I Can Take My Panties Off!

Chapter 6: Fire

Chapter 6: Fire

        "Ugh, this has been such a humiliating day..." Chihiro pondered as he slammed the door to his room shut.

        "Why... Why must people be so cruel...? Why must men be strong...? Oh! I bet Alter Ego can help me with that!" Chihiro grabbed his laptop from his desk and he sat on the bed and opened the laptop. 

         "Alter Ego." Chihiro said to the laptop.

         "Oh, good afternoon, Creator. Your voice sounds distressed, what happened?" Alter Ego asked surprisingly knowing Chihiro's feelings.

         As the years went by, Chihiro gave further improvements on Alter Ego. One of the key improvements he made was making Alter Ego feel Chihiro's emotions by his voice.  "Yeah, can I ask you something? Am I weak?" Chihiro typed on the laptop.

          "Well as your personality, I would say yes. But for your body, I'm sorry... I would say no..." Alter Ego had tears well up in his eyes.

           "My body...? Like in what way?" Chihiro typed.

           "Well your body is scrawny and you always had asthma attacks." Alter Ego replied and Chihiro suddenly jumps.

           "You remember something, creator? Do you want to share?" Alter Ego asked as Chihiro typed in a 'yes' on the keyboard.

           Six years ago when Chihiro was six, he had a very loving family with him, Taichi and his Mother. At that time, Chihiro asthma attacks were not that frequent. That peaceful life changed one day. An unknown fire had spread throughout the building, a building Chihiro and his Mother was in. "Everyone, evacuate to the first floor!" The manager of the building announced to the whole building.

         Unfortunately, Chihiro and his Mother were not able to escape. Big fires spread across the corridor which meant that they could not escape. Smoke went into the room they were in. "Please, help us!" Chihiro's Mother cried out.

          "cough cough COUGH COUGH COUGH" Chihiro started coughing hard.

          "Chihiro...? Hey, Chihiro!" Chihiro's Mother stopped calling for help but she kneeled on the floor and placed Chihiro on her lap.

          "What's happening with you, Chihiro...? Please tell me what's wrong!" Chihiro's Mother cried out.

          

            No response. Chihiro's cough grew worse and now he was gasping for air. "GASP GASP GASP" Chihiro's Mother then tried to pat his back to make it go away.

           "Gasp M-mom.. GASP" Chihiro finally managed to get some words out of his mouth.

          "Chihiro! Please, tell me! Why are you feeling this way?!" Chihiro's Mother desperately asked as she shook Chihiro's body.

          "I- cough I can't... gasp gasp breathe... GASP GASP" Hearing Chihiro's answer, Chihiro's Mother knew that it was asthma and ran to find one.

           "Mom... y- cough don't have to... gasp I'm gon- cough cough die anyways..." Chihiro spoke up as he felt like fainting.

           "No! You can't say that Chihiro! I won't let you anyways! I swear... I will find this inhaler!" Chihiro's Mother let out determined cries as she checked the kitchen.

           "Oh, I think it's behind the counter- ah!" Chihiro's Mother screeched as something awaited her behind the counter.

           "Oops, I guess you found me... haha! Looking for this?" A suspicious man came out of his hiding place with an inhaler in his hand.

           "You... hand that over to me! Or else..." The man then held a knife over the girl's throat.

            "You know... I was the one who started this fire... I don't really have big intentions for doing that, it's just that the world is so boring now that I needed this fire to amuse me! You two were just unlucky that there were two fires that prevented you from escaping." The maj explained as Chihiro collapsed on the floor.

            "Chihiro!" Chihiro's Mother cried, Chihiro was still conscious as he wore out his body was gasping from air.

           "Ooooh, I know how to make this more interesting... Miss, would you save your son or yourself?" The man asked as Chihiro's Mother's eyes widened.

            "M-mom... cough save... your... self... gasp gasp" Chihiro pleaded but his Mother shook her head.

            "No! You're still young! You still have a life to live! I choose to save my son, Chihiro!" That statement made Chihiro's Mother feel despair.

            "Oooh so you choose to save your son instead of your son... what a boring choice but I'll accept it." The man nodded as he brought the knife closer to the woman's neck.

             "Chihiro... I hope you grow well and stay positive... I love you and tell your father that I love him too... Grow to be a strong man..." Those were her last words before the man had slit her throat open causing an instant death.

             The man then dropped the woman's lifeless body on the floor and let Chihiro use the inhaler. Once Chihiro was done, he went to his Mother's body, "Mom... MOM WAKE UP, please..." Chihiro tried shaking her body awake but nothing worked, he cried his heart out as he held hand.

             "You know, she would not have died if you weren't here. Heh, you're such a weak boy. You even have a body of a girl." The man insulted.

            

              "Huh, I'm weak...?" Chihiro lifted up his head and started at the man with red, puffy eyes.

              "Yup! You're such a weak girl." Those were Chihiro's final words as he felt a pressure around his body.

               Taichi was hugging his son crying his eyes out, Chihiro cried and hugged Taichi back. "I miss your Mother too, Chihiro. Never listen to what that man said, you are strong!" Taichi gave an encouraging smile.

              "No, Dad. I can't go on like this... Can I just stay this way... please...?" Chihiro begged and Taichi nodded his head in approval.

              "It's alright, Chihiro. Just remember that I'm here." Taichi's made Chihiro's face light up.

               "Creator, I have an idea...! Maybe you should try cross dressing, you know... so that no one can bully you anymore!" Alter Ego suggested.

               "Ummm..." Chihiro looked up at Taichi as he shrugged his shoulders and mouthed 'do what you like' with a smile.

    

                "I think that's a great idea...Thanks, Alter Ego!" Chihiro smiled at the fact he would not get bullied anymore but dressing up as a girl?

               "Yeah, since your starting high school next year... you won't get the same classmates!" Taichi added as Chihiro became more excited.

               "Creator can take his panties off!" Alter Ego blurted out as it left Chihiro and Taichi speechless.

              "Ehh...? I think I need to fix Alter Ego." Chihiro's comment made himself, Taichi and Alter Ego laugh.