Chapter 12

I stood, staring out at the open world, in awe. I watched as humans of all different shapes, sizes, looks, and classes passed by, busily moving along. It's amazing. I saw their clothes were much different from the ones the people in the lab wore. I looked down and saw that I had only a thin garment covering my body, with no sides. I had nothing underneath as well. I began to feel embarrassment, I knew it showed on my face, which would redden underneath my eyes and on either side of the nose. Nobu had called it blushing.

Nobu. I thought with distaste. He was planning on using me as a profit. I began by stepping forward and joining one crowd, walking to my right. I walked in unison, observing as many as I could. Some looked up from their things, and stared at me. An older man was staring more at my body than anything, a thin droplet of a red liquid seeping from his nose. Do they think I'm one of them? I asked myself as we ll moved along.

Eventually I stopped and looked into a building with large windows. Inside was very colorful, with many different items inside boxes. I looked to my right and found a door. I walked over to it, preparing to scan and observe it, but as soon as I stepped in front of it, it opened on its own. I stepped back, startled for a moment. I watched as it slowly closed on its own as well. I took a step forward and the door opened again. Interesting. I looked it over and noticed a long black tube at the top of the doorway. It was expelling a laser invisible to human eyes that when broken by something, would activate the door to open. Humans are a very intelligent species. They must all be very capable of creating things like this.

I went inside the building, and looked around. On most of the walls were shelves, filled with many small plastic things inside boxes. Every one of them seemed to have a similar design. They all had large, colorful eyes; accentuated body parts such as the chest or rear end; They also all had very colorful hair, but in many different styles. I examined every box individually, without touching them. That was something Hinode had taught me, when inside a place you don't live, do not touch anything but the floor and what you wish to purchase.

I soon became aware of someone watching me. I looked to my left, the door I had entered. To my right, a small male human. He had short black hair, and was wearing a striped yellow and red long sleeved shirt, and jeans. He was staring right at me, not even blinking. Another human called, and the small human looked away, then back at me, called back and walked towards the other human. I decided that if this child was staring at me, then so would the other humans.

For some reason, I didn't want that. I didn't want to be seen as different, or out of place. I compared the humans on the street's clothes to what I was wearing. I remember Hinode had brought in some clothes a female human would wear, a short skirt, a t-shirt, and knee high socks. This was two days after they had put the finishing touches on my outer skin. I wasn't allowed to keep them, she said they belonged to someone she knew. Does Hinode have a small human?

Now that I had been thinking on the subject, had Hinode known of the deal that Nobu had been making? If she had, then she would have been lying to me. About everything. She wouldn't have been teaching me how to act in certain places and situations.

I decided it was time to leave the building and go onward. Where? If I keep going outside, then they could find me. I noticed that twenty minutes had passed since I had paralyzed the three men. Surely they would come after me, and possibly seek revenge. I also realized that my power percentage had dropped to 85%. So the electrical charges must have used approximately 10%. I left the building and began walking with the group of people, still flowing steadily on the sidewalks.

If I did not use the tasers again, I could last exactly 2 ¾'s days until I would shut down and recharge on my own. What do I do? If that happens, then John and the other two will find me. I kept moving forward, and saw the small human again. His eyes opened as he saw me walking past. He tugged on the sleeve of the human next to him, possibly his guardian. The older human looked at me curiously.

It was a female; she had long dark brown hair, which shined against the neon lights surrounding the area. She was wearing a pink top, and jeans as well. In her hair, was a small metallic object in the shape of an English "C". The girl was holding to bags as well, I decided it would be impolite to try to find out what was inside them. She had looked me over and beckoned me from the group of people surging around me impatiently.

I calculated the probability that this girl was working for the three men (which was at a 1.372% chance) and decided to make my way through, and stand in front of her and the small human.

"Are You alright?" She asked me, after bowing slightly apologizing for something I was unaware of, "You seemed to be lost."

I looked her over again, then at the small human and did the same. The small one was just staring at me, unblinkingly. I looked back at the girl and nodded, "I am fine, there is no need for concern."

The girl frowned, then looked around, "Did you escape from a hospital, or something?" she asked, gesturing to the cloth I was wearing, "I'm surprised you haven't caught a cold."

"I cannot catch colds," I stopped. I almost said "Because I'm not human."

That could cause her to panic. I shouldn't tell her. Instead I told a lie, and said, "I am highly resistant to sickness."

The girl nodded, the small male was still staring and she took notice and squeezed his hand slightly. He looked away, "You need to put something more on," she thought for a moment then said, "Come with us."

I hesitated. I don't know this human, what if she's tricking me? Is the small human a fake? Does she know Nobu?

I looked at the small human, and he was staring again, but this time at my arm. The charging cable! I had forgotten it was wrapped around my forearm, and it seems the girl overlooked it as well. Or had she?

"It's okay," the small human said quietly, "We're not going to hurt you Miss."

I nodded slowly, "Alright, I will follow," I look at the girl, "My name is Aratana Hajimari."

The girl smiled, she had small dimples on either cheek, "Nara Jiyu, and this is my little brother, Giichi."

He only stared, nothing else.

I followed them, unknowing if they were truly friendly, but willing to trust them just enough. It was either these two, or the three men who were possibly hunting me down. Or Nobu.

I refuse to become a piece in some game of the human's. I will become what I've set out to become.

Author's Note:

Hey guys, gals, and anyone who's in between. Thanks for keeping up with this story! I hope you're enjoying so far. I know it kinda turned into something that's not Hatsune Miku, and honestly I have no real story board or anything. If I misspell anything, please let me know! I'd also like to hear any of your feedback, positive, negative, where I should go what I should do, anything!

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