The sequel to "Someone Just for Me." Chi seems to be depressed lately. While Hideki questions if this is even possible, he discovers something even more disturbing...
Darkly seductive. This fanfic is NOT for kids, nor for the faint of heart. WARNING! THIS FANFIC CONTAINS LIME/LEMON MATERIAL, SELF-MUTILATION AND LANGUAGE. THIS IS YOUR LAST WARNING!
Oh, and for everyone who read and reviewed "Someone Just for Me," I thank you. This fic is dedicated to those people.
R&R.
chapter one: discovery
It was cold.
As Ms. Hibiya had explained earlier, the heater was broken. It couldn't have broken down at a worse time. Winter had settled over Tokyo, brining snow. And to Hideki Motosuwa, who could barely afford a new pair of socks, this was bad news.
He lay on the floor, a worn, thin blanket wrapped around him like a cocoon. It did nothing to warm him up. He was on the verge of catching a cold this way, and that wasn't good. He needed the money from his job. He couldn't afford to be sick now.
Beside him, Chi slept without a blanket. He couldn't help but feel jealous of her. Persocoms couldn't feel cold. She was lucky indeed.
Chi seemed to notice him staring at her. Her amber eyes opened, focusing on his chocolate brown eyes. "Chi?"
"S-sorry...C-C...Chi. G-go back t-to sl-leep." He said through chattering teeth.
She cupped his face with a warm hand. "Hideki is cold?"
"It's n-not a b-bi-big deal, Ch-Chi." He lied. It was an obvious lie.
Chi pulled him into a hug. "Chi will keep Hideki warm."
"Wh...wh-wh..." He couldn't protest. He could feel her press up to him, her chest pressed to his back.
It made him edgy. He remembered all too well what had happened the last time they were close like this. It was only a week ago, but it was fresh in his mind. The surge of pleasure, the passion...
Why am I thinking of this? He asked himself. How could I? I almost deflowered her!
The thought wouldn't leave.
Sighing, he forced himself to go to sleep. He needed his strength.
xXxXx
The next morning, he ate breakfast. Chi had heated up a few frozen waffles for him. He watched the morning news on his old TV, trying to prod himself awake.
"Huh?" He turned the TV up at a news report.
"There are now new persocoms sold under the name PersoErotica, who are used specifically for sex. They can be programmed to react in a certain way to a certain thing, act a certain way, say certain things...the possibilities for the PersoErotica are endless. They are due to hit the stores today and are already drawing protests from people who think persocoms are supposed to be used as computers only. This is a controversial story that will be covered as more information is revealed."
"Wow..." Hideki said through a mouthful of waffle. He had heard rumors, but didn't think there would really be a persocom used for sex only. He knew Shimbo was one of the protestors the news reporter was talking about. On the other hand, one of his co-workers at Club Pleasure had pre-ordered a PersoErotica model.
Nearby, Chi dropped the plate she was putting away. It shattered on the floor.
"Chi?" He asked, startled. Her eyes were wide with horror. She had frozen in place, arms still outstretched.
Chi shook her head, stirred from her trance. She looked so...sad to Hideki. She was staring at the TV, which was now showing a flashy, seductive ad for the PersoErotica.
"Chi?" He asked again.
"Those girls...can make Hideki happy," Chi said. "I can't make Hideki happy. Not like that."
He sighed. He knew she was thinking of what had happened last week. She knew he forced himself to stop. Since then, she seemed more sensitive to ads like the PersoErotica's.
"Chi, you make me happy. Really."
She shook her head. "Not like that."
He sighed. He couldn't waste time arguing. He had to get to cram school early today, so he could make up a test. He wolfed down the rest of his waffles. "Chi? I have to go early today. I'll see you later."
"Bye, Hideki." She didn't sound like her enthusiastic self. Nor did she hug him, or even wave goodbye. She continued to stare at the TV, which was now showing an advertisement for toilet cleaners. She seemed to be lost in another world.
"Bye, Chi!" He called. He finished pulling on his shoes and ran out the door.
xXxXx
What is this feeling? Chi asked herself. She couldn't explain it. A strange pull of sadness was tearing her apart.
"It's called jealousy, Chi," Her other half, Freya, answered. "Jealousy, and a knowledge that you can't do what those persocoms can."
"Why are they so special?" She asked.
"They're made for sex, Chi. Our father made our start up button in a place that insured that we protect our innocence. But those persocoms...they're made for sex. They don't have that insurance."
"I don't like it." Chi said, pouting slightly. "They can make Hideki happy. What if Hideki buys one of those girls?"
"He wouldn't do that," Freya answered, calmly. "He loves you, Chi. He's the one just for you."
Chi wasn't convinced.
xXxXx
It was late when Hideki's shift was over. The club was once again unusually full, making everyone's shifts longer. He was exhausted, and he wasn't the only one. Yumi was practically falling asleep at the register.
He was glad to be home.
"Chi, I'm home!" He called, slipping off his shoes at the door. He glanced around. Where was Chi? She usually greeted him at the door.
He looked around for her. He knew she seemed upset this morning...was she avoiding him? He didn't see her in the kitchen. When he entered the main room, his eyes widened and his jaw dropped wide open.
