painfully, back into place. He bellowed in pain, and then said," Oh, that's real tender. At least I can walk now" He hobbled over to where Kurumi was fighting, and grabbed Saki in a V-lock headlock. However, Saki was so much stronger than Zataku, and wasn't affected by something so trivial. She picked him up, and held him up by the throat.
"You've-interfered-for-the-last-time," she murmured before she threw him away about twenty feet. Then, she punched a beam supporting a portion of the shrine. Just as she expected it to, it started to fall toward him. Kurumi ran toward him, and caught it in the nick of time.
"Whew. Nice save there. Now, kick her ass. I'm giving you a direct order. Oh shit!" Saki slammed a huge beam of wood directly into Kurumi's stomach. It didn't impale her, but it did hurt. Then, Saki threw both the beam and Kurumi into a wall, effectively pinning her.
"It's-time-to-end-this," she said, running up the beam to administer the final blow via finger stab to the throat. However, at the last possible moment, Saki started to slow down, and, when she was about an inch away from killing Kurumi, she stopped entirely. Her eyes slid out of focus, and she collapsed, as though dead.
"Well, thank you, god. That was cool"
Kurumi pried the beam off of her, kneeled down to the fallen android, and asked," Hey, Saki? Are you okay?"
Kamihito asked," What happened, doctor? Is she dead?"
"No."
Zataku heard someone behind him, so he whirled around, and then shrieked," Aah! You're that bitch from back at the mansion!"
"Amagi," Ayanokoji breathed.
"You've won and I have failed"
"You've failed? What? Did you kill her?" Kurumi asked.
"How did you activate her? It's impossible with the technology you possess"
"It was a forced activation from an electric current flux. As you can see, it wasn't a true activation"
"So she was like fighting me and master in her sleep, is that it?"
"A forced activation?" Ayanokoji asked," Was this your idea?"
"Dr. Brandow's"
"What?!"
"He had continued research without you, and volunteered his assistance"
"He volunteered. How noble," he spat," If Kurumi's second unit has been activated artificially, then the reinforced nerve circuits I implanted are working, but I don't know for how long"
"What's a second unit?" Nakahito asked his older brother.
"A sister metaphorically speaking"
"A sister!" Kurumi squealed with delight," I can't believe it, I'm not alone, Kurumi has a sister," she continued to talk to Saki's shell, so to speak," We're going to be the best of friends, Saki. We'll stay up all night, and talk on the phone, and each other's makeup, and flirt with boys. I can't wait!" Saki started to fall backwards, limp as a rag," No, you don't, don't you go to sleep on my now. Wake up!"
"She's a total nutcase," Zataku breathed," But a cute and sexy nutcase all the same" Kurumi talked to Saki for a while until she noticed that Saki wasn't moving, and was as dead as a doornail.
