Chapter 5
Author's Note: Same excuse as last time. Sorry. I really am.
Disclaimer: I don't own Chobits. But if I did...*goes off into dreamland*
Sai watched her friend struggle in her bed. It seemed like a hard battle was being fought. She relaxed when her friend did. Kaede opened her eyes and smiled.
"Hi, Sai" She said cheerfully. Sai smiled despite the frustration building inside of her.
"Guess what?"
"What?" Sai asked while trying to calm her anger.
"I found him." Kaede responded with excitement.
"Really? Who is it?" Sai asked joining in with her excitement.
"Remember the sweet little boy who paid for my glasses?" She said ecstatically.
"Minoru? He's your brother?" Sai exclaimed jumping from her seat. "I knew it! After seeing that picture of you two, I knew it was him!" Sai grabbed Kaede's wrist and dragged her from the bed. "We have to go see him now!"
"I just woke up, shouldn't I rest a little first?" She made a reluctant excuse.
"I know that you feel fine, why are you making excuses? Don't you want to meet him?" Sai asked still pulling on her friend.
"I'm a little scared." Kaede admitted.
"Kaede..." Sai said releasing her wrist. She sat back down and looked at her friend thoughtfully. "This is your family Kaede. This is your only family member that cared for you. Why wouldn't you meet him? You've worked so hard and you've finally found him." She closed her eyes and rested for a moment. "Your fear surprises me Kaede." Sai opened her eyes to meet an empty bed. She glanced behind her to see Kaede standing, eagerly waiting to leave. She was already dressed in her school uniform.
"Shall we go?" Kaede offered. Sai smiled and nodded before standing up and walking out with her friend. They left the hospital enthusiastically into the night air. The stars blissfully appeared contrasting against the dark sky. The clock on one of the nearby department stores read 10:00 pm.
"Isn't it too late? Maybe we should go tomorrow?" Sai offered. Kaede shook her head and kept speed walking to the large mansion around the corner. The street lights flickered cautiously, daring to go out. They stopped at the front gate. The lights were off giving the place a haunted aspect. Sai shivered slightly. Kaede pushed the intercom button and waited for a reply. Five minutes passed before she pushed it again. Two yellow lights glowed through the translucent windows. The static of the intercom alarmed Kaede and made her jump slightly.
"Who's this?" The voice of the small boy asked groggily over the intercom.
"Your sister." Kaede said kindly and smiled. Tears formed at the corner of her eyes from her happiness. She lifted her glasses and wiped them away gently. The gates opened automatically. Kaede grasped Sai's hand; more comfort for herself than for her friend. They walked through the archway together and onto the lush, fertilizer-fed grass. Halfway there, the grand front doors opened. An outline of a small boy was blackened by the light behind him. Another figure appeared by his side. This figure had long curly hair and stood sullenly behind her master. The small boy betrayed the doorknob and silently ran out onto the lawn. His glasses were cluttered across his face. They blocked his hysteric eyes. Kaede stopped when he came as close as three feet away from her. They both stared at each other doubtfully. The boy suddenly unfroze and dived at his sister. His arms wrapped around her waist as he buried his head into her stomach. His hot tears stained her uniform.
"Kaede! Kaede! Why did you leave me? Why did you die?" He shouted through his tears. His cries were muted in her stomach. Kaede softly combed her fingers through the hairs on the back of his head and smiled. Tears also trickled down her smiling cheeks.
"I didn't die. I went to sleep. Dad brought me to a morgue. The guy there saw that I was still alive and brought me to the hospital." She said softly. She calmed his sobbing with the continuous rubbing on his back and head.
"Where have you been for four years?" He asked quietly. He looked up at her. His eyes were puffy and his face was red.
"I've been in a dream. Rather a nightmare. But I'm better now, I won't dream anymore." Kaede cooed.
"You mean..." Sai asked hopefully.
"I'm cured." Kaede beamed.
"How do you know?" She asked again.
