Gravitation

Title: Manipulation

Chapter 1: Not so Ordinary

Summary: NG Corps stands for Nanotechnology Grasp Corporations and is owned by the powerful Tohma Seguchi. Shuuichi is a prototype Human Computer built in the confinements of NG. Being different from the new and improved models, he is still superior in certain areas, therefore, valuable to Tohma. Suffereing all types of abuse, he runs away and meets Eiri Uesegi, a struggling writer. Life as they know it begins to change as a mystery unfolds. What are the true intentions of Seguchi Tohma?

Disclaimer: Plot is mine, Anime is not TT

Warning: OOCness, if you don't like it don't read.

Normal POV

Aside from the first day they had met, Shuuichi hasn't mentioned much about NG or himself. He said nothing of his past and never mentioned anything about the new computers. Aside from the two smiles Yuki had received from him the first they had met, there were no more smiles nor were there tears. Even though Shuuichi had said he was different, he never once showed it or said anything about it. He did make an effort to point out, however, that whereas the new edition models can't feel, eat or drink otherwise they will spark and they don't have a mind of their own, he was able to feel cold and hot, soft and hard and he could eat and drink if he wanted but it wasn't a neccesity and he had a mind of his own which is what got him into this mess in the first place. Aside from that, it's all Yuki's ever heard of it and left it at 'Shuuichi forgot, he'll tell me when he remembers'. In reality, Yuki didn't buy the 'amnesia act' one bit but he wasn't in the mood to find out since he had been tired that night from work.

Yuki decided to let it drop and not bring up the topic unless Shuuichi was the one to mention it. He'd wait until he was ready to say something instead of prying and scaring him off. Meeting Shuuichi gave him a new purpose for his life and a new determination. Suddenly, he found a new interest in computers and NG. It wouldn't be hard trying to get information about NG once Shuuichi loosened up a bit and starts to trust him but he didn't have the time to wait for that. Or rather, he didn't want to wait; he was to anxious. Besides, his sister was the fiance of the owner of NG and his brother worked there part time. He was sure he could get plenty of information out of them. There was only one problem.

Whenever they tried to tell him about NG in the past, he seemed to pay no mind to it and shrugged it off as a boring topic. On top of that, he promised himself he would never ask them for help whether it came to money or a job or going to college. He wanted to be able to handle himself and show he was capable. . . Well, that was another story in and of its self. Point was, if he went to them now for information, knowing them, they'd never let him live it down. Mika would probably grow suspicious of him and Tohma would want to keep an eye on him. Tatsuha? He'd bug him about his sudden interest, no doubt. Eventually, they would find out about Shuuichi and become quite angry with him since Shuuichi is an important key to the entire corporations success streak and has gone missing as of recently.

For as long as he could remember, Yuki had such a grudge against Tohma. There were just so many things that he didn't agree with and it only further upset him to find out he would be family when he and Mika's marraige date was decided. After finding out about Shuuichi, it only made him hate Tohma more. Even if Shuuichi's words were contradictory to his actions, there was just no way he could see Shuuichi as anything less than a human being.

He couldn't figure out why, but now he had an urge to save up his money and watch it much more carefully then usual. Perhaps for Shuuichi's sake? In case he malfunctions, or short circuits and needed repairs. He'd also need large amounts of cash to keep the repair man quiet about having the prototype human computer under his care. He'd also have to support Shuuichi with clothes and such.

At any rate, Yuki's problems have been piling up one by one ever since meeting Shuuichi but he didn't seem to mind at all. He was sure he was prepared to accept all the responsibilities that may show up as well as the results that may occur. He just wouldn't let anyone in his home, not that he did before anyway. When he took Shuuichi out, he would have him wear a pair of simple sunglasses and a baseball cap so he wouldn't be noticed. If anyone asked, he'd introduce Shuuichi as his new room mate. He would also start spending his free time much more wisely by learning about the human computers. That meant doing some serious studying and making sure his homework was complete before he set up a date to talk with his 'dear' siblings.

