Clear

Reminiscent

*Jaden* Clear?
*Clear* Yeah?
*Jaden* Is that Aoba's...my uncles room upstairs?
*Clear* (Sigh) Yes...I guess you have every right to see it now dont you.

Clear walks Jaden up the dark staircase to the room upstairs. Jaden seemed a little spooked at how dimly lit the room was but it was still nice in a way. It looked like a teenagers room still. Posters and cds, jackets and trinkets lay all over the room. What caught Jadens eye more was the pictures all over they were photos of a young man with darkesh light blue hair.
*Jaden* is that...him?
*Clear* yes...thats your uncle Aoba.
*Jaden* you took these?
*Clear* yes when aoba turned 27 he bought a old camera from the old days to capture memories he had me take it so i could use it. I ended up just taking photos of him...because I loved him so much. He used to get frustrated at me when I'd keep taking pictures of him hahaha.

Clear starts giggling and it was the first time Jaden saw Clear smile since they met.

*Jaden* i can dee your smile hee hee.
*Clear* ?
*Jaden* oh...its nothing, just that I know why Aoba loved you so much...your handsome.

Clear blushed at the random comment and became shy and quiet again.

*Clear* ....Why did you say that?
*Jaden* what?...that your Handsome...its called a compliment. You dont like it?
*Clear* No I just...Nevermind

Jaden felt the situation between them growing awkward so he changed the subject.

*Jaden* So...um...are those toys over there or trophies or something?

Jaden points to a collection of what he thought were toys and stuffed animals lying lined up on a shelf againt the wall. 2 looked like birds one was a tiny cube shaped thing that has a cartoon bunny on it.

*Clear* Oh. Those are...well...those belonged to your uncles friends. They're allmates.
*Jaden* Allmates? You mean those robotic comapnion thingys people used as guides and stuff?
*Clear* yes they belonged to his friends...well they were my friends in the end too but...theres one that's not up there.

Clear walked over to a medium sized hand bad that was tucked near the corner of the bed and picked it up. Clear had a sad look on his face as he opened the zipper

*zzzzrrrrip*

The bag opened and clear put his hands into the bag and pulled out what looked like a ball of black fluff.

*Jaden* What is that?
*Clear* "he" is Ren.
*Jaden* R..Ren?
And then jaden finally realised what it was. That cute ball of furr was a puppy.
*Jaden* thats....and allmate too?
*Clear* not just any allmate...this was Aobas allmate.

Jaden looked intrigued and walked up to touch the fur on puppies Lifeless body.

*Jaden* Ren..hes so soft.
*Clear* heheh yeah Aoba-San loved that about him.

Clear gently pets the puppy as if comforting him.

*Clear* You see before i saved you i had been looking for parts to fix him..but the only think i can find are powercells. Powerscells operate the allmates bodies but the soul within them cannot be powered without a speacial battery.
*Jaden* so thats what you were doing outside when you saved me?
*Clear* The right place at the right time. I had been looking for the battery for such a long time but now i just look for powercells.
*Jaden* Why?
*Clear* isnt it obvious jaden?
*Jaden* Huh?
*Clear* Ren..is with Aoba..why would i want to bring him back when hes with his master in pieace now?
*Jaden* b..but i thought they were just machines.
*Clear* No...Ren was more then a machine as well...he was like me..a Machine with a loving heart and soul

Clears eyes begun to tear up again and jaden wanted to reach out to him but then clear perked back up little.

*Clear* Now I use Ren to watch the home movies we made together.
*Jaden* Huh?
*Clear* yeah ren has a capture chip in him which records things hes told or decides to record and i can project them onto that screen over there.

Clear points to a big fold out screen that was hooked up to the wall.

*Clear* i filmed a couple of things with your uncle, ceromonies, get togethers, vacations, birthday's..

Clear fell silent

*Jaden* Your last Moments together.
*Clear*...Yeah

Clear said that in a defeated tone. Jaden looks into clears pearcing pinkish eyes.

*Jaden* Its okay to mourn one youve lost clear...you loved him.
*Clear* maybe sometime I'll show you some videos.
*Jaden* that sound nice.

Jaden gave clear a peacful smile and clear blushed and smiled back.

*Clear* i better Charge its been weeks since i have this is usually when i do it.
*Jaden* Charge?
*Clear* I used to be much much stronger and stayed awake all the time but over the years my body has gotten slightly weaker and i have to go into sleep mode for a couple hours every 2 weeks. Thats why i wasent able to fight the sentinel off or I would've....thats also why i use that pulse rifle to defend myself now so i dont have to sap my strength.
*Jaden* okay so you just have to sleep...its nothing bad it just makes you more human then you were haha.

Jaden giggles and smiles again.

*Jaden* well then ive think weve wasted enough time for tonight anyway we should get to bed we can start are search for that spaceship tomorrow.
*Clear* Hah your still on that? Dont you think if there was one left i wouldeve found it by now?
*Jaden* Hey let me dream would you.
*Clear* Hah okay but well look someother day tommorow i have to go out and find some food for you okay because its gonna start getting cold and I dont have much left.
*Jaden* aw alright well...goodnight Clear.
*Clear* Goodnight Jaden.
As jaden turned to go bacj downstairs to the couch clear said one more thing.
*Clear* Hey Jaden?
*Jaden* Yes?
*Clear* Thank you.
*Jaden* For what?
*Clear* saving me from my loneliness.....even if it's only for a little while.
*Jaden* You dont have to thank me...."I was just doing what needed to be done"

Jaden quoted clears depressing tone from his thank you before with a mocking tone.

*Clear* uh...hahaha...did i really sound like that....ha.....thanks for that...goodnight.

Both of them went to there repective sleep areas and went to bed.
The next time they woke up it was morning and the sun was out for the forst time jaden got a glimpse of a clear day sky.

*Jaden* Wow the sky is.....redish

Jaden looked at the sky in disbelief although the sky sill had signs of blue it looked unreal. There was still somewhat cloud cover but the sky was definatley not the same as he remembered.
There were noises outside it sounded like someone was working on something outside. Jaden got up and slowly went outside he approched the front door.

*Jaden* someones out there?

The sound was coming from a little garage next to the house. Jaden slowly opened the door to the Garage and peeked in.

*Jaden* He......hello...is someone there???

(A loud motor started up)

*Jaden* Wha.....whoa!!!! Whats that? WHOES THERE!!!
*Clear* peekaboo

Clears head popped up from the two wheeled contraption.

*Jaden* Oh thank god I thought there was an intruder.
*Clear* Nope its just me.
*Jaden* How long were you up?
*Clear* i told you i only require a little bit of sleep.

Jaden looked at clear. He looked very refreshed and like a whole new person entirely.

*Jaden* so what is this loud ass thing?

Clear stopped the engine and began to speak.

*Clear* Its our tranpsportation for today...it's called a motorcycle.
*Jaden* Motorcyle oh my foster dad had one of those.
*Clear* Yeah this one belonged to Mink
*Jaden* Mink?
*Clear* Yeah he was another one of Aoba-sans friends. I figured this would help us get to wherr we need to go and back faster.
*Jaden* But wont that alert the sentinels?
*Clear* Yeah But thats whatvthe masks are for see there only looking for you.

Clear holds up two gas masks that looked very conceiling.

*Jaden* only me? Then why were you wearing one.
*Clear* uh .....welll its just this thing inwas doing because i was upset.
*Jaden* Oh...alright then lets go.

Clear hops on the motorcyle and jaden get on the back and grabs clear so he doesnt fall iff and they head out the motorcyle rawrs off into the distance.