"Cause I found him. I found my brother." Kaede looked down at the small angel entwined in her arms and smiled broader. "And I am not afraid of him anymore."
"Father?" Minoru asked sympathetically.
"Yes. I was always afraid of him; in my dreams and in reality. But he is no longer part of either life." She said assuring herself and her friends.
"Would you like to come in?" Minoru asked while stepping away from her. He had wiped all his happiness and sadness on his sleeve and stared at the two ladies hopefully.
"We would love to." Kaede answered for both of them.
"Actually I have to go home." Sai said glancing at the clock. "See you kids later." She smiled one of her rare smiles and walked briskly out the front gate. Kaede's eyes traveled with her friend until she disappeared into the night. She turned and smiled again at her new found brother. They locked hands and walked in together. They passed Yuzuki who stood silently at the doorway. Minoru did not say a word to her. She watched them pass and then shut the door behind the two.
"Mr. Minoru, would you like something to drink?" Yuzuki asked when she appeared in the sitting room.
"I would like some tea. Do you want anything Kaede?" Minoru asked without looking at his persocom.
"Tea would be lovely. Thank you." Kaede answered and smiled at the machinery. Yuzuki smiled the identical smile back at its owner and evaded from the room. She quickly turned the corner and leaned against the white painted wall.
(These feelings were not programmed. Did I see them in my observations?) Yuzuki asked herself. She did a quick internet search on the emotions she was feeling and came up with a list of similar results. (Jealousy, neglection, depression, sadness, love) Were some of the top contenders. (I must erase these feelings.) She told herself. (Erasing...) Yuzuki's eye went blank as the sound of clicking and working of the software overpowered her programmed breathing. (System Error. File requested for deletion is not found.) Her eyes became lifelike again. (That's strange.)
"Yuzuki? Do you need help?" Minoru called from the sitting area.
"N-No Mr. Minoru. I am sorry. I will be with you in a minute." She said and ran to the kitchen.
Author's Note: I really can't put out a good chapter anymore, can I? Hmmm, maybe next time I will.
Author's Note: Same excuse as last time. Sorry. I really am.
Disclaimer: I don't own Chobits. But if I did...*goes off into dreamland*
Sai watched her friend struggle in her bed. It seemed like a hard battle was being fought. She relaxed when her friend did. Kaede opened her eyes and smiled.
"Hi, Sai" She said cheerfully. Sai smiled despite the frustration building inside of her.
"Guess what?"
"What?" Sai asked while trying to calm her anger.
"I found him." Kaede responded with excitement.
"Really? Who is it?" Sai asked joining in with her excitement.
"Remember the sweet little boy who paid for my glasses?" She said ecstatically.
"Minoru? He's your brother?" Sai exclaimed jumping from her seat. "I knew it! After seeing that picture of you two, I knew it was him!" Sai grabbed Kaede's wrist and dragged her from the bed. "We have to go see him now!"
"I just woke up, shouldn't I rest a little first?" She made a reluctant excuse.
"I know that you feel fine, why are you making excuses? Don't you want to meet him?" Sai asked still pulling on her friend.
"I'm a little scared." Kaede admitted.
"Kaede..." Sai said releasing her wrist. She sat back down and looked at her friend thoughtfully. "This is your family Kaede. This is your only family member that cared for you. Why wouldn't you meet him? You've worked so hard and you've finally found him." She closed her eyes and rested for a moment. "Your fear surprises me Kaede." Sai opened her eyes to meet an empty bed. She glanced behind her to see Kaede standing, eagerly waiting to leave. She was already dressed in her school uniform.
"Shall we go?" Kaede offered. Sai smiled and nodded before standing up and walking out with her friend. They left the hospital enthusiastically into the night air. The stars blissfully appeared contrasting against the dark sky. The clock on one of the nearby department stores read 10:00 pm.
