Gravitation

Title: Manipulation

Chapter 3: A Road to Hell: Unfortunate

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

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

"Then take action. Do it. I'll leave it in your hands, K. I'll send back up when neccessary." Replied K's boss, unemotionally.

After receiving the order, K attached the walkie talkie to his belt and pulled out an unusual looking gun. But of course it looked unusual, considering the fact that it hasn't been released into the world yet and it's only been under the jurisdiction of NG Corps and the President wouldn't allow it's release in fear of copyright infringement. Not only did it look unusual, but it was unusual. It wasn't any ordinary gun, no. It was a gun used especially for human computers. It was a type of stimulation to get the computers to do what they wanted depending upon what 'bullets' or integrated circuits were put into the gun. There were a few of these circuits which could even knock out the computer, shut down it's systems. In this case, that's exactly what K was planning on using.

Aiming for Shuuichi's right arm, K focused the gun and held it steady over the top of a nearby box, also making sure he was hidden within the shadows. Target confirmed. Squinting his eyes, K fired.

Hitting the target bull's eye, Shuuichi's body movements froze and his laughter died down. Standing still, his eyes went dull and flashed like a broken T.V. as his mouth hung low.

"Preparing to shut down systems in 10 seconds. If you did not want this procedure to take place, please enter the password before time runs out." Said the computer with Shuuichi's voice.

Surprised, Hiro looked at Yuki with an expression that seemed to be confused and suspicious. "He's a computer!?" He nearly blurted out. "Never mind, what's the password?"

"I don't know, this is the first I've heard of it!" Yuki responded quite innocently yet panicky.

"How do you own a computer and not know the password?" Hiro asked, angrily.

"Your time is up. Please stand by as all systems turn off." A few moments later, Shuuichi's form collapsed to the floor.

Both Hiro and Yuki stood, baffled. Bending down to see what was wrong, Hiro looked around to see what might've caused the sudden problem. "What are you doing?" Came Yuki's voice. "You know, things like that don't happen out of the blue. Something or someone had to trigger it. It's your computer and you're telling me you don't know anything about it? This is really amazing. And Why didn't you tell me Shuuichi was a computer in the first place!" Hiro made it more of a statement than a question.

Lurking beneath the shadows, K watched. "Mission complete." And disappeared into the night.

After having carried Shuuichi's unconscious form half way across town, Hiro and Yuki were ready to collapse. Luckily for Yuki, Hiro knew what he was doing and knew of someone who could help them with their problem. Arriving at the small, eerie looking building, Hiro went inside a room of sorts and returned shortly after with a green haired. . . teenager?

"I'm Suguru Fujisaki. How can I help you?" The boy introduced himself. "You're pretty young and yet, you're working in this profession? That's amazing." Yuki couldn't help himseld from showing his amazement and in return, received a warm smile, "Most people say that. But, I can guarantee my work is worth it all. I know more then the average scientist."

"Uh, about my being worth it all, how much are you talking? I mean, I don't have much money. . ." Yuki trailed off, hope dissolving.

"That depends on the problem, I suppose." Fujisaki paused. "Don't be silly, You're a friend of Hiro's. I wouldn't dream of making you pay."

Yuki's eyes suddenly filled with hope and happiness beyond belief. For future problems, he would have someone to rely on when Shuuichi had problems and he didn't need the money to fix it. "Thank you so much. It's highly appreciated."

Leading the two into his office, Fujisaki shut the door behind them and lay Shuuichi's body on a nearby couch. Turning to Yuki he asked, "For starters, I'll need to know a few things about him. For example, model number, type, date made, etc. If you will."

"Don't even bother asking, Fujisaki. My friend here, well, he has no idea what he's doing and is completely clueless when it comes to computers." Hiro said, matter of factly.

"But. . ." Fujisaki looked at Yuki in amazement. "That's impossible. Then how'd you obtain your computer?"

"I would like to know as well. Considering you hardly have the money and knowledge, surely. . ." Hiro stopped after realizing he was being kind of rude.

