Part 2

I had the weirdest dream. Sumomo grew to human size and wanted to kiss me. It seemed so real. It's not freaky like those you see on movies wherein your pet grew to monstrous sizes and wants to gobble you up. That would be creepy. But my dream was different... It's like... your kid sister suddenly grew up into a young lady overnight. She was beautiful.

It was a nice dream.

PRRRRRRTTTTT!!!!

Ah... Sumomo's whistle.

"It's time for mastah's morning exercise desu!!!!!"

I stood up and got ready. But something weird suddenly came over me. Like an aftertaste. That voice... was that really...

"Sumomo?!"

"Aye!!" she beamed.

There she was in her 18-yr old body, clad in nothing but a huge white shirt (yeah... no bra, no panties) stretching just like good 'ol Sumomo.

"Ichi, ni! San, shi! Ichi, ni! San, shi!" She breaks into a stationary jog.

I felt my cheeks grew hotter with every step. This is insane. I can't do this to my own persocom. Shinbo, she's a persocom!!! Her body may be really nice but... she's a persocom!!!! You can't fantasize over a computer! I felt like I was slipping. Like I was starting to become like Hideki every minute. Talking to myself, fantasizing over a persocom... what's next?!

"Sumomo-chan wait..." I held her wrist and sat down. She stopped that sinful jogging and sat down in front of me.

"Aye mastah?" her eyes all wide and innocent. I knew my cheeks were as pink as her hair at that time. I couldn't hide it. She was really kawaii.

"First, we have to buy you underwear. Or at least borrow some from Hideki. Then we're going to Minoru. Do you detect any virus anywhere? A hacker perhaps who toiled with your system?" I asked. She salutes and switches to system check-up mode.

As she was checking, I went out of the room and knocked on Hideki's door. Chii was the one who timidly opened the door.

"I...ta...ra...shai...." She mumbled. I patted her head and called out for Hideki.

"Ah, Shinbo! You've settled your problem with Sumomo-chan already?" Hideki asked. Funny how the tables have been turned. He is now the one inquiring with the status of my persocom and I was the one asking for favors.

"Uh... Hideki, this might seem weird but do you have panties to spare?" I asked. Hideki almost sputtered the cola he's drinking all over my face.

I rolled my eyes. Really, what was the big deal? It's just that I don't think my budget covers Sumomo's clothing. She had always been fine with her clothes but well, since this sudden growth spurt (hehe, understatement of the century) it seems my expenses just increased big time. Imagine the clothes I have to buy... and with that growth, she's bound to take more electricity charging up.

"Pantsu... pantsu... pantsu..." Chii suddenly said. Hideki and I looked at her and found her taking off her panties.

Now that's the time Hideki sputtered his cola all over the place.

"Chii!! Dame!! You can't remove your panties like that!"

"Chii dame?" she asked innocently.

Well, I still consider myself a lucky man despite all of the added expenses. Chii needs a lot patience from her owner while Sumomo is well programmed and could practically take care of herself.

"Here..." Hideki shoves the panties to me and pushed me out of the door. I paused and I could still hear them from the outside. Hideki is such a big virgin. He's infuriated about a petty thing like that? Hehe... he should get a real woman sometime.

"Chii... if somebody says panties, that doesn't mean you have to give what you're wearing...!" Hideki was outraged.

"Shinbo-san needs panties..." Chii replied meekly.

"Yes!! I know!!! But don't take off your underwear for him! We have spare panties here... understand? S...p....a....r....e... that's what we lend to friends" Hideki explained. I snickered.

Oh well... Time to face my problem. I opened the door to my room and found Sumomo...

Dancing.

My jaw dropped once more. Her dance... was different. I wonder if it had anything to do with the sudden growth... her dance was more like Russian ballet.

She was beautiful.

"Sumomo-chan..." my words came out as a whisper. She stopped dancing immediately and stood straight very mechanically. Which was, by the way, a dead-giveaway of her being a persocom. Not that I was hoping that she was real or anything.

I gave her the panties and rummaged through my bag for Shimizu's clothes. Good thing Shimizu sometimes spend the night here. And during those times she accidentally leaves some of her clothes. I wonder what she would think if she found out Sumomo grew to this.

Will she be mad? Jealous?

"Mastah?" she asked. I snapped out of my trance and grinned at her.

"Well, what do you say we go to Minoru now?" I asked her.

She was about to say yes when she suddenly stopped. As if there's some glitch in her hardware.

"Doesn't mastah have to go to prep school now?" she asked. I looked at my watch. Holy crap... she was right!! I stood up and changed my shirt. I grabbed the nearest one that I could find. When I put it on, I noticed the plum smell and realized that it was the shirt I made Sumomo wear last night!

I was going to take it off when...

PRRRRTTTTT!!!

"Time for school now mastah!! Time for school!!" I heard her say in her most genki voice. Oh what the hell... so what if I smell like plum? Shimizu will be mad at me more if I arrive late! I headed for the door and reached for my bag...

"Sumomo-chan??!" I asked incredulously.

There she was, all 5 foot 6 of her trying to fit herself into my bag. If I wasn't in a hurry, I would've sat down, laughed and took a picture. But I was. So...

"Sumomo... You can't go with me to school today okay? You're too big. You stay here and wait for my return okay?" I said and pulled half of her body out of the bag.

She looked at me with this expression that was impossible to ignore. I don't know how she did it but it was almost as if her eyes were brimming in tears. This is weird. I am not going to be manipulated by my persocom.

Fifteen minutes later, I find myself sitting in class.

With Sumomo sitting between Hideki and me.

Author's note: So... uhm.. how was it? It's really hard so please bear with me if there aren't any conflicts yet. I will add them soon. I promise.