Virus of the Millenium
Chapter 1
Disclaimer: All standard disclaimers apply. I don't own Chobits.
Hideki stretched as he walked home from work. It had been a hectic day, what with Conrad by his side. Conrad infrequently made mistakes, but somehow still managed to get on Hideki's nerves. No matter; he'd survived the day and was now looking forward to getting some well-earned sleep. But of course, that never happens, now does it...
He jangled his keys around until he found the right one, then opened the door. The strong smell of wet paint greeted him. However, Plum did not, so Hideki assumed that she was still at his manager's house with Chi.
Bending down to take off his shoes, he bumped his head on the light switch.
"Kuso," he muttered, flipping the switch. It had hit him on the exact same spot that the pan Conrad had thrown at him had left a bruise. Sure it was an accident. Now it was throbbing with pain. Thinking of Conrad, he started to feel some pity. Conrad was sharing a room with some freak who had as many body piercings as a beach has grains of sand, at least, according to Conrad.
Hideki straightened up again, only to find Chi staring intently at him. "Ah!" he shouted bumping yet again into the light switch as he jerked away from Chi. "Don't do that, Chi!" he moaned.
"Chi is most sorry," Chi said mournfully. "Chi will not do again. Is Hideki alright?"
"Ugh, yeah, Chi," Hideki grimaced. "I need to get some sleep now, if that's alright with you."
"Of course!" Chi exclaimed joyously, clutching Hideki around the waist tightly.
"Oof...okay Chi, that's enough." Hideki wearily stripped himself of his jacket, and fell snoring on his futon, asleep before he hit the ground.
"Hey, Hideki!"
Hideki turned around sleepily, wondering who the heck was interrupting his peaceful walk in which he kept coming close to falling asleep. He was suffering from extreme lack of sleep.
Conrad caught up with Hideki and started jabbering about something or other.
He talks way too much! Geez, he's like a girl.
"So, what do you think?"
Hideki yawned widely in response. "Were you even listening?" Conrad asked, clearly quite put off by this. "Man, you need to get some sleep or something! Why did you stay up so late?" The last question was said with a tinge of suspicion.
"'Cause."
"Well, it's no wonder, what with that slave driver of a boss you have." He proceeded to mumble incoherently, probably about his pay.
They arrived at work, only slightly late today.
"Maybe you shouldn't work today; I would advise taking a sick leave. I mean, come on! You look like you're gonna collapse and go into REM any minute now!" Conrad exclaimed as they neared the threshold.
"Gotta work for rent," Hideki said with slurred speech.
"Forget your rent! I'll pay your rent! Is it worth dying by sleeping on a stove or being fired for falling asleep on the job!" Conrad pleaded.
Hideki merely shook his head and continued walking. If only he knew why I was so tired.
"HIDEKI!!! Where have you been! You're late!" their boss bellowed. On a normal day, Hideki would have listened to the important part of his boss's speech concerning what he had to do before ignoring him. Today, however, he tuned him out without thinking, possibly because he was desperately trying to daydream himself to sleep even though he was still standing. All he heard was a faint humming in the background. Sleep was within sight; he was finally going to get some rest-
"-you got that?!?! HELLO? Did you get all of that? "
"Sure thing," Hideki sighed, wishing the world wasn't so cruel and wondering what he'd just agreed to. Conrad and him walked to the rear of the joint, conversing one-sidedly. (You don't really need to know who was talking, do you?)
"Boy is he unfair! From the way he treats his customers, you wouldn't conjecture that he treats his own employees like dirt!" Conrad commented rather viciously.
Hideki stopped short, all sleepiness gone like the wind.
"What did you just say?" he asked.
"-and then...huh? Oh. What?" Conrad asked, apparently puzzled.
"What did you just say?" Hideki repeated.
"Uh, oh yeah! Sorry; I meant "think", not "conjecture". I guess my English teacher's rubbing off on me," Conrad replied sheepishly.
"Right," Hideki said, apparently lost in dream world once again. However, he was really wondering what was up with Conrad. Your average teenager doesn't say "conjecture" on a normal basis.
