A Strange Occurence

Isonoe tilted her head, staring at the shadowy blob of a boy in front of her. He wasn’t normal,. Not at all,. An unusual occurrence. He blinked up at her with big, dark eyes. Interesting. She’d only seen those eyes in one other place. She ran her memory, the drive whirring as she searched her database. Ah. Yes. L…I…A…M… Liam. Her motherboard fizzed pleasantly, the memory drive clicking in satisfaction. That was the boy’s name. Liam blinked again, feigning pure innocence. But he couldn’t fool her.
“H3110 L1AM,” she beeped, and the boy’s eyes widened.
“Um- Uh- Uh…” Liam whimpered, stepping back and starting to return to shadows.
Iso tilted her head, then realized her mistake. “0h. 0h d3ar… I d0 apolog1ze… I am truly sorry for that. Liam, that is your name?” She gave an odd twitch as her translator fizzled and popped.
Liam nodded slowly. “How do you know…?”
Isonoe bowed deeply. “Young Mistress informed me of you. Do you not remember me?”
He shook his head, dark bangs falling into place in front of his eyes. He gently brushed them away, looking up at the robot before him. “No…? Am I supposed to? Wait, how can you see me?”
Iso’s eyes flickered into spirals on her monitor before returning to normal. “I am not sure, Young Master.”
“Young Master?”
“Do you wish for a different title?”
“No, no, it’s okay…”
“Affirmed.”
“Um… Where am I?”
Isonoe blinked. This boy was maybe five, six at most, and he was as curious as a newly manufactured robot. “Young Mistress’ house.”
“Wait… Who’s Young Mistress?” Liam looked around, as if they would just appear and introduce themselves, or maybe he was looking for clues. Interesting child.
“Mistress Ashe, of course.”
“Ashe!” Liam’s eyes sparkled with the realization, and he’d obviously pieced something together.
“Young Master, are you alright? You do not seem yourself,” Isonoe started dusting the room they were in, which just so happened to be her charging station.
“Actually…” Liam sat down with a sigh. “I don’t really know who I am… Wait. We’ve met?”
“Yes, of course. Just a few moments ago.”
“No, I mean… In the past, like maybe months, years ago…?”
“Oh. Yes. Remember? You tended to follow Ashe for a couple of years. She recently came home the other day without you. Which, of course, I saw as quite unusual.”
“I see…” The boy’s pale face turned thoughtful. “So… Reincarnation is real, I’m assuming.”
Isonoe gave another jolt as her memory jumped. “Of course. Legends say that during reincarnation, one stands in a limbo between life and death. That is most likely the reason why I can see you. I am neither dead, nor alive.”
Liam snapped his fingers. “Ah ha! Makes perfect sense!” He turned and gave Iso a devilish smirk. “You and I will be great friends, ya know that?”
“Whatever you say, Master Liam.”
Category:Literature
Category:Star's stuff
Category:Original Stories
Category:Fantasy