Chapter 2 - Visitation - They WILL be OOC in this chapter, why? Cause they are no longer on the Bilkis, no longer at war with the rings, no longer captain and second lieutenant.

A man stepped off a bus in the middle of a small city. It was mostly a city of farms and large acre homes. He looked around, then at himself. Today he was wearing a pair of jeans, normal shoes, and a white shirt. Wearing his uniform would make him stand out too much.

All the people in town turned to look. A man had shown up in town. It was mostly women, with one or two men. Hiroto took a deep breath, ignored their stares, and walked. Everyone went back to what they were doing. He walked up to a lady that was just standing on the street. He cleared his throat.

"Excuse me."

"Yea? What?" She asked. Her hair was long and brown. Her eyes were green and she looked like she could pick a fight at any moment.

"Do you know....where the Seido family lives?" he asked nervously. She smiled.

"Yea. I know where it is. But you might not find who you're looking for. The woman who used to live there was killed by that ring that was floating in space for 5 years. The dog was there all by himself. I felt real sorry for him, all alone. But I guess the girl is still alive....she doesn't come into town as much as she used to, just when she needs to. I think she's spending as much time with the people she cares for as she can, incase that dog is killed, ya know?" She was talking a lot....

"Yes. It seems logical."

"Logical?" she laughed. "You're so uptight! Loosen up male. Where is your register anyway, sir?" she looked around.

"I have been cleared as safe without one...." He said with no pride in his voice. It was as if this was something that anyone would answer.

"Ah. You're special. Well, the Seido house is down that road." she turned back to the question. "Go all the way to the end. As soon as you see a white fence, you're on their property. They own a huge lot of land." she smiled, clapped him on the back, then walked off.

"Yes.....Thank You." he said to the lady before walking off down the road. The bus didn't go down here, so he'd have to walk.

He got to a white fence about 10 minutes later. A sign was set up next to it saying "Seido Property, Welcome. Land beyond as far as you can see belongs to the Seido family"

He looked around, it was all grassy fields and flowers. A forest was seen way in the distance, but he doubted that Mika owned it. "Her mother was an important figure."

Mika put her dishes, and Bismark's, in the sink. She rinsed them off and put them in the dishwasher. She then headed for her room.

"Hey Bis. I'm going to write Beatrice." Bis gave her a look. "You know very well that she and I are good friends, so don't ask why I bother writing."

Bis turned and walked off as if admitting she was right. Mika walked into her room and turned her computer on. She brought up an email from Beatrice. She read it, then brought up a return mail.

"Hey Beatrice. No, I haven't seen Hiroto since our lunch when we first docked. I kinda wish I had, but no. I totally forgave him for Ryoko's death, I believe that...he may have been telling the truth about how she died. I'm fine, I've become a pretty good cook. Bis misses you, and he can't wait till you visit again."

DING DONG!

"Bis! You answer the door! Your cards are next to the door, right?" Bark. "Great! You know what to do if it's a salesman right?" Bark "Good boy Bis! I'll be out after I finish this email if it's a guest, have them sit in the living room." Bark.

'......I hope you are doing well. I'm happy for you. You have a kid now, a girl too. And you used Mario's DNA too! You got it from the bank right? I knew you liked him. But, I won't say anything. Raise her well. What's her name? Well, give her a hug from me. I have company, so I have to go. I'm not sure how they'll react having to talk to Bis, he's answering the door.

Bye, Mika.'

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DING DONG!

He heard some very muffled talk coming from inside and a few barks. Then the door opened....no one was there.

"H-Hello?" he asked. Bark! He looked down. "Oh, hello." a sign around his neck said, 'Hello' "Who are you?"

The dog put the sign down and picked another up in his teeth, 'Bismark, Bis for short'

"Well Hello Bis. Is Mika home?"

'Who are you?'

"My name is Hiroto Amagiwa. Is Mika home?" he asked again, bending down.

'Yes.' it laid the sign down and used a marker made for him to write, 'You're Mika's captain'

"Yes, that's right." More writing.

'She talks about you a lot. I got many emails about you from her.'

"I guess....that's good, depending on the content of the email."

'Follow me.' was what Bismark held in his teeth, as he walked off. Hiroto followed him to the living room, wear he sat on the couch. Bis flipped the sign over. 'Wait here.'

Bis then walked off. Amagiwa sat on the couch and looked around. He saw it was pretty normal. There were a lot of pictures of Mika, her mom, and Bismark. A few of Mika and Bis, and one that he nearly laughed at. It was a picture of himself. It was tapped up, and it seemed that she had torn it to shreds at some point. Mika had tried to save it, it seemed.