"Isn't it too late? Maybe we should go tomorrow?" Sai offered. Kaede shook her head and kept speed walking to the large mansion around the corner. The street lights flickered cautiously, daring to go out. They stopped at the front gate. The lights were off giving the place a haunted aspect. Sai shivered slightly. Kaede pushed the intercom button and waited for a reply. Five minutes passed before she pushed it again. Two yellow lights glowed through the translucent windows. The static of the intercom alarmed Kaede and made her jump slightly.
"Who's this?" The voice of the small boy asked groggily over the intercom.
"Your sister." Kaede said kindly and smiled. Tears formed at the corner of her eyes from her happiness. She lifted her glasses and wiped them away gently. The gates opened automatically. Kaede grasped Sai's hand; more comfort for herself than for her friend. They walked through the archway together and onto the lush, fertilizer-fed grass. Halfway there, the grand front doors opened. An outline of a small boy was blackened by the light behind him. Another figure appeared by his side. This figure had long curly hair and stood sullenly behind her master. The small boy betrayed the doorknob and silently ran out onto the lawn. His glasses were cluttered across his face. They blocked his hysteric eyes. Kaede stopped when he came as close as three feet away from her. They both stared at each other doubtfully. The boy suddenly unfroze and dived at his sister. His arms wrapped around her waist as he buried his head into her stomach. His hot tears stained her uniform.
"Kaede! Kaede! Why did you leave me? Why did you die?" He shouted through his tears. His cries were muted in her stomach. Kaede softly combed her fingers through the hairs on the back of his head and smiled. Tears also trickled down her smiling cheeks.
"I didn't die. I went to sleep. Dad brought me to a morgue. The guy there saw that I was still alive and brought me to the hospital." She said softly. She calmed his sobbing with the continuous rubbing on his back and head.
"Where have you been for four years?" He asked quietly. He looked up at her. His eyes were puffy and his face was red.
"I've been in a dream. Rather a nightmare. But I'm better now, I won't dream anymore." Kaede cooed.
"You mean..." Sai asked hopefully.
"I'm cured." Kaede beamed.
"How do you know?" She asked again.
"Cause I found him. I found my brother." Kaede looked down at the small angel entwined in her arms and smiled broader. "And I am not afraid of him anymore."
"Father?" Minoru asked sympathetically.
"Yes. I was always afraid of him; in my dreams and in reality. But he is no longer part of either life." She said assuring herself and her friends.
"Would you like to come in?" Minoru asked while stepping away from her. He had wiped all his happiness and sadness on his sleeve and stared at the two ladies hopefully.
"We would love to." Kaede answered for both of them.
"Actually I have to go home." Sai said glancing at the clock. "See you kids later." She smiled one of her rare smiles and walked briskly out the front gate. Kaede's eyes traveled with her friend until she disappeared into the night. She turned and smiled again at her new found brother. They locked hands and walked in together. They passed Yuzuki who stood silently at the doorway. Minoru did not say a word to her. She watched them pass and then shut the door behind the two.
"Mr. Minoru, would you like something to drink?" Yuzuki asked when she appeared in the sitting room.
"I would like some tea. Do you want anything Kaede?" Minoru asked without looking at his persocom.
"Tea would be lovely. Thank you." Kaede answered and smiled at the machinery. Yuzuki smiled the identical smile back at its owner and evaded from the room. She quickly turned the corner and leaned against the white painted wall.
(These feelings were not programmed. Did I see them in my observations?) Yuzuki asked herself. She did a quick internet search on the emotions she was feeling and came up with a list of similar results. (Jealousy, neglection, depression, sadness, love) Were some of the top contenders. (I must erase these feelings.) She told herself. (Erasing...) Yuzuki's eye went blank as the sound of clicking and working of the software overpowered her programmed breathing. (System Error. File requested for deletion is not found.) Her eyes became lifelike again. (That's strange.)
"Yuzuki? Do you need help?" Minoru called from the sitting area.
"N-No Mr. Minoru. I am sorry. I will be with you in a minute." She said and ran to the kitchen.
Author's Note: I really can't put out a good chapter anymore, can I? Hmmm, maybe next time I will.
