So here it is. Two down, one to go. Enjoy this chapter. I hope nobody saw this comming. Sorry maus, completaly forgot about you. ill make it up.



Chapter ten – The beginning, Betrayal

A quiet afternoon, somewhere in June.

Hideki was still at work, so she wouldn't see him until tonight. She normally didn't mind, but she was dead beat at the moment. She had been to Tokyo, Bangkok and Paris, in the last 48 hours. Even if she was a persicom, she did need sleep. The longer she waited, the longer she had to sleep in late. And she wanted to see him. She wanted to talk to him, she missed him. And she had a lot to tell him. China was theirs now, they agreed to a law change for the sake of persicoms. And she had word from her brother. After a handful of successful missions, they ran into some trouble. Two members of 'black P', as they called themselves, died in crossfire. Takumi was ok though, so that was a relief. They came back tonight, to burry the dead, and console the families.

He did great, and so did his sister. Chii won every political battle she faced, but she was coming to a point where she would be stuck in her reasoning. By current standards persicoms weren't a life form. They had 6 out of seven signs of life. They could observe, consume food, dispose of their waist, grow (in a mental form) and they could interact with their environment. But they also had to procreate. And there lies the problem. A mechanical being couldn't have children. Not in the conventional sense. That at least, was a bridge she'd cross when she got there. For now, TV, and waiting for her man.

She still couldn't believe it. They were a couple. Sweet, kind Hideki, and the 'all powerful mother of all persicoms with endless capabilities'. What did he ever see in her. She still didn't know. She did know what she saw in him. His smile. He had a beautiful smile. That was something that…

As she opened the door, she knew something was wrong. Her eyes flashed through the room, as she felt her main processor begin to shut down, and several other booting. One of her sub processors saw a man, a type 123815A persicom, male, dressed in black standing in front of her looking very threatening. Another processor replied to that message claiming that there were a total of 13 in the room, and reported their locations. Yet another processor claimed that there was a chair, wooden, basic kitchen type standing only 256 millimeters to her direct left, and gave a map to the rest. One processor decided there was enough talk already. Without looking she grabbed the chair with one hand, swung it forward and planted one foot of the chair in the persicoms forehead. She knew he was immediately dead, because she aimed for the main hard drive. The rest, was darkness.

As Hideki opened the door, he was a little more than surprised at what he saw. There was Chii, standing in the center of their living room, with countless persicom body parts lying around the place. They looked like they had been ripped apart by an incredible force. There was also one persicom in whole. One part of Hideki's mind started to laugh hysterically at the sight of his chair, his grandmother's chair sticking out of his forehead. He silenced the voice. He carefully walked up to Chii, who still hadn't moved. He faced her, and was a little chocked at the sight of her cold lifeless eyes. He softly touched her face saying her name. She was as cold as ice. He said her name again, louder this time. Her eyes blinked. She regained some of it life, its warmth in her eyes. "Hideki". "I'm here Chii" Hideki said, relieved. "Hideki, I'm cold" Chii said with a voice like a little girl. "I'm scared, I think I killed someone."

Fifteen minutes later, almost all the body parts were piled up in a corner. Takumi, Hideki, Miss Hibiya and Shinbo were somewhere in the room also. Chitose was doing a check-up on Chii, as Hideki held her hand. Takumi dropped a head he was looking at, as he turned to the three. "Definitely the Syndicate. I recognize the model. It's a heavily armed black ops model, as silent as a mouse, crammed with fighting skills. You amaze me, sis" he said as he thoughtfully looked at his big sister. Chitose closed Chii back cover saying she was ok. "There are only some strange gaps in the log files. Like a hidden part of you stepped in, and you blanked out." The silence was overwhelming. They all knew what it meant. Everyone in the room knew that the current persicom programming held secrets; they just never expected this violence from Chii. She sat back up, and opened her eyes. "So what do we do now? Even if this was self defense, the people are not aware of the syndicate, and it will look very bad on our case." "Since there after you, with a license to kill so the speak, I suggest you disappear for a while" Shinbo said. Chitose and Takumi couldn't agree more. Hideki wasn't so sure though. He had a bad feeling about this. "I don't want to leave her without any protection." He was planning on disappearing with her. Takumi got up. "I'll take care of that. My team can go without me." This was not what Hideki had in mind. "I'll go with you. Two are better than one." Takumi and Shinbo disagreed him. "The best way to disappear is with as few people as you can. Groups attract the attention." Shinbo said. Hideki had no other choice than to agree. "Than that's settled" Chii said. She clasped her hands and got up to pack. She looked at Hideki. "There's no point in bickering, love. We have to move now, before I bring more trouble to you. I'll be ok."

Several minutes later, Chii was at the car with Takumi. Her packing had been extremely fast. She understood the need for swiftness. Hideki gave her a hug, one hand behind her head. He pressed her firmly, whispering that he loved her. "Don't worry, love," Chii said. "It's going to be alright." She waved to the rest, and got into the car. Takumi already had it running, and pulled up as soon as she sat. "Where are we going?" Chii asked him. "To the mountains, I think. I know a nice little cabin near a lake." He said the last part with a smile, but Chii knew she was in the most capable hands she could ever find.

The next morning, 7 in the morning. Hideki paced up and down their room. He was worried sick. He hadn't heard from her yet. Just last week he got himself a cell phone, bought by an almost stranger. They knew each other enough to know she wouldn't betray them, but not close enough to see the importance of the phone. This way, the phone could not be traced to Chii or Hideki, so it could be considered a safe line. However, she hadn't called him yet, and he was starting to worry. He decided to take their chances, and dialed in her number. When he put the phone to his ear, he heard something he didn't expect. "Where sorry, the number you dialed is not in use. Please hang up and try again. Where sorry, the numbe".

As he closed the connection, he spurted to the one person who could possibly help him now. "Miss Hibiyaaa!"