It seemed as though there was still the problem of persuading Fujisaki as well as Hiro to keep the secret about Shuuichi, now that they were both interested.

Yuki took a deep sigh. "Well, I can't say I actually bought him. One day after work, he was outside by the dumpster at the back of the small cafe I work at. I thought he was a runaway, so I took him in not knowing he was a computer until later on. He hasn't told me much about himself, his past owner or anything about NG Corps for that matter. Except for the fact that he hates it there."

At the sound of NG Corps being said from Yuki's lips, Fujisaki's eyes narrowed. "Well, it seems as though you're in deeper than you know, Yuki. NG's President isn't someone you should toy around with. Having Shuuichi in your possession can cause quite a few problems for you."

"Believe me, I know and I'm well prepared. My brother and sister work for Tohma. In fact, he's my soon to be Brother-In-Law. I'm not too thrilled about it. Personally, I hate the guy." Yuki said flatly.

"You're going to be related to Tohma Seguchi and yet you barely have money? You're hiding a human computer in your house and keeping it a secret from your siblings? What courage. You're pretty daring if you think you could stand a chance against Tohma and his men. I bet the guy could even turn your family against you on this matter. It's almost like theft!" Hiro said, seeming to enjoy himself. "It just gets more interesting by the minute. I'd like to stick around and help anyway I can and see how this progresses."

"As well as I. I have my reasons. Let's just say NG Corps and Tohma aren't on my best side either." Fujisaki agreed with Hiro.

Yuki sighed in relief as the two seemed to support him. "Well, Let's see what you can do Fujisaki. I'm counting on your knowledge and skills."

"Don't let us down." Hiro chimed in, excitedly.

It was starting to get dark as a few hours passed by since the time the trio left the karaoke bar. Things didn't seem to progress since the time they arrived at Fujisaki's place, or at least, he wasn't showing any signs. He just sat there, running tests on his computer and hacking into NG's most Top Secret Files. A few times, he would advance from his chair and walk over to Shuuichi and observe him and other times he would scream out 'aha'. Hiro and Yuki would help out when necessary.

After what seemed like an eternity to Hiro and Yuki and nothing to Fujisaki compared to what he's seen, he walked up to Shuuichi and turned to face the duo.

"I know your problem and how to fix it. Allow me to explain." He said, quite seriously. Receiving serious stares signifying they were all ears, Fujisaki took a deep breath and continued. "I've done quite a bit of research on NG in my time but this is the first I've ever taken the risk of hacking into their systems. But in doing so, I was able to discover quite a bit of info as you may have observed. First of all, Shuuichi is a prototype, meaning, he was the first of the human computers ever to be made. He's the only one who hasn't been sold on the market and there are no computers of his kind. Currently, the computers seen in stores are highly developed and advanced in technology in all areas. According to the files monitoring Shuuichi's behavior, he is quite unusual. I'm sure you already know this but, Shuuichi is able to do things the others are not, even though they are more advanced then he is. It seems he has been constructed a different way than the others but NG can't figure out how. Because he is so special, a one of a kind, they keep him around to do testing, to improve the future creations. Not only that but Tohma wants to know what makes Shuuichi so different and why he doesn't obey his orders. It seems he has a mind of his own. No matter how many brainwashing experiments and conditioning Shuuichi undergoes, he still has an urge to be free and a wish to be. . . Human. He enjoys singing, although no one permits it and he often gets beat but still has a will to go on." Pausing, Fujisaki gave the two a moment to let it sink in, part of Shuuichi's reason as to why he won't speak of his time at NG.

"Surprisingly enough, Shuuichi does not contain any other type of microchip except the one that's installed in all human computers when they are bought. A microchip the electronic equipment consisting of a small silicon semi-conductor crystal, which is fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit. There are many types of microchips in many forms these days that you can buy in the form of accessories for your computer. The microchips have been modified and built into earrings and bracelets among other things. Yet, Shuuichi does not have one single extracurricular microchip installed. He is programmed with it all, not a single thing missing. I don't know if they stopped making the human computers this way to earn more money off of accessories or if it's another thing they can't figure out about Shuuichi. After stating this, I would now like to explain the problem." Fujisaki paused to make sure his listeners were still following him.

"NG Corps are very overprotective of their work and has, in the past, created certain equipment that many find unecessary and useless. However, it seems as though they've come up with a certain project, most likely inspired by Shuuichi's behavior, that stimulates their systems or shuts it down. What this equipment or 'gun' uses, is referred to as integrated circuits and I do stress that. These integrated circuits are circuits composed of transistors, resistors and capacitors constructed on a single semiconductor wafer or chip, in which the components are interconnected to perform a given function. As time progresses, they've come up with different types to make the computer in which is shocked with it, to respond in accordance with the type of circuit. It seems as though Tohma has found out about his precious computer running off and sent out one of his men to come after it. I advise you two to be careful if he has seen your face. He is probably one of Tohma's top men and very skillful at his job considering he got the circuit attached to the target perfectly. That target is on all human computer's right arms just below the shoulder where the main microchip is installed and where all functions operate. It is of high importance that you watch his weak spot and prevent it from any type of damage or interference in the future. I have successfully removed the circuit and learned how to reboot his system." He stopped to take a breath.

"One more thing I would like to mention before I forget. There aren't many human computers with names until they have a rightful owner and no one has bothered to give him a name either. It seems as though he came up with it himself and quite creative considering his model number consists of the number/letter combonation in the following order: Five-four-U-U-one-C-four-one which if you convert to all letters, it would spell S-h-u-u-i-c-h-i if the fours are turned upside down. Also, a warning to you both. Not only will having Shuuichi in your possession result in having Tohma's men come after you and damaging him and possibly result in fighting by force, but it will cause problems with Tohma personally considering you know him and conflict will result between your siblings as well. But as you are aware of that, I would also like you to be well aware and without a doubt, not pass up this option as a possibility but, Shuuichi may be a computer but with his past behavior and goals, his knowledge and skill, his advanced superiority he has against the new models, he could be a dangerous obstacle himself. Flowing with emotions, facing a cruel past and looking back at memories of abuse, and having the normality of a human, he could lose control of himself the same way we do." Fujisaki finished with a stern warning.

"Unbelievable." Both Hiro and Yuki said in perfect unison.

"He's such an old model from who knows how long they've been working on before the Human Computers release and yet, he's still able to do so much more then the computers which are currently being sold in stores. No one else knows of this so it makes it easy for them to sell those products. But if they could create more computers like Shuuichi, they'd make billions off it. But, then I wonder if they'd keep him around anymore?" Hiro asked, thoughtfully.

"I'm surprised that despite the fact that he's the oldest model, he's able to move around so well and carry out his orders so easily. He's still able to do much more without fail. Shouldn't he be bugged, or malfunction in certain tasks?" Yuki questioned.

"It is true that such an old model shouldn't be able to function as well as he does, but they've been treating him up until now. If we keep him updated weekly, there shouldn't be any problems. He may need new parts monthly as well. But, that will only prevail in keeping his body stable. Mentally, I can't say unless we rewrite. However, that would be just as bad as what Tohma's been doing. At any rate, we can't let them get their hands on Shuuichi until everything is revealed. I work here undercover in the safety of my home and I help those who come to me. I would ask that you keep this a secret. Also, you shouldn't return to your home because, sure enough, they will barge in and find Shuuichi there now that you've been discovered. I think the best bet is staying here with me and it would prove to be much easier getting him updated and such. It may make you look suspicious if you're hiding but I'm pretty sure you could come up with an excuse to hide the truth for a bit." Fujisaki smiled a menacing smile.

A/N: Yes, this chapter did end sort of abrupty. But, If I had continued, I think it would be adding more then enough information then we can follow at one time. There would be just too much said and done and I want to further expand on it and save certain things for future chapters. I hope this is enough for now and that you're looking forward to the next chapter. Thanks for your support and suggestions are always welcome! Read and Review to let me know what you think and how I can improve!