In the mean time, having Shuuichi around did improve his daily life and helped his living expenses as well. While Yuki was at work, Shuuichi did the laundry, which wasn't much, did the shopping for nutritious meals after spending an hour arguing with Yuki about how it was just too unhealthy living off of take out food for the rest of his life and he wouldn't allow it while he was around, he made the meals after buying the ingredients and even made the beds and cleaned up a little around the house. There wasn't much to clean when Yuki owned very little but all in all, Yuki was thankful to Shuuichi for his assistance.

At first, Yuki wasn't too keen on the idea of Shuuichi handling all of these household chores, thinking that he was a computer no matter how you looked at it and he didn't think computers knew such things other then doing math, checking grammar and spelling mistakes, translating, things like that. But, that was before Shuuichi had told Yuki that the purpose of creating Human Computers was simply to improve human life. So, NG had created these Human Computers with that thought in mind and programmed them to clean and cook among other things that people found entertaining or useful. That included doing math and english. Unfortunately, the extra curricular activities had to be bought separate and were quite expensive. Things like singing and dancing, speaking different languages and updates, writing, drawing, anything that was capable of humans in the present time were bought on microchips in the forms of accessories for your computer to wear. Of course, that was when NG's intentions were to better daily life but now they had other plans for the future that Shuuichi wouldn't mention.

Lucky enough for the clueless Yuki who had no idea what any of that stuff was nor had he the money, Shuuichi had already been programmed with it all and was able to do it so perfectly. If it were kept a secret to everyone around him, Shuuichi would resemble the perfect human being. Even if Yuki believed it, Shuuichi shrugged it off as a possibility because there were very obvious ways to tell the difference between a human being and a human computer. Other than outstanding abilities in whatever they did, to Yuki, there weren't many differences. They had soft skin which felt like a humans, eyes, perfect structures, hair, everything, although it was artificial. If there were many obvious ways, Shuuichi just wouldn't point it and kept quiet.

A week after Shuuichi had entered Yuki's life, it was the first time they would be able to spend the day together. Yuki was finally off from work and able to sleep in that day. Somewhere around ten thirty, Yuki woke up to the delicious smell of Shuuichi's cooking. After eating, he went to work to pick up his pay check for the month with Shuuichi tagging along. Arriving at the small cafe, Yuki politely introduced Shuuichi as his room mate and ordered something small to snack on.

Sitting by the window, the two sat in silence since they had very little to speak about. Yuki's boss' daughter, Ayaka, came to their table to serve their desserts and notified Yuki that her friend would be stopping by the cafe.

"Friend?" Was all Yuki could say in response. It wasn't often she spoke to him about her friends or anything for that matter. She was quite shy around him.

"A-ah, I believe my mother mentioned that a friend of mine composes the music at this cafe. I know you're interested in writing and he's interested in music so I thought that maybe you two could work together. Maybe it would help you out of your slump." She said, in a shy tone of voice.

"I can't say that I've tried my hand at lyrics before nor was I interested in it but I suppose it couldn't hurt. Thank you for your help." Yuki was quite surprised at the sudden turn of events. Ayaka smiled warmly at him and walked back to the counter to help her parents.

A couple of minutes later, a tall red-head walked in and Ayaka greeted him before pointing to Yuki's table. Walking over to the table, Yuki offered him a seat and they introduced themselves. "I'm sure you've heard of me from Ayaka although I can't say the same about you since we hardly talk much. I'm Yuki and this is my room mate, Shuuichi." Yuki said as he offered a hand. "Yes, I've been looking forward to meeting you. I'm Hiroshi. Friends call me Hiro. Pleased to meet you both." The red head now known as Hiro took Yuki's hand and they shook. He smiled in Shuuichi's direction and in return, Shuuichi responded with a hesitant, "Likewise." There was something about the pink haired boy that got to Hiro but he couldn't figure out what. Perhaps they had met once before? Whatever it was, Hiro couldn't pull his eyes away from Shuuichi which made Shuuichi feel quite uncomfortable. If he wanted to find out what it was, he'd have to stick with these guys from now and work hard to become friendly and maybe, just by chance, he'll get his answer.

