I've been hacked by an Incubus.

VI

Shizuo stared at the ceiling. There were pieces missing from his memory. Important pieces. That feeling you get after having a really intense dream, waking up, and not remembering a single thing. That lingering in the back of your mind. It's infuriating. The harder he tried to remember the more his memory left him. It had to be something worth remembering. But where did it go? Why couldn't he grab it? 

"Just what happened last night?" Shizuo rested his arm on his face, staring into the nook of his elbow. "I can't remember but I feel like I should." It bothered him but the more it bothered him the less bothered he became. Funny how that works. Grumbling to himself he wandered around. He wasn't sure if he was hungry or still sleepy. In either case he felt lost. This was a hopeless endeavor. His phone vibrated in his pocket. A familiar friend.

"Celty? It's rare for you to call. Are you and your head getting along better than usual?"

"I just thought I should check up on you. How is that incubus that hacked your computer a few days back?"

"The what?"

"I guess he is gone then, hm? What a shame."

"Celty, what are you talking about?" Shizuo frowned. Did this have something to do with the memory he couldn't remember? Was Celty going to help him though? 

"Why don't you go turn on your computer?" she offered before hanging up. Shizuo didn't understand the sudden interest but he sat down at his desk anyway. Pressing the button and yawning terribly, the screen turned on. A warm glow emitted from the screen and a chibi demon waved.

"Hi ~ Hi ~ Hi~ Kanra here! ~" she waved. "I'm the latest software update." she winked and made a heart with her hands. "I'm an interactive small helper to assist you with your daily browsing! Need some sales? I can search!" Need me to make a note? I can do that!" She jumped up and raised her arms with excitement each time she said 'I can do it!' Shizuo found that kinda adorable.

"If you'd like you can even customize my settings!" she waved her arm a window popped up with different outfits and customizable features. What she could look like, being male or female, human or inhuman, what her speech pattern was. Shizuo browsed through all of them, trying different things, but ultimately, he didn't permanently save anything. It was too weird to have a miniature human in his computer. 

"My name is Chrome," Kanra bowed. "Thank you for choosing me."

"So serious. Not doing that one." Shizuo sighed. He didn't hate this new feature but he also didn't really want it. "Oh," Shizuo found familiarity in a certain combination. Demon? Incubus? The name was fuzzy. It was on the tip of his tongue but he couldn't say it no matter how hard he tried. 

"My name is Iza**" the chibi program blinked and shook its head. He tried to speak again but the name wouldn't come out. "Iza**"

"It's a new update so there must still be problems," Shizuo shrugged. He kept the look of the demon and switched gender. Kanra was now upgraded to Demon Kanra. Cute little horns and a tail. And a more mischievous method of talking. 

"If you are certain this is your favorite layout just hit that confirm button," Kanra made a heart with her hands. She winked. Shizuo found himself blushing. Was he really getting flustered over a computer program? Was that a kink that even existed? 

"Hm," Shizuo ran his mouse over Kanra. She squealed.

"Mister, that tickles!"

"Are you sure you aren't any sort of artificial intelligence? You seem way too filled with personality to be a simply program."

"Technology really has advanced, hasn't it?" she laughed albeit nervously.

"Wait a minute," Shizuo clicked on the collar of Kanra's shirt and moved his mouse up. She dangled there trying to grab the mouse and free herself. 

"Hey!" she whined. She waved her arms around and frowned. She couldn't ever reach the mouse so she just huffed and crossed her arms. 

"Are you that incubus Celty was talking about?"

"Hah?!" she pouted. "Do I look like I could seduce someone? I'm chibi! Chibi programs don't seduce!" she then smirked and opened an internet program. "But I can help you find something that will, if you want." 

"I don't want that!" Shizuo dropped Kanra and closed the window before it could load. 

"Boo," she pouted, sitting in the corner of the screen. "Does that mean you already have a girlfriend, Master?" 

"I'm horribly single, unfortunately," Shizuo replied. Why was he talking to his computer? He really needed a life. Maybe he would ask Celty if they could do something in the future with Shinra. Ah, but, that would just make him the third wheel. He didn't want that. 

"What's your type?" Kanra snickered, resting her chin on her hand. Her demon tail twitched. 

"Hm," Shizuo thought about it but he couldn't quite explain it so he just pointed to Kanra. "Probably someone like you, I guess." 

"You have a thing for lollis?" Kanra gasped. 

"No! That's not what I meant!" Shizuo stood up and grabbed his monitor, wanting to throw it at the nearest wall to hide his embarrassment but Kanra snickered. 

"I know, Master, don't get your panties in a twis-" she paused and covered her mouth with her hand. "I wonder why I said that," she mumbled. 

A door appeared out of nowhere and a guy dressed in white poked his head out and smiled. "Hello, sorry to drop in, but I'm looking for a runaway demon. Do you happen to know where he is? He looks like this," he held out a picture and Shizuo tried to focus on it but couldn't. Something about it wasn't letting him see it. 

"Sorry, I don't know anything about it," he apologized. 

"Okay, I'll be off then," the guy waved and the door disappeared. Shizuo stared, unsure if that really took place or not, and Kanra remained silent for a while. 

"Are you okay?" Shizuo asked. 

She nodded. "I'm a computer program, why wouldn't I be okay?" she laughed it off as if it were nothing. So, Shizuo didn't bring it up again.