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Hideki plotted on his bed extremely tired. He hadn't wanted to leave Chi, but it seemed like Yuzuki and Minoru had everything under control. Plus he needed to sleep as much as he could before he had to go in for work. He closed his eyes and somehow manage to fall asleep. After several hours, his alarm woke him up and lazily got out of bed. He dressed quickly and left his apartment to go to work.
"Hello Senpei, how is Chi doing? Oh I hope I didn't cause problems for you..." said Yumi as he walked in.
"Oh...no...don't worry about it. Chi is safe with Minoru. He said he might be able to bring her back."
"Oh great! That's great news! I'll tell Hiroyasu when I get home. He's been worried about her." Yumi said with a smile. But her smile faded away when she saw his sad expression. "Well...what's the matter? Everything is alright...right?"
"Hm...everything seems to be alright...it-it just doesn't feel like it is..."
"Eh? What do you mean? Chi is safe isn't she?"
"Yeah...but I have a bad feeling about it. It doesn't feel like she's safe..."
"Well...maybe it feels that way because she wasn't next to you last night..."
"Maybe...but...oh nevermind...forget it."
"Senpei..." she said softly. She hated to see her brother-like figure in this state. She paused for a moment thinking. "Senpei?"
"Yeah?"
"Hiroyasu is supposed to come over on our break. He and I can go with you to check on Chi...I know you're worried about her..." Hideki looked at her sadly.
"Alright..." he replied. They gathered their trays and went to work.
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"Mr. Kokobunji...I am so very sorry, I should have taken better care of her..." Yuzuki said sadly with her head down. Minoru walked over to her and lifted her chin.
"It's not you're fault, Yuzuki..." He looked at his damaged system. "Yuzuki...I have to fix this machine again. I have already called Shinbo, he's coming over right now. You and Shinbo must find her at all costs...although...I really do not know who could have done this..."
"I'll help find her..." Just then they heard the door bell rang. Yuzuki walked to the front door and opened it. "Hello Shinbo..." she said as she saw him with Kotoko and Sumomo on his shoulders.
"Hello Yuzuki...Minoru told me what happened."
"Poor Chi..." said Sumomo.
"What should we do?" Yuzuki asked.
"We have to find her..." said Shinbo. They all nodded to each other and left the mansion to begin their search for their beloved friend, Chi.
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"Can we use her now!" whined Suon as he placed a cigarrete in his mouth.
"Not yet..." Lu said staring at Chi, who was laid on the bed unconscious.
"What's so hard? We use her little body for our needs and dump her."
"Not yet! She's gonna have people looking for her."
"How do you know?" Lu lit a cigarette and replied.
"Because...I tried to pick her up before...but someone she knew punched me and took her away. So that means someone will be looking for her..."
"Oh..."
"We'll wait til it gets dark. But for right now...let's go get something to eat." They stood up and left the small apartment, leaving Chi alone. Suddenly Chi's left hand twitched on its own.
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Hideki had finally finished cleaning the small club when Mr. Ueda had arrived looking for Yumi.
"Hey Motosuwa...how have you been?" he asked.
"Barely getting by..."
"Yumi told me about Chi, I sure hope she's alright..."
"Me too...I'm getting off early to see her at Minoru's..."
"I see." Just then Yumi entered the room dressed in her regular clothes.
"Hey," she said to Mr. Ueda. She turned to face Hideki. "Senpei...would you like for us to go with you?" Hideki waved his hand at them.
"No no, that's alright...really..." He bowed at Mr. Ueda. "You have already helped me so much, thank you for looking after Chi for me..."
"Motosuwa..."
"Excuse me, I have to leave." Hideki turned around and went into the back to change. After he changed, he quickly made his way to Minoru's mansion, excited and hoping the machine was working on her. Just then, he forgotten he left Chi's favorite books back at his apartment. He figured he had some time, so he started back towards his apartment.
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The day moved by quickly and by the time Shinbo and Yuzuki knew it, it was already late afternoon, and they still found no trace of Chi. "Shinbo...it is almost dark and Chi is still nowhere to be found..." said Yuzuki.
"I know, but we still have to keep trying..." They continued to search all around the city until night finally came.
"Shinbo..."
"Alright...let's go back to the mansion." They walked back to the mansion and gave their report to Minoru.
"Mr. Kokobunji...we...we couldn't find her...I'm sad..."
"It's alright, Yuzuki...you did your best, you all did...but now we must find a way of telling Motosuwa..."
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Hideki opened his eyes a bit confused and looked around his apartment. "Oh..I must have fallen asleep..." He grabbed Chi's books, A Town With No People, and placed it in his bag. Chi...I can't wait to see you...
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sorry this chapter took so long...:) keep reading and reviewing :D -7w7