Disclaimah - Monkeys are cool. Monkeys eat bananas. I am not a monkey. (As told by a five year old D )

AN - so ya, as many of you have probably noticed, Chiro is crying a lot ) well thats to be expected I hope... I mean hes been beat up, seen people die, and tons of other stuff XD id cry too man! Anyway, im gonna trrrrrrrrrrrrrry to keep the sobing down to a minimum but I cant guarantee anything XD hope yall enjoy chapter 4!

Tsuki Nezumi - ive actually had that question come up a lot! and its totally my fault P it was in chapter one, first really big paragraph. he basically tells them that hes sent through a void into an different shugazoom. he doesnt tell the about Miharu or that the monkeys were "evil" on the other side. He does tell them that they helped him get back though ;; sorry for the confusion!

Cheer up, Chiro!

By Tippy

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Her arm hurt. That was odd. She tried to move it only to receive a prickly wave of pain. She cringed, realizing her arm was asleep, but she didn't want to wake up, she was comfortable. Well, the rest of her anyway. The pain continued to grow, pushing at her nerves in an endless attempt to annoy her. She let out a sigh and slowly opened her eyes, blinking through the brightness that invaded them.

Miharu sat up and stretched her arms, instantly rubbing at the tingly feeling that engulfed the one she had been sleeping on. Ugh.. What time is it? She lifted her arm, using her other hand to steady the watch that was strapped around her wrist. She nearly shouted as she jumped up from the couch, but caught herself, "Oh, oh no I'm late!" She looked down to see Chiro still sleeping. She felt bad that she had to leave, but she wasn't about to wake him up. She turned and stepped over to the black monkey, Antauri, who turned to face her as she approached.

"Um... I kinda need to get going. Could you show me the way out, please?" She saw him smile, then motioned her to follow. She chanced a glance back at the sleeping boy and smiled, sending him a soft "bye" before moving after the monkey.

Down at the entrance, she turned back to her escort, "Can you tell Chiro I said bye? Oh and I still have that communicator you gave me!" She reached into her pocket and pulled out the small device to hand it back to him. He wave a hand in front of him, not accepting the item. "Oh... alright. Well, then, I guess I'll be in touch." She gave him a smile before turning, pushing off the cement as she started to run, turning back in mid stride, "Thank you!"

Antauri smiled to himself as the door slid shut. He turned and walked back to the main room where Chiro still slept on the couch. He noticed Nova was in the room. It looked like she had just woken up, as she yawned groggily. She was looking at the boy on the couch, a bit confused. She turned to look at him when he enter the room.

"Why is Chiro out here?" She kept her voice low.

"He decided to take a little walk." Gibson's voice had a tinge of annoyance to it, but a smile still played on his face.

"Oh really?" She grinned, turning to look at the boy again. Antauri saw a frown made its way across her features. "Why was he crying?" She turned back to them expectantly.

"He was crying? I didn't know that..." The blue monkey moved over to look at the boy, and sure enough his cheeks were red and puffy.

"What happened?"

The four monkeys looked at each other, pretty sure they knew who had something to do with it.

Antauri spoke up after a moment, "Apparently, he invited Miharu over." He looked at the yellow monkey, trying to figure out what was going on inside her head as he told her what had happened.

"They talked. None of us were really listening to what they were saying." Sprx chimed in.

Nova nodded, only half hearing what the red monkey had said. The girl had come over to see Chiro, and she had been asleep the whole time! Her protective senses were going crazy, but she tried hard to keep them from showing.

"Where'd she go?" She really wanted to meet the girl, see if she really could be trusted.

"She left just a moment ago. She looked like she was in a hurry." She nodded to the black monkey.

There was a stir of movement on the couch and they all looked to see Chiro moving under the blanket. His eyes fluttered open. She watched him stretch, then sit up, the blanket falling into his lap. His gaze fell on the couch, then lifted searching around the room, a slight frown growing on his face.

"She had to leave, but she wanted to tell you goodbye." Antauri moved over to the boy, obviously sensing what was wrong. "She still has the communicator, so you can call her later."

That seemed to calm the boy down and he smiled. "Thanks." He swung his legs carefully over the side of the couch and then groaned as his stomach let out a noise in hunger. The others laughed, Gibson walking over to the tray of food that still waited on the table. He grabbed it and brought it over to the boy.

"You fell asleep before I could get it to you. Eat up, you've had a busy day."

Chiro eyed the food, "Do I have to?" His stomach answered before Gibson could. "Alright, alright. I'll eat it."

Nova smiled and watched the boy force down some of the food. The others went back to the work they had been doing. She turned and left the room, her emotions still bubbling up inside her mind. She just needed some time to think.