"Ch...Chi?"
The persocom lay on the floor in his makeshift bed, naked. Her clothes were scattered around the hardwood floor, her hair covering most of her body. Hideki noted several of his porn DVDs out, the cases open...had Chi been watching them all day?
"Chi...what are you doing? Why are you naked?" He couldn't help but stare.
"I want to make Hideki happy like the girls in the videos," she said in a low voice. She crawled over to him on her hands and knees, peering up at him with a gaze that was somehow both seductive and misleadingly innocent. "Those girls in the videos make you happy. That's why you watch them. I want to be like them."
"Y-you don't know what you're talking about," he stammered, blushing slightly. He admitted that he had been careless lately, leaving them out in the open, but he never expected something like this. If he had known that Chi was going to watch them and imitate them...well...
She shook her head. "No, Hideki, Chi is sure about this." She stood up and pushed him back to the wall. "I want to make you happy."
Heart beating faster, he shook his head. He could feel himself blush, and that knowledge only made him blush again. "Chi, you don't have to do anything to make me happy. You already do. You--"
"Shh." She cut him off, a finger to his lips. Then, removing her finger, she leaned in closer and kissed him.
Hideki could feel his heart jack hammering inside of his chest. He wondered why Chi couldn't hear it. He forced himself to pull away, though every nerve in his body resisted. No...he couldn't be doing this with Chi. Not again.
"Chi, I can't do this," he said.
She didn't seem to hear him. She only leaned in again. Her lips parted his. Her tongue traced over his bottom lip slowly, sensuously. Hideki couldn't take it. He pulled her into her for a kiss. He knew it was wrong, he knew he shouldn't but...God, Chi was tempting him...what was he supposed to do?
"No...I...I can't..." he said when he pulled away. His voice was barely above a whisper. He was panting slightly, his heart beating wildly. He wanted to just take her right there but...no. He couldn't.
"Chi." The persocom frowned. She knew the torment he must have been feeling. She took his face into her soft hands. "Chi wants Hideki to be happy."
Eyes wide, Hideki pulled himself from her. "Chi, I can't be doing this," he repeated, as if saying it would make him more resistant to her charms. "I'm so sorry...I want...I mean, I can't. Please don't do this, Chi."
She frowned, but let him slip from her grasp. "Chi understands." With that, she disappeared into the shadows.
Hideki assumed she was near the entrance, where the light of the main room didn't reach. He sighed. Why did Chi have to do this to him? He didn't want to push her away like this, but come on. Switching off the light, he shook his head. No, he couldn't give in.
He pushed aside a few porn magazines and collapsed into his bed. He was so tired...
xXxXx
Chi was in pain.
What was happening to her? She didn't understand. Persocoms weren't supposed to be feeling emotions like this. What was wrong with her?
Do you know what's wrong? She asked Freya, silently in her mind. Freya usually answered her thoughts. But now there was nothing but silence, nothing but confusion. Chi was confused. Where was Freya?
It was another thing to add to a bad day. She knew she couldn't make Hideki as happy as the girls in the pornographic movies or the PersoEroticas, but she wanted to at least try to. But Hideki just pushed her away...! She didn't understand why. In those movies she had watched, when a man came home and saw his girlfriend naked on his bed, they made passionate love. Why did Hideki push her away?
And to make matters worse, now she couldn't hear Freya. What was going on?
She wandered back to the main room. The whole apartment was dark now, Hideki fast asleep. She drifted, silent as a ghost, to the kitchen. There was something she knew was there, her friend. Comforting. She didn't know why she was doing it, but she did it anyways.
She wanted to end the pain.
xXxXx
Hideki snapped awake. He didn't know what caused him to awaken. The dream he had involved cat-girl cheerleaders performing in the rain, then suddenly... He didn't know what it was, exactly. Just something, a strange feeling that jerked him awake.
His hand brushed a DVD case. His mind flashed back to earlier that night, with Chi trying to kiss him. Chi. Where was she?
"Chi?" He called, his voice a harsh whisper. He wasn't quiet awake yet.
There was a sob from the kitchen.
"Chi?" He called again, softer this time. Is that Chi? he thought, No, persocoms can't cry. So who...?
He flipped on the light, expecting to see a human there. Instead, he saw Chi. She was lying on the floor, still naked. Despite that, her nakedness wasn't what attracted his attention.
Blood.
He was fully awake now, his heart beating quickly again. His mind tried to convince him that what he was seeing wasn't real. It's not possible...! This is some kind of crazy dream! Chi can't...she can't...
"She can't bleed," he said out loud. His voice was low, a horrified whisper.
Chi's amber eyes focused on his. "Chi is...is..."
"Shh, Chi," he said. He took the cooking knife out of her hand. "Chi...is this your blood?"
"I don't know," she said. "Chi doesn't know."
This can't be right, he thought. Chi can't cry or bleed. She's a persocom!
Despite this, he somehow knew this was no trick or dream. He knew the blood pooling on the floor belonged to Chi, as did the tears rolling down her cheeks. He was in numb shock. How was this...possible?
/chapter one
Chapter two forthcoming. I know this wasn't exactly my best work, but please review anyways. See ya in chapter two.