Tooya's Thoughts

I'm walking down the hall of the hospital. The nurse is talking to me about some of the patients. Suddenly, I see them.

Aya and Yuuhi. Yuuhi is embracing Aya. And she isn't resisting. She seems to be enjoying it. "Yuuhi…" she says.

My emotions are in a turmoil. I just stop in my tracks. Aya sees me, then Yuuhi. She whispers "Tooya." On the outside, I appear as if I'm alright. But inside….I can't stand it. To see Aya in another's arms is pure hell. I don't know what to do. Should I be angry and yell and curse? No, I can't. I can't kill Yuuhi either, even though I want to. I can't because Aya isn't mine to fight over. She has to make her own choices, and if she choose Tooya, I have to respect that.

My memories are gone, and the only way to get them back is to work with Aya's cousin. Because I work with her cousin, I am her enemy. They all want to kill her, because she is a tennyo. My job was to kill her before I met her. But then, I saved her life. I had no choice. She had my heart the moment I laid my eyes on her. Even though I might not have her heart, I will always love her: past, present, and future.

I try to hide the hurt in my eyes, and I walk past them. As I pass by Yuuhi, he says sneeringly, "Nice coat, doctor." I pause, then go on. He isn't worth it. And if he has Aya's heart, I have to respect that. I can't hurt him because of his connections to Aya. I would never do anything to hurt her. Never.

As I walk away, I wonder if I'll ever see her again. Of course I will. But I will never feel her arms around me, smell her hair, and look into her beautiful blue eyes. I'll never see her smile at me again, or hear her voice addressing me. Never again.

Trying to hold back my tears, I keep on walking. Good bye, Aya.

Then, I smell her. She is behind me. And I feel her arms around me. What will the future hold? No one knows. I turn around to face her. Not today, anyways.

I have made up my mind. I don't care about my past anymore. All I know is that I love Aya, and I will never let her go. Not to Yuuhi, not to anyone.

The end