2 hours later Kawana sat back with a tired sigh. Even though the robot was tiny it was just one complicated mess of wires and screws. Turning to Yuki and Kyo she saw the two young men half asleep. Yawning she said, "You two can go to sleep now. Thanks…" she allowed her voice to trail off as the two young men trudged off. "Need help?" the voice in her ear caused her to jump. She gave a sigh of relief when she saw it was only Hitachii. Closing her eyes she said, "Any help would be welcome. I'm so tired. I can barely keep my eyes open. Any ways where's Rei?" Hitachii sat beside her. "Rei is asleep. He needs to recharge his battery." Kawana closed her eyes and leaned her head against his shoulder.
She didn't notice how he blushed and murmured, "I love you Hii-chan. you're a great friend…" she yawned and snuggled closer to him. Hitachii's face flamed red. He looked at her and realized she was asleep. Picking her up he laid her on the couch. Brushing a hair away from her face he leaned down and said, " I love you too Kaa-chan. You don't know how much." He turned away quickly not seeing the blush that settled on Kawana's cheeks. He leaned over, picked up Nariko's spy and left the room.
Next morningKawana's eyes fluttered open and she sat up. Sleepily she glanced around saw she was on the couch in Shigure's living room. Slowly she slid off the sofa and dragged herself to the kitchen. She stopped at the doorway; surprised. Walking around the kitchen was Hatori! What was he doing here? Looking again she saw he was drinking coffee. Why did she feel so nervous? It was just Hatori for Pete's sake! Boring, bossy Hatori. A-and boy was he handsome. Kawana couldn't help but feel slightly attracted to his stoniness.
She shook her head. Where was all this foolishness coming from? Kawana cleared her throat and Hatori turned around surprised. He visibly relaxed. "Oh it's you." Kawana bristled slightly. "Oh it's me? What are you doing here Hatori? Don't you have some kind of office that you need to be at?" Hatori regarded her coolly. "In case you don't remember your friend was shot. I need to perform a check up on him. And for your information Akito-san has requested an audience with you."
Kawana poured herself a cup of coffee and said in a dry voice, "Who the heck is Akito-san? Why should I listen to him?" Hatori slammed his mug down on the kitchen table and walked over to me. Backing her up against the counter her growled, "Look you, Akito-san is the head of the family. His word is law. Whatever Akito says you do. He says jump you jump. Says talk, talk. He told me to bring you, so I'm taking you. If you have a problem with it too bad!" by this time his face was just inches form hers.
Kawana's POVI blushed wildly. What was this feeling that I had? My stomach couldn't keep still but it didn't ach. It was rather nice. But we couldn't stay standing like this forever. So I took a deep breath and pushed him away from me. In a voice I hoped sounded normal I said, "Relax Hatori. I'll go see your precious Akito-san. There's no need to be mean about it." He sighed. "Forgive me Kawana-san. I am merely tired and am taking it out on you." He turned back to get his mug. I returned to my own coffee and the two us sat in silence.
At that moment Hitachii entered the kitchen and I nearly spilled the coffee all over my self. He looked terrible. His green eyes were red and he had bags. His skin was pale and his hair matted to his head. I rushed over to him and placed a hand on his upper arm. "Hitachii! Are you all right? " He nodded weakly. Gently I led him to one of the kitchen chairs. Hatori walked over and handed him a cup of coffee. Hitachii gulped it down and let out a content sigh. He set the mug down and brushed Hatori away from him. (Hatori is attempting to check his pulse.) Grinning up at me, Hitachii said, "Kawana, I have a surprise for you. I took me all night to do it."
I frowned and wondered if it would be possible to slap him upside the head. "Hitachii, no offense or anything but you look like death. What on earth where you working on?" he grinned and whistled. A small shuffling noise behind me caused me turn around and gasp. Again. A very cute girl stepped into the room. Her eyes were green and her hair black. She wore a cheongsam like I did. Hesitantly she stepped closer and said shyly, "I'm p-pleased to meet you Kawana-san. It would be a great pleasure for me if you could name me."
I gasped. "Don't tell me your Nariko's spy?" she shook her head. "Not any more. Hitachii turned me on this morning and I looked like this. After I saw my self in the looking glass I decided to join you guys. So please…name, me?" I glanced at Hitachii and saw that he had finally given in to Hatori. I turned back to the robot and smiled. "Alright… your name is…Chantell…umm… who's last name do you want? Hitachii's or mine?" Chantell smiled brightly. "Both! My last name is Wao-shi!" turning towards Hatori and Hitachii she said, "Hello my name is Chantell Wao-shi1!" Hatori smiled (GASP! Hatori smiles?) But his eyes were sad.
I had no time to question him because at that moment Shigure and Rei walked into the room. Seeing Chantell they both stopped and said in unison, "Is she in high school?" I felt like throwing my hands into the air. What a bunch of weirdoes…
1 Wa+ o-shi Wao-shi