Love has no Boundaries
Chapter 3 – In your heart and mind
a/n: OMG! I'm so sorry! It's been F O R E V E R since my last update! I'm a terrible person :'( but I'm updating now, at least. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to all my loyal and patient reviewers! Y'ALL ARE SO AWESOME! I love u all and now, to the story!
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"Well?! Did you or not?!" Yumi yelled.
Hideki stared ahead at something. Yumi, getting confused and impatient, turned to look at what Hideki was looking at.
There, standing in the middle of the sidewalk and the front door, was Chii under an umbrella.
"Chii! What are you doing out here?!" Hideki exclaimed.
"Chii…Chii was worried," Chii replied.
That's odd…she's back to talking in third person… Hideki thought.
"OH! I understand! That's why you said Chii, because you SAW her standing there! For a minute there, I thought you called me Chii," Yumi said realizing what happened.
"Chii is sorry to interrupt…Chii didn't mean to. Chii was worried about Hideki. Chii thought something bad might have happened to Hideki," she said, feeling a little out of place.
Hideki's heart went out to her. She seemed so childlike and innocent standing there.
"Chii, I'm fine. You shouldn't have come out in this kind of weather," he said.
"Hideki's right. You should probably go back inside. He'll be back in a moment," Yumi said, taking his hand in hers to show Chii that Hideki was hers. She knew Chii had feelings for Hideki, even if she was just a persocom.
Chii hung her head and said, "Okay, Chii will go back in."
She walked back up to the building and inside to the apartment.
Closing the door, she put down the umbrella and climbed back up on the couch.
Plum jumped up. "Why so down?"
Chii cocked her head and looked at her curiously. "Down? Chii does not understand."
"Down as in sad. You seem very unhappy. Maybe a little music would cheer you up," she said, jumping up to the little table next to the couch and turning the radio dial. It was on the American Pop channel.
Suddenly, Mandy Moore's voice filled the room.
There's a song that's inside of my soul
It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again
I'm awake in the infinite cold
But you sing to me over and over and over again
So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and Pray
To be only yours
I Pray
To be only yours
And I know now
You're my Only Hope
Sing to me the song, of the Star's
Of your Galaxy Dancing, and Laughing and Laughing again
When I feel like my dreams are so far
Sing to me of the Plans that you have for me over and over again
Chii listened to the words intently. It was so soft and melodious.
So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and Pray
To be only yours
I pray
To be only yours
And I know now
You're my Only Hope
I give you my Destiny
I'm giving you all of me
I want your Symphony
Singing in all I am
At the top of my lungs
I'm giving it in
So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and Pray
To be only yours
I pray
To be only yours
And I know now
You're my Only Hope
Suddenly, right as the song ended, a loud boom sounded outside. The power flickered and went off.
"Hey, who turned out the lights?" Plum asked, standing on Chii's thigh.
"Chii doesn't know," she whispered.
Outside
Yumi screeched as the lightning struck closer than it had previously. She put her arms around Hideki.
"Come on, let's go inside!" he said, pulling in her into the building. Hideki noticed the hall light wasn't on anymore.
"The power must've gone out. Are you okay?" he asked Yumi.
Yumi nodded meekly. "I don't like thunderstorms like this. They scare me."
"It's okay, I won't let anything happen to you. Why don't we go inside my apartment?" he said, rubbing her arms to warm her up.
"Can we just stand here for a few more moments?" she asked, not wanting to go inside because of Chii.
Hideki nodded, and pulled Yumi closer to him.
inside the apartment
Plum jumped off Chii and onto the sofa.
"The lights probably won't come back on for a while. It must be because of the storm. Which means…nap time!" Plum exclaimed.
Chii didn't hear what Plum was saying. She was too busy looking at the bright lightning flashing outside.
Getting up, Chii walked up to the window. She placed her hand on the glass and stared out of it. She saw the wind beating the trees up against the building, the rain pounding onto the cold concrete, the lightning streaking across the sky, and…
"What's that?" Chii asked out loud.
A flash of lightning had briefly lit the outside world, revealing a dark figure in the street.
The light faded, and another flashed again. This time, the figure was gone.
Chii shook her head, figuring it was just the light playing tricks on her.
Turning back around from the window, the glass suddenly shattered. Chii screamed as she slammed into the floor.
A flash of lightning lit the room briefly. Standing before her was the dark figure from the street.
"I've been looking for you," it said in a thick voice. He grabbed Chii, and tied her arms together.
Plum jumped up, blew her whistle, and yelled, "HEY YOU! PUT HER DOWN RIGHT NOW!"
The figure smirked, and started out the window with Chii.
Outside
"What was that?!" Hideki exclaimed. He let go of Yumi and burst in the apartment. He could barely make out three figures in the room. He saw the broken glass and window.
"What the hell?!" he shouted.
"STOP HIM! He's trying to take Chii!" Plum exclaimed, blowing her whistle again.
"Chii, huh?" the man said, laughing.
"YOU LET GO OF HER RIGHT NOW!" Hideki yelled, scared for Chii.
"What if I don't?" the man said. Hideki aimed a punch at his face, but the man was too quick for him. He dodged the blow, and pushed Hideki into the wall.
Laughing, he jumped out the window, and disappeared into the night.
To be continued..Yeah, I Know. That really sucked. I might re-do this. I was just in such a hurry to finish before they made me get off the computer. Sorry. And I know that in the manga and anime, Chii can't feel things and doesn't have a heart, but in my story she does.
Anyway, please review and tell me what ya think!