Robotic City, Poetic Love
Chapter 5: High-Tech Apartment? No thanks!
"Your grade is compatible with the curriculum at the facility. You can enroll at our school at the next term." The robot teacher at a college says to Kiba. Kiba says, "thank you."
"Have a nice day." Kiba says as he walks out of the school.
"Looks like another very nice school." Hige says to Kiba.
"You don't have to come and check the school with me, Hige. I feel bad you have to keep following me around." Kiba says.
"Don't worry about it, buddy. You know I don't mind showing you around." Hige smiles to Kiba. Then he sees Detective Blue walking down the street.
"Go ahead, you know you want to." Kiba says.
"But your dad told me to stay with you!" Hige says.
"I'm gonna go and see him right now anyway. You go and talk to Detective Blue. I will be fine. Go! Good luck."
"Are you sure?" Hige says.
"Go!!!" Kiba smiles.
Hige runs up to the Blue and says, "hello, Detective Blue."
"Do I know you?" Blue says.
"You know, the crazy guy…" Hige says.
"Oh, it's you."
"Ha! You do remember me!"
"I'm working. Go bother some other girls." Blue walks away.
"But Blue…" Hige wants to say something but he decides not to. He doesn't want to bother Blue when she works. He feels bad about leaving Kiba stranded in a city like this.
"I should go and find Kiba." Hige says. He runs back to where he left Kiba and sees Kiba gone already.
"I missed him. I left him in the city all by himself." Hige says.
"Hige? Why did you come back for me?" Kiba says behind Hige. Hige turns around.
"I thought you left already." Hige says.
"I was going to, but I see this in the window. I want to buy it for Toboe." Kiba says. It's a back pack with a little kitty on it.
"That's so cute." Hige says.
"You think so? I hope Toboe like it. Give his cat more space to move around than in his pocket." Kiba says.
Kiba's car arrives and opens the door. Kiba gets on and says, "take me to my dad, will you?"
"Right away." The car starts.
"You should have gone after the detective. I'm okay by myself." Kiba says.
"I know you will be okay, but I promise your dad I will be while you're out on the city. I should have kept my promise. What happen if something happened to you? Like if some crazy people attack you?" Hige says.
Kiba remembers the guy with silver hair.
"What's the matter, Kiba? You seem spaced out." Hige asks.
"Nothing…I'm fine." Kiba says.
"Come on, Kiba, tell me. What's the matter?"
"I saw a guy last night. He just stand there, watching me. I tell myself I'm just being over sensitive because I'm in a new city. But the more I think about him, the more it bothers me."
"Bothers you?"
"Yeah…that guy's eyes. They are so angry and so mad. I never met that guy before. I wonder why he looks at me that madly."
Hige nods. He doesn't say anything for he doesn't know what to say.
"I sound like a crazy paranoia, do I? Sorry. I shouldn't say something like that to you. You must think that I'm crazy."
"No, no. I'm sorry I don't know what to do or say to make you feel better."
"Sounds like me when it comes to Toboe. I want so bad to make him feel better, but there is not a thing I can do to help…so frustrating."
"Don't say that! I am sure Toboe feel how much you care. He is trying really hard to open up to you, too. I mean, he is only 15 when all those things happened."
The car stops. Kiba gets off and says 'thank you' to the car. The door opens and says, 'welcome." Kiba mutters a 'thank you' to the door. It feel kind of strange thanking a door; but the door did open itself and say welcome to him.
He arrives at his dad's office, the door again opens itself and says, "welcome."
Kiba blinks at the door and mutters a 'thank you' before walking up to his dad. "Are you making faces like that just to make me feel guilty? Do you hate Future City so much that you have to keep making those faces every time the door to my office opens?"
"Sorry, I can't help it. I'm trying my best to not act like a fool. Everything here is operated by Robots, you need to give me some time to get use to all these."
"I will go get the two of you some coffee." Hige says as he walks to the vending machine down the hallway.
Kiba's father smiles, "you know, your mom is the same way. I brought that old fashion mansion instead of a high tech apartment right on top of the city. She can never get use to all these robots. I can not imagine what will happen if she see the kitchen cooking making breakfast by itself."
Kiba laughs and says to his dad, "mom will never get us to that, not in a million years."
"I know. She is such a wonderful woman, that she is. I really thought I have more time with her. I can't believe a stupid car accident take her away form me." Kiba's dad sighs.
