Kikyo56: And here I am again, and with a brand new chapter all shinny and ready for yours eyes! I don't think this is going to be a long running fan fiction, however not terribly short. I don't wanna give much away before you even read the chapter, so please enjoy and love that of Freya! 'Are you going to bark all day little doggie, or are you gonna bite?'
Chapter Two: A sickness so pure
'Are you alright?' She said in a low whispered, her voice carrying ever note of grief she held in her soul. Chii shook her head, still staring out the window even if daylight had long since shown itself. 'Elda, you should do something to make yourself busy. Try not to think of Hideki… it's the only thing that's going to keep you sane' Sister muttered. She was leaning on the wall sitting down, her knees close to her chest but not pulled inward and high in the air, her feet spread some ways apart. Her outfit wasn't as tattered or as gothic as before, this time it was a dress that had thin wiring under it to make it puff out and the dress was long behind her but ran up in the front and cut off half way above her knee. The top half was much like a black gray corset which showed much cleavage, the sleeves started just below her shoulder and clung down the rest of her arm until mid way down her hand and which it became kimono like long. The skirt was black, the top almost onix but a little darker, and the sleeves pure black. Her boots were black short platforms and ran up her legs to her knees and had red straps up the front for design.
"Chii dose not want to do anything without Hideki" Chii muttered, her head growing heavy. Sister wasn't really sitting beside her, she seemed more like a ghost, nearly transparent and not able to physically touch or move anything. Sister wasn't looking at Chii, only forward and seemed somewhat bored and too calm until Chii said that. 'Elda, you cannot say that' Sister said with a tone of anger, her face however still remained uninterested. Chii shook her head "Chii feels sad without Hideki. Chii doesn't want to be without Hideki. Chii-" Sister stood up as Chii was talking, still indifferent to her surroundings. She ran her fingers across the walls, then across the curtains but the only difference between them and the walls was that she didn't move her fingers to fit the waves of the curtains and instead her hand just went through them. Sister cock her head to the side and stopped moving altogether, her eyes pointed to the door. Chii looked up, fairly interested in why her Sister had stopped moving. Knock. Sister turned to Chii quickly and mouthed something without really saying anything and was gone.
Hideki stepped in the door, his head hanging with Somomo in his arms along with Kotoko. "We are home! Chii-chan is so great! Chii-chan, we are sorry to be so late!" Somomo yelled as she jumped to the floor. Kotoko shook her head as Hideki lowered her to the mats. Chii looked up at Hideki, why did Sister leave? "Hideki didn't come home last night, where was Hideki?" Chii asked, her body now turned to face him. So like Chii to not tip toe around the question, Hideki thought, but then again… she didn't know how to. Hideki rubbed the back of his neck, sat down and sighed. What to say? How to say it? "I was with a friend last night" Hideki said, flashing a smile so fake anyone could see right past him, any and everyone but Chii. The sound of his voice programming itself into her system and in response the system tried to make a reply suited to her programmed personality data. "Who was the friend?" Chii asked, unable to hold a grudge or know how too. "Her name is Asuko, she is wonderful. She is so nice, so cute, she isn't stupid and has different views on everything, she" Hideki stopped himself when he saw that he was lost in thoughts of Asuko.
Chii stared blankly at him, unable to pull a thought. Sister now stood behind Hideki, leaning forward and arms placed around his neck with elbows at his shoulders. 'Ask what they did' Sister commanded. "NAME ASUKO ADDED TO PERSON DATA BANK" Somomo yelled as she pulled small flags from her pant pocket and waved them like a cheerleader. Hideki turned to Somomo and Kotoko, grabbed both of them and brought to his face "Both of you, please remain in sleep mode until I say the word, Wake" Hideki ordered. Somomo nodded before going limp in his hand, Kotoko requested to be on a blanket when she awoke. Hideki placed both of them in the closest on top of her bedding and close the door, returning to sit by Chii. "What did Hideki do with Asuko?" Chii asked, now sitting with her hands flat on the ground between her legs. "We um, got a few drinks and I slept at her place" Hideki replied quickly, his face half hidden behind his new longer hair. Sister now sat on top of the ceiling light in a manner that screamed I'm in control. 'Elda, ask if Hideki feels anything for this girl' Sister instructed. Chii placed her hand on Hideki's and leaned in so close that their noses would slightly touch the others if they moved. "Dose Hideki feel for this girl?".
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Asuko sat on her couch alone and waiting by the phone. In her hand she held the note from Hideki. 'Asuko, I never really saw you as a girlfriend, as someone I could love. That is until last night. I was so surprise, so happy, that I didn't think about Chii sitting back at home, waiting for me. Asuko, I did fall in love with you. We spent so many nights together on what were basically dates, how could I not feel something for you? And yes I always knew that there was some sort of attraction between us and until last night I didn't know how strong it was. As you guessed I don't give into sex easy, I mean being with Chii has taught me to be strong. But when you kissed me, I felt something boil inside I never felt before, and I had to give in. Thank you for not pushing me away, I hope I didn't not give you the chance. When I woke up on the couch holding you, well it was something else. Really. I didn't want to wake you, you're a rather deep sleeper by the way, and so I left this note to express how I feel, which I was never really good at doing orally anyways so maybe this is best. I'm leaving early today to get my feelings straight, and don't think its only about you. I love you. Said and done. Expressed with no repress. I know Chii is a persocom, but still I swore to love her. But I don't know if what I've been doing all these years it right, it may be wrong, I'm figuring this out. I'll call, but do try not to wait by the phone'. How did he know she was going to be waiting right by the phone? Asuko ran it over in her head, did she ruin Chii's happiness without thinking? Would Hideki be off better without ever having known her? Should she have just kept her damn mouth shut? How could she keep asking herself questions that she'll never know the answer too? This torment, so painful to one's heart and body.