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Miharu raced down the side walks, cutting through alleys and over fences. It was going on seven thirty and the day's light was fading fast. She cursed herself for falling asleep like that. She knew better than to stay out this late.

Store fronts wizzed by her as she sprinted down another block. She turned a corner, dodging skillfully out of the way as she almost barreled into a person. She shouted her apologies and continued her trek. She frowned as she saw the shadows deepening.

A couple more streets down, she took another turn and groaned as she saw the familiar worn down buildings ahead. Standing in front of them, sunken into the shadows, stood ominous figures. She moved closer to the street as she passed them, avoiding all eye contact she could. These weren't exactly the most honorable of people. They were the kind only interested in selling you things. She wasn't interested.

Her pace quickened as a street lap lit up. She was cutting it close. She pumped her arms, desperate to go faster. She could see the building now, its stairs leading up to her goal. Her gaze moved farther down the sidewalk and she cursed under her breath as she saw the group of men walking in her direction. They had their women around them, each on an arm like some kind of ornament. It was disgusting. But she couldn't think about that. She needed to get inside before they made it to the stairs.

Her hand reached into her pocket, pulling out her set of keys. She instinctively grabbed the silver one, positioning it in her hand. A few more feet and she'd be safe. The group had picked up the pace, now closer to the stairs than she was. At least they were walking.

She stepped off the curb, flying across the street towards the stairs. The group was only a foot away when she hit the stairs, bounding up to the door.

"Hey, girly! Where you goin'?" One of the men had spoken, but she paid him no attention. She grabbed the handle of the large wooden door, jamming the key into its hole, one quick turn and the door swung open. Stepping inside, she withdrew the key and shut the door, its lock clicking automatically.

Miharu let herself rest for a second before bounding up the stairs to the third floor of the building. She had to step over a broken TV to get onto the floor from the stairway. Moving to the door at the end of the hall, she took another key from the ring and placed in the keyhole. It unlocked and she stepped inside.

It was a small apartment, only one room consisting of a bed and a window. The girl stepped over to the bed and let herself collapse on it, her leg muscles screaming as they dangled off the edge. She took several deep breaths, letting each one out slowly.

She decided that she never wanted to do that again. She smiled though, remembering why she had been out so late. She really wished she could have stayed longer, or at least said bye.

She rolled over and stared out at her little room, sighing. Kicking off her shoes, she sat up on the bed, deciding it was time to have some dinner. She stood and walked over to a wooden cabinet, opening it and reaching in. She pulled out a small can tuna and a can opener.

"Goodie..." she turned to a bucket that sat in the corner of her room, opening the small can of fish and draining the water. She'd have to crack the window tonight.

She finished opening the can and grabbed her fork off the windowsill, plopping back down on her bed. There was a picture frame leaning against the window, one she always liked to look at. "You woulda loved him." She spoke to the picture as she took a bite of the tuna. The photo was of her standing next to her brother, his hand ruffling her hair. They were smiling.

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Chiro sat in a daze, staring at the view screen. They had decided to watch a movie after he had finished eating. He struggled to keep his eyes open and focused on the pictures in front of him. He was so tired, but he didn't want to go to bed yet. He knew he needed rest to heal, everyone had been telling him that throughout the week, but now there was so much he needed to think about. Naoki... Miharu... when was he going to see her again?

He jumped when he felt a hand on his shoulder and he turned to look at Antauri.

"I think its time you went to bed."

"But I'm not..." a long yawn escaped his mouth, "...sleepy."

The black monkey looked at him skeptically. "Right... now where's your crutch?"

Chiro let out a sigh in defeat and pointed to he object that leaned against the wall. Sprx grabbed it and handed it to the boy. "Night, kid."

"Night..." he hobbled out of the room, leaning heavily on the crutch. His leg was still sore from his little run on it. Antauri opened the door to his room and he stepped inside, moving over to the bed. Balancing on one foot, Chiro set the crutch up against the wall, turning to the monkey and taking his pajamas. He pulled off his regular shirt and put on the pj top, buttoning it up the front. He'd gotten better at using his injured arm. They had cut up one leg of his pants so he could wear them with the cast. Luckily these weren't his favorite pair.

He finished getting dressed, then slipped into bed, pulling the covers up over him.

"Can she come over tomorrow?" he asked before Antauri could leave.

The monkey stood in thought for a moment, "I suppose. But that doesn't mean you get to walk around."

Chiro smiled, laying back into the pillows. Antauri switched off the lights

"Goodnight."

"Goodnight, Chiro." The door slid shut, and within a few minutes, the boy was fast asleep.

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D! so how'd ya like it? Im startin to feel the drag of inspiration loss so ill try reeeeeeeally hard to get this all out before I lose it! Im pretty sure I have 2 chapters left, so wish me luck! Thanks for reading!