He had spent nearly 10 years searching for her. He had looked in every orphanage, foster home, and hospital, hoping to find her, and until recently did he locate her. He found that her name was no longer Anna, known to many as Nina Fortner, an intelligent and talented student, admired by many of her peers, trained in the martial arts of Aikido and living in Heidelberg with her adopted parents. However, despite her talents, she expresses no recollection of her childhood before age 10.
The only thing Johan remembered about Anna was the look in her eyes the day that they had last seen each other nearly 10 years ago. Fear, anguish, and hurt collected in her eyes when she saw him, tears streaming down her face. He had held that memory in the back of his mind, allowing it to emerge only when need.
A few days before they last saw each other, Anna had shot Johan trying to destroy the monster inside of him, but instead sent him to the hospital in critical condition. Which had left one doctor, Dr. Tenma, to choose between what he was supposed to do, performing surgery on the mayor, and what he should do, which was saving Johan's life, the boy who had arrived first. Johan should not have lived, that he knew, yet here he was searching for his long lost twin sister, planning a family reunion for them on their 20th birthday.
Johan had arrived in Heidelberg early in the morning checking into an expensive hotel where he could rest in peace and watch as his plan unfolded. He walked into his suite, setting his bag by the door and walking into the bedroom the door clicking shut behind him. He stood in the doorway of an exquisite room with a queen size bed realizing then how exhausted he truly was. He let himself fall backwards onto the bed feeling the softness of the quilt between his fingers. He laid like that, staring at the ceiling for what seemed like an eternity, unable to let himself drift away into sleep. He had to see her, know that she was happy and healthy. He did love his sister, at one time she had been the only thing he had. The only family he had left in the world and now they were in the same city, separated only by streets, buildings, and people. Still unable to sleep he got up off the bed and left his room and the hotel, flagging down a cab outside, and headed for the university where he knew Nina Fortner would show up in a few hours.
Hour after hour passed by. Johan was sitting under a tree outside the lecture hall, hidden by its shadow, waiting for Nina to show up. So far she hadn't and he was becoming impatient. Now the campus was filling with people around his age and he wondered if he would recognize her. Thinking this, he regretted leaving the only photograph he had of her that was up to date back at the hotel in his bag.
More time passed and Johan watched as the people began to disperse, heading to their first class of the day. Pretty soon there were only a few people remaining in the yard, including four girls who looked a few years younger than him, sitting on a stone bench not far away, staring at him and giggling like school girls.
He let out a sigh and leaned his head back resting it on the trunk of the tree closing his eyes. Where is she? He thought to himself. He was tired, hungry, and extremely frustrated. He no longer wanted to wait for her, and with another sigh he stood and just as he was about to walk away he saw her. She was running full speed toward the lecture hall, gripping her books, a few papers falling out and floating to the ground, but she kept running. She had long, golden hair, flying behind her as she ran. He knew instantly who she was. She was Nina, his twin sister. He had found her after all these years searching for her, here she was and here he was.
He wanted so badly to chase after her and explain everything to her. Explain to her who she really was, Anna, his twin who had tried to kill him 10 years earlier. But he couldn't bring himself to move, his feet were glued to the ground and he couldn't seem to find his voice. He just watched as her figure grew smaller as she got farther away and finally disappear inside of the building. All he could do now was go back to the hotel and wait.