Ch. 20

Nemu was getting quiet. I knew why. In just a few minutes, once we got home, I would have tell her. Even though I knew it would happen, time still seemed to slow down, making every second feel like minutes. But then disaster stuck. As I got out of the taxi, he showed up. Only this time, he didn't disappear within seconds. Shit. Then another appeared. And another. And another...

As we got out of the taxi, something seemed to spook Neko. He started to walk to the house. We got into the front garden. Then suddenly he started to fidget. Then all hell broke lose. Neko completely lost it. He was screaming, twitching, thrashing on the ground. I could do nothing to help him. Six minutes later, he finally went still. Suddenly I thought that he had died, and a jolt of fear jumped through me. Then he drew a shaky breath. I collapsed to my knees, relived.

He raised himself up to sit next to me, his arm shaking under the weight.

"H-Hey..." he said quietly.

"I-I am sorry for worrying you, I didn't think it would get this bad and-" I stopped him from talking by hugging him. I whispered into his ear.

"It's alright. Just, let me help, let's get you help. Alright?"

"S-Sure."

I turns out that my thoughts as to Neko's problem were right. Those that he had killed were coming back to haunt him. He had tried to contain it within, to deal with it on his own, but he couldn't, and it caused him more trouble than I could imagine. It took several weeks of counseling and recovery, but he finally was cleared. When we got home, he had a present for me.

As we got home, I decided to present my gift to Nemu. I went into my room, grabbed it, and came back out. The box was about a 30 cm by 30 cm, and about 7 cm tall. Nemu, in her normal fashion, ripped the box to shreds. Inside sat a brand new Amushere. At first, Nemu looked surprised, and a worm of fear entered my mind. But then she smiled gleefully.

"Neko, does this mean you will play with me via VR games?" she asked.

"Yes, I got my own. I have yet to buy any games yet though. Maybe you could choose one?"

"Yes… I think I shall." she replied.

Author's Note: Sorry about this one being so short. I will make it up to this weekend. Just a heads up, expect short or no chapters at all for the next two weeks. Finals have taken priority. Also, should I put an alert when the point of view (POV) changes? If so please let me know, by PM or review (I don't care which). Thanks for reading!