The three teenage boys spent the majority of their afternoon in the cafe talking about how each other works when it comes to their profession and what genre of Yuki's writing would fit best with Hiro's composed beats when it came to writing lyrics. He had also mentioned that he was looking for someone who could sing because it was a dream of his to start a band. His search has lead him to nothing so far and all the singers he was introduced to before were turned down. Their voices just didn't go with his music. Yuki had told him he was in a similar situation with his writing, his manuscripts always being turned down and what not. Now that Ayaka introduced the two, they were on a role and would probably get somewhere if they worked together. Maybe they'll be recognized in the real world.

Hiro's watch alarm sounded at six and he turned it off and said he should probably start heading home. Out of habbit when someone's back was turned to him and he wanted their attention, Shuuichi pulled on the sleeve of the boy who was walking away. "Uhm, you're not busy right now, right? Lets go somewhere together. Somewhere we can sing!" Shuuichi asked suddenly.

"You mean, like karaoke?" Yuki responded with a question.

"Yeah! Can we Yuki? Please!?" Shuuichi got all hyped up.

"Now that sounds like fun! Let's go. Shuuichi, do you enjoy singing?" Hiro asked. Shuuichi just stared at him when Yuki cut in.

"Shuuichi, if you want to go that badly, we can. But don't let us down. Hiro's looking for a singer after all." Yuki smiled and looked in Hiro's direction. He wasn't going to turn down Shuuichi's sudden suggestion since it was the first time in awhile he'd shown any sort of emotion or interest in something. At the same time, it was something they can do where they won't be disturbed and they'd have their own room which would decrease the chance of peaople finding out about what Shuuichi is.

After eating a small dinner in a nearby restaurant, the three headed out to a well known karaoke bar. Hiro and Yuki sung before Shuuichi did, proving their points that singing just wasn't their thing. When Shuuichi went up next, all Yuki and Hiro could do was stare in awe at his outstanding ability. Even though Yuki knew he was a computer, talent like that just wasn't achived by programming, was it? Was it so easy to get such a beautiful voice like that? Even if he was a computer, surely he had to have practiced, atleast a little. Despite the fact it was most likely outstanding because of the programming, Yuki wanted to believe that it was Shuuichi's very own talent, something he worked hard on and loved, considering the way he jumped at the chance to help Hiro out by bringing them here. No matter what it was, he could tell that Shuuichi had a strong love for singing. Seeing him like this, Yuki wanted to find out more about Shuuichi, his goals, his past, NG and how they've treated him. He wanted to help him and have Shuuichi open up to him.

After karaoke, it was decided. Shuuichi would be Hiro's singer in their band and Yuki would help write lyrics for the time being. Shuuichi's voice is the only one that Hiro could play his guitar for. Anyone else, it just wouldn't work out. After finishing up and ending the pleasure Shuuichi's voice brought to their ears, the three headed out.

Across the street from the Karaoke Bar the three boys exited, was a tall American-looking guy with long blonde hair held up in a ponytail. He held in his hand what seemed to be a walkie talkie of some sort. Noticing the people who had just left, he realized that Shuuichi was among them. Hiding in the shadows of the buildings nearby, he called his boss.

"Tohma, we have a problem, sir. This is K reporting in at the scene." K said through the walkie talkie.

"What might that be?" His boss, Tohma, could be heard from the other side.

"Our possession has been located but. . . He's in the possession of your soon to be Brother-In-Law."

A/N: I do hope the second chapter has pleased you and made up for the shortness and lack of plot for the first chapter. I do apologize, however for the quick pace this chapter has moved in, switching from scene to scene. I tried to make the scene before fade into the next, although it probably didn't work out too well. I just wanted to finish it so I could update as soon as possible and stope making my readers wait. I also wanted to get to the main idea but from here on out, I'll take the pace down a notch so there will be more detailed chapters and make the story lengthy. It may not seem very interesting now, but I promise it gets much more complicated as it goes on. Please look forward to the next chapter and review! Your comments and suggestions are always welcome! Thankyou for reading!