"She was talking about moving here, too. She was feeling bad that you have to keep traveling back and forth. She wanted to try live in Future City, to be close to you..."
"You know, I was going to sell the mansion. There is no point of continuing living in there, since your mother isn't with us anymore. I wanted to sell the house and get a high tech apartment closer to the company; but I can't do it. I can't sell the place. I got it for your mom, and every time I look at the house, it reminds me of her."
"She will love that house if she was still alive, dad. I am sure."
Kiba's father touches the Fuchsia and says, "say, son. You think you can plant a garden of Fuchsia at the back of the mansion? and put some inside the house too?"
"I will love to do that, and by the way, dad, I'm happy that you're not selling the house. I hate to see myself living in one of those high tech apartment, I don't think I can do any better than mom." Kiba says.
Hige comes in with 3 cans of warm coffee and a can of milk. He shakes the milk in his hand and says, "you want to go visit Toboe? He should be done by now." Kiba's heart lights up at the mention of Toboe's name. Just thinking about Toboe makes Kiba happy.
"Come on. I'm sure Toboe wants to see you too." Hige says to Kiba.
"I can use a break too. Let's go and get Toboe out of that lab of his before he becomes like his freind Omi..." Kiba's father says to him.
At Omi's office
"Achhuuu..." Omi is humming while typing on his computer when he suddenly sneezes. Ken smiles and says, "bless you, Omitichi. Are you cold? Do you want me to get you a hot chocolate or a jacket?"
"no, Ken-kun. I don't need anything. Thanks for asking. I don't know why I sneeze at all." Omi rubs his nose and continues typing on his computer.
Aya comes in and says, "I planted the sunflower seeds. Here are their data."
Omi smiles to Aya and says, "thank you, Aya-kun. I know I can trust you. Thanks for working so hard."
"I'm not working that hard." Aya mutters.
"Well, you're all done for today. I will see you tomorrow then?" Omi asks.
"Hn." Aya walks toward the door.
"Good bye." Omi smiles.
Ken says, "What's the matter with that guy, Omitchi is so nice to him, and he didn't even say goodbye or nothing. Can't he tells that he is hurting Omi's feelings?"
"Omi is too busy to notice his feelings being hurt now." Youji singnals Ken toward Omi.
"We can do this, we can do this, we can do on, don't fail me now..." Omi shouts to his computer.
"Uh oh, he is in his trance again now." Ken says.
"Come on! Hang in there!!! I have faith in you! You can do it! Come on! Come on!" Omi continues shouting.
Youji waves his hand in front of Omi. Omi doesn't even flinches. Ken says, "no use, he is in his trance now...Nothing can get him out of it now. We can only wait until he get out himself." Ken says.
"...and how long will that be, if you don't mind me asking?" Youji says.
"Who knows, hours? days? months? Eternity?" Ken says.
"Poor thing."
"Yeah, Omi had been working for hours..."
"I'm not talking about Omi, I'm talking about the computer." Youji says.
"Hey! Omi is right here, he hear you, you know!" Ken says to Youji.
"Come on! Please don't fail me now! I know you can do this! I need you now. I can't do this without you!!!" Omi shouts to the computer.
"Yes, I can tell he can hear me very well. He is so mad at me now." Youji laughs.
"Tell me again what I see in you?" Ken says to Youji.
"I'm very handsome, and I'm great in bed!" Youji laughs.
"Youji! Don't say things like that in front of Omi!!!" Ken yells.
"Don't you do this to me! Don't you dare do this to me! We're partners! You have to help me! Help me now!!!" Omi shouts to the computer.
"........"
"You know what you really see in me, my love?" Youji asks Ken. Ken looks at Youji.
"It's the way I love you. No one love you like I do…I love you more than anything in the world." Youji says as he kisses Ken.
Ken smiles, "I love you too."
Youji takes Ken's hand and leads him out of Omi's office. "You have to believe in yourself, you have to push yourself to the limit. We can make miracle together! Come on!!! Yeah!!!! WE DID IT!!!"
Omi looks around and sees an empty room, "hmm….I wonder where everyone is...oh, well. Hey, what should we start next, my dear friend?"
The telephone rings, "hey! I'm in the middle of a major breakthrough!!! I can't stop for a phone call!!! Why aren't Ken and Youji taking the phone call? Oh, wait, that's my cell."
Omi takes the cell phone out of his pocket and says, "mushi mushi?"
"Hello, Omi-chan…" Someone says through the telephone.
TBC…