A Reason to Live

The IS

With all the chaos with the name out of the way, Shinonono was finally going to teach me what this piece of rock does.

…was what I thought, but she got into a very lengthy explanation as to how her motivation let her to the brilliant discovery of the IS technology and how awesome of a  genius she was.

"The name of your personal IS is Lyka. Normally, IS' all have a closed form, and take the form of accessories like bracelets, earrings, or rings, but you're special! Since the core is integrated into your body, your current 'human' form is the closed form. You'll see what I mean when you activate it, so no worries, nyahaha!"

I took mental note of all that. Finally, she was talking about something worthwhile.

"Also, because of your circumstances, your IS is a full-body model unlike all the other ones because-"

"Because I'm special?" I raised an eyebrow almost lazily, answering for her.

"Bin poh! Correct!"

'I honestly can't tell if she's just a natural nut-job, or if she just acts like one.'

I let the thought go for now, and continued to listen to her babbling.

At some point, she mentioned something about her younger sister. Hockey? Hikki? I didn't remember, but one thing I noticed was that whenever she was talking about her younger sister, she seemed different. She sounded more genuine and warm.

'A family, huh?'

I couldn't help but let a smile form while watching her talk and talk for hours on end. But, she noticed my uncharacteristic smile and probed,

"Is there something funny I said? Why are you smiling?"

"Nah, it's nothing. Just watching you talk makes me laugh. I expect no less from Tabaco."

Shinonono just showed her trademark pout, her cheeks blown outward,

"Mou! You're still calling me a Tabaco. I'll really get angry!"

I raised my hands as to feigning surrender. I knew Shinonono was no pushover. I sensed it during my fit of rage right after I woke up in her room. I wasn't stupid enough to think that I was stronger than her.

"Woahh! Give me a break. You almost destroyed this whole place just because I saw you nak-"

"Tom?"

"Eh?"

Shinonono was still smiling! Stop smiling for goodness sakes! It was scary! Her eyes were shadowed, yet she had that sinister smile.

I felt a rush of coldness up the back of my neck and sweated bullets nervously.

"S-Sorry."

It seemed like me seeing her naked was a touchy subject. My goodness was she sensitive.

The atmosphere around Shinonono once again brightened within seconds, almost as if the cold atmosphere earlier didn't exist.

"Mmhmm! It's okay! Taba-chan will forgive Tom with warm arms!"

She tried to rush up to me for a bear hug, but I stopped her midway by pushing her back by her forehead with my palm.

"Enough with the Tom already, jeez."

"Anyway! Now that we've went through everything about IS, we'll practice using the real thing! Tom, try activating your IS!"

Shinonono jumped back and allowed me some space to summon this IS thing she'd been mentioning.

"Like I said, don't call me Tom!" I scolded with a smile.

I brought my arms closer together to the middle of my body and shouted,

"Come, Lyka!"

A/N:im gonna tease you all about how the IS looks.