One in Twelve Thousandth Percent

Chapter 34:

June 21, 2530. Alternate timeline #2, Planet Earth.

The sun shines its warmth on my face, waking me up. I sleepily look at the clock. 07:00. Wow, I actually slept in. I wonder why the alarm didn't go off. Then I remember that Misaki's here with me. She probably shut it off knowing that the darn thing irritates me every morning. Come to think of it, it hasn't been very long now that we've been sharing a bed. But I don't think I could ever go back to sleeping alone ever again.

"Hey there, sleepyhead." I hear in my ear, sending shivers down my spine. "Buh... hey, babe." I turn my head to look back. "We ready to check this place out some more?" She says sitting up on an elbow. "Yeah, but first coffee and a shower." Misaki nods. "I definitely agree with you there." I sit up and start going through my drawers. "Oh, crud." "What's wrong, babe?" She points at my arm. "Can you shower with your arm?"

I laugh. "Of course, I can. They're made to be waterproof up to a certain point. So I can shower with it because the concentration of water is dispersed evenly. Now if I were to take a bath or get dumped into a pool, that would be a different story. The concentration of water is different."

"Oh, that's good. I'll start the coffee, you shower first, hon." She skips off to the kitchen. I look around the corner and watch her for a moment. She's just in shorts and a tank top humming and dancing to some song in her head. Oh yeah, we haven't had the discussion about the underwear thing yet. I don't know if I'll be able to handle THAT one. I turn and go hop in the shower. I throw my dirty clothes into the washer/dryer that sits next to the shower.

As I'm washing, I'm still thinking. That's kinda all I do while I'm bathing, my body is kinda on autopilot. How are we going to go about having that talk? I lather and scrub my legs. We haven't really had to have many discussions yet. I scrub my back and chest next. Well, Kay. Considering time has been a little wibbly wobbly lately, there really hasn't been TIME to have any of the important discussions.

I start on my arms now. But I wonder if we'll actually have to have many. We've just been connected since we were little. We practically know each other inside and out now. Now I wash my face. She makes me happy. Just as happy as being able– "Ow, aw crud. Soap in my eyes. AHHH!"

Then I hear her voice from outside the bathroom. "You okay, hon?" "Yeah, just soap in my eyes." She laughs. "Okay, hon." Okay, soap's gone now. Time for my hair. Where was I? Ah, I don't remember. Life's been rather crazy lately. Geez, so crazy, that I could write a story about it. Ha! I rinse the shampoo out and apply conditioner. Gee, what a story that would be. To sit and tell my grandkids... wait, why am I having this thought? Kids? Grandkids? What?? I shake my head. While I wait for the conditioner to set, I start washing the private bits.

That's a new thought. Where did that come from? I honestly haven't been thinking about her in THAT way for a couple days now. Well, that just goes to show that that's not all I think about. So then how does she short circuit my brain like she does? I start rinsing everything, starting with my hair. Maybe it was because I really wanted her to be mine. We've been so close, that I just didn't want to lose it and now I won't.

I shut the water off, get out and grab my towel. I feel bad for Crazy Kay. I should have had Misaki send her a message before we left. But, I'm going to keep my promise to her. I'm going to do my best to keep my Misaki alive. Kazumi and Belle too. That's my family, even more so than my mom and brother. The three of them are here WITH me.

I get dressed and step out into the room, drying my hair. "Switch!" I hear footsteps. "Good, the coffee's ready. I'll be quick. MMM, you smell good." Kiss. She runs off, grabbing her stuff on her way in. Yeah, I can definitely get used to this. I head to the kitchen for some coffee.