Authors note: this is just a little something I thought of as I was contemplating reading Of Winter and Spring by Enair. I thought of poor Hatori asleep on the couch in episode 16 and then my brain just kind of shut off and this came out. It's not very good :P but it is mine. If you like it then tell me so in reviews and I might spit out some more for you . . . Enjoy!!

"Dark is the night when no moon reigns and all will fall to silver pain." -Fallen Harmony

Forget

"when snow melts, What does it become?" the logical answer is "water" but she laughed and said "Spring!" I asked that question and the answer is . . . Spring. I can't move on. I can not escape the curse. None of us can. It's best that they forget. It is all for the best. But I can never forget. I can never forget . . .

My eyes opened. I was covered in sweat. I sat up. These dreams keep getting worse. I have trouble sleeping. Can never sleep. Sleep is for the secure. I . . . can not sleep.

I ran a hand through my hair and swung my legs out of bed. A drink of water might help . . . I stood and walked over to the small bathroom attached to my sleeping quarters. I turned the faucet on and let the cool water flow over my hands. I cupped my hands and gathered some water then splashed it on my face to wash away some of my sweat.

I froze as I caught sight of myself in the mirror above the sink. Little light gets into this small room and maybe it was just the moonlight and shadows but I looked a mess. My hair was tousled from disturbed sleep, my skin was clammy, and under my eyes dark smudges served to visibly mark my lack of sleep.

I'm just so tired. So tired. I'm tired with life. What does fate have in store for me that I can not die? I do not want to die, I am just tired with life. I am just tired . . . But I can not sleep. I can not forget . . .

I moved aside my hair with my finger tips. I tucked my hair behind my ear. For a while I just watched myself in the mirror. I looked at my bad eye. I brought my damp fingers up and lightly touched my closed lid. Nothing to be done about it. I can never forget . . . I can never forget . . .

She was beautiful. Like the sun. But more. And we were happy . . . together. We were together. I was so happy. I should have known something was going to go wrong . . . I should have known. But I did not.

We wanted to get married. We were so happy together. I had to ask though. I had to ask Akito for permission. But Akito did not want to give permission. He was enraged. He struck out. My eye. He hurt my eye . . . And it tore her up inside. It tore her up that she could not protect me. That she did not protect me. And I got hurt. It broke her. I broke her . . .

There was only one thing that I could do. I did the only thing that I could to. The kindest thing that I could do. I made her forget. Forget us. Forget him. Forget what we shared. Forget what he did. Forget . . .

But I can never forget. I can never forget. I can never forget . . .