Frozen Memories
-Chapter 1-
Hi everyone! This is Zeldafan3, at your service. This is my first Furuba fanfic. I think it's great that I have summoned up the courage to create a Furuba fanfic. The main characters in this story are Hatori and Yuki. I hope it is not an insult to the series, and I hope that the people who read it enjoy it. So, without further ado, here is Chapter 1 of Frozen Memories.
The snow was quietly falling outside. A gray-haired teen boy with violet eyes was sitting on the sidewalk, shivering under the thin blanket around his shoulders. He wondered what he was doing out here, sitting on the sidewalk. He tried to move, but his various injuries caused him to feel so much pain that he was forced to sit still. He wondered why he was feeling so much pain, but he could not remember. He just felt completely alone, and he cried himself to sleep.
Later…
A black-haired man was walking through the town. The snow was silently falling around him. He kept walking, scanning the scene for a certain hint of gray hair. He looked around until he found what he was looking for. The man walked over to the boy wrapped in the thin blanket. He tenderly brushed off the flakes of snow off the top of the boy's head. He lifted up the boy and carried him in his arms. He walked to his house, opened the door, and laid the boy down on his bed. He wondered how Yuki had gotten out there. He decided he'd ask the boy when he woke up. The man decided he would give Yuki a checkup and examination to see if anything had happened to him when he woke up. He got his medical supplies and a stool and sat by Yuki's bed, waiting for the boy to wake up.
Much Later…(Hatori's POV)
I was sitting at the stool when Yuki's eyelids suddenly twitched, slowly opening up to reveal a pair of beautiful amethyst-colored eyes. Yuki looked blankly at me and said, "Who are you? Where am I? How did I get here?" I smiled and said, "I am Hatori Sohma, and you are at my house. I found you on the street and took you here."
He nodded slowly, then said, "Who am I?"
This question startled me. Something serious must have happened to make him forget who he was. I tried not to let my emotion show, and I answered as calmly as I could. "You are Yuki Sohma, brother of Ayame Sohma, my relative and Kyo Sohma's cousin. You are also a member of the Sohma family, who is cursed to turn into animals when they are hugged. You turn into the Rat when hugged. Do you mind if I examine you?"
Now was his turn to be startled. He nodded hesitantly. I started by taking his temperature. It was normal. I then asked Yuki if he could take off his shirt so I could check his breathing. He then shook his head violently, trying to move away quickly. He then winced a bit from some pain, and then I knew he was injured. I then moved closer to Yuki and started to unbutton his shirt, pulling it off. What I saw made me gasp. There were deep scars across his back and shoulders. I decided to check his breathing later, after his scars healed. It almost made me cry. I blinked back the tears, and said, "This will hurt a bit, okay?" Yuki nodded as I applied some rubbing alcohol to his wounds, which made him wince. I got out some ointment and applied it to the wounds on his back. Then, I got out my bandages and put them on Yuki's wounds. I put his shirt back on, saying to him, "You need some sleep so that your injuries will heal. You may sleep here for the night." I tucked him into bed, gathered up my supplies, and went back to my office. I got out my futon and my yukata. I walked into the bathroom, closed the door, took off my yukata and stepped into the shower. After the shower, I went to the futon, tucked myself in, and fell asleep.
The next morning…
I woke up slowly to the sound of birds chirping happily outside my office window. I opened my eyes, got out of the futon and put it away. Then I took a shower, changed into a dress shirt and slacks and walked downstairs to check on Yuki. He was sleeping soundly, his gray tendrils of hair caressing his face. I felt like I shouldn't wake him up so soon. Then his eyes opened, and I was again stunned. He looked at me, a look of recognition playing out on his face. I looked at him and asked, "How was your sleep last night?" He slowly answered, "I-it was fine." I then asked him if I could check his injuries. He nodded and turned toward me and I started unbuttoning his Chinese-style shirt. I took it off and he turned to the left, facing the window, his legs crossed in front of him. I slowly removed the bandages one by one. When I removed all the bandages, I looked at his back. The wounds were less deep than they did yesterday, and some were healing, which was a good sign. I put more ointment on his wounds and covered them with new bandages. Then, I put his shirt back on. I told him he could watch TV or read a book while I did my work. He nodded, and I left the room. I went back to my office and put away my medical supplies. I sat down at my desk, staring at the phone. I reached for the phone, picked it up, and dialed Ayame's cell phone number. After two rings, his voice came on the phone. "Why, Tori-san! To what do I owe the pleasure of your call?"
I hesitated for a second, knowing that what I was about to say would alert Ayame. I decided that it would be wrong to keep it from him, and I said, "I found your brother Yuki shivering on the sidewalk yesterday. He has scars on his back and shoulders, and he has forgotten everything, including how he got his injuries. " There was a short, rare, silence from Ayame.
Then he said, "Was it Akito?"
I have a hunch that it might have been."
He replied, "May I come over to your house?"
I replied, "Sure. See you soon."
I said bye to Ayame and hung up the phone. I then went downstairs. Yuki was sitting in bed, reading a book. I called out to him, and said "Your brother Ayame will be here soon." He nodded. I looked out at the snow falling outside, hoping Ayame would be able to help thaw some of Yuki's forgotten memories.
-End of Chapter 1-