Chapter 9: Finding a New Home

Sonnet packed two suitcases with the few clothes and possessions she had. She placed the suitcases by her door and spent the day sorting out any details that were part of her life in America. At 20.00, which meant it was 12.00 in Japan, she teleported herself to the roof of the apartment building that Ran lived in. She headed down the stairs to the correct apartment and knocked on the door. Mutaru answered.

"Hello again, Sonnet. What's wrong?" He asked, opening the door to let her in.

"Nothing's wrong, I'd just like to talk to you and your sister."

"OK, Uncle is out, but Ran is in her room. I'll go and get her."

"Thanks."

Sonnet walked to the balcony door and waited for her friends. She only had to wait for a minute before she saw Ran's reflection appear in the window.

"Hi, Sonnet. What's the news?"

"Why do you think I have news?"

"Because you don't usually come just to visit and, given what we were talking about this morning, I assumed you had news."

"I do. I'll be able to obtain the units very soon and deliver them to you, but I thought you would be interested in my new job."

"What's that?" Mutaru asked.

"I've been given a promotion. Starting in two days I'll be working at Chronos Japan as a Head Zoanoid Designer/Developer. That means I'll be able to visit you easier."

"That's good news; it also puts you in a position where Guyver Blue can't be traced to you if you live here in Japan."

"I realised that. Unfortunately, I don't think Chronos will be arrogant of Blue's identity forever. Still, I'll worry about that when it happens. Now, I have a question for you, my friend. Do you know if there are still any apartments available in this building?"

"You want to live near us?"

"Yeah, it also gives you a place to stay should you need it."

"I assume you didn't come in the way most people would?"

"No, why?"

"If there are any apartments available, then there would be a sign either outside, or in the entrance hall, indicating that there were."

"Right, how long will it take for me to be registered if I take an apartment here?"

"Not long. Why don't we go downstairs and see if there are any available and I'll try to answer any questions you have."

"Alright. See you later Mutaru."

"Bye." He replied.

The two women left the apartment and went to the lift. On the way down Sonnet asked.

"Do you know how big the apartments are in this building? Are the all the same size as yours?"

"I don't know, Sonnet. I do know that you can look around the apartment first and decide then."

"Fine."

The lift reached the ground floor and they stepped off.

"You will need a reference before you are accepted as a tenant here. I'm sure Uncle Kyriu would provide you with one."

"Tell him I'd appreciate that. Where to now?"

Ran gestured to the door of the building and started walking that way. To her delight, according to a sign in the window, there were two apartments available to rent. She then enquired at the reception desk and was given the keys to the apartments and where they were. Ran and Sonnet then went to inspect them. The first one was on the top floor of the building and was larger than the one that Ran lived in.

"What do you think?" Ran asked.

"It's nice, big, and looks like it could be very comfortable."

"It would probably a good idea to check out the other one before deciding."

"You read my mind; I didn't think you could read the mind of a machine." Sonnet said, smiling.

"I'm glad I helped you regain your human feelings," Ran stated, "I don't think you would have been as good a friend without them. You wouldn't have had a sense of humour, that's for sure."

"Don't forget, that's partly due to you. When we became friends, you were my initial role model as a human girl."

"I wouldn't have been a very good friend if I had left you as an emotionless machine now would I?"

"You don't want an answer to that, do you?"

"No."

The second apartment was on the same floor as Ran's and was of a similar size.

"I think this one would be better," Sonnet stated, "It's smaller and would probably cost less to rent. It also has adequate space for me to be comfortable."

"Your decision, Sonnet."

"I'm going to enquire about this one, what's the number?"

"407."

"Right. Are you coming?"

"No, I'll meet up with you later."

"OK."

Sonnet went down and checked about renting the preferred apartment. The Landlady told her that it could be hers within two days as long as she could get a reference. She told the receptionist that she should be able to get one and said she would check back later. She then went back to Ran's. Once she was inside, and seated in the sofa, Ran asked,

"Good news?"

"I can move in within the next few days if I get a reference. Do you know when your Uncle will be home?"

"Mutaru said that he called while we were enquiring. He'll be back within an hour."

"Good. Ran, could I ask your opinion on something?"

"Sure."

"You know I had a mock battle with Guyver 3 earlier?"

"Yeah, you said he had given you the worst injury you had ever had because he blasted your arm off."

"That's right. Can you remember what I said to you just after I became Guyver Blue?"

"You said you like to become human again, without the cyborg part of you."

"Right again," Sonnet smiled, "I think there is a way that I can be human again."

"How?"

"When my arm had regenerated, it felt different. I think the armour replaced only the organic elements to my arm."

"That's great news, if it's true. Do you have a way of finding out?"

"I need to get injured on that arm to see if anything is different."

"How will you do that?"

"I don't know yet."