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Hideki smiled sadly and placed his hands on her shoulders and pushed her down. Sister sat behind Chii now, her eyes narrow and her face holding the most expression it had yet, however still her body held the note of calmness. Hideki stood up and turn to the door; Sister walked over to him and made a grab for his arm. Hideki stopped and looked at his arm and back at Chii, then shook his head and left without saying a word. Sister stared at the door, reality sinking in, her eyebrows slightly upwards making her look even the littlest sad. 'Elda…' Sister whispered, unable to really come up with something even the slightest bit comforting. Chii stared at her with a sad expression. "I want Sister to help me, I want Sister to not let me see Hideki" Chii said as Sister whipped around to face her. 'You don't want to see Hideki anymore, Elda? You…' Sister lowered her voice, a barely audible whisper 'You want to forget, even for a little bit?'. Chii nodded slowly, better to forget. Sister moved beside her and grabbed her hand 'Close your eyes'. Chii did so, the world around her becoming a black screen, light music playing. 'I'll send you somewhere nice, somewhere we you know not of me, not of Hideki, nothing you know now. Only peace, only tranquility. I promise you something I could never have, a get away'. Chii looked around, an open field with flowers growing around her, light poppy music playing not to annoying quite and not to distractingly loud and bird flew un-shyly close to her, ready to land on her shoulder.
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"Hello, and welcome to the Kaminichi Shrine. I am Hitomi" The young girl said as Hideki walked up the long stone stairs while bowing slightly each step. "Hello Hitomi-dono, I am Hideki" He said smiling slightly, a bow so low his nose could touch his knees. "May I call you Hideki-kun or would you wish for more formality?" She asked, leaning to try and see his face, as he remained bowed. "No no, Hideki-kun is more then enough" He said, un-bowing and smiling. "What brings you to this Shrine today?" She asked as she gripped the handle of the red wood broom. "I'm in search of the miko" Hideki said, smiling at her. The girl extended out her arms and put her feet wide apart to show her outfit even more, a miko garment, 'Let my age not fool you. I'm fully trained and can offer any help needed unless it's a demon or need of a high priestess".
As you may have guessed, there is no shrine called Kaminichi shrine. I have a lot of respect for the religion of Shinto and I didn't want to not use a real shrine out of pure respect, I do know all those located in Tokyo however, and one day I will see them. A miko, another word for Priestess, they are word of Shinto like Priests are the word of God in most Canadian and American culture.
"I come to ask for advice" Hideki said as he stood straight and put her hands behind his back. "About?" She asked, walking towards the main shrine with boom in hand, ready to be put away. "A persocom" Hideki followed at her heels. She sighed "I knew it". "What?". "Now anyone coming here for advice is about ninety percent of the time is about a Persocom. Should they feel the way they should? Should they get rid of it? Can a persocom love them? Is marrying wrong? Are they wrong?" she muttered while placed the boom on the side of the small wooden hut which held scrolls of scared documents. "And what do you say to them? I've been with Chii for seven years and now there is this girl, Asuko, who I think I'm in love with but I don't know. She is in love with me so" Hideki said, looking over at the natural beauty of the shrine and the mikos in training running across the grounds with books in hand, there sandals slapping the ground to give off where they were.
"Persocoms are machines made by man to help man. Not to love man, not to act like they do. Man is not suppose to love something that cannot love back, that has no real feelings. Its almost a sin to love them. People get so easily caught up in things, it completely surreal. If you remove the fake skin, the fake irises, the phony hair, you are left with nothing besides wires and computer chips. How can someone feel something for that?" She said all this without the slightest bit of contempt in her voice, no anger even if they words themselves were. "I see, but people know this and still fall for them, why?" Hideki said staring at the ground as they strolled the grounds uneasily. "Because humans are fools who fall in love with anything that is convenient and acts towards them with truly unconditional love. People today have lost the meaning of what love is, what it isn't and who can give it. They are not living, they are walking due to the person's who set them up programming. Sometimes, I suppose, they forget that" She turned to him with this. She pushed back her short jet-black hair from her eyes and said "I hope that you Hideki-kun, don't forget anymore".
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Hideki entered his room when the sun was setting. He called Asuko only to say he'd call tomorrow. Did he really forget all he was trying to remind himself of? Chii was a persocom, when did he forget that? He looked across the room, the dim light not showing much of anything. He took of his shoes and flicked on the light quickly. He eyes moved across the room, when Chii didn't jump up to great him he felt his gut turn over. "I'm sorry Chii, I didn't mean to leav-". There she lay, her eyes off center and not forced on anything. "Chii?" Hideki said walking over slowly and falling to his knees for a better look. "Chii?" Hideki said, shaking her slightly. "Chii!" Hideki screamed as he grabbed her shoulder and shook. She looked over a little "A bed, covers, now". Hideki smiled and stood up and walked to the closest, pulling out everything she asked and setting it up. He placed her on the bed and covered her with the blanket before trying to talk to her again.
"Chii, whats wrong?" Hideki asked, his hand on top of hers but not holding it, her hand open on her belly. "Do not touch me" Her voice, mad with undertones of hate. Hideki pulled back, "Your not Chii". "You broke your word Hideki-san, I am Freya".
San is like saying Mr. Hideki, the way that Freya uses it is suppose to be mocking somewhat. Like 'Oh really Ms. Freya?'.