Chapter 1
Disclaimer: All standard disclaimers apply. I don't own Chobits.
Hideki stretched as he walked home from work. It had been a hectic day, what with Conrad by his side. Conrad infrequently made mistakes, but somehow still managed to get on Hideki's nerves. No matter; he'd survived the day and was now looking forward to getting some well-earned sleep. But of course, that never happens, now does it...
He jangled his keys around until he found the right one, then opened the door. The strong smell of wet paint greeted him. However, Plum did not, so Hideki assumed that she was still at his manager's house with Chi.
Bending down to take off his shoes, he bumped his head on the light switch.
"Kuso," he muttered, flipping the switch. It had hit him on the exact same spot that the pan Conrad had thrown at him had left a bruise. Sure it was an accident. Now it was throbbing with pain. Thinking of Conrad, he started to feel some pity. Conrad was sharing a room with some freak who had as many body piercings as a beach has grains of sand, at least, according to Conrad.
Hideki straightened up again, only to find Chi staring intently at him. "Ah!" he shouted bumping yet again into the light switch as he jerked away from Chi. "Don't do that, Chi!" he moaned.
"Chi is most sorry," Chi said mournfully. "Chi will not do again. Is Hideki alright?"
"Ugh, yeah, Chi," Hideki grimaced. "I need to get some sleep now, if that's alright with you."
"Of course!" Chi exclaimed joyously, clutching Hideki around the waist tightly.
"Oof...okay Chi, that's enough." Hideki wearily stripped himself of his jacket, and fell snoring on his futon, asleep before he hit the ground.
"Hey, Hideki!"
Hideki turned around sleepily, wondering who the heck was interrupting his peaceful walk in which he kept coming close to falling asleep. He was suffering from extreme lack of sleep.
Conrad caught up with Hideki and started jabbering about something or other.
He talks way too much! Geez, he's like a girl.
"So, what do you think?"
Hideki yawned widely in response. "Were you even listening?" Conrad asked, clearly quite put off by this. "Man, you need to get some sleep or something! Why did you stay up so late?" The last question was said with a tinge of suspicion.
"'Cause."
"Well, it's no wonder, what with that slave driver of a boss you have." He proceeded to mumble incoherently, probably about his pay.
They arrived at work, only slightly late today.
"Maybe you shouldn't work today; I would advise taking a sick leave. I mean, come on! You look like you're gonna collapse and go into REM any minute now!" Conrad exclaimed as they neared the threshold.
"Gotta work for rent," Hideki said with slurred speech.
"Forget your rent! I'll pay your rent! Is it worth dying by sleeping on a stove or being fired for falling asleep on the job!" Conrad pleaded.
Hideki merely shook his head and continued walking. If only he knew why I was so tired.
"HIDEKI!!! Where have you been! You're late!" their boss bellowed. On a normal day, Hideki would have listened to the important part of his boss's speech concerning what he had to do before ignoring him. Today, however, he tuned him out without thinking, possibly because he was desperately trying to daydream himself to sleep even though he was still standing. All he heard was a faint humming in the background. Sleep was within sight; he was finally going to get some rest-
"-you got that?!?! HELLO? Did you get all of that? "
"Sure thing," Hideki sighed, wishing the world wasn't so cruel and wondering what he'd just agreed to. Conrad and him walked to the rear of the joint, conversing one-sidedly. (You don't really need to know who was talking, do you?)
"Boy is he unfair! From the way he treats his customers, you wouldn't conjecture that he treats his own employees like dirt!" Conrad commented rather viciously.
Hideki stopped short, all sleepiness gone like the wind.
"What did you just say?" he asked.
"-and then...huh? Oh. What?" Conrad asked, apparently puzzled.
"What did you just say?" Hideki repeated.
"Uh, oh yeah! Sorry; I meant "think", not "conjecture". I guess my English teacher's rubbing off on me," Conrad replied sheepishly.
"Right," Hideki said, apparently lost in dream world once again. However, he was really wondering what was up with Conrad. Your average teenager doesn't say "conjecture" on a normal basis.