It hurts that nobody's reviewing. * Sniffles* But I'll keep writing. This next chapter features the first of the human characters, Chitose! She's my favorite human character, namely because she's so complex. Please enjoy!
A monologue-for those who don't know-is a bit like a Siloquoy. (Did I spell that right?) Characters speak, and talk about their thoughts without actually creating dialogue. I hope that clears up some confusion.
Disclaimer: I am not clamp. Sorry. I don't own Chobits; I'm just a fan.
My husband and I love to walk around this park. Especially in the fall, Ichiro loved the fall-he'd stare at the bright colors with the ease of a child. I'd smile, breathing in the air, which smelled like…like…
The ending of things.
When he got sick, I'd wheel him out to the park, and we'd watch the leaves for hours. Even when he was in his final hours he was still so bright, so kind. He'd keep up my spirits by telling me little funny stories. Those memories…keep me smiling.
I know he'd be happy for Chi.
I knew it when I saw her held in Hideki's arms. I couldn't bear it then. Don't look at me like that! I wanted him to be here, holding me in my arms-for one desperate moment…
I wanted him to be alive.
Don't get me wrong now, I've grieved. I've accepted that cancer has taken him from me. I wished he could have seen her happiness, I hope he's seen it in heaven.
It healed the last hole in my heart.
I watch the leaves fall and think about the past, and how quickly it drifts away…
It's the ending.
My worrying, my fear for my daughter is over. I can rest, finally rest-now that I know she's safe. My battles on her part, on the part of all our children-are over.
Its funny, Ichiro once told me that he considered all the Perscomms our children.
Now, because of what happened between Chi and Hideki, I can rest easier at night. The people walking by on the street in this…heh…this city with no people seem much happier. Its like a shadow has lifted on there hearts-the hearts of the Perscomms I mean.
I feel like a mother goddess who can finally let her children go, just as our creator let us go.
And now I can rest, watching the leaves fall with my ghosts.
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A/N: Short and Sweet. Chitose strikes me as a character that gives up a lot of herself for Chi. Remember, these are interpretations-nothing more. ^_^