The Matrix: Renaissance

By: Simara

Disclaimer: Nope. I own nothing.

Review Responses:

David Carpenter: Wow, what a long sentence. Thank you for being the first of my two reviews!

Wings Of Steel: Hi. Why, thank you! I feel all warm and fuzzy inside now… Well, not really. I never feel warm and fuzzy inside. -rolls eyes- But hey, you found me. That's good. See you at school. -glares evilly-

ST-2's thoughts

"Talking"

-Chapter One: Mud-

"Sitoo…"

What on Earth did I get myself into?

"Sitoo?"

This child will be my end, I swear…

"SITOO!"

"Eh?" ST-2 asked lazily. He needed to be recharged.

"Are we there yet?" Hikari asked, sounding a bit bored.

"No."

"Oh, okay."

"…"

-Thirty seconds later…-

"Hey, Sitoo…"

"What?"

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Oh, okay."

-Repeat 4 more times…-

"NO, HIKARI! WE ARE NOT THERE YET!!" ST-2 bellowed. Irritation laced through his every word.

"Well, I'm sorry… you don't have to yell at me…" she sniffled loudly as tears began to run down her dirty face. Her hands began to tremble and she dropped her stuffed animal.

ST-2 huffed. He didn't need this now, that was for sure. Oh dear, the policemen are coming over to check it out…

"Hey, you! Robot! Were you harassing this child?!" the particularly bulky one asked.

ST-2 was completely lost for words. Was he harassing Hikari? Yelling at an annoyance is harassment? He WAS never good with children…

All that came out of his voice vent was a charming, "Uh…"

The shorter, chubby officer who was currently munching on a chocolate crème doughnut butted in. "Shut up, scrap metal. Or in your lingo, 'You have the right to remain silent.'"

The taller officer knelt down to the sniffling girl. "Did this robot do something to you?" he asked quite softly.

Hikari shook her head. "No… I dropped my Teddy in the mud!" she whined, pointing at the mucky brown lump in the puddle on the side of the road. The policemen glanced at it, then turned back to the slightly dazed robot.

"We're keepin' a close eye on you…!" both said simultaneously and wagging their fingers in ST-2's face. They walked off.

Hikari picked up her dripping teddy bear and tried wiping it on ST-2's leg, but failed miserably. Then she tried wiping it on her own dress, which only made her bear dirtier. Hikari began to sob again.

"We'll get you and your bear clean when we get to my apartment, alright? Just please, no more tears," ST-2 assured her. She immediately stopped crying and started skipping along the cement path where her tears left off.

"Hey, Sitoo-"

"No, Hikari, we are not there yet."

"Wow, Sitoo! Are you physic? That's cool…"

A/N: Always the short chapters for me, eh? Gotta love that sweet smell of finishing a new chapter… This is actually an add in chapter just to make my inspiration flow... hmm... inspiration...

Simara