Because I'm a Persocon

Chapter 3: Lonely Without You

By Rose Shadow

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Rose Shadow: Blah... some things never pleases you people...

Inuyasha: You're in a bad mood...

Rose Shadow: Hell yeah, I am! My life is f---king screwed up!!

Inuyasha: ...I don't think you should be writing in this condition...

Rose Shadow: Nothing else to do. Since I'm not in the best of moods right now, I apologize for ranting here... Details, details, details. Blah, blah, blah... Who... cares? I usually cover up everything with the details given and the dialogue... And no, Plum's Japanese name is Sumomo. Sumomo is a Japanese name, which means... well, plum. Also, Kagome knows persocons because I'm plunging this story way into the future. I guess I switched the time period so it's kind of like an AU... just bare with me, okay? I don't mind constructive criticism, but I guess I shouldn't have read it today, when I feel like killing every single person who even talks to me... So, onward with the fic, I guess...

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The sky was darkening, the rows and rows of trees towering over Chii, Kagome and Inuyasha. They were walking to Kaede's hut, where she and Sango and Miroku were staying.

"So... can you try to remember how you came here?" Kagome asked Chii.

Chii hesitated a moment, not knowing exactly how she arrived at this place herself. "Chii was reading a book..."

"Reading a book?" Inuyasha queried. "Feh! That's ridiculous! How can you get here by reading a book?"

She stared at Inuyasha blankly. "Chii saw a picture of you," Chii stated. Inuyasha stared back, confused by Chii's words. As for Kagome knew, Inuyasha wasn't photographed in any way at all.

"M-me?" Inuyasha stuttered. "Explain."

Chii nodded. "Chii saw a picture of dog-man..."

"...Dog man?" Inuyasha interrupted again. "My name is not 'Dog-man!' It's Inuyasha, got that?!"

"Hai[1]," Chii responded and continued on what happened, "When Chii touched picture of Inuyasha, Chii's fingers went through book and was pushed into book."

Kagome took in Chii's story and concluded, "That's... very... strange. Maybe Kaede knows what's this about." Inuyasha mumbled something that nobody can ever make out and Chii only nodded. They walked for quite while through the darkened sky and clouds in complete silence. At last, they arrived at Kaede's hut.

"Hello everybody," Kagome greeted, opening the door, smiling.

"Yeah, hi..."

"Konban-wa[2]. My name is Chii," Chii said, introducing herself like Hideki taught her how and bowed. "Pleasure to meet you."

"Oh... Hello, my name is Sango."

"Shippo."

"My name is Miroku," said the proud pervert/con artist/monk. Miroku was about to run up to her and ask his 'world famous question' but he hesitated when he noticed Chii's ears.

"Oh, yes! I forgot to tell you my name, Chii," the young miko said. "My name is Kagome."

"Sango... Shippo..." Chii repeated, her amber eyes glowing. "Miroku... Kagome... Chii will not forget!" Chii smiled a friendly, bright smile.

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The sun was still shining dimly in the late afternoon of Tokyo. Hideki Motosuwa sighed lazily as he walked toward his apartment, waiting to see Chii's comforting smile to cheer him up. While walking, he saw the sickenly happy couples- human and persocon... It was a wonder to Hideki how they get block out everything else around them and make it seem only they existed in that world they were imagining. Hideki had only opened the gate to his apartment building to see Ms. Hibiya's petite figure running towards him.

"Hideki," Ms. Hibiya called. She quickly paced the last few steps to Hideki and stopped a moment to catch her breath. "Hideki... I hate to impose, but when I went into your room, Chii wasn't there."

"She... wasn't...?" Hideki asked, his eyes widening.

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[1] Hai= yes

[2] Konban-wa= good evening

Hm... this chapter is pretty short... [insert big smiley face]