Disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia OR Vocaloid but if I did, every character would be fabulously flamboyant and prance around in no clothes, their vital parts perfectly being covered in roses. Wait, what? That sounds like a world full of Frances!

The title is based off of a quite popular Hatsune Miku song. I know, the chapter title's still not that intriguing but it's better than the last 2...! LOL.

But enjoy, nonethless~

Ch. 3: The Disappearance of Niholoid

After 2 hours of fiddling with the computer, I finally decided to give up.

Kiku will come back eventually. There's nothing to be worried about.

...Or so I told myself.

Sure I gave up attempting to figure out what the heck happened to Kiku, but that doesn't mean I completely abandoned all thought processes about him. I continued to think about him and constantly worried about him. I know, it's stupid hearing me say that about a computer program, but I just couldn't help it...

This almost got me more riled up than the time Tinker Bell temporarily lost her flying abilities all because that idiotic American brat claimed he didn't believe in fairies anymore. But enough of that memory, I can continue narrating that story some other day.

But it seems Kiku had grown to become a larger part of my daily life than I've ever imagined. I just couldn't find any motivation to get myself to enjoy the rest of the day. My leprechaun and fairy friends all tried to get me out of the house to grab some fresh air, but obviously it didn't work.

For the first day in my life, I locked myself in my own room, ignoring everybody until the next day came.

"Maybe it's all just a dream," I thought to myself. "He'll be back in no time..."

And almost as if those words were magic, I ran down the next morning to where I left my laptop just the day before to find Kiku standing on the other side of my screen as usual.

"K-Kiku...! You're actually here," I yelled, my eyes beaming in excitement as I held the tears back that were threatening to come out at any moment.

"I apologize about the other day," he began. "I'm sure I made you worry more than I should have..." His manners were just as formal as usual, but there was definitely something wrong with the way he's acting right now.

"It's alright, Kiku. Don't get so worked up about it. Just the fact that you're able to hold a regular conversation with me again should mean you're feeling better, right?"

Yeah, there's definitely something wrong with him. He refused to reply back to my statement right away, his eyes seeming to roam everywhere but in my direction.

Not after long, he quickly brought his gaze back up toward my face showing me a part of Kiku I've never seen before: a concerned, almost somber expression on his face.

"Master... I have something I need to inform you about."

Inform me? With that much seriousness seeping from his entire body, I knew this wasn't going to be like our average conversation. It felt much more intense than our usual exchange of words. There was definitely something wrong with him.

"You see," he began, sadness laced within his voice, "I was… born with a bug within my program."

A bug…? "That stuff is dangerous and can damage you as you continue being used, right…? Why didn't you tell me!"

Kiku turned away for a second then brought his eyes back up to my face. "It's because I didn't want you to uninstall me… I was afraid that if I told you, you'd quickly get rid of me then forget about me as if I never existed… Nobody would ever want a broken program, after all. But I apologize greatly, master for keeping this from you." He laughed under his breath lightly, apparently trying with all his might to keep smiling.

But I could tell that smile wasn't genuine. His genuine smile was something I've been seeing everyday for quite some time, so it was quite easy to decipher the fact that he was hiding his true feelings. I don't blame him. He's a computer program built to please the "master" and I enjoy his smile, so it's only natural for him to want to smile for me. But it's just not the same…

"You idiot," I yelled. "Who the hell ever said I was going to uninstall you and forget about you for all of eternity! I sure as hell didn't and never would. If you weren't on the other side of this screen, I'd definitely have smacked you in the face by now…! …But… Can that bug be fixed…?"

An awkward silence was shared between us until broken by his voice.

"Master… I have something I would like you to decide for me."

Me? Decide?

"The bug that is prevalent within my program will most likely destroy me within a year if left unhandled by the experts. However, with the newest technology, it is said that this bug may be taken care of and destroyed."

"Th-Then go get it fix-…"

" But you see, the problem with that is that I will have to be absent from your presence for months, and if something goes wrong with the procedure, the bug may have the chance of destroying me and my program faster than intended…"

You've got to be kidding me… They're both such risky choices. "Kiku… What do you want to do? This is your life we're speaking of…"

There I go again. Unconsciously viewing Kiku as a human being. But the longer we interact with each other, the more I start to believe he really is alive. I know he's on the other side of the screen in my computer so that's proof enough that he's not living and breathing like us humans but I can't help it. To me, Kiku is living.

While I was consumed in these thoughts, Kiku spoke up, gaining back my attention.

"There's only one thing I would like to do, and that is to follow the orders of the one I love, Master."

What…? Is he implying something that I shouldn't be thinking…?

"If you would love for me to spend all of my time with you every day for the next year, that would be absolutely fine with me. Then, of course, if you're willing to wait for months for my return, no matter how hard it may be, I would be willing to take that risk."

"…You git… You're a damn software… Don't use words like 'love' on me…"

Then there's that smile. That actual, genuine smile. Much more different than the one given earlier.

"I'll wait for you no matter how long it'll take you, Kiku," I said, bringing my hands up against the screen wishing that I could feel the true warmth of his body. "I'm not going to wait for you for your sake… It's for my own, got it? So… so…"

"Master. There are some tears streaming down your face…"

…Wow, there really are… And it didn't seem like the tears were going to be stopping anytime soon.

He pulled the sleeves of his kimono up to his elbows, for the first time in our acquaintance showing me his white skin underneath his clothing, then brought his own hands up to his side of the screen.

Just for that moment, I could almost feel his soft hands against my own.

"You better not cheat on me in my absence," he said jokingly, chuckling.

"W-Well then that means you're going to have to come back pretty soon, you bloody git."

He closed his eyes and slowly pulled his face closer to his side of the screen, leaving the smallest of kisses there. "Well then master… Ittekimasu. * "

"Wait, Kiku…!"

And after that day, the program refused to open up…

* Ittekimasu: Japanese phrase roughly along the lines of "I will be leaving" or an equivalent to the English "goodbye"

A/N: Hooray, I'm done with this chapter and I'm actually quite happy with this chapter! ...Well, at least more so than the other 2. Haha. XD

I may have gotten a tad bit OOC from time to time, but if you have read all the way here, you would've noticed that by now. I'll try to fix it, I swear...!

And I really need somebody to edit my chapters for me or something... DX

Also, thank you all so much for even reading this far and for everybody who have reviewed/read/subscribed/etc. I absolutely love you all! ;u; I have been making sure to reply to every review, so if I haven't done so, I apologize! I will attempt to continue this throughout this story and my other ones~

I believe this story will end in about 2 more chapters, so be on the lookout! (But even then, these plans are still tentative)