"Hey Bis! Was it a....." Mika walked out of her room and into the living room, where she spotted Hiroto. "guest...?" she finished.

"Hello Mika." Hiroto said, standing up. Bismark walked in and looked up at Mika with a sign in his mouth.

'It's Hiroto Mika, Amagiwa man.' "Yea, I know Bis." she said softly, then sat down across from Hiroto.

"Your house is nice." he sat down again. Bis brought a tray with drinks on it in on his back. They were sodas. "Thank you Bis." Bis barked happily and licked Hiroto's hand.

"Oh, Captain, you're not wearing any gloves today." Mika noticed.

"You don't have to call me captain Mika. I am no longer your captain." Hiroto said almost monotonously. Mika's face fell, then she smiled slightly.

"Beatrice was asking if I'd seen you lately, I'll have to write her saying you came by."

"Beatrice? You've been in contact?" he asked, a bit surprised.

"Well yea. She came by to meet Bis, now we're pen pals you could say. She's got a kid, ya know?" she petted Bis as he sat on the couch as if he were actually human.

"Really? That's nice." He hadn't known she had a kid. Hiroto had gone to see Beatrice when he decided to meet Mika again. That was weeks ago. "It's been awhile since I've seen you."

"Yea. 4 months. It's hard to believe how much time has passed. That lunch was great, by the way." she smiled shortly, then went back to her usual face.

"W-" Hiroto struggled, it had been hard to ask her to lunch that day, now was just as hard. "Would you like...." now he had her attention. "to.....have d-dinner sometime? With me?" He asked, a slight blush across his face.

Mika didn't say anything. The captain was asking her to dinner? This was a surprise. And he was blushing! Oh, this was great! Mika felt like jumping for joy. But why? She didn't understand why she now felt as though her insides were light as air. Hiroto, who had been looking at the ground, now looked up at her.

"Mika?" he asked unsurely. He thought she was about to decline, her face was stoic.

"I-" she stopped. Her voice wasn't working well. Why? Mika had been happy about having lunch with him, but had suppressed her happiness, she still didn't know why she was happy. Mika swallowed, and tried again. "S-Sure....." that did it, her voice worked again. "I'd love too." she smiled.

"Great." he smiled and let out the breath he didn't know he'd been holding. He stood up. "I'll be back later then?" He was walking towards the door when something grabbed his hand. It was Mika, she didn't even know why she'd stopped him.

"Uh...D-Don't go so soon. It's been awhile....and.....Bis and I were about to go for a walk....why don't you join us?" she said the first thing to her mind, it was true. Bis looked at Hiroto expectantly.

"Ok." he smirked, then it faded. Bismark opened the door and walked out. "Your dog is quite intelligent."

"Ya, momma programmed him that way." Mika said smiling, then she frowned. "Bis says that momma said I was special....before the ring...."

Hiroto looked at her sadly. Her mom had died. She'd mention it just after the attack, and the lady in town had said something about it.....He put a hand on her shoulder, smiled when she looked up, and headed for the door. "Bis is waiting." he said.

They walked down the path that Mika and Bis always took. They walked through a field, the forest (which they don't own), another, yet more, flowery field, and then up a hill, where they stopped and sat down.

"You have a lot of land."

"Yea. Mom was pretty high up. We don't have to pay rent or anything, cause Momma...well, I'm not sure why we don't have to." Mika sat with her knees up to her chest, her arms wrapped around the, chin on her knees, and staring across the field. Hiroto was sitting with his legs out, leaning slightly on his arms for support.

"I'm....sorry...about your mother." He said. Bis looked at him with this look that Hiroto couldn't read.

"Ah, don't worry about it. Today is a beautiful day, isn't it?" Mika said, changing the subject.

"Yes." Silence........... Mika stood up. "Where are you going?" she began to walk down the hill.

"Well, it's getting late. We've been sitting here for awhile. I'm gonna get ready for....dinner." the last word was....happier than the rest. Hiroto smiled when he noted this.

"Wait up." he walked fast until he caught up, then slowed down. Bis followed them, he thought this dinner was a great opportunity for Mika to forget about her mom for a minute.

Can someone please review?

-someone pokes her-

Besides Blue?

-poking stops-

I really like this story, but none of my friends know what the heck GeneShaft is. Also, it was intended to be a one-shot called "I Hope I Am Not Dreaming" but I just had to continue it.

Just post this story already

You like it, so don't pretend you don't.