Disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia or Vocaloid. If I did, there'd be nothing but gay men prancing about in boxers. I kid you not.

And I bring you all the 2nd chapter! …However, I really do need to think up of better chapter titles. So lack of being able to think of a decent title, I just named it "Kiku". See, very unoriginal.

Oh, and for those of you who don't know, whenever I just randomly put [empty line] … [empty line], that just means I'm changing scenes or times since I have no idea how to make a line like some people do. LOL. lD'''

Nonetheless, enjoy!

Ch. 2: Kiku

"Hey, Kiku. Can you sing me that song you usually sing?"

"Of course. And would the current volume be fine with you? Here I go…"

…

"You know, Arthur, you've been hooked on Kiku a lot lately, haven't you?", Alfred grinned knowingly in my direction.

Really annoying seeing that expression on his face.

"Th-There's nothing wrong with liking that program thing… B-Because… You know, that Vocaloid functions quite well and…"

"He's cute, isn't he?"

Why does he always have to interject my statements in the most awkward of ways!

"WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO JUMP TO THE ODDEST CONCLUSIONS! H-H-H-He's a computer program…! I would never look at a program in those kind of eyes! B-But I guess I might kind of understand what you might mean with Kiku being 'cute' but… Th-that's not the point…!" Calm down, Arthur. Calm down… As long as I keep my composer in front of this American man, I should be just fine… See, I'll simply distract myself by sipping this tea sitting next to me like I was earlier before that Alfred interrupted m-…

"YOU INTERRUPTED MY PEACEFUL TEA TIME, YOU WANKER! Just hurry up and get out! All you ever do is cause more trouble for me!"

But of course, as usual, he completely ignored my statement and simply continued to grin toward me. "Well, at least it seems like you really enjoy that Vocaloid. Be nice to Kiku, alright?"

"…Sure… I'll at least be a little nice to him…"

…

Even after Alfred left, I couldn't seem to get his words out of my head.

"Be nice to Kiku"

It was almost as if he treated that Vocaloid thing as a person… Somebody he really cherishes and cares for… But he, more than anybody around, should know that Kiku is only a program installed onto the computer.

A Vocaloid.

That means even if I ever actually decided to abuse Kiku, it really wouldn't matter.

Then why am I worrying so much about him?

"—…Master. Master? You seem to be quite distracted today. Are you feeling alright?"

That's Kiku's voice… I was completely lost in my own thoughts that I forgot I had this program opened up again.

"Oh… Yeah. I'm fine. I guess I just feel a little sick. Maybe it's a cold or something."

"Well if you start to feel very ill, then please do lay down in your bed to rest your head," he said worriedly.

Worriedly. At least that's what it looked like. This program really does seem realistic. To the point Kiku even seems to have emotions…

"Yeah, I'll be fine," I reassured the other. "You better not get too sick yourself!"

…Wait… What did I just say?

He seemed to be staring at me just as much confused as I was about myself at this point.

"O-Oh s-s-sorry Kiku! You're just a computer software program. I completely forgot about that. Of course you won't get sick." I attempted to laugh away the awkwardness that was slowly growing around me.

Yet… He continued to stare. But after some time, he gave me one of his soft smiles that I adore so much. "Thank you Arthur-san… I am very blessed that you are my master. You care so much about me… A mere computer software program, as you stated earlier."

"I'm glad to have met you too, Kiku."

…

"Hey, Alfred. You just got here. Why don't you at least stay for some scones or something. I'm sure Kiku won't mind waiting a little longer until I boot him up since I'm only speaking to a dimwit like you anyways."

Alfred glanced back toward me then apologized rather quickly. He must be hurrying off someplace important if he's so eager to leave. And hey, he even added a "sorry" in there.

"…You see, I have to go meet a friend at the hospital really quickly. I promised I'd go see them," he replied.

"Oh… Alright."

"You aren't going to be leaving anyplace, Arthur? No wonder you have no friends!"

I laughed at his statement then walked back deeper into my house, ignoring all of Alfred's words. "I haven't talked to Kiku at all today, so after that, I guess I'll go get some fresh air. Definitely not with you though. With my lovely friends that you claim I don't have. WHICH I DO!"

And once I saw his figure wasn't retreating, I pushed him out of my house and slammed the door right into his face. Just like the time he introduced Kiku to me.

"No need to hide your embarrassment Arthur! …And I don't think Kiku's going to be able to talk to you at all today…"

…

"Kiku…?"

I restarted the program over and over. Praying, hoping I would be able to talk to that boy again. That mysterious man behind the screen.

But no matter how many times I tried to open and close it, Kiku refused to come out.

"…Where the hell are you, Kiku…?"

A/N:

…See, I can think up of plotlines, it's just putting them on paper is horrendously difficult for me… orz||| But I guess that's what practicing's for!

HA! This is the second chapter of my second ever story I've ever written and this is in the second language I've ever learned. And 2 is my favorite number. 8D SWEET.

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Give me your honest input, because I need to improve my writing style, I'm aware, but I've got to know what the general public so desperately wants and thinks about my story!

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Anyways, before I end up lengthening this author's note much longer than I even want, I'll just end it with this. Thanks to everybody who has read this far in general and I should have my 3rd chapter written up and posted if I see enough people who are interested to see the rest played out. :)