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"I will, Rukia," Morri offered.
She took out her Shinigami-issued phone and dialed Renji's number. He answered on the third ring, sounding a bit sleepy and disoriented.
"Hello?"
"Hello Renji," Morri said sweetly.
"Morri!" He sounded awake now. "I thought you might still be mad at me..."
"A little," she admitted. "But I'm willing to let it go if you will and be friends again."
"Great!" he answered. "Er...I don't suppose Hirami's ready to forgive me yet, is she?"
"I don't know," Morri said. "I...don't think so."
"Of course not," he said, sounding a bit disappointed, then changed the subject. "So, to what do I owe this call? I'll buy that you want to be friends again, but that's not the only reason you called, is it?"
"No," Morri admitted. Why lie? "Actually, we need your help."
"Help with what?" Renji said a little too quickly, sounding instantly worried. "And who's 'we'? Are you okay?"
Morri smiled, though she knew he couldn't see it. "We're fine," she said. "Everyone's fine. But we seem to have a slight problem here...a very unique problem."
"Explain," he said, sounding confused.
"Me, Rukia, Hirami, and Ichigo are standing in Karakura Town right now with a rather odd group of...people." She almost said 'humans', but that wasn't right.
"Advent humans?" Renji asked.
"Not exactly," she said. "One says he's a demon, two are half demons, one is a robot, two are Exorcists, and a few are apparently mafia. All of them seem to be either from different worlds or different time periods than this one."
Renji was silent for a long moment. "I would ask if you were kidding, but I don't think you are... How did they get there?"
"We don't know," she said. "They don't know either."
"Okay," he said. "So, what can I do for you?"
Mine and Hirami's gate passage is restricted, Rukia doesn't have the authority to open one, and Ichigo can't. We need to take these people to Seireitei and see if Kurotsuchi's Division can work on how to get them back home. We need a gate, and Hell Butterflies."
"Done," he said. "Give me fifteen minutes, and I'll get you a gate. I'll call you back for the exact number of Butterflies."
"Thanks, Renji," she said.
"Don't thank me yet," he said mischievously. "What do I get in return for helping you?" he asked teasingly.
"My undying gratitude?" she said. "And a hug?"
"That'll work," he said. "Anything else?"
She thought for a moment, then a slow, evil grin spread across her face. "For helping us...Hiramiwillgiveyouakiss, 'kaythanksbye!" she said quickly, then immediately hung up, but not before Renji heard an outraged cry from Hirami as Morri began to laugh like a madwoman.

Morri laughed harder. "Don't even try it, Ichigo," she laughed, though she knew he wouldn't anyway. "I'm your sister too, through your link to Hirami. Besides, you like me, don't you? You wouldn't hurt me." She turned to Rukia. "As for his thing with naked women, it's not what you think. He turns bright red and freaks out like the uber-virgin he is."
"Hey!" Ichigo yelled.
"Shut up," Morri ordered, still laughing. "Another word and I'll flash you."

Morri smiled. "No, it'll be fine. In order for you to go in like us, you would have to be dead. Besides, if that were the case, I don't think we'd be able to take Chii, and I fully intend to see that you all get home in one piece."
She took her own Gikongan dispenser from a pocket in her skirt and swallowed a pill. Once out of her gigai, she turned to it.
"Take that bag to Hirami's apartment, then return home," she instructed it.
Her gigai nodded and smiled. "Understood, Morri-San," it said cheerfully, then walked off.
Mentally, she counted everyone, and came up with fourteen people, including herself, Hirami, Rukia, and Ichigo. Just as she got the number, Renji called.
"Hello again, Renji," she greeted.
"Hey Morri," he said. "Counted everyone yet? How many Butterflies do you need?"
"There are fourteen of us, Shinigami included," she said.
"I'll make sure there's enough sent through," he told her.
"Thanks, Renji," she said.
"No problem," he replied. "The gate should be opening up right about now, about a block from where you are."
"Okay," she answered, sensing the gate. "See you in a couple minutes."
She hung up and began leading the group towards the gate. Once there, she assigned a Hell Butterfly to each person, then turned to Hirami.
"Think we should go in groups, or all together, Nee-Chan?" she asked.

Morri laughed. "Personally, I agree with you," she said to Allen and Lavi. "They are creepy. But then again, they're not real people, just substitute souls to force us out of our gigai and make sure no one thinks we're dead. You'd think the Reasearch and Development Division would come up with something that acts more human after a few hundred years... Anyway, it can be problematic when someone calls the paramedics thinking we're dead. It generally leads to our bodies being autopsied in a morgue, then we need new ones, and try explaining that to the human world...gives me a headache just thinking about it. Can you imagine people thinking you're dead, then just showing up at school like nothing's wrong while everyone's freaking out?" She laughed again.
Chii tilted her head sideways. "Chii?" she said, confused. "They are not real people? Are they like me, then? Are substitute souls like Persecom?"
Morri giggled. "Maybe they are, a little," she agreed.
Inuyasha snorted. "Sounds a bit like demonic possession, if you ask me," he said.
Morri shrugged. "It is, in a way. Except we do it to ourselves, and it's reversible. And substitute souls aren't like demons, because they listen to us when we tell them to do something."
Sesshomaru quirked a pale eyebrow. "Not like possession at all, then," he said. "A demon posessing a human's body would not listen to anything it was told to do, nor would it simply leave should its original owner wish to reclaim it. The body, and the demon, would have to be killed."
Morri nodded. "Like I said, they're not like demons, but the possession of the body is real enough." She shook her head as if to clear it. "Anyway, back to business. Sesshomaru, Chii, with me. Gokudera, Tsuna, and Yamamoto, with Hirami. Ichigo, take Saito and Inuyasha. Rukia, Allen and Lavi are with you."

((I think my math may have been off in doing a head count...I re-counted all the non-Shinigami, and only came up with nine, and Hibari's not with them...so, adding the four Shinigami makes twelve, not fourteen >_< sweatdrop ))

((********! D: I knew I was forgetting people! Dammit! And I ******** things up somewhere... >_< Curse my faulty memory/counting skills sweatdrop ...maybe I was right the first time... Good gods, I'm off this week... Maybe someone else should do a complete count, my head's all messed up...plus, I think I just totally gave myself another headache trying to figure out if that grouping is right, and I edited my last post...))

Inuyasha sniffed. If anyone else had called him a "halfie", he would have beat them to a bloody pulp, but by now he had realized Saito was a half-demon like himself.
"Nice not to be the only one for a change, isn't it?" Inuyasha commented.
The half-demon expected Sesshomaru to say something snide as usual, like "half-breeds" or "mutts" or something along those lines, but the dog demon remained silent for once, which in itself surprised Inuyasha.
Morri sighed, and began by sending Rukia's group first, then Ichigo's, followed by Hirami's group and then her own. Once everyone was on the other side, the gate closed, and Renji stood waiting with a small group of others, arms crossed. He smirked at Hirami, remembering Morri's promise, though he knew she would never kiss him simply because her sister said she would. He turned his attention to the darker-haired sister instead, uncrossing his arms and opening them in welcome.
"Morri-Chan!" he said with a smile. "So nice to see you."
Morri smiled back, walking up to him and hugging him as promised. "Good to see you too, Renji," she said.
When she stepped back, Renji turned to Rukia. "Rukia!" he called. "Don't I get a greeting from you too?"
Morri laughed and addressed the group of outsiders, who all seemed to be looking around with mixtures of confusion, curiousity, and a few other emotions on their faces.
"Everyone, this is Renji Abarai," she told them.

Chii walked up to stand beside Morri. "Morri-Sama, what is this place?" she asked innocently. "Chii has never seen a place like this."
"This is Soul Society, Chii," Morri answered. "This is where people go when they die."
"Die?" Chii said. "Like Freya? Is Freya in this place?"
Morri blinked in surprise. "I...don't know, Chii," she said. "Who is Freya?"
"Freya was Chii's sister," the Persecom answered. "Freya disappeared when Chii was still Elda. She was in a lot of pain...pain, because she loved someone she could never have. Chii kept her safe inside her until Chii found the one just for her, and that was Hideki. Is Freya here?"
Morri's eyes widened in sudden understanding. "Chii, was Freya a Persecom, like you?"
"Yes," Chii said. "Freya was Chii's sister."
"And she loved someone?"
"Yes," Chii said again. "Freya loved our Papa, but she could not ever tell him because of Mama. Freya did not want to hurt Mama, so she never told him, and she disappeared when the pain became too much."
"And you...you love someone too?" Morri asked.
"Yes," Chii stated. "Chii loves Hideki. Hideki is the one just for Chii."
Now Morri was beginning to understand. She asked one more question.
"Chii, can all Persecoms love someone?"
"No," she said. "Chii is special. Chii feels emotions that other Persecoms do not. Chii is a special Persecom, called a Chobits."
Morri understood now, why Chii didn't seem like a robot to her. When she had seemed distressed and upset, it was because she really was distressed and upset. She understood now why Chii wanted to go home so badly.
"Freya looks like Chii," the Chobits said. "Is Freya here?"
Morri didn't know what to say. What do you tell a robot who can feel sadness and love and grief when you're not sure if robots pass on when they die?
"Maybe," the Shinigami answered finally. "I've never seen her, Chii, but Soul Society is a big place. She could be here, but I don't know where she is."
"Oh," she said, sounding disappointed. Then she brightened. "If Freya is here, Chii is happy. If Freya is here, she must have found Papa. They can be together now, Freya and Papa. Chii is not selfish; Chii will not look for Freya. Freya would be happy to see me, but she might be sad if Chii tells her she can not stay because she must get home to Hideki."
Morri was surprised at how well Chii had taken her statement, and at her complete acceptance. She smiled at her. She really was like an innocent child.
"I'm sure you're right, Chii," she said.
Chii wandered back to the group, talking to someone else as Morri watched her go. Sesshomaru came to stand beside her, but she didn't even notice his presence until he spoke, making her jump.
"It was kind of you to let her down so gently," he said softly. "It is not easy to lose a family member, especially for a child, and despite her appearance, I believe that is what she is--a child."
Morri looked up at him. "I didn't know what else to say," she admitted. "I didn't want to hurt her feelings. I know it's hard to lose someone, and like you say, she's a child...in mind, at least." She frowned, looking back at Chii. "I'm a little confused on how she ended up this way. If I'm not mistaken, she wasn't always like this...she said something to me, 'Freya disappeared when Chii was still Elda.' I think she was a different person, and lost her memories, then remembered parts of her past later, after she had already been given a new name and identity."
"Amnesia?" Sesshomaru inquired.
"Data deletion," Morri replied.
"What is that?" the demon asked.
Morri looked back up at him in confusion, then remembered he was from the distant past. "Chii...is not human," she said. "There's no doubt she's still a person, but she wasn't born into this world like you or me. She's an artificial human, made mostly of metal. I don't know how her mind was created, but if I understand the concept of a robot correctly, her memories are not a permanent part of her brain like ours are, and there are ways for someone to get rid of them, or 'delete' them. In her case, her memories would be recorded in the form of information anyone could use if they knew how, called 'data'. 'Data deletion', then, would be if someone got rid of her memories in some way." She gestured at Chii. "This is the result. She's gone back to being a helpless child, knowing nothing but what little data she somehow recovered and what others teach her."
Sesshomaru gave a small smile. "That sounds far too complicated," he said. "I think I'll stick with 'amnesia'."
Morri laughed. "Simpler